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^ THE HISTORY OF 
DUBLIN, N. H. 

Containing the Address by Charles Mason, and the 

Proceedings at the Centennial Celebration, 

June 17, 1852, with a Register of Families 



BY 

Rev. LEVI W. LEONARD, D.D. 

Continued and Additional Chapters 

TO 1917, BY / 

Rev. JOSIAH L. SEWARD, D.D. 




DUBLIN, N.H. 

PUBLISHED BY THE TOWN OF DUBLIN 

1920 



Copyright. 1920 
Bt the Town of Dublin, N. H. 



THE UNITEBSITT PBEaS, CAJCBBIDQE, C. S. A. 

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FOREWORD 

At the annual Town Meeting held on March 8, 1904, the 
following resolutions were passed: 

"Resolved, that the present Town History be reproduced and 
printed in a new volume, and that a history of the town from 1852 
to the present time be added in such a manner as the Historian may 
think best." 

"Resolved, that the town be surveyed for the purpose of producing 
a new map of the town, to be used in connection with the Town 
History, and for the State, if required, and that the sum of $500 
be raised and appropriated for this purpose." 

"Resolved, that the Selectmen be instructed to secure the services 
of Rev. J. L. Seward, D.D., as Historian." 

"Resolved, that the town choose a Committee of Five to assist the 
Historian and to have charge of the compiling and publishing of 
the Town History and Map, and at the next annual meeting to report 
their progress, together with recommendations for a necessary sum 
of money to be raised and appropriated for these purposes." 

" Voted, that the Selectmen be a committee to appoint, or recom- 
mend a Town History Committee, and report to the meeting after 
the noon hour." 

The Selectmen recommended the following persons to con- 
stitute a Town History Committee, who were accepted by the 
meeting: Milton D. Mason, Henry D. Learned, Warren L. 
Fiske, Henry D. Allison, Charles F. Appleton. Mr. Fiske 
died on September 2, 1918, aged ninety-two years, at that time 
the oldest life-long resident of Dublin. Samuel Wadsworth of 
Keene, whose reputation for accuracy in his work is seldom 
excelled, was engaged to make the survey and drawings for the 
Map, which was published in 1906. 

At a later meeting it was voted "that whenever the new 
Town Map, or Town History shall have been published, that 
they be placed in the hands of the Town Clerk who shall receipt 
for the same, and place them on sale." 

Dr. Seward died during the summer of 1917, having finished 
the eighteen chapters of the History, and to that date the 
records are completed, the article on the last War excepted. 
Dr. Seward had finished a considerable portion of the Gene- 



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alogies the remainder of this work being carefully and 
thoroughly accomplished by Mrs. Florence C. Howes, of the 
New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston. 

Dublin is probably the first town in the country to include 
in its published town history, a record of its participation 
in the World War. This addition may seem a compensation 
to those who have waited so long for the completion of the 
volume. 

The Committee is grateful to two of Dublin's sons, Prof. 
S, C. Derby, for his admirable sketch of Dr. Seward; and 
Dr. Henry H. Piper, for the equally valuable Preface to the 
new edition. The records and portraits of Civil War veterans 
were obtained through the persistent efforts of Henry D. 
Learned. The landscape photographs are by Henry D. 
Allison, and the engravings by the Scientific Engraving Com- 
pany, New York. The book is printed by the University 
Press, Cambridge, Mass., the same firm, then John Wilson 
and Son, which produced the first "History of Dublin," sixty- 
four years ago. 

Dublin Town History Committee. 

May 1, 1919. 



PREFACE 

1 T has become quite common at the present day, especially in 
New England, to publish histories of towns. The practice is 
a good one. The traditions of past events are always fading 
from the memories of successive generations; and, unless they 
are written and printed, many of them will be lost beyond re- 
covery. It happens already that the existing inhabitants of 
towns, the histories of which have not been published, are but 
slightly acquainted with the events that moved the hearts, 
and aroused the energies, of their progenitors. This has been 
made very evident in our case by many unsuccessful attempts 
to obtain information in reference to the early history of 
Dublin. Passing events have so absorbed interest and atten- 
tion, that the transactions of former times — transactions, 
too, which have made or marred their own fortunes — have 
received little or no consideration. The aged, it is true, are apt 
to dwell upon the past; while the young look intently to the 
future, speculating more upon what will be than upon what 
has been. But the history of the past, even in a small town, 
contains lessons from which those who now live, even the 
young, may learn wisdom for the future. Many instructors of 
youth have urged the importance of beginning the study of 
geography with that of their own town. If they are right, then 
the same may be urged, to some extent, with regard to history, 
which, if thus begun, cannot fail to have in the minds of the 
young a more living reality. 

To some persons it may seem a work of little labor to pre- 
pare a history of a small, retired country town, whose ex- 
istence dates back only one hundred years. To others it may 
seem to be a labor not worth the pains. The Committee of 
Publication are experimentally certain that what they have 
done with regard to the preparation of the "History of Dublin" 
has cost them no small amount of labor. Of what value the 
result of their labor may prove to be must be left to the judg- 
ments of those who read the book. These judgments will be 
various. Some persons will not find in it what they looked for, 
and others will find what they did not look for. Both may feel 
disappointment, and perchance find fault. To the native- 



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born citizens of Dublin, whether resident or emigrant, we trust 
the book will not be wholly without interest. 

It was not the design of the Publishing Committee at first 
to make so large a book. The printing of the Address, with 
the Proceedings of the Centennial Celebration, and some docu- 
ments alluded to in the Address, was all that was contem- 
plated. But, on further consideration, they concluded to add 
other matter, which could not properly be comprehended in 
an address on a public occasion. Some repetition of facts 
stated in the Address were introduced, in order to keep up a 
connection in the matter added, and to avoid too frequent 
reference. Although a large portion of the additions are rather 
materials for a history than a history itself, yet, in connection 
with the Address and the Proceedings of the Centennial Cele- 
bration, we trust the book will be found to contain a tolerably 
complete history of the town from its first settlement to the 
present time. 

The Registers of Families occupy more space than was at 
first apprehended. In order to make them uniform, it was 
found necessary to recopy the whole number furnished. Many 
of them, however, were gathered from the recollections of in- 
dividuals, and from the scanty and imperfect records of the 
town-clerks who held the office previous to 1820. As these 
Registers are principally made up of names and dates, no one 
should be surprised if numerous errors are discovered. Fre- 
quently, the Registers handed to the Committee differed as 
to dates from the town-records. It was not in our power, in 
most instances of this kind, to determine which were correct. 
Sometimes one Register was found to be inconsistent with an- 
other, which gave dates respecting the same person. In such 
cases, we occasionally discovered, as we believed, the true 
date; and this will account for the variations from the original 
copies, which the persons who furnished them may perhaps 
regard as errors. Of the soldiers of the Revolution, we have 
inserted nearly in full all the notices that were received. The 
living residents of Dublin are left to the future historian. The 
names of those who have held offices in town will be found 
under their appropriate heads in the course of the history. 
If the Register of any family is omitted, it is because none was 
received, or could be gathered from any accessible sources of 
information. 

To the persons who have aided us in collecting materials 
for this book, we tender our thanks. We offer it to the town. 



PREFACE ix 

which has taken the responsibihty of its pubhcation, as the 
best we could prepare during the time we were employed upon 
it. Taking all circumstances into consideration, we do not feel 
that there has been any needless delay. A copy of the Address 
was not received till nearly a year after its delivery. Sickness 
in the family of the Chairman of the Committee, and his 
residence, most of the time, during the last year and a half, in 
another town, have also contributed to hinder the progress of 
the work. The map which we prefix to the book is believed to 
be as correct as could be made without an accurate and ex- 
pensive survey by measurement of the whole town. Many 
parts of it were drawn from actual measurement; and its 
errors, if any shall be discovered, will be found to be less 
numerous, we think, than in most other town-maps. 

The portraits, with the exceptions hereafter mentioned, 
were furnished by the persons whom they represent, or by 
their friends. The plates for the portraits of Samuel Appleton 
and Dr. Twitchell were kindly furnished, for the taking of im- 
pressions from them; the first by Mrs. Appleton, and the 
second by Dr. G. W. Twitchell. The plate for the portrait of 
L. W. Leonard was the same that was procured by his friends 
in 1850. The portrait of Mr. Sprague was lithographed from 
the original painting by Belknap. 

Mr. Lawson Belknap, a member of the Committee of Pub- 
hcation, died October 3, 1853. He was active and earnest in his 
efforts to collect information respecting the history of Dublin^ 
his native town. Had he lived, he would have afforded us 
much aid in preparing the Registers of Families, which were 
not begun to be collected till after his death. 

The Chairman of the Committee of Publication may here 
be permitted to say, that he is not responsible for the insertion 
of the laudatory remarks respecting himself, contained in 
some of the addresses made at the Centennial Celebration. 
Oyer this portion of the book he had no control. He could not, 
with propriety, either erase or modify what the gentlemen 
thought fit to offer for publication. 

The names on the list of emigrants from Dublin, collected 
and arranged by Mr. Fiske, a member of the Committee of 
Publication, have been added in the belief that to many per- 
sons it will be gratifying to have old friends and fellow-towns- 
men thus brought to their recollection. Though some of them 
removed from town before most of the persons now living 
here were born, we cannot think that their names will be read 



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with entire indifference; for they once had their home here, 
and many of them strove with their fellow-townsmen to pro- 
mote the common welfare. A large portion of them are no 
longer alive; but their children, in many instances, survive, 
and have doubtless heard from the lips of their parents some 
account of their temporary sojourn in Dublin. Though they 
never saw our hills and valleys, nor the faces of those who now 
dwell here, yet they cannot but feel some interest in the town 
from which their fathers and mothers emigrated. The list is 
a long one; and it shows that, though the town has not in- 
creased in population of late years, yet Dublin has furnished 
a large number of persons for the settlement of new states, 
and for the cities and manufacturing villages of New England. 
With regard to the spelling of names, there will not be found 
a uniformity in all parts of the book. The records and papers 
used as sources of information exhibited no little variety in 
this respect. The same name was, in many cases, variously 
spelled; and our copy was often conformed to the original 
documents. 

Levi W. Leonard. 

Dublin, N. H., 1855. 



PREFACE 

TO THE 

REPRINTED AND AUGMENTED EDITION, 1919 

It is a happy circumstance that the revised and augmented 
history of the town should be pubHshed a few years after the 
hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the town's settlement, 
which event rather tardily it may be said to celebrate, and 
from which without doubt the suggestion of a new history 
arose; happy for the historian when not a few individuals are 
still living who can recall all the important events which have 
taken place in the town since the publication of the earlier 
history in 1855. 

It can scarcely be urged that the frequent writing of local 
history is unnecessary for the reason that official records and 
statistics are wider in their range than formerly and as a rule 
more accurate, that they are not subject to decline and death 
like the human beings to whom they usually have reference; 
for even the best of these records lose much of their significance 
with the passing years, the personal quality gradually fades 
out of them and interesting and intelligent comment upon them 
becomes more and more perplexing. Nor is it a valid objection 
to the frequent writing of orderly history that it is more difiicult 
to preserve a right proportion and maintain a balanced judg- 
ment when facts are to be presented and events described 
which are near at hand; this is indeed difficult, or well-nigh 
impossible, and a true perspective may not be secured ; but the 
disadvantage is more than outweighed in obtaining impressions 
of eyewitnesses and by greater fullness and freshness in the 
presentation of periods lying thirty, forty and fifty years in 
the past, which if left for eighty or a hundred years would be- 
come in no small degree dim and irrecoverable. And yet again 
in a town like Dublin where fire protection is to an extent 
inadequate there is the danger that valuable records and 
documents will be destroyed, a mischance which would be 
prevented if this material were published in book form and 
distributed. 



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On turning the pages of this augmented history one is likely 
to receive the impression that the later chapters are, in their 
way, as interesting as the earlier, despite the fact that a certain 
indefinable charm will associate itself with things remote. In 
the earlier period are the settlement of the town, the Revolu- 
tionary War, the increasing prosperity, the picturesque per- 
sonality of Rev. Edward Sprague, the town's early benefactor, 
the advance in education and the awakening of interest in 
all matters intellectual under the inspiring leadership of Dr. 
Leonard at a time when population and property values were 
slowly declining, the celebration of the hundredth anniversary 
of the settlement of the town and lastly the publication of a 
hundred years of history. In the later and shorter period we 
find the Civil War, the division of the town, the influx of 
summer boarders, the building of summer residences, the 
return of material prosperity, a more general diffusion of the 
so-called comforts and luxuries of life, an abandonment of 
the soil as a main source of livelihood, the war in Europe and 
the publication of a revised history. It might be interest- 
ing to enter into a comparison of these two periods, but the 
brevity of a preface forbids. 

Any one who reads the later record will scarcely fail to be 
impressed by the fidelity with which the various lines of 
interest, ecclesiastical, educational, political, military, social 
and genealogical, have been brought down to the present time. 
In one of the chapters there has been a material amplification 
of older matter in the list of soldiers of the Revolution. Several 
chapters or parts of chapters are of a character somewhat 
unusual and seem to call for a brief special mention. One of 
these is an account of war activities in Dublin during the past 
two years. The story is mainly told in reports of concerted 
action, meetings, celebrations and the like, and a clear impres- 
sion is given of the feeling in the town during the great conflict. 
An outline of the relation between camouflage and concealing 
coloration is fittingly inserted. Another feature, and one 
unique, is a list of the birds of the region. The topography of 
Dublin with its low-lying meadows and its mountain ridges 
presents possibilities for bird life and the opportunity for 
studying it probably unmatched in an extensive region with 
Monadnock as a center. The history is fortunate in the 
possession of a list at once so accurate and so interesting. 

The later history would be incomplete without an account 
of Dublin as a summer resort, traced from the far beginnings 



PREFACE TO THE AUGMENTED EDITION, 1919 xiii 

now two generations in the past; and this account it has, 
prepared with a minuteness of detail which a few years hence 
would be difficult or impossible. The value of this chapter 
will become evident to every reader. The list of cemetery 
inscriptions is, first of all, a laudable effort of the historian to 
defy the gnawing tooth of time. Wind and rain, snow and 
sleet, seem to have little effect on marble and slate when one 
reckons by decades or even by generations, but in the slow 
moving centuries the elements prevail. The hour will at 
length be reached when name and date will have become a 
blur, or the stone will fall and be forgotten, but the record 
on the printed page will endure, of many a humble man or 
woman the only existing record. If it should be urged that it 
is not important that memorials should last so long, there 
yet remains the satisfaction that the historian has won his 
point. 

The later developments in the life of a New England town 
as set forth in chapters of so varied interest are not likely to 
be judged lacking in significance. Nor can it be possible after 
so many generations of changing conditions that the end has 
now been reached and that little material will be hereafter 
available to engage the attention of the historian. In these 
smaller New England towns, these nurseries of democracy, 
life in an organized form is found at the fountain head, and the 
unfolding of this life will go on unceasingly. What the next 
important change will be one can only surmise. There may be 
a return of interest in the soil, so enthralling a motive with the 
earlier generations; not perhaps in the cultivation mainly of 
corn and wheat or in the raising of cattle, but, under more 
favorable state laws, in the production of timber by scientific 
methods for which nearly all the land within the limits of 
the town, at present regarded with so listless an eye for pro- 
ductive purposes, is admirably adapted. 

But it is not with the future that we are now definitely 
concerned but the past, in the ability of vanished lives to 
weave their spell about us, in the power of events and happen- 
ings long since outlived to teach, to admonish, to fascinate 
and to inspire. Happy the man who in reading the records of 
the past finds it once more a living thing; — men and women 
moving toward their ideals with an undiminished high desire, 
entering on the daily round of duties with the old-time joy 
in work well done, touched with the beauty of earth and sky, 
wearied and perplexed by the annoyances of life and sobered 



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by the shadows which haunt all earthly things. To such a 
reader the following pages are commended. 

The reprinting of the first history will bring vividly to the 
minds of the oldest readers the editor, and in the main the 
author, Dr. Leonard. Seldom has a man been more completely 
identified with the interests of his adopted town than was 
Dr. Leonard with Dublin through nearly all his working years. 
Seldom have the spirit, the purpose and the ideals of a man 
so situated entered a larger number of lives and been more 
widely diffused. A sketch of the later editor. Dr. Seward, has 
fittingly been prepared for this volume and there is little need 
that anything be added to it. If in any sort he could appre- 
hend our thoughts and feelings he would be gratified that we 
gratefully remember him and hold his name in association 
with that of Dr. Leonard. To the Publication Committee and 
their helpers, and all those who have contributed in any way 
to bring this history to a successful conclusion, the gratitude 
of readers will go forth. 

Heney H. Piper. 

West Medford, Mass., 
May 1, 1919. 



Reverend J. L. Seward, D.D. 

J osiAH Lafayette Seward, the principal editor of the re- 
vised "History of DubHn," was born in Sullivan, N. H., April 
17, 1845, and died in Keene, N. H., July 14, 1917. He never 
married. 

His parents were David and Arvilla (Mathews) Seward, of 
English stock and worthy members of the sturdy yeomanry 
of New England. The emigrant ancestor, Thomas Seward, 
came to Pepperell, Mass., about twenty years before .the 
American Revolution. In the paternal line. Dr. Seward was 
a lineal descendant of Thomas Morse, the first permanent 
English settler of Dublin, N. H. His boyhood was spent upon 
the ancestral farm. He early won in the local district school a 
reputation for scholarship which was well maintained for two 
years in the Westmoreland Valley Seminary and later at 
Phillips Academy, Exeter, which he attended 1861-64. For 
this famous school he retained a lifelong affection and seldom 
neglected to recommend it to ambitious young men of good 
promise. He was graduated from Harvard College in 1868, 
with the degree of A.B. In school and college he was known 
as an earnest and capable student. At Harvard, in his sopho- 
more year, he received a Detur (a prize for good scholarship) 
and was assigned a Thesis, "Thomas-a-Becket," at commence- 
ment. Between his graduation and 1871, when he took the 
degree of A.M., and entered the Harvard Divinity School, 
Dr. Seward taught a year in Frankford, West Virginia, a year 
in Boston, and, 1870-71, was the first principal of the Conant 
Free School in Jaffrey, N. H. 

In education he always retained a warm interest and gave 
private instruction to many pupils preparing for college. An 
excellent linguist, a good botanist and mineralogist, he never 
hesitated to uphold the value of classical and mathematical 
studies in secondary and higher education. 

At the end of the usual three years' course in the Harvard 
Divinity School he received the degree of Bachelor of Divinity 
and was settled over the Unitarian Church in Lowell, Massa- 
chusetts, and ordained there, December 31, 1874. His pas- 
torate at Lowell ceased, July 31, 1888. He was next the pastor 



xvi REVEREND J. L. SEWARD, D.D. 

of the Unitarian Church at Waterville, Maine, from August 1, 
1888, to November 25, 1893. From November 26, 1893, until 
October 8, 1899, he was pastor of Unity Church, Allston, 
Massachusetts. In 1898 Colby College gave him the honorary 
degree of D.D. In the autumn of 1899 Dr. Seward removed 
to Keene, N. H., and resided there until his death. 

In May, 1902, Dr. Seward became the pastor (the eleventh) 
of the First Congregational Church in Dublin, N. H. This 
pleasant relationship lasted until his death, and was made 
more intimate by ties of blood and previous acquaintance with 
many citizens of that town. 

A Mason of high rank, having received the thirty-third 
degree. Dr. Seward held many offices in that body, master of 
his lodge, master of his council, and for twenty-five years was 
grand prior (chaplain) of the Supreme Council of the Thirty- 
Third Degree for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the 
United States. He was a frequent and copious writer upon 
Masonry. 

As a member of the Sons of the American Revolution he 
felt a justifiable pride that he could count among his ancestors 
five soldiers who served in that heroic struggle. He was an in- 
terested and active member of the New Hampshire Historical 
Society, and many other associations consecrated to worthy 
ends, literary, charitable, and religious. 

During the later years of his life. Dr. Seward devoted much 
of his time and strength to the preparation of the "History 
of Sullivan," his birthplace, and to the revision of the "His- 
tory of Dublin." For both tasks he had certain obvious quali- 
fications, a facile pen, a knowledge of the civic, ecclesiastical, 
and business life of these communities, and a remarkable famil- 
iarity with the family history of their early and later resi- 
dents. Of Dr. Seward's numerous publications, these two 
Histories are the most elaborate and will, without doubt, 
be the most permanent. 

Dr. Seward's acquaintance with members of various or- 
ganizations, unusual knowledge of local history, especially 
that of southwestern New Hampshire, and his sincere desire 
to aid worthy causes, brought to him numerous invitations to 
deliver addresses at public gatherings and included a large 
variety of subjects. 

On such occasions he was invariably instructive and inter- 
esting. There can be little doubt that he well understood that 
the labor of preparation and the fatigue involved in travel 




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REVEREND J. L. SEWARD. D.D. xvii 

and in the delivery of these papers made serious inroads upon 
his time and diminishing strength, but his real interest in the 
movements and causes thus commended to the attention of 
the public, made refusal difficult. 

Amid these services which added not a little to the social 
life of a considerable territory, but were to him largely a source 
of recreation, in comparison with his constant pastoral duties 
and the persistent labor of historical work. Dr. Seward spent 
his later years. His efforts in these various fields were helpful 
to many who were attracted by his kindly social temper, his 
many-sided activity, ample store of information and real in- 
terest in good things. 

His friends, and they were many — were thankful that he 
retained to the end his mental powers, his lifelong devotion to 
the "things that endure," that he died in harness and went 
unafraid into the great silence. 

S. C. Derby. 

Columbus, Ohio, 
March 19, 1919. 



CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I 

Address of Charles Mason, Esq., of Fitchburg, Mass., a native 
OF Dublin, at the Centennial Celebration, June 17, 1852 

Introduction — Original Grant — First Settler — Scotch-Irish — Settlers p^oe 
from Sherborn — Roads and Bridges — Mills — First Meetinghouse — 
Political Organization — Incorporation — Name of Dublin — Preaching' 

— First Minister — Minister's Salary — Rev. Edward Sprague's Ministry 

— Revolutionary War and Soldiers — Federal Constitution — Constables 

— Tax Collectors — Paupers — Wild Animals — Military Affairs — Ex- 
penditures for Meetinghouse — Mr. Sprague's Salary — Rev. Edward 
Sprague — New Meetinghouse — Baptist Church — Trinitarian Con- 
gregational Church — Methodist Meetinghouse — Schools — Teachers' 
Wages — School Fund — First School Committee — Soil — Natural 
Beauties — Conclusion 1 



CHAPTER II 

Proceedings of the Centennial Celebration, June 17, 1852 

Celebration Committee — Sub-Committees — Arrangements — Program — 
Responses to Sentiments: "The First Centennial of Dublin " — Letter 
from Aaron Appleton, Esq. — "The Primitive Inhabitants of Dublin" — 
Letter from Thomas Hardy, Esq. — "Our Revolutionary Soldiers" — 
"The Patriots of Bunker Hill" — "Our Forefathers " — " The Memory 
of Three Morses" — Letter of Rev. Abiel Abbot, D.D. — "Our Fore- 
mothers" — Communication from Dr. Ebenezer Morse — "The Late Rev. 
Edward Sprague" — "Emigrants from Dublin, Present and Absent" — 
Letter from Charles Whittemore — "Our Pleasant Beverage from New 
York" — Letter from James L. Perry — Letter from Rev. James Tisdale 
— Letter from Dr. Ambrose Lawrence — "Natives of Dublin who have 
not Emigrated" — "Our Clergymen" — Letter from A. A. Livermore — 
"Our Sabbath Schools" — "Our Common Schools" — Letters from 
Samuel Appleton, Esq.; Hon. James Batcheller; Hon. William Parker; 
John H. Foster, M.D.; Rev. Adams — "The Late Amos Twitchell, M.D.. 
of Keene," "Our Departed Friends" — "Our Female Friends," "The 
Contribution of Dublin to the Population of our Large Cities " — " The 
American Flag" — "Old Monadnock" — "The Liberty of the Press" — 
" Beard's Telegraph " — Adjournment 37 



CHAPTER III 

Natural History 

Situation — Boundaries — Fish — Fauna — Birds — Trees — Reptiles — 
Flora — Insects — Climate — Geological Formation — Soil — Gold Mine 
Chemical and Bacteriological Laboratory 101 



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CHAPTER IV 

Settlement of Dublin 

Masonian Proprietors — Deed of Grant — List of Proprietors — Grantees p^^b 
and Grantors — First Settlers — Proprietors" Meetings — Delinquents — 
Injunction by "Society for Protection of New Hampshire Forests" . . . 132 

CHAPTER V 

Incorporation of Dublin 

Original Charter — Name of Town — Voters — Invoices of 1771-1778 — 
Warnings out of Town — Prices of Sundry Commodities 156 

CHAPTER VI 

Dublin in the Revolution and the Later Wars 

First Public Action by Town — Resolves of First Continental Congress — 
Second Provincial Congress of New Hampshire — Committee of Inspec- 
tion — Resolution of Second Continental Congress — Association Test — 
Declaration of Independence of New Hampshire — Signers of Declaration 

— Ammunition — List of Revolution Soldiers — War of 1812 — War with 
Mexico — Civil War — Volunteers from Dublin — Volunteer Recruits — 
Substitutes — Recruits Procured by Dublin Men — Soldiers Mentioned 
by a Town Committee in 1870 — Dedication of Monument — Monument 

— Spanish-American War — Philippine War 166 

CHAPTER VII 

Ecclesiastical History — First Congregational (Unitarian) 
Church 

Proceedings — Members — Admissions — History of Ministers — First 
Meetinghouse — Second Meetinghouse — Third Meetinghouse — Town's 
Right in the Meetinghouse — Church Warming — Church Lighting — • 
Aqueduct Water — Sacred Music, Singing Masters, and Singing Schools 

— Instrumental Music — The Bible — The Hymns — Clock — Gifts — 
Deacons — Communion Service — Ministerial Exchanges — The Sunday- 
School — Close of Dr. Leonard's Ministry — Dr. Leonard's Death and 
Grave — Rev. William Federick Bridge — Rev. George Matthias Rice — 
First Union Service — First Services of Protestant Episcopal Church — 
Death of Mr. Rice — Rev. Hasket Derby Catlin — Rev. Granville Pierce 

— Rev. George Wilbur Patten — Rev. George Willis Cooke — Rev. 
Franklin Kent Gifford — Installation of Electric Lights — Rev. Josiah 
Lafayette Seward, D.D. — Visit of President William Howard Taft and of 
Viscount James Bryce — Pulpit Supplies during the Summer — Dedica- 
tion of Meetinghouse — General use of Vestry — Singing Teachers — 
Literary Society — Lecturers and Entertainers 220 

CHAPTER VIII 

Later Churches 

Trinitarian Congregational Church: Organization — Proceedings — His- 
tory of Pastors — Contest of Sprague Fund — First Services — New 
Meetinghouse — Deacons — Original Covenanters — Subsequent Mem- 
bers — Emmanuel (Protestant Episcopal) Church: First Services — His- 
tory — Pastor — Church of Our Lady of the Snows (Roman Catholic) : 



CONTENTS xxi 

First Services — Consecration — Rectors — Baptist Church: First Men- paob 
tion — Members — Record of Ministers — First Meetinghouse — Metho- 
dist Episcopal Church: Meetinghouse — Clergyman — Services — Second 
Adventism — Mormonism — Harrisville Congregational Church — Mc- 
Kinley Memorial Services 307 

CHAPTER IX 

Cemeteries 

The Old Cemetery at Dublin — Cemetery in Northeast Part of Marlbo- 
rough — ■ Chesham Cemetery — Harris Cemetery 344 

CHAPTER X 

Population Statistics 

State and Federal Census — Alphabetical Census List for 1850 — Sum- 
mary — Value of Materials Used in Manufactures — Capital Employed — 
Industries ■ — Churches — Physicians — Summary of Inventory of 1910 447 

CHAPTER XI 

Political and Municipal History 

Consideration of State Government — Suggested Alterations — Conven- 
tion of 1850 — ■ Votes — Town Officers — Votes for Chief Magistrate — 
Voters — Valuation and Taxes — Surplus Revenue — Pauperism — Post 
Offices and Mail Stages — Town Hall — Division of Dublin 465 

CHAPTER XII 

Schools 

School and Ministerial Funds — Schools and Schoolhouses — Inspection 
of Schools — Selectmen — School Committees — Reports — Number of 
Pupils — List of Schools — Supervisors — Teachers* Institutes — Ap- 
pleton Fund — The Stars and Stripes — Four Hundredth Anniversary of 
the Discovery of America — Graduates — New Schoolhouse 607 

CHAPTER XIII 

Libraries and Societies 

Dublin Social Library — Literary Society — Ladies' Library — Juvenile 
Library — Public Library — New Building and Dedication — Lyceum — 
Altemont Lodge — Temperance Reformation — Bible Society — Peterbo- 
rough Cavalry — Town Improvement Society — Welfare Association — 
Monadnock Grange 535 

CHAPTER XIV 

Miscellaneous Matters of Interest 

Hardships of Early Settlers — Anecdotes — Fatal Casualties — Justices 
of the Peace — Letter of Matthew Thornton — Province Tax of 1770 — 
Slaves — Prices of Various Articles — Military Affairs 554 

CHAPTER XV 

Industries 

Manufactures — Gristmills — Wool Carding — Braiding — Pearlashes — 
Shoes and Shoe Pegs — Brick Making — Drovers — Teaming — Ice 



xxii CONTENTS 

Business — Tanneries — Charcoal — Livery Stables — Electrical Busi- page 
ness — Water and Heating — Hotels — Boarding Houses — Stores — 
Mechanics: Carpenters — Blacksmiths — Shoemakers — Wheelwrights — 
MiUwrights — Painters — Plumbing — Masons — Machinists — Coopers 

— Stone Cutters — Gravestone Cutters 572 

CHAPTER XVI 

Physicians, Sickness, and Mortality 

Sketches of Physicians — Records of Deaths and Diseases — Precentage 
of Deaths — Consumption, etc. — Lists of Aged 597 

CHAPTER XVII 

Dublin as a Summer Resort 

Changes since 1852 — Causes of the Changes — The Lure of Natural 
Beauty — First Summer Visitors — Summer Boarding Houses — Summer 
Cottages — Permanent Residents — Artists — Physicians — Eminent Men 
and Statesmen — Authors, Men of Letters, and College Professors — 
Clergymen — Winter Sports — Scenic Beauties — Influence of Visitors — 
Dublin Lake Club — Golf Club 605 

CHAPTER XVIII 

Occupants of Lots 

Tabulated Lists of Occupants and Owners 617 

CHAPTER XIX 

Dublin in the World War 

Volunteers — Registration Days — Army and Navy Service — No Fatali- 
ties — Commissions — 2nd and 26th Divisions Commended for Bravery — 
War Gardens — Agricultural Committee — Canning Demonstrations — 
War Lectures — Subscription to Loans — Contributions to Y. M. C. A. 
and Red Cross — Rallies for Sales of Thrift Stamps — Financial Report — 
Salvage Society — Italian War Relief Fund — Town Flags — Town Oval 

— Patriotic Meetings — Dublin Branch of Red Cross — Surgical Dress- 
ings — "Spanish Influenza" — Committee on Public Safety — Signal 
Lights — Appointment of State Historian in 1917 — Appointment of His- 
torian of Dublin — Dedication of Honor Roll — Description of Design — 
List of Dublin's Men in Service — Appropriation Raised for Reception to 
Returning Soldiers — Soldiers Ofiicially Credited to the Town — In Serv- 
ice Overseas — Summer Residents in Service — War-time Duties of 
Dublin Residents — Camouflage an American Creation — Its Expounder 669 

GENEALOGIES 

Introduction — Abbreviations — ■ Register of Families — Marriage Rec- 
ords — Birth Records — Nonresident Taxpayers 687 

EMIGRANTS 

List of Male Emigrants from Dublin before 1853 952 



ADDENDUM 958 

INDEX OF PERSONS 959 



ILLUSTRATIONS 



Rev. Levi W. Leonard, D.D Frontispiece 

, T^ T^ OPPOSITE PAGE 

Kev. J. L. Seward, D.D xvi 

Charles Mason 1 

Photograph of the Charter of Dublin, granted by King 

George the Third, 1771 g 

Jonathan K. Smith 42 

Dr. Ebenezer Morse 50 

Samuel Appleton 7g 

Daniel Elliott 92 

Monadnock Mountain and Lake from Monadnock Post 

Office 102 

Monadnock Lake from Pumpelly Hill 124 

Monadnock Mountain and Lake from the Northwest . . 128 

Dublin Village 156 

Dr. Samuel A. Richardson 198 

Portraits of Volunteer Civil War Soldiers enlisted from 

Dublin 200 

Rev. Edward Sprague 230 

Church in Dublin, N. H., erected 1818 258 

Church in Dublin, N. H., erected 1852 262 

Solomon Piper 268 

Jacob Gleason 270 

James Allison 274 

Rev. George. M. Rice 292 

Later Churches 308 

Rev. Reuben Kidner 330 

L. F. Richardson 443 

Fred S. Piper 456 

J. C. Learned 460 

Fred C. Go wing 464 

Wilfred M. Fiske . . . • '.'.'.'.'.'. ^6S 

William S. Leonard 472 

Rufus Piper 476 

Henry D. Learned 480 

Warren L. Fiske 484 

Samuel Adams, Jr 488 

Clifford Gowing 492 

John Ripley Morse 508 

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xxiv ILLUSTRATIONS 

OPPOSITE PAGE 

Schoolhouse No. 1 510 

Henry H. Piper 520 

Samuel C. Derby 524 

Henry C. Piper 530 

Frank E. Spaulding 532 

Public Library and Soldiers' Monument 536 

J. Francis Allison 552 

Dublin's Honor Roll 554 

John H. Mason 568 

Charles F. Appleton 584 

Milton D. Mason 590 

George W. Gleason 592 

Dr. Amos Twitchell 596 

Dr. John G. Parker 598 

Dr. H. H. Smith 600 

Dr. C. A. Wood 602 

Dr. A. H. Childs 604 

Henry D. Allison . 672 

Dublin's Men in Service 676 

Isaac Appleton 704 

Aaron Appleton 706 

John Bixby 720 

John Crombie 738 

Asa H. Fisk 760 

William Greenwood, 2d 770 

Ebenezer Greenwood 780 

James Hayward 790 

Moses Marshall 816 

Thaddeus P. Mason 828 

Willard H. Pierce 858 

Cyrus Piper 864 

John Piper * . . . . 866 

William Rice 876 

Charles Whittemore 938 



THE HISTORY OF DUBLIN, N. H. 




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HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



CHAPTER I 

Address of Charles Masox, Esq., of Fitchburg, Mass., 
a native of Dublin, at the Centennial Celebration, 
June 17, 1852 

VV HETHER a particular settlement were made within jthe 
limits of this town or of that, or when made, or by whom, are 
questions which, in themselves, may be of little moment. But 
from our habits of viewing things, and from the relation in 
which we stand to them, matters of this kind sometimes assume 
a grave significance, and become invested with a peculiar in- 
terest. We are accustomed, for some purposes, to consider a 
given portion of territory, or period of time, as detached from 
the rest, and possessed in itself of the attributes of unity and 
completeness. Thus, we are used to look upon our native town 
as a separate domain, having a history of its own, constituting 
a distinct chapter, — a chapter, too, of deep and absorbing 
interest to us, however obscure and unimportant the place it 
may hold in the annals of the world at large. In the same way, 
we attach a like idea to a specified measure of duration, — to 
a year or a century; which, when we have once fixed the be- 
ginning and the end, wears a seeming of eternity, — becomes 
something that we can contemplate as one, as though it were 
a piece clipped from the web of time, and submitted, as an iso- 
lated, tangible reality, to our deliberate inspection. 

We are assembled to-day upon the Hundredth Anniversary 
of the settlement of this town. We stand upon the confines of 
two mighty conventional tracts of time, — upon that narrow 
belt, the living present, which divides the dead, receding past 
from the new-born, advancing century. We are the remnant, 
shattered and scanty, of the generations which the first cen- 
tenary of its inhabited existence has gathered within the 
borders of our town, — the balance, which, in the final clos- 
ing up of its own affairs, it now transfers to the account of its 
successor. 



2 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

It is fitting in us to commemorate an event which naturally 
carries back our thoughts to the time when the history of the 
town, as the abode of civilized man, takes its date; when the 
first hardy adventurer dared to brave the toils and hardships 
and privations of a wilderness life, and the sounds of human 
labor were, for the first time, heard in the depths of the primeval 
forest, where before silence reigned, and nature slept, undis- 
turbed, save by the voice of the thunder, the roar of winds, 
and the wild beasts' howl. And it well becomes us to trace 
and contemplate the course of events, as, from that primal 
day, through the long progress of a hundred years, it has swept 
adown the stream of time. 

In performing the duty which, by the kindness of the com- 
mittee, has been assigned to me, I shall endeavor to bring to 
view such incidents in our local history as seem to be of most 
interest and importance. There are no extraordinary events 
to be recounted. Nothing of a very remarkable character has 
ever taken place in the town. With the exception of a single 
individual (Dr. Amos Twitchell), who attained to eminence in 
his profession as a surgeon, it has produced no men particularly 
distinguished for talents or learning or enterprise, or any other 
of the qualities or possessions which go to make up vulgar 
greatness. 

Neither would we regard it as an especial calamity, that we 
have in our history so little that is allied to fame. It is but the 
common lot of humanity. As it is of familiar, everyday inci- 
dents, mainly, that the texture of life is woven; so, of the grand 
aggregate of human existence, by far the greater, and, in that 
view, the more important part, is lived and suffered and en- 
joyed by human mediocrity. 

We claim, then, for ourselves but to be mere common human 
people; and as such we are here today. We are assembled as 
townsmen, kindred, friends, for our own proper satisfaction 
and purposes. Dealing with common, homely materials, I shall 
pretend to nothing beyond treating them in corresponding 
style. I shall undertake neither to philosophize upon facts, nor 
to expatiate upon fancies. 

The tract of land, constituting the town of Dublin, was 
originally granted, by the proprietors of land purchased of 
John Tufton Mason, to Matthew Thornton and thirty-nine 
others named in the grant. These forty grantees resided in 
different towns, mostly in the middle and eastern parts of New 
Hampshire. None of them, it is presumed, ever became settlers 



ADDRESS OF CHARLES MASON 3 

in the township. The deed of grant, which bears date, No- 
vember 3, 1749, was given by Col. Joseph Blanchard of Dun- 
stable, pursuant, as the recital states, to the power vested 
in him by the proprietors, by a vote passed at a meeting held 
at Portsmouth, in June preceding. This grant, embracing a 
territory of thirty-five square miles, — being seven miles in 
length and five in breadth, — was made upon certain condi- 
tions, of which the most important were the following: — 

The whole tract of land was to be divided into seventy-one 
equal shares, each share to contain three lots, equitably coupled 
together, and to be drawn for, at Dunstable, on or before the 
first day of July, 1750. 

Three shares were to be appropriated, free of all charge, "one 
for the first settled minister in the town, one for the support 
of the ministry, and one for the school there, forever;" and one 
lot of each of these three shares was to be first laid out, near the 
middle of the town, in the most convenient place, and lots 
coupled to them, so as not to be drawn for. 

The lots were to be laid out at the expense of the grantees, 
and, within four years from the date of the grant, forty of the 
shares, or rights, as they were called, were to be entered upon, 
and three acres of land, at the least, cleared, inclosed, and fitted 
up for mowing or tillage; and, within six months then next, 
there was to be, on each of these forty settling shares, a house 
built, the room sixteen feet square, at the least, fitted and 
furnished for comfortable dwelling, and some person resident in 
it, and to continue inhabitancy there for three years, with the 
additional improvement of two acres a year for each settler. 

A good convenient meetinghouse was to be built, as near the 
centre of the town as might be with convenience, within six 
years from the date of the grant, and ten acres reserved there for 
public use. 

All w^hite-pine trees, fit for masting his majesty's royal navy, 
were granted to him and his heirs and successors forever. 

There was a proviso, that, in case of any Indian war happening 
within any of the terms and limitations for doing the duty con- 
ditioned in the grant, the same time should be allowed for the 
respective matters after such impediment should be removed. 

The township was accordingly divided into lots, making ten 
ranges running through it from east to west, with twenty-two 
lots in each range, or two hundred twenty lots in all.^ The lots 

1 The northern three ranges, containing sixty-six lots, were taken for a part of the 
new town of Harrisville, incorporated, July 2, 1870. — J. L. S. 



4 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

varied considerably, especially in length. They were drawn 
for on the first Tuesday of June, 1750. The seventy-one shares, 
of three lots each, would, of course, leave seven lots undrawn. 
Some of these, though not all, were upon the JVIonadnock. 

The terms of settlement and the like, imposed by the grant, 
cannot have been complied with, to the extent specified, till 
certainly more than ten years later than the times prescribed. 
Whether the grantors dispensed with the conditions as to time, 
on the score of Indian wars apprehended, or for any other cause 
tacitly waived those conditions, or whether they granted an 
extension of the times, does not appear. 

Of the first settlement of the town, but little is known with 
accuracy or certainty. The first settler was William Thornton, 
who established himself where Mr. Isaac Appleton now lives, ^ 
probably in the year 1752. His daughter, Molly Thornton, it 
is said, was the first child born in the township. He remained 
but a few years, — it is not known how long, — when he 
abandoned his settlement, it is supposed through fear of the 
Indians, and never returned. He was a brother of Matthew 
Thornton, who was the first named, as he was by far the most 
distinguished, of the proprietors of the township, and was 
much the largest landowner in it; having, at one time, it would 
appear, twenty-eight shares, or eighty-four lots. Matthew 
Thornton was born in Ireland. He was a physician, and settled 
first at Londonderry, but afterwards resided in Merrimack. 
He was a colonel of militia, a delegate to the Continental Con- 
gress, and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. He was 
also a judge of the Superior Court of New Hampshire, and was, 
in short, one of the leading men of the state. 

The settlers who next came into the township were Scotch- 
Irish, as they were called, being the descendants of Scotch 
people who had settled in the north of Ireland, whence they 
came to this country, and established themselves at London- 
derry and elsewhere, and, at a later date, settled in Peter- 
borough and numerous other towns. As early as 1760, or there- 
abouts, there were in the town, of this description of persons, 
John Alexander; William McNee; Alexander Scott and William 
Scott, his son; James Taggart and his son, William Taggart; 
and perhaps others. They came mostly from Peterborough. 
Henry Strongman came at a later day. With the exception of 

^ The site of Thornton's cabin was lot 1, range VI., No. 2, on the map, and is now 
marked by a monument. It is south-east of the Appleton (in 1916, the Hannaford) 
house a little way. — J. L. S. 



ADDRESS OF CHARLES MASON 5 

him, none of this class of settlers became permanent inhabit- 
ants of the township. They left probably at different times, 
but all prior to the year 1771, as none of them are found upon 
the tax list of that year. Most or all of them returned to Peter- 
borough. This William Scott is the same Captain William 
Scott of Peterborough, who, in his youth, served in the French 
War, and who signalized himself by gallant achievements dur- 
ing the War of the Revolution, and by no less heroic deeds in 
scenes of danger afterwards. He is said to have settled, when 
in Dublin, on the lot where Mr. John Gleason now lives. ^ 

As early as 1762, several of the settlers from Sherborn, Mass., 
were in the township, and worked upon the roads. Probably 
none of them established themselves here that year. During 
the next two years, several became permanent inhabitants. 
Among the earliest settlers were Thomas Morse, Levi Par- 
tridge, William Greenwood, Samuel Twitchell, Joseph 
Twitchell, Jr., Ivory Perry, Benjamin Mason, Moses Adams, 
Silas Stone, and Eli Morse. 

Of the first settlers. Captain Thomas Morse appears to have 
been the leading man. He was doubtless the oldest person in 
the settlement, being sixty-three or sixty-four years of age 
when he came to reside here. He was a man of stability and 
force of character, and, it is said, of remarkable shrewdness. 
Withal, he was ardently attached to the cause of liberty. He 
was the first captain of the earliest military company in the 
town. His commission bore date, June 2, 1774. 

It would seem that a road was opened through the township 
as early certainly as 1762, as in the record of a meeting of the 
proprietors, held in November of that year, "the main road 
through the town" is spoken of; and a committee was, at that 
same meeting, appointed to lay out from it a road "from near 
the centre to the south part of the town, and another from the 
centre to the north-west part of the town, where the settlers 
are beginning," with authority to "employ proper help to open 
and clear the same, so that it be feasible travelling." The sum 
of ten pounds, old tenor, was assessed upon each right (of 
which there were fifty) in the township, liable to the payment 
of taxes, to be expended upon the roads. As may well Ibe im- 
agined, the roads in those times were of the most rude and 
primitive description; being, in fact, little more than openings 
cut through the dense, continuous woods, with some slight 
demonstration towards a partial removal of the rocks, logs, 

1 The lot on which stands the mansion of George B. Leighton in 1916. — J. L. S. 



6 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

and stumps, and levelling of the grosser inequalities of the 
surface. 

At a meeting of the proprietors, held, Feb. 14, 1764, a com- 
mittee was chosen "to agree with some person to build a bridge 
over the Mill Brook (so called), the east side of the town, and 
also a bridge over the Half-way Brook, by Thomas Morse's, 
by letting out the same to be done by the great; and, if that 
cannot be done, to employ suitable persons by the day, and 
bring in their accounts." 

The two meetings of the proprietors already mentioned were 
held at Dunstable. In September, 1764, their first meeting in 
the township was held at the house of William Greenwood.^ 
Eli Morse was chosen proprietors' clerk; and he continued to 
hold the office ever after, and left a record, which is still pre- 
served, of the doings of their meetings. At this first meeting, 
it was voted, that six hundred pounds, old tenor, be raised 
upon the rights subject to taxation; four hundred pounds to be 
laid out on the main road and bridges, and the remainder 
"to be given for the encouragement of the person who shall 
erect a saw-mill in the town." It is presumed that Eli Morse 
built the first saw-mill in the town, and received this encourage- 
ment money. 

In May, 1766, one dollar on each right, making fifty dollars, 
was voted "for encouragement to Eli Morse for building a 
grist-mill on the stream near his house, provided he shall get 
it completed in a year and a half from this time." It is likely 
that he complied with the condition, and that his grist-mill 
was the earliest erected in the township. Samuel Twitchell's 
mill is mentioned in the record of the meeting of Dec. 22, 1768. 
At this time, a road was granted from Moses Adams's to Wil- 
liam Beal's, in the north-west part of the town,^ and from that 
road to No. 6 (Packersfield) line; also a road from that near 
Samuel Twitchell's ^ to Middletown (Jaffrey) line. These roads 
doubtless opened the first communication with the towns ad- 
joining on the north and south. 

The first meetinghouse was built by the proprietors, by taxes 
assessed upon their shares. At their first meeting, held in the 
township, in September, 1764, they fixed the place where the 

1 Near the site of the house recently owned by Mrs. Sarah G. Pierce, now by Dr. 
Childs. — J. L. S. 

- In the present town of Harrisville. — J. L. S. 

3 Who lived on or near the site of the Jacob Gleason house, and was father of 
the distinguished surgeon, Amos Twitchell, M.D., of Keene. 



ADDRESS OF CHARLES MASON 7 

meetinghouse should stand, "by marking a tree, and cutting 
down several small trees, near the east line of the eleventh lot 
in the sixth range, where the land is to be set off for the purpose, 
as also for a burying-place and training field." The spot thus 
selected, and on which the meetinghouse was eventually built, 
is upon the high ground, across the old road, northerly, from 
the burying-ground. Nothing appears to have been done about 
the matter the next year, and nothing the year succeeding, be- 
yond choosing a committee to measure off the ten acres, and 
put up bounds. 

A meeting of the proprietors in May, 1767, is stated to have 
been "warned by Reuben Kidder, Esq., a justice of the peace, 
according to law." He lived in New Ipswich, and attended and 
presided at the meeting, at an expense to the proprietors of 
eight shillings, as appears by his receipt. Probably the impor- 
tance of the business to be transacted induced them to take this 
precaution, in order to prevent all chance of calling in question 
the validity of their doings. At this meeting, they voted to 
build a meetinghouse "fifty feet long, thirty-eight feet wide, 
and proportionable as to the height"; and chose Moses Adams, 
Henry Strongman, and William Greenwood, a committee "to 
take care to effect the work." They also voted to raise four 
dollars by tax on each right, to build the meetinghouse. 

They were not precipitate in entering upon the work, how- 
ever, it would seem; since at their next meeting, which was in 
December, 1768, more than a year and a half afterwards, they 
tried a vote to see if the proprietors would reconsider their 
former vote relating to the dimensions of the meetinghouse. 
But they refused to reconsider, and voted to build the house 
of the former dimensions ; and also raised three dollars more on 
each share towards building it. 

In February, 1771, they granted five dollars on each right, 
to carry on the building of the meetinghouse. These three as- 
sessments, amounting to twelve dollars on a share, or six hun- 
dred dollars in the whole, are all the money ever raised by the 
proprietors for the purpose. From a memorandum, headed 
"An Account of what hath been done toward Building the 
meetinghouse," and bearing date, Dec. 12, 1772, it appears, 
that, of the amount then expended (about £1,250, old tenor), 
above one half was paid to William Greenwood, who was a 
carpenter, and had the charge of building the house. He was 
paid in sums varying from ten shillings to fifteen pounds twelve 
shillings, lawful money, at sundry dates between October, 



8 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

1769, and October, 1773, as his receipts show, which, to the 
iiiiinber of twenty-four, are found among the papers of Eli 
Morse. 

When the meetinghouse was so far finished as to be occupied 
does not appear. It seems probable, however, that it took at 
least two years to bring it to that stage. The first town-meet- 
ing held in it was Sept. 10, 1771. It was used for public worship 
the ensuing winter. 

From 1763, the population of the township increased with 
considerable rapidity. New settlers came in from various 
places, — Sherborn, Natick, Medfield, Holliston, Framingham, 
Temple, Amherst, and elsewhere. Of the earlier settlers, by 
far the greater number came from Sherborn. There is no means 
of ascertaining what was the population of the town at any 
date prior to 1775, when it was three hundred five. A census 
of New Hampshire was taken in 1767, by the selectmen of 
each town and place; but there is no return from this township. 
There was probably no formal organization existing at that 
time, and consequently no officers to take the census. 

A political organization of the inhabitants was effected in 
1768, as appears by a record among the old papers of the town, 
which recites that, "at a meeting of the inhabitants of Mo- 
nadnock No. 3, by order of the General Court," held, Nov. 16, 
1768, John Goffe, Esq., moderator, the following oflScers were 
chosen: Moses Adams, Eli Morse, John Muzzey, assessors; 
Joseph Greenwood, clerk; Henry Strongman, collector; Moses 
Adams, commissioner of assessment. Appended, of the same 
date, is a certificate of the justice that the above officers were 
legally chosen, according to an act of the General Court, and 
were sworn to the faithful discharge of their respective offices. 
This John Goffe is presumed to have been Colonel John Goffe 
of Bedford. The organization thus established was preserved; 
and like officers were chosen, annually, in March, till the town 
was incorporated. 

The incorporation of the town took place in March, 1771. 
The petition for the purpose, to the Governor of the Province, 
appears to have been signed by Josiah Willard, Jr., as "the 
agent for and in behalf of the inhabitants and settlers." It sets 
forth, as the main ground of the application, that Dublin is rated 
among the towns and parishes in the Province for the Province- 
tax, and that the place "is not legally qualified to raise and 
collect said taxes, whereby they may be construed delinquents 
if the same should be omitted." The petitioner also begs leave 



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ADDRESS OF CHARLES MASON 9 

to suggest to his Excellency, "that the said Dublin is presumed 
to be sufficiently inhabited and convenient for incorporation." 
The petition was dated, March 25th, and a charter was forth- 
with granted, bearing date the 29th of the same month. 

For his services in this behalf, Mr. Willard received from the 
town thirty-two dollars, as appears by his receipt, dated Keene, 
Oct. 10, 1771. To meet this expenditure, the town, at the 
second town-meeting, held. May 29, 1771, made a specific ap- 
propriation; though it seems they had not got their ideas up 
fully to the exigency of the case, as the sum they appropriated 
was less by two dollars and a half than the amount of the bill. 
Besides the money paid him by the town, he received, as is 
shown by his receipt, seven shillings and sixpence, "in full 
satisfaction for services done the proprietors of Dublin in ob- 
taining a charter." 

The charter thus granted was, doubtless, substantially the 
same as was usually granted to towns, in those times. It issues 
in the name of "George the Third, by the grace of God, of 
Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the 
Faith, and so forth." It contains a reservation of all white- 
pine trees upon the land "fit for the use of our Royal Navy." 
This reservation of pine ship-timber was in pursuance of Acts 
of Parliament relating to the preservation of his majesty's 
woods in America. We do not, however, learn that any requi- 
sition for the article was ever made upon the township, either 
prior or subsequent to the act of incorporation. 

The town was incorporated by the name of Dublin. In the 
petition for incorporation, it is described as the tract of land 
"commonly called and known by the name of Dublin (or 
Monadnock No. 3)." When or how long it had been com- 
monly known by the name of Dubhn does not appear. Up to 
that time, the name does not occur, so far as I have seen, in 
any of the papers of the proprietors, or of the township. It is 
commonly understood that the town was named from Dublin, 
Ireland. Why it should have been is not obvious, as it is pretty 
manifest that, before the incorporation of the town, all the 
Scotch-Irish who had ever been resident in it had removed, 
with the exception of one, — Henry Strongman. But he, it is 
said, was born in Dublin; and that circumstance may have 
settled the point. ^ At all events, it is just as hard to tell why 

1 If, as is most probable, Henry Strongman, the Scotch-Irishman, were the first 
permanent settler of the locality, it was most fitting that the proprietors should honor 
him by naming their new township from his native city of Dublin, Ireland. Strong- 



10 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

it should not have been so named, smee it must necessarily 
have some name, and it might as well be called Dublin as any- 
thing else. 

In the deed of grant from the proprietors, the township was 
described as "North Monadnock, or Number Three," the names 
being in the alternative. In the papers of the original pro- 
prietors' clerk, Joseph Blanchard, Jr., and others emanating 
from non-residents, it is styled, pretty uniformly, "The North 
Monadnock Township." By the residents, it appears to have 
been called, commonly, "Monadnock Number 3." Sometimes 
the two designations were run together, making it "North 
Monadnock Number 3." 

To understand why either the "North" or the "Number" 
should have been applied, it is to be borne in mind, that "Mo- 
nadnock" was a name of pretty extensive use in these regions. 
Thus, Rindge, otherwise called Rowley Canada, was Monad- 
nock No. 1; Jaffrey, called Middle Monadnock, or sometimes 
Middletown, was Monadnock No. 2; Dublin, or North Mo- 
nadnock, was Monadnock No. 3; Fitzwilliam, Monadnock No. 
4; Marlborough, called originally New Marlborough, was Mo- 
nadnock No. 5; Nelson, formerly Packersfield, was Monadnock 
No. 6; Stoddard, which was Limerick, was, it is presumed, 
Monadnock No. 7; and Washington, formerly Camden, was 
Monadnock No. 8. 

The meeting for the organization of the town, under the 
charter, was called, as provided in the instrument, by Thomas 
Morse, and was held. May 6, 1771. Mr. Morse was moderator. 
The first board of selectmen, then chosen, was Thomas Morse, 
Henry Strongman, and Benjamin Mason. Joseph Greenwood 
was chosen town-clerk. 

Mr. Greenwood, for twenty years or more next after this 
time, was by far the most prominent business-man in the town. 
He was town-clerk in 1771, and from 1776 for seventeen years 
successively, during which time he was also selectman ten years, 
and town-treasurer some part of the time. He represented 
Dublin in the Convention of Delegates which met at Exeter, 
May 17, 1775. He was likewise a noted schoolmaster. Further- 
more, he was the first justice of the peace in the town. For 
some years, they had been obliged to send for a justice of the 
peace from a distance, when one was required. In the treasurer's 
account, settled in 1776, is found an item, "Paid Esq. Hale, for 

man's dwelling was on the fifth lot of the sixth range, occupied by Ralph Wood in 1916, 
and recently by his father, the late Dr. Curtis A. Wood. — J. L. S. 



ADDRESS OF CHARLES MASON 11 

swearing town oflScers, two years, twelve shillings." Precisely 
when Mr, Greenwood was appointed does not appear; but it was 
before May, 1777. He and Samuel Twitchell and Reuben Morse 
were, I conclude, the only justices of the peace in the town, 
until several years after the commencement of this century. 
He appears to have been a capable man, and to have done 
his business usually in a very correct and scholarly manner. 

The subject of raising money to hire preaching was several 
times brought before the meetings of the proprietors; but it 
does not appear that the proprietors, as such, ever raised and 
applied any money for that purpose. Whatever preaching the 
settlers had, and it must have been very little, before the town 
was incorporated, was paid for, if at all, by individuals. It is 
said the first sermon preached in the township was at the house 
of Eli Morse,^ in the autumn of 1767, by the Rev. Samuel Locke 
of Sherborn, afterwards President of Harvard College. 

At the second town-meeting, held, May 29, 1771, the town 
granted fifteen pounds for preaching. The money appears to 
have been expended in the course of the summer; as, in Sep- 
tember of the same year, they voted to have a month's preach- 
ing that fall, and granted nine pounds for the purpose. 

On the 17th of October, 1771, the town made choice of Mr. 
Joseph Farrar for their gospel minister. He was a native of 
Lincoln, Mass., and graduated at Harvard College in 1767. 
They voted to give him, as a settlement, thirteen pounds six 
shillings and eightpence, in addition to the right of land (three 
lots) to which, as the first settled minister, he would be en- 
titled under the original grant, and to clear twenty acres of 
land in one of the lots. The salary was to be "forty pounds 
($133.33) the first year, and to rise two pounds thirteen shil- 
lings and fourpence a year, till it gets to fifty-three pounds six 
shilhngs and eightpence, so to continue." In January, 1772, 
the town voted some prospective increase in the salary, which, 
however, as the case resulted, never became of any practical 
consequence. 

Mr. Farrar seems to have experienced considerable diffi- 
culty in deciding the momentous question. But on the 3d of 
February, in a letter setting forth, at length, his endeavors, 
through reflection, prayer, and taking the advice of the rever- 
end fathers, to come to a right determination, he expressed his 
acceptance of the office. 

^ On or near the site of the Dwight house, at the outlet of Monadnock Lake. — 
J. L. S. 



12 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

As the laws then were, the freeholders of each town, con- 
vened in piibHc town-meeting, had the right to agree with a 
minister for the town, and determine what annual ^lary 
should be allowed to him, and such minister was to be ac- 
counted the settled minister of the town; and the selectmen 
were to make rates and assessments upon the inhabitants of 
the town for the payment of his salary, in the same manner as 
for defraying other town charges. Only such as were con- 
scientiously of a different persuasion, and constantly attended 
the public worship of God on the Lord's day according to their 
own persuasion, were entitled to be excused from paying 
towards the support of the ministry of the town. 

In this case, the arrangement was made, substantially, 
through the ordinary town-meetings. But before the ordina- 
tion took place, a meeting of the freeholders was held, at which 
it was voted to concur with what the voters had done with 
regard to giving Mr. Farrar a call to settle as their gospel 
minister. The ordination was on the 10th of June, 1772. A 
church was formed at the same time. 

The connection between Mr. Farrar and his charge was not 
of long continuance. In September, 1775, we find a town- 
meeting called, upon three days' notice only, by the town- 
clerk, "by order of the selectmen," as the warrant states, "to 
consider the unhappy difficulty subsisting betwixt Mr. Farrar 
and his people, and to agree upon some proper means to settle 
the same." A committee was sent by the meeting to desire 
Mr. Farrar to come into the meetinghouse, to see if he would 
join in calling a fast. It is not stated whether or not he came. 
The meeting voted to send for five ministers named, to come 
on the first Tuesday of October, and join with them in keeping 
a day of fasting and prayer, and also to give them advice con- 
cerning the difficulty in question. It does not appear whether 
such a fast was held. But, on the 26th of October, the town 
voted "to dismiss Mr. Farrar, upon his request for a dismissal, 
provided he don't settle the difficulty between him and the 
town, before the town meet again on adjournment." 

These difficulties, growing out of a disordered state of his 
mind, amounting to partial insanity, led to the calling, by the 
concurrence of the church and the town, of a council, which 
assembled, December 6, 1775; and its result was declared on 
the next day, and accepted by the parties. In this result, the 
council state it as their opinion, "that, in the instances com- 
plained of, the Rev. Mr. Farrar has given the church real cause 



ADDRESS OF CHARLES MASON 13 

of uneasiness, but that it has proceeded from bodily diseases, 
which have greatly affected his mind, and not from any moral 
cause." At the end of six months, during which time it is sup- 
posed his pastoral duties were suspended, the difficulties still 
existing, he was, upon his own request, in pursuance of the 
result of the council, on the 7th of June, 1776, dismissed from 
his pastoral relation, by both the church and the town. 

At a town-meeting, held on the same day on which Mr. 
Farrar was dismissed, the selectmen were instructed to hire 
preaching six months, and to procure three preachers, if they 
could find them. It appears from receipts existing, that they 
had several preachers; but they made no choice of a minister 
till August, 1777, when they voted to settle Mr. Edward 
Sprague, at a salary of sixty pounds ($200) a year. They 
voted also to give him, as a settlement, ten pounds a year, until 
it should make one hundred pounds, — provided he should con- 
tinue to be their gospel minister for the term of ten years, — 
and to furnish him thirty cords of firewood annually. By a 
subsequent arrangement, the hundred pounds settlement 
money was commuted, by his taking a lot of land (No. 22 in 
the 5th range), — he acknowledging payment of it in that way, 
and giving up all claims to the ministry lands of the town. 

Mr. Sprague accepted the call upon the terms stated; and, 
on the 12th of November, 1777, his ordination took place. The 
sermon was preached by the Rev. Samuel Langdon, D.D., 
President of Harvard College, and was published. 

Of the part which the inhabitants of this town took in the 
Revolutionary War, there is no very accurate knowledge, — 
though there seems to be no doubt that they cooperated heartily 
and unanimously in the movement for independence. 

In March, 1775, the town chose a committee of inspection, 
who were to see that the Resolves of the Continental Congress 
be enforced. The only notice I have found of their doings is 
contained in a paper, which, as it is rather a curiosity in its way, 
I transcribe. In form, it appears like a regular legal adjudica- 
tion upon a matter which would seem to be of private right. 
It runs as follows : — 

"Dublin, July 25, 1775. 

"Whereas the Committee of Inspection in this town have this day 
met to consider of the complaint made by Ebenezer Hill against Wil- 
lard Hunt, wherein said Hill complains that said Hunt hath in an un- 
just manner seized his property in taking possession of some hay 
which he had on a meadow belonging to Samuel Ames, Jr.; and it 



14 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

appears to us by evidence that the hay is Hill's property, and that 
Hunt hath seized on it in an unjust and violent manner: 

"Therefore, voted that said Hunt immediately desist and let said 
Hill enjoy his property, or he shall be treated as a disorderly person 
and an enemy to the peace and good order of society. 

"Voted that the above pass as a resolve of this committee. 

Benja. Mason, Chairman." 

If the facts were proved, the judgment was certainly a 
righteous one, and very moderate and forbearing towards the 
delinquent. 

In March, 1776, the Continental Congress passed a Resolve, 
recommending to the several assemblies, conventions, and 
councils, or committees of safety, of the United Colonies, im- 
mediately to cause all persons to be disarmed within their 
respective colonies, who were notoriously disaffected to the 
cause of America, or who refused to associate to defend, by 
arms, the Colonies against the hostile attempts of Great Britain. 
A copy of this Resolution was transmitted to the selectmen of 
the several towns, by the Committee of Safety for the Colony 
of New Hampshire, with a circular from them, bearing date, 
Apr. 12, 1776, of the following tenor: — 

"In order to carry the underwritten Resolve of the honorable 
Continental Congress into execution, you are requested to desire all 
males above twenty-one years of age (lunatics, idiots, and Negroes 
excepted) to sign the Declaration on this paper; and, when so done, to 
make return thereof, together with the name or names of all who shall 
refuse to sign the same, to the General Assembly, or Committee of 
Safety of the Colony. — M. Weare, Chairman." 

The declaration referred to was as follows : — 

"In consequence of the above Resolution of the Continental 
Congress, and to show our determination in joining our American 
brethren in defending the lives, liberties, and properties of the inhabit- 
ants of the United Colonies: 

"We, the subscribers, do hereby solemnly engage and promise, 
that we will, to the utmost of our power, at the risk of our lives and 
fortunes, with arms, oppose the hostile proceedings of the British 
fleets and armies against the united American Colonies." 

The return from Dublin, which is not dated, but which was 
made probably in May or June, 1776, has appended to the list 
of names this certificate : — 



ADDRESS OF CHARLES MASON 15 

"In compliance with your request, we have desired all the males 
in our town, above twenty-one years of age, to sign to the declaration 
on this paper, which they all did without any dispute. — Test : 
Joseph Greenw^ood, Simeon Bullard, John Muzzey, Selectmen of 
Dublin." 

The list of signers contains fifty-seven names, — which may, 
therefore, be taken to have been the entire male population of 
the town, above the age of twenty-one years, at that time, ex- 
cepting those, of whom there were doubtless some, that were 
absent in the military service or otherwise. The unanimity 
with which the declaration was subscribed may be taken as 
some evidence of the spirit which animated the people of the 
town. The circumstances, it must be confessed, w^ere not the 
best adapted to insure an entirely free and independent expres- 
sion of opinion; and it may perhaps be doubted whether, in 
the actual state of the case, it required more moral courage to 
sign the paper than to refuse so to do. There is no reason, how- 
ever, to suppose that the people of Dublin were not unitedly, 
and of their own free will, ardently attached to the cause of 
liberty. 

How many and who actually served in the war, and when, 
where, and how long, it is impossible to ascertain with any 
great precision.^ Dublin had four men, at least, at Bunker 
Hill, namely: Jonathan Morse, Richard Gilchrist, Thomas 
Green, and John Swan. The last named of these, it is said by 
Mr. Dunbar, in his history of Peterborough, was on duty, but 
not in the battle. Mr. Gilchrist probably saved the life of his 
friend Green, who was severely wounded, bearing him off upon 
his back, in a fainting and almost expiring state, from the field 
of battle, to Medford. Mr. Dunbar puts down Gilchrist, 
Green, and Swan as belonging to Peterborough. But they 
were all three taxed for a poll-tax, in Dublin, in 1775, and must, 
therefore, have resided here on the first of April of that year. 
Mr. Gilchrist, it is presumed, never lived in Peterborough. 

John Swan appears to have been a very patriotic individual. 
I have come across a scrap of paper, without direction, date, 
or signature, which reads as follows : — 

"Whereas Mr. John Swan hath a desire to serve his country in the 
Continental Army, we, the Committee of Safety in Dublin, can recom- 
mend him to be a true friend to the cause of American liberty; and, if 

1 See the chapter in this history which recounts the service of Dublin in the Revo- 
lution. — J. L. S. 



16 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

your honors shall see cause to give him any command in said army, 
we hope he will be of service to the public." 

In after times he is dignified with the title of Lieutenant 
Swan. In what service he obtained the distinction, I do not 
know. It seems that he died soon after 1780. A parcel of bills 
against his estate may be found among the old papers of the 
town, which appear to have been presented before some tribu- 
nal for allowance. They exhibit some curious particulars. One 
document reads thus : — 

Dublin, July the 10, 1783. 

"This may certify that it is our judgment that Mr. Barnabas 
Wood must have six pounds twelve shiUings, as a reward for his ox, 
out of the estate of John Swan. Moses Adams. 

Benjamin Learned." 

A bill to Robert Blood is made up of sundry bowds of West 
India toddy, mugs of flip, and other kindred spirits, with an 
occasional intermixture of victuals, lodging, and horse keeping. 
It would seem, however, that he did not spend his money upon 
these vanities, as the bill had been standing so long that it was 
charged with eight years' interest. 

Jonathan Morse must have been out during the greater part 
of the war. The author of the "Memorial of the Morses" rep- 
resents him to have been in the battles of Bunker Hill, Benning- 
ton, Ticonderoga, and Monmouth, and to have signalized him- 
self by deeds of daring and acts of magnanimity, some of 
which he recounts, and concludes with saying, "In short, 
Jonathan was so humane and honest, so rough and ready, that, 
had he lived to this time, he might have been President of the 
United States." 

Thomas Hardy was in the service for some time. There is a 
note given to him by the selectmen, on behalf of the town, 
dated, Apr. 17, 1778, for sixty pounds, payable within ten 
months, — and one of like amount, date, and tenor to Jona- 
than Morse. 

In April, 1777, the town voted "to give one hundred dollars 
to each man sent for to this towai to join the three battalions 
now raising in this state." 

In August of the same year, they made a contribution of 
"material aid" to the cause, which, though not of great magni- 
tude, was of a kind to make some noise in the camp. The 
receipt shows what it was. 



ADDRESS OF CHARLES MASON 17 

Dublin, August 3, 1777. 

"Received of the Committee of this town, two tin kittles, for the 
yuse of General Starks Briggade, Prised 14 shillings. Received by me, 

Samson Powers." 

At the March meeting, in 1779, a committee was chosen to 
hire three soldiers for the Continental Battalions, during the 
war. The soldiers were not forthcoming, it would seem. In 
February, 1781, a committee was chosen to hire the town's 
quota of men, to serve in the Continental Army for three years, 
or during the war, and empowered to engage, on behalf of the 
town, for payment of their hire. 

The three soldiers appear to have been found, eventually. 
One was Jonathan Morse. One was John Stone. The terms on 
which the latter was hired appear, in part, from a receipt given 
by him to the committee. It is dated, March 19, 1781, and sets 
forth that whereas he had received from the committee three 
notes (the amount of them is not stated), for which he was to 
serve three years in the Continental Army, unless sooner dis- 
charged, he promises that, if he does not serve above six months, 
he will have the contents of but one note; if not above eight- 
een months, the contents of but two notes; and if he is gone two 
years, he will have but two notes. Mr. Stone probably died 
in the war or soon after its close, as in December, 1788, the 
town passed a vote, "that the selectmen make such considera- 
tion to the widow Stone as they may think reasonable, on ac- 
count of the advantage the town had of the depreciation of her 
late husband's wages;" — a very proper and honorable vote, 
certainly. 

The other soldier I presume to have been Hart Balch, — as 
I find that in November, 1787, the town voted him five dollars, 
for the damage he had sustained by not having the land 
cleared according to bargain, which the town was to clear for 
him, for his service done in the army. There is also a receipt 
of his, dated, April 26, 1784, acknowledging the receipt from 
the town of keeping for a cow, firewood, and house room, for 
one year. 

It was a part of the arrangement, that the soldiers' work 
upon their land, and the like, should be carried on, in their ab- 
sence, by the town. In April, 1781, a committee w-as chosen 
to appraise the labor to be done for the soldiers for the year, 
and to divide the town into classes, "so that each man may 
know what he is to do, and where to do it," — a very practical, 



18 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

common-sense reason. The same course was pursued in sub- 
sequent years. In 1783, the town voted to receive rye, at five 
shilhngs a bushel, for paying the soldiers' hire. Rye, by the 
way, was common currency, in those days. Not only did 
private individuals make their contracts payable in that article, 
but the town-treasurer frequently gave and received, on behalf 
of the town, notes and obligations payable in the same way. 

To provide the means of supporting its soldiers in the army, 
it became necessary for the state to levy taxes upon the towns. 
Sometimes the taxation was in the nature of raising a stated 
amount of specific articles, instead of money. Thus, they had 
a "beef-tax"; and in August, 1781, an act was passed for sup- 
plying the Continental Army with ten thousand gallons of 
West India rum, — of which the share assessed upon Dublin 
was forty-six and a half gallons. Any town neglecting season- 
ably to furnish its proportion was to forfeit "one Spanish milled 
dollar or other silver or gold equivalent for each gallon in ar- 
rears." Instead of the West India, "good New England rum, 
in the proportion of six quarts of the latter to one gallon of the 
former," might be furnished as a substitute. It appears that 
Dublin, for some cause, failed to furnish its proportion of the 
article, — as the receipt of a deputy sheriff shows the payment, 
at a subsequent time, by one of the selectmen, of the amount 
of the town's "rum tax and cost," upon an extent, or execution. 
We can hardly, in view of the prevailing sentiments and customs 
of the time, pay our ancestors the compliment of supposing 
that their omission to provide the article, in specie, arose from 
any conscientious scruples, on their part, as to the propriety 
of the use of it. 

After the war was over, our townsmen cast about to see what 
was the condition of their military stores. In June, 1783, they 
chose a committee to examine the town-stock of powder, and 
dispose of it, if necessary. It appears that it was disposed of 
some time afterwards, as in November, 1786, they voted to 
approve of what the selectmen had done in selling the town's 
powder. But, not to seem wanting in respect to the art mili- 
tary, they voted that the selectmen "take four dollars of the 
powder-money and buy a drum and fife for the training com- 
pany;" and that the rest of the money be applied to purchasing 
ammunition for the town. 

Before the Revolution, the usual form for the commencement 
of town-meeting warrants was, "These are in his majesty's 
name, to will and require you forthwith to notify and warn all 



ADDRESS OF CHARLES MASON 19 

the freeholders and other inhabitants of Dubhn, quahfied to 
vote in town affairs," &c. This form continued to be used until 
March, 1775, inclusive. Then, for a time, it was, "You are re- 
quired to notify," &c., without specifying the authority by 
which the requisition was made. After July 3, 1776, as pro- 
vided by the General Court, it was, "In the name of the govern- 
ment and people of the Colony of New Hampshire." By an act 
of the General Court, of Sept. 11, 1776, the colony assumed 
the name of "the State of New Hampshire;" and thenceforth 
the warrant opens, "In the name of the government and 
people of the State of New Hampshire." 

The Federal Constitution having been framed and presented 
for ratification, and a Convention being about to assemble, in 
New Hamsphire, to act upon it, a town-meeting was called, in 
January, 1788, to take the matter into consideration. At the 
meeting, a committee was chosen, to consider the subject; and 
the meeting adjourned, for a week, to hear their report. No 
report was made at the adjournment; but another committee 
was chosen, and thereupon the meeting was adjourned for a 
week more, when, the record states, "Met according to ad- 
journment, and voted to dissolve the meeting." No reason is 
intimated why no action was taken in the case. A failure so 
marked and deliberate, to declare for the instrument, had it 
occurred in these days of constitutional enlightenment, there 
is reason to apprehend, would have subjected the delinquents 
to the grave suspicion of lacking patriotism. 

There was no one chosen from Dublin as a delegate to the 
Convention which was to decide upon the ratification of the 
Constitution. But Samuel Griffin, who was chosen from Pack- 
ersfield, it is presumed, represented^ Dublin also, as it appears 
from the treasurer's accounts that the latter town paid a por- 
tion of his expenses for attendance at the Convention. 

Dublin and Packersfield were, at first, classed together for 
the choice of representative to the General Court, — the 
member being taken from the one town and the other alter- 
nately. Samuel Griffin of Packersfield was chosen in 1789, and 
again in 1791; whilst, on the part of Dublin, Reuben Morse 
was sent in 1790, and Samuel Twitchell in 1792. After the last 
named year, Dublin was entitled, of itself, to send a representa- 
tive. 

The price paid officials in the town's service, such as select- 

^ The "Journal of the Convention" shows that Samuel Griffin represented both 
Packersfield and Dublin in that memorable convention. — J. L. S. 



20 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

men, committees, and the like, was, for a long time, pretty 
uniformly three shillings a day, — except for running town 
lines, which was regularly four shillings. In 1795, the selectmen 
charged four shillings a day; in 1800, ninety cents; and, soon 
after that, it came to be a dollar a day, which is presumed ever 
since to have been the standing price. 

In early times, and up to the year 1791, when an act was 
passed relieving them from that duty, the constables were, by 
virtue of their office, collectors of taxes. Every man in town 
was obliged, with certain limitations, to serve as constable, 
when chosen, under a penalty of three pounds. The collection 
of the taxes was, of course, rather an onerous service; and, 
when the population became considerable, rendered it difficult 
to get constables who would willingly perform the duty. As 
early as 1785, the town allowed the constables something for 
their services; and, soon after, the practice was introduced of 
venduing the collection of the taxes. Fourpence-half penny was 
about the common rate paid for collecting. 

All bills and accounts against the town were required to be 
brought before the inhabitants, in town-meeting assembled, 
for allowance. This was uniformly done, until the year 1814, 
when, by a vote of the town, the allowance of such claims was 
submitted to the selectmen; and, unless in respect to the ac- 
counts of the selectmen themselves, that has doubtless been 
the practice ever since. In like manner, the abatement of 
taxes was always by vote in town-meeting. In matters of this 
kind, while the public convenience has been subserved by the 
change, the practice, it will be perceived, has been growing less 
democratic, — the people having entrusted to their agents the 
doing of many things which formerly they attended to them- 
selves in town-meetings. 

The town has, at times, been subjected to considerable ex- 
pense for supporting paupers and assisting needy people. In 
the earlier days of its history, the practice was adopted of 
warning new-comers out of towTi, with a view to prevent their 
acquiring a legal settlement. This had to be done within a 
year after the person came into the town. There is a list pre- 
served of the persons included in the successive warnings, made 
once a year or oftener, commencing in 1778, and extending 
through a period of ten years; and undoubtedly the practice 
was continued afterwards. They seem, certainly at first, to 
have warned out all, indiscriminately, — without regard to 
their condition or abihty to support themselves, — as the list 



ADDRESS OF CHARLES MASON 21 

contains some of the most substantial inhabitants, being headed 
by Nathan Bixby, who came from Framingham, in 1778, and 
who, for many years, was commonly the largest tax-payer in 
the town. 

There were, however, some, at an early day, whom the town 
had to assist. The family of Jabez Puffer — a most unfortu- 
nate family — received such aid as early as 1779. For several 
years, they were supplied by the town with articles of subsist- 
ence and necessaries, — and very liberally supplied, it would 
seem; as these items, for a long while, constitute one of the 
main staples of the town expenditures. 

At length, the wisdom of somebody devised the scheme of 
venduing the toions poor, as it was expressed. The experiment 
was first tried in 1795, and was so successful that the practice 
was continued, certainly till 1822. It is one of the most excep- 
tionable practices that ever obtained in the town. It was ag- 
gravated tenfold by the custom of furnishing, at the expense 
of the town, on those occasions, intoxicating drinks, for those 
who were present, serving to make the most prompt bidders of 
a class of men the least fitted to have charge of the bartered 
victims. Whether this custom prevailed from the first, I am 
not advised; but certainly it was in vogue in comparatively 
recent times, — from 1814 to 1822. The treasurer's accounts, 
for almost every year during that period, contain items for 
"liquor furnished at the time the poor were put out," and on 
other occasions when it was thought necessary to stimulate 
men's ideas, and make them do things which they would not 
do when in the full possession of their sober senses. Thus, in 
1815, there is a bill of nine mugs of toddy, at the time the poor 
of the town were let out; two mugs at the letting out of the 
schoolhouse by Drury Morse's; ^ and fifteen mugs at the ven- 
duing of the town land, — the price, twenty-five cents a mug. 
The practice in question, as well as the aggravation thus su- 
perinduced, may claim the benefit of the plea of common usage, 
to go, in extenuation, for what it is worth. 

Our townsmen were sometimes sorely tried by the depreda- 
tions of wild beasts and mischievous birds. In the earlier days 
of the settlement, bears haunted the vicinity of the cultivated 
lands; and, though scarcely dangerous to human life, they were 
a terror to the inhabitants, and were sadly destructive, — es- 
pecially of the corn-fields. To a much later time, wolves, which 

1 Who lived on or near the site of the house of Fred. A. Adams, at Bond's Corner. 
— J. L. S. 



22 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

found a retreat in the rock-cleft chasms of the Monadnock's 
ruf^ged sides, in their nocturnal incursions into the sheep-folds 
and pastures, made deadly havoc of the flocks. A call for the 
redress of a grievance of this kind was made, through the town 
warrant, in August, 1792, in the shape of an article, "to see if 
the town will give any encouragement for killing wolves." 
The town responded to the appeal by voting to give a bounty 
of eight dollars to any of the inhabitants of this town, who 
should, before the twentieth day of the next March, kill any 
wolf found within the limits of Dublin, Jaffrey, Rindge, Fitz- 
william, or Marlborough; also to give any inhabitant of any of 
the other towns named the same bounty for killing any wolf 
found in either of these towns, which the respective towns shall 
give for killing wolves; — 'provided, that such towns will give 
the inhabitants of Dublin the same bounty which they give 
their own inhabitants. 

We have here an exemplification of the doctrine of comity, 
and fair reciprocity, between the towns, as well as a practical 
illustration of the theory of intervention on their part, to secure 
non-intervention on the part of the wolves. How many of 
these latter suifered under the operation of this sanguinary 
edict, we know not; but certain it is, from receipts for the 
bounty, paid upon certificates of the fact from the selectmen 
of Jaffrey, that Capt. Benjamin Spaulding caught a grown wolf 
in Jaffrey, which he killed on the 5th of September, 1792, and 
another about the 1st of November following. He must have 
been a terror to all surviving wolves, if any there were. 

In June, 1799, it was voted, upon like principles of reciproc- 
ity, to give, for one year, ten dollars for killing a wolf a year old, 
and five dollars for a younger one, within either of the towns of 
Dublin, Fitzwilliam, Jaffrey, Marlborough, and Packersfield. 

In March, 1805, the town voted to give a bounty of twenty- 
five cents on all old crows, and twelve and a half cents on all 
young ones, killed within the town, in May and June next. 
As the crow is fabled to live a hundred years, it might become a 
nice question of casuistry at what age the creature could be 
said to be old. But, as the maxim is, that the evil intent makes 
up for deficiency of age, it may be presumed they deemed the 
crow old as soon as it became capable of doing mischief. 

These things, apparently so trivial, show, nevertheless, the 
temper of the men. They aimed at a practical result, and looked 
steadily to that. In offering a bounty upon these animals, they 
were evidently not actuated by any special enmity to the 



ADDRESS OF CHARLES MASON 23 

wolves or the crows: they did not, according to the modern 
doctrine, demand indemnity for the past, also, but only sought 
security for the future. Hence they graduated their rewards 
to meet the estimated exigency, calculating the chances that 
the juvenile wolf or crow would attain to the full maturity of 
wolf or crowhood, and become a permanent settler in the 
vicinage. They seem, however, to have come to the conclu- 
sion that they had underrated the vitality and inhabitative- 
ness of the crow; for, upon the next occasion of their legislating 
upon the subject (in 1811), we find them offering twenty-five 
cents on old crows, and seventeen cents on young ones. 

The town has, from time to time, extended its countenance, 
though to a limited extent, to the military. The memorable 
grant, in 1786, of four dollars, to buy a drum and fife, has been 
already noticed. In 1807, the town, through a committee -ap- 
pointed for the purpose, petitioned the General Court for an 
artillery company. That body responded to the application for 
one thing by granting another, which was probably just as 
good. They authorized the formation of a company of grena- 
diers; and the town, the next year, voted to accept the sub- 
stitute, and chose a committee to consult with the field officers 
concerning the rank which the company should hold in the 
regiment. Military and fire companies are always sensitive 
upon this matter of rank. 

At the March meeting in 1809, a vote was passed empower- 
ing the selectmen to furnish the grenadier company with a 
stand of colors, if they should think best. It seems that, for 
some cause, they failed to do it; for in November, 1810, the 
town voted, peremptorily, that the selectmen furnish the 
company with a stand of colors; which was done, at an expense 
of twenty-five dollars. The company continued to perform its 
warlike achievements under that standard, until, having be- 
come faded and tattered, it was superseded by another, which 
was presented to the company by a former resident of the town. 

I have stated that the proprietors of the township had ex- 
pended about six hundred dollars upon the meetinghouse, by 
the year 1773. In April of that year, they voted not to raise 
any more money, at present, for that purpose. This was the 
last meeting held by the proprietors, until, ten years later 
(Sept. 11, 1783), a meeting was called, "to see if the proprietors 
would finish building the meetinghouse, or give it to the town;" 
and it was voted to give it to the town, as their property. 

At a town-meeting, held, Oct. 13th of the same year, it was 



24 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

voted to accept of the meetinghouse, as a donation from the 
proprietors. At the same time, they voted to finish the house, 
and sell the pew-ground in it, except one pew on the right 
hand of the pulpit. Precisely how much had been done to the 
meetinghouse, up to that time, is not known. Doubtless it 
was only rough-boarded upon the outside. The pew-ground 
was planned out in 1773; but it is presumed that no pews were 
built, and probably no pulpit, till after the house came into 
possession of the town. It had then been used for a meeting- 
house some twelve years, and Mr. Sprague had been settled 
six years. 

The pew-ground, as it was termed, which was the space upon 
the floor on which the pews were to be built, was sold, in sepa- 
rate lots, to the highest bidder, with the restrictions that no 
man be allowed to purchase a pew-lot, but an inhabitant of the 
town; that the purchasers built the pews uniform, with hand- 
some panel-work and a handsome banister on the top; that 
pews on the walls of the house the owners should ceil up as high 
as the bottom of the windows; and that the floor of the pews 
should not be raised above eight inches from the floor of the 
house. The purchaser was required to build his pew when called 
on by the committee appointed to finish the meetinghouse, or 
he forfeited his lot. There was a further provision in these 
words: "Every person that owns a pew shall occupy no other 
seat in the meetinghouse, until his pew be as full seated as is 
comfortable for those that seat it; and, if any person owns 
more than one pew, he shall not shut it up, and keep people 
from sitting in it." 

The amount expended at this time appears, from a paper 
entitled "The Account of what the Committee have laid out 
toward finishing the Meetinghouse," to have been about six 
hundred dollars, — about the same sum that was originally laid 
out upon it. But this seems not to have fully satisfied everybody, 
since, in 1788, we find, in the town-meeting warrant, an article, 
"to see what method the town will take to finish the meeting- 
house." The article was, however, passed over "to some future 
meeting;" and it is a grave question, if, indeed, there be any 
question about it, whether, in fact, the meetinghouse was ever 
finished at all. 

The salary of INIr. Sprague, — sixty pounds, or two hundred 
dollars, — not extravagantly large at the best, was soon ren- 
dered wholly inadequate by the depreciation of paper-money, 
which began in 1777, and went on so rapidly that, by 1781, it 



ADDRESS OF CHARLES MASON 25 

had become nearly worthless. At the March meeting in 1779, 
the town voted to give Mr. Spragiie one hundred sixty 
pounds salary that year. In September following, they voted 
to make his salary as good to him that year as it was when he 
was settled; and, for that purpose, to give him nine hundred 
pounds salary, — including what was granted him in March. 
But even this sum, nominally fifteen times the amount, he 
undoubtedly found, before he got it, to be quite unequal, in 
actual value, to the original salary. To give some idea of the 
extent of the depreciation, even while the paper-money con- 
tinued to be used as a standard of value, it may be stated, that 
the town was assessed for state-tax, in 1780, ten thousand 
thirty-seven pounds five shillings, — not old tenor, but lawful 
monej^ — equal to $33,457.50. Rye sold for fifteen pounds, 
or fifty dollars a bushel; and other things in proportion. ■ 

But the people soon abandoned the task of making their 
computations by the depreciating currency, and resorted to a 
more substantial standard. In 1780, we find them voting Mr. 
Sprague two hundred bushels of rye, or the value thereof in 
beef, pork, Indian corn, butter, cheese, sheep's wool, flax, or 
any other article that shall be acceptable to him, as a salary 
for that year; allowing, for rye, six shillings a bushel; Indian 
corn, five shillings and four pence ; butter, one shilling a pound ; 
cheese, eightpence; sheep's wool, two shillings and threepence; 
flax, one shilling; beef, threepence three farthings; and pork, 
fivepence. 

The next year they voted him the same salary, — two hun- 
dred bushels of rye, or the value thereof in other articles, at 
the same rates as last year, — to be delivered at his house by 
those who were to pay it. It will readily occur to any one that 
this method of receiving his salary could not have been particu- 
larly convenient, nor was likely to be peculiarly advantageous 
to him. There is an anecdote widely circulated of Mr. Sprague, 
that his people once proposed to increase his salary, but that 
he begged them not to do it, since it plagued him almost to 
death to get what they agreed to give him at first. Considering 
the way in which his salary was paid, one can readily appreciate 
the feeling which must have prompted the deprecatory reply 
that was thus given, or certainly might well have been, had the 
proposal in question actually have been made. 

The difficulties growing out of the depreciation of the cur- 
rency, coupled with some others relative to Mr. Sprague's im- 
provement of certain of the town's land, led to rather a sharp 



26 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

encounter between him and the town, in 1781, in which he sent 
to them two or three letters, couched in language very plain, 
and not slightly tart. The troubles, however, were amicably 
adjusted. The next year the town voted Mr. Sprague, for his 
salary, "two hundred hard dollars, or two hundred bushels of 
rye. 

In 1801, Mr. Sprague, having received from the estate of his 
father, who died three or four years before that time, a con- 
siderable amount of money, made a proposition to the town, 
which was accepted, to relinquish his salary entirely, upon 
certain conditions. A letter from him was laid before the town, 
setting forth that, in consequence of bodily indisposition and 
infirmities, he had been advised by the best physicians to a 
change of air and situation, and not to retain a permanent resi- 
dence in Dublin; and he proposed to relinquish, from the 12th 
of May, 1801, his annual salary of sixty pounds, and thirty cords 
of wood, but to retain his pastoral connection with the church, 
and the right of supplying the pulpit with men of piety and 
good abilities, when he might find it inexpedient to preach him- 
self, — the town paying such preachers for their services. 
Upon the acceptance of the proposition by the town, he sent in 
a formal release of his salary. Notwithstanding this arrange- 
ment, it is understood that Mr. Sprague, during the rest of 
his lifetime, was absent very little from Dublin, and that he 
continued himself to preach, for the most part, though he had 
frequently other persons to preach for him; but, it is presumed, 
this was never attended with any expense to the town. 

After the matter of the relinquishment of his salary was ad- 
justed, no further mention, except incidentally, is made of Mr. 
Sprague, in the town records, until, at the March meeting in 
1818, it was voted to erect a monument to perpetuate his 
memory. He died on the sixteenth day of December, 1817. 
His death was occasioned by an injury received in being thrown 
from his carriage, a week previous. The Rev. Elijah Dunbar 
of Peterborough preached the sermon, at his funeral, which 
was subsequently printed, by a vote of the town. 

Mr. Sprague was born in Boston, May 20, 1750, and gradu- 
ated at Harvard College in 1770. He was a son of Dr. John 
Sprague, a physician of very considerable eminence, who re- 
sided in Boston, and afterwards in Dedham, and who accumu- 
lated a large property. 

Probably no other man who lived hereabouts, in those times, 
had, or still has, so general a notoriety, throughout a region of 



ADDRESS OF CHARLES MASON 27 

considerable extent, as Mr. Sprague. He is commonly spoken 
of in connection with the thousand anecdotes related of him, 
many of which, so far as he was concerned, probably had none, 
and others but a slight, foundation in fact. These anecdotes 
are of a kind to give the impression that he must have been 
exceedingly ignorant and shallow. Such, however, is said not 
to have been the case. Living, as he always had, in and about 
the large town of Boston, he was undoubtedly not well versed 
in the business and customs of agricultural life; and he had no 
great aptitude or taste for acquainting himself with such mat- 
ters. He is said to have been a good scholar, and to have kept 
himself well informed, by reading and otherwise, of what was 
going on in the world. He was not, however, given to close ap- 
plication to professional studies, or to an elaborate preparation 
for his public exercises. 

He was preeminently of a social and jovial character, fond of 
conversation, anecdote, repartee, and good cheer. He is re- 
ported to have possessed, in a marked degree, the qualities of 
shrewdness and sharpness of intellect; and in the encounter of 
wits with his clerical brethren, which was not unusual in those 
days, his opponent was quite as likely as himself to come off 
second best. He was a man of the most kindly, generous dis- 
position, and of ready sympathy with affliction and distress. 

"As a minister of the gospel," it is said by Mr. Dunbar, in 
his funeral sermon, "Mr. Sprague was considered as excelling 
more particularly in his pathetic addresses, and sermons on 
funeral occasions, and generally in his public prayers." Of his 
sermons, generally, I doubt whether much can be said to their 
advantage. It is presumed he had not the industry and appli- 
cation necessary to prepare them thoroughly and carefully. 
Those that he left are written in a character and hand so com- 
pletely illegible that nobody, so far as I have heard, unless it 
were Mr. Dunbar, has ever pretended to the ability to decipher 
them; and I have been told it was not always without consid- 
erable diflSculty that he could read his sermons himself. 

In his will, made three days before his death, Mr. Sprague 
gave to the town of Dublin five thousand dollars, to be left at 
interest forever, for the support of the Christian religion, in the 
Congregational [now Unitarian] Society, in the town. After 
giving to Dr. Moses Kidder two thousand dollars, making some 
other bequests of small amount, and leaving to his wife the 
use of the rest of his estate during her lifetime, he gave to the 
town of Dublin all the remainder of his estate, "to be kept for 



28 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

schooling in said Dublin." Mrs. Sprague dying soon after, this 
fund, amounting to nearly ten thousand dollars, came into 
possession; and the income of it has ever since been applied to 
the support of the public common schools. 

The subject of building a new meetinghouse began to be 
agitated soon after the commencement of the present century. 
At the March meeting in 1808, the town voted to build a new 
meetinghouse. But nothing came of it. In November, 1810, 
they voted to accept the report of a committee from out of 
town, for fixing the spot, and chose a committee to let out the 
building of the house. The spot selected was upon land of 
Cyrus Chamberlain, probably not far from the place where 
the brick church now stands.^ But there was dissatisfaction in 
regard to the location. Some desired that it should be built 
upon the schoolhouse hill. There was a succession of excit- 
ing town-meetings in 1811, which, however, resulted in nothing. 

Here the matter subsided, and rested till 1815, when it was 
again voted to build a new meetinghouse, and to set it on the 
schoolhouse hill. But, this proving unsatisfactory, in March, 
1817, a committee was raised, consisting of four from the east 
and four from the west part of the town, to agree upon a spot 
for the house. This committee made a report, at the same 
meeting, which was accepted, and which was, "to set the meet- 
inghouse north of Joseph Appleton's blacksmith's shop, and 
turn the road south of the potash, to the post-guide south of 
Esquire Snow's, from thence south of the burial-ground, across 
the point of the pond," — where the road now is. 

The road thus proposed was laid out by the selectmen; but 
the town, at a town-meeting held June 2, voted against accept- 
ing it, and, by consequence, against building the house upon 
the spot designated. At the same time, it was voted to build 
a meetinghouse upon the schoolhouse hill, and to have it done 
in a year from the next November. At an adjournment of this 
meeting, on the 23d of June, a report of a committee, fixing 
the spot ^ where the house was finally built, was accepted by 
a vote of eighty to thirty-seven. This vote was decisive of the 
matter, and the house was built accordingly. It was raised in 
June, 1818. The raising occupied two or three days, and was 
regarded as a momentous occasion. Former residents of the 
town took that opportunity to revisit their kindred and friends, 

^ Not standing now. It was near the site of John A. Gleason's residence. — J. L. S. 
* About on the site of Mrs. Farnham's summer residence. The present edifice was 
built in 1852, and dedicated, March i, 1853. — J. L. S. 



ADDRESS OF CHARLES MASON 29 

and the people of the neighboring towns flocked in to witness 
the achievement. The house was built by Messrs. Cutting of 
Templeton, Mass., and Kilburn of Fitzwilliam, and was fin- 
ished in the course of the season. The dedication, which took 
place on the 3d of December following, was very numerously 
attended. The Rev. Thomas Beede of Wilton delivered the 
sermon on that occasion. 

After the death of Mr. Sprague, the pulpit was supplied by 
several candidates. Mr. Levi W. Leonard commenced preach- 
ing as a candidate on the first Sunday of April, 1820. In June 
succeeding, he was invited to settle as the minister of the First 
Congregational [Unitarian] Church and Society, and accepted 
the invitation. His ordination took place, Sept. 6, 1820. The 
sermon on the occasion was preached by the Rev. Henry Ware, 
Sen., D.D., of Harvard University. 

A Baptist church was organized in Dublin ^ in 1785. Elder 
Elijah Willard was ordained, June 5, 1793. A meetinghouse 
was built, soon after, upon the Bemis farm, where it stood 
until recently, when it was removed further west, and fitted 
up anew. Mr. Willard continued to preach till near the time 
of his death, which took place in August, 1839, at the age 
of eighty-eight vears. [See account of Baptist Church in 
Chapter^IIL] 

The Trinitarian Congregational Church was formed, No- 
vember 21, 1827. Their meetinghouse^ was built in 1835. They 
were supplied by different preachers, but had no settled minister 
till October, 1840, when the Rev. Henry A. Kendall was or- 
dained. He was dismissed, at his own request, in July, 1850; 
and the Rev. Alonzo Hayes was installed in April following. 

A Methodist meetinghouse was built ^ in the northwest part 
of the town, about ten years ago.^ A part of the society are 
inhabitants of Dublin, as are also some members of the re- 
ligious society at Harrisville. 

The first mention that is made of schools, in the town rec- 
ords, is in July, 1773, when the town granted four pounds "to 
keep a woman's school, to be kept in three parts of the town." 
For the next three years, they granted six pounds a year, to be 
laid out in like manner. 

^ In the part of the town which is now in Harrisville. — J. L. S. 

^ Not now standing. It was about on the site of John A. Gleason's house. The 
present edifice is much further east, at the foot of the hill. — J. L. S. 

' West of Russell's mill, in the corner between the old hill road and the new road to 
Marlborough, in the west end of the present town of Harrisville. — J. L. S. 

* In 1842. — J. L. S. 



30 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

In 1778, it was voted to build two schoolhouses, one in the 
northwest part of the town, the other in the east part. But it 
seems they were never built, and it is presumed that, up to the 
year 1784^ there was no schoolhouse in the town. In that year, 
a vote was passed to build seven schoolhouses, at the cost 
of the town. This vote was carried into effect, eventually, 
though it was several years before the houses were all com- 
pleted. The town voted one hundred fifty pounds for the 
purpose, to be assessed and divided into seven equal parts, 
and to "give each man liberty to work or find stuff for said 
housen, to pay his rate." 

A good deal of difficulty was experienced in fixing the location 
of some of the schoolhouses, particularly that "for the street," 
which was finally built by Moses Greenwood's,^ and that "for 
the northwest part of the town." Instead of the one originally 
provided for, it was determined, in 1791, to build two houses 
in the northwest part, — one west of Eli Greenwood's,^ and 
the other near Andrew Allison's.^ It was "voted that the select- 
men shall prefix the places for said schoolhouses to be built by 
the great; provided they don't give more than forty-five pound 
for building both schoolhousen." Possibly the selectmen may 
have felt constrained to leave the money to accumulate for a 
time, — as it appears by the records that the house by Andrew 
Allison's was not accepted by the town till 1799. In the mean 
time the schoolhouse by Moses Greenwood's was given up, 
and, in its stead, one was built in the middle of the town, and 
another by Drury Morse's,^ in 1795. There were now nine 
districts. The tenth was formed about the year 1805, by the 
division of the northeast district. 

The schoolhouses which were first built, it may safely be 
presumed, were but rude structures, small in dimensions, 
rough in workmanship, and inconvenient and uncomfortable 
in their arrangements. They cost about thirty pounds, or a 
hundred dollars, each, — several of them considerably less than 
that sum. The two which it was first voted to build were to be 
"25 by 20 feet." The town had but fairly got around with 
building the schoolhouses, when it became necessary to repair 
them; and, before many years, several of them required to be 
renewed. At the March meeting in 1809, it was voted to build 

> Who lived on the site of Miss Thayer's, formerly Albert Metcalf 's house. — J. L. S. 
^ Near the site of the present Chesham schoolhouse. — J. L. S. 
' The schoolhouse stood on "Parker Hill Road," on the west side of it. — J. L. S. 
* Who lived near Bond's Corner. — J. L. S. 



ADDRESS OF CHARLES MASON 31 

a new schoolhoiise in each district that was destitute of one. 
Under this vote, it appears that houses were built in the south- 
west district, the south, and the southeast, — at an average 
cost of about one hundred seventy dollars. A house was built 
by Drury Morse's^ in 1815, and in 1817 one ^ by EH Green- 
wood's, and another^ by Eli Hamilton's. These houses cost 
about two hundred twenty-five dollars apiece. 

The grants of school money were at first very irregular. For 
several years, there is no record of any money having been 
raised. In 1787, the sum granted was fifty pounds, or $166.67. 
It rose gradually in amount, but never exceeded three hundred 
dollars, till 1805, when it was raised to four hundred fifty 
dollars, which continued ever to be the sum till 1820. It should 
be observed, however, that, prior to 1805, the board of the 
teachers had always been paid by the town from its general 
funds, and was not taken out of the school money. But, after 
that time, each district was required to pay the board of its 
teachers out of its proportion of the school money. 

While the town paid for the board, the price was pretty uni- 
formly four shillings a week for boarding a schoolmaster, and 
two shillings and sixpence for a schoolmistress, until 1795, or 
thereabouts, when it had come to be six shillings and four 
shillings respectively. The wages paid to teachers can be 
ascertained in but few instances. In 1788, Alexander Eames 
was paid for two months five pounds four shillings, or eight 
dollars and sixty-seven cents a month, which was probably 
higher than the average price. In 1790, Samuel Appleton had 
eight dollars a month, for nine weeks. It is said he was paid 
in rye, which Mr. Ivory Perry carried to him at New Ipswich, 
where he then lived. The same year, 1790, Sarah Twitchell 
was paid for eight weeks, at the rate of forty-four cents a week, 
— which was probably about the usual price for female teach- 
ers at that time. It rose by degrees till about the year 1800, 
from which time, for twenty-five or thirty years, the common 
price was a dollar a week. 

The school-fund of the town, derived mainly from the be- 
quest of Mr. Sprague, and a small part from the proceeds of 
sales of the school-lands, amounts now to upwards of $11,000. 
The income of this fund became available in 1820, and has 

^ Near Bond's Corner. — J. L. S. 

^ In what was afterwards Pottersville, now Chesham. — J. L. S. 

' The schoolhouse (till 1841) in what is now the Harrisville district. It stood in 
the 13th lot of the 9th range, on the old road once leading due north from the second 
corner east of the late residence of S. Willard. — J. L. S. 



32 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

since been applied for the support of schools. From that time, 
the town has never raised a school-tax, under that name; but 
to the income of this fund, and the money received from the 
state, known as the "Literary Fund," there has been added, 
from the general funds of the town, suflBcient to make up the 
sum divided, which has been sometimes one thousand dollars, 
sometimes less, and, for the last three or four years, more than 
that amount.^ 

In 180G, Mr. Sprague and eleven others were chosen a com- 
mittee to inspect the schools in the town. This is presumed to 
have been the first school-committee. A like committee was 
chosen in 1809, and again in 1818 and 1819. In 1821, as the 
record shows, "The town chose the Rev. Levi W. Leonard, the 
principal committee-man, to visit the schools in the several 
districts, in this town, with the agent belonging to the district 
which is to be visited, whose duty it is to inform Mr. Leonard 
of the time he is desired to attend for that purpose." At the 
March meeting in 1823, a report upon the schools was made to 
the town. Every year since that time, a written report has 
been prepared, which, with a single exception, has been read 
in town-meeting, and for the last ten years has been printed 
for the use of the inhabitants. Mr. Leonard has been upon 
the school-committee every year since 1821. For many years 
he was in the habit of visiting every school, summer and winter, 
at its conmiencement and close, — a service which he never 
failed to perform unless prevented by some necessity. The men 
who, from year to year, have been associated with him upon 
the committee, have generally been efficient and well qualified 
for the duty; and altogether the schools of the town, for the 
last thirty years, have had the benefit of a supervision, it may 
safely be asserted, superior to that enjoyed by the schools of 
any other town in the state. 

The schools of Dublin have long been deservedly famed for 
their excellence; and they may well be regarded by the inhabit- 
ants of the town with emotions of mingled satisfaction and 
pride. And it is but an act of simple justice in us, who have 
enjoyed their advantages, here publicly to acknowledge our 

' These words were spoken in 1852. Since then the rate of interest has become much 
lower. In U)ll, the income from the Sprague school-fund amounted to $679.44, Dub- 
lin's share of the Literary Fund was $50.82, and Dublin's proportion of the state aid 
was $156.25, making $886.51 derived from these three sources. To this must be added 
the town appropriation of $2385, the sum of $200 raised by the "school district," 
which now includes the entire township, and an unexpended dog-tax of $161.70, all of 
which sources furnished $3633.21 for school purposes. — J. L. S. 



ADDRESS OF CHARLES MASON 33 

especial obligations to their two principal benefactors, — to 
the second minister of the town and to his successor, — of 
whom, speaking generally, and without disparagement to 
others, it may be truly said, the former furnished the capital, 
the latter the labor, by the combined agency of which the 
beautiful structure of our common schools was reared. 

It has been the lot of the town, for the last half-century 
nearly, instead of advancing, rather to retrograde, in point of 
population and wealth. As an agricultural town, which almost 
exclusively it has been, its soil, comparatively sterile and hard 
of cultivation, yields a comfortable subsistence but to the most 
patient, persevering industry, and downright hard work. 
Richer soils and milder climate have lured many to engage in 
agriculture elsewhere, while many more have been withdrawn 
to follow other pursuits. From these causes, whether to their 
own advantage always it were useless here to incjuire, it has 
happened, that a large proportion, especially of those in the 
prime and vigor of life, have, of late, left the homes of their 
youth to seek their fortunes in other scenes. Scattered all 
through the wide domain of our country may be found the 
sons and daughters of Dublin, pursuing their various avoca- 
tions. 

But, wherever they may be, whatever may be their pursuits, 
truth, I believe, will warrant the assertion, that seldom, indeed, 
have they been known to bring dishonor upon the place of their 
birth. The habits of industry, economy, and sobriety, of staid, 
correct deportment, of honesty and integrity, of kindness and 
humanity, to which they were here trained, they very gener- 
ally still retain with a firm grasp, and exercise in their adopted 
homes; so that, however this constant drain upon its population 
may have diminished the industrial energies, and impaired the 
prosperity, of the town, there is yet the reflection, that the 
force thus withdrawn has not been lost, but has been brought 
to bear perhaps with more effect, and where it was more needed. 

The apparent natural disadvantages under which the town 
has labored have not been wholly without resulting advantages. 
Our rigorous climate is nevertheless, in the main, healthful and 
invigorating, fitted to produce a hardy, robust, energetic 
people. Our stubborn soil, while it has demanded of its in- 
habitants unremitting labor to insure a livelihood, has, at least, 
albeit in a measure by necessity, saved them from indolence, 
extravagance, and many of the temptations to vice, and has 
inured them to habits of industry, frugality, and virtue. This 



34 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

state of things, though not altogether the most agreeable, it 
admits not of a doubt, is more conducive alike to the happiness 
and the permanent welfare of a people than the possession of 
the richest soil, if coupled with its usual, though not neces- 
sary, concomitants, — idleness, dissipation, and low amuse- 
ments. 

To an indifferent observer, regarding merely its rugged, 
rocky surface, its bleak hills, its piercing winds, and drifting 
snows, our town might seem to possess few attractions. But 
to us, in whose minds its memories are intertwined with so much 
that is dearest in life, it may be permitted to regard it with 
sentiments such as we cherish towards no other place. Here we 
first awoke to conscious being. Here we first experienced alike 
the joys and the sorrows of sentient, rational life. Here were 
the homes of our early years. Here are the graves of our 
fathers. 

Neither, by any means, is the town devoid of scenes of nat- 
ural beauty and objects of interest. Witness the grandeur of 
its forests, studded with majestic trees, in the summer crowned 
with verdant foliage, which, touched by the autumnal frosts, 
assumes such richly variegated yet sombre hues; in the winter, 
standing, snow-imbedded, with their naked arms battling the 
fury of the blast; or on a bright morning, after one of those 
storms of mingled snow and hail, sleet and rain, see every 
branch and twig, cased in transparent ice, flashing in the sun- 
light, with all the shifting colors of the rainbow. Mark the 
rugged hills, the deep, secluded dells, the cultivated fields, the 
ponds, embosomed in dense, wild woods, or opening upon 
cleared grounds. Where, for instance, can be found a sheet of 
water more beautiful than the old "meetinghouse pond," with 
its cool, crystal waters and clear, sandy shore, so congenial to 
its delicious inhabitant, the trout; with its glassy surface now 
sleeping in the sparkling sunshine, now uplifted by the winds 
in tiny, silver-crested waves .f^ 

Here, too, we have the Monadnock, rising in cold, proud, 
isolated grandeur, an emblem at once of the essential stability 
and the superficial changes of nature. Its rugged sides, now 
compact of bald, cragged rock, were formerly covered with 
trees almost to its summit. But, years ago, the ravening fire, 
kindled whether by accident or design, spread over a great part 
of the superior portion of the mountain, killing every tree and 
shrub wherever it went. The dead trees, decaying and falling, 
furnished materials for another conflagration, which occurred 



ADDRESS OF CHARLES MASON 35 

within the memory of many of us. Some thirty years ago, in 
the latter part of a dry summer, the fire from a clearing on the 
side of the mountain made its way up to the higher regions, 
where, feeding upon the decayed wood, and nourished by the 
wind and the drought, it extended itself over almost the entire 
northern side. As the daylight paled, giving place to the dark- 
ness of night, there might be seen from out the dense sea of 
livid, flame-tinged smoke, in which the mountain was enveloped 
by day, countless fires lighting up all along the extended range, 
glowing with a more vivid brightness as the darkness thick- 
ened, until the whole mountain-side blazed with its myriad 
tongues of waving flame. It was a spectacle beautiful and 
grand in itself, but rendered sublime and awful by the thought 
of the dread power of the devouring element, and of the terrible 
destruction that must ensue, if, the wind and the drought con- 
tinuing, it should burst its mountain barrier, and invade the 
domain of man. But fortunately, before such a catastrophe 
was reached, a drenching rain extinguished the fire, and thus 
put an end at once to the grandeur and the terror of the scene. 

Here, formerly, in the mountain fastnesses, wild beasts had 
their haunts, whence they issued forth, making havoc and 
devastation of the cattle and flocks and crops. When wearied 
out, at length, by their repeated depredations, or stimulated 
by the love of adventure, the hardy yeomen of the contiguous 
towns, with their muskets and other weapons of offence, by a 
concerted movement, were wont to turn out, and surround the 
mountain, carrying destruction into their places of fancied 
security. In later days, the adventurous fox-hunter, mounted 
upon his clumsy snow-shoes, following his hounds in pursuit of 
the wary game, braving the intensest cold, has often been led to 
a weary chase over the Monadnock's snow-buried sides. 

The summit of the mountain, standing lofty and lonely, has 
ever been watched with interest, as an index of the weather. 
Enshrouded in dense clouds, or veiled in impenetrable mist, it 
bespeaks the present genius of the impending storm. There, 
too, dwells the hidden force, which, in the sultry heats of sum- 
mer, attracts the cloud, "surcharged with wrathful vapor," 
from whose dark bosom darts the crinkling lightning, and the 
descending thunder-bolt bursts, shivering the rocks, cleaving 
deep fissures, or tumbling huge fragments down the precipices. 

Neither should we omit to mention the brightness and beauty 
of the sunlight, which, in a clear evening, lingers around the 
top of the mountain, as if loath to depart; nor the glittering 



36 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

display, when, on a winter's afternoon, the scattered slanting 
rays of the descending sun are thrown from the surface of the 
ice-encrusted snow; nor yet the cold, dazzling brilliancy which, 
in a winter's sunrise, encircles its snowy head ; nor, finally, that 
more enchanting sight, vouchsafed to imagination's credulous 
vision, which, in the soft beauty of a moonlit summer's evening, 
was charmed with the pure light of the flaming, storied car- 
buncle . 

Amidst these rude and primitive aspects of nature, not desti- 
tute of beauty and grandeur, but in which, nevertheless, the 
stern, the hard, and the real so strongly predominate, our town 
has reared a race of plain, earnest, unpretending, matter-of- 
fact men, of good common sense, of solidity of character, in- 
dustrious and frugal, exempt in a good measure from the frivoli- 
ties and vices, while wanting in the graces and adornments, of 
a more refined, polished, and luxurious state of society; men 
who, as a general thing, may with considerable confidence be 
relied upon to he more than they 'profess, to do more than they 
promise. 

And now my part in the performances of this day at length 
draws to its close. The occasion, which has brought us together, 
as it is to us wholly novel, is one of the like of which not an in- 
dividual here present shall witness the recurrence. It is an oc- 
casion which, appealing to early and happy recollections, has 
led many a wanderer back, to witness once more scenes long 
unvisited, not forgotten; and to meet kindred and friends from 
whom he has been separated by years of absence. Many of 
us, who went out from this our birthplace, are here. Many 
more, who went forth with us, have not returned, nor ever shall; 
whilst of multitudes whom we left here, aye, of some who set 
out in life long after ourselves, "time's effacing fingers" are 
already obliterating the inscriptions upon their tombstones. 
Let us accept with gratitude the occasion which has drawn to- 
gether so many of the living, to interchange friendly greetings, 
chastened though our joy must needs be, and tinged with a 
shade of melancholy, by the remembrance of the absent dead, 
and the consciousness of the ravages of time. 



CHAPTER II 

Proceedings of the Centennial Celebration, 
June 17, 1852. 

r\ MEETING of persons interested in celebrating, in an appro- 
priate manner, the close of a century since the settlement of the 
town, was held at the Town Hall, February 14, 1852. 

RuFUS Piper, Esq., was chosen Chairman, and Warren L. 
FiSKE,^ Secretary. A Committee, consisting of Henry C. 
Piper, Ransom N. Porter, and Jesse Morse, was chosen to 
get an article inserted in the warrant for the annual town-meet- 
ing, to see if the town would take any measures to bring about 
such a celebration; and also to recommend a plan for con- 
ducting the same. 

At the same meeting, it was voted to choose a Committee of 
two from each school district, to collect facts and incidents 
relating to the history of the town since its first settlement in 
1752. 



Chose — 

For District No. 1, Rev. Levi W. Leonard, DD., and Rufus 
Piper, Esq. 

For District No. 2, John Brooks and Abijah Richardson. 

" 3, Lawson Belknap and Zaman A. Gowing. 

" 4, Joseph Evleth and Dexter Derby. 

" 5, Deacon Jesse Morse and Cyrus Frost, Esq. 

" 6, Thomas Fisk, Esq., and Jonathan K. Smith. 

" 7, Aaron Smith and Rev. Henry Archibald. 

" 8, LovELL Harris and Silas P. Frost. 

" 9, RuEL Brigham and Lewis P. Randolph. 

" 10, Nahum Warren and John Gilchrest. 

The plan proposed by the Committee first named, and 
adopted by the town in town-meeting, was to choose a Chief 
Marshal by ballot, to conduct the exercises on the day of cele- 

1 Mr. Fiske is the sole survivor (May, 1916) of all who were chosen to serve on 
the various committees appointed to make arrangements for the centennial festival; 
probably the only survivor of those whose names appear in this chapter. He is hale 
and hearty, in his ninety-first year. — J. L. S. 



38 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

bration, so far as is customary for such an officer to do so, and 
also to choose a Committee of Arrangements, consisting of one 
member from each school district, — the Chief Marshal to act 
as chairman of said Committee, and that he appoint as many 
Deputy Marshals as he may think proper. 

RuFUs Piper, Esq., was chosen Chief Marshal. 

The following-named persons, all natives of Dublin, were 
chosen for the Committee of Arrangements, viz. : — 

District No. 1, Asa H. Fisk. 

" 2, Luke Richardson. 
" 3, Almerin Gowing. 
" 4, Jacob Gleason. 
" 5, Jesse Morse. 
" 6, Jonathan K. Smith. 

7, Aaron Smith. 

8, Amos E. Perry. 
" 9, Jonathan Townsend. 
" 10, Bela Morse. 

The first meeting of the Committee of Arrangements took 
place on Tuesday, the 1st day of April, when the organization 
of the board was completed by choosing Asa H. Fisk, Esq., 
Secretary. 

It was voted to hold the celebration on Tuesday, June 17, 
1852. 

Voted to invite Charles Mason, Esq., of Fitchburg, Mass., a 
native of Dublin, to give an address on the occasion. 

Chose Rev. Levi W. Leonard, D.D., Jonathan K. Smith, 
Lawson Belknap, Thomas Fisk, Esq., and Henry C. Piper, 
Committee of Publication. 

Chose Rev. Dr. Leonard and Rev. Alonzo Hayes to confer 
with the several choirs of singers in town, relative to furnishing 
sacred music on the day of celebration, and to select appro- 
priate pieces for performance. 

Chose Jonathan K. Smith, Asa H. Fisk, and Dr. Ransom N. 
Porter to invite guests, and also to prepare sentiments, and 
make arrangements to have them responded to. 

Chose Moses Marshal, Esq., Thaddeus Morse, and Jesse 
Morse to gather statistics in regard to the physicians, traders, 
and mechanics of Dublin. Chose Rev. Dr. Leonard and Rev. 
Mr. Hayes to do the same by ecclesiastical matters. Chose 
Ebenezer Greenwood on town and county officers. 



CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION 39 

Chose Moses Marshall, John W. Learned, and Richard Strong, 
Esq., to get the names of the Revolutionary officers and soldiers 
of Dublin, and all other matters relating to those "times that 
tried men's souls." 

Chose Jesse Morse, Moses Adams, and John Piper to make 
out a list of militia officers of Dublin, and get other matters 
relating to the militia. 

Chose Rev. Dr. Leonard, Jonathan K. Smith, and Thomas 
Fisk, Esq., on the subject of common schools. 

Chose Rev. Dr. Leonard, Dr. Asa Heald, and Dr. R. N. 
Porter to collect facts relative to health, sickness, and diseases 
in Dublin. 

On the 8th of May, the Committee of Arrangements again 
met, and chose Jonathan K. Smith President of the day; and 
John Wilson Learned, Richard Strong, Moses Marshal, Ben- 
jamin Marshal, and Abijah Richardson, Vice-Presidents. 
Chose Asa H. Fisk and Henry C. Piper toast-masters. 

May 29, the Committee met and voted that on the day of 
celebration the tables be set in picnic style, furnished by volun- 
tary contributions from the inhabitants of the town, and that 
the refreshments be gratuitous to all who attend. 

Chose Ebenezer Greenwood, Calvin Learned, and Charles A. 
Hamilton a Committee to prepare a place suitable to convene 
the people for dinner and other purposes on that occasion, ar- 
range the seats and tables, and appoint assistants for waiting 
upon the people, etc. 

Chose Thaddeus Morse, Ephraim Foster, and Asa Heald, 
the selectmen of Dublin, a Committee of Finance, to provide 
funds to carry through the celebration agreeably to the vote 
of the town. Chose Rufus Piper, Jonathan K. Smith, and Asa 
H. Fisk to report a programme of exercises and order of pro- 
cession on the day of celebration. 

June 8, Voted, that the table be set in the grove near the new 
road, south of the town-house, on land of Mr. Joseph Perry. 
Chose, Dr. R. N. Porter, Col. Rufus Piper, George A. Gowing, 
Joseph Perry, Samuel F. Townsend, Henry C. Piper, and their 
ladies to decorate, in a tasteful and proper manner for the oc- 
casion, the church^ occupied by the First Congregational [Uni- 
tarian] Society, and build a stage therein for the speakers. 
Chose Daniel Fiske, John Piper, and Franklin Bond to procure 



^ The second meeting-house that stood on or near the site of Mrs. Farnham's 
house. — J. L. S. 



40 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

movable seats for the aisles of the church. Voted to meet at 
the town-house on the day of celebration, at nine o'clock, a.m. 

June 15, tlie Committee of Arrangements met, and chose 
Jonathan K. Smith, Luke Richardson, and Jacob Gleason to 
assign the several religious exercises of the day to the different 
clergymen present. Requested the selectmen to appoint a suit- 
able number of constables to act, if necessary, on the day of 
celebration. 

Calvin j\Iason was appointed to act on the day of celebration 
as a member of the Committee of Arrangements, in place of 
Jonathan K. Smith, who was to act as President of the day. 

The Chief Marshal appointed the following persons as Dep- 
uty Marshals, viz.: Col. Cyrus Frost, Col. Charles W. 
Pierce, Capt. Joseph Evleth, Capt. Dexter Mason, Capt. 
Jason Phelps, Capt. Curtis Smith, Capt. Henry C. Piper, Capt. 
Joseph W. Powers, and Mr. Lyman Russell. 

June 17, 1852, the Committee met at 8 o'clock, a.m., and 
voted, that, as the meetinghouse cannot convene the numerous 
assemblage, the procession, when formed, march immediately 
to the grove, and occupy the seats there for the exercises of the 
day. 

The national flag was kindly furnished for the occasion by 
Mr. James G. Piper of Boston; and its ample folds were spread 
to the breeze on "Meetinghouse Hill," at an early hour, amid 
the firing of cannon and other marks of rejoicing. 

A large inscription, extending across the front of the meeting- 
house, was furnished by Messrs. Orlando and Charles Marshal, 
in the following words : — 

"we welcome the absent sons and daughters of DUBLIN 
TO THEIR native HOME" 

The interior of the church was neatly and very tastefully 
ornamented with evergreens, etc., for the occasion. 

At half-past nine o'clock, the procession was formed on the 
common in front of the meetinghouse, in the following order, 
viz : — 

chief marshal 

BAND OF music 

president and orator of the day 
vice-presidents 

CLERGY 
COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS 



CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION 41 

SPECIALLY INVITED GUESTS 
SINGERS 
CITIZENS FROM OTHER TOWNS 
CITIZENS OF DUBLIN 

At ten o'clock, the procession marched to the grove, where, 
under the direction of the Table Committee, seats were pro- 
vided for over two thousand persons, arranged in semicircular 
form, with the speakers' stand, and platform for band and 
singers, in the centre, and the tables on each wing, extending 
about ten rods from the centre, in front. The seats were all 
filled, and many were obliged to stand during the exercises. 

The vast assembly having been seated, and called to order 
by the President of the day in a short address, the exercises 
were conducted according to the following programme : — - 

1. Voluntary, by the band. 

2. Invocation, by Rev. Alonzo Hayes, pastor of First 
Trinitarian Congregational Society. 

3. Anthem, by the choir. 

4. Selections from Scripture, by Rev. Levi W. Leonard, 
D.D., pastor of First Congregational [Unitarian] Society. 

5. Prayer, by Rev. Samuel F. Clark, of Athol, Mass., a 
native of Dublin. 

6. Anthem, by the choir. 

7. Address, by Charles Mason, Esq., of Fitchburg, Mass., 
a native of Dublin. 

8. The following hymn, by J. K. Smith, was read by Rev. S. 
F. Clark, and sung to the tune of "Auld Lang Syne" by the 
assembly at large, led by the choir: — 

"An hundred years! what wondrous change 

A century has wrought! 
With deeds, events, and doings strange, 

Its passing years are fraught. 
Stern old Monadnock, 'mid a flock 

Of hillocks great and small. 
Reared then, as now, his crown of rock. 

The monarch of them all. 



"But o'er the landscape round him spread 
No human dwellings rise: 
One mighty forest lifts its head 
Exulting to the skies. 



42 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

But, as our fathers, here and there, 

Among the groves are seen. 
Ere long tlieir rude log-huts appear, 

And fields arrayed in green. 

"And lo! these lowly homes to grace, 

Fond fetnale hearts incline; 
To rear, in this then distant place. 

Affection's magic shrine. 
Thus gloomy forests disaj^pear. 

And homes their joys impart. 
Whence merry childhood's words of cheer 

Come ringing to the heart. 

"Time passes on; and years of toil 

Their pressing wants supply. 
Drawn from the treasures of the soil 

By sturdy industry. 
And yet their views were not confined 

To things of earthly need: 
They saw neglected soul and mind 

Might make them poor indeed. 

"And soon the church, in modest pride, 

Adorns the forest glade; 
And then the schoolhouse, by its side, 

Sends forth its timely aid. 
The church and schoolhouse still are ours. 

By our wise fathers giv'en: 
This can unfold our mental powers; 

That, point the way to heaven." 

9. Prayer, by Rev. Henry Archibald, late Baptist minister 
of Dublin. 

10. Singing, by the choir. 

11. Benediction, by Rev. Henry A. Kendall, formerly 
minister of Dublin. 

AT TABLE 

1. Blessing invoked by Rev. George F. Clark, of Norton, 
Mass., a native of Dublin. 

2. Repast. 

3. Thanks, by Rev. Z. S. Barstow, D.D., of Keene. 

RECESS OF THIRTY MINUTES 

The multitude of people was fed most abundantly and gratui- 
tously; and much food was left unconsumed. 



CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION 43 

AFTERNOON 

Order being restored, the afternoon exercises were as follows, 
viz. : — 

1. Music by the band. 

2. The President called for the first sentiment, which was as 
follows : 

"The First Centennial of Dublin. — An occasion of 'welcome 
home ' to our friends from abroad, of solemn reflection for the past, of 
hopeful anticipations for the future." 

To this sentiment the President of the day, Jonathan K. 
Smith, responded as follows: — 

It becomes my pleasing duty, as the organ of my fellow- 
townsmen, to extend to our former townsmen, who have come 
up here to unite with us on this interesting occasion, a cordial 
''welcome home.'' And I am sure I do but express the unanimous 
wish of the people of Dublin, when I give them more than a 
mere formal reception here. Welcome, thrice welcome, my 
friends, to our festival; welcome to our homes and our hearts! 
[Three cheers.] We thank you, brethren, for leaving your 
homes and your several occupations, to cheer us by your 
presence, and animate us by your words of counsel, encour- 
agement, or admonition. And I trust the occasion will be im- 
proved to the utmost in social intercourse, and in communing 
with each other; and that a friendly, fraternal feeling like the 
electric current, will pass freely from heart to heart, till the 
whole assembly is pervaded by its benign and heaven-born 
influence. 

The occasion naturally suggests a retrospective view of the 
past. We have arrived at one of those eminences in the path- 
way of life, whence we can look back through a long vista of 
years. In the dim distance we see, first, a single family coming 
over the line from the east, and commencing the settlement of 
the town. One by one, the sturdy pioneers arrive; and we see 
their settlements scattered here and there amidst the dense 
wilderness that surrounds them. 

Gradually, their encroachments upon the domain of the for- 
est become visible; and, at length, broad fields and waving 
harvests minister to their necessities, and supply their urgent 
wants. The venerable forms of our fathers and mothers rise up 
before us, in their honest simplicity of character; and we be- 



44 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

hold with admiration their strenuous and persevering efforts 
to change the wilderness to blooming fields for the benefit of 
their descendants. Their earnest, self-denying exertions, their 
daily and severe privations, their toils and hardships for the 
welfare of coming generations, bespeak our admiration for 
them as men, and invite our gratitude towards them as public 
benefactors. 

When we contemplate the great disadvantages, both physical 
and mental, which they had to encounter, and compare, or 
rather contrast, these with the present state of things, we can 
scarcely fail of being grateful to a kind Providence, that our lot 
was cast in more favored times, and under more auspicious 
circumstances. 

Surrounded as we are with the necessaries, the luxuries, and 
conveniences of life, it is difficult for us to conceive the hardships 
and privations to which they were subjected. Without roads 
or carriages, or even beasts of burden, their own brawny 
shoulders bore the grain to the distant mill, with no other guide 
than marks upon the trees. With the lofty forests frowning 
upon them on every side, it was their mission to "go ahead" 
with their own powers of locomotion, and "make the wilder- 
ness blossom as the rose." 

A century has elapsed since the incipient settlement of this 
town. During this period, what changes have occurred! How 
different the aspect of everything around us! Yonder moun- 
tain, indeed, still presents its serene brow to invite our contem- 
plation, and the smiling lakelet at its foot still mirrors the 
benignant heaven above it; but all else how changed! Our 
fathers and mothers, — where are they.^ Their bodies mingle 
with the dust of yonder "village of graves"; their spirits are 
with Him who gave them. And with them have passed away 
the primitive habits and manners and customs which then pre- 
vailed. These have given place to other customs and usages; 
in some respects far better, in others not so good. 

The century we are reviewing has been distinguished for 
rapid advances in the arts and sciences. Art has been the 
handmaid of science, and science has directed the labors of art, 
until results almost miraculous have been realized. We har- 
ness steam to our carriages, and fly, as on the w^ngs of the 
wind, along our iron roads. The broad Atlantic has been shorn 
of its dimensions, and Europe brought almost within hail of 
our shores. And the very lightning has been disarmed of its 
thunder-bolts, and is sent as an errand-boy to do our bidding. 



CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION 45 

The means of mental improvement here have been almost in- 
finitely multiplied. The log schoolhoiise has given place to the 
elegant structure; the four-pound appropriation has gone up 
to more than three hundred; and, instead of a school in three 
places, "the schoolmaster has been abroad" through the length 
and breadth of the town. Have the intelligence and virtue of 
the present generation kept pace with their far greater privi- 
leges .f^ Happy will it be for us if the shades of our fathers do not 
rise up and condemn us for a misuse of the ten talents committed 
to our keeping. 

What changes have occurred in the nations and governments 
of the earth during the period now under consideration! 
Thrones and dynasties have tottered and fallen; nations have 
been swept away by its unceasing current; and others, then 
unknown, have come into being, and risen to power. . The 
whole life of Bonaparte has been comprised within it, and the 
public life of Washington is included in the first half of it ; — 
the one sweeping, meteor-like, across the political firmament, 
consumed by its own brightness; and the other, the pole-star 
of liberty, towards which the eyes of the nations are still turned 
in admiration and hope, — striking examples for warning or 
imitation. 

But the century, with all its scenes and events, is now among 
the things that were. Its successive generations of men have 
come upon the stage and passed off, in the fulfilment of na- 
ture's law, and we are left in their places. We, too, must suc- 
cessively yield our places in life to others. 

The youngest among us cannot hope to witness the second 
centennial of Dublin. Long ere that shall come, this whole con- 
gregation will "sleep the sleep that knows no waking" on 
earth. What is to transpire during the coming century cannot 
be foretold, and it is useless to conjecture. From what has 
taken place in the past, we may reasonably expect an accel- 
erated progress in the several departments of art and science 
and discovery. Let us hope it will also be fruitful of means for 
improving the physical, intellectual, social, and moral con- 
dition of man. If this town is "a good one to emigrate from," 
let the specimens we send abroad testify to our faithfulness in 
educating them; and may those remaining here ever sustain 
the reputation of our common mother, so that the former may 
not blush to own the place of their nativity. 

Once more, my friends, I welcome you to your native 
town. 



46 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

"Though wintry winds come stealing 
Along our northern hills, 
Our hearts^ loarm fount oj feeling 
Nor time nor absence chills." 

3. The choir sang "Greeting Glee." 

4. The following letter from Aaron Appleton, Esq., of 
Keene, was read : — 

Keene, June 7, 1852. 
Gentlemen : 

I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your favor of the 
15th ult., inviting me to attend the celebration of the hundredth an- 
niversary of the settlement of the town of Dublin, on Thursday, the 
17th inst. 

Be pleased, gentlemen, to accept my sincere thanks for this mark 
of your attention. The object proposed by the people of Dublin, 
which will assemble together natives of the town and persons who 
have resided there, as well as others, meets my cordial aj^probation. 
It is now many years since I resided in Dublin; but I have oftentimes 
visited it, and have always taken an interest in its welfare and prosper- 
ity. It would afford me much pleasure to join in the festivities of the 
occasion. I regret to say, however, that my ill health will not permit 
me to accept your polite invitation. 

With best wishes for the success of the celebration, and for your 
own personal happiness, I remain, gentlemen, very respectfully, 

Your friend and servant, 

Aaron Appleton. 

Messrs. Jonathan K. Smith, Asa H. Fisk, and Ransom N. Porter, 
Committee of Invitation. 

5. The second sentiment was read: — 

"The Primitive Inhabitants of Dublin. — Simple in manner 
wise in deliberation, energetic and persevering in action, — their 
hardships and their virtues have consecrated their memories to the 
admiration of posterity, and should lead us to prize the privileges we 
enjoy." 

Music by Band 

Letter from Thomas Hardy, Esq. : — 

Dover, July 5, 1852. 
Gentlemen: 

I received your circular, inviting me to attend your centennial 
celebration in Dublin on the 17th ult., the 2d inst. Of course, it was 
rather too late to be present on that occasion. It bears the post-mark 
of June 4. The postmaster informed me it arrived the preceding 



CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION 47 

evening; so that it must either have slept in some office several weeks, 
or have been carried round "Robin Hood's barn" the same length of 
time. I assure you, gentlemen, nothing would have given me greater 
pleasure than to have taken a part in that social and festive meeting. 
To have been there would have brought fresh to my recollection 
scenes that are now numbered with things past and gone, and which 
"the memory fondly delights to recall." Had I been present on that 
occasion, I should probably have met some of my old contemporaries 
and friends, with whom I was once well acquainted, though most of 
them have immerged in the ocean of eternity. I rejoice that "Dub- 
lin is what she is"; and that the cause of education is "still upward 
and onward," receiving aid from patriotic fathers and matron moth- 
ers. I have seen a laconic account of your celebration in the "prints"; 
and, judging from that, conclude you had a splendid one. I would 
like to see it more in detail, which I presume might be found in a 
Keene paper. Accept, gentlemen, my cordial thanks for your polite 
invitation, while I am thine, in every laudable undertaking, 

Thos. Hardy. 
JoNA. K. Smith, Asa H. Fisk, R. N. Porter, 

Committee of Invitation. 

6. Third regular sentiment: — 

"Our Revolutionary Soldiers. — Their names may not have 
come down to us to be entwined with laurel; but the work of their 
hands survives, — a crown of glory to the people, a star of hope to 
the nations." 

Quartette — "Hail, Ye Heroes," etc. 

Mr. Lawson Belknap made some interesting extemporane- 
ous remarks, interspersed with anecdotes, showing the spirit 
and energy displayed by the people of this town during the 
War of the Revolution, and the dangers and hardships en- 
countered in defence of the country. 

The following sentiment was sent by John Elliot, Esq., of 
Keene, formerly of Dublin : — 

"The Patriots of Bunker's Hill — Among whom, seventy- 
seven years ago this day, my father, and the fathers or grandfathers 
of many of you, struck the first blow for the freedom of their homes: 
may the memory of their virtue and devotion be with us, as abiding 
and ennobling as the hills that shadow their graves." 

7. Fourth sentiment: — 

"Our Forefathers. — The times in which they lived may be 
sneered at as the ^old pod auger times.' The men themselves may be 



48 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

laughed at, for carrying a stone in one end of the sack to balance the 
grain in the other; but well would it be for those who deride them to 
imitate their many good qualities. Though humble, yet they were 
virtuous and respectable." 

Chorus — "Hail, Happy Day," etc. 

Samuel Morse, Esq., of Croydon, formerly of Dublin, re- 
sponded to this sentiment, and had spoken but a few minutes 
when a clap of thunder admonished the assembly to seek some 
better shelter than the dense foliage of the grove. They accord- 
ingly adjourned to the meetinghouse and held the remaining 
exercises there. Mr. Morse declined saying more; and, from 
the peculiar circumstances, no notes w^ere taken of what he did 
say. 

By Daniel Elliot, M.D. : — 

"The Memory of the Three Morses. — Deacon Eli, Squire 
Reuben, and Major John: worthy specimens of the 'primary granite 
formation of the town of Dublin; may 'chips of the old block' never 
be wanting among you." 

Letter of Rev. Abiel Abbot, D.D.: — 

Peterborough, June 12, 1852. 
Gentlemen: 

I thank you for the invitation to attend the celebration of the 
hundredth anniversary of the settlement of Dublin. If the infirmi- 
ties of fourscore and six years permit, I shall gladly attend. [He did 
attend.] 

It gives me high satisfaction that the people of Dublin propose to 
hold a centennial celebration commemorative of the settlement of 
the town. The hardships, privations, and dangers which the first 
settlers endured ought to be remembered; and the courage, fortitude, 
self-denial, and patient toil which they exercised ought never to be 
forgotten. The first third of the century was peculiarly trying. Severe 
labor, hard fare, provisions scarce and distant, camp in the woods, 
bad or no roads, few in number, exposed to cruel savages in the French 
War of 1755, sufferings in the Revolutionary War, able-bodied men 
called to the army, money scarce or depreciated, were some of the 
difficulties to be encountered. Having been born in the woods, some 
of these trials are fresh in my memory, others were repeated by those 
who endured them. 

The second third of the century was less trying. Labor was less 
severe, farms and buildings were greatly improved, the number of 
inhabitants increased, roads made and improved, and plenty and 
prosperity enjoyed. 



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The last third of the century has been attended with great improve- 
ment and prosperity. Farms have been well cultivated, houses built 
and repaired, convenience and comfort have been sought, the im- 
provement of the roads has claimed much attention and labor, and 
the value of property has been increased. 

Much has been successfully done for the social, intellectual, moral, 
and religious education of the young. The districts are supplied with 
good and convenient schoolhouses, teachers are well qualified, parents 
and others regard the schools with deeper interest, and are ready to 
furnish facilities for their improvement. 

The Sunday-school has been well attended, and been very bene- 
ficial in forming the moral and religious character of the rising genera- 
tions. Valuable libraries are provided for the young, and for those 
who have ceased to resort to the schoolhouse for instruction. The 
church has been ably and faithfully supplied, and been well attended; 
and harmony and peace have been enjoyed in the town. 

For the last quarter of the century past, I have, with much satis- 
faction, witnessed the constant improvement in Dublin; especially in 
what pertains to the social, moral, and religious culture of the young. 
I cordially congratulate the people on the present prosperous condi- 
tion and prospects of the town, and I rejoice to believe that they will 
continue to advance in what is excellent and praiseworthy. 

Wishing, gentlemen, that you may have a joyous and happy cele- 
bration, I am respectfully your friend, 

Abiel Abbot. 

To JoNA. K. Smith, Asa H. Fisk, Ransom N. Porter, 

Committee of Invitation. 

8. Fifth sentiment: — 

"Our Foremothers. — Their spinning-jenny spun but one thread; 
their power-loom was propelled by their own muscles; their piano 
'discoursed sweet music' from the linen-wheel; their pleasure-carriage, 
the old horse with saddle and pillion ; their tea and coffee, an infusion 
of pork and beans, — models for wives, patterns for mothers." 

Song — "Our Glorious Yankee Nation" 

Communication from Dr. Ebenezer Morse of Walpole: — 

Mr. President, — At the invitation of your committee, I 
have come once more to revisit my native hills, survey the 
beautiful prospects, admire the crystal ponds, and listen to the 
melody of the murmuring streams. These, I find, retain all 
their pristine beauty with which they were clothed sixty-seven 
years ago, when I first inhaled the pure atmosphere which 
always plays around these beautiful heights between Merrimack 



50 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

and Connecticut Rivers. I have come also to mingle my con- 
gratulations with other residents of this my native town on 
this exhilarating festival. 

After an absence of more than forty years, it is to be expected 
that I should see many new faces; and I find it so. Not one in a 
hundred is familiar to my eye. Our fathers and mothers meet 
us here no more; our brothers and sisters, nephews and nieces, 
have mostly gone to distant lands, or are grown out of our rec- 
ognition. Where are the Greenwoods, skilful workers of wood 
and iron, whose faces we used to see every Sunday? Where 
are the different families of Twitchells, that we were accus- 
tomed to see holding the breaking-up plough or tending mills .^ 
Where are the INIorses and Masons, whose mingled blood flows 
in my veins, and whose presence we were always sure to greet 
on every public day.^ 

Alas! yonder gravestones can silently tell 

The place where their bodies now peaceably dwell. 

On visiting my native place, my memory is clustered with a 
thousand recollections dear to my heart; and if I revert to 
them on this occasion, before responding to the sentiment that 
was last read, I trust I shall be pardoned for the digression. 

There 's a witching enchantment in that little grove 
Where we children and lambs in the shade loved to rove, 
Till "old crazy Stanford" was seen there one day. 
Which spoiled all our innocent frolic and play. 
The rocks in the fields where we labored can show 
The marks of the harrow, plough, shovel, and hoe. 
I can see all the brooks where the trout used to play, 
The meadows and ponds where we fished and made hay; 
Can hear the shrill notes of the loon, which so fond 
Is calling her mate from a neighboring pond. 

That primitive church, alas ! where is it now. 
Where our fathers and mothers in faith loved to bow? 
By the side of Beech Mountain for years it had stood — 
Recording the prayers of the pious and good. 
I remember the pews with their pretty turned slats, 
And the posts where the men used to hang up their hats. 
These last were a happy resort for the head, 
And lengthened the naps when long sermons were read. 
But the music awoke every one to admire, 
When they heard Ensign Twitchell lead off in the quire. 
That christening-font very seldom was dry, 
Where Christ, with his blessing on children, was nigh. 
Here Sprague taught the truths which religion adorn, 
And left all his treasures for children unborn. 




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That bright crystal spring near the church never dried, 
Where we boys ate bread and cheese by its side. 
Here we spent our long noonings, of which we were fond. 
And picked the sweet berries that grew round the pond. 

But these scenes to which I have alluded have mostly passed 
away; still memory lingers aroimd those spots in which youth 
has so many hallowed associations. But one object, and a very 
prominent one, in the features of Dublin scenery, remains very 
little altered during the last fifty years, or even the last six 
thousand years; and that is old Monadnock. 

There he stands, gazing far up in the sky, 
Expecting a kiss from the clouds that pass by. 
His head is quite bald, and has been growing gray 
Since Adam and Eve saw the light of day. 
His nightcap of fog always keeps on his head, 
Till all the damp clouds to the ocean have fled. 
His jacket and coat that he formerly wore. 
Composed of short spruces, are seen there no more; 
In a fire with high wind he once happened to lose 'em, 
And the brilliant carbuncle he wore in his bosom. 

In these tangled forests the wolves used to roam. 
And howl through the woods when their whelps were half grown ; 
And well I remember when my uncle Ben 
Brought three home alive, which he took from their den. 
And many a sheep, from their ravenous bite, 
Have had their blood sucked from their throats in one night. 
But a wolf hunt is called from the neighboring towns. 
They take up their march with a whoop and a hollo! 
And a ring of sharp-shooters the mountain surrounds. 
The hounds take the lead, and the hunters all follow; 
But the wolves were too cunning, so hide in their den. 
And never were seen by the hounds or the men. 
All the game of the hunt is a great lazy bear. 
Whose flesh, when well roasted, the company share. 

But our mothers must now claim our especial attention. 
Mine was born one hundred two years ago, was married at 
sixteen, and, at the commencement of the Revolutionary 
War, had four children. Notwithstanding this care on her 
hands, she was ready and willing to assist in getting the hay 
while my father was in the army; and was also compelled to 
listen to the roar of the cannon, as it came from the plains of 
Bennington, where her husband was fighting the battles of his 
country's freedom. And I have heard old Mr. Johnson say, 
that, on the I7th of June, seventy-seven years ago to-day, he 
was half -hilling his corn; and, every time he stopped to rest on 



52 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

his hoe-handle, he could hear the distant roar of the cannon, 
which was then dealing death on the heights of Bunker Hill. 
These were times that truly tried men's souls, and women's 
souls too; for they knew not but the very same cannon were 
making themselves widows, and their children fatherless. 

But fortitude, courage, and freedom were there. 
Which the men and the women must equally share. 

In the sentiment that has been read, allusion has been made 
to the old-fashioned pillion. These, in every sense of the word, 
were pleasure carriages, and the only ones in use till 1813. In 
parties of pleasure, as well as of business, they were considered 
both safe and commodious. Dr. Caustic, who wrote more 
than fifty years ago, describing a fancy ball, says : — 

"My girl, the prettiest of a million. 
Shall ride behind me on a pillion." 

And it was no unusual sight to see a couple start for a ball in 
that pleasant and cozy mode of conveyance. In one instance 
which I witnessed, a skittish horse was so frightened with the 
white dress, pink sash, and flowing ribbons of the ball dress, 
that he could not be brought within six feet of the object of his 
fears; but the young belle had the ability to leap from the top 
bar of a four-rail fence, and land herself safely on the pillion; 
and, when her arm was fairly round the waist of her beau, 
there was no danger of being thrown; for the more the horse 
reared, and the faster he cantered, the tighter she clung to the 
object of her affections. 

But by a good substantial horse-block, with which every 
dooryard was furnished, the ascent and descent to and from 
these pleasure carriages was rendered both easy and commodi- 
ous. There was one, always in repair, at each end of the old 
meetinghouse, for public use; and I have heard my father say 
that, when he and mother started from church, the old mare 
never broke her trot, up hill and down, till they got home. And, 
after the introduction of four-wheeled carriages, you could not 
persuade a prudent woman, who had for fifteen or twenty years 
enjoyed the safe and easy seat of a pillion, to expose herself to 
the danger and complicated movements of a wagon under the 
price of a broken neck. 

Our mothers also knew how to make bean-porridge, and 
alwavs recommended it by example as well as by precept. It 



CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION 53 

was a standard dish for supper, and never produced the night- 
mare, which is the effect of many dishes now in use. It was a 
fancy dish too; so much so as to be put into rhyme, and every 
child was taught to sing : — 

"Bean-porridge hot, bean-porridge cold, 
Bean-porridge in the pot nine days old," 

accompanied with clapping of hands with as much zest as 
"Old Dan Tucker" or "Uncle Ned" are at the present day. 
But, when I came upon the stage, bread and cider and milk 
porridge took the place of the fancy dish of our fathers and 
mothers, and finally banished the porridge pot from the chim- 
ney corner, where it usually stood with its contents unexhausted 
for at least nine days. 

The last view we shall take of our mothers must be ^t the 
musical spinning-wheel. There they spun but one thread at a 
time; but that was a long one and a strong one. It happily 
resembled the thread of life, which they spun to a good old 
age. This, too, was even, smooth, strong, and enduring; 
never got tangled or snarled with the petty jars which too often 
disturb the votaries of a fashionable life. 

A daughter's outfit at her marriage, in those days, was con- 
sidered incomplete without a spinning-wheel. xAnd why should 
it not be, since, without that useful instrument of domestic 
industry, their children must have gone without shirts .^^ There 
were no "factory girls" then; but all the women were manu- 
factory girls, and scarcely an article of clothing was used in the 
family that was not spun and wove by the skill and industry of 
females. There was no muslin to work but that made of flax 
and wool, no embroidery but that wrought in the checkered 
apron, no cushions to stuff but the pillion, no gymnastics but 
the wheel and loom, no pound-cake to cook but that made of 
rye and Indian, no lacing cords but the woolen apron strings. 
And what were the physical results.'^ Why, rosy cheeks, spark- 
ling eyes, vigorous minds, strong muscles, good appetite, hardy 
constitutions, courageous hearts, and kind souls. Compare 
the effeminacy of our present fashionable females with the 
hardy, healthy, enduring, and useful mothers of fifty years 
ago; and then think what will be the helpless condition of the 
females of the next hundred years, if they suffer themselves to 
continue under the deteriorating influence of custom, fashions, 
and the false pretensions of refinement. The persevering in- 
dustry, the frugal economy, the useful employment, and 



54 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

energy of character of our mothers ought to be written on the 
hearts of the present generation as an everlasting memorial of 
departed worth, and recorded in the town records for an ad- 
monition to those who shall celebrate the next centennial 
festival of Dublin. 

But I have something more to say about the musical foot- 
wheel, the mention of which reminds me of a short chapter in 
my own history, which I beg the privilege to abbreviate. 

Forty-eight years ago, I wrote a sonnet, describing the per- 
sonal beauties, the mental accomplishments, but more particu- 
larly the industrious habits and admirable skill, of a certain 
young lady, with whose united charms I was more than half in 
love. She is probably present now, lives in this town, has a 
family of children, and no doubt makes a good wife. I must 
further add, that I never had the courage to show her the son- 
net: had I done so, the destiny of both of us might have been 
materially altered through life. I do not recollect all that I 
wrote of her domestic qualifications; but one couplet, relating 
to the foot-wheel, is still fresh in my memory, which I will 

repeat : — 

" With merry heart I saw her twist off 
The magic thread from her pine distaff." 

I make this quotation from one of my juvenile productions, 
not on account of its poetical beauties, or to refresh the mem- 
ory of one I so much esteemed, but to show the high estimation 
in which the industrious and useful employments of young 
ladies were held in former times, so much so as to be celebrated 
in songs and sonnets; and I venture the assertion, that an ex- 
pert performer on the foot-wheel, forty or fifty years ago, was 
as much toasted, complimented, and admired for her execu- 
tion on that instrument, as the fashionable drummers on the 
modern piano are at the present day. 

Oh! the kitchen was a delectable hall for such musical con- 
certs. 

The boys dressed the flax, and the girls spun the tow, 

And the music of mother's foot-wheel was not slow. 

The flax on the bended pine distaff was spread. 

With squash-shell of water to moisten her thread. 

Such were the pianos our mothers would keep. 

Which they played on while spinniJig their children to sleep. 

My mother's, I'm sure, must have borne off the medal; 

For she always was placing her foot on the pedal. 

The warp and the filling were piled in the room. 

Till the web was completed and fit for the loom. 



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Then labor was pleasure, and industry smiled, 
While the wheel and the loom every trouble beguiled; 
And here, at the distaff, the good wives were made. 
Where Solomon's precepts were fully obeyed. 

Dear Sir: ^ 

I intended to have been present at your centennial celebration, 
and have prepared some remarks, by way of response to a sentiment 
sent me, for the occasion; but numerous other avocations, I fear, will 
prevent my being present, though my sympathies will be with you. 
Should you deem them appropriate, you may cause them to be read, 
as the sentiments of 

E. Morse. 

Walpole, June 14, 1852. 

9. Sixth sentiment: — 

"The Late Rev. Edward Sprague. — As noted for Hberality as 
for eccentricity. Generations unborn shall rise up and bless his 
memory." 

Song — "Forget not the Dead," etc. 

Mr. Moses Corey, being present, remarked that he lived for 
a considerable time in the family of Mr. Sprague, in a situation 
that gave him many opportunities of knowing his opinions, 
views, and feelings; and he could testify, from his own knowl- 
edge, to the truth of the idea embodied in the above sentiment. 
He related several anecdotes illustrative of his liberality in 
religious opinions, as well as his eccentricity in common affairs. 
His religious views were different from those of most of the 
clergymen of his own denomination in the vicinity. 

10. Seventh sentiment: — 

" Emigrants from Dublin, Present and Absent. — Scattered 
from Maine to California. May the principles here inculcated in 
youth prove a shield in the hour of trial, and make each one a foun- 
tain sending forth similar influences to others!" 

Music by the Band 

To this sentiment Mr. James G. Piper of Boston responded 
as follows : — 

Mr. President, Ladies, and Gentlemen, — In attempting to 

1 Mr. Morse was unavoidably absent and his address was read to the audience. 
This brief letter to the presiding officer expresses, in advance, his fear that he could 
not be present. — J. L. S. 



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speak here, I labor under great disadvantages, for this is a 
centennial meeting, embracing in its subjects for our considera- 
tion the events of a hundred years, nearly seventy of which 
had rolled their seasons past ere I was born. I stand before 
many who can discourse familiarly upon occurrences that passed 
under their immediate observation years before I had opened 
my eyes to the light of day, and were eye-witnesses to scenes 
of which I know nothing except by hearsay. Therefore I feel 
embarrassed, and more inclined to make my bow and sit down 
than to proceed. But I know that you are kind and indulgent, 
and will pardon me for being born so late in the century, and 
make all just allowance for my youth and inexperience. In 
making my speech, I suppose I ought to begin at the begin- 
ning, in the year one of the town. But here I am baffled at the 
outset; for I cannot look back thirty years before things ap- 
pear so shady and indistinct that I can scarcely discern a single 
object. One step farther, and I am completely befogged; and 
any attempt at exploration is as fruitless as the search for Sir 
John Franklin. 

But the "emigrants from Dublin" have been kindly noticed 
here; and it so happens that I am one of that class, resident 
down in the Old Bay State, a state in some respects second to 
none in the Union, and which we venerate next to our own 
good Granite State; for it is the native state of many of our 
ancestors. There is Plymouth Rock; there, too, are Lexington, 
Concord, and Bunker Hill; and this day is not only the anni- 
versary of the settlement of this town, but likewise of the 
battle of Bunker Hill. Since then, how changed! Before the 
settler's axe the primeval forests have bowed, and their ashes 
now fertilize the soil you cultivate. The thunder-drums of war 
have beat and ceased. The old heroes are gone. 

"They sleep their last sleep; 
They have fought their last battle; 
No sound can awake them to glory again." 

But the glory of their deeds shall last, and their names be sur- 
rounded with a halo of glory; and such a fame shall be theirs 
as before them no mortals had won. 

Yes, I am a son of Dublin, and love to be asked where I hail 
from. I always answer promptly. Once, when a resident in 
Worcester, Mass., a man there, a native of the north part of 
the state, said to me, by w^ay of a wipe, that he did not see how 
it happened that such a hard, hilly place ever became settled. 



CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION 57 

I answered that many of the first settlers came from Massa- 
chusetts, having too much enterprise to stay there, especially 
in the part where his father lived. I did not wish to be uncivil, 
but we all know that either state has plenty of hills and rocks, 
and produces abundance of spoonhunt and mulleins. But 
people are not to be judged by soil and climate alone: their 
churches and schoolhouses are to be noticed; and Dublin has 
them both, and they have their influence upon the people. The 
farms here are not so productive as in some other parts, nor do 
the people boast of their interest-money and stocks; yet the 
savings bank at Keene and Freeman's Bank at Boston have 
their Dublin depositors and shareholders. But, if Dublin is 
such a good place, why do so many leave it, and even go back 
to Massachusetts, which the enterprise of their ancestors led 
them to leave .f^ Since this town was settled, great changes have 
taken place. Railroads have been built from city to city, and 
into the heart of the country, and we have been induced to try 
our luck abroad; but I confess, come to return, and see how 
well off those are we left, how independent and easy they live, 
I am almost sorry I ever left; for, after all, in the words of 
Burns : — 

"There's nae hame like the hame o' youth, 

Nae ither land sae fair; 
Nae ither faces look sae kind 

As the smilin' faces there." 

An old Scotch lady, who was born during the passage of her 
parents to this country, used to say she was not born on the 
Eastern nor the Western Continent, nor anywhere else on the 
face of the earth. Now, I think it quite unfortunate not to be 
born somewhere on the face of the earth, and I am thankful, 
in the first place, that I had the good luck to be born some- 
where, and, in the second place, that I was born in so good a 
place as Dublin. 

But whither have the emigrants from Dublin gone.^ The 
East, the West, the North, the South, can answer. To trace 
their paths, you must stretch away over yonder Green Moun- 
tain ridge, that floats, as it were, against the sky of your west- 
ern horizon; over the Alleghanies, to the prairies of the far- 
distant West; out among the Middle States, and down among 
the sunny Southern; ay, follow the banks of the River Platte 
till you have crossed Nebraska, and reached the Rocky Moun- 
tains; pass through the gorge, and traverse the wild Indian 
deserts, where not a sound strikes the ear save the yell of the 



58 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

savage, or yelp of the coyote; and pass over the Sierra Nevada 
Mountains, down among the golden gulches of California; and 
even there shall you find Dublin represented. Her sons have 
traversed the Eastern Ocean and the Western Ocean; doubled 
Cape Horn, and doubled Good Hope; sailed all around the 
globe; and long ago would have been to the moon, had any 
conveyance thither been discovered. It is quite evident that 
the character of the natives of Dublin is somewhat migratory; 
but I am sure none will ever forget or cease to venerate his 
native town; and may those good principles early inculcated 
ever guide them, whether at home or abroad, on the ocean or 
the land! 

Finally, Mr. President, and fathers and mothers, sisters and 
brothers, in closing, allow me to propose — The Progress of 
Dublin. 

If, at the centennial which we now celebrate, we can look 
back to the past and perceive progress, may those who shall 
celebrate the next, while, like the sleepers in yonder green 
graveyard, we, too, shall be sleeping, look back to still greater; 
and so may this progress go on, from century to century, 
through all coming time, till time itself shall cease! 

Letter from Mr. Charles Whittemore: — 

Gentlemen: 

Yours of the 31st ult., inviting my lady and self to attend your 
celebration, was duly received. 

In ordinary times, we should not have failed to comply with your 
kind invitation. It would have afforded us great pleasure to meet our 
old townsfolk, and commemorate the hundredth year of the settle- 
ment of our native town. But circumstances, which I need not detail, 
will not permit us to do so. 

A thought, however, has struck me, that I can do something to 
make the people who assemble glad on this occasion. I, therefore, 
propose to send, on Friday or Saturday next, a barrel of syrup suitable 
for lemonade, which will make from 250 to 300 gallons of pleasant 
drink. I will send it by railroad to Keene, directed to Jonathan K. 
Smith, Esq., Dublin, N. H. 

Permit me to offer as a sentiment : — 

"The Good People or my Native Mountain Home. — May 
temperance in all things, and especially in strong drinks, prevail 
among all, both old and young." 

Your friend, 

Charles Whittemore. 

J. K. Smith, A. H. Fisk, R. N. Porter, 
Committee of Invitation. 



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The syrup mentioned in the foregoing letter was duly re- 
ceived, and contributed not a little to the comfort and pleasure 
of the occasion. The heat of the weather made it peculiarly 
grateful to the taste of the people. There was more than suf- 
ficient for the wants of the multitude of thirsty men, women, 
and children, who were present. 

J. K. Smith offered the following sentiment: — 

"Our Pleasant Beverage from New York. — Like prosperity, 
the sweet alone would cloy us; like adversity, the acid alone would 
be unendurable; properly mingled, just adapted to our natures, — 
pleasant, grateful, refreshing." 

Letter from Mr. James J. Perry : — 

South Danvers, Mass., June 8, 1852. 
Gentlemen : 

Your circular, tendering your very polite and cordial invitation to 
attend your centennial celebration, was duly received. It would 
give me the highest satisfaction, could we be present and participate 
in the festivities of the day. We might there meet, greet, and take 
by the hand, many that were long our youthful companions in by- 
gone days. But Danvers has a similar celebration (her two hundredth) 
the day before; and it is impossible to be present at both. 
I propose as a sentiment : — 

"Dublin. — May she have many sons and daughters 'to rise up 
and call her blessed.' " 

Respectfully yours, 

James J. Perry. 
Messrs. Smith, Fisk, and Porter. 

Letter from Rev. James Tisdale: — 

Shutesbury, June 11, 1852. 
Gentlemen : 

We are much obliged to you for an invitation to attend the centen- 
nial celebration at Dublin, but my health, at present, is hardly ade- 
quate to the duties that devolve upon me, and that must be our 
excuse for non-attendance. 

That it would be highly gratifying to us both to be present, we 
need not say. Six years we resided in Dublin. During that time, we 
formed many interesting acquaintances, and received many kind ex- 
pressions of regard. Some who have departed this life are cherished 
in our recollection, and others, that are living, have not been forgotten. 
The industry of the inhabitants, the well-disciplined schools, and well- 
conducted lyceum, are remembered by us. And, if the providence of 



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God had permitted us to be present on the 17th of June, it could not 
have failed to be an interesting day to us, as it must be to great num- 
bers that will be present. 

Allow me to present the foUow^ing sentiment : — 

"To THE Youth of Dublin. — Would you be favored, blessed, 
successful, and influential, be obedient to your parents, attentive to 
the aged, respectful to your superiors, and kind to all." 

We present our special respects to the members of the Committee, 
and kind remembrance to friends and acquaintances. 

In behalf of Mrs. Tisdale and myself, 

James Tisdale. 

Col. Jonathan K. Smith, Asa H. Fisk, Esq., 
Dr. Ransom N. Porter. 

Letter from Dr. Ambrose Lawrence [afterwards Mayor 

of Lowell, Mass.] : — 

Lowell, June 4, 1852. 
Messrs. : 

Your favor of the 31st ult., inviting me to be present at the "First 
Centennial of Dublin," was duly received. 

I can only return you, gentlemen, my sincere thanks for your kind- 
ness in extending your invitation to me, once an unworthy resident 
of your town. Previous engagements, requiring my presence else- 
where on that day, will, I hope, be considered a sufficient excuse for 
what would seem almost a duty. 

Allow me to conclude by offering you as a sentiment : — 

"Dublin. — She has passed one hundred years in prosperity: may 
she never pass one year of adversity." 

Very respectfully, your obedient servant, 

Ambrose Lawrence. 

To Jona. K, Smith, Asa H. Fisk, Ransom N. Porter, 
Committee. 

11. Eighth sentiment: — 

"Natives of Dublin who have not Emigrated. — The grandeur 
and beauty of our natural scenery, and the superior advantages for 
moral, social, and intellectual culture, have outweighed in our minds 
the splendor of the city and the fertility of the prairie, and induced us 
to cluster around the old hearthstone and the graves of our fathers 
and kindred." 

A Glee — "Home" 

12. Ninth sentiment: — 

" Our Clergymen. — While we would duly honor all who have 
held the sacred office among us, we gratefully recognize one, who, at 



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his decease, contributed liberally of his wealth for the intellectual, 
moral, and religious improvement of future generations; and another, 
who long has been, and still is, drawing freely from the treasures of 
his head and heart to promote the same great object." 

Rev. Levi W. Leonard spoke in substance as follows : — 

Mr. President, Ladies, and Gentlemen, — I am called upon 
to respond to the sentiment just read. The first clergyman of 
this town was the Rev. Joseph Farrar, He was ordained here 
fourscore years ago this very month, twenty years after the 
date of the first settlement, one year after the town was in- 
corporated. Few persons now living here ever saw him. That 
he was well qualified for his office, so far as learning and piety 
were concerned, has been often certified to me by persons who 
knew him in the days of his residence in this town. During 
the first two years of his ministry, we have reason to believe 
that he was a successful and acceptable preacher and pastor. 
But ill health wrought a change in him, which was manifested 
by a partial aberration of intellect. He entertained strange 
and unfounded suspicions with regard to the conduct of some 
of his flock. On the side of the hill back of the old church, he 
built a small house, and there lived for a time, alone. Such 
difficulties arose, in consequence of his singular conduct, that 
his services were deemed no longer useful. A council was called, 
and, upon his request, a dismission was granted, at the end of 
the fourth year of his ministry. 

The successor of Mr. Farrar was the Rev. Edward Sprague. 
Although nearly thirty-five years have elapsed since his de- 
cease, yet many of you who are now present have seen his face 
and heard his voice. During the space of forty years, he was 
the minister of the Congregational [now Unitarian] Society of 
Dublin. In the first half of his ministry, it is evident, from what 
was stated in the address at the grove, that he was straitened 
in pecuniary means. But at length, by inheriting a portion of 
his father's estate, he became rich. He then relinquished his 
salary, and, during sixteen years, he supplied the pulpit, and 
performed other duties of his oflBce, neither asking nor receiving 
any pay. 

That he felt deeply in his heart for the welfare of the people 
of Dublin, cannot be doubted. With small exception, he be- 
queathed them his whole property. To the society of which 
he was pastor he gave a specified sum, and the rest for the bene- 
fit of the common schools. 



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In the changes of circumstances, interests, and feelings, 
which are ever taking place, it is too common for the grateful 
remembrance of departed benefactors to become fainter and 
fainter, till, at length, little is retained besides their names. 

The character of Mr. Sprague, drawn by the hand of a per- 
sonal friend, is inscribed on the monument erected over the 
spot where his mortal part was laid in the earth. As you repair 
to that field where the dead repose, and there recall the memory 
of the friends who have gone before you, you will not fail, on 
some such occasions, to read the words chiselled in hard lines 
upon that marble slab. Let such an act awaken in your hearts 
a deep feeling of gratitude and a lively sense of obligation. 
But grateful feelings and kind remembrances are not all that 
we owe to such a benefactor. It is our duty, so far as we can 
with truth, to defend his reputation, and especially to remove 
those misapprehensions which, in his case, have widely pre- 
vailed. 

Persons whose characters are marked by striking peculiari- 
ties are very liable to be judged erroneously. Their deviation 
from the common forms of society exposes them to be consid- 
ered as wrong in intention, when wrong is far from their 
thoughts. During the whole course of Mr. Sprague's educa- 
tion, he mingled very little with the world around him. From 
unacquaintance with the ways and manners of life in the coun- 
try, and having never been trained in the methods of New 
England thrift-making, he was exposed to being easily over- 
reached in such business transactions as were necessary in his 
domestic arrangements; and there were not wanting persons 
who would remind him that he had been cheated in a bargain 
or purchase. This rendered him somewhat suspicious of those 
with whom he had dealings; and his ways of protecting himself 
were apt to partake of his peculiar characteristics. 

During the period of Mr. Sprague's ministry, it was almost 
universal with those who made public donations for educational 
purposes, to establish academies, or to found professorships in 
colleges, which should bear their names; and many persons, no 
doubt, thought it strange that a wealthy clergyman should 
so far mistake the interest of his fame with posterity as to 
bequeath his property for the support of common schools. 
But what has been the result of subsequent inquiry in reference 
to this subject? Pubhc opinion has undergone a change. Al- 
though academies and colleges are still duly valued, yet com- 
mon schools, through the efficient labors of Horace Mann, are 



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deemed not less important; and, as in them the mass of the 
people are to be instructed and trained, they are regarded by 
many as of higher importance. It was the dehberate opinion 
of Mr. Spragiie, formed long before his last sickness, that the 
improvement of common schools was an object of such mo- 
ment as to deserve the special aid and countenance of the 
friends of education. He decided, therefore, in favor of com- 
mon schools. 

For this decision, the successive generations of Dublin will 
warmly cherish his memory. They will not forget that he sac- 
rificed the common ambition of having his name attached to 
a single institution, and bequeathed the largest portion of his 
estate for increasing the efficiency and usefulness of those un- 
obtrusive seminaries in which the minds and hearts of the 
children and youth who dwell here may be formed, we wilhhope 
and pray, for righteousness on earth, and blessedness in heaven. 

Of the Rev. Elijah Willard, the first pastor of the Baptist 
Church, I can say that all my intercourse and communication 
with him was friendly and pleasant, and such as to make me 
regard him as a faithful Christian minister, seeking the salva- 
tion of the people of his charge. His fervency and sympathy 
with the afilicted on funeral occasions are well known to many, 
both of his own people, and of other inhabitants of the town. 
To speak more particularly of his character and success as a 
pastor and preacher, belongs to others more than myself. It 
is enough for me to say, that, after a ministry of nearly forty 
years, he came to his grave at the advanced age of eighty- 
eight; and that, as a clergyman and a citizen, we believe he 
will be kindly remembered by all who become acquainted with 
his character and services. 

Of the other clergymen who have labored in this town as 
ministers of the gospel of Christ during my residence here, all 
are living, so far as I know, except the Rev. Samuel Harris. 
He preached for the First Trinitarian Congregational Society 
some two or three years. He had been settled at Windham, in 
this state. Though his period of service here was short, yet he 
is remembered as a man of an amiable, substantial character; 
a preacher of fair ability, but too distrustful of himself to gain 
marked attention, yet well esteemed by all who knew him. 

Of the living clergymen, and of myself, I shall say nothing. 
Some, indeed, are not present, whose faces we should be glad 
to see on this occasion. But our days of service are not yet 
ended. Ere long, however, we shall all pass from time to eter- 



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nity. While our days are drawing to their close, we may be per- 
mitted to indulge the hope that we shall not be wholly forgotten 
by those for whom it has been our duty to labor as ministers of 
Christ; and, were we to put up together a prayer to the Father 
of all, we should, I doubt not, all unite in beseeching him to 
endue you with wisdom from on high, and to enable you so to 
improve your social, educational, and religious privileges, that, 
when you go hence, you may be greeted with "a welcome to the 
joy of your Lord." 

Cincinnati, O., June 12, 1852. 
Dear Sirs: 

It would have given me true pleasure to have been present at your 
first centennial celebration; and I thank you for your kind invitation. 
But the occasion comes too early in the season for my acceptance of 
it; and I must content myself with this very imperfect acknowledg- 
ment of your remembrance. A host of pleasing memories surrounds 
the name of Dublin; and, whenever I entered the town — as I have 
done many, many times, in days departed, and hallowed in the heart 
and memory — to exchange with that most excellent pastor who is one 
of the high priests of New Hampshire in more senses than one, a 
purer air, morally as well as physically, seemed to surround me and 
exhilarate me. All praise and honor to the noble towns of education, 
temperance, religion, freedom, righteousness, and peace, in New 
England, of which yours is one of the purest, highest, and most cele- 
brated, where the least has been done by nature, and the most has 
been done by man! The glory of the workmen is their work. I give 
you, then, as a sentiment : — 

"Dublin. — 'A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid;' and this 
one need not hide, ought not to be hid, and cannot be hid." 

Most respectfully, your friend, 

A. A. LiVERMORE. 
To Messrs. Fisk, Smith, and Porter. 

13. Tenth sentiment: — 

" Our Sabbath Schools : — Moulding, the plastic minds of our 
youth ; so that, by divine aid, they may become ' vessels of honor ' in 
the Christian church." 

Rev. Samuel F. Clark of Athol, Mass., a native [not of 
Dublin, as stated in the former History of Dublin, but] of 
Shipton, Que., although his youth was passed in Dublin, made 
the following remarks : — 

If I am not mistaken, Mr. President and friends, it was 
in this town that the boy in the field, when tauntingly inter- 



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rogated by a passing stranger with the inquiry, " What do you 
raise on these barren hills?" aptly responded, "Our soil is 
rather hard and cold and broken, and we can raise little else; 
so we build schoolhouses, and raise men.'" 

Some towns excel in agriculture, some in mechanical, and 
some in commercial pursuits. Ours has gained distinction in 
neither of these. The branch of enterprise in which this town 
has been most successful is that of "raising men." We do not 
claim among her sons and daughters many who are noted for 
what is deemed a high eminence. But we do claim that those 
who have been nurtured on these hills have attained to a high 
level of intelligence, enterprise, and virtue. Other towns may 
boast of more great names; but very few, indeed, can offer so 
high a standard of general excellence as must be indisputably 
conceded to this. While it is true of those born here, that few 
have been known to fame, it is also true that fewer have been 
known to infamy. As few have occupied places of rank in busi- 
ness, literature, or the professions, so there have been few who 
have been drones in society, and burdens to the community. 
No town can rejoice in greater freedom from such incumbrances 
than this. Those who have remained here, or have gone out 
from their native town, have generally been industrious, en- 
terprising citizens; such as society always relies upon for sup- 
port, and of whom it may well be said, at last, "The world has 
been better for their having lived in it." It is in the nurture 
and culture of such citizens that this town has gained a no un- 
enviable distinction. 

And now, Mr. President, permit me to advert to the cause 
of this very desirable success; and, in doing so, it is presumed 
that the generation which is passing away will excuse it in us, 
as one of the pardonable foibles of youth, if we assume that 
this distinction is of modern attainment; nor will you, Mr. 
President, I presume, take exception, if I search no further 
back for this cause than our minds may be borne by the senti- 
ment to which I am called to respond. 

No town, it is believed, has enjoyed a more happy sabbath- 
school influence than has been exerted here for the last thirty 
years; and we doubt not that to this influence may be attributed 
no small degree of the excellence of character which we who are 
emigrants are always proud to hear ascribed to the home of our 
childhood. Of course, in making this remark, I do not forget 
the high grade of our common schools, nor by whose influence 
they have been thus elevated, but of their success it is not to- 



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day my province to speak. I may say, however, that the most 
favored means for intellectual culture can avail nothing de- 
sirable, unless such culture be accompanied with proper moral 
and religious instruction ; and I am happy to add, that here the 
two have been most happily combined and directed by the 
same guardian influence. 

Of the Sunday-schools of Dublin, I am familiarly acquainted 
with but one, and consequently am not able to speak of the 
statistics or success of the others. This I regret, but I trust 
there is some one present who is able to do them ample justice. 
To the seasons which I have spent in the school connected with 
the First Parish, I shall always revert as among the most 
profitable and fondly cherished hours of my childhood and 
youth; and these associations are all the more dear to me, be- 
cause she who so amiably shares my truest affections ever turns 
as fondly as myself to these scenes of her early and later re- 
ligious impressions. 

This school was established in the year 1823, and numbered, 
at that time, one hundred twenty-two pupils, of whom but 
seventeen are now residents of the town. It has continued to 
flourish from that time to this under the care of the same de- 
voted pastor, and many of the same faithful friends, who 
cherished its incipient growth. It now embraces one hundred 
sixty pupils, which is not far from its usual number. A 
very gratifying feature in this school is the unusual number of 
young ladies and gentlemen who are constant in their attend- 
ance upon its instructions; and, indeed, in all its desirable 
features, I may safely say, this excels any of the very many 
similar schools with which my experience as a teacher, superin- 
tendent, and pastor, has given me an acquaintance, both in 
the country and the city. Consequently, its influence upon 
the young has been marked, so much so as to be observable to 
strangers; and I remember that an old gentleman of high respect- 
ability in an adjoining town once remarked to me, that he 
always knew when he had crossed the line between the towns 
by the deportment of the boys; for, said he, the last boy, as a 
traveller passes in, is sure to throw a stone after his carriage, 
while the first boy he meets in Dublin is as sure to take off his 
hat and make a bow. Experience in various places has con- 
vinced me that this is but a fair illustration of the happy suc- 
cess of our sabbath-schools. 

And what now, may we ask, is the secret of the superior 
influence of this school? For such results do not come by 
chance. 



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LTndoubtedly the secret is traceable to more than one cause. 
Connected with this school have been devoted superintendents 
and faithful teachers, without whose aid very little could have 
been attained; but all these, we venture to affirm, will concede 
to another the higher wisdom and devotion which have been 
the directing influence over this and the common schools. No 
pastor has ever devoted himself more assiduously to the culture 
of the young, or done more for their improvement, than he who 
has just left this stand, and who, in his remarks, has been too 
modest to say anything of himself, but to whom, for his untir- 
ing efforts in our behalf, we who have grown up under his care 
owe a long debt of gratitude. 

I will not now speak of the superior intellectual, moral, and 
religious influence which his public teaching and social inter- 
course have shed over the young in this town; for that is obvi- 
ous to all, but there are other means which have been prodi- 
gally used for our benefit, and yet so modestly that I fear few 
of us have ever been sensible of their origin. 

I am sure that I need not remind very many who hear me, 
how, when we were children, we used to repair to the minister's 
study, in the old tavern-house, which is soon to give place to 
the new church, — a fitting spot, already consecrated in our 
memories by the associations to which I allude, — for those 
little books which his personal kindness always provided so 
liberally to culture our early love for reading. Thus were those 
books, furnished at his expense, carried into almost every fam- 
ily in town, till, at length, they attracted the attention of a 
practising physician. Dr. Carter, who, perceiving their happy 
influence, took the matter in hand, and soon induced the 
people to establish the present juvenile library. The three 
hundred books then already in circulation were presented by the 
minister; and from this gratuitous nucleus has grown this 
library, which now numbers nearly two thousand volumes, and 
which, under the direction of its librarian,^ has done more than 
any other influence to mould the acknowledged intellectual 
character of this town. 

Neither is it necessary for me to remind those who have been 
pupils in this Sunday-school of the annual present of books 
which has been awarded to each scholar since the first organi- 
zation of the school. But perhaps all may not be aware, that, 
for these, they have been chiefly indebted to him who has just 

^ Dr. Leonard. 



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declined saying anything of what he has done himself, as they 
are also for all the manuals which have been used in the school 
for thirty years. 

I am aware, that, were I to wait for his permission before 
divulging these facts to the public, I should be obliged to wait 
till the next centennial; so I have deferred asking it; nor do I 
think we are under any obligations to consult him at all in this 
matter. 

I have lately had occasion to refer to the records of the li- 
brary and the Sunday-school; and, in looking them over, my 
eye rested on some items of expenses which modesty ought not 
longer to be allowed to conceal. I will not say that I obtained 
the perusal of these records under false pretences, because that 
would hardly be honorable to myself. But I can say that I did 
not avow my whole purpose in requesting a sight at them; for 
it was not necessary to do so; and besides, if I had, my princi- 
pal design in seeking access to them, which was to be able to 
show the pecuniary expense which the pastor of this school has 
incurred for the library and the school, might have been de- 
feated. The result of my investigations and inquiries may be 
told in few words. The money paid by the minister for the 
three hundred books first given to the library, together with 
subsequent donations, would, if put at interest at the time of the 
several donations, amount now to more than $510; nor does 
this include the expense of paper for covering the library, 
which, together with the whole care of the books for thirty 
years, has been a gratuitous offering of the librarian. I find 
also that the money which the pastor has paid annually for 
manuals and presents for one hundred fifty or sixty schol- 
ars of the sabbath-school, if put at interest at the time of the 
several payments, would now amount to upwards of $1,114, 
which, added to the sum expended on the library', swells the 
amount of his free-will offering for the benefit of his pupils to 
the large sum of $1,624. 

In these facts, the reflecting mind will not fail to discover 
the secret of the uncommon success of this school, and of the 
high excellence which this town has attained in consequence. 

Nor do these figures reveal our pastor's beneficence in but a 
single department of his numerous spheres of usefulness. I say 
our pastor; because, when he was settled here, and when he 
commenced these plans of usefulness, he was the pastor of the 
town. There are others who can testify to similar deeds from 
the same hand. Nor have I yet announced all I might reveal; 



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but I forbear the rest, as well from other considerations as from 
want of time. 

Allow me now, Mr. President, to close these remarks with 
the following sentiment; in offering which, I do not forget the 
former minister of the society, who has been remembered with 
gratitude here to-day, nor yet others, present and absent, who 
have contributed of their means for the benefit of this town; 
but, with many thanks to them all for their liberality, allow 
me to offer : — 

"The Town of Bridgewater, Mass., — Our pastor's native 
place; Dublin's greatest benefactor." 

14. Eleventh sentiment: — 

"Our Common Schools. — Under the guidance of one whc has 
ever pointed onward and 'led the ivay,' they have risen from 'the 
District School as it was,' to a condition of which we have no cause to 
be ashamed." 

Jeremiah Bemis, Jr., Esq., then of Weathersfield, Vt., a 
native son of [Weston, Mass., according to the genealogical 
register of the family contained in the former History of Dub- 
lin, and, though brought here in early childhood, yet not a son 
of] Dublin, and a veteran teacher of thirty-seven terms, re- 
sponded in the following remarks : — 

Mr. President, — In connection with a few words referring 
to the invaluable services of "one who has led the way" so 
successfully and so honorably for more than thirty years, I 
hope you will not deem it inappropriate for me to allude to 
"the District School as it was" between the years 1795 and 
1817. 

During fifteen of the seventeen terms of my attendance as a 
scholar in Dublin, and three terms of the eight in Marlborough, 
my teachers were of the former town. I do not remember hear- 
ing any one say, that either of them was unfaithful in teach- 
ing, did not sustain good order, or, in reclaiming delinquents, 
preferred not other expedients to corporal inflictions ; but, when 
the former had been unavailable, it was then to be expected 
that their belief in the utility of the latter would be practically 
manifested. And may we not conclude that the other schools 
in town were as well conducted.'^ 

The terms were generally not so long as to prevent the em- 
ployment of an instructor in two districts in the same winter; 



70 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

and some scholars attended other schools, when their own were 
not in operation. 

Some of the schoolhouses were old and inconveniently con- 
structed; others, though recently erected, and far more con- 
venient and comfortable than their predecessors, contained 
seats and desks fashioned after a faulty model. In one of 
them was a stove, in which dry fuel was consumed; and, in 
each of the others which I had been in, a brick fireplace, mostly 
supplied with green wood. But few of the books were well 
adapted to the end designed; and stationery consisted not of 
"first-rate articles." No apparatus was furnished to facilitate 
improvement; nor a well-regulated clock, to indicate to idle 
or tardy scholars precious and inestimable time lost by them 
forever, and also to admonish the teacher if he came in too late. 

Omitting other inconveniences, which caused, apparently, 
but few if any discouragements, I wish to observe, that, were I 
to form an opinion of the kindness of parents and others to 
teachers, the punctual attendance, studiousness, good deport- 
ment, and improvement of scholars, in all the districts in 
Dublin, by my experience, as an instructor during eleven 
terms, in five of them, I should say, their worthy efforts tended, 
in no small degree, to encourage teachers in discharging their 
duties. 

And now, sir, allow me to say, that, while the "common 
schools" have been "under the guidance" of the "one" to 
whom the sentiment refers, the light of science has been copi- 
ously diffused, the "way" brilliantly illuminated, school-terms 
lengthened, commodious schoolhouses built, and suitable 
books, including the Scriptures, used therein, — all obstacles, 
perhaps, removed; and "they have risen" to their present 
eminent "condition." 

His thorough knowledge of "the way"; his excellent char- 
acter, that won the confidence, esteem, and respect of those 
under "his guidance"; his costly, gratuitous library; his oral 
and printed "Lectures on the Present Condition and Wants of 
Common Schools," and on other topics connected with them; 
approved school-books of which he is the author; his exertions, 
as a member of the Board of Superintending School Committee, 
from year to year; and the aid of "the Giver of every good and 
perfect gift"; — are some of his means applied in the accom- 
plishment of his noble purpose. 

Superintending and prudential committees; successful in- 
structors of the "schools"; parents and guardians who subject 



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their children and wards to judicious family government, who 
discountenance the reading of such books and prints as are 
mentally and morally detrimental; the munificent bequest of 
the late Rev. E. Sprague for the annual benefit of the common 
schools of this town; they who exemplify their detestation of 
all intoxicating drinks as a beverage, and their abhorrence of 
the habitual use of other banes which enervate the mind, and 
partially or totally unfit it for the reception of useful knowl- 
edge; those whose influence is against the "sum of all villany," 
and in favor of the "higher law"; and all who have "stayed up 
his hands" whilst he has "pointed onward," or who have other- 
wise effectually contributed to the progression; — these are 
such as ("under his guidance") have aided, either directly or 
indirectly, the '"one who has ever pointed onward, and 'led the 
way' from 'the District School as it was' to a condition of 
which we have no cause to be ashamed." 

We are not, however, to infer that the schools ever incurred 
"shame" whilst moving '' omvard,'' or that they will avoid it 
when not doing so. 

If some, ascending the "hill of science," should imagine 
themselves near its summit, and desire unnecessary repose, the 
"one who" still "leads the way" would kindly and immediately 
dispel the illusion; or, should others be satisfied with their pres- 
ent condition and, therefore, wish to attain no higher one, he 
would remind them of the certainty of their retrogression, and 
consequent '"shame,'' unless they keep constantly moving ''o7i- 
ward." 

But they will doubtless continue to follow their leader, Rev. 
L. W. Leonard, D.D., till called to receive as his reward, "a 
crown of glory that fadeth not away." 

Remarks of Rev. George F. Clark of Norton, Mass. : — 

Mr. President, Ladies, and Gentlemen, — I feel impressed to 
add a few words to what has already been said in relation to 
your common schools. Too much cannot be said in their 
praise; for no man can estimate — yea, no man can conceive — 
the influence they have exerted upon the young of your town, 
and are destined to exert upon future generations. 

Grand and picturesque as are your hills ; surpassingly beauti- 
ful and enchanting as is yonder lake; noble and majestic as is 
Monadnock, that "old mountain-king," rearing aloft his bold 
head to the clouds; — yet far surpassing all these, and interest- 
ing above them all, to the patriot and the philanthropist, stand 



72 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

your common schools, — those beacon lights that bestud, like 
glittering emeralds, your rockj^ hills, and cast their mild radi- 
ance over your sequestered valleys, — the noblest, the grandest 
feature of this rough, this rugged place. Yes, Mr. President, it 
is not your hills and valleys, your mountains and lakes, but 
your public schools, that have given you a name in the world, 
— that have immortalized your towTi. But, sir, how happens 
it, that this secluded mountain town, shut out, in a great 
measure, from the world at large, and possessing few of the 
educational advantages of more favored districts, should possess 
schools so excellent as to become models for the surrounding 
towns, if not for the whole state .^^ There is — there must be — 
a cause for this. Do you suppose, sir, that you or I would ever 
have heard of Ban de la Roche if Oberlin had not dwelt there .'^ 
And how many, think you, would have heard of Dublin schools 
if our Oberlin had not come among us.^ Yes, the "sentiment" 
to which I respond tells the truth, — gives the secret of the 
whole matter, — when it says, "Under the guidance of 'him,' 
they have arisen" to the high position they now occupy. 
Truly, as I can testify from my own experience, having been 
both a pupil and a teacher in your schools, he "has ever pointed 
onward and led the way." For thirty years, a faithful Palinurus, 
he has stood at the helm. When he came here a stranger, he 
saw in vision what is now a reality. Many were the obstacles 
that stood in the way of his success. But, Columbus-like, he 
has surmounted them all and anchored, at last, at the St. 
Salvador of his hopes. Through his untiring perseverance, 
"the District School as it was" has given place to those "of 
which you have no cause to be ashamed," of which you may 
justly be proud. 

It may perhaps be said, that "the noble bequest of a former 
minister is the cause of the present prosperity of your schools." 
That, no doubt, has had its influence. But money alone could 
never have produced the results now living before our eyes. 
Others, no doubt, have been worthy coadjutors. But to the 
efforts of him who for thirty years has been chairman of your 
Superintending Committee, your schools mainly owe their 
elevated character. Frequent visits to the schools, addresses 
to the children, private conversation with the people, public 
lectures in the community on the subject of education, are 
among the means he used to accomplish the end designed. 
Again, the school-books he has published, practically showing 
his own interest in the cause, have done much to awaken an 



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interest in both parents and children.^ Silently, and without 
ostentation, he has done his work. You owe to him a debt of 
gratitude you can never repay. And, if you are deeply sensible 
you owe it, from my knowledge of the man, I am sure he will 
ask no other recompense. 

My earliest recollections go back only to about the time 
when our revered friend, to whom I have alluded, came 
here, and gave a new impetus to the cause of general 
intelligence. 

On the extreme borders of the town, near where there is now 
a flourishing village, in an old dilapidated dwelling-house, with 
rough slabs taken from my grandfather's saw-mill for seats, 
and these upheld by sticks driven into large auger-holes, with 
nothing to support the feeble backs of the feeble-minded boys 
and girls that sat thereon, I first made my "bow" to the 
"school-marm," and placed my feet upon the lowest round of 
the "ladder of learning." On one side of the room, thus 
strangely metamorphosed into a "Temple of Science," were 
ranged the long "dressers"; where the good dame of the house, 
with exquisite taste, had been accustomed to display her 
pewter platters and wooden plates, her brown earthen mugs 
and iron spoons; while underneath were the noble cupboards, 
where time and again she had stored the bean-porridge and 
hasty pudding, — those choice viands of a former generation. 
And well I remember that some luckless youngsters, for child- 
ish pranks deemed hostile to the peace and dignity of the 
place, would be elevated to those rather high seats for ''little 
shavers," or shut up in the dark abodes beneath; no doubt to 
typify the elevated positions they were destined to attain in the 
world, or the low and dark condition that awaited them, ac- 
cording to the thickness of the case that enclosed their "mental 
apparatus." Split sticks were sometimes placed upon our 

1 He first gave us "The Literary and Scientific Class-book," — a work that never 
was duly appreciated by the public generally, but which did much to create, in the 
young of this town, a thirst for useful and instructive books. I well remember with 
what eagerness I devoured its pages, even before I was deemed old enough to enter the 
"classes" for which it was "designed." Soon afterwards came "The Sequel to the 
Easy Lessons," which is even now [1852] outliving, because intrinsically more valuable 
than, most books of more modern date. A few years later, the young gladly received 
"The North American Spelling Book." This, in its plan and adaptation to the end 
designed, is far superior to any book, of like character, with which I am acquainted. 
I know of no other book, whose reading and spelling lessons are so admirably graded 
to the footsteps of the youthful mind. Still later, we have an "Analysis of the Ele- 
mentary Sounds of the English Language," with an accompanying "Chart," — a 
work long needed, and earnestly called for, in our schools, and, like everything else 
emanating from the same source, " perfect and entire, wanting nothing." 



74 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

tongues and ears, probably (for I could never fully under- 
stand their significance) to teach us, poor urchins, that we 
must neither tell, nor listen to, idle tales in school. 

The school-books of that day were "few and far between." 
And apparatus, for illustrating any of the studies pursued, 
would have been deemed as great an innovation as, a short 
time before, was the introduction of choirs into our meeting- 
houses. In fact, almost the only apparatus I remember to have 
seen in the schools, during my connection with them as a pupil, 
was the ferule and the birch, with the occasional addition of 
"green-hide." With these, the pedagogues of both sexes were 
accustomed to stimulate the latent energies of the scholars, 
give not a very gentle jog to their memories, and quicken their 
tardy steps up the difficult heights they essayed to climb. And 
I think I have some indistinct recollection, that I was occasion- 
ally honored with the privilege of letting others see how ad- 
mirably this apparatus was adapted to the end designed! 
Still, my native modesty — my rather deficient self-esteem — 
does not for a moment allow me to suppose it was owing to my 
superior endowments for such a purpose, that I was so fre- 
quently selected as the person upon w^hom this interesting ex- 
periment was to be tried. Perhaps, from some cause I was not 
then able to understand, — which, even now, I do not fully 
comprehend, — I might have been a particular favorite with 
the teacher. I certainly think they were rather partial to me in 
that respect. 

But those scenes are now past and gone. They live only in 
the memory of those who were the actors or beholders of them. 
The rod and the ferule — those relics of a semi-barbarous age 
— are fast losing their hold upon the affections of this advanc- 
ing and enlightened era. Already are they looked upon with 
disgust, with horror. True, now and then, we meet with them; 
but they only serve to remind us of "the District School as it 
was." Under a more benign, a more Christian influence are 
your schools now governed; and in no one respect, probably, 
have they made greater progress than in this. Yet in almost 
all respects they may be taken as models. In the discipline, in 
the manner of imparting instruction, in the qualification of 
teachers, in the means of elucidating the studies, in the interest 
awakened in the young, in their regular and punctual attend- 
ance, in the efforts of their parents to second the endeavors of 
the teacher, in the new and commodious schoolhouses, — in all 
these, are unmistakable evidences that the condition of your 



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schools is such that the bhish of shame will not mantle your 
cheeks when they are mentioned in your presence. 

What is it that causes the young men of Dublin to be so re- 
spected abroad, and the young maidens to be sought for from 
afar? What is it that makes the genus "'loafer,'''' especially 
among the young, such a curiosity here? What is it that gives 
such thrift and enterprise to the inhabitants generally? The 
superior advantages you have afforded the young for acquiring 
a generous culture, afford a true answer to these queries. 

But, my friends, there are others yet to be heard, and I must 
hasten on. I have spoken of the past; the present you know; 
and now a word, in closing, in regard to the future. Excellent 
as your schools now are, do not harbor the thought that they 
have attained the zenith of their usefulness, their efficiency. 
Be not satisfied with the present. Bear in mind that the world 
is advancing. What is excellent now, will be only mediocrity 
in the future. To meet the demands of the generations now 
struggling into life, your schools must go higher than they now 
are. A hundred years hence, may we not expect that Dublin 
schools will be as much in advance of what they now are, as 
they now tower above the first apologies for schools the early 
settlers, in their poverty, were able to set up? Who can calcu- 
late how high rank a century will give your common schools? 
Who can set bounds to the means they will afford for the de- 
velopment of the human mind? All that now pertains to the 
school and school-room will, a century hence, be considered as 
mere baubles and child's play alongside of what will then be 
enjoyed. These noble schoolhouses you have lately erected, 
which have added no little to your fame, will then be among 
the things that were. Far nobler and more splendid houses will 
have been erected in their stead, which, without any figure of 
speech, may, in truth, be called "Temples of Science." 

Go on, therefore, ye of the present day. Do your part 
towards the accomplishment of such a result. Cherish these 
noble institutions as the "apple of your eye"; for they are the 
main pillars and supports of our republican institutions. By 
affording a good and generous culture to the young, they alone 
will "save" and perpetuate the "Union." 

Seek, then, to give your children the enduring riches of a 
true and living education, — an education fit for the age that 
is approaching, in which they are to act; fit for American free- 
men to possess; and, above all, fit for those destined for an im- 
mortal existence in a higher and holier sphere. 



76 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

In conclusion, Mr. President, permit me to give as a senti- 
ment: — 

" Dublin. — May her common schools ever be such as to encircle 
her name with a halo of true glory." 

Letter from Samuel x\ppleton, Esq. : — 

Boston, June 15, 1852. 

Gentlemen : 

I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 
15th ult., requesting, in behalf of the Committee of Arrangements, 
my personal attendance at the celebration of the hundredth anni- 
versary of the settlement of the town of Dublin, on the 17th inst. 
For this polite in\dtation, gentlemen, I return you my sincere thanks. 
It would afford me much pleasure to join in the celebration proposed 
by the people of Dublin; and I regret that my age and bodily infirmi- 
ties will compel me to be absent on that occasion. 

I have always taken an interest in the town of Dublin. In or about 
the year 1786, I resided there for four months, and was engaged, 
during that time, in teaching two different schools, say of two months 
each, at eight dollars per month. One of the districts was in the 
Street, as it was then called; the other was in the easterly part of the 
town, near Peterborough. In this latter district, it w^as arranged for 
the schoolmaster to live with the family that would board and lodge 
him the cheapest. Having been informed where I was to board, I set 
out for my new home on foot, carrying the greater part of my ward- 
robe on my back, and the remainder tied up in a bandanna handker- 
chief. On arriving at the place of my destination, I found my host 
and hostess, Mr. and Mrs. Fairbanks, ready, and apparently glad to 
see me. They were to receive, for my board, lodging, and washing, 
sixty-seven cents per week. Their house was made of logs, with only 
one room in it, which served for parlor, kitchen, and bedroom. I 
slept on a trundle-bed, which, during the day, was wheeled under the 
large bed, where the master and mistress of the house reposed during 
the night. Every morning and evening, there were family prayers, and 
readings from the Bible, in which I sometimes took an active part. 
. . . After spending two weeks at Mr. Fairbanks's, I removed to Mr, 
Perry's. He was a good farmer, his wife an excellent housekeeper, 
and I finished my school-term very pleasantly to myself, and, I be- 
lieve, very satisfactorily to my employers. 

Since that time, great improvements have been made in the public 
schools of Dublin. I am informed that it contains as good schools, 
and turns out as competent teachers, as any town in New Hamp- 
shire. In consideration of the "good and healthful condition" of its 
public schools, and of the "spirit of improvement" which appears to 
animate those who are engaged in them, I am induced to send to the 




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town of Dublin my check for the sum of one thousand dollars, to be 
appropriated to educational purposes in such manner as the Super- 
intending School Committee shall deem expedient. 

With best wishes for the welfare and progress of the public schools 
of Dublin, for the happiness of its citizens, and the success of the ap- 
proaching celebration, I remain, gentlemen, very respectfully, 
Your friend and obedient servant, 

Samuel Appleton. 

JoNA. K. Smith, Asa H. Fisk, Ransom N. Porter, 
Sub-committee. 

Toast from Samuel Appleton: — 

"The Common Schools of Dublin. — Uncommon in excellence." 

Letter from Hon. James Batcheller of Marlborough, one 
of the Councillors of the State of New Hampshire : — 

Concord, June 8, 1852. 
Gentlemen : 

Your communication, inviting me to attend the centennial anni- 
versary of the settlement of Dublin, has just been received. I regret 
that my present situation will deprive me of the pleasure of being 
present. The comparison of the condition of the town of Dublin for 
the first fifty years with its present condition must be highly gratifying 
to the present inhabitants. In some respects, no border-town can 
boast of so great improvement. For the want of water privileges, 
manufacturing establishments are confined to the extreme border of 
the town, thus preventing a rapid increase of your central village. 
But, in agriculture, Dublin has kept pace with the most favored town 
in the vicinity. But the proud, I may almost say the enviable, con- 
dition of Dublin consists in the improvement of your common schools, 
and, as a sure consequence, the general diffusion of knowledge and 
science among all the citizens. The generous bequest of the late Rev. 
Mr. Sprague contributed essentially to this happy result. But living 
individuals (whom it would be fulsome flattery to name) have done 
everything in their power to bring about the present happy state of 
things. Their names ought to be inscribed on marble, and handed 
down to the latest posterity. I can say, without fear of contradic- 
tion, that no town in New Hampshire can boast of a population of 
gentlemen, farmers, and mechanics, equal in intelligence, academic 
and common school education, with those of Dublin. Healthful in- 
dustry, without slavish drudgery; frugal economy without penuri- 
ousness; hearty generosity, without w^asteful extravagance; sym- 
pathy for the poor, the downtrodden, and oppressed, with practical 
efforts for their relief ; — these traits of character belong to most of 
the people of Dublin. These results, I again repeat, are the fruits of 



78 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

your unceasing and successful efforts to elevate the standard of your 
common schools. 

Very respectfully, your obedient servant, 

James Batcheller. 

Col. J. K. Smith, A. H. Fisk, Esq., R. N. Porter, M.D., 
Committee of Invitation. 

Letter from Hon. William Pakker of Francestown: — 

Fraxcestowx, June 10, 18.5'2. 
My dear Sirs: 

Your kind note, inviting myself and family to partake in the cele- 
bration on the 17th of June, was duly received and highly appreciated. 

There is more than the invitation which is pleasing to me. Your 
object is to celebrate the one hundredth year from the first settlement 
of the town of Dublin. What will be more interesting to them than to 
carry your people back in idea, as well as you can, to the first tree that 
was fallen, and by whom, or to the first cabin that was built of logs, 
the first church that was erected, and the first minister who was in- 
vited to settle with the few scattered inhabitants? No subject would 
be more pleasing to me; and, gentlemen, it makes a history not only 
valuable and interesting to the present, but to all coming generations. 

The day you have chosen for your celebration — the anniversary 
of the battle of Bunker Hill — is one of many others full of interest to 
the people of this country. Mark the difference between that day and 
the present. Then all was doubt and fearful anxiety: at the present 
time, this is a great nation, with a government of the people, enjoying 
more of the divine blessings than any other nation on earth. 

The few, but pleasant, years which it was my good fortune, in my 
youthful days, to spend in good old Dublin, sitting under the teach- 
ings of good old Parson Sprague, at the base of old Monadnock, on 
the shore of the pond, which poured forth its pure waters, and the 
kind and Christian-like treatment which I received from all the in- 
habitants, make it one of the most interesting places to me on earth. 
I assure you, gentlemen, that it would give me great pleasure to be 
present on the day of your celebration, but my engagements are of 
such a character as will deprive me of partaking the festivities of the 
day. 

You will please to accept for yourselves and all your people my 
best wishes and kind regards. 

Yours most respectfully, 

William Parker. 

Messrs. Jona. K. Smith, Asa H. Fisk, Ransom N. Porter, 
Sub-committee, Dublin, New Hampshire. 



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P. S. Permit me to offer you a sentiment: — 

"Your District Schools and Schoolhouses. — In these, no 
town in the state is before you. Great credit, therefor is due to Par- 
son Sprague and his successor, Rev. Dr. Leonard." 

Letter from John H. Foster, M.D., of Chicago, 111.: — 

Chicago, June 10, 1852. 
Gentlemen : 

The reception of your very civil invitation to visit Dublin, and aid 
in celebrating the hundredth anniversary, afforded me much pleasure 
and gratification, inasmuch as it is some evidence that I am not 
altogether forgotten by my Dublin friends and acquaintance. 

I should like much to attend this (that is to be) celebrated cele- 
bration, and learn something of the early struggles and privations, 
and ultimate success and prosperity, of the first inhabitants of Dublin, 
and especially to see, and take by the hand, my old associates 'and 
friends; but the cares of the world are likely to choke the good seed 
that your invitation has implanted in my breast, and prevent its 
bearing fruit at this time. 

I know not, if, on such occasions, it is customary to be sentimental, 
and drink cold-water toasts; but, in case it is, I ask leave to give the 
following : — 

"The uncommon Schools of Dublin — are features as promi- 
nent in her moral, as are the hills and mountains in her physical, 
geography." 

Respectfully yours, 

John H. Foster. 
To JoNA. K. Smith, Asa H. Fisk, 
and Ransom N. Porter. 

Letter from Reo Adams, late of Dublin: — 

Keene, Ohio, June 10, 1852. 
Gentlemen : 

Your circular, inviting myself and lady to participate in the cele- 
bration of the hundredth anniversary of the settlement of Dublin, is 
just received. 

In reply, I would say, that I should be very happy to be present 
on that interesting occasion, as I have no doubt it will be. But, owing 
to the delay of the mail, the notice is too short; and my avocations 
are such as to deprive me of the pleasure of an interview with my 
DubHn friends at that time. Please accept my thanks for this com- 
munication, and my good wishes for the success of your celebration. 
I take an honest pride in the standing of my native town, particularly 
in regard to education. I see by the reports of school committees, and 
other ways, that she stands highest among the high in this respect. 



80 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

and this regard for her past history is highly honorable to the intelli- 
gence of her citizens. I send the following sentiment for your con- 
sideration : — 

"The Common School System, as Exemplified in your Ex- 
cellent Schools: — The watch-tower of our liberties. Let that be 
flourishing, and the country is safe." 

Go on, gentlemen, with your celebration; do it up handsomely, as 
I have no doubt you will; and my best wishes are with you. 

Reo Adams. 
To J. K. Smith and others. 

15. Twelfth sentiment: — 

"The Late Amos Twitchell, M.D., of Keene, — Preeminent 
in his profession, — a man whom this or any other town might be 
proud to own as a son. His example admonishes all who would excel 
to 'aim high.'" 

Dr. Albert Smith of Peterborough responded : — 

Mr. President, — Having been requested to respond to the 
sentiment just read, you may be assured that I have under- 
taken it with great reluctance, from the fear of my inability to 
do anything like justice to such a theme. Since he left no son, 
nor near kindred, who could respond this day to your kind 
remembrance of him, that duty has fallen on me, who can 
only claim a kindred profession w^ith him, and an admiration 
and profound respect for the man. My acquaintance wdth him 
had been long and pleasant; and sad is it to me, that any one 
but himself should now stand here to respond on this occasion. 
A year since, I had occasion, by appointment, to make a com- 
memorative discourse of his life and character before the New 
Hampshire State Medical Society, in w hich I could but barely 
do justice to him, much less in the brief moments allotted to 
the speakers of this day. 

With what delight would he meet you this day, if his life had 
been spared ! If it is permitted to departed spirits to know what 
is passing in this w'orld, and to be near to living friends, may 
we not hope that he, and many other departed ones, are now 
hovering over these scenes, and intensely watching the proceed- 
ings of this important day.^ 

Would that he could stand here bodily, and, instead of my 
poor eulogy, address you himself! How w^ould the broad and 
manly features of his face kindle, as he surveyed this immense 
multitude, to every one of whom, great and small, his name is 
familiar as a household word ! His eyes, alw^ays so keen and ex- 



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pressive, how would they glow and twinkle, — his noble and 
majestic form rise in dignity before you, as he would address 
you in the thrilling emotion of an overflowing heart! Would 
he not use language something like this? — 

"My kind friends, this is a great occasion to me. Nothing 
could afford me more pleasure than to be remembered and 
recognized as a son of Dublin this day. I am not an exception 
to the general law, that the earliest associations and impres- 
sions are the last to be effaced. Towards this, my native town, 
I have always entertained a strong affection, which no separa- 
tion, no increasing wealth or wide-spread reputation, can es- 
trange; and, in all my active life, never have professional calls, 
from any quarter, however distant or honorable they may 
have been to me, been responded to with more alacrity and 
satisfaction than to the inhabitants of these, my native hills. 
Night or day, in storm or sunshine, has it always been pleasant 
to me to serve you. I have always felt a more than paternal 
regard towards you; and your confidence and reliance on me, 
as your medical adviser, has always been a source of sincere 
pleasure. You all very well know that no storms that ever 
howled round this mountain in sternest winter ever prevented 
me from attending to any pressing or urgent call, when any of 
you or yours were in distress or danger. Such as I am, always 
have I been at your service. 

"Could I forget Dublin.? Could I forget that here sleep the 
remains of all my early friends; my father; my mother; yes, 
my mother, — that noble woman, to whom I owe so much, 
and to whom, under Heaven, I am indebted for all that I am.'' 
Believe me, my friends, no stronger tie was needed to bind me 
to my native town than that my mother sleeps here. Her 
memory, as it was the first of my impressions, so will it be the 
last. Such a mother! There may have been many as good; 
sure, none better. 

"Living but a short distance from Dublin, through a long life, 
have I watched with much interest the progress of my native 
town; and nothing has given me more pleasure than to see the 
very great advancement made during the few past years. 
Though you may have but few sons to present this day, who 
have been very prominent in the many varied walks of life, 
yet you can offer what is of vastly more value and of greater 
honor, — jewels of the finest lustre from every hill and valley 
of this diversified and mountainous town. 

"Such instances of universal mental culture, such general 



82 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

intellectual and moral development, as are here met with on 
every hand, are worth all the reputation of having a few names 
which stand high in the world's estimation, while the commu- 
nity might be correspondingly low. Go on with your good work ; 
be earnest, be zealous; let no effort be spared to rear up men 
and women who shall be specimens of intelligence and integrity, 
always bearing in mind that there is nothing in the world 
worth caring for but knowledge and virtue. You have my 
heartiest wishes for your prosperity. In all human probability, 
it will not be permitted to me to witness many future changes 
in the affairs of this town; for old age and its infirmities must 
soon be creeping on, and I cannot escape its inexorable decree; 
but I may be pardoned in humbly imploring, that, when I 
change my earthly state, I may be called with the 'harness on,' 
and in the full vigor of my mind." 

I have thus very imperfectly represented what I suppose Dr. 
Twitchell might have said, could he stand here and address 
you on this occasion. I need hardly say to you, that it is no 
easy matter for any one to imagine what such a man would 
say, and, much more, attempt to make a poor imitation of his 
thoughts and speech. 

Well did a kind Providence accord to the oft-expressed wish 
of our excellent friend: he was called home in his full mental 
vigor, before hebetude or mental decay had touched him, be- 
fore he had lost one jot or tittle of his ability or skill. Blessed 
memory of the great and good physician! ten times more 
blessed in our affections than to our ambition to call him great ! 

In the language of the sentiment, well may this town be 
proud of such a son as Dr. Twitchell : such descendants always 
bring honor to the domestic hearth, and no less to the place of 
their birth. Never was there a better specimen of our race 
physically, — his exterior large, stately, commanding; his 
head massive, with a high intellectual forehead; piercing eyes, 
that looked keenly enough on some occasions; a countenance 
strongly exhibiting confidence and self-reliance, — enough 
truly in physical conformation to make a man in the truest 
sense of the word. And such he was and he was no less superior 
and commanding intellectually than he was physically. He 
possessed a strongly developed intellect of the first order, 
together with a wondrous and peculiar vein of wit, humor, 
sarcasm, and fun, that led his biographer to term some of his 
mirthful effusions as Twitchellian. There was something in his 
personal appearance alone, without a particle of haughtiness or 



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pride, which were entirely foreign to his nature, that forcibly 
impressed strangers with the idea that he was no common 
man. And how strongly would this opinion be confirmed, if he 
opened his mouth! for truly such originality, such power and 
force of thought, such funds of humor and anecdote, would ap- 
pear, as no man could utter who was not among the gifted of 
his race. What Dr. Johnson said of Burke applies to him with 
equal force: "If," says he, "a man were to go by chance at the 
same time with Burke under a shed to shun a shower, he 
would say, 'This is no extraordinary man.' If Burke should 
go into a stable to see his horse dressed, the ostler would say, 
'We have an extraordinary man here.'" We can say, with 
great truth, that Dr. Twitchell was an extraordinary man, a 
superior man, a great man. He was great in all his purposes, 
great in his life, determined in his will, and possessed of that 
indomitable perseverance that is ever connected with the high- 
est success of human life. He was never daunted; he met every 
case with skill, self-possession, perseverance, and unwearied 
effort, as long as there was any hope. He discarded from his 
vocabulary altogether the word fail; and consequently he often 
succeeded when the chance seemed hopeless. 

Dr. Twitchell was an extraordinary man in his natural en- 
dowments; and, wherever he might have been placed, and in 
whatever sphere, he was destined to excel. But he did not owe 
all his superiority to nature and genius alone, great as it was; 
it was only attained by long and hard study, — by careful ob- 
servation and experience, by constant training and application 
to the last day of his life. He was not what might be called a 
learned man, a man of books and book-knowledge; his active 
and laborious life forbade it; yet few men had more reliable 
knowledge at their command, knowledge that was always just 
ready when it was wanted; and few men were better "posted 
up" in all the improvements, new remedies, or important dis- 
coveries in his profession. He always had knowledge for every 
case; and he had, above other men, a kind of intuition, by 
which he arrived at conclusions in the investigation of diseases 
in a moment of time, while other minds were slowly going 
through all the processes of a careful examination to arrive at 
the same result. However rapidly he might have reached his 
conclusion, it was not safe to hold the opposite opinion, if one 
were solicitous to be in the right. 

This wonderful faculty of his, called in medicine diagnosis, 
often unsealed the dark recesses of disease; often rendered that 



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which before seemed unintelHgible pkiin and clear and brought 
in Hght where only darkness had prevailed before. So rapid 
were his investigations, and so easily did he appear to reach his 
conclusions, that many who saw him could think it only a 
superior kind of guessing. Yet no man had better reasons for 
his opinions; and he could make all these so clear and plain, 
that even those unacquainted with the human form could 
readily apprehend, from his forcible and peculiar representa- 
tions, what part of the system was diseased, how much danger 
it portended, and on what principle the cure should be at- 
tempted. It was now made so plain, that the wonder was, that 
all this was not seen before. Against the opathics and isms of 
the day, he was accustomed to utter no measured invectives 
and cutting sarcasms. "That men and women uneducated in 
the healing art should have the presumption to descant upon 
the principles of homoeopathy or hydropathy, or any other of 
the new-fangled systems of empiricism, as though they could 
understand their vast superiority over the long-established 
system of medicine, and be ready to utter invectives and ana- 
themas with all that confidence which ignorance usually inspires 
was to him a monstrous absurdity. It may be well imagined 
that he met all such cases with the most stinging sarcasm. He 
would have considered it a prostitution of reason to have called 
in its aid to weed out what had its only foundation in self- 
interest or caprice." He abhorred quackery of all the hateful 
things in the world, not less in medicine than in religion or any- 
thing else. 

He was by many supposed to be a skeptic, because he could 
not endure cant and hypocrisy, — because he scorned preten- 
sion where there was no heart. We have every reason to be- 
lieve that he possessed an unqualified belief in God and im- 
mortality. He always reverenced the true manifestations of 
piety, wherever exhibited. When a female acquaintance (says 
his biographer), while under high religious excitement, with 
the kindest intentions and the utmost sincerity, called to con- 
verse with him, saying that God had sent her to speak boldly 
to him on the state of his soul, and urging him, through religion 
and the church, to prepare for death that might happen to him 
at any moment, — he heard her with gentleness, and thanked 
her for her kind thoughts, and concluded by saying, "But, my 
friend, you are mistaken. God never told you to call on me. 
He knows my heart better than any one else, and I know he 
never sent you. Our prayers," he said, "should arise in every 



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action of our lives; and we should be continually prepared for 
death, by always living rightly." Noble thought, kindly ex- 
pressed by a true heart! 

The time and occasion will not permit me to speak of his 
professional qualifications. I need only say, that such was his 
reputation as a surgeon and physician, that he was universally 
acknowledged to rank among the most eminent of New Eng- 
land. Indeed, his bold and successful operations carried his 
fame to every part of our country; nor was his name unknown 
to the profession in the old world. 

But, alas! as has been beautifully said, "His life died with 
him," So few and meagre are the writings he has left, and these 
so unworthy of his great fame, that it must be said that he now 
only lives in tradition and in the transitory memories of the 
living. 

Fame thus transmitted, how uncertain and short-lived! 
Such great beacon lights of their age should rear to them- 
selves, in their lives, some permanent work, that may be a dur- 
able monument to their fame. 

In the death of such a man, how much do we regret that such 
stores of experience, of knowledge, of tact and skill, should all 
perish at once! But this is the unalterable decree of our nature: 
our light, however bright, — however wide it may throw its 
beams, and however much illumine the dark places and dark 
scenes of earth, — must go out. This excellent man bowed to 
the common lot of all; and, while we ought to rejoice that he 
was spared in his usefulness and prime to the allotted period 
of human life, threescore years and ten, nevertheless we can- 
not but follow his departure with sincere sorrow, because — 

"He was a man, take him for all in all. 
We shall not look upon his like again." 

How worthy of commemoration is such a man on an occasion 
like this! How many pleasant memories cluster round his 
name, as we here utter it on the first Centennial of Dublin! 
May distant posterity learn his character and fame; and may 
his life of good deeds, benevolent acts, and untiring devotion 
to the good of his fellow-man, be so deeply impressed upon the 
history of our times, that future aspirants for fame may learn 
that it is only to be attained through excellence, goodness, and 
usefulness. 



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I close with the following sentiment, suggested by these 
remarks : — 

"Greatness and Goodness: — Though not now always asso- 
ciated, may the time soon be hastened, when to be great is to be good." 

16. Thirteenth sentiment: — 
"Our Departed Friends. — 

"Friend after friend departs. 
Who has not lost a friend?" 
Nay, "Not lost, but gone before." 

Music — "Strike the Harp Gently," etc. 

17. Fourteenth sentiment: — 

"Our Female Friends: — Forming the mind and character of 
youth, smoothing the asperity of manhood, and soothing the infirmity 
of age. Their intellectual and moral culture is the best guarantee for 
the welfare and happiness of those who come after us." 

To this, Mrs. J. K. Smith responded as follows : — 

If the sentiment just read was intended by the committee, 
or is considered by others, as a compliment to the ladies, I reply 
that it is but simple justice. If it was meant as flattery, I take 
them at their word because it is true. By taking this position, 
I claim for my sex nothing beyond or above what is clearly 
indicated by the allotment of Providence. The traits of char- 
acter here enumerated are those in which woman is peculiarly 
qualified to excel, — those in which it was clearly designed by 
our Maker that she should excel. The possession of these quali- 
ties, therefore, implies no peculiar merit; but the absence of 
them in a female indicates a great deficiency in the true female 
character. The sexes have different oflSces to perform in the 
economy of social life, and admirably are they fitted by nature 
for the places assigned them. The one is qualified to make up 
the deficiencies of the other, that united they may make as 
perfect a ho7ne as is consistent with the imperfections of mortal- 
ity. As has been said or sung: — 

"Man is the rugged, lofty pine; 
Woman, the soft and flexile vine, 
Whose clasping tendrils round it twine, 
And deck its rough bark sweetly o'er." 



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But although, as I said, the possession of these qualifications 
implies no merit, it does imply a great, a fearful responsibility. 
The character of the young, the comfort and welfare of all, is 
in some measure put into our hands ; and woe be to us if we per- 
vert or misapply our power. Who can take the infant, and un- 
fold the budding beauties of his mind like the mother.'' — who, 
like her, draw forth his affections, and develop the moral na- 
ture implanted in his soul? Who, like her, can lead the child 
along the rough pathway of life, and make it a "path of pleasant- 
ness and peace," because the path of virtue.^* The latent powers 
of his mind, the blushing flowrets of his soul, come forth at her 
bidding, or they remain in their dark recesses forever. 

And man, too, in his highest estate, how much of his com- 
fort and happiness depends on the character of his wife ! It has 
been said, that the greatest man must "ask leave" of his wife 
to prosper, or to be happy. And there is very much of trutli in 
the remark. 

In sickness or sorrow, or old age, whose hands can bring al- 
leviation, whose words cheer and bless, whose sympathy and 
affection bring all our better feelings into action like the kind 
ministrations of the wife or mother or daughter .^^ 

Standing thus at the very fountain of social and domestic 
life, on her it greatly depends whether the streams issuing 
therefrom shall be sweet or bitter. Ministering at the altar 
of connubial intercourse, the happiness or misery of her house- 
hold is in her keeping. Happy would it be for many a family, 
if the female head duly appreciated her position, and cheerfully 
and conscientiously performed all the duties it imposes. 

In the performance of these duties, the females of the present 
day may well take lessons from the generations that have pre- 
ceded them here. The trials and hardships of the mothers of 
the town drew out many admirable traits in their character. 
Patience under privation, fortitude in suffering, firmness in 
danger, and skill in all domestic accomplishments, qualified 
them for their position as the pioneers of civilization; and, at 
the same time, the circumstance in which they were placed 
served to develop these very qualities they so much needed. 
If the present generation is largely indebted, for the character 
they sustain, to the worthy females of the past century, ought 
not we to see to it that the generations of the next century are 
under equal obligations to us.^* If we duly appreciate the im- 
portance of the position we occupy, and conscientiously dis- 
charge the momentous trusts committed to us, then indeed 



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will the "welfare and happiness of those who come after us" 
be comparatively secure, and the blessings accruing to the 
present generation greatly enhanced. 

18. Fifteenth sentiment: — 

"The Contribution of Dublin to the Population of our 
Large Cities. — Among them are men whose untiring business- 
habits have enabled them to amass much wealth; but their gold has 
not encrusted their hearts. We trust their liberality and benevolence 
will continue to increase in a ratio proportionate to their additional 
means." 

Solomon Piper, Esq., of Boston, spoke as follows: — 

Mr. President, — I have been called upon to respond to a 
very flattering sentiment. I only regret it is not better de- 
served. I am unaccustomed to public speaking, and shall not 
attempt to make a speech. In the few remarks I propose to 
offer, I trust I shall be pardoned if I follow my own inclina- 
tion, rather than the suggestions of the sentiment, and speak of 
my native town and its interests. 

Public speaking was not among the branches taught in the 
schools of my day. The condition of the schools in Dublin at 
that day would compare very unfavorably with those of the 
present time. Our schools were then kept but a small portion 
of the year. The schoolhouses were small, inconvenient, and 
uncomfortable. Old hats were the common substitute for 
broken panes of glass; and it was not unusual, on a cold morn- 
ing, for a detachment of the larger boys to be sent into the 
adjacent fields to collect decayed stumps to replenish the fire; 
and a large portion of the time of the scholars was spent in vain 
attempts to keep themselves comfortable. 

Just forty-two years ago, at the age of nearly twenty-one, I 
shouldered my bundle, containing all my worldly effects, and 
started for Boston on foot, in pursuit of employment. I soon 
engaged in a business which I have ever since prosecuted on 
the same spot. During that comparatively long period of 
man's life, there has been no very striking change in the phys- 
ical appearance of my native town. The same mountains 
and hills appear in the distance; the same streams trickle down 
their sides; and generally the same houses and fields and or- 
chards are still in view. But, Mr. President, the occupants of 
those houses, the cultivators of those fields, where are they.? 



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Alas! where are they? A generation has passed away; and their 
faces, once so famihar, with few exceptions, are seen no more. 
At that time, I could call by name nearly every man and wo- 
man in the town. Now I feel almost among strangers. 

But the moral and intellectual change has been most gratify- 
ing. For many years after I left the town, I was rather ashamed 
to acknowledge the place of my nativity. If I said I came from 
Dublin, the first remark was, "That is the town where Parson 
Sprague lives, is it not.^*" and then would follow some half a 
dozen of the stale jokes attributed to that old gentleman. 
But latterly a great change has been wrought in the public 
mind, and Dublin is no longer a by-word. Her praises are 
abroad, and her sons are no longer ashamed of their parentage. 
Now it is said that Dublin is the residence of Dr. Leonard, — 
Father Leonard, as some familiarly call him. They go on to 
say, that Dr. Leonard has done more to improve the moral 
and intellectual condition of those under his influence than any 
other clergyman within our knowledge. He has the best Sun- 
day-school in the country. The common schools and school- 
houses are a model for all others. The children of both sexes 
are well behaved and respectful, to a degree that attracts the 
notice and approbation of the passing stranger; and, of the 
numerous young men who, from time to time, have gone out 
into the world hardly one is known not to have done credit to 
his native town. 

These are some of the blessed fruits of the well-directed 
efforts of a devoted minister, seconded, as they certainly have 
been, by the cooperation of many excellent men and women. 
It is true that a little excitement occasionally arises among the 
inhabitants about the location of a schoolhouse, a road, or a 
meetinghouse, or perhaps about the music in the church; 
but these soon subside, and things move on harmoniously as 
before. 

Allusion has been made to the late Parson Sprague; and I 
cannot forbear to add one word. Mr. Sprague was a very 
peculiar man; and I cannot say he was instrumental in doing 
much good in his lifetime. But the noble bequests he made in 
the disposition of his property conferred a lasting blessing upon 
the town, and should be held in grateful remembrance. 

Mr. President, I love my native town. Everything con- 
nected with it has a peculiar interest. The very mountains 
and hills, the rocks and the streams, are endeared to me by my 
earliest associations. Here were the scenes of my youthful 



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sports. It was here that the foundation of my future Hfe and 
character was laid. It was here that my dearest relatives and 
friends have ever lived; and it is in yonder graveyard, between 
the mountain and that beautiful lake, that the ashes of my 
beloved parents and brothers and sisters repose. Nothing 
that relates to Dublin escapes my notice, or is without an in- 
terest; and I trust, that, as long as consciousness remains, the 
same feeling will reside in my breast. 

Mr. President, I rejoice to see this day, and be able to par- 
ticipate in the festivities of the occasion. It is good for us to 
assemble on this anniversary, and look back to the day of small 
things, and survey the distance we have travelled; to erect a 
landmark for future generations to refer to. It is good for us, 
who have strayed from the land of our fathers, once more to 
return, and greet each other and those we have left behind at 
the old homestead; and I thank God we this day have the 
opportunity. 

Dublin has a hard, stubborn soil, but, like the other parts of 
the Granite State, from which we are proud to hail, produces 
strong men and women. Mr. President, in conclusion, I would 
say to my brethren and friends. Go on and persevere in the 
good works you have so well begun. Continue to cherish and 
support your churches and schools; and let no root of bitter- 
ness spring up to retard or mar your progress. 

Mr. President, I will conclude by offering the following 
sentiment : — 

"The Inhabitants of my Native Town. — May knowledge 
and virtue continue to increase and abound to the latest posterity." 

19. Sixteenth sentiment: — 

"The American Flag: — A century ago, not thought of; three- 
fourths of a century ago, despised and derided as a 'piece of striped 
hunting;' now waving gloriously over thirty-one states at home, and 
invoked as a barrier against oppression and tyranny abroad. (Thanks 
to our friend who has kindly furnished one for the present occasion.") 

Tune — "Yankee Doodle" 

Captain Henry C. Piper responded: — 

Mr. President, — The Flag of our Union, first raised in a 
humble village, has advanced in successive strides from the 
Atlantic to the Pacific, from Canada to Mexico, and now in 



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triumph floats over the heads of more than twenty millions of 
the freest and happiest people of the earth. Nor have these 
mighty ocean barriers been sufficient to inclose it. The winds 
have lent their aid, and upon their ready pinions borne it to 
every accessible port between the polar oceans, whether in 
Europe, Asia, Africa, or the green islands of the far Pacific. 

In the days of the Colonial Confederation in America, it was 
hailed as an emblem in the clouds of the union of thirteen 
sister, sovereign nations, to establish and maintain civil and 
religions liberty; in Europe as the sign of promise, as the dawn 
of a day, which, though long obscured by the clouds of ignor- 
ance and superstition and the gloom of despotism, will yet 
break forth in full perfection, illumined by the light of universal 
freedom. To the teeming millions of remoter regions, it has 
borne the gifts of civilization and Christian truth. Ay ! it is a 
beacon fast becoming visible to all mankind; leading savage, 
barbarous, civilized, and enlightened humanity onward and 
upward to that elevation the Almighty intended they should 
occupy. 

In the earlier days of the Union, its upholders and defenders 
were few in number, yet fearless and determined in their pur- 
pose, with a firm faith in the equity of their cause. Had their 
efforts resulted in a failure, their lives would have been sacri- 
ficed, their estates confiscated, and all their bright honors 
buried beneath the deepest ignominy their haughty captors 
could heap upon the names of vanquished rebels. 

But not so. There stood Washington; great, good; the 
Father of American Independence, with manly bearing; the 
leader, military, afterwards both civil and military, of that 
patriot-band; — Jefferson and Adams, the author and defender 
of the Declaration of Independence; — Lafayette, who de- 
clared resistance to oppression one of the most sacred of duties, 
rendering indispensable service in the revolutionary contest, 
second in wisdom and true valor to none but the immortal 
Washington; — Hamilton, Arthur Lee, Richard Henry Lee, 
Franklin, Hancock, Green, Knox, and a few others, in all not 
too numerous to assemble in a town hall of ordinary dimen- 
sions, yet invincible. 

In later days of our republic, as in 1812 and 1815, we find in 
the hour of danger a more numerous throng clustered around 
our standard, and upon the pages of our history new names, — 
a Clay, a Bayard, and another Adams; in the tented field a 
Scott, a Jackson, a Taylor; and on the ocean a Hull, a Decatur, 



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a Bainbridge, and a Perry; all bold and fearless, even unto 
deaih, when that sacred banner was assailed, their country in- 
vaded, and their firesides in danger. 

And who now support our flagstaff, and uphold the union of 
these states? Ah! yes, men still are found of spotless patriot- 
ism, and, I had almost said, of godlike wisdom and mental 
greatness, ever ready to risk "life," "fortune," and "honor," 
that the great American example may not falter while they 
live. May our nation ever be favored with such men to guide 
us in the council chamber, and lead us in the battle-field ! 

But, sir, the sun of this last day of a hundred years since 
civilization marked these hills and vales is fast declining. 
Never again shall another morn, numbered and marked as this 
has been, unseal our eyelids, or cause our hearts to leap with 
joy, and our lips to move in celebration for the national, state, 
and town prosperity we have so long enjoyed. I will not 
trespass on so precious time. 

"The Flag of our Union: long may it wave 
O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave, — " 

as long as sustenance for man shall be produced from the earth, 
or drawn up from the sea; till all the sons of America be as 
plants grown up in their youth, and her daughters as corner- 
stones polished after the similitude of a palace. 

20. Seventeenth sentiment: — 

" Old Monadnock. — 

' And while a world of human pride, 
With all its grandeur melts away, 
And spreads around the rocky side 
The broken fragments of decay; 
Oh ! let us learn from thee to rise. 
All time and change and chance defying, 
Still pointing upward to the skies, 
And on the inward strength relying.'" 

Daniel Elliot, M.D., of Marlborough, N. Y., sent the 

following : — 

Marlboro', N. Y., June 10, 1852. 

Gentlemen: 

I have received your invitation to be present at the centennial cele- 
bration of the settlement of my native town on the 17th instant. I 
need not assure you of the great pleasure it would afford me to be 




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among you on that interesting occasion; to exchange congratula- 
tions, recall reminiscences, and mingle sympathies, with such as 
remain from among the friends of my boyhood. But circumstances 
beyond my control will deprive me of that gratification. I pray you to 
accept my thanks for your kind and flattering invitation, and to 
offer to my brethren of the good old town of Dublin my hearty con- 
gratulations on their prosperous condition, and my earnest wishes 
for their onward and upward progress. 

The committee will also accept my grateful acknowledgments for 
the part assigned me in the exercises of the day, — to speak to "Old 
Monadnock," my venerable and long-cherished friend! Nothing 
could be more congenial to my feelings. His image, in all its aspects, 
is ineffaceably impressed upon the tablets of my memory. His very 
name strikes a chord within me that vibrates as to the sound of grand 
and solemn music. His idea is part and parcel of my being; and to 
his influence on my young imagination do I owe much of the enjoy- 
ment I have derived from nature's varied works. I remember 'him 
when clothed with verdant foliage to the very summit. I saw, year 
after year, the devouring flames climbing his lofty sides, exhibiting 
him to the surrounding country as a dread volcano or a giant beacon, 
till half his leafy mantle disappeared. But I liked him best in naked 
majesty, — bald, hoary, stern, asserting his own fixed character. 
Many a toilsome pilgrimage have I made to his lofty summit, to 
feast upon the wide-spread banquet for the eye that stretches in all 
directions from his base. I have spread my blanket on the mossy 
rocks of his bleak and hoary brow, watching the brilliant stars 
through the solemn stillness of the night, to catch the first gleaming of 
the dawn, and hail the earliest beams of the rising sun, while all 
below was dim and misty; and richly did the glory of the scene repay 
the toil. 

I have visited mountains more known to fame, — have stood on 
higher elevations; but from no point have I found the view so satis- 
factory — uniting so much of grandeur, beauty, variety, and extent 
— as from the brow of old Monadnock. I hail him King of Moun- 
tains! "May his shadow never be less!" 

Thus far had I indulged in pleasant reminiscences of my exalted 
friend, seated in a dreamy mood, before his ample portraiture, that 
hangs upon my wall, when suddenly there seemed a strange commo- 
tion on the canvas. Clouds rolled up and covered his head, as with a 
turban; a mild, electric light played through them; and there was a 
heaving of his sides, as from strong internal throes. Across the view 
floated a mist, which gradually, and with more and more distinct- 
ness, assumed the "form and fashion of a man." I knew him for the 
Genius of the mountain, and bowed in silent reverence. 

"Presuming mortal!" said the shadowy form, "how dare thou 
answer, when 't is mine to give response to the loyal greetings of my 
subjects? What canst thou, the insect of a day, know of me or my 



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history? Thou speakest of having seen me covered with green, as if 
it were in the olden time, — my very youth. Such is the Uttleness of 
man's conception! Couldst thou look back into the past with me, 
thou mightst learn to scorn the measure of what men call antiquity. 
A brief glance behind the veil is all I deign to give thee, in reward of 
thy tried loyalty. I will not reveal the mystery of my birth, — in 
what chaotic and far-distant period, — by what mighty force, — 
amid what earth-rending convulsions, my massive body was uphoven 
to the light of day. Barren ages passed, and my naked form was still 
standing solitary amid a waste of waters. Where the forests now 
girdle my sides, then gambolled the rude monsters of the deep. As 
time rolled on, I gladly hailed the companionship of peak after peak 
emerging to the view within my wide horizon. Other untold ages 
passed, and behold me clothed in waving foliage, — the waters gath- 
ered to their place, and the wide-spread earth below me rich in luxuri- 
ant verdure. Then was my holyday. Beast and bird coursed freely 
round my sides, drank at my clear fountains, and reposed beneath the 
shadow of my rocks. The winds played gaily through the forest; and, 
when the thunder-clouds approached, I lured them to me, and sported 
with the forked lightning. In time appeared before me a new class 
of beings in the form of man, rude and unsettled. They saw the 
earliest sunbeams ever salute my brow, and the clouds gather about 
me, as if obedient to my call, before the storm broke below. With 
superstitious awe they worshipped, and Monadnock, the Thunder- 
father, named me. 

" Centuries moved on their course, fruitless of change, when a new 
era dawned. In all directions, I perceived large inroads on the for- 
ests. Towering smoke by day, and gleaming fires by night, attested 
that a new race of men had invaded my domains. Not without indig- 
nation did I note their sacrilegious warfare on the primeval forests 
at my feet. At length a new prospect lay before me, — lakes, rescued 
from obscurity, and gleaming in the sun; hills and valleys, clothed 
with the rich and varying tints of culture; the countless habitations 
of a stable race, wath clustering villages and heaven-pointing spires. 
It was a goodly scene, and I forgave the rude disturbers of my soli- 
tude, — nay, hailed them friends. 

"And first in my regards stand these, my faithful and long-cherished 
sons, who now, on their grand festival, forget not to invoke my name 
with reverence. They have sat beneath my shadow for a century; 
and more of my spirit has been shed upon them than on my other 
subjects. Three generations have passed before me, rich in granitic 
virtues. In yonder fields, near the pure waters of the quiet lake, lies 
many a venerable head, whose strength of intellect, unsoiled integrity, 
and unwavering sense of right, have done due honor to their pilgrim- 
sires. Bid their descendants emulate their fathers in all their manly 
virtues. Let them thank Heaven that light has been shed abroad 
among them by an untiring hand, whose mission was to purify and 



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elevate the young. On the broad foundation thus secured, tell them 
to build with ever-upward view. From the pure region of my lofty 
seat, I breathe my blessing on them. May they stand firm in virtue, 
relying on the 'Rock of Ages'!" 

The Vision Passed: you have the message, — and my duty ends. 

Danl. Elliot. 

To Messrs. J. K. Smith, A. H. Fisk, and R. N. Porter, 

Comviittee. 

21. The following sentiment was offered by J. K. Smith: — 

"The Liberty of the Press: — Having been guarded for fifty 
years by a trusty 'Sentinel,' we consider it safe now, if he is relieved 
from his post." 

Hon. John Prentiss, of Keene, for fifty years ^ editor of the 
"New Hampshire Sentinel," sent the following; he being obliged 
to leave before the close of the celebration : — 

Mr. President, — I should have availed myself of the great 
occasion of this centennial celebration, had I not been honored 
by an invitation from your committee. Besides the pleasure 
anticipated from greeting many friends, other than the present 
residents, and natives who have come up from abroad, once 
more to visit the scenes of their youth, my forty-eight years 
of intercourse with so many of the fathers and the sons of 
Dublin, as contributors to the support of the press I established 
in the last century, imposed obligations to be present on this 
joyous occasion. 

Before railroads, or even stages, were established, a large 
number of your most respectable men in Dublin, as well as in 
most of the other towns in the county, became voluntary post- 
riders, by clubbing and engaging to see the bundle of Sentinels 
deposited at the place assigned on the day of publication. In 
some of the smaller towns, twenty-six would unite, and go to 
Keene twice a year; in others larger, fifty-two, and so go only 
once a year; and, again, in others, even seventy-five and more. 
As it was my duty to notify, "Your turn next," — and many 
present doubtless remember these -primitive times, — they could 
generally make other business, and so, by saving a regular post- 
rider's fee, did not think it a hardship. Each man also paid 
down, satisfied that the consideration was a little more valuable 

1 Mr. Prentiss founded the Sentinel in 1799, and lived until 1873, having had a lit- 
erary connection with that paper for about seventy-four years, living to be the oldest, 
as he was one of the most highly honored journalists in America. — J. L. S. 



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than even the hard-earned money in their pockets; and this 
kept the ribs of the press well oiled. 

Most subscribers, insulated at that period, depended on my 
press for their weekly history of occurring events, foreign and 
domestic; and this consideration imposed a bounden duty to 
present things truly, and live up to my motto, some twenty 
years at the head of the paper, viz. : "I will speak of the things I 
have seen, and touch upon those reported, that the people may 
consider the Whole Matter." 

The Press is a vast engine, in a free country, for good or 
evil, according as it is conducted, with honesty and intelligence, 
or by the unprincipled or ignorant. That I had the counte- 
nance of good men, aside from sectarian prejudice, for a series 
of years, I can only infer from constant support for so long a 
period, and from the fathers in Dublin in particular. I have an 
anecdote to relate in proof. One paper-morning, Mr. Hunting- 
ton, the proprietor and driver of the stage to Peterborough, 
started at the usual hour; and, after proceeding about a mile, 
he recollected that he had forgotten the Dublin and other 
bundles of papers. He wheeled about, and came driving up 
to the office. "What's the matter.?" "Why, I left the papers, 
and I should not dare to drive through Dublin without them: 
they would kill me outright!" 

I am glad that on this occasion justice has been done to the 
character of Dublin's great benefactor, the late Rev. jVIr. 
Sprague. I knew him pretty well. Half a century ago this 
month, I dined at his hospitable mansion; and, afterwards, 
had with him frequent intercourse. He was eccentric, and 
often amused himself by questions and remarks, which gave 
rise to a hundred strange anecdotes, in which his language 
was often distorted, with additions to give it point. Thus I 
have heard that, once preaching upon the importance of faith, 
he said it could remove mountains, even Monadnock; but, 
looking up, that hillock being visible from the pulpit, he is said 
to have added, "'hardly.'' The latter portion was probably 
added by some one else. About the time I first visited him, 
the late Rev. Mr. Dunbar was settled at Peterborough. He 
told me he was in Peterborough when Mr. Dunbar was preach- 
ing as a candidate, and several of the old Presbyterians (Scotch- 
Irish) came round him, and asked: "Mr. Sprague, what shall 
wedowiththisMr. Dun-6ar.?" "What's the matter?" "Why, 
he preaches nothing but works, works, works." "Oh!" re- 
plied Mr. Sprague, "if that is all, you will never be hurt; it will 
do you good; for never did a people more need such preaching 



CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION 97 

than those of Peterborough." The encounter of wits was the 
keenest with his brother Ains worth, of Jaffrey, who often 
visited him. Mr. Sprague's rehgious views were decidedly 
anti-Calvinistic. One day, it is said, he took Mr. Ainsworth 
into his four-horse coach for a ride. On going down hill, the 
coachman whipped up the horses to a degree to alarm Mr. 
Ainsworth, who called out, "Mr. Sprague, we should certainly 
be smashed at this rate!" "What's the matter, brother Ains- 
worth.'* never fear. You know that, if it is decreed we are to be 
smashed, we can't help it; so we may as well be quiet!" In the 
pulpit, Mr. Sprague was solemn in his exhortations to attend 
to the great concern of the soul's welfare. 

Though it doth not become us to say too much in praise of 
living benefactors, I cannot forbear, as it belongs to the history 
of Dublin, as well as that it is connected with the press, to say 
that, within the last ten or fifteen years, scarcely less than one 
hundred short essays — moral hints for the young, in aid of a 
higher standard for our common schools, and to promote the 
cause of temperance — have been the production of a citizen ^ 
of Dublin, high in your confidence, and highly respected where- 
ever known. 

In one of these essays, the importance of Institutes, for the 
better qualification of common-school teachers, was dwelt 
upon with much earnestness. This was followed by the offer 
of $10 by one individual towards the expenses; and the next 
week brought the pledge of $10 more from Dublin. The sub- 
scription was speedily filled. After two or three years, the 
legislature authorized towns to raise money for the object, and 
now provision is made by law. The example of Cheshire was 
followed by several other counties; and, under the present 
efficient Board of County Commissioners, these excellent sub- 
stitutes for normal schools will, I trust, be continued. 

I offer as a sentiment : — 

" Dublin. — Elevated in its position by nature, it is not less so by 
the high ground it occupies in its moral and religious standing; its 
early action, in banishing from within its limits the sale of intoxicat- 
ing drinks ; and as the pioneer, under the Oberlin ^ of our country, 
in promoting education, as manifested by the vast improvement of 
our common schools and schoolhouses." 

1 Rev. Levi W. Leonard, D.D. — J. L. S. 



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22. The following sentiment was proposed by J. K. Smith : — 

" Beard's Telegraph : — Transmitting intelligence with less rapid- 
ity than Morse's, but in a language that all can read and understand." 

Mr. Beard ^ sent the following response: — 

Mr. President, — When it was announced, sometime ago, 
that you were going to have a centennial celebration here, I 
formed the purpose, at once, to be present; but with no inten- 
tion of making, or expectation of being called upon to make, 
either a speech or a response to a sentiment which, by any 
process, could be made to appear as designed to involve me in 
any such duty; though a kind friend has suggested that I ought 
to say a word for Old Nelson. 

Sir, it was my good fortune to be born, and to spend the 
years of early boyhood, in that most excellent town; but I have 
been a wanderer long from the old familiar haunts of my child- 
hood, and her good people will hardly recognize my right to 
speak for them. I take it that Nelson is here to speak for her- 
self, if there is any need, by a more fitting tongue than mine; 
and yet I would most gladly say a word for her myself, if there 
were need. Hers are my own native hills; and though my 
family name even exists there only in the record of the past, 
and I am almost literally a stranger there, — almost without 
kith or kin of any name, — I feel the strongest attachment to 
her rugged soil, and enjoy, more than any other of my wander- 
ings, my occasional visits — unknowing and unknown — to 
the now deserted homestead of my fathers, and the graves of 
the loved ones who sleep in the old church-yard. God bless 
her, and her hardy sons everywhere ! 

Undoubtedly, Nelson has some right to be heard here to- 
day. In the early history of your town, the twain were joined 
together for more purposes than one. I believe the father of 
the late Dr. Twitchell, of Keene, once represented the towns of 
Dublin and Nelson (then Packersfield and, after the name was 
changed, called, "for short" I suppose, Pecker-Nelson by the 
"outside barbarians," sometimes) in the General Court; and 
the connection, for the purpose of representation, was kept up, 
I cannot tell how long. 

But there was another way in which the two towns were as- 
sociated, which took a much stronger hold upon my mind than 
any mere civil union. I don't know, Mr. President, that you or 

1 Albin Beard, Esq., editor of the Nashua Telegraph. — J. L. S. 



CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION 99 

many of the present citizens of Dublin have a very vivid rec- 
ollection of the Old Nelson and Dublin "Troop." But I shall 
never forget it. To my boyish eyes, there was not in the whole 
wide world, to the best of my knowledge and belief, anything 
in the military line to compare with it. You had your own mili- 
tary pet here, whose acquaintance I afterwards made; and 
that may have helped somewhat to modify my extravagant 
ideas of the "Troop." I refer to the old "Dublin Grenadiers," 
long since gone the way of all the military portion of the earth 
in New Hampshire. But those "Troopers," with their scarlet 
coats and trousers, their big bear-skin caps and bobbing red 
feathers, their broad black sword-belts and glistening brass 
breastplates, their long bloody-looking swords and piratical- 
looking pistols, and their elaborately, if not gorgeously, capari- 
soned chargers, — was there ever anything more attractive? 
But these same pistols, and these "Troopers," — "distance 
lent enchantment to the view." I was mortally afraid of the 
one, and hardly dared venture on a close intimacy with the 
other. It will not do, Mr. President, for me to suggest here 
that you yourself might have been, for aught that I know, one 
of those same "Dublin Troopers" who used so terribly to 
frighten me from my propriety." But, if you do not remember, 
you must have heard of the military customs of that day. My 
father had the honor — and it was an honor then — to com- 
mand that company of "ostentatious dragoons"; and, when 
the parade was in Nelson, they used to come round that way, 
— these "Dublin Troopers." There are men here to-day who 
have stopped, more than once, down by the watering-trough, 
with the tops of their scarlet plumes in sight from the house, 
while they loaded those formidable pistols to the very muzzle, 
to give the Cap'n a waker. And when they rode up in single 
file, and each "delivered his fire" at the unoffending door-sill, 
I must confess that, for the instant, I lost a little of my ad- 
miration for their gaudy trappings. Aside from that, the days 
when the "Troop rode" in Nelson were days to be marked and 
remembered. 

But enough of this, and enough of anything from me, at this 
time, when there is so much to be said, and so many to say it. 
I thank you sincerely for the honor of an invitation to be with 
you to-day. I am glad to meet the citizens of Dublin, and the 
returned wanderers from the old paternal roofs, on an occasion 
of so much interest to them. I thank you for the compliment, 
personal to myself, to which I have attempted to respond. 



100 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

If the "random shots" which I have "let off," and the reminis- 
cences which the occasion has called up to my own mind, shall 
have recalled any pleasant memories of scenes lang syne, in 
which those most dear to me took part, and who now "sleep 
in the valley," away from their native hills, they will have 
more than answered my hopes. 

In conclusion, let me pay a compliment to your town for the 
high stand she has taken in everything that exalts a town or a 
nation. Her devotion to religion, to morality, and to education, 
has given her a name to be honored; while religion, morality, 
and education are anything but a name. 

23. "Farewell:" — Sung by the Choir. 
The meeting was adjourned for a hundred years. 



CHAPTER III 

Natural History — Situation, Boundaries, Soil, 
Climate, Flora, Fauna, Etc. 

1 HE town of Dublin, in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, 
is situated in latitude 42° 54' north, and longitude 72° 03' west, 
from London. The spire of the First Congregational (Unita- 
rian) meetinghouse is in latitude 42° 54' 20.8" north, and longi- 
tude 72° 3' 38.6" west, from Greenwich.^ 

Dublin was formerly bounded on the north by Hancock and 
Nelson, on the south by Jaffrey and Marlborough, on the west 
by Marlborough and Roxbury, and on the east by Peter- 
borough and Hancock. The formation of the town of Harris- 
ville, which was incorporated, July 2, 1870, took from the origi- 
nal town of Dublin the northern three ranges of lots. Each 
range contains twenty-two lots. Sixty-six lots were therefore 
transferred from Dublin to the new town of Harrisville. Dub- 
lin is now bounded north by Harrisville, east by Peterborough, 
south by Jaffrey and Marlborough, and west by Marlborough. 
It is forty-four miles from Concord, the capital of the state; 
about thirteen miles, in a south-easterly direction, from Keene, 
the shiretown of the county; and seventy miles from Boston. 

Dublin has the same diversity of hill and valley that is found 
in the other towns in this section of the state. It is distinguished, 
however, by having, in its south-westerly border, a large part of 
the Grand Monadnock ^ Mountain. The boundary line be- 

1 Hitchcock's Geology of New Hampshire: Vol. I., p. 242. 

2 Monadnock, according to S. G. Drake, signifies "Mountain of the Great Spirit." 
According to William B. Cabot, who has devoted considerable attention to the Al- 
gonquin dialects, the etymology of the word Monadnock would imply an isolated hill of 
prominence, that is, a hill standing apart from other hills of equal prominence, giving 
it, as the landscape is viewed from its summit, the appearance of an isloated mountain 
of imposing size. 

In the New York Sun of Nov. 9, 1904, is a review of an article by William Wallace 
Tooker, in the Journal of American Folk-Lore, entitled "Algonquin Names of Some 
Mountains and Hills." The following is what he says of Monadnock: "Man, or mon, 
is a significant prefix to many word combinations in the Massachusetts of John Eliot, 
meaning 'wonderful,' 'wonder,' 'vision,' 'revelation,' 'marvellous,' etc. It is from the 
primary verbal root -an, 'surpassing,' 'going beyond,' 'is more than common,' with 
the indefinite impersonal prefix m added, which, with its generic -adn, 'mountain,' and 
the locative -ock, 'place,' gives us a synthesis of man-adn-ock, 'land (or country) of 
the surpassing mountain,' i. e., one going beyond all others in that vicinity for size." 
Again he says: "It will be observed that it included the mountain and the immediate 



102 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

tween Dublin and Jaffrey crosses the mountain, passing near 
its summit.^ The highest point of jNIonadnock, according to Dr. 
Dana, who ascertained the height by a barometer, in the year 
1816, is 3,450 feet above the level of the ocean. The latest esti- 
mates fix the elevation at 3,166 to 3,186 feet above the sea. Its 
elevation above the surrounding country renders it, from a 
great distance, a conspicuous object. Its summit is visible 
from the top of the state-house in Boston; and it is said to be a 
landmark for sailors on approaching certain parts of the sea- 
coast. Its highest point above the level of a pond in the centre 
of the town, formerly called Centre Pond, but now generally 
known as Monadnock Lake,^ is 1,581 feet. From the summit 
there is an unobstructed view in all directions and a magnificent 
panorama is exhibited to the eye of the observer. More than 
forty lakes and ponds of various sizes, scores of villages, and 
innumerable mountains and hills are plainly visible, while 
powerful glasses bring many more objects into the field of vision, 
which extends to the seacoast near Boston. 

The highest elevation of land next to that of IMonadnock is 
Beech Mountain, situated north of the centre of the town. It 
is 391 feet above the level of Monadnock Lake. These heights 
(of Beech Mountain and Monadnock above the level of the 
lake) were ascertained by measuring a line on the frozen lake 
for a base, taking the angle at each end, and making the usual 
calculations by trigonometry. From the top of Beech Mountain, 
— so called from the large number of beech-trees with which it 
was formerly covered, — a beautiful view may be obtained, 
both of the Contoocook and Connecticut river-valleys, and 
especially of the Green Mountains in Vermont, as they rise 
in the form of successive terraces from the Connecticut River. 
From the same place, the Kearsarge and Ascutney Mountains 
may be seen; also the Saddleback and other mountains beyond 
the Merrimack River; and, when the atmosyjliere is favorable, 
the summit of one of the White jNIountains is visible, looking 
like a thin, white, stationary cloud, a little above the horizon. 

country round about it." This harmonizes well with Mr. Cabot's etymology of the 
word, which was substantially the same thing in other words. The preceding defini- 
tion might be condensed into the words, — place of the grand mountain. 

1 The summit is in Jaffrey. 

2 The first proposition to change the name of Centre Pond to Monadnock Lake 
is said to have been made by Miss Laura Ann Fiske, afterwards Mrs. Mark True, 
at a meeting of the former Dublin Literary Society, about 1840. This lady read 
several papers on that subject before the society, which, by vote, approved the 
suggestion. From that time the new name was used gradually and eventually sup- 
planted the old one. 



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Hardy Hill, in the west part of the town, near the summit of 
which several generations of Hardys lived, and more recently 
the Spauldings, is another eminence from which an observer 
has an unobstructed view, for a long range, in all directions. 
Many prominent peaks of the Green Mountains, some of the 
more prominent in Massachusetts, and others in south-western 
New Hampshire, are distinctly seen, with some ponds and a few 
villages. 

The ponds in Dublin, besides Monadnock Lake, are Farnum 
(or Dark) Pond and Wight Pond, to which we may add the 
Howe, Knight, and Electric Company Reservoirs. The North, 
Beaver, Dinsmore, and Stanford Ponds, with the southern 
point of the Harrisville Pond, and the Chesham and Russell 
Reservoirs, all of which were formerly in Dublin, are now 
within the limits of the town of Harrisville. 

Monadnock Lake is a beautiful sheet of water, which has 
lured many families of wealth and refinement to establish 
summer homes near it, or in sight of it. It is surrounded by 
picturesque hills wooded to their summits and, from its surface, 
may be seen the summit and north-west sides of Monadnock 
Mountain, which, at the right hour of the right kind of a day, 
is clearly reflected by the glassy water like a huge inverted 
pyramid. By far the largest portion of the water in this lake 
is supplied by springs, which have their outlets beneath its 
surface. The bottom of the lake is mostly a pure whitish sand. 
The contour of the lake bed resembles somewhat a human ear, 
there being a small oval area, not far from one side of the lake, 
where the water is much deeper than it is elsewhere. Mr. 
Samuel Wadsworth of Keene, who made a careful survey of 
the lake, found that the greatest depth was 117 feet. The deep 
places are generally not more than sixty feet, but the depths 
vary greatly. The water is beautifully clear and always cool. 
In some seasons the ice has been found to be two feet in thick- 
ness, and, when preserved for use in summer, it is found to be 
of the very best quality. 

Monadnock Lake, in addition to its scenic charms, has been 
justly celebrated for a variety of trout which Agassiz declared 
to be unique. As to flavor and other qualities, they have been 
pronounced, by persons whose good taste in such matters was 
unquestionable, inferior to none which can be found in any 
waters. Formerly, they could be caught at any time, but, at 
a later date, they became scarce. They are now protected by 
law, except for a few weeks each year, and the supply may be- 
come more abundant. 



104 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

In the Memoirs of the Boston Society of Natural History, 
Vol. 8, No. 1, is a monograph on "The Fishes of New England. 
The Salmon Family. Part 1. The Trout or Charrs." It was 
written by William Converse Kendall, Scientific Assistant of 
the United States Bureau of Fisheries. He quotes a letter from 
Prof. Louis Agassiz, written in acknowledgment of some speci- 
mens of these trout that had been sent to him, which we here 
reproduce : 

"Dear Sir: I duly received the two specimens of trout which you 
have forwarded to nie. They reached Cambridge in a perfect state of 
preservation, and I was not a little surprised on examining them to 
find that they belonged to an undescribed species. I have carefully 
compared them to-day with all the trout occurring in the United 
States which I have thus far been able to secure, from Lake Superior 
to Labrador and as far south as they reach, and I find them to differ 
specifically from all. As the specimens are all three females, I should 
be much obliged if you would secure some males for me. 

" Should so-called lake herring, or whitefish, as they are also called, 
be found in your waters, which I suppose to be the case, I would be 
much obliged if you could secure some of them for me. 

"Allow me to close by returning my best thanks for the specimens 
you have sent me, which I have at once put up in my museum. 

"L. Agassiz. 
"Cambridge. Mass., Oct. 12" [Year not stated]. 

Mr. Kendall, quoting from the Boston Journal of March 22, 
1884, adds that "after some male specimens were sent, as Pro- 
fessor Agassiz requested, he wrote that the examination of them 
only confirmed his previous opinion that the trout were spe- 
cifically distinct, adding that there must be others like them 
found elsewhere, as nature did not make a distinct species for 
one little locality. This last letter cannot now be found." 

Mr. Kendall has himself carefully described these trout, 
which Mr. Samuel Garman, of the Harvard Museum of Com- 
parative Zoology, in 1885, concurring with Agassiz regarding 
the fish, and describing it as new to science, named the Scdmo 
agassizii. It has been popularly called the "silver trout." Mr. 
Kendall, in his monograph, has called it the Salvelinus agassizii. 
He has given an elaborate description of the fish, which, being 
peculiar to this Dublin lake, partly in deference to a just local 
pride, but more particularly in the interest of science, we give 
below in full: 

"During the last part of October, 1912, the present writer [Mr. W. 
C. Kendall] made a visit to Monadnock Lake. Mr. James DeRocher, 



NATURAL HISTORY 105 

of the Nashua Fisheries Station, was detailed to assist in the effort to 
secure specimens of the trout, and Mr. Walter H. Rich accompanied 
the party in order to make a colored drawing of the fish from life 
should any be secured. Expectations were not very high, however, 
owing to the lateness of the season, the stated spawning time being 
about October 20. 

" Mr. DeRocher was supplied with two gill-nets, each 100 feet long, 
of different-sized mesh, the larger perhaps two inches and the smaller 
of one inch, stretched. On the night of the 29th, these nets were set 
on 'the reef,' said to be the spawning grounds of the fish, and in about 
two to four feet of water. Previous to setting the net some small fish 
were observed close to shore, which, from their shape, were thought 
to be trout. In the small-meshed net ten small trout were caught, one 
and two at a time, at intervals, and in the large-meshed net, which 
permitted the small fish to pass through, one large trout was taken. 
These were kept in an extemporized live car until the next morning, 
when Mr. Rich made color sketches of the large specimens and two of 
the smaller ones. During the fishing the party was favored by some 
visitors, one of whom was Mrs. Grenville Clark, formerly Miss Dwight. 
. . . The present writer is also indebted to Mrs. Clark for much in- 
teresting and valuable information concerning the trout. Mr. Milton 
D. Mason of Dublin, who from boyhood has had an intimate ac- 
quaintance with the trout and its habits, and possesses a traditional 
knowledge of the lake and its early conditions, furnished much 
valuable information. 

"The descriptions immediately following are from specimens se- 
cured at the time of this visit to Monadnock Lake. 

"Descriptions of Recent Specimens of Salvelinus agassizii. 
[The detailed measurements in millimetres of the various parts of 
the fishes are here omitted.] 

''Male. — Description from a specimen 16.5 inches long, taken on 
the night of October 29, 1912. Dark grayish green on upper part of 
back, becoming lighter and yellowish toward the lateral line; below 
decidedly yellow, paling into pearl gray, and suffused with light Saturn 
red, deepening toward the abdomen, where, from the ventral fins 
forward, the color stops abruptly against the clear white of the abdo- 
men and throat; light red appearing more or less along the lower edge 
of the body behind the ventrals, excepting on a sharply defined clear 
white patch in front of and at the base of the anal fin. Dull orange- 
yellow spots scattered over middle of body and five ocelli of pale lilac 
with crimson centres. Head, color of body on top, fading to the lighter 
greens and numerous metallic colors of rose, pearl, yellow, purple, 
and reddish; lower jaw whitish, mottled with dusky, the tip slightly 
tinged with flesh color or dull orange. Iris, straw yellow; dorsal, dull 
yellow, crossed by several irregular dusky bars, the dark color mainly 
between the rays; a small dusky spot on body at the base of each 



106 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

ray; adipose dull purplish, somewhat lighter on upper edge, with a 
narrow sub-marginal dusky line; pectoral, ventral, and anal fins pale 
purplish pink, deepening basally, anterior edges white with black 
line behind, the pectorals growing somewhat dusky basally; caudal, 
dull purplish pink becoming somewhat orange centrally and dusky 
basally, with purplish black band at tip and several incomplete and 
somewhat indistinct dusky bars across it; the upper edge dull orange 
yellow, the lower white, and both with irregular narrow line of dusky 
behind the light color. 

"Female. — Description from a specimen l-f^ inches long, taken on 
the night of October 29, 1912. The colors are generally olive green 
above shading into the silvery opalescent of the side and white of the 
belly; the dorsal is somewhat barred, but the caudal shows scarcely 
any bars, but merely dark marginal shades. The spots of the side are 
fewer than in the large specimen, usually wholly absent or only one 
or two present. 

" In a letter to Dr. B. W. Evermann, of the Bureau of Fisheries, Mr. 
W. O. Robinson wrote, that, for a period of about ten days in the 
spring, generally commencing with the tenth of May, the trout leave 
the deep water and come to the surface, rising freely in the morning 
till nine o'clock and again from five o'clock till dark. In the fall of 
1912, and in a letter to the present writer, Mr. Milton D. Mason of 
Dublin, N. H., of many years' familiarity with the trout, said that 
they evidently frequented deep water most of the time, except in the 
month of May, when they rise to the surface for the little black fly. 
At this time, early in the morning, and toward night, they are jump- 
ing all the time. But, after warm weather comes on, and the black 
flies depart, the fish retire to deep water. 

"Bigelow stated that the breeding time, which lasted about two or 
three weeks, began about the first of October, when the fish congre- 
gated on shoals, formerly on the south, but, at the time of his visit, 
on the south-west shore, where they spawned at night. Having reached 
the beds, he said, they lose their natural shyness and seem wholly 
absorbed in the object of their visit. If frightened, they did not go 
far away and soon returned. The males followed the females very 
closely, in about the proportion of one male to four females. 

"Mr. Robinson's letter to Dr. Evermann stated that the stomachs 
contained two kinds of food; one was a shrimp about one inch long, 
and the other apparently a dark greenish-brown vegetable material. 
He said, however, that in the spring they appeared to be feeding 
upon larval mosquitoes or some other dipterous insect. Mr. Mason 
stated that they were feeding upon "the small black flies." 

" Mr. Mason said that some eighty years ago persons living near the 
lake used to send their boys out to catch a pailful for their hogs, 
which could be done in a very short time. ^Yithin thirty years, there 



NATURAL HISTORY 107 

were large numbers caught through the ice, but this was prohibited 
later on. It is said that up to perhaps thirty years ago cartloads were 
seen on the spawning beds, where trout were taken in large numbers 
and of good size; in recent years, however, they had decreased greatly 
in numbers and former state commissioners had advanced the 
opinion that the small perch which abounded there were destroying 
the trout. 

"Bigelow stated that they varied in size from one quarter of a pound 
to five pounds, but those taken were seldom less than one quarter or 
over three pounds. . . . Mr. Mason says that the size at present is 
much smaller than it was years ago, and it is seldom that one is caught 
weighing over one and one half pounds." 

The Thorndike or Bullard Pond is mostly in Jaffrey, but the 
northern end extends a few rods into Dublin. This is also an 
attractive body of water, and, like its more famous neighbor 
(Monadnock Lake), is yearly drawing near its shores those who 
are building handsome summer residences. 

The eastern end of Stone Pond, a handsome sheet of water, 
is also in Dublin, although the greater portion of the pond is in 
Marlborough. Its shores have been made beautiful by the 
handsome buildings and grounds of Mr. Edward H. Kidder; 
which he sold to another person, while these lines were being 
written. 

There are no streams in Dublin of considerable size. Stanley 
Brook is the outlet of Thorndike Pond. It flows north-easterly 
through the south-eastern part of the town, forming, in its 
course, the KJnight and Electric Company Reservoirs. Near 
the present residence (1913) of Arthur T. Appleton, it receives 
the waters of the Wilder Brook, which is formed by the union 
of Cobb Meadow Brook with smaller streams. At the Knight 
Reservoir, it also receives the waters of Frost Brook, the out- 
let of a small pond of that name whose northern edge is in 
Dublin. Between Thorndike Pond and the Knight Reservoir, 
it also receives the waters of Mills Brook, which is formed by 
the junction of Woods Brook and Hinds Brook. The small 
stream flowing easterly through Dublin village, known as 
Greenwood Brook, likewise empties into the Stanley Brook. 
The latter stream, in Peterborough, empties into the Nubanu- 
sit (or Goose) Brook, which forms the outlet of the long pond 
below Harrisville, which was known, before the division of the 
township, as North Pond. This body of water was once known 
as Skatutahkee Pond, a name borne by a near-by prominent 
mountain in Hancock, also by a brook flowing from the slopes 



108 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

of the same moimtain into the Nubaniisit Brook. Monadnock 
Brook, the outlet of the lake of the same name, receives, as it 
flows north-westerly, the waters of Moimtain Brook, Hurricane 
Brook, and Wight Pond Brook. It forms, along its course, the 
Howe and Russell Reservoirs, and forms a junction, a little 
north of P. W. Russell's mill, with the Breed Pond Brook, and, 
flowing through Marlborough, empties into Otter River near 
South Keene. 

The streams in town that rise east of the elevated land which 
divides the town into two parts run into the Contoocook River, 
and thence into the Merrimack, above the city of Concord; 
and those that rise on the west side run into the Ashuelot, and 
thence into the Connecticut. The second meetinghouse in 
Dublin, which stood upon the dividing ridge, on or near the site 
of the summer residence of Mrs. Farnham, was so situated 
that the water which flowed from the eastern slope of the roof 
ran into the Contoocook River, and that which flowed from 
the western slope of the roof ran into the Ashuelot River. 

The most valuable fish in town are the unique trout of the 
Monadnock Lake. Trout are found in the brooks of Dublin, 
and they may be taken at any season suitable for fishing. They 
are so small, however, that a few score of them are required 
for a meal for a family of the average size. The long pond be- 
low Harrisville yields good pickerel, but no trout. Pickerel and 
trout, it is said, are not found in the same pond. The former, 
with their capacious mouths and numerous sharp teeth, are 
able to destroy the trout. Horned pouts are found in some of 
the reservoirs. In the small ponds eels are found and, occasion- 
ally, perch and minnows. In the spring, suckers are also some- 
times caught by spearing. 

Originally, the wild animals were the same as in the other 
settlements of this vicinity, — bears, wolves, deer, moose, cata- 
mounts, foxes, raccoons, woodchucks, hedgehogs, squirrels 
(gray, flying, red, and striped), rabbits, beavers, otters, minks, 
muskrats, and perhaps some others. Bears and wolves were 
exterminated as an act of necessity. Beavers and otters, be- 
cause of their valuable furs have been hunted to the point of 
extermination in this part of the country. The delectable flesh 
of the moose and deer, in addition to the insatiable desire to 
hunt big game, put the lives of these beautiful animals in 
jeopardy, until they disappeared altogether from this part of 
the state. As a result of protective laws, however, and the 
diminution of the rural population, as well as the abandon- 



NATURAL HISTORY 109 

ment of a great number of old farms, deer again became quite 
plentiful in the early part of the twentieth century; but the 
passion for hunting those animals is so intense in boys and 
sportsmen that, if the deer are not again protected by law from 
their destructive work, they will soon disappear from this part 
of the country. 

Wild turkeys, in the early times of the settlement, were fre- 
quently taken. Timothy Adams, 2d, who first settled lot 12, 
range 9, found, on one occasion, a nest containing fourteen 
eggs, on which a turkey was sitting. He took the eggs, and put 
them under a hen; after a few days, each egg produced a young 
turkey, and the whole brood were raised and sent to Boston for 
a market. That valuable bird, in its wild state, has probably 
disappeared altogether, at least from the eastern portions of the 
United States. The domesticated turkey, derived from it, is a 
difficult fowl to raise successfully. 

In the summer of 1909, Mr. Gerald H. Thayer, an esteemed 
resident of Dublin, a man remarkably well informed in bird 
lore, prepared for "The Dublin News," a summer periodical, 
published for two seasons by the brothers, Gerard and George 
Henderson, a list of Dublin birds, with brief notes. It is a 
unique work, and of such an inestimable value to scientists 
that we asked his permission to reproduce it in this chapter, 
that it might be thus preserved for all time. He very kindly gave 
his consent, and the list follows, with the major part of his 
observations upon the same, which were of nearly as much 
value as the list itself: 

[Unless otherwise noted, the birds mentioned nest here.] 

1. Bluebird. Fairly common, but varies much from year to 
year. In the year 1909, there was a dearth of bluebirds. End of Feb- 
ruary to end of November. 

2. American Robin. Abundant, as everybody knows. End of 
February to December. One or two sometimes linger through De- 
cember, in sheltered nooks. 

3. Hermit Thrush. Very common. Early April to November. 
The Hermit's second song season begins late in July, and lasts till 
about the middle of August. 

4. Olive-backed Thrush. Fairly common in summer in the 
higher spruce woods of Monadnock. Rare and local at the Dublin 
level, except in migration, when it is common everywhere. The Olive- 
back's charming song, to be heard any afternoon along the Monad- 
nock ridge, is somewhat like the Veery's song inverted, but tenderer. 
Early May to mid-October. 

5. Gray-cheeked Thrush. Uncommon migrant, in the latter 



110 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

half of May, late September, and early October. Does not nest here. 
Bicknell's Thrush, a smaller sub-species of the Gray-cheek, which has 
been found breeding on Mt. Greylock, undoubtedly occurs here, in 
migration, but we have never surely identified one. 

6. Wilson's Thrush, Veery. Common. Early May to Septem- 
ber. A bird of leaf-trees and the lowlands rather than of the evergreen 
forests. 

7. Wood Thrush. Fairly common nowadays. This bird has 
been extending its range northward, and up mountain slopes. Rare 
here fifteen years ago, it has been gradually growing common. Partial 
to deep groves of leaf-trees, especially maples. Early May to Sep- 
tember. 

8. Ruby-crowned Kinglet. Common in migration, from the 
middle of April to early May, and from early October to early No- 
vember. Does not nest here. 

9. Golden-crowned Kinglet. Common in migration, and fairly 
common in summer, in the spruce woods of Monadnock and the neigh- 
boring hills. Always here, except sometimes in mid-winter. 

10. Hudson's Bay Chick.\dee. Very rare. We have seen it twice 
in the late autumn, in spruce woods at Monadnock's northern base. 
Does not nest here. 

11. Chickadee. Very common all the year. 

12. Red-bellied Nuthatch. Rare in winter, more or less com- 
mon in summer, and often very abundant in the autumn migration. 
September to December. 

13. White-breasted Nuthatch. Not common. Here all the 
year. This is a bird of leaf-trees, particularly large ones, about home- 
steads and villages, whereas the little Red-belly is a bird of the ever- 
green forests. 

14. Brown Creeper. Rare in summer. Sometimes breeds on the 
northern slope of Monadnock. Common in migration, particularly 
in late September and October. Rare or absent in mid-winter. 

15. Short-billed Marsh Wren. Very rare. I [Mr. Thayer] 
found one nesting pair for two successive summers in the marshes 
bordering the "Peterborough Stream" (or Dublin Lightworks 
water). Somewhere in these marshes, the birds could probably be 
found any summer. 

16. Winter Wren. Fairly common in summer on Monadnock, 
and wherever there is any heavy old growth among the neighboring 
hills. Its magically brilliant and dainty song may often be heard 
along the Monadnock ridge, from April to August. More common in 
the autumn, rare or absent in mid-winter. 

17. House Wren. Rather rare, irregular, and late to arrive in 
the spring. Dublin is a little high and cold for house wrens. 

18. Brown Thrasher (erroneously called Brown Thrush). The 
bird is kindred to the wrens rather than the thrushes. Fairly com- 
mon, from early May to October. 



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19. Catbird. Common, early May to late September. 

20. American Pipit. Passes through in the spring and fall. Some- 
times fairly common in October; usually rather rare. Have seen two 
or three small flocks on the very top of Monadnock. Does not nest 
here. 

21. American Redstart. Very common, late April to mid- 
September. 

22. Canada Warbler. Common. Nests in damp woods with a 
great deal of undergrowth. Middle or late May to September. 

23. Wilson's Warbler. Fairly common in the spring migration, 
during the second half of May. Apparently less common in the fall. 
Does not nest here. 

24. (Northern) Maryland Yellow-throat. Common every- 
where, even high on Monadnock. Early May to mid-October. 

25. Mourning Warbler. Rare. A few seen in the spring, and 
only one in the fall. Late May to September. Does not nest here. 

26. Connecticut Warbler. Middle of September to early Oc- 
tober. Usually rare, sometimes fairly common. Probably no spring 
record. Does not nest here. 

27. Louisiana Water-Thrush. ("Thrush" is an old name and 
erroneous. These birds are really Warblers, like the Ovenbird.) As 
reported in "The Auk" for July, 1902, I [Mr. Thayer] saw one of 
these birds here on August 19, 1901. To make this record pass 
muster among bird-men, I should have shot the bird. This I tried, 
but failed to do. A straggler from the South, breeding as far north as 
southern Berkshire Co., Mass. Does not nest here. 

28. Northern Water-Thrush. Rather rare, in summer, nesting 
in several woodland bogs. Common in migration, almost throughout 
May, and from mid-August to October. 

29. Ovenbird. Abundant. Almost the dominant bird in sum- 
mer, and the chief night-singer. Its vigorous flight-song, given in the 
air above the tree-tops, is a common and familiar night sound through- 
out the first half of the summer. Early May to mid-September. 

30. Prairie Warbler. A southern bird. One of the few Dublin 
(or even New Hampshire) records for this species is believed to be 
that of a male which was shot in 1909, in early May. Fairly com- 
mon no farther away than Cambridge, Mass. Does not probably 
nest here. 

31. Yellow Red-poll Warbler (or Yellow Palm Warbler) . Com- 
mon migrant, most common in the fall. Latter half of April and early 
May; late September to early October. The true Palm Warbler (a 
subspecies, smaller, and duller in color) has not yet been surely 
identified here. Does not nest here. 

32. Pine Warbler. One or two singing males appear in Dublin 
about mid-summer, almost every year. Occasional in migration also. 
Nests in the white-pine groves of Keene, and perhaps even nearer 
Dublin; not certainly in Dublin. 



112 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

33. Black-throated Green Warbler. Very common, high and 
low, although partial to evergreens. Late April to mid-October. 

34. Blackburnian Warbler. Very common. A bird of the 
deep woods, partial to evergreens, and preferring big trees. Early 
May to late September. 

35. Blackpoll Warbler. Fairly common, sometimes abundant 
in migration. Early mid-May to second week in June; early Septem- 
ber to October. Most common in autumn, in immature plumage. 
Does not nest here. 

36. Bay-breasted Warbler. Migrant; sometimes common in 
spring, about the middle of May. September. Does not nest here. 

37. Chestnut-sided Warbler. Very common. A bird of the 
roadsides, scrub-lots, and lighter mixed woods. Early May to Sep- 
tember. 

38. Black-and- Yellow (or Magnolia) Warbler. Common. 
Preeminently a bird of the spruces. Spruce copses bordering pasture- 
lands are its especial choice. Early mid-May to late September. 

39. Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle Warbler). Common, 
and in migration abundant. A characteristic summer bird of the high 
Monadnock ridge, though it also nests at the Dublin level. Mid-April 
to November. Most abundant in October. 

40. Black-throated Blue Warbler. Common. A bird of the 
undergrowth in heavy woods. Early May to October. 

41. Yellow Warbler. Rather rare in Dublin, though common in 
neighboring lowland towns. Not known to nest nearer than Marl- 
borough. Early May to late September. 

42. Cape May Warbler. Very rare migrant; in late May and 
September. Does not nest here. 

43. Northern Parula Warbler, or Usnea Warbler. Locally 
common in summer; very common in migration. It is believed that 
this bird is likely to be found where the usnea, or gray beard-moss of 
the North, is found. Such a nest was found in the Frost swamp 
a few years ago, which contained no other material, except for a 
scanty lining of wild cherry stems. All, or nearly all, the nests that 
have been found have been built in and almost wholly of this moss. 
Late April to September. 

44. Tennessee Warbler. Very rare migrant in late May. Does 
not nest here. 

45. Nashville Warbler. A common and characteristic sum- 
mer bird. In June it is hard to get out of earshot of its sprightly song. 
Partial to gray-birch copses and overgrown pastures. Early May to 
late September. 

46. Golden-winged Warbler. Years ago, one of these birds 
was seen on the Jaffrey road. Locally common 80 miles from here 
(Cambridge, Mass., etc.). Does not probably nest here. 

46. (Numbered as in the list copied. The bird numbered 46 above 
is so scarce here that Mr. Thayer evidently did not wish that it should 



NATURAL HISTORY 113 

be reckoned as a Dublin bird, in any official list.) Black-and-White 
Warbler; or Black-and-White Creeper. Common. Late April to 
September. 

47. Solitary Vireo or Blue-headed Vireo. Common from 
April to October. Partial to heavy growth containing evergreens. 

48. Warbling Vireo. Rare. A pair or two nest in the lower 
village. Partial to elms and maples in towns. Common in Keene. 

49. Philadelphia Vireo. Migrant, and not very rare in the fall, 
from late September to early October. A spring record had been 
secured from Fitzwilliam but none from Dublin. Does not nest here. 

50. Red-eyed Vireo. Very common. The ceaseless voice of 
summer, — persistent through the dog-days, when most birds are 
still. 

51. Migrant Shrike (the name now given to the north-eastern 
race of the Loggerhead Shrike). A few years ago, in autumn, 
one was seen near the Hitchcock house (west of the lake). Does 
not nest here. 

52. Northern Shrike. Uncommon, in late fall and early spring. 
Apparently rare or absent in mid-winter. Does not nest here. 

53. Cedar Bird or Cedar Waxwing. In summer always very 
common, from May to October. At other seasons irregular, and often 
absent. 

54. Bank Swallow. Not common. There was once a colony near 
what is now Mrs. Amory's farmhouse. At present, probably there 
are none nearer than Marlborough, but the birds still appear in Dub- 
lin, but do not probably nest here. 

55. White-bellied Swallow or Tree Swallow. Fairly com- 
mon, nesting both in bird-houses and tree-holes. Late March to Aug- 
ust. Breeds early, and then makes for the sea-coast marshes. 

56. Barn Swallow. Common, late April to September. 

57. Cliff Swallow or Eave Swallow. Fairly common. Two 
or three colonies have been noted on barns in Dublin. [We may add 
that fifty years ago they were very abundant everywhere in this 
part of the country. Under the eaves of many barns might be seen 
two or more rows of their nests, extending the whole length of the barn, 
joining each other in a compact mass. They returned, year after year, 
to the same nests, and kept the premises in an untidy condition and 
were quite troublesome. — J. L. S.] 

58. Purple Martin. The nearest tenanted Martin-houses that 
are known are in Hancock and Marlborough. The birds appear in 
Dublin now and then, but cannot be induced to take a house here, 
and do not probably nest here. 

59. Scarlet Tanager. Common from early May to September. 

60. Indigo Bird. Fairly common in the lower, alluvial parts of 
the township. Late May to September. 

61. Rose-breasted Grosbeak. Common from early May to Sep- 
tember. A gTeat destroyer of potato bugs. 



114 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

62. TowHEE or Chewink. Common, early May to October. 

63. Fox Sparrow. Fairly common. Late or mid-March to late 
April, and late October to mid-Xovember. Does not nest here. 

64. Swamp Sparrow. Common in all our large, swampy meadows, 
and in migration outside them also. April to November. 

65. Lincoln's Sparrow. Fairly common, in late May and late 
September. A pair were found evidently breeding at Nubanusit 
Lake. 

66. Song Sparrow. Abundant, from middle of March to No- 
vember. 

67. Snowbird or Junco. Very common, and, in migration, abun- 
dant. Breeds on Monadnock, and scarcely less commonly at the 
Dublin level. 

67 a. Western Junco (Junco Hyemalis or Junco Oregonus or 
some intermediate species). Mr. Thayer observes that the names and 
relationships are still in dispute among bird-men. He adds: "Al- 
though Mr. Wm. Brewster could see no proof that the mutilated 
fragment of a specimen I sent him had not belonged to a common 
Junco, I have lived among Juncos too long to be easily persuaded that 
this bird, which I hunted all one autumn morning for its wholly new 
and peculiar notes, and finally shot to pieces, was not a straggler from 
the West. There are other such records in Massachusetts." 

68. Field Sparrow. Common. April to late September. 

69. Chipbird or Chippy [sometimes called the Hairbird. — J. L. S.]. 
This Chipping Sparrow is abundant from late April to mid-October. 

70. Tree Sparrow or Winter Chippy. Fairly common. October 
to December, and early March to late September. Does not nest 
here. 

71. White-throated Sparrow, Peabody Bird. In summer local 
and not common, in migration abundant. April to November; early 
May and October. One or two occasionally linger through December. 

72. White-crowned Sparrow. Late May and October. Some- 
times common in spring. Does not nest here. 

73. Henslow's Sparrow. Fairly common in the big Hancock 
meadow. Within the Dublin township limits, it has been found 
only once or twice. Late May to September.'' 

74. Savanna Sparrow. In summer; uncommon; breeding in up- 
land pastures and big alluvial meadows. April to October. More 
abundant in migration. 

75. Vesper Sparrow, or Bay- winged Bunting. Fairly common, 
April to October. 

76. Snow Bunting or Snowflake. Fairly common, but very 
irregular. October to April. Likely to appear first on jNIonadnock. 
Does not nest here. 

77. Pine Siskin. Common, sometimes abundant; very irregular. 
May breed here, as it has been seen in almost every month of the 
year, most commonly in the late fall. 



NATURAL HISTORY 115 

78. American Goldfinch. Common, usually absent in mid- 
winter, 

79. Redpoll (Linnet). Very irregular, sometimes common. Oc- 
tober to x\pril. Does not breed here. 

80. White- WINGED Crossbill. Often common; very irregular. 
Almost certainly nests sometimes in the Monadnock spruce woods. 
It has been seen at all times of the year. Most common in the late 
fall. 

81. x\merican Crossbill. Common, but irregular. Doubtless some- 
times nests here. 

82. English Sparrow. This powerful little vulgarian is well estab- 
lished in Dublin village, but does not wander abroad much. 

83. Purple Finch. Very common. March to May. Occasional 
in winter. 

84. Pine Grosbeak. Sometimes abundant, sometimes wholly 
absent. October to April. Does not nest here. 

85. Evening Grosbeak. Mr. Thayer observes: "In the early 
winter of 1906, a flock of six stayed for two weeks or more about the 
house of Mr. Fred. C. Gowing. One, a fine male, the only one of the 
six that could then be found, I shot, on December 7, with the kind per- 
mission and help of the Gowings. This bird is now in our collection. 
As far as I can find out, this is the first sure record of the Evening 
Grosbeak's appearance in New England since the great invasion of 
1890." 

86. Bronzed Grackle or Crow Blackbird. Rare and irregular 
in Dublin. Does not breed here. Breeds (or did breed a few years 
ago) in Keene. 

87. Rusty Blackbird. Uncommon. In April and late September 
and October. Does not nest here. 

88. Baltimore Oriole. Rather rare at the Dublin altitude; 
common in Keene. May to September. 

89. Meadowlark. Mr. Thayer has only once or twice seen a 
meadowlark in Dublin. Fairly common in the Keene valley, where 
it nests. Does not nest here. 

90. Red-winged Blackbird. Common, in the few suitable 
marshes. March to August. 

91. Cowbird. Mr. Thayer observes: "This rascal is very rare in 
Dublin. We have seen it only once or twice, in early spring. Not 
rare in Keene, where it breeds. Does not nest here." 

92. Bobolink. Fairly common in the larger mowings. Some 
years rare or absent. 

93. American Crow. Common, late February to December. 
Winters as near as Keene. 

93 a. Northern Raven. Mr. Thayer observes: "On July 4, 
1903, a Raven flew over my camp on the Monadnock ridge. Later 
I learned to my dismay that one had escaped a few weeks before from 
the aviary of John E. Thayer, at Lancaster, Mass., less than forty 



116 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

miles away. There is every reason to believe it was his bird that 
visited Monadnoek. The nearest legitimate Raven country is the 
middle, or middle-southern, Maine coast." 

9-i. Blue Jay. Common all the year, but most in evidence in 
winter. 

95. Shore Lark. Irregular and apparently rare. Winter. Does 
not nest here. 

96. Least Flycatcher or Chebec. Very common. Early May 
to late August. 

97. Alder Flycatcher. (The eastern race of Traill's Flycatcher.) 
Fairly common, but very local. There seem to be only two or three 
places within this township where it can be found, in the nesting 
season. 

98. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher. Mr. Thayer observes: "Dub- 
lin is, I think, the only place south of the White Mts. where this bird 
has been found breeding. I discovered a pair here, several years ago, 
in the boggy woods whence, nowadays, five times a day the great 
scream issues. The birds were there for several successive summers; 
})ut I am afraid it is all up with them now. More common in migra- 
tion, — late INIay, early June, and early September. 

99. Wood Pewee. Fairly common, from mid-May to September. 

100. Olive-sided Flycatcher. This fine bird is by no means 
common here nowadays; for some years it has been seldom seen. An 
inliabitant of heavy timber, mixed or coniferous. Late May to Sep- 
tember. 

101. Phoebe. Fairly common, nesting under bridges and about 
bath houses and other buildings. March to October. 

10^>. Great Crested Flycatcher. Very rare. Arrives in late 
]\Iay or early June. 

103. Kingbird. Common. Early May to late August. 

104. Ruby-throated Hummingbird (females and young lack the 
ruby throat). Common, last of May to September. 

105. Chimney Swift (commonly, but mistakenly, called the 
Chimney Swallow). Conunon; end of April to late September. 

106. NiGHTHAWK ("hawk" is a nickname, the bird being a mild, 
swallow-like cousin to the whippoorwall) . Not common nowadays in 
summer. Nests on the bare Monadnoek ridge, on high roofs in the 
heart of Keene, and on a few bleak hill-tops. Big or small migrating 
flocks trail over Dublin in the early autumn, travelling by day. 

107. Whippoorwill. Fairly common, but rather local; more 
conmion from Dublin downward, in all directions. Early May to 
late September. 

108. Northern Flicker or Northern Golden-winged Wood- 
pecker. Common, in migration abundant. Mid-April to November. 

109. Red-headed Woodpecker. Very rare and irregular. In 
twenty years, Mr. Thayer had seen about four. Late summer and 
autumn. Does not nest here. 



NATURAL HISTORY 117 

110. Northern Plicated ^YooDPECKER. Mr. Thayer observes: 
"This magnificent bird, still fairly common here, and apparently not 
decreasing, ought to be most rigorously protected. Local gunners and 
taxidermists in adjoining towns still occasionally kill one, I am afraid. 
The Plicated is the surgeon-general of our big timber, destroying 
borers and other pests deep in the tree-trunks, where nothing else can 
reach them. True, he makes great holes in the trees; but every tree 
he opens would probably have died without him, and he not only 
keeps the pest from spreading, but undoubtedly, by this heroic treat- 
ment, keeps individual trees, otherwise doomed, alive for years. 
Withal, he is a bird we should be proud of, for his size and beauty and 
distinguished habits, and because, over the greater part of the United 
States, he has become extinct, so that he may be looked on as a rarity." 
Nests and winters here. 

111. Yellow-bellied Woodpecker or Sapsucker. Nests here, 
in big woods, but not very commonly. In migration (April, Septem- 
ber, and October), very common. This is the bird that bores the 
apple-trees. He drinks sap, but also eats insects that gather at the 
sap-holes. Does not winter here. 

112. Arctic Three-toed Woodpecker or Black-backed Three- 
toed Woodpecker. Very rare and irregular. Spring, late autumn. 
Winter.^ Does not nest here. 

113. Downy Woodpecker. Fairly common all the year. 

114. Hairy Woodpecker. Fairly common all the year; perhaps 
most so in winter. 

115. Belted Kingfisher. Fairly common, from early April to 
November. 

116. Black-billed Cuckoo. Mr. Thayer calls him the "most 
mysterious bird in America, a day-bird, always so-called, an eater of 
caterpillars, a gleaner in thickets, and a glider among apple-trees, 
who spends his nights in flying about, high in the empty air, over hills 
and forests! Almost any night, if you are out in some quiet place, you 
can hear his little gurgling cry, first overhead, then farther off, re- 
peated once or twice as the bird proceeds upon his journey. In Dub- 
lin, there is no other over-head night-sound half so common. More 
than this, the cuckoo seen and heard by day is nowhere near so com- 
mon as this night voice is. Shall we say, then, that the cuckoo is a 
night-bird? Why should he spend his time in going long journeys 
through the air.^ This would all be very well in the season of migra- 
tion; most day-birds migrate by night, flying high and far; but is the 
cuckoo migrating all summer, — back and forth in all directions?" 
On the contrary, Mr. Thayer observed a Cuckoo's nest, with young, on 
September 14th, in Dublin, and the birds first appear in May. " They 
often call from perches in the night-time, too; but then they more often 
use the reiterated 'cow, cow, cow' note. Sometimes again they give 
this call when they are passing over; but the little gurgle is their usual 
sky-note. Certainly they are strange sprites, — as yet quite unex- 



118 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

plained." [We have somewhat abridged Mr. Thayer's note upon 
this bird. — J. L. S.] 

117. Yellow-billed Cuckoo. Uncommon and irregular. It is 
not known that it nests here. In most seasons none at all are seen; 
one year, they were fairly common for a few days in September. 

118. American Hawk Owl. One or two have been seen in the 
late fall and early winter. One, late in November, 1905, flew from 
a maple-tree near the Monadnock post-office and perched on the 
lightning-rod crowning one of the big chimneys on the Catlin house. 
Does not nest here. 

119. Great Horned Owl. Fairly common all the year. Most 
noisy in the fall and winter. 

120. Screech Owl. Rare. Undoubtedly nests sometimes in the 
lower part of the township. 

121. Acadian, or Saw^-whet, Owl. Sometimes fairlj^ common in 
the late fall and early winter. Probably nests here. (Mr. Thayer and 
his father, a few years ago, saw, at night, what they believed to be a 
Richardson's Owl, but did not make sure.) 

122. Great Gray Ow^l. Mr. Thayer observes that a man in Ches- 
ham has one, stuffed, which was shot more than twenty years ago on 
Monadnock, near the Mountain Brook, in the late fall or winter. He 
thinks another such visitor may, some day, be seen, coming from the 
far north. 

123. Barred Owl. Common, — the commonest Dublin Owl, 
and the most noisy. Here all the year. 

124. American Long-eared Owl. Apparently rare; but un- 
doubtedly nests here, and winters also. 

125. American Osprey or Fish Haw^k. Fairly common in mi- 
gration. April and May, September and October. Osprey s are often 
mistaken for eagles. Do not nest here. 

126. American Sparrow Hawk. Rare here. It is not known to 
nest nearer than Keene. 

127. Pigeon Hawk. This little bird-catching falcon of the north 
passes through Dublin in the spring and fall, but is never common. 
Does not nest here. 

128. Duck Hawk or American Peregrine Falcon. Mr. Thayer 
observes: "The Peregrine, in some ways the finest bird that flies, is 
rare here, and does not nest (?) nearer than Berkshire and Franklin 
Counties, Mass., although a few years back we used pretty often to 
see a pair circling over Monadnock, A falcon aerie would add won- 
derfully to the charm of our little mountain, although it would mean 
losses in doves and poultry to the farmers of the region. (At least 
twice, in early winter, we have seen what was almost certainly a 
Gyrfalcon flying over Dublin; but, unfortunately, we have no proved 
record of that noble bird's occurrence here.) " 

129. Bald Eagle. Uncommon, says Mr. Thayer, and "I do not 
know of its nesting in this immediate region. We see about half a 



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dozen eagles a year. My father once saw seven together, near the top 
of Monadnock, but they usually appear singly. Dublin Lake and 
Beech Hill are favorite points of call for eagles that come this way." 

130. Broad-winged Hawk. Common, April to October; some- 
times abundant in migration. The commonest and tamest Dublin 
Hawk. Feeds on snakes, frogs, and caterpillars. 

131. Red-shouldered Hawk. Rather rare and irregular. Absent 
in winter, but undoubtedly sometimes nests here. 

132. Red-tailed Hawk. Fairly common. Next to the Osprey, 
the biggest Hawk of this region. It is not the big Hawks, however, 
that do most of the poultry-stealing, but some of the middle-sized and 
small ones. The big ones are almost all beneficial to mankind, because 
of the great number of mice and other harmful rodents they destroy. 
The Red-tail is here the year round, but seems to be rare in mid- 
winter. 

133. American Goshawk. An autumn and winter visitant from 
the north, sometimes fairly common in November and December. 
This is the only big Hawk of our region that is much of a poultry- 
catcher, and, at the season of its visits, hens are likely to be safely 
housed. The Goshawk has been found nesting at Alstead, about 
twenty miles north-west of Dublin. 

134. Cooper's Hawk. Fairly common, April to October, most 
common in migration. 

135. Sharp-shinned Hawk. Common, April to October, most 
common in migration. This is a chicken-stealer, and so, still more is 
the Cooper's Hawk. 

136. Marsh Hawk. Fairly common, April to November; more 
common in migration. 

137. Ruffed Grouse [and Canadian Ruffed Grouse (?)]. Says 
Mr. Thayer: "Dublin birds seem intermediate between the two races, 
with a tendency toward the gray Canadian type on Monadnock and 
the higher hills, and toward the southern type in the valleys. — Very 
common. Much of the cover here is rough and diflacult for shooting, 
and the birds are lasting well; but it is only a small oasis in the desert 
of over-shot countr5^ Grouse may sometimes be flushed from beds 
of mountain cranberry on the very top of Monadnock, — in the late 
fall and during winter thaws." [The Grouse are more frequently 
called Partridges. — J. L. S.] 

138. Bob-white or Quail, Rare. Quail have been brought here 
and liberated (?), but, Mr. Thayer says: "We used to hear them once 
in a while, in old times, before this happened." 

139. Semipalmated Plover or Ring-neck. Rare migrant in the 
fall. (Keene Reservoir.) Does not nest here. 

140. American Golden Plover. Rare and irregular, autumn. 
A flock has been seen near the top of Monadnock, during a heavy 
easterly storm. Does not nest here. 

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120 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

14'2. Bartramian Sandpiper. "Upland Plover." Rare in sum- 
mer: — indeed, although they used to nest on Spalding Hill, the near- 
est present breeding-place seems to be the big Hancock meadow. 
More common in migration, August and September (though their 
presence is only betrayed by their mellow call-note, as they pass 
overhead at night). 

143. Solitary Sandpiper. Fairly common migrant, late May, 
August to October. Probably nests here sometimes, as we have found 
it here throughout the summer. 

144. Yellow-legs or Summer Yellow-legs. Rare migrant. 
May, August to September. Does not nest here. 

145. Greater Yelloav-legs or Winter Yellow-legs. Uncom- 
mon migrant, May, September, and October. Does not nest here. 

146. Semipalmated Sandpiper or Peep. Rare (?) migrant, au- 
tumn. (Keene Reservoir.) Does not nest here. 

147. Least Sandpiper or Peep. Rare (.''); autumn. (Keene Reser- 
voir.) Other Sandpipers and Shore-birds undoubtedly visit Dublin, 
Mr. Thayer has seen and heard several such, which he could not 
surely identify, — passing, by day or by night, — particularly dur- 
ing easterly storms in the fall. One of these is probably the Knot 
(Tringa canutus). The Least Sandpiper does not nest here. 

148. American Woodcock. The Woodcock is still fairly com- 
mon here, and the remarkable flight-song of the male, given in the 
late twilight and on moonlight nights, may be heard every spring 
over meadows and copses in many parts of Dublin. 

149. Red Phalarope. Mr. Thayer observes : "On October 2, 1907, 
after a storm, Miss Fannie Dwight found a Red Phalarope, in silvery 
autumn plumage, lying dead in the field east of her house. It was 
quite fresh, and perfect, without a wound; but the body, beneath its 
wonderful puff of soft oily feathers, proved to be sadly emaciated. 
Evidently this little sea-bird had been swept inland by the storm, and 
had starved to death, failing to find the proper food on ponds and 
lakes. Several years before this, October 11, 1903, during a great 
easterly storm, which brought many kinds of sea-birds, my father 
and I saw a Phalarope, probably of the same kind, on Dublin Lake. 
This bird was still strong of wing, and restless, and we did not get 
near it." 

150. SoRA Rail, Carolina Rail. Apparently rare. Mr. Thayer 
has found it in the breeding season in the marshes of the Peterborough 
stream (Dublin Light- Works water), near the bridge on the road to 
Peterborough. He adds: "The Virginia Rail ought to be found here; 
but, thus far, we have looked for it in vain. Both the Yellow Rail and 
the Little Black Rail might possibly be found here also." 

151. Black-crowned Night Heron. Quawk. Rather rare and 
irregular. Appears most often in midsummer and early autumn. Does 
not breed in this immediate neighborhood. Mr. Thayer asks: "Where 
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152. Green Heron or Little Green Heron. Fairly common, 
about the suitable muddy ponds and streams. May to September. 

153. Great Blue Heron (often miscalled Crane). Fairly com- 
mon — for a bird so big and wild; but Mr. Thayer does not know of 
its nesting in the township. April and May, September and October. 

154. American Bittern. Common. There are two or three pairs 
each in several of the big, marshy meadows within the township. 
Bitterns may sometimes be seen "booming" from the Light-Works 
bridge, on the Peterborough road. Late April to October. 

155. Canada Goose. Irregular, but fairly common. March and 
April, October and November. Flocks sometimes rest on Dublin 
Lake. Does not nest here. 

156. Surf Scoter or Skunk Head or Sea Coot. 

157. White-winged Scoter or White-winged Coot. 

158. American Scoter or Black Scoter or Black Coot or But- 
ter-bill. 

All three kinds of Scoter visit Dublin Lake almost every autumn. 
The Black Scoter is the most regular, and comes in the biggest flocks, 

— sometimes a hundred strong; the Surf Scoter is the least common, 

— although by no means rare. Late September to December. The 
Scoters do not nest here. 

159. Old Squaw or Long-tailed Duck. Irregular and uncom- 
mon; October and November. One or two big flocks have been seen 
on Dublin Lake. Does not nest here. 

160. American Golden-eye or Whistler. Rare and irregular. 
Late Autumn. Does not nest here. 

161. Greater Scaup Duck (or Lesser Scaup.? — Mr. Thayer 
has had no specimens). Once or twice, in late autumn, he has seen 
Scaup Ducks on Dublin Lake. He believes that he has seen Red- 
heads, too, but they were not surely identified. They do not nest 
here. 

162. Wood Duck. This glorious bird, the most beautiful Duck 
in the world, and treasured in aviaries the world over, still nests 
within our township. The late summer shooting which threatened its 
existence here is now illegal, but it is to be feared that it has not al- 
together stopped. April to November. Mr. Thayer has heard of the 
shooting of a Teal here, evidently the Green-winged Teal, but he had 
not seen the bird, when he prepared this monograph. 

163. Black Duck. 
Red-legged Black Duck. 

Mr. Thayer remarks: "We do not yet know to which race the 
Dublin breeding birds belong, for we have had no chance to examine 
a specimen (being unwilling to shoot them here) ; but it is likely that 
both forms could be found here in the spring and fall. — Uncommon, 
but nests regularly in at least one locality. April to November. 

164. Red-breasted Merganser. Uncommon and irregular. 
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122 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

165. American Merganser, Goosander. Rare and irregular. 
Late fall. Mr. Thayer observes: "Once, in early December, after the 
ice had begun to form, I saw on Dublin Lake a pair of birds which 
were almost certainly Hooded Mergansers. They were very shy, or 
restless, and I failed to identify them quite positively." The Mer- 
gansers do not nest here. 

166. Bonaparte's Gull. Rare and irregular; occasionally ap- 
pears on Dublin Lake in the spring and fall (early June, October). 
Does not nest here. • 

167. Herring Gull. Irregular and uncommon. Occasionally 
pays a passing visit to Dublin Lake, especially during big autumn 
storms. This is the common big sea-gull of the coast. Does not nest 
here. 

168. Red-throated Loon. Rare and irregular. Sometimes visits 
Dublin in October and November, during storms. Does not nest 
here. 

169. Loon. Fairly common. Loons are still faithful to Dublin 
Lake as visitors, but not as nesters. Mr. Thayer remarks: "We sum- 
mer folks are too much for them. They have now forsaken Breed 
Pond in Chesham, also, I believe. . . . The Loons that still honor us 
with frequent summer visits probably come from Long Pond (Nu- 
banusit Lake), north of Harris ville. There, a pair or two still nest. 
In the spring and fall, and especially during autumn storms, migrant 
Loons from other regions often drop into our lake, sometimes in num- 
bers (fifteen or twenty together)." 

170. Horned Grebe, Water-witch, Hell-diver. A regular and 
fairly common autumn visitor to Dublin Lake, rare in the spring. 
October to December. Does not nest here. 

171. Holboell's Grebe, American Red-necked Grebe. An 
autumn visitant to Dublin Lake; very irregular, sometimes fairly 
common. In October, 1903, a big easterly storm brought twelve or 
fifteen of these Grebes — among many other sea-birds — and they 
stayed for several days. They are sometimes rather noisy, and their 
notes are most extraordinary. 

Mr. Thayer, in a letter to the editor, informed him that he 
found the following six species, for the first time, in the summer of 
1912: 

172. Virginia Rail. 

173. KiLDEER Plover. 

174. Baird's Sandpiper. 

175. Pectoral Sandpiper. 

176. Wilson's Snipe. 

177. Pied-billed Grebe. 

Mr. Thayer also wrote that two other species had been almost 
certainly identified, in the fall of 1912: 

178. American Widgeon or Baldpate Duck. 

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One hundred years ago, Mr. Thayer would have added the 
Wild Turkey, Meleagris Gallopavo, var. Americana. This bird 
is now extirpated in New England. It is said to be still found 
in Canada, and in the north-west part of North America. Varie- 
ties are said to occur in Texas and Mexico. 

As late as fifty years ago, perhaps later, would have been 
added the beautiful Wild Pigeon, once so abundant. Its flesh 
was a table delicacy. They have been exterminated, at least in 
this part of the United States. Mr. Thayer's list did not, of 
course, include the domesticated fowls, doves, guinea-fowls, 
and imported birds. 

The reptiles found in Dublin comprise two or three kinds of 
turtles, two or three species of lizards, and a few harmless 
snakes, including green and garter snakes; water, red-bellied, 
and brown snakes; and occasionally house adders and bUck 
snakes. Rattlesnakes have been found in town, but we are not 
aware that one has been seen recently within our limits. The 
batrachians are represented by a few kinds of frogs, tree-toads, 
and the common toad. Within the limits of Dublin, more than 
two thousand different species of insects have been collected. 
Many more would be discovered by further investigations. 
The mollusca are represented by land snails and fresh-water 
clams. The lower orders of the animal kingdom are represented 
by the earth-worm, blood-sucker, and numerous species which 
have not been carefully studied and classified. 

The native forest trees of Dublin are beech, rock or sugar 
maple, white maple, red maple, spruce, hemlock, balsam-fir, 
American larch or hackmatack, white pine, red oak, elm, wild 
cherry (red and black), bass-wood, the several kinds of birch 
(white, gray, and yellow), chestnut, butternut, ash, and other 
trees and shrubs common in this latitude and at our elevation 
above the sea. White oak, hickory, and pitch-pine are not 
now found here; and, except the latter, it is doubtful whether 
they ever existed within our limits as a native growth. The 
beautiful mountain-ash is found in some places, and the 
evergreen arbor vitae, near some of the ponds and in damp 
locations. 

The wild fruits are those of the upright blackberry, rasp- 
berry, low and high blueberry, checkerberry (or wintergreen), 
strawberry, and, in some spots, the black huckleberry. The 
shad-berry is common. The white blossoms appear early in the 
spring. It is seldom that many of the berries remain upon the 
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124 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

children are fond of them; but, if many are eaten with the stones 
they are likely to produce a slight sickness, or nausea. The 
shad-berry, or shad-bush, is so named because its flowers ap- 
pear when the shad begin to ascend the streams. It is some- 
times called the wild pear, or wild sugar-pear. Its seeds or 
stones are hard, and sharply pointed at one end, which is the 
probable cause of their producing nausea. The fruit is said to 
be improved by cultivation.^ Low blueberries are most abun- 
dant on the sides of Monadnock Mountain. They ripen there 
later than in other situations. Large quantities are gathered 
in some seasons. The high blackberries often yield a plentiful 
supply, constitute a healthful fruit, and are much used. Wild 
strawberries are less abundant than in former days, when the 
land was first cultivated; but the delicious cultivated straw- 
berries are so much to be preferred to the wild berries, in the 
opinion of most persons, that the field berries are not so much 
sought as formerly. Raspberries are often found by the sides 
of the travelled roads, and their fragrance is grateful. Their 
flavor is so delicious that the cultivated raspberries have not 
supplanted the market for the wild fruit. 

The objects of natural history in New Hampshire, for many 
years, were not thoroughly investigated and described. Dr. 
Jackson's "Geological Survey of New Hampshire" was a valu- 
able work in its day, but less complete than the importance of the 
subject demanded. Hitchcock's " Geology of New Hampshire," 
in several massive volumes, with an accompanying geological at- 
las, is a work of great value of a more recent date. The subject is 
exhaustively treated with great fulness of detail, and supplies a 
vast amount of useful information which had previously been 
lacking. The surveys made by legislative authority in Massa- 
chusetts and New York include all the branches of natural 
history. Parts of the works published by these states are ap- 
plicable to New Hampshire, and much may be learned from 
them respecting our own natural history. Dr. Harris's "Trea- 
tise on some of the Insects of New England which are Injurious 
to Vegetation" can still be consulted with profit by every farmer, 
although modern treatises have been issued which bring the 
subject to date and deal with certain insect pests that have 
made their appearance in later years, such as the brown-tail 
and gypsy moths. Insects, though small in size, often become 
formidable by their numbers. Their destructive power is far 
greater than that of crows and foxes, for the heads of which the 

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state has sometimes offered a bounty. During recent winters, 
experts have been employed to pick, or clip, from the branches 
of Dublin trees the nests of the brown-tail and gypsy moths. 
They trained the men and boys of the town to perform this 
work. Many thousands of their nests were destroyed. In some 
towns these destructive insects practically destroyed whole 
forests, and ruined many shade and ornamental trees. It will 
require constant vigilance to exterminate them in this town, all 
the more so because adjoining towns do not take similar pre- 
cautions to destroy such pests, and they spread from neighbor- 
ing forests into Dublin. 

The climate of Dublin is what might be expected from its 
elevation above the ocean. The winds are often strong, but 
the air is pure and bracing. The evenings and mornings of the 
hot season are generally cool and refreshing. The snow^ in 
winter is often deep, and remains longer on the ground in the 
spring than in the towns which border on the Connecticut and 
Merrimack Rivers; but the thermometer on the hills does not 
sink so low, on the cold, frosty mornings of winter, as in the 
latter situations. Stage-drivers, that started early from the 
valleys, in former days, were always glad to reach the higher 
land. It is the strong wind and the drifting snow that make 
travelling over the hills in the winter uncomfortable and dif- 
ficult. For the past few years, however, there has been so little 
snow that it has been difficult to decide whether to start with 
a wheeled vehicle or a sleigh, the bare ground offering obstacles 
nearly as serious as those of the drifts in former winters. For 
many years due regard was not paid to the preservation of the 
forests, with reference to the protection of buildings and culti- 
vated fields from the violence of the winds. The crops on the 
hills were less exposed than those in the valleys to early and 
late frosts. The decline of the farming industry in these later 
years, the purchase of large tracts of land by city summer 
residents, and the growth of brush and small timber in the old 
pastures and mowing-fields, have collectively modified con- 
siderably the conditions affecting early and late crops. 

From four daily observations, during the year 1852, the 
mean of the thermometer for each month was as follows : — 
January, 14.3; February, 19.9; March, 26.2; April, 33.5; May, 
49.7; June, 62.7; July, 68.2; August, 62.1; September, 57.7; 
October, 45.8; November, 28.3; December, 27.9. The mini- 
mum, January 20, 1852, was 16 below zero; and the maximum, 
July 9, 1852, was 91 above zero. The changes from a higher 



126 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

to a lower temperature are sometimes sudden. The thermome- 
ter on one occasion sank from 81 to 43 in less than nine hours. 
This, however, was an extreme case. Hitchcock (Geology of New 
Hampshire, Vol, I., p. 144) gives the following as the average 
temperature of Dublin for the different months and seasons of 
the year: — January, 18.52; February, 21.58; March, 27.70; 
April, 3C.99; May,'49.14; June, 63.18; July, 67.15; August, 
64.18; September, 57.37; October, 45.44; November, 33.67; 
December, 21.14; spring, 37.94; summer, 64.84; autumn, 45.49; 
winter, 20.41. 

The geological formation of Dublin is primitive. Hitchcock 
refers it to the porphyritic gneiss of the Laurentian series. 
He thus describes it, in his "Geology of New Hampshire" 
(Vol. II., p. 471): — "In Dublin, south of Monadnock Lake, 
there is an isolated hill near Mr. Phillips's,^ where the crystals 
of feldspar are much smaller than those foimd elsewhere in the 
porphyritic gneiss. Here they are not much more than a quarter 
of an inch in thickness, and three quarters of an inch in length. 
The same rock outcrops near Peter Morse's,^ and it is associated 
with a pyritiferous schist, but interstratified with it there is a 
dark fine-grained gneiss. The dip of the porphyritic rock is 
N. 8°; W. 35°, and the pyritiferous schist is unconformable 
with it. The rock in the south-east part of the town has many 
of the lithological characteristics of the porphyritic gneiss, 
though the large crystals of feldspar are wanting, and it resem- 
bles the gneiss of Bradford. In the north-east part of Dublin, 
and extending into Harrisville, the gneiss is porphyritic. At 
J. Gilchrest's are many ledges, and there are outcrops along 
the branch of Contoocook River to the outlet of North Pond 
[the long pond below Harrisville]. Its western boundary ex- 
tends from near the fork of the roads above schoolhouse No. 9, 
a little west of north, to D. French's, south of Long Pond; 
thence it extends through Nelson." 

The same author, in speaking of the pyritiferous rocks, ob- 
serves (Vol. IL, p. 490): — "If this is the same rock as the 
fibrolite schist or gneiss, then we have a line of outcrops from 
Mt. Prospect to the southern border of the state, including 
Ragged, Kearsarge, and Monadnock Mountains." Again, 
commenting on siliceous pyritiferous schist (II. , p. 490), he 
observes: — "It is in Cheshire County where these schists are 
most extensively developed. They occupy a large part of Sul- 

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livan, Nelson, Roxbiiry, Harrisville, Dublin, and Rindge; also 
parts of Marlborough, Jaffrey, Fitzwilliam, and Richmond." 

Hitchcock (II., pp. 50'2-3) thus describes the geology of 
Monadnock Mountain and vicinity: — "The Monadnock range 
has its northern limit at the northern extremity of Beech Hill, 
where it has a dip almost directly north; but, on the same 
hill, south, the dip is north-west. The rock seems more allied 
to hydro-mica schist than to the common mica schist, and it 
contains a compact fibrolite. It is the rock directly east of 
Monadnock Lake, and it occupies an area of country here at 
least two and a half miles in width. It is the rock of the country 
directly south of Dublin village, nearly to Thorndike Pond, and 
south-west it is connected with the ridge of Monadnock. 
There is an outcrop just south-east of the eastern extremity of 
Monadnock, and, on the road still further south, the rock is 
more decidedly a hydro-mica schist than that found elsewhere 
in this range. Following the ridge of Monadnock, the rock is 
c|uite uniform until we get near the highest point of the moun- 
tain, when it becomes more compact, has fewer cleavage planes, 
and contains some chlorite. The fibrolite, though generally 
present, is not so abundant as on Beech Hill, and it is the vari- 
ety that was formerly called bucholzite. On the north side of 
Monadnock, probably 120 rods a little east of north from the 
hotel, considerable quantities of graphite were formerly ob- 
tained, but the mine is now nearly or quite exhausted. The fact 
that graphite occurs here, would ally the rocks of Monadnock 
with the older rather than the newer rocks. On the north-west 
side of the mountain, and not far from a mile south-east of L. 
Darling's [the G. W. Eaves place], the rock resembles the mi- 
caceous gneiss of the White Mountains, and it contains an abun- 
dance of the fibrous variety of fibrolite. The rock on the ridge 
extending southward from the summit of Monadnock is very 
similar to that on the ridge northward, and it crosses the road 
just west of the toll-gate [no longer serving its original purpose], 
where it is a very narrow band, and nearly vertical." 

Wheelock, in the "American Naturalist" (Vol. VIII. , for 
1873), alluding to the primeval condition of Monadnock, declares 
that "Monadnock was an island in a sea of icebergs, which struck 
equally strong upon both the north-west and south-east sides. 
There is certainly a dearth of striated ledges upon the south- 
east side, while even the earth has been largely removed from 
the north-west flank, so mighty has been the planishment of 
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both sides, by icebergs. The summit of Monadnock was the 
first land that appeared above water in New Hampshire out- 
side the White Mountain district. 

The land in Dublin is rocky, and the soil hard to cultivate. 
A few farms in the easterly part of the town have portions of 
sandy or gravelly land. Although the soil is hard, yet, under 
good cultivation, it produces fair crops of maize, oats, barley, 
and potatoes. On many farms wheat was formerly raised. For 
that crop the land must be well prepared and well manured. 
When treated with leached ashes, the yield is greater. It was 
sown here in the spring. Rye may be sown on the sandy lands ; 
and it was common, on the first clearing of a piece of land, to 
rake in rye in the autumn, after the ground had been burned 
over. Much of the pasture-land is covered with what is called 
white grass. It goes to seed early in the season, and, for the 
rest of the year, gives a white appearance to the fields in which 
it predominates. Whether these pastures can be recruited with- 
out cultivation and manuring is a problem which has not yet 
been practically solved. On some of these pastures, a young 
growth of spruce, and occasionally of pine, is in evidence. At 
first, this was considered a decided improvement on the sterile 
aspect presented by a ripe growth of ivhite grass, but, as time 
has advanced, so many cultivated fields have been obliterated 
by such a growth, and so many farms abandoned, that certain 
portions of the town present a picture of desolation. 

One of the early settlers of the town said that it was repre- 
sented to him before he came, and as an inducement to pur- 
chase a farm, that the land in Dublin was so fertile that "it 
would never need any manure." Settlers were soon undeceived 
with regard to such representations, but the land well repays a 
generous culture; and, as labor has become less easily attain- 
able and more costly, the practice has become more common of 
cultivating a less number of acres. Necessity is compelling the 
tillers of the soil to pay more attention to the science of agricul- 
ture, and to adopt such methods for improvement as have been 
practically tested. 

Dr. Jackson, a former state geologist, in his final report, 1844, 
says: — "Bogs of peat were observed near the road through Dub- 
lin, and the peat may be economically employed in making 
compost for agricultural use. Drift scratches are common on 
the rocks and run north and south." 

Specimens of soil from the farm of Thomas Fisk, Esq., the 
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son, and the following are his analyses of the same, in his "Ap- 
pendix to Agricultural Geology and Chemistry," pp. 335-6: — 

Analysis of soil, grass-land, from Thomas Fisk's, Dublin. 
No. 1. 
Chemical analysis of 100 grains gave — 

Water 3.8 

Vegetable matter 8.6 

Siliceous matter 77.6 

Alumina and peroxide of iron 8.0 

Salts of lime 0.4 

Phosphate of magnesia 0.6 

99.0 ^ 
Loss 1.0 

100.0 

Soil No. 2. — Subsoil, granite. 

Chemical analysis of 100 grains yielded — 

Water 1.8 

Vegetable matter 5.4 

Siliceous matter 84.4 

Alumina and peroxide of iron 6.8 

Salts of lime 0.3 

Magnesia 0.8 

99.5 
Alkalies and loss 0.5 

100.0 
Soil No. 3. 

Chemical analysis of 100 grains yielded — 

Water 5.6 

Vegetable matter 5.4 

Siliceous matter 76.2 

Peroxide of iron 10.8 

Salts of lime 0.6 

98.6 
Loss 1.4 

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Soil No. 4. 



Chemical analysis of 100 grains yielded — 

Water 3.2 

Vegetable matter 7.0 

Siliceous matter 80.4 

Peroxide of iron 9-0 

Salts of lime 1.4 

Magnesia 0.3 



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In the above-named Appendix, the constituents of soils from 
various parts of the state are given. 

As an illustration of the productiveness of Dublin farms in 
what may perhaps be called the palmy days of agriculture in 
the town, we give the statistics of farm products for the year 
1838: — 

Number of acres of wheat sown 119^ 

" bushels raised 1,771 

" acres of rye sown on ploughed land . . 34 

" bushels raised 340 

" acres sown with barley 112 

" bushels raised 2,734 

" acres sown with oats 101 

" bushels raised 2,717 

" acres planted with Indian corn . . . 121^ 

" bushels raised 3,455 

" acres planted with potatoes 1993^ 

" bushels raised 35,817 

" acres sown with ruta-baga '7}/2 

" bushels raised 3,976 

" bushels of mangel-wurzel and sugar beets 204 
" pounds of maple sugar 21,300 

It was remarked, however, with regard to the crops of 1838, 
that the season was unfavorable for some of them, particularly 
the root crops. Wheat was not so good as in the previous year. 
The wheat crop ranged from seven to thirty-six bushels per 
acre; and it is worthy of notice that the two extremes were in 
the same neighborhood, and on similar soil. 

GOLD MINE 

More than forty years ago, gold was discovered on the east- 
ern side of lot 3, range 3. The discovery created some excite- 
ment, and a company was formed, in 1875, known as "The 



NATURAL HISTORY 131 

Diamond Ledge Gold Mine Company," to open and operate 
the mine. Shafts were sunk to considerable depths, and a 
complete plant was erected for working the ore. The plant 
was operated only a portion of that season, when it was aban- 
doned and later moved away. The general opinion was that 
little, if any, gold was obtained. No further attempt was 
ever made to mine gold there. 

CHEMICAL AND BACTERIOLOGICAL LABORATORY 

The Dublin Chemical and Bacteriological Laboratory was 
incorporated in 1909 "to aid physicians and boards of health 
and individuals, by sanitary and medical examinations, to 
investigate and test water supplies and sewerage disposal 
systems, foods and beverages of all kinds, and to pursue any 
other scientific studies or investigations which tend to im- 
prove the health and sanitary conditions or comfort of the 
public or of individuals." The extermination of mosquitoes, 
under the advice of a government expert, has been systemati- 
cally and effectively begun by the laboratory. It is located 
on the south side of Monadnock Lake, near the summer 
cottage of Dr. Stowell, in lot 12, range 5. 



CHAPTER IV 

Settlement of Dublin, Dublin under the 
Masonian Proprietors 

IViR. Mason, in the "Centennial Address," alludes to the 
grant of the township now called Dublin by the Proprietors of 
Lands Purchased of John Tufton Mason (usually known as the 
Masonian Proprietors) to Matthew Thornton and thirty-nine 
others. The following is a copy of the deed of grant to which 
Mr. Mason referred. The spelling and punctuation of the orig- 
inal have been preserved. It must, therefore, be read with the 
greatest care, to avoid confusion, especially in the names of 
persons, that words which should be grouped together, as those 
forming the name of an individual, be not misplaced in the 
thought of the reader: — 

"PROVINCE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE 

" Pursuant to the Power and Authority Granted and Vested in me 
by the Proprietors of Lands Purchased of John Tufton Mason Esq"" 
in the Pro\ance of New Hampshire By their Vote passed at their 
Meeting held at Portsmouth in said Province the 16th day of June 
AD. 1749,— 

"I do by these Presents on the Terms and Limitations hereafter 
Expressed Give & Grant all the right possession & Property of the 
Proprif'' afores'^ unto Mathew Thornton Sampson Stoddard William 
Spaulding Joseph French Zechariah Stearnes Peter Powers Robert 
Fletcher Junier Eleaz"^ Blanchard Foster Wentworth Josiah Swan 
Isaac Rindge John Rindge Ezekiel Carpenter Ben jam" Bellows 
John Combs Stephen Powers Henry Wallis Samuel Kenny Eben- 
ezer Gillson Jeremiah Norcross Isaiah Lewis Ezra Carpenter Enos 
Lawrence William Cummings Mark Hunkin Joseph Jackson 
Thomas Wibird Jeremiah Lawrence John Usher Nathan^ Page 
David Page Samuel Farley Daniel Emerson Joseph Blanchard Jun'' 
Thomas Parker Jun"^ Anthony Wibird Francis Worster Jonathan 
Cummings David Wilson Clement March Esq'' of in or to That 
Tract of Land or Township Call North Menadnock or Number three, 
Bounded as followeth Beginning at a Beach Tree being the Northeast 
Corner of Middle Menadnock Township & runs North Eighty De- 



SETTLEMENT OF DUBLIN 133 

grees West Seven Miles To a Hemlock tree marked from thence 
Runing North by the Needle five Miles to a Tree marked from thence 
Runing South Eighty degrees East Seven miles to a Hemlock Tree 
Marked from thence Runing South by the Needle five Miles to the 
first Bounds Mentioned 

"To Have and to hold to them their Heirs & assigns Excepting as 
afores^' & on the following Terms and Conditions 

"That is to say — that the whole Tract of Land be Devided into 
Seventy one Equal Shares & that Each Share Contain Three Lots 
Equitable Coupled Together & Drawn for at Dunstable at or before 
the first Day of July next in some Equitable manner — That Three 
of the afores^ Shares be Granted & appropriated free of all Charge 
one for the first settled Minister in s'l Town one for the support of the 
Ministry & one for the School there for ever & one Lott for each said 
three Shares to be first Layed out in the Most Convenient place near 
the Middle of said Town & Lotts coupled to them so as not to be 
Drawn for 

"That Eighteen of the said Shares be reserved for the Grantors of 
the Premises their Heirs & assigns for Ever and acquited from all 
Duty & Charge untill improved by the Owmers or Som holding under 
them Respectively, that other Owners of the said Rights make Set- 
tlem* at their own Expence in the following manner Viz* all the Lotts 
to be Layed out at the Grantees Expence that all the Lotts in said 
Township be subjected to have all necessary Roads Laid out through 
them free from Charge as hereafter there shall be Occasion that 
within four Years from the Date hereof forty of the said Rights or 
Shares belonging to aforementioned Grantees Viz* W"" Spaulding 
Joseph French Zechariah Stearnes Robert Fletcher Jun'' Josiah 
Swan John Rindge John Combs Stephen Powers Henry Wallis 
Samuel Kenny Ebenezer Gillson Jere^ Norcross Ezekiel Carpenter 
Ezra Carpenter Enos Lawrence William Cummings Mark Hunkin 
Joseph Jackson Thomas W'ibird Jere'^ Lawrence John Usher Na- 
thaniel Page David Page Sam' Farley Daniel Emerson Anthony 
Wibird Francis Worster Jon° Cummings David Willson Isaiah 
Lewis Sampson Stoddard Benjam"^ Bellows Thomas Parker Jun"" 
one settlement each, Peter Powers four Shares Matthew Thornton 
three Shares — Be entered upon & three Acres of Land at the least 
Cleared & inclosed & fited for mowing or Tillage & that within six 
Months then next coming there be on each of the said forty settling 
shares a House built the Room Sixteen feet Square at the Least fitted 
and finished for Comfortable Dwelling therein & some Person Resi- 
dent therein & continue Inhabitancy or Residence these [three?] years 
then next Coming with the additional improvem** of Two Acres Each 
Year for Each Settler, that Each of the s'^' Grantees at the Executing of 
this lustrum* pay twenty pounds Old Tenor to Defray the Necessary 
Charges Risen & arising in said Township to be deposited in the hand 
of such Person as the Grantees shall chuse Being a Freeholder and 



134 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

Resident in the Province of New Hampshire, That a good Conven- 
ient Meeting House be built in s^ Township as near the cent"" of the 
Town as may be with conveniance within six years from this Date & 
Ten Acres of Land Reserved there for Public Use — That the afores*^ 
Grantees or their Assigns by a Maj'' Vote in public Meetings assess 
Such further Sums of Money as they shall think Necessary for com- 
pleating & carrying forward the Settlem* afores'^ & any of the Grantees 
Exclusive of the three Public Lotts who shall neglect for the space of 
three Months next after such assessments shall be Granted, to pay the 
same, so much of such Delinq*^ Right Respectively shall or may be 
sold as will pay the Tax and all Charges arising thereon by a com'''' of 
the Grantees appointed for that purpose — That all White Pine Trees 
fit for Masting his Majestyes Royal Navy Growing on said Tract of 
Land be and hereby are Granted to His Majesty his Heirs and suc- 
cessors for Ever, & in case any of the Grantees shall Neglect or Re- 
fuse to perform any of the articles aforementioned he shall forfit his 
Share & Right in said Township and Every Part and Parcell thereof 
to those of the s'^ Grantees that shall have Complyed with the Con- 
ditions on their Part herein Expressed & it shall & may be Lawful for 
any Person by their Authority to Enter into & upon the Right of 
Such Delinquent Owner & Every part thereof in the name of the 
Whole of the Settlement That shall have fulfilled as af ores'' & him to 
amove out of & Expell, for their Use their Heirs & Assigns provided 
they settle or cause settled Each Such Delinq'^^ Rights within the 
Term of one Year at the furthest from the Period that is by this Inden- 
ture Stipulated to be Done as the Condition of this Grant & fully Dis- 
charge and Comply with the whole duty Such Delinq* ought to have 
Done within one Year from Time to Time after the Respective 
Periods thereof, and in case the said Grantees fulfilling on their Part 
as af ores'' shall Neglect fulfilling as af ores'' the Duty of any Delinq* 
Owner nor he himself perform as aforesaid — That then such Share 
or Shares shall be forfited Revert & belong to the Grantors their 
Heirs & Assigns to be wholly at their Disposall, allways Provided there 
be no Indian War within any of the terms and Limitations af ores'' for 
Doeing the Duty conditioned in this Grant & in case that should 
happen the same time to be allowed for the Respective Matters af ores'* 
after Such Impedim* Shall be Removed. 

"Lastly the said Grantors Do hereby promise the said Grantees 
their Heirs & Assigns to Defend through the Law to King and Councill 
if need be one ^ Action that shall or may be Brought against them or 
Number of them by any Person or Persons whatsoever Claiming the 
s'' Lands or any part thereof by any other Title than that of the s** 
Grantors or that by which they hold or Derive there's from Provided 
the s'' Grantors are avouch* in to Defend the same & that in Case on 
final Tryal the same shall be recovered against the Grantors for the 

^ So in the original copy. 



SETTLEMENT OF DUBLIN 135 

said Lands Improvements & Expence in Bringing forward the Set- 
tlem' the Grantees shall Recover Nothing over against the s"^ Grant- 
ors — and further that the said Grantors will pay the Necessary Ex- 
pence of Time & Money that any other person or persons shall be 
put to by any other Suit or Suits that shall be brought against them 
or any Number of them the said Grantees for Tryal of the Title 
Before one Suit shall be fully Determined in the Law. In Witness 
Whereof I the s*^ Joseph Blanchard of Dunstable have hereunto set 
my hand and seal this third Day of November AD. 1749. 



'Joseph Blanchard 



seal 



"A True Copy of the Grant of the North Menadnock Township 
"Attest Joseph Blanchard Jwn! Prop^ Clerk 

"The foregoing grant of y'' Tract of Land called the North Manad- 
nock or number three was returned by Joseph Blanchard Esq"" De- 
ceas'* to the Proprietors of the Lands purchased of John Tufton 
Mason Esq'' in New Hampshire as a true copy of the Grant he made to 
the Grantees within mentioned in behalf of said Proprietors. 

"Examined the 4th day of August 1768 

by Geo. Jaffrey Prop" C7." 

The charter required that the shares should be drawn on or 
before the first day of July, 1750. On the first day of June in 
the said year, as attested by Jos. Blanchard, the drawing took 
place. We insert here a table of the shares, with the lots drawn 
annexed, according to a copy of the same as certified by the 
clerk of the proprietors. 

A List of the Proprietors of North Monadnock Township 

Names 

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Mathew Thornton, Esq 1 10 

Sampson Stoddard, Esq 2 8 

William Spaulding 3 7 

Capt. Joseph French 4 2 

Joseph Blanchard, Esq 5 20 

Thomas Packer, Esq 6 19 

Josiah Brown 7 18 

Mathew Thornton, Esq 8 10 

Zachariah Stearns 9 2 

Peter Powers 10 19 

Robert Fletcher, Esq 11 18 

Daniel Pierce and 1 12 11 
Mrs. Mary Moore J 

Jotham Odiorne, Esq 13 10 

Clement March, Esq 14 4 

Eleazer Blanchard 15 2 



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Foster Went worth 16 1 

Josiah Swan 17 16 

Isaac Rindge 18 9 

Joshua Pierce, Esq 19 8 

Mark Hunkin Wentworth, Esq 20 4 

George Jaffrey 21 2 

Theodore Atkinson, Esq 22 1 

Samuel Solly and 1 gg 20 
Clement March, Esq. / 

John Rindge 24 7 

Ezekiel Carpenter 25 5 

Benjamin Bellows 26 4 

Peter Powers 27 1 

Peter Powers 28 8 

Stephen Powers 29 20 

John Combs 30 7 

Henry Wallis 31 1 

Samuel Kenny 32 18 

Benjamin Bellows 33 7 

Ebenezer Gillson 34 22 

Jeremiah Norcross 35 14 

Isaiah Lewis 36 13 

Mathew Livermore 37 11 

Ezra Carpenter 38 10 

Enos Lawrance 39 22 

John Wentworth, Esq 40 6 

Peter Powers 41 19 

William Cummings 42 14 

Mark Hunkin 43 10 

Thomas Wallingford, Esq 44 9 

Richard Wibird, Esq 45 2 

Minister-lots 46 10 

School-lots 47 10 

Joseph Jackson 48 17 

Thomas Wibird 49 7 

Ministry lots 50 6 

Jeremiah Lawrance 51 6 

John Usher 52 12 

Nathaniel Page 53 5 

Nathaniel Meserve, Esq 54 17 

John Moffatt 55 11 

David Page 56 5 

William Parker, Esq 57 8 

Mathew Thornton, Esq 58 9 

Samuel Farley 59 6 

Daniel Emerson 60 16 

Joseph Blanchard, Jun 61 5 

Thomas Parker, Jun 62 6 

Peter Powers 63 16 

Anthony Wibird 64 3 

Francis Waster 65 18 

John T. Mason and 1^ 66 11 
Jno. Tomlinson, Esqrs. 



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Jonathan Curaings 68 6 

Eleazer Blanchard 69 3 

John Rindge 70 1 

David Wilson . 71 2 



"The above is a coppy of the Proprietors of North Menadnock 
Township with the number of the Lotts &c, by them drawn the first 
day of June 1750 

"Attest 

P Joseph Blanchard Jr. Pro. Cler. 

"The within is a true copy of the names of the owners & draught 
of the Lotts in the North Menadnock Township, as returned to the 
Proprietors of y^ Lands purchased of John Tufton Mason Esq'^ in 
New Hampshire, by Joseph Blanchard Esq"" Deceased. 

"Examined y*^ 4th day of August 1768 — 

P Geo. Jaffrey Proj/^ Cler.'" 

The foregoing draught of shares, though attested as a true 
copy, has several errors. Peter Powers and Theodore Atkinson 
are both credited with having drawn lot 19 in the third range, 
and Clement March and Richard Wibird as having drawn 
lot 3 in the tenth range. Lot 21 in the first range is twice given 
to John Rindge. From an old tax list, it is ascertained that Mr. 
Rindge drew lots 20 and 21 in the first range. 

The editor of this revised history has made a personal ex- 
amination of the Masonian records in the office of the Secretary 
of State at Concord and finds that this copy is virtually a 
true copy of the original manuscript. The same errors appear 
in the record-book of the Masonian Proprietors. The mistake 
with respect to the lots of Peter Powers and Theodore Atkinson 
was very soon discovered and rectified. Lot 19 in the third 
range was properly assigned to Mr. Atkinson, while the lot 
actually drawn by Mr. Powers was lot 12 in the third range, 
which was assigned to him in the corrected records. The double 
assignment of the third lot in the tenth range was apparently 
an error of a similar nature, but we failed to find the correc- 
tion. The assignment, twice, of the same lot to Mr. Rindge is 
the same upon the original minutes. All of these blunders 
were obviously clerical errors in transcribing notes placed in 
the hands of the copyist. 



138 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

It is recorded in the records of the Masonian Proprietors that 
the grantees of North Monadnock (Dubhn), at a meeting held, 
August 4, 1752, unanimously accepted the grant. In the 
record book of the Proprietors, the names of the grantees of 
North Monadnock are spelled differently, in many cases, from 
the orthography here given, but as there appears to have been 
no invariable method of spelling proper names at that time, 
it would not be worth the while to point out these grotesque 
differences. 

Joseph Blanchard of Dunstable was agent of the original 
purchasers of Mason's claim (who were known as the Ma- 
sonian Proprietors). As he was a surveyor, he was employed, it 
is supposed, in running the lines for Monadnock No. 3, and for 
dividing the same into ranges and lots. It will be observed that 
eighteen shares were reserved in the charter for the grantors 
to be "acquitted of all duty and charge until improved by the 
owners." 

It will be proper to insert here a few observations respecting 
these grantors and how they happened to be empowered to 
make the grant. Shortly after the first settlement of what is 
now known as New Hampshire, Capt. John Mason of England, 
in 1629, received a patent of this territory under the name of 
New Hampshire. It was an entailed estate and nominally re- 
mained in the possession of Mason and his direct descendants 
for several generations. An attempt was made to sell it to 
Samuel Allen of London, but, although the entail was docked, 
certain irregularities pertaining to the sale were discovered 
which invalidated the title, and the estate reverted to the heirs 
of John Mason, in the direct line, according to the rules of 
primogeniture. 

John Tufton Mason, of the sixth generation from Capt. 
John Mason, was confirmed in the title to this large tract of 
land. Its boundaries were long a matter of dispute. The bounds 
given in the patent were so indefinite that no literal interpre- 
tation was possible. Massachusetts claimed much of the land 
that is now included in New Hampshire. We shall not take 
the space to discuss the long controversy concerning this 
patent. When the lines were finally established, in the middle 
of the eighteenth century, the Masonian Patent, as it was 
called, was of a somewhat triangular shape. The south side 
was on the newly-established boundary line between Massa- 
chusetts and New Hampshire, the eastern side was on the line 
between Maine and New Hampshire, and the other side was a 



SETTLEMENT OF DUBLIN 139 

line connecting the western point of the southern boundary 
with the northern point of the eastern boundary. It was often 
called the "curved line," but it was more properly a broken 
line, beginning at the western point of the southern line of 
the patent, consisting of sections of five or six miles each, 
each section bearing a few degrees more to the east than 
the one preceding, the last section terminating on the Maine 
line, at the northern point of the eastern line of the pat- 
ent. This broken line, which was very accurately surveyed 
by the same Joseph Blanchard of Dunstable (now Nashua) 
who surveyed the lots and ranges of Dublin, is known in his- 
tory as the "Masonian Patent Line," or simply the "Patent 
Line." 

The Mason heirs, claiming positive ownership of this patent, 
had demanded rents from time to time of the occupants of the 
soil. They were never successful to any marked degree in ob- 
taining such rents, because the settlers violently resisted the at- 
tempts to collect them, even with force, at times. However, their 
threats were a constant menace. To be rid of the annoyance, 
efforts were made to induce the provincial legislature to take 
steps to purchase Mason's interest in the patent. The legis- 
lators were very dilatory in the matter. John Tufton Mason, 
in the mean time, who had, with no little difficulty, secured a 
confirmation of his title to the patent, had also mastered the 
technicalities in the matter of entail and other legal difficul- 
ties that barred his way, and had become enabled to sell this 
vast estate. The legislature, at last, got around to appoint a 
committee to consider the matter of purchasing Mason's claim, 
but they were too late. On that very day. Mason had sold his 
title to a syndicate of twelve men, who have ever since been 
known as the Masonian Proprietors. The purchase was on 
July 30, 1746, O. S., which corresponds to August 10, 1746, 
N. S. We have carefully examined both the legislative and the 
Masonian records, and find the date to be as we have given it. 
In the margin of Belknap's History of New Hampshire, the 
date is erroneously given as January 30, and this error has been 
repeated in the histories of Marlborough and Troy, and in 
other works. 

The original purchasers of Mason's claim were: Theodore 
Atkinson, Mark Hunking Wentworth, Richard Wibird, John 
Wentworth, George Jaffrey, Samuel Moore, Nathaniel Me- 
serve, Thomas Packer, Thomas Wallingford, Jotham Odiorne, 
Joshua Pierce, and John Moffat. All were of Portsmouth, ex- 



140 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

cepting Mr. Wallingford, who lived in Somersworth, and Mr. 
Packer, who lived in Greenland. The property was divided 
into fifteen shares. Mr. Atkinson took three-fifteenths, M. H. 
Wentworth took two-fifteenths, and each of the other pur- 
chasers one-fifteenth. 

Before the date of the granting of the charter to North Mo- 
nadnock (Dublin), the number of the Masonian Proprietors had 
been increased to twenty-one, by the addition of nine more to 
the syndicate. These were: John Rindge, Joseph Blanchard, 
Daniel Pierce, John Tufton Mason, John Thomlinson, Mat- 
thew Livermore, William Parker, Samuel Solley, and Clement 
March. Their names all appear in the "List of the Proprietors 
of North Monadnock" which we have reproduced. It is prob- 
able that the half share of Mrs. Mary Moore (draught 12) was 
the one credited to Samuel Moore. Such being the case, the sum 
of the shares and half shares assigned to the twenty-one pro- 
prietors amount to eighteen, which was the number that the 
charter required to be reserved for the grantors. Each of the 
forty grantees was to receive one share. Peter Powers was to 
have three extra shares, and Matthew Thornton was to have 
two extra shares. Forty-five shares were, therefore, assigned 
to the forty grantees. One share was devoted to the first settled 
minister, one to the support of the ministry, and one for the 
support of school- work, and eighteen shares were to be assigned 
to the Proprietors. All of these shares are sixty-six in number. 
The township was to be divided into seventy-one shares. We 
find by inspecting the list that the remaining five shares were 
assigned to Josiah Brown, Benjamin Bellows, Eleazar Blanch- 
ard, and Peter Powers, the last named receiving two of them. 
The four men last named doubtless acquired by purchase the 
five surplus shares. Benjamin Bellows and Eleazar Blanchard 
were two of the grantees, and each had drawn a share, ac- 
cording to the terms of the charter. Peter Powers was also a 
grantee and empowered by the charter to draw four shares. 
With these two additional shares that he purchased, he drew 
in all six shares. The remaining surplus share was purchased 
by Josiah Brown, whose name is the only one found upon the 
list not included among the grantees and the Masonian 
Proprietors. Of the S'iO town lots, seven on Monadnock were 
not included in any shares. 

In what manner the shares and lots were drawn is not known. 
Owing to the different values of the lots, there were some blanks 
in the lottery; and to some of the persons interested the specu- 
lation must have proved worthless. 



SETTLEMENT OF DUBLIN 141 

Dublin was then an unbroken forest. It is not probable that 
the Indians ever made it a place of residence any longer than 
they were occupied in hunting and fishing. A few broken In- 
dian implements have been found in some parts of the town. 
They were dropped, no doubt, as was common, during their 
hunting excursions. 

After the drawing of the lots, the owners must have been de- 
sirous of ascertaining the value of their property. Living, as 
most of them did, in the eastern part of the state, few of them 
probably ever came, and made a personal examination of the 
situation and equality of their lots. It may be presumed, how- 
ever, that Matthew Thornton failed not to go himself to the 
place where he encouraged his brother to settle. We may be- 
lieve, too, that, previous to the year 1752, he had begun to 
purchase shares and lots of the other share-holders. He must 
have been well acquainted with many of the inhabitants of 
Peterborough. The lot (number 1, range 6) on which his brother, 
William Thornton, settled was chosen probably for its prox- 
imity to Peterborough. As Judge Thornton owned, at one 
time, more than a third part of all the land in Dublin, he would 
of course take a deep interest in the settlement of the town and 
the prosperity of its inhabitants. This he ever did. Some of 
the early settlers were personally acquainted with him. Captain 
Andrew Allison said that Judge Thornton used occasionally to 
call at his father's house in Londonderry and spend an even- 
ing. He was himself but a boy; but he well remembered the 
delight with which he was wont to listen to Mr. Thornton's 
conversation, for he was always telling stories and giving anec- 
dotes such as a boy loved to hear. This corresponds with what 
has been said of him in a brief sketch of his life: 

"In private life he was one of the most companionable of men. 
The young and the old were alike sharers in the agreeable versatility 
of his powers, — in the inexhaustible stock of information which a 
long and industrious life had accumulated. His memory was well 
stored with a large fund of entertaining and instructive anecdotes, 
which he could apply upon any incident, or subject of conversa- 
tion." — N. H. Historical Collections, vol. I. 

The location of William Thornton was on lot 1, range 6. 
His house was a little to the south-east of, but quite near, the 
former Isaac Appleton homestead, where the Hannafords were 
living in 1916. A monument has been placed at the site of the 
Thornton house, to mark the site of the first settlement (1752) 



142 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

in North Monadnock (Dublin).^ Of how many persons Mr. 
Thornton's family consisted, or how h^n^' he remained on his 
farm, is not known. That he abandoned his farm through fear 
of the Canadian Indians has ever been a tradition. This is con- 
firmed by the fact that his residence here was during the war 
between the French and EngHsh, which resulted in the conquest 
of Canada. It was the course ever pursued by the Indians, upon 
the renewal of a war between the English and French, to com- 
mence their attacks upon the frontiers of New Hampshire. In 
August, 1754, they broke into the house of James Johnson at 
No. 4 (Charlestown), in the morning, before any of the family 
were awake, and took him, with his wife and three children, her 
sister, and two men. The news of such an event, and other 
events of a similar character, could not have been otherwise 
than alarming to a family situated as Mr. Thornton's was. 
When he left, he took all his movable property with him, ex- 
cept a grindstone and a breaking-up hoe. Some years after 
Mr. Appleton occupied the farm, he found the said grindstone, 
while ploughing the field in which it had been buried. 

By whom, and in what year, the next settlement was made, 
there is no authentic account. It is known that some families 
from Peterborough were residents here before the close of the 
French war. Alexander Scott resided on the lot where Thad- 
deus Morse lived, occupied in 1916 by the heirs of Mr. Dwight. 
He is said to have kept a tavern, or to have furnished enter- 
tainment for those persons, especially soldiers, who passed from 
Peterborough to Keene. An old soldier stated that, in 1759, a 
detachment of colonial troops passed through the town to join 
the British army on the lakes. William Scott, son of Alexander, 
lived on the farm (lot 13, range 6) long owned by John Gleason, 
which George B. Leighton purchased and called Monandnock 
No. 1. The Hon. John Scott, son of William, was born there (in 

1 The inscription upon this monument is as follows: 

The first white settlement 

in Dublin, N. H., 

was made here by 

COL. WILLIAM THORNTON, 

in 175 2, 

inG*'' Range, Lot No. 1. 

Will each visitor please add 

a small stone to this 
monumental pile. 

Unfortunately, visitors have so frequently complied with this request that they 
have nearly buried the monument in the rubbish that has collected about it. 



SETTLEMENT OF DUBLIN 143 

a house that stood on or near the site of Mr. Leighton's summer 
residence). He was heard to say, that he well remembered, 
when quite young, playing with his brothers on the shore of 
the lake, and that occasionally their play was pushing one an- 
other from the fallen trees or slippery logs into the water. Rev. 
Elijah Dunbar, in his description of Peterborough, says that 
William Scott was a soldier in the war in Canada in 1758 and 
1759. He was wounded and taken prisoner at the battle of 
Bunker Hill, in 1775. He was carried to Halifax, whence he 
escaped, and rejoined his regiment at New York. He received 
a captain's commission in 1777, was a volunteer at the taking 
of Burgoyne, and remained in the service of his country till the 
close of the war. — N. H. Historical Collections, vol. I, 

The other settlers from Peterborough were William McNee 
(now changed to Nay), John Alexander, and James Taggart. 
These were of Scotch-Irish descent, as was Henry Strongman 
(family name changed to Strong), who settled on the farm 
(lot 5, range 6) afterwards the home farm of Augustine Wood 
and his son. Dr. Curtis A. Wood. William McNee lived on or 
near the spot once owned by Cyrus Piper, about on the site 
of the house occupied by John A. Upton in 1916. Mr. McNee 
was, after moving back to Peterborough, a deacon or ruling 
elder in the Presbyterian Church. His son Robert was the first 
male child born in Dublin.^ James Taggart had a son named 
William, and the residence of the family was the site of the 
Corydon Jones place (lot 8, range 5), occupied in 1916 by Mrs. 
Abby M. (Jones) Fisk (a daughter of Corydon Jones). Mr. 
Taggart was a brother-in-law of William McNee, and was a 
young man when he took this lot. He soon returned to Peter- 
borough. He came back to Dublin in 1788, and settled upon lot 
1, range 3, where Alexander Betz lived in 1916. An account of 
the Scotts, McNees, and Taggarts will be found in the genealogi- 
cal portion of Smith's History of Peterborough. John Alexander 
settled on lot 7, range 5, on or near the site of the brick house 
where J. W. Powers lived and died, owned and occupied in 1916 
by Herman H. Priest. John Alexander was also said to have 
Hved, at one time, on lot 7, range 7, afterwards owned by Luke 
Richardson, and recently by Louis Cabot. Mr. Alexander was 
somewhat noted for his extravagant and incredible stories, 
which he narrated with assumed gravity, amusing himself with 
the staring wonder of credulous listeners. He removed to the 

^ He was born in 1761, according to the History of Peterborough, but we do not 
find the month and day. 



144 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

state of Vermont, where he died. We have no record of his 
family. 

The first permanent EngHsh settler in Dublin is believed to 
have been Thomas Morse. He came from Sherborn, Mass., in 
the autumn of 1762, and lived on the farm (lot 16, range 5) long 
owned by his grandson Jesse Morse, now used for golf grounds 
by summer residents, on which a small clubhouse stands, 
in 1916, opposite the northern terminus of the road to Troy. 
It cannot be doubted that Mr. Morse had been in the town, 
cleared land, and prepared a house for his family, before the 
year above named. It has been told that, on one of his jour- 
neys to Dublin, previous to the removal of his family, his dog 
was with him. This dog was afraid of thunder, and, when at 
home, was in the habit, during a thunder-shower, of running 
into the house and retreating beneath a bed. In the afternoon, 
one day, while Mr. Morse and his dog, accompanied by John 
Alexander, were in the woods, Mr. Alexander, for the purpose 
of lighting his pipe, flashed some powder from the pan of his 
gun. The dog, probably mistaking the flash for lightning, mani- 
fested his usual signs of fear, and ran away from his master. 
When the family at Sherborn arose the next morning, the 
dog was at the door. A bed has often been recommended as a 
safe place for reclining during a thunder-storm. Whether the 
dog had an instinctive sagacity which led him to conclude 
that under the bed was equally safe, may be questioned. We 
have heard of other dogs, however, who pursued the same 
course. 

William Greenwood was the first settler on the farm (lot 8, 
range 6) known as the Rufus Piper place, owned and occupied 
by Dr. A. H. Childs in 1916. He was a carpenter. He was killed 
by the falling of timbers at the raising of a barn, which was 
recently standing on the Calvin Learned place, belonging to 
the grounds of Hon. Franklin MacVeagh. 

Samuel Twitchell (father of the celebrated Amos Twitchell, 
M.D., of Keene) was heard to say, a few weeks before he died, 
in 1820, that he was the third person who became a settler, and 
remained permanently in Dublin. He settled on lot 7, range 1, 
on what was afterwards the Jacob Gleason farm, belonging in 
1916 to the estate of Louis Cabot. The first night of his being 
in town, he slept by the side of a large rock. The rock is still in 
its old place, and is noted for the circumstances above named. 
Mr. Twitchell was then a young man without a family. His 
father, Joseph Twitchell, of Sherborn, Mass., was an agent of 



SETTLEMENT OF DUBLIN 145 

the Proprietors, or a part of them, for procuring settlers and for 
the sale of lands. 

After the close of the French war, there was a numerous 
emigration from Massachusetts into New Hampshire. The 
proprietors of the unsold lands in the southern townships offered 
strong inducements to young men to purchase farms and re- 
move thither. As an agent, Capt. Joseph Twitchell of Sherborn 
was faithful and efficient; and, through his instrumentality, 
many settlers bought land in Dublin, and became perma- 
nent residents. Most of his children — five sons and three 
daughters — became at length inhabitants of Dublin. He took 
frequent journeys to Portsmouth; and, when he visited his 
children, he came sometimes with an ox-cart, loaded with pro- 
visions, furniture, and such articles as new settlers could not 
procure at home. 

With regard to the precise times at which many of the first 
settlers came to Dublin, there is no definite information. Some 
of them came up from Sherborn, began to clear land, worked 
on the roads, and built log-cabins, before they settled perma- 
nently. Among the papers left by Eli Morse, there are lists of 
persons who worked on the roads in North Monadnock No. 3, 
The following is a copy of one that contains a list for three 
successive years : — 

1760. John Alexander, thirteen days' work. 

1761. John Alexander, eight days' work. 
William McNee, six days' work. 
James Taggart, one day and a half. 

1762. John Alexander, five days' work. 
William McNee, two days and one half. 
James Taggart, two days and one half. 
William Taggart, one day at the highway. 
Henry Strongman, four days' work. 
Samuel Twitchell, three days and one half. 
Levi Partridge, two days' work. 
William Greenwood, six days' work. 

Joseph Twitchell, Jun., two days and a half work. 

A list of the persons who worked on the roads in 1763 has not 
been found, but for the years 1764 and 1765 is as follows: — 

Nathaniel Bartlett Henry Strongman 

Benjamin Mason Thomas Morse 

Moses Adams Moses Johnson 

Samuel Twitchell Micah Morse 

Joseph Twitchell, Jr. Joshua Leland 



146 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

Araos Fisk Joseph Twitchell 

John Robinson Samuel Fames 

Ebenezer Twitchell Ivory Ferry 

William McXee Amos Perry 

John Alexander William Greenwood 

Eli Morse Daniel Morse 

Thomas Morrison James Taggart 

How many of the above-named persons were actually settled 
in town at the time they worked on the roads, is not known. 
Thomas Morrison and Joshua Leland did not become perma- 
nent settlers. In the list of 1766 are the following additional 
names: Caleb Greenwood, Joseph Adams, Samuel Ames 
(Eames.^), Jr., and Silas Stone. In the list of 1767 are William 
Beal, John Wight, John Muzzey, Reuben Morse, David Morse, 
and Thaddeus Mason. In the list of 1768 are Joel Wight, Elea- 
zer Twitchell, and Ezra Twitchell. In 1769, only three new 
names were added, — Bat (Bartholomew) Goyer, Isaac Mason, 
and Moses Mason. The whole number of persons taxed for 
roads, this year, was forty-five. As in former years, a few were 
non-residents. In the year 1770, we find the names of William 
Rider, Elias Knowlton, and Jonathan Knowlton; and, in 1771, 
the number of tax-payers for a county rate was fifty-five. The 
names added, this year, were Asa Norcross, Caleb Hill, Simeon 
Johnson, John Ranstead, David Johnson, Daniel Wood, Rufus 
Huntley, Nathaniel Bates, Benoni Death, Joseph Drury, John 
Swan, and Joseph Turner. 

In the year 1764, Eli Morse was chosen clerk of the proprie- 
tors; ^ and the brief records which he kept from that date till 
1773 have been preserved. From 1773 to 1783, no meetings 
appear to have been held. In 1783, the proprietors met, and in 
1784. The last meeting was in 1785. Joseph Blanchard of Dun- 
stable (now Nashua) was clerk till Mr. Morse was chosen; 
but of his records, little, known to us, remains. Some of the 
transactions of the proprietors are worthy of notice, as show ing 
what they deemed most important to be done in those early 
years of the settlement. We shall give such extracts from the 
records of Deacon Morse as seem to us most interesting : — 

"At a meeting of the proprietors of North Monadnock Township, 
held at the house of William Greenwood in said township, on Tues- 
day, Sept. 11, 1764, chose Robert Boyes, Esq., moderator. Then 
chose Eli Morse proprietor's clerk; then chose Moses Adams to join 

' The word proprietors here refers to the grantees of the township and not to 
the Masonian Proprietors who were the grantors. 



SETTLEMENT OF DUBLIN 147 

with the former committee chosen to build the bridges over the Mill 
Brook, and the brook by Mr. Thomas Morse's, in the room of Mr. 
Samuel Allison. Then voted that Wm. McNee be added to the com- 
mittee chosen to repair the main road through the town, in the room 
of Mr. Joseph Twitchell; which road is to be repaired as soon as pos- 
sible. Then voted that six hundred pounds, old tenor, be raised on 
the rights of this propriety, subject to the payment of taxes, and 
collected by Thomas Morse, who is hereby impowered to receive the 
same, and, in case of any delinquency of payment by any of the owners 
in said township, as aforesaid, for Matthew Thornton and Joseph 
Blanchard, Esq., and Mr. Thomas Morse, or the major part of them, 
to sell so much of such delinquents' interest in said town as will be 
sufficient to pay the tax and incidental charges; and that four hun- 
dred pounds of said money be laid out on the main road and the 
bridges aforesaid; and the remainder be given for the encouragement 
of the person who shall build a saw-mill in said town. Then chose 
Justice Boyes, Joseph Blanchard, and William Wallace, to fix on 
the place where the meetinghouse shall stand; who accordingly pro- 
ceeded on said business immediately, with a number of the proprie- 
tors, and viewed the place for the meetinghouse to stand, and fixed 
the same, by marking a tree and cutting down several small trees, 
near the east line of the eleventh lot in the sixth range, where the 
land is to be set off for that purpose, as also for a burying-place and a 
training-field. Then voted that the work that is to be done on the 
road and bridges aforesaid be done by the tenth day of November 
next. Then voted that the committee for roads lay out a road from 
the main road a little to the east of John Alexander's lot, where he 
lives, southardly, so as to accommodate Caleb Greenwood and 
Nathaniel Bartlett, and open the same so as people can pass." 

The meeting of the proprietors for the year 1765 was held at 
the house of Thomas Morse, June 4th; Joseph Twitchell, mod- 
erator. At this meeting, accounts were presented and accepted, 
and "ten pounds, old tenor, assessed on each right, to be laid 
out on the roads in said township, including the two hundred 
pounds that hath been laid out more than hath been granted." 

"May 14, 1766. — ^ At a meeting of the proprietors of Monadnock 
No. 3, held at the house of Mr. Thomas Morse, in said township, — 
chose Thomas Morse moderator. Then voted four dollars to be raised 
on each right for repairing roads in said township. . . . Then voted 
one dollar on each right to hire preaching in said township. Then 
voted one dollar on each right for encouragement of Eli Morse, for 
building a grist-mill on the stream near his house [the outlet brook 
of the lake, near the site of the present mill near the residence of the 
late Mr. D wight], provided he shall get said mill completed in a 
year and a half from this time. . . . Granted a road from Ivory 



148 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

Perry's place northwardly to the main road [probably the same 
substantially as the one now travelled from Mr. Garfield's directly 
north to the main road] ; also granted a road from Jonas Fisk's house, 
leading to the middle of the town, where the committee shall think 
best. Chose Wni. Greenwood, Eli Morse, and Wm. Scott for a com- 
mittee to measure off the ten acres for the meetinghouse &c., and to 
make bounds for the same. Also chose Wm. Greenwood to provide 
a preacher for two or three sabbaths, as soon as may be. 

Thomas Morse, Moderator.'' 

"At a meeting of the proprietors of Monadnock No. 3, in the prov- 
ince of New Hampshire, warned by Reuben Kidder, Esq., Justice 
of Peace, in said province, according to law, and assembled on the 
27th day of May, 1767, Reuben Kidder, Esq., was chosen moderator 
to regulate said meeting. 

"Attest: Eli Morse, Proprietors' Clerk." 

"Then voted to build a meetinghouse, fifty feet long and thirty- 
eight feet wide, and proportionable as to the height. Then voted to 
choose a committee to take care and effect the work; and chose 
Moses Adams, Henry Strongman, and William Greenwood for said 
committee. Then voted to raise money to build said meetinghouse. 
Then voted to raise four dollars by tax on each right. Then voted to 
confirm all former votes, excepting the vote to raise money to pay 
for preaching. Then voted that the dollar granted and taxed to hire 
preaching be for to pay for clearing the meetinghouse land, and other 
necessary charges that have or may arise. Then voted that the pro- 
prietors' meetings be notified and warned by their clerk, when there 
is need, and application made to him by a sufficient number of said 
proprietors, by posting up a notification at some public place at 
Londonderry, Dunstable, and Dublin. Then chose Eli Morse to col- 
lect the above taxes; also chose the former committee to sell the 
delinquents' land; also voted that the committee for building the 
meetinghouse be a committee to see to laying out the money granted 
to clear the meetinghouse land. Voted to choose a committee to con- 
sult with Middletown committee and lay out a road to Middletown 
[Jaffrey, which was first called Middle Monadnock or Middletown]; 
and chose Samuel Twitchell, Joseph Twitchell, and ^Yilliam McNee 
for said committee. Then voted that the committee chosen to lay 
out roads lay out a road or roads to accommodate Moses Johnson 
and William Taggart to come to the great road. Then voted Doctor 
Thornton and Reuben Kidder be employed to apply to the lord 
proprietors [the IVIasonian Proprietors] to have our charter ^ length- 
ened to June, 1768. All passed in the affirmative. 

Reuben Kidder, Moderator." 

1 More properly the deed of grant. The charter was granted at the incorpora- 
tion of the town. 



SETTLEMENT OF DUBLIN 149 

"At a meeting of the proprietors of North Monadnock No. 3, 
held at Joseph Greenwood's, in said township, on Thursday, the 
22d day of December, 1768, — chose Thomas Morse moderator. . . . 
Granted a road from John Wight's to John INIuzzey's; also a road from 
Moses Adams's to William Beals's; also from that road to No. 6 line 
[No. 6 was Packersfield, now Nelson]; also granted a road from Caleb 
Greenwood's to Samuel Twitchell's mill; also granted a road from 
the road near Samuel Twitchell's to Middle Town line [Middle Town 
became Jaffrey]. Then tried a vote to see if the proprietors would 
reconsider the vote, passed at the last meeting, relating to the dimen- 
sions of the meetinghouse; passed in the negative. Also voted to build 
said meetinghouse at the former dimensions. Then voted to raise three 
dollars on each right to be laid out towards building the meetinghouse. 
Chose Eli Morse to collect the same. Then adjourned to the 16th 
day of January next." 

If the reader should desire to ascertain the location of the 
ancient roads to which reference is made in the old records, the 
names of persons here mentioned should be sought in the table 
of "The Occupants of Lots," to be found later in this work, 
from which may be determined, in most cases, the sites of 
homes of the early inhabitants. Help is also frequently fur- 
nished by the genealogical tables in the second part of this 
history. 

The old records continue as follows : — 

"Jan. 16, 1769, met by adjournment. Then voted a road to be laid 
out from Isaac Bond's house to the road laid out to Ivory Perry's lot; 
also accepted Thomas Morse's account of two pound eight shillings 
for two journeys to Merrimack and one journey to Esq. Kidder's, 
and cash paid for notifying meetings, &c. ; also voted Eli Morse fifteen 
shillings, cash paid to Esq. Kidder, and going to Londonderry to 
notify a meeting. Adjourned to the 13th of March next. Then met, 
and granted a road from Benjamin Learned's lot to the road lead- 
ing from Samuel Twitchell's to the middle of the town; also accepted 
the surveyor's accounts then brought in. 

Thomas Morse, Moderator.'' 

The next meeting of the proprietors was held at the house of 
Thomas Morse, October 18, 1769; Moses Adams, moderator. 
After accepting surveyors' accounts, "which were then and 
before brought in," Eli Morse, Moses Adams, and Joseph 
Tw^itchell, were chosen a committee to make bounds to the main 
road to the width of three rods, and "to lay out or alter any 
road as shall be for the best of said township." 



150 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

"At a meeting of the proprietors of Monadnock No. 3, held at the 
house of WiUiam Greenwood, January 23, 1770, chose Thomas Morse 
moderator. Then voted to raise six dollars by tax on each right to 
repair the roads in said township. Then voted to lay out one half of 
the money on the main road, and forty-five dollars to be laid out 
south of the main road, and the other hundred and five to pay the 
arrearages already worked out, and to repair the roads north of the 
main road. Then chose Levi Partridge, Eli iVIorse, and Asa Norcross, 
for the north side; and chose Joseph Twitchell for the south side." 

"Feb. 14, 1771. — The proprietors of Monadnock No. 3, met at 
the house of Eli Morse, chose William Greenwood moderator. Then 
granted five dollars on each right to carry on the building of the meet- 
inghouse in said town. Then chose Joseph Greenwood to collect the 
above grant. Then chose Eli Morse, Joseph Twitchell, and Levi 
Partridge assessors for said proprietry; ^ also chose Eli Morse for 
treasurer. Then chose Moses Adams, William Greenwood, and Eli 
Morse for a committee to sell the delinquent proprietors' land to pay 
their taxes." 

"At a meeting of the proprietors of Monadnock No. 3, assembled 
at the meetinghouse in said town on Thursday, the 8th day of April, 
1773, chose Mr. Thomas Morse moderator to regulate said meeting. 
Then chose John Muzzey, Eli Morse, and Benjamin Mason a com- 
mittee to receive and examine the accounts brought against the pro- 
prietry. Then voted to not raise any more money at present for the 
meetinghouse. Then chose William Greenwood, Henry Strongman, 
and Moses Adams to plan out the pew-ground in the meetinghouse. 
Then voted that this meeting be adjourned to the 10th day of June 
next. Then to receive the report of the committee that is chosen to 
receive and examine the accounts that are outstanding against the 
proprietry, and to receive from the committee the plan of the pews 
that are to be builded in the meetinghouse." 

"June y^ 10th, 1773, met by adjournment. Then voted to accept 
the plan of the pews made by the committee chosen for that purpose. 
Then adjourned to the first Monday in July next; but never met." 

There is no record of any meeting of the proprietors till that 
inserted below. The town was incorporated, and the interest 
of the proprietors did not require meetings as in former days. 
Many of the lots, however, at this date, had not been purchased 
by actual settlers. The meetinghouse was still owned by the 
proprietors; and the occasion of calling the following meeting 
was, no doubt, for the purpose of offering the meetinghouse to 
the town. No other business appears to have been transacted 
at that time, nor at any meeting afterwards. 

^ Spelled here as in original MS.; but correctly in a former entry in the same 
book of records. 



SETTLEMENT OF DUBLIN 151 

"At a meeting of the proprietors of Monadnock No. 3, met at the 
meetinghouse in said township, on Thursday, the eleventh day of 
September, 1783, made choice of Capt. Moses Adams for a moderator. 

"Attest: Eli Morse, Prop' Clerk." 

"Then voted to give the meetinghouse to the town as their prop- 
erty. Then voted to choose a committee to assist the clerk in exam- 
ining the accounts. Then chose Capt. Adams and Mr. Henry Strong- 
man for said committee." 

Several other meetings were held; but no votes were passed 
except a vote to adjourn. The last meeting was held at the 
meetinghouse, March 3, 1785; it was adjourned to the last 
Wednesday in May, "to meet at the meetinghouse at two 
o'clock, afternoon." There is no further record of the doings 
of the proprietors of Monadnock No. 3 (Dublin). 

We have found in the records of the Masonian Proprietors, 
a paper which Thomas Morse appears to have prepared at 
their request, being: "an Exact account of those Delinquents 
that had not Done their Duty in Mason's Pattern and in Dub- 
lin in Peculiar." For which work, Mr. Morse received £4: 10'. 
The list of delinquents is interesting because it contains the 
names of so many of the early settlers. Appended to the name of 
each is the number of acres that he had improved. The list 
is as follows : — 

Samuel Twitchell, 14 Benoni Death, 9 

Isaac Bond, 10 Reuben Morse, 16 

Ivory Perry, 12 John Wight, 11 

Edward West Perry, 20 Simeon Johnson, 9 

Levi Partridge, 15 Henry Strongman, 18 

John Morrison, 9 Ebenezer Twitchell, 12 

Asa Norcross, 15 Thomas Morse, 20 

Wilham Beal, 10 Micah Morse, 13 

Joseph Adams, 12 Joshua Leland, 10 

Benjamin Learned, 9 Thaddeus Mason, 10 

Daniel Greenwood, 10 Bartholomew Goyer, 9 

Daniel Morse, 12 Caleb Greenwood, 14 

Silas Stone, 15 William Greenwood, 20 

Ezra Twitchell, 1 Moses Adams, 40 

Eli Morse, 18 Robert Muzzey, 10 

Benjamin Mason, 18 John Muzzey, 12 

David Morse, 9 Moses Mason, 14 

Joseph Twitchell, Jr., 12 Joel Wight, 12 

Samuel Fames, Jr., 10 Samuel Fames, 9 



152 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

An examination of the preceding list reveals the fact that 
these persons were really not delinquents, with a possible excep- 
tion. It was, in fact, a list of the settlers, with the number of 
acres improved by each, from which the Masonian Proprietors 
could judge for themselves, to what extent the grantees had 
complied with the conditions of the grant. The conditions 
were that on each of the shares specified three acres of land, 
at least, should be cleared and improved within four years, a 
cabin erected within six months after that, and two additional 
acres a year cleared, for the next three years. This would call 
for the clearing of nine acres in seven years. It will be seen, by 
an examination of the list, that several settlers had improved 
just the required nine acres. Others had cleared considerably 
more than that. Only one settler appears on the list who had 
improved less than nine acres. This was Ezra Twitchell, who 
had cleared one acre. He may have recently come into the set- 
tlement, or there may have been some other sufficient reason 
for his not having done more upon his lot. We find no record 
that any settler was ejected for failure to do his "duty," as it 
was called. 

Thomas Morse prepared that list in 1774. We find, in the 
records of the Masonian Proprietors, that, at a meeting held 
on January 15, 1783, a communication was presented from Mr. 
Morse, saying that he had complied with their request several 
years previously, but had not received his pay. It was voted 
to pay him the four pounds and ten shillings which he had 
charged for his services. 

It is a singular circumstance that, in 1914, at a time 165 years 
removed from the grant of Monadnock No. 3 by the Masonian 
Proprietors, at the instigation of the "Society for Protection 
of New Hampshire Forests," a few of the lineal descendants of 
the Masonian Proprietors claimed that certain lands on and 
about Monadnock Mountain had reverted to them, in conse- 
quence of a provision of the grant, because these lands on the 
rocks, near the summit of the mountain, had never been al- 
lotted to anybody, and they deeded the same to the society 
aforenamed. Claimants of a portion of the territory thus deeded 
did appear, however, and asserted their title to the lands 
"through adverse possession by their predecessors." The 
" Society for Protection of New Hampshire Forests " caused 
an injunction to be issued restraining the claimants from cut- 
ting the valuable timber which was growing on the less elevated 
portion of the land in question. The case was carried to the 



SETTLEMENT OF DUBLIN 153 

October term of the Superior Court in Keene, in 1914. The 
society to which we have referred was the plaintiff; the claim- 
ants (Dow J. and Forrest L. Hart of Marlborough) were the 
defendants. The finding of the court is expressed as follows: 
"It is also found as a fact that the defendants entered into pos- 
session of lot 18, range 1, except that part adjoining the Shaker 
pasture . . . which they do not claim to own; and that they 
have good title to the same, acquired through adverse posses- 
sion by their predecessors, and it is, therefore, ordered that the 
injunction heretofore issued in this case be dissolved, and that 
the plaintiff's bill be dismissed." 

That suit had reference to only a part of the property deeded 
by the Masonian descendants. According to the deeds by 
which the "Society for Protection of New Hampshire For- 
ests" secured these tracts, they are "to maintain forever its 
wild and primeval condition, where the forests and rocks shall 
remain undisturbed in their wild state, and where birds and 
game shall find natural refuge." The forests must remain un- 
molested. No cottages, hotels, or public-recreation buildings 
shall be erected without consent of the society; neither shall 
any roads or highways be built without permission of the so- 
ciety and under certain restrictions. It must be forever kept 
open to the public, under such rules and regulations as may be 
prescribed, and bivouacking and camping will be allowed, 
under certain conditions. The whole tract thus purchased was 
to be called the Masonian Monadnock Reservation. It was 
obtained by five deeds, whose dates range from October 28, 
1913, to January 28, 1914. 

The report upon this purchase, made by Philip W. Ayers, 
the State Forester of New Hampshire, in 1916, is here given, 
in part. He begins by declaring that the deed is given by "the 
descendants of the original proprietors of New Hampshire, 
known as the Masonian Proprietors." This is inaccurate. 
The original proprietors of New Hampshire were John Mason 
and his lawful heirs. The "Masonian Proprietors" were a 
syndicate of twelve men who, in 1746, purchased the claim, 
whatever may have been its validity, of these Masonian heirs, 
the whole of the claim being then held by John Tufton 
Mason. It was certain descendants of the men composing 
this syndicate, known as the "Masonian Proprietors," who 
sold this tract, on and about Monadnock, to the "Society 
for Protection of New Hampshire Forests." The report 
of Mr. Ayers thus continues: 



154 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

*'A tract of 1,300 acres of land covering the highest parts 
of Mount Monadnock was conveyed to the society in 1914. 
This conveyance included twelve lots of one hundred acres 
each, more or less, that were never granted to settlers, and 
one lot that was granted but never occupied, and reverted, 
therefore, to the Proprietors. 

"The society is unable to substantiate a claim to more than 
half of this land, for the reason that various areas have been 
taken from time to time by different abutting owners, who, 
using it for pasture purposes, appear to have held it twenty 
years in undisturbed possession and to have established valid 
title. In one test case of one hundred acres, the most of which 
had not been cleared, except as the fierce fires in 1804 and 
1820 had cleared it, the society brought suit in the state 
Superior Court to recover and hold the land. Ten acres only 
had been cleared and used for pasture, and the society under- 
took to hold the remaining ninety acres. It particularly de- 
sired to save the fine old spruce trees on this lot, dating from 
1820, that were scattered along the Farmer [or old Darling] 
Trail, which is the principal trail up Monadnock. 

"Unfortunately the suit was lost. . . . The court decision 
did, however, substantiate the validity of the Masonian claim, 
and thus confirmed to the society its hold upon all the land 
that had not been occupied and used for twenty years for 
agricultural purposes, a little more than 650 acres, but the 
exact boundaries have not been run. The expenses of this 
suit were partly contributed by summer residents of Dublin, 
through the Dublin Welfare Society, and summer residents of 
Jaffrey. 

"Six hundred fifty acres are thus held by the society. Of 
this, five hundred acres are located in the town of Jaffrey, al- 
though on the Dublin side of the mountain. One hundred 
fifty acres are located in the town of Dublin, and cover the 
long north-east shoulder of the mountain, including the whole 
of the Pumpelly Trail. To those who do not know this trail 
it may be described as one of the most beautiful in New Hamp- 
shire. For a mile and a half, on the sky line, it winds among 
the rocks and scrubby spruces, commanding noble prospects 
on both sides all the way. By an exchange of quitclaim deeds 
between the society and one of the abutting owners, an exact 
boundary line is established, which further establishes the 
society in the possession of this wild, unoccupied land on the 
shoulder of the mountain. ... By the terms of deed . . . 



SETTLEMENT OF DUBLIN 155 

the society agrees to cut no timber, at any time, upon the 
Masonian Reservation, and to make no new trails, except 
direct trails to the summit, when these are deemed necessary by 
the officers of the society. It has full power to protect the 
timber from fire, insects, and fungus disease, but any struc- 
tures for these purposes are not to be placed on the sky line 
where they will break the nature contour of the mountain. 

"The 'Society for Protection of New Hampshire Forests' 
owns in Dublin lot 14, range 1; part of lot 15, range 1; and 
a part of lot 14, range 2. Many of the other lots on the moun- 
tain are owned by summer residents who are not likely to 
destroy their natural beauty, 

"The following public land is held on Monadnock Mountain: 

State Reservation in Jaffrey 493 acres 

Town of Jaffrey 200 " ' 

Society for Protection of N. H. Forests . . . 650 " 

Total 1343 acres 

"The three tracts are contiguous." 



CHAPTER V 

Incorporation of Dublin. — Voters. — Invoice of 
1771. — Warnings out of Toavn. — Prices of 
Sundry Commodities 

1 REVious to the incorporation of Dublin, as stated in Mr. 
Mason's address, there was a partial organization. This took 
place, November 16, 1768; but, as it was not sufficient for all 
the purposes of a town-body-politic, a formal charter was re- 
quired, of which the following is a copy. The original charter, 
with the autograph of Governor Wentworth, is still in existence, 
though in a worn and somewhat mutilated condition.^ 

"PROVINCE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE 

" George the Third, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France, 
and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, and so forth. 

"To all people to whom these presents come. Greeting: Whereas 
our Loyal subjects, Inhabitants of a Tract of Land within our Province 
of New Hampshire aforesaid, commonly called and known by the 
name of Dublin or Monadnock No. 3, containing by estimation about 
six miles square. Having humbly petitioned and requested us that 
they may be erected and incorporated into a Township, and en- 
franchised with the same Powers and Privileges which other Towns 
within our said Province by Law have and enjoy. And it appearing 
unto us to be conducive to the General good of our said Province, as 
well as of the Inhabitants in particular, by maintaining good order 
and encouraging the culture of the land, that the Same should be done; 
Know ye, that we, of our special Grace and certain Knowledge, and 
for the encouragement and promotion of the Good Purposes and ends 
aforesaid, by and with the Advice of our Trusty and well-beloved John 

^ This document, found among the old town papers, was badly worn on the 
folds, yellowed with age, and otherwise injured, a part of the bottom of the paper 
havinf,' been eaten by rats; but the penmanship, which was beautifully executed in 
the old round hand, a splendid copy for the young people of today to follow, is 
perfectly le,<^ible. At a recent town-meeting, the town very properly voted to have 
it preserved by a known modern process. About the first of May, 191(), the history 
committee received it back from the Emery Record Preserving Company of Taunton, 
Mass., with a photograph of it for the new town history. It is arranged in a book 
form of binding, in a cover about 9 by 15 inches, provided with a slip case, and 
lettered in gilt on the outside. This most interesting and valuable document is now 
permanently preserved, and may be seen at the town-clerk's office. 



INCORPORATION OF DUBLIN 157 

Wentworth, Esquire, our Governor and Commander-in-Chief, and of 
our Council of the same, have erected and ordained, and by these pres- 
ents, for us, our Heirs and successors, do will and ordain that the 
inhabitants of the said Tract of Land and others, who shall improve 
and inhabit thereon hereafter, the same being butted and bounded 
as follows, viz'. Beginning at a Beech Tree, being the North East 
Corner of Middle Monadnock Township [Jaffrey], and runs North 
eighty degrees West seven miles to a Hemlock Tree marked, from 
thence running North by the Needle five miles to a Tree marked, 
from thence running South eighty degrees East seven miles to a Hem- 
lock Tree marked, from thence running South by the Needle Five 
Miles to the first Bounds mentioned : Be and they are hereby declared 
to be a Town corporate, and are hereby erected and incorporated into 
a Body Politick and corporate to have continuance for Ever by the 
name of Dublin; with all the Powers and Authorities, Privileges, Im- 
munities, and Franchises, which any other Towns in said Province 
by Law hold and enjoy to the said Inhabitants, or those who shall 
hereafter inhabit there, and to their Successors, for ever, Always 
reserving to us, our heirs and Successors, All White Pine Trees 
that are or shall be found being or growing within or upon said Tract 
of Land fit for the use of our Royal Navy, — Reserving also to us, our 
heirs and Successors, the Right of dividing said Town, when it shall 
appear necessary and convenient for the Inhabitants thereof. Pro- 
vided nevertheless, and 'T is hereby declared, that this Charter and 
Grant is not intended, and shall not in any manner be construed, to 
affect the private Property of the soil within the Limits aforesaid. 
And as the several Towns within our said Province are by the Laws 
thereof enabled and authorized to assemble and by the Majority of 
the Voters present to choose all such officers and transact such affairs 
as in the said Laws are declared, We do by these Presents nominate 
and appoint Thomas Morse of said Town to call the first Meeting of 
said Inhabitants to be held wdthin the said Town at any Time within 
Seventy Days from the Date hereof, giving legal Notice of the Time 
and design of holding such Meeting; after which the annual Meeting 
of said Town shall be held for the choice of said officers and the Pur- 
poses aforesaid on the first Tuesday of March annually. 

"In Testimony whereof, we have caused the Seal of our said 
Province to be hereunto affixed. Witness our Governor and Com- 
MANDER-in-chief aforesaid, the twenty-ninth day of March, in the 
eleventh year of our Reign, Annoque dom: 1771. 

J. Went WORTH. 

"By his Excellency's Command, with Advice of Council, 

Theodore Atkinson, Sec. 

"Recorded Lib. r. Fol. 379, 380. 

"Attest: Theodore Atkinson, Sec." 



158 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

Respecting the name of the town, the late Thaddeus Morse, 
Senior, Esq., said that he heard, when a boy, a discussion with 
regard to the subject; and that he distinctly remembered the 
name Dublin was chosen, because the earliest settlers were 
Scotch-Irish, and the capital of their native country was Dublin. 

The whole number of voters in Dublin, in 1770, was only 
twenty-three. A list of these voters, certified by Joseph Twitch- 
ell and John Muzzey, two of the assessors of that year, contains 
the following names : Levi Partridge, Thomas Morse, Eli Morse, 
William Greenwood, Joseph Greenwood, Joseph Adams, Asa 
Norcross, Henry Strongman, Silas Stone, Ivory Perry, Samuel 
Twitchell, Moses Mason, Joel Wight, Joseph Twitchell, Eben- 
ezer Twitchell, Reuben Morse, Daniel Morse, Benjamin Mason, 
Moses Adams, John Muzzey, Eleazer Twitchell, Joshua Lea- 
land, Edward West Perry. 

The qualification for a voter at that period was "twenty 
pounds estate, to one single rate, beside the poll." The tax 
upon a poll was established by law at eighteen shillings. But, 
by a temporary law, which was to be "in force for the space of 
three years and no longer, from the 12th of April, 1770," — 
"every person ratable for thirty shillings ratable estate, includ- 
ing his poll, shall be deemed a legal voter, in all the affairs of 
the town or parish where he dwells, except choosing representa- 
tives." By this temporary law, the selectmen were required 
"to make a perfect invoice of each person's polls and ratable 
estate in eight columns, viz., one column for the amount of 
each person's poll, one for the amount of each person's improved 
lands, one for the amount of slaves, one for the amount of live 
stock, one for real estate, one for stock at interest or in trade, 
one for faculty, and one column for the sum total of what each 
person is to be rated for as aforesaid." 

The invoice for the year 1771, taken by Eli Morse, commis- 
sioner of assessment, has been found. Under the heading of 
slaves, and also of faculty, no person is assessed, — in the first 
case, because no person owned a slave, and, in the second, be- 
cause it was left to the discretion of the selectmen to tax the 
faculty of a person or not. The wording of the law was, "Any 
person's faculty may be estimated by the selectmen of each 
town or parish at their discretion, not exceeding twenty pounds 
ratable estate." Under the heading, stock at interest or in 
trade, only one man, Henry Strongman, is assessed; and the 
sum is four shillings. Omitting all the headings except the 
eighth, or the sum total of each man's tax, we insert the names 



INCORPORATION OF DUBLIN 



159 



of the tax-payers of 1771. In the arrangement of names, in- 
stead of adopting the order of the alphabet, the assessor appears 
to have begun with the most westerly man on the great road, 
then to have proceeded easterly, then westerly through the 
south part of the town, and lastly from east to west on the north 
side of the town. 







TAX OF 1771 












£ 


s. 


d. 


£ 


s. d. 


Levi Partridge . . 


. . 2 





6 


Daniel Morse .... 1 


10 6 


Thomas Morse 


. . 3 


10 


6 


Moses Adams . 






4 


8 


Eli Morse .... 


. . 3 


1 


6 


William Beal . 








1 


Joshua Lealand 


. 1 


2 


6 


John Wight . . 








9 6 


William Greenwood 


. . 3 


7 





John Muzzey . 








17 


Joseph Adams . . 


. 2 


6 


6 


Elias Knowlton 








.0 6 


Asa Norcross . . 


. 1 


15 





John Knowlton 








2 6 


Joseph Greenwood 


. 2 


2 





Robert Muzzey 








8 


Josiah Greenwood 


. 1 


4 


6 


Ezra Twitchell 








15 6 


Caleb Hill . . . 


. 


11 


6 


Joseph Mason 











Henry Strongman 


. 2 


6 





David Johnson 









18 


Silas Stone . . . 


. 1 


14 





Daniel Greenwood 







18 


Ivory Perry . . . 


. 1 


18 





Jonathan Knowlton 







18 


Isaac Bond . . . 


. 


3 





Samuel Ames, Jr. 







4 


Samuel Twitchell 


2 





6 


Daniel Wood . . 







18 3 


Moses Mason . . 


. 1 


9 





Rufus Huntley . 







18 


Simeon Bullard . 


. 1 


5 





Nathaniel Bates . 







18 


Joseph Twitchell . 


. 1 


12 


6 


Gershom Twitchell 







18 


Benjamin Learned 


. 1 


1 





Joseph Turner 







3 


Simeon Johnson . 


. 1 


6 





Joseph Drury . . 







4 


Moses Johnson 


. 1 


3 


6 


Benoni Death . . 







1 6 


Ebenezer Twitchell 


. 1 


15 





John Swan . . . 







4 


Joseph Morse . . 


. 


14 





Caleb Greenwood 







2 


Eleazer Twitchell . 


. 


13 





Thomas Muzzey 







18 


Reuben Morse . . 


. 1 


18 


6 


John Morrison . 







1 6 


T^nnnnpii<i ATj^Qnn 


1 


14 










John Ranstead 


X 

. 


It! 

18 


Sum total ... 73 


18 6 


Daniel Morse . . . 


. 1 


16 





Or $246.42 


Benjamin Mason 


. 2 


11 


6 













In the invoice from which the foregoing list of taxes is taken, 
forty-six polls are reckoned, — Thomas Morse, William Green- 
wood, Joseph Adams, and Moses Adams, each paying for two 
polls. All males, eighteen years of age and upwards, were re- 
quired at this time to pay a poll-tax. Those persons whose tax 
is less than eighteen shillings were, most of them, probably non- 



160 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

residents, Caleb Hill, Isaac Bond, Joseph Morse, and Eleazer 
Twitcliell, were taxed for lands and live stock; and the rest for 
lands only. 

We have copied this tax list exactly as it is found in the former 
town history (on page 142). It is obvious that there are errors 
in it. The "sum total" as given was most likely copied accu- 
rately from the original manuscript. The actual sum of the 
individual taxes as here given lacks twenty-one pence of the 
stated "sum total." Probably the three pence in the tax of 
Daniel Wood should have been six pence, as that is the number 
given in every other tax where the pence are mentioned. It is 
also probable that in copying the old manuscript of Mr. Morse, 
three sixes in the pence column were mistaken for zeros. In 
many manuscripts a six is easily mistaken for a zero. The 
discrepancy is doubtless explained in this manner. Three more 
pence in the Daniel W ood tax, with three more sixes in the pence 
column, would give us the additional twenty-one pence needed 
to make the actual sum square with the sum as given. 

The new names in the invoice for 1772 are Thomas Green- 
wood, Moses Pratt, Uriah Coller (Collier.^), John Bullard, 
Timothy Adams, William Strongman, Gardner Town, Bar- 
tholomew Goyer, and Samuel Johnson. 

In the invoice of 1773, the new names are Thomas Alden, 
Jabez Puffer, Caleb Stanford, Eli Greenwood, James Chamber- 
lain, James Rollins, James Adams, Moses Greenwood, Silas 
Stone, Jun., Ebenezer Hill, and Ithamar Johnson. 

In 1774, the names added are Ezra Morse, Abel Twitchell, 
Willard Hunt, Stephen Twitchell, Gershom Twitchell, Jun., 
Abijah Twitchell, William Bedlow, Isaac Adams, and Capt. 
Joseph Twitchell. 

In 1775, the additional names are Richard Strongman, 
Thomas Green, Richard Gilchrest, Josiah Stanford, Phinehas 
Stanford, William Yeardley, and Nathaniel Belknap. 

The invoice for 1776 has not been found; but in 1777 are the 
following new names: John Morse, Joshua Greenwood, Edward 
Cheney, Samuel Williams, Jabez Partridge, Oliver Wright, 
William Blanchard, Jonathan Sawyer, Simeon Stickney, 
Thomas Lewis, Dr. Burnap, and Daniel Hinds. 

In 1778, we find the names added are Amos Emery, John 
French, Edmund Taylor, Aaron Marshall, Ebenezer Cobb, 
Samuel Stone, Israel Turner, Samuel Jones, John Farnum, 
Joshua Farnum, John Stroud, Josiah Reed, Asa Pratt, Joshua 
Stanford, Ward Eddy, James Cochran, Thomas Wakefield, 



INCORPORATION OF DUBLIN 



161 



Nathan Bixby, John Learned, John Foster, Silas Taylor, 
Simeon Holt, and Rebecca Greenwood. 

For the years succeeding 1778, no invoice has been found till 
1793, when, for the first time, it was copied into the town clerk's 
book of records. What we have taken, however, from the old 
invoices in existence will serve to show the dates at which many 
individuals first settled in Dublin, or became of sufficient age 
to be taxed. 

Another means of ascertaining the progress of the settle- 
ments in Dublin are the dates of the warnings out of town. 
We insert all that have been found, arranged according to the 
order of years. Against many of the names is the date at which 
the person or family came to town, or, more likely, the date on 
which the warning was served. Sometimes the day of the 
month, and sometimes the month only, is noted. Occasionally, 
the name of the town from which they came is mentioned. 



1777 

John Learned and Mary Learned ; 

John, Daniel, Abigail, Mary, 

and Sarah Learned. From 

Temple. June. 
Isaac and Abigail Somes, Dorcas 

Somes. 
Elizabeth and Anna Morse. June 

16. 

1778 

Nathan and Martha Bixby ; Na- 
than, Martha and Mary Bixby. 

John Harris and Mary Harding. 
From Framingham, January. 

Mary Jeffs. From Mason. 

Joshua Stanley. July 1. 

Abner Hinds; Henry Stone. 

William, Agnes, and Samuel Gil- 
chrest. 

Thomas and Elizabeth Wake- 
field; Thomas and Othniel 
Wakefield. From Amherst. 

Abiel Morse; Mary Borden; John 
Foster; Silas Taylor; Widow 
Sarah Cheney. 

Aaron Marshall and Esther Mar- 



shall; Benjamin and Beriali 
Marshall. From Temple. 

Ebenezer and Abigail Cobb, and 
Betty Cobb. From Temple, 
Feb. 14. 

Amos Emery and Lucretia 
Emery, and Amos Emery. 
From Temple, March 3. 

John, Jr., and Susannah French; 
John French, Jun., 2d. From 
Packersfield. Also Israel Tur- 
ner. 

David and Lucy Marshall; David 
Marshall, Jun. From Packers- 
field, May 15. 

John Caldwell. 

1779 

David Gray and Judith Nutting; 

David and Judith Nutting. 

From Temple, Jan. 21. 
Molly Smith and Mary Nutting. 

April 20. 
Samuel and Anna Jones; Betty 

Jones; Bascom Whitney. 
Martin and Abigail Holt; Moses 

and Amos Holt. From Holden, 

Feb. 2. 



162 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



David Townsend and Judith 

Townscnd. ]\Iarch 9. 
David Townsend and Abigail 

Townsend. May. 
Thaddeus and Marcy Gaffield; 

Hepzibath and Mary Gaffield. 
Joseph Barrett. October. 
Bezaleel Barton. Feb. 16. 
Henry and Sarah Stewart; Sarah, 

Lucy, and Polly Stewart. 

From Amerst, June. 
Hart Balch, Joel and Nathan 

Balch, and Sally Williams. 

October. 
David and Hannah Elliot. Jan- 
uary 9. 
Priscilla Twitchell. June 9. 
Ebenezer and Elizabeth Ernes; 

Betsey Emes. July 18. 
John and Rachel Elliot; Merriam 

and Andrew Elliot. May 2, 
Polly Waite. Oct. 26. 
Lydia Leman. Aug. 21. 

1780 

Seth and Catharine Cobb; Cath- 
arine, Ithamer, Lydia, David 
Perry, and Simeon Cobb. 
From Packersfield, March. 

William and Lucy Haven. March 
10. 

John Whitney. March 10. 

Submit Farwell; Hannah Far- 
well. March 7. 

Stephen Bent. March 28. 

Mary Wheeler. March 29. 

Mary Bent. Dec. 8. 

Joel Winship; Azubah Green- 
wood. 

Thomas and Ruth Neal. 

Phebe Norcross. June 20. 

Joanna Springer; Thomas Winch. 
January. 

Philip and Anna Mills. January. 

Ichabod and Sarah Rowell; Sa- 
rah, Jacob, Hannah, Richard, 



Mary, Philip, and Dorothy 
Rowell. July. 

1781 

Thomas and Mary White; Mary, 
Esther, Susanna, and Oliver 
White. Jan. 5. 

Ezra and Anna Winch. March 
30. 

Joseph and Rebecca Hay ward. 
July 1. Charles Prescott, Re- 
becca, Betty, and Lucy Hay- 
ward. Jan. 19. 

Jonathan Wiley; Tamesin Wiley; 
Benjamin Wiley. March. 

Isaac Greenwood. January 28. 

William and Sarah Maxwell; 
William and Mary Maxwell. 
March. 

Rebecca Wilson. March. 

James and Phebe Houghton; 
Silvanus, Rinde, Bethiah, Ase- 
nath. Experience, and Molly 
Houghton. July. 

Joseph Eaton and Catharine 
Eaton; Joseph Eaton, Jun. 
June. 

Thomas and Betty Bryant; Chan- 
dler and Reuben Bryant. June. 

1782 

David and Anna Ames. March. 
Richard and Lydia Wheeler; 

David and Hannah Wheeler. 

February. 
Abel and Hannah Wilder; Abel 

and Betsey Wilder. 
Mary Winch; Sarah Morse. 
Jonathan and Hannah Adams; 

Joseph Adams. 
Richard and Oliver Phillips. 
Rebecca Evans. 
Thomas Goof, D. Goof, and 

Thomas Goof. Nov. 25. 
Stephen and Jane Ames. May 

15. 



INCORPORATION OF DUBLIN 



163 



Samuel Hogg and Sarah Hogg; 
Mary, Joseph, Nancy, and 
Rachel Hogg. April 29. 

Jonathan Ames. April. 

1783 

Francis Blood. March 25. 

Elizabeth Bent. 

Samuel Derby. Feb. 18. 

Lydia Hinds. July 15. 

Daniel Simonds. 

John and Mary French; Abigail, 

Rebecca, William, Ebenezer, 

Whitcomb, and John French, 

Jun. March 28. 
Edward Simonds; Abigail Gross. 

Feb. 20. 

1784 

Phinehas Gleason, Daniel Glea- 
son. March. 

John and Susannah Barrett, and 
Arethusa Barrett. From Ma- 
son, October. 

Aiahi Hinds, Lucy Hinds, Lydia 
Hinds. October. 

Oldham and Deborah Gates. 
June. 

Jonathan and Eunice French. 
October. 

Robert and Elizabeth Fisk ; Rob- 
ert Fisk. June. 

Jonathan Barrett, Phebe Bar- 
rett; Moses, Ehas, and Phebe 
Barrett. August. 

Fortune Little; Benjamin Hills; 
Zephaniah Tubbs. December. 
1785. 

Betty Williams. From Amherst, 
March. 

Alexander Emes. March. 

Amos and Betty Babcock. 
March. 



1786 
Sally Smith. September. 
James Houghton, Jun. May. 
Elijah and Sarah Kemp; James 

Kemp. August. 
Joseph and Betty Abbot; Joseph 

Abbot. June 15. 
Joseph Robbins; Polly Robbins; 

Fanny, daughter of Polly. 

July. 

1787 

Aaron Swan. From Jaffrey, Feb- 
ruary. 

Israel and Deliverance Maynard; 
Dilly Maynard. January. 

Abel and Margaret Maynard; 
Lucinda and Betsey Maynard; 
Judith Nicholas. Jan. 20. 

Lucy Stewart. March 2. 

1788 

Daniel and Hannah White; Dan- 
iel, Nathaniel, Hannah, and 
Anna White. 

James and Elizabeth Taggart; 
Barbara, William, Elizabeth, 
Margaret, Rebecca, James, 
John, and Washington Tag- 
gart. 

James and Anne McDaniels; 
Alexander and John McDan- 
iels. 

Stephen and Sarah Russell; Jede- 
diah, Stephen, Andrew, Sarah, 
and Rebecca Russell. 

John and Phebe Wright; Tal- 
latha, William, Betty, Katy, 
and Ruth Wright. 

Mary and Hannah Whitney. 

Moses Marshall. 

Nathan Adams. 

Abraham Jackson. 

Lydia Jackson. 

Rhoda Wetherbee. 



1 Probably a misreading of manuscript for Abiah or Abijah Hinds. 



164 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

The following names appear for the first time in the town- 
records at the years annexed : — 

Andrew AlUson 1781 Thomas Hardy 1785 

Benjamin Smith 1785 Asa Pierce 1788 

Asa Fairbanks 1786 Samuel Fisher 1787 

James Mills 1781 John Stone 1787 

From the date of incorporation to the commencement of the 
Revolutionary war, the business of this town appears to have 
been chiefly concerned with making and repairing roads, set- 
tling a minister, and providing a house for pviblic worship. The 
difficulties, which began soon after Mr. Farrar's settlement, 
must have proved a severe trial to a people so recently estab- 
lished on new lands; and the additional expense for councils 
and various incidentals was a matter of no small consideration. 
Much labor had been bestowed upon the ministerial land, and 
its value was thereby increased. One right, or three lots, be- 
longed to the first minister ; and it was purchased of him by the 
town, and afterwards became a source of income. The second 
minister was settled in the midst of the Revolution ; and to raise 
money for paying soldiers, besides paying the minister's salary, 
and all ordinary expenses, was no easy task for the managers 
of their municipal affairs. In consequence of the various prices 
of labor, and of the articles for subsistence and clothing, a 
committee was chosen to establish and limit prices. As a matter 
that may be interesting to some persons, we insert the report 
of the said committee : — 

"Dublin, July 10, 1777. — We, the subscribers, being appointed 
by the town of Dublin to state the prices of sundry commodities, 
transferable from one person to another, having met and considered 
the matter, have resolved that the prices hereafter annexed shall be 
the prices for all such articles within our town, viz.: — 

£ 

Wheat, per bushel 

Rye and malt, per bushel 

Indian corn, per bushel 

Oats, per bushel 

Peas, per bushel 

Beans, per bushel 

Cheese, per pound 

Butter, per pound 

Carriage of salt, for every ten miles land carriage, per 

bushel 

Flax, per pound 



s. 


d. 


6 





4 





3 





1 


8 


6 





6 








6 





9 


1 








10 



INCORPORATION OF DUBLIN 165 

£ s. d. 

Sheep's wool, per pound 2 2 

Yarn stockings, per pair 6 

Men's all-wool cloth well dressed, per yard 8 

Men's farming labor: 

July and August, per month 3 

And by the day 3 

May, June, and September, per month 2 10 

And by the day 2 6 

April and October, per month 1 15 

And by the day 2 3 

February, March, and November, per month .... 1 4 

And by the day 2 

December and January, per month 18 

Carpenters and house joiners, per day 4 

Mill- Wright and mason, per day 4 6 

Hay in the field, per ton 1 IX) 

Hay after secured, per ton 2 

Making men's shoes, per pair 3 

And others in proportion 

Pasturing a horse, per week 2 

Pasturing oxen, per week 2 6 

Pasturing a cow, per week 1 

A yoke of oxen, per day's work 1 6 

Pasturing a horse, per night 8 

Keeping a horse by hay, per night 1 

Oxen a night by grass 1 

Oxen a night by hay 1 6 

Two quarts of oats 3 

A meal of victuals 10 

Lodging, per night 3 

Boarding a man, per week 6 

Good flax-seed, per bushel 6 

"Henry Strongman 1 ^ . ,, 
William Greenwood} ^ 

Reuben Morse and Moses Adams, members of the above 
committee, did not sign the report. 



CHAPTER VI 

DUBLIX IN THE REVOLUTION AND THE LaTER WaRS 

1 HE main points of interest, with regard to the part taken 
by the people of Dubhn in the War of the Revolution, are 
noticed by Mr. Mason in the address which constitutes the 
first chapter of this work. Since the former History of Dublin 
was published, a vast amount of material pertaining to the 
Revolution has been dug from the national and state archives 
and published for the information of the public. By the aid of 
these records, we are enabled to determine more fully the part 
taken by Dublin in that momentous struggle, and to furnish 
a list of Revolutionary soldiers from Dublin containing more 
than twice as many names as appear in the list printed in the 
former history. 

The first indication which the clerk's records give that the 
town anticipated war, and meant to be prepared for it, is a 
vote passed, Nov. 28, 1774: "Granted twelve pounds to pro- 
vide a town-stock of ammunition." It was not until the fol- 
lowing spring that we find a record of further public action by 
the town. To understand that action, the following historical 
facts should be stated. 

The "First Continental Congress," which convened at Phila- 
delphia, September 5, 1774, composed of delegates from 
twelve of the "thirteen original colonies," proposed and adopted 
what they called an'' Association,'' whose nature may be learned 
from the following extracts (the document being too long to 
be copied in full) : 

Continental Congress. 

Thursday, October 20, 1774. 

The x\ssociation being copied, was read and signed at the table, 
and is as follows: 

We, his Majesty's most loyal subjects, the Delegates of the several 
Colonies of New Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, Rhode Island, Con- 
necticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, the three Lower 
Counties of New Castle, Kent, and Sussex, on Delaware, Maryland, 
Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina, deputed to represent 
them in a Continental Congress, held in the City of Philadelphia, on 



DUBLIN IN THE REVOLUTION 167 

the fifth day of September, 1774, avowing our allegiance to his Maj- 
esty; our affection and regard for our fellow-subjects in Great Britain 
and elsewhere; affected with the deepest anxiety and most alarming 
apprehension at those grievances and distresses with which his 
Majesty's American subjects are oppressed; and having taken under 
our most serious deliberation the state of the whole continent, find 
that the present unhappy situation of our affairs is occasioned by a 
ruinous system of Colony Administration adopted by the British 
Ministry about the year 1763, evidently calculated for enslaving 
these Colonies, and with them, the British Empire. In prosecution of 
which system, various acts of Parliament have been passed for rais- 
ing a Revenue in America, for depriving the American subjects, in 
many instances, of the Constitutional Trial by Jury, exposing their 
lives to danger by directing a new and illegal trial beyond the seas 
for crimes alleged to have been committed in America; and in prose- 
cution of the same system, several late, civil, and oppressive Acts 
have been passed respecting the Town of Boston and the Massachu- 
setts Bay, and also an act for extending the Province of Quebec, so 
as to border on the Western Frontiers of these Colonies, establishing 
an arbitrary Government therein, and discouraging the settlement 
of British subjects in that wide extended country; thus by the influ- 
ence of civil principles and ancient prejudices to dispose the inhab- 
itants to act with hostility against the free Protestant Colonies, 
whenever a wicked ministry shall choose so to direct them. 

To obtain redress of these Grievances, which threaten destruction 
to the Lives, Liberty, and Property of his Majesty's subjects in North 
America, we are of opinion that a Non-Importation, Non-Consump- 
tion, and Non-Exportation Agreement, faithfully adhered to, will 
prove the most speedy, effectual and peaceable measure; and, there- 
fore, we do, for ourselves, and the inhabitants of the several Colonies 
whom we represent, firmly agree and associate, under the sacred ties 
of Virtue, Honour, and love of our Country as follows : 

1. That from and after the first day of December next, we will not 
import into British America from Great Britain or Ireland, any goods, 
wares, or merchandise, whatsoever, &c. 

2. That we will neither import nor purchase any Slave imported 
after the first day of December next; after which time we will wholly 
discontinue the Slave Trade, and will neither be concerned in it our- 
selves, nor will we hire our vessels, nor sell our Commodities or Manu- 
factures to those who are concerned in it. 

3. As a Non-Consumption Agreement, strictly adhered to, will be 
an effective security for the observation of the Non-Importation, 
we, as above, solemnly agree and associate, that from this day we 
wall not purchase or use any Tea imported on account of the East 
India Company, or any on which a duty hath been or shall be paid; 
and from and after the first day of March next, we will not purchase 
or use any East India Tea whatsoever; nor mil we, nor shall any 



1G8 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

person for or under us, purchase or use any of those goods, Wares, 
or Merchandises, Ave have agreed not to import, &c. 

4. The earnest desire we have not to injure our fellow-subjects in 
Great Britain, Ireland, or the West Indies, induces us to suspend a 
Non-Exportation until the tenth day of September, 1775, at which 
time, if the said Acts and parts of Acts of the British Parliament 
herein after mentioned, are not repealed, we \^-\\\ not, directly or in- 
dividually, export any ISIerchandise or Commodity whatsoever to 
Great Britain, Ireland, or the West Indies, except Rice to Europe. 

5. Such as are Merchants and use the British and Irish trade, will 
give orders as soon as possible to their Factors, Agents, and Corre- 
spondents, in Great Britain and Ireland, not to ship any goods to 
them, on any pretence whatsoever, as they cannot be received in 
America, &c. 

6. That such as are Owners of vessels will give positive orders to 
their Captains, or Masters, not to receive on board their vessels any 
goods prohibited by the said Non-Importation Agreement, on pain 
of immediate dismission from their service. 

7. We will use our utmost endeavors to improve the breed of sheep, 
and increase their number to the greatest extent, &c. 

8. That we will, in our several stations, encourage Frugality, Econ- 
omy, and Industry, and promote Agriculture, Arts, and the Manufac- 
tures of this Country, especially that of wool, and will discountenance 
and discourage every species of extravagance, and dissipation, espe- 
cially all horse-racing, and all kinds of gaming, cock-fighting, exhibi- 
tions of plays, shows, and other expensive diversions and entertain- 
ments; and on the death of any relation, or friend, none of us, or any 
of our families, vAW go into any further mourning dress than a black 
crape or ribbon on the arm, or hat for gentlemen, and a black ribbon 
and necklace for ladies, and we will discontinue the giving of gloves 
and scarfs at funerals. 

9. That such as are venders of Goods or Merchandise, will not take 
advantage of the scarcity of Goods that may be occasioned by this 
Association, but will sell the same at the rates we have been respec- 
tively accustomed to do for twelve months last past, &c. 

10. In case any Merchant, Trader, or other person, shall import 
any goods or Merchandise, after the first day of December, and be- 
fore the first day of February next, the same ought forthwnth, at the 
election of the owner, to be reshipped or delivered up to the Commit- 
tee of the County or Town wherein they shall be imported, &c. 

11. That a Committee be chosen in every County, City, and Town 
by those who are qualified to vote for Representatives in the Legis- 
lature, whose business it shall be attentively to observe the conduct 
of all persons touching this Association; and when it shall be made 
to appear to the satisfaction of a majority of any such Committee, that 
any person wnthin the limits of their appointment has violated this 
Association, that such majority do forthwith cause the truth of the 



DUBLIN IN THE REVOLUTION 169 

case to be published in the Gazette, to the end that all such foes to 
the rights of British America may be publickly known, and univer- 
sally contemned as the enemies of American Liberty; and thence- 
forth we respectively will break off all dealings with him or her. 

12. That the Committee of Correspondence, in the respective Col- 
onies, do frequently inspect the Entries of their Custom House, &c. 

13. That all Manufactures of this country be sold at reasonable 
prices, so as no undue advantage be taken of a future scarcity of 
Goods. 

14. xA.nd we do further agree and resolve that we will have no Trade, 
Commerce, Dealings, or Intercourse whatsoever with any Colony or 
Province in North America which shall not accede to, or which shall 
hereafter violate this Association, but will hold them as unworthy of 
the rights of Freemen, and as inimical to the liberties of this country. 

And we do solemnly bind ourselves and our constituents, under 
the ties aforesaid, to adhere to this dissociation until such parts of the 
several Acts of Parliament passed since the close of the last war [the 
old French War], as impose or continue Duties on Tea, Wine, Mo- 
lasses, Syrup, Fancies,^ Coffee, Sugar, Pimento, Indigo, Foreign 
Paper, Glass, and Painters' Colours, imported into America, and 
extend the powers of the Admiralty Courts beyond their ancient lim- 
its, deprive the American subjects of Trial by Jury, authorize the 
Judges' certificate to idemnify the prosecutor for damages that he 
might otherwise be liable to from a trial by his peers, require oppres- 
sive security from a claimant of Ships of Goods seized, before he shall 
be allowed to defend his property, are repealed — and until that 
part of the Act of the 12th George III., ch. 24, entitled "An Act for 
the better securing his Majesty's Dockyards, Magazines, Ships, Am- 
munition, and Stores " by which any person charged with committing 
any of the offences therein described, in America, may be tried in any 
Shire or County within the Realm, is repealed — and until the four 
Acts, passed in the last session of Parliament, viz. : that for stopping 
the Port and blocking up the Harbour of Boston, that for altering the 
Charter and Government of the Massachusetts Bay — and that 
which is entitled An Act for the better Administration of Justice, &c., 
and that for extending the limits of Quebec, &c., are repealed. And 
we recommend it to the Provincial Conventions, and to the Commit- 
tees in the respective Colonies, to establish such farther Regulations 
as they may think proper for carrying into execution this Association. 

The foregoing Association being determined upon by the Congress, 
was ordered to be subscribed by the several Members thereof; and 
thereupon, we have hereunto set our respective names accordingly. 

In Congress, Philadelphia, October 20, 1774. 

Peyton Randolph, President. 

[The names of the delegates from the various colonies follow.] 
1 From the Spanish jpanelas. Cakes of brown sugar from the West Indies. 



170 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

The Second Provincial Congress of New Hampshire, held at 
Exeter, January 25, 1775, issued an address, which was sent 
to every town, recommending the kind of conduct which it was 
desirable that all citizens should observe, and advising a com- 
pliance with the wishes of the Continental Congress, as ex- 
pressed in the preceding "Association." 

In obedience to the request of the Continental Congress, ex- 
pressed in clauses 10 and 11 of the "sacred ties" of the Asso- 
ciation, and as recommended in the address issued to the 
citizens by the Second Provincial Congress of New Hamp- 
shire, before mentioned, the town of Dublin, on March 5, 1775, 
chose a "Committee of Inspection," "to see that the resolves 
of the Continental Congress be observed." The committee 
chosen consisted of William Greenwood, Samuel Twitchell, 
Joseph Greenwood, John Swan, and Benjamin Mason. 
At an adjourned meeting, on May 31, Thaddeus Mason 
and James Chamberlain were added to the above-named 
committee. 

We are not informed that this committee ever had any occa- 
sion to exercise its functions, except, perhaps, a watchful over- 
sight of the conduct of the citizens with respect to their attitude 
towards the British government. From the fact that every man 
in town is represented to have signed, at a later date, w^hat 
was called the Association Test, it may be presumed that 
all the inhabitants of Dublin were loyal to the cause of the 
colonies. 

The editor of the former History of Dublin confused the 
duties of the committee named above with those of the select- 
men, who, in the following year, obtained the signatures to 
the Association Test. 

The Second Continental Congress, in session at Philadelphia, 
on March 14, 1776, passed the following resolution: 

"Resolved, That it be recommended to the Several Assemblies, 
Conventions, and Councils, or Committees of Safety of the United 
Colonies, immediateUj to cause all persons to be disarmed, within 
their Respective Colonies, who are notoriously disaffected to the cause 
of America, or who have not associated, and refuse to associate, to 
defend by x\rms, the United Colonies, against the Hostile attempts 
of the British Fleets and Armies." 

In obedience to this resolution of Congress, the Colony of 
New Hampshire issued to the selectmen of the various towns 
the following circular: 



DUBLIN IN THE REVOLUTION 171 

" Colony of New Hampshire 

"IN COMMITTEE OF SAFETY, 

April 12, 1786. 

"In order to carry the underwritten Resolve [the preceding reso- 
lution] of the Hon'ble Continental Congress into Execution, you are 
requested to desire all Males above Twenty one years of age (Luna- 
ticks, Idiots, and Negroes excepted) to sign to the Declaration on 
this Paper; and when so done, to make Return thereof, together with 
the Name or Names of all who shall refuse to sign the same, to the 
General Assembly or Committee of Safety of this Colony. 

M. Weare, Chairman." 

The "Declaration on this paper" was the following: 

"In Consequence of the above Resolution of the Hon. Continental 
Congress, and to show our Determination in joining our American 
Brethren, in defending the Lives, Liberties, and Properties of the In- 
habitants of the United Colonies: 

"We, the subscribers, do hereby solemnly engage, and 
promise, that we will, to the utmost of our power, at the 
risque of our lives and fortunes, with arms, oppose the hos- 
tile proceedings of the british fleets and armies against the 
United American Colonies." 

This important and extraordinary paper, which the men of 
New Hampshire of twenty-one years of age or upwards were 
asked to sign, was known as the Association Test, because 
it was a sequel of the Association formed at Philadelphia by 
the First Continental Congress, and because it was a Test of 
the loyalty of the citizens to the cause of the United American 
Colonies. It was signed by 8,199 persons in New Hampshire. 
The lists returned to the General Assembly reveal the names 
of 773 persons who refused to sign it. 

This pledge has been called "the Declaration of Independ- 
ence of New Hampshire." It was a "similar act to that of the 
Patriots who signed the National Declaration on the 4th of 
July, 1776. It preceded that event, and seems to have been a 
sanction or an encouragement to those who contemplated it. 
It was a bold and hazardous step in subjects thus to resist the 
authority of one of the most powerful sovereigns in the world. 
Had the cause in which these men pledged their lives and for- 
tunes failed, 'it would have subjected every individual who 



172 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



signed it to the pains and penalties of treason; to a cruel and 
ignominious death!'" 

The copy of the Declaration sent to Dublin was returned 
with the following endorsement: — 

"In Compliance with your Request we have Desired all the males 
in our town above twenty one years of age to sign to the Declara- 
tion oil this Paper; which they all Did without any Dispute. 



"test — Joseph Greenwood 
Simon Bullard 
John Muzzy 



Selectmen 
of Dublin." 



[Names of the signers follow, as spelled on the original paper.] 



John Swan 
Richard Gilchrest 
Tho. Morse 
Eli Morse 
Joseph Greenwood 
Moses Adams 
Daniel Morse 
Jos. Twitchel 
Ebenezer Twitchel 
Samuel Twitchel 
Stephen Twitchel 
Simeon Johnson 
Ivory Perry 
Benjamin Learned 
John Morse 
Henry Strongman 
Joseph Adms.' 
Benj'' Mason 
Wilham Greenwood 
Levi Partridge 
Timothy Adams 
Eli Greenwood 
John Knowlton 
Simeon Bullard 
John Muzzy 
Moses Johnson 
Reuben Morse 
Richard Strongman 
Ithaniar Johnson 



Silas Stone, Jun' 
Ezra Morse 
Isaac Adams 
Isaac Bond 
Silas Stone 
Thomas Alden 
Josiah Greenwood 
Moses Greenwood 
James Rollins 
James Chamblen 
Thomas Lewis 
Samuel Williams 
Ebenezer Hill 
Abijah Twitchel 
Nath' Bate 
William Strongman 
William Yardly 
John Wright 
Thomas Muzzy 
Moses Pratt 
Gershom Twitchel 
Caleb Stanford 
Lube Puffer 
Phinehas Stanford 
Nathan Burnap 
Gershom Twitchel, Jun. 
Gardner Town 
Oliver Right. 



Some of the misspellings are obvious. Twitchel should be 
Twitchell. Joseph Adms should be Joseph Adams. In the 
place of Isaac Adams, the former History of Dublin (page 149) 



DUBLIN IN THE REVOLUTION 173 

has Isaac Morse. The only Isaac Morse whom we can discover 
to have been Hving in DubHn at that time was Isaac, the son 
of EH Morse, who, according to the records would have been 
only sixteen years of age. He may have manifested his zeal by 
signing the paper, although about five years under the age of 
those whose signatures were required. Among the names 
added to the tax-list in 1774 was that of Isaac Adams, and he 
is probably the person who signed the declaration, instead of 
Isaac Morse, as stated in the former history. James Chamblen 
should, obviously, be James Chamberlain. Yardly was later 
spelled Yardley. John Wright is a misreading for John Wight, 
who was a citizen of Dublin at that time. There was a John 
Wright who moved to Dublin twelve years later. Lube Puffer 
is a misreading for Jabez Puffer, and Oliver Right is a mis- 
spelling of Oliver Wright. 

At the annual town meeting in 1777, the town appropriated 
eighteen pounds for the purchase of ammunition. This appears 
to be the only public action of the town, having relation to the 
war, which has not been noticed by Mr. Mason in the Centen- 
nial Address, which forms the first Chapter of this work. To 
save repetition, we refer readers to that address for the action 
taken by the town, from time to time, upon specific matters 
pertaining to the soldiers and to the war. 

It has been found very difficult to obtain a correct list of the 
soldiers of the Revolution furnished by Dublin. An honored 
native of Dublin, Prof. Samuel Carroll Derby of the Ohio State 
University at Columbus, has prepared a valuable monograph 
entitled "A List of the Revolutionary Soldiers of Dublin, 
N. H.," to which he has added two supplements. With his 
consent, we have used this work, from which we have derived 
valuable assistance in our effort to obtain the names of Dublin 
men in the service. After a careful research in the printed mate- 
rial which the state has provided in relation to the Revolu- 
tion, we can find but a single name which might possibly be 
added to those which he has considered. Without any attempt 
to make a complete list of soldiers of the Revolution who moved 
to Dublin after the war, the following is a list as nearly correct 
as it has been possible to make it, of those who went into the 
service from Dublin. 

1. Elisha Adams, in Capt. Jason Wait's company, Col. 
Enoch Hale's regiment, in 1778, was then 20 years of age, and 
accredited to Charlestown. In 1781, he was one of the six 
months' men raised by New Hampshire, to reinforce the con- 



174 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

tinental army at West Point. He was then accredited to Dub- 
lin. He removed to Maine, and died at Farmington, in that 
state, in 1837. According to Mr. Derby, Ehsha had a brother, 
Joseph Adams, wlio served in the army from Holhston, Mass. 
A fragment of the diary which the hitter kept during the siege 
of Boston was recently found in Dublin, and is in the family of 
the late A. L. Ball. 

2. Thomas Alden appears in the invoice for 1773 for the 
first time. He had lived in town but two or three years before 
he was mustered, in 1776, into Capt. Joseph Parker's company, 
Col. Enoch Hale's regiment, and joined the army at Ticon- 
deroga. He had six children born in Dublin, the last in 1787. 
He died, Feb. 22, 1813, at Leicester, Vt., about 70 years of age. 

3. Hart Balcii gives the compiler of the "Revolutionary 
Rolls" considerable business. He saw service in several differ- 
ent organizations, and for several years. For a little more than 
three months, in 1775, he was in Capt. Wm. Walker's company 
in Col. James Reed's regiment. In 1777, in the return by Col. 
Enoch Hale, he is called a nine months' man, and from Jaffrey, 
26 years of age. In the same year, he went to Ticonderoga, in 
Capt. Roger Gilmore's company, under Lieut. Col. Thomas 
Heald, and served 14 days. In May, 1778, he enhsted for a 
year in Capt. Caleb Robinson's company, Col. Nathan Hale's 
regiment. April 24, 1781, he enlisted for three years, accred- 
ited to Dublin, in the 9th company of Col. Joseph Cilley's regi- 
ment. On July 17, 1782, we learn from Mr. Derby's work, the 
selectmen of Dublin made Hart Balch the bearer of a letter 
to the New Hampshire Committee on Claims, then in session 
at Exeter. His first appearance in the town is indicated by his 
being "warned out" in 1779. The births of three of his chil- 
dren are recorded in the Dublin records, the last in 1786. He 
seems to have moved from town shortly after this. He was 
born at Newbury, Mass., Nov. 9, 1751, and died at Andover, 
Vt., Feb. 15, 1846. 

4. Nathaniel Bates, whose last name appears in ancient 
records as Bate, was on the tax list of 1771. He was returned 
by Dublin, April 1777, as in the company of Capt. Jason Wait, 
in the regiment of Col. Joseph Cilley. He was 39 years of age. 
From a memorial addressed by his widow to the House of Rep- 
resentatives at Exeter, dated, Oct. 28, 1778, we learn that he 
was killed in the first battle of Stillwater, Sept. 19, 1777, and 
left a widow and two small children. We learn from Mr. Derby 
that he lived "on the north side of Derby Hill," and that "John 



DUBLIN IN THE REVOLUTION 175 

Stroud appears to have been the next occupant of Nathaniel 
Bates's Httle farm, and to have come to Dubhn about 1778." 
Mrs. Bates married her neighbor, John Stroud, and afterwards 
Hved in Stoddard. 

5. Nathaniel Belknap came to Dubhn in 1771'. He was a 
corporal in the company of Capt. Daniel Emerson, in the regi- 
ment of Col. Hercules Mooney, raised in July, 1778, for service 
in Rhode Island. He served a little more than six months. 
He died in Dublin, July 18, 1826. We read on his headstone: 
"He had been an inhabitant of Dublin 52 years." His second 
wife, who was Rebecca Clark, b. in Townsend, Mass., July 29, 
1764; died in Dublin, Sept. 21, 1866, at the great age of 102 
years, one month, and 23 days. She was the oldest person who 
has died in Dublin so far as we know. Joshua Stanford, who 
died in 1855, was a few days younger. 

6. Asa Bullard was in the company of Capt. Othniel 
Thomas, in the regiment of Col. Daniel Reynolds. On May 5, 
1786, he gave a receipt to the Dublin authorities for rations and 
travelling money to Springfield, Mass., in 1781. Mr. Derby 
informs us that he became a physician and settled in Boston. 
He died at Mt. Vernon, N. H., May 1, 1826. He came to Dub- 
lin about 1785, and taught school. He graduated at Dart- 
mouth, 1793, and received from Harvard the degrees of A.M. 
(1809), M.D. (1813). 

7. Simeon Bullard was on the tax list in 1771, in Dublin. 
He was a sergeant in Capt. Joseph Parker's company and Col. 
Isaac Wyman's regiment which went to reinforce the northern 
army at Ticonderoga in the summer of 1776. He lived near 
the northern end of Bullard (now called Thorndike) Pond, 
which was named for him. A magnificent elm, which has been 
admired by hundreds, stands near the site of his abode. He 
died in Dublin, Jan. 21, 1828. His burial was two days later, 
on the 23d, according to Rev. L. W. Leonard's church record. 

8. James Chamberlain, whose name was sometimes spelled 
"James Chamblen" on the old records, was one of many who 
came from Sherborn, Mass., to Dublin. According to the 
former History of Dublin, he came in 1772. He settled nearly 
on the site of Mrs. George Gowing's house in the village. His 
son lived on the site of the Unitarian church, and kept a tavern, 
in the house (now moved further east) occupied by Wilfred 
M. Fiske. James Chamberlain is supposed to be the same as 
"James Chandler" who was in Capt. Salmon Stone's company, 
which went in 1777 to the westward, and took part in the 



176 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

battles of Bennington and Stillwater. He enlisted, April 24, 
1781, for three years, and was a corporal in the 9th company 
of Col. Cilley's (the 1st) regiment. He was for seven years the 
captain of the Dublin militia company. He died in Dublin, 
Jan. 24, 1826. 

9. Joseph Frost, in the N. H. Revolutionary Rolls, is as- 
signed to the company of Capt. Othniel Thomas, in the regi- 
ment of Col. Daniel Reynolds, and accredited to Dublin. In 
1781, this company joined the army at West Point. We can 
find nothing further with respect to him. 

10. Richard Gilchrest, a native of Lunenburg, Mass., was 
the son of a Scotchman, who went to Ireland, and thence, 
eventually, to America. According to the former History of 
Dublin, page 340, Richard Gilchrest lived in Littleton, Mass., 
for a time, as a teamster; then went to Swanzey, N. H., and 
lived with an uncle. On the 20th of April, 1775, he was at 
work, with several others, preparing timber for a barn. Early 
in the day, the party heard that the British troops had left 
Boston, and had killed a large number of the Provincials. 
The question was asked, "Will you go?" and every one an- 
swered, "Yes." Thirteen persons were soon collected and went 
to Cambridge. Gilchrest was in the battle of Bunker Hill. He 
was afterwards in an excursion on Noddle Island and Hog 
Island, under Gen. Putnam, in which a number of the British 
were killed, a schooner burned, and a sloop of war sunk. In 
1775, his name appears on the tax list in Dublin. He had prob- 
ably come to town in 1774. The name of his friend Thomas 
Green appears at the same time. The preceding statement that 
he was working in Swanzey in 1775 is doubtless correct, but 
he had previously become a resident of Dublin, in 1774, and 
was probably only working temporarily in Swanzey. The 
History of Swanzey is silent about Richard Gilchrest, but fur- 
nishes ample evidence that Thomas Green marched to Cam- 
bridge from Swanzey and was wounded at Bunker Hill. They 
probably went together. In the former History of Dublin, page 
151, we find that Richard Gilchrest, like most old soldiers, was 
fond of "fighting his battles o'er again"; and some of his nar- 
ratives, if they coidd be obtained, would be worthy of preser- 
vation. He was a tall, robust, athletic man, of great resolution 
and undoubted courage. His attachment to his friends was 
strong, and, for their relief, he was ever ready to sacrifice per- 
sonal considerations. His strength and power of endurance were 
thoroughly tested in his exploit of removing from the battle- 



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ground of Bunker Hill his wounded friend Thomas Green. 
It was a hot day; and, with such a burden, he became, before 
he reached Medford, exceedingly thirsty. He saw persons stand- 
ing round a barrel, the head of which was taken out, and 
drinking from a pint tin cup what he supposed to be water. 
He eagerly laid hold of the cup, filled it from the barrel, and 
did not discover, he said, that it was rum till after the contents 
of the cup were exhausted. "But," he always added, "I was 
not intoxicated by it, no ! no more than if it had really been so 
much water. The New Hampshire Revolutionary Rolls do not 
mention any service of his, but they are somewhat defective, 
and their indexes are not complete. He is supposed to have 
seen service in Massachusetts organizations. At all events, 
the traditions recorded in the former History of Dublin cannot 
be doubted, and he must be included as a soldier of the Revo- 
lution. He died in Dublin, June 19, 1833. 

11. Bartholomew Goyer (or in French Barthelemi Goyer), 
according to Mr. Derby's monograph, bought land in Dublin, 
in 1766. The N. H. Revolutionary Rolls mention him several 
times. In 1777, he was a private in the company of Capt. John 
Mellen, which went to reinforce Ticonderoga. In 1779, he 
enlisted again and received £6 billeting money to Springfield, 
Mass. In 1781, he enlisted in the company of Capt. Dustin, in 
the regiment of Col. George Reid. He served with his company 
until June, 1782, when he was captured by the Indians in the 
Mohawk valley, and carried to Canada, where he remained 
until September, 1783. He was supposed to have been killed 
by the Indians, and was returned as "dead." His name did not 
appear subsequently upon the rolls, and he drew no pay. In 
1792, he petitioned the General Court for compensation, stat- 
ing the fact of his capture and his supposed death. Col. Reid 
certified to the facts. His request was granted, and he received 
£30, and interest from Sept. 30, 1783. He lived on the Derby 
Hill, in the south part of Dublin. He sold his farm to Samuel 
Derby, in 1796, and removed to North Adams, Mass. Mr. 
Derby informs us that "certain bills in the records of Dublin 
show that the town built a house for Goyer during his service 
in the army." 

12. Thomas Green appeared in Dublin at the same time as 
Richard Gilchrest. According to tradition, they were firm 
friends. They are on the tax list of 1775, probably coming to 
town in 1774. They both appear in Swanzey early in 1775. 
We learn from Swanzey records that Green, and, from tradition. 



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that Gilchrest, went from Swanzev, after the Lexington 
"alarm," and that both were in the battle of Bunker Hill. In 
the notice of Gilchrest, we have already mentioned the cir- 
cumstance of his bearing Green from the battle-field, after the 
latter was wounded. The History of Swanzey and the N. H. 
Revolutionary Rolls fully relate the facts. He was accredited 
to Swanzey. He drew half pay, as an invalid, for three years, 
from Jan. 1, 1776, and New Hampshire granted him a pension 
of eighteen shillings a month after 1785. He was married, in 
Swanzey, March 2, 1780, to Lydia Foster and the births of two 
of their children, both sons, are recorded in that town, the last 
in 1784; after which, we learn no more of the family. 

13. Eli Greenwood was known to the oldest inhabitants as 
a soldier of the Revolution. His name is not found in the N. H. 
Revolutionary Rolls, so far as we can discover from the indexes. 
He may have served in some Massachusetts company. It is 
very likely, however, that the rolls containing his service are 
not preserved. He died in Dublin, Oct. 8, 1827. He lived at 
Pottersville, on the site of the first house east of the road lead- 
ing to Chesham station. 

14. Joshua Greenwood, a brother of Eli, came to Dublin, 
in his youth, with his father, William Green w^ood, who settled 
on or near the site of the house now owned by Dr. Childs. He 
was, at three different times, in the regiment of Col. Enoch 
Hale; in the company of Capt. Josiah Brown, May 6, 1777; in 
the company of Capt. John Mellen, June 28, 1777; and in 
Capt. Samuel Twitchell's company, in 1778, which took part 
in the Rhode Island campaign. He settled on the paternal 
homestead, mentioned above, and died in Dublin, Dec. 1, 1827, 
ae. 72. 

15. Moses Greenwood came from Newton, Mass., to Dub- 
lin, in 1771, and settled on or near the site of Miss Thayer's 
summer residence, on lot 6 of the fifth range. He was in the 
company of Capt. John Mellen, which went to Ticonderoga in 
1777. He died in Dublin, July 2, 1827, in the 79th year of 
his age. 

16. William Greenwood was a brother of Eli and Joshua 
Greenwood. He was in the company of Capt. Joseph Parker, 
which marched to the relief of Ticonderoga in 1776. He was in 
the company of Capt. Salmon Stone, which participated in the 
battles of Bennington and Stillwater, in 1777. He lived on lot 
22 of the eighth range, just north of the present line between 
Dublin and Harrisville, where his son, Arba Greenwood, after- 



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wards lived, on the old road to Marlborough, a short distance 
west of the site of Russell's mill. He died there, Aug. 30, 1830. 

17. Thomas Hardy, a native of Hollis, purchased land in 
Dublin in 1777. He was in the army of the Revolution three 
years, and was in the battles of Bunker Hill, Bennington, and 
Trenton. He was at West Point at the time of Arnold's treach- 
ery. In 1777, he is described, in the returns, as follows, "age 
22, well set, and five feet eight inches high." He was a sergeant 
in the company of Capt. Benjamin Spaulding at West Point, 
in 1781. He was the first settler of the farm on Hardy Hill, on 
the spot where the Spauldings last lived. Thomas Hardy died 
there, July 25, 1816. 

18. Ebenezer Hill, a native of Sherborn, Mass., settled in 
Dublin in 1773. In a roll of men engaged in the continental 
service, for three years, or during the war, under Capt. William 
Scott of Peterborough, according to a return made by Abiel 
Abbot, Muster-Master, Dec. 17, 1777, we find the name of 
Ebenezer Hill, his place of residence not given. The company 
was composed of men from Peterborough, Temple, Lynde- 
borough. New Boston, Amherst, and other towns not designated. 
Ebenezer Hill lived near the present station called Eastview, 
on the place where Daniel Townsend and Charles P. Hayward 
have more recently lived. Mr. Derby has not included Eben- 
ezer Hill in his list of soldiers from Dublin, but we feel that there 
can be no reasonable doubt that the man of that name in 
Capt. Scott's company was the same who lived upon the place 
mentioned. He died there, Oct. 1, 1834, at the age of 91. 

19. James Houghton came to Dublin in 1781, and settled 
on a spot very near the power station of the Dublin Electric 
Company. He appears to have brought one son and five daugh- 
ters, some (perhaps the most) of whom had reached maturity. 
Another son, James, Jr., moved to Dublin five years after his 
father. James Houghton, Sr., enlisted, June 4, 1782, for the 
war. Mr. Derby suggests that he may have been the James 
Houghton who was a sergeant in Col. Timothy Bedel's regi- 
ment, 1777-8. The family did not remain long in Dublin, and 
we have not been able to trace their movements after leaving 
Dublin. 

20. Caleb Hunt enlisted from Dublin, at sixteen years of 
age, in the company of Capt. Samuel Blodgett, in the regiment 
of Col. Nathan Hale, May 9, 1777. In the returns of this 
company, he is described as being five feet eight inches in 
height, of dark complexion and black eyes. He was reported 



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to have been severely wounded in the retreat from Ticonderoga, 
and to have been left at Iliibbardston, Vt., where his wounds 
were dressed by Dr. Abraham Downer of Charlestown, who 
was allowed forty-two shillings for his attentions to Hunt. 
In 1779, he was returned as in Col. George Reid's regiment, 
and is here described as five feet ten inches in height, of light 
hair and a light complexion. He was but a youth, and two 
additional years in his age may account for the increase in 
height. The discrepancies respecting his complexion were due 
to carelessness. In 1781, he enlisted in the town of Amherst, 
but gave his residence as Dublin. In one of the returns, he is 
said to have been born in Dublin, but that is an error. He was 
born about 1761, probably in Holliston, Mass., where his father 
had resided, and from which towTi the family came to Dublin 
in 1773. Caleb was the son of Willard Hunt, another soldier 
of whom we shall speak later. In 1794, in common with other 
soldiers who enlisted for Amherst, he petitioned for a grant of 
state land, because of the depreciation of the currency in which 
the soldiers were paid. For the residence of his father's family 
in Dublin, see the following notice of Willard Hunt. Caleb 
Hunt lived in various places. In the early part of the nine- 
teenth century, he was a prominent citizen of Stoddard. In 
1807, he purchased a place in Sullivan, and obtained a license 
as an inn-keeper. He was unable to pay for his place and soon 
left it. He went to Marlborough, where he died, a year later. 
May 26, 1811, at the comparatively early age of fifty years. 
On his gravestone, he is called Capt. Caleb Hunt. 

21. Henry Hunt was a private soldier, in the company of 
Capt. Benjamin Spaulding, in the regiment of Col. Moses 
Nichols, which marched to West Point in 1780. In 1781, he 
enlisted for Amherst for six months, but claiming Dublin as a 
residence. In the Revolution, as in the Civil War, boys often 
enlisted from the towns in w^hich they were temporarily work- 
ing. Sometimes also they enlisted for towns in which they did 
not live because of the tempting bounties offered. Henry Hunt 
was the next younger brother of Caleb Hunt, the subject of the 
preceding notice, and a son of Willard Hunt, the subject of the 
following notice. Henry Hunt was born August 12, 1762, prob- 
ably in Holliston, Mass., whence his father's family came to 
Dublin about 1773, the name of Willard Hunt being first seen 
on the tax-list in 1774. His father's residence in Dublin will be 
mentioned in the next paragraph. After the war, in 1783, 
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upon a farm, always called the Hunt place, in the east part of 
that town, a quarter of a mile or more south of Stone Pond. In 
1783, he married Sarah, daughter of Dea. James Flood. They 
had no child, and an adopted son died at the close of his 
twenty-first year. Henry Hunt died on this farm, Nov. 17, 
1828, and his nephew, Moses Hunt, succeeded him on the 
place. 

22. WiLLARD Hunt, the father of Caleb and Henry Hunt, of 
whom we have already spoken, first appears on the tax-list in 
Dublin in 1774, and probably came to town the previous year. 
He was from Holliston, Mass. His wife was Martha Wadkins 
(or Watkins). They had seven children, of whom the first six 
were born before they came to Dublin. In 1779, Mr. Hunt 
bought of Thomas Morse the second lot of the eighth range, 
and settled on or near the spot where Parker Fiske and -Levi 
W. Fiske lived. According to the former History of Dublin, 
Mr. Hunt also lived on the fourteenth lot of the eighth range, 
south of the road leading past the Solon Willard place. Both 
of these lots are in the present town of Harrisville. According 
to the Revolutionary Rolls, Mr. Hunt served in the company of 
Capt. Abijah Smith, which was used to reinforce Washington's 
army near New York in September, 1776. He also enlisted for 
a year in April, 1778. About 1800, Mr. Hunt moved from Dub- 
lin to Hancock, and settled near the shore of the pond which, 
from him, was called Hunt Pond. He lived on the farm where 
his grandson, David Hunt, hved many years. He died in Han- 
cock, but we have not ascertained the date of his death. 

23. Ithamar Johnson (first name often spelled Ithamer) 
was in Capt. Jacob Miller's company, in Col. Ephraim Doolit- 
tle's regiment, at Winter Hill, Oct. 6, 1775, according to the 
Revolutionary Rolls, where he is accredited to Dublin. He 
first appears on the Dublin tax-list in 1773, which was perhaps 
on his coming of age. He was, yery likely, a son of Moses John- 
son, of whom we shall speak in the next paragraph. He was 
not a land-owner in Dublin, so far as any record shows, and 
we do not know what became of him. 

24. Moses Johnson is found in Dublin as early as 1764, in 
the list of those who worked upon the roads in 1764-65. In 
1766, he purchased the seventh lot in the eighth range, and 
settled on or near the spot known as the Charles Corey place, 
where the Tarboxes recently lived. He was a private in the 
company of Capt. Abbott, in Col. Stark's regiment, at Medford, 
Oct. 4, 1775. The Rolls also mention his being in Capt. John 



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Mellen's company, and in that of Capt. Samuel Twitchell, in 
the Rhode Island expedition, in August, 1778. June 29, 1776, 
he sold his farm, lot seven in the eighth range, to Sibylla 
(called "Sibbelah") Johnson, a spinster, probably his sister, 
who sold it, a year later, to Simeon Johnson, probably a 
brother of both. Moses Johnson continued trading in land in 
Dublin as late as 1782, his residence being given as Dublin. 
After that year, we cannot positively identify him with any 
Moses Johnson of whom we find a record. He was probably 
the father of Ithamar Johnson, and the brother of Simeon 
Johnson, who is mentioned in the next paragraph. We have 
not learned what became of him. 

25. Simeon Johnson, a brother of the preceding soldier, on 
Oct. 9, 1777, bought of Miss Sibylla Johnson the larger part 
of the seventh lot of the eighth range, which, shortly before, 
she had purchased of Moses Johnson. As we observed in the 
preceding paragraph, it is the lot upon which Charles Corey 
and the Tarboxes lived in later years. According to the former 
History of Dublin, Simeon Johnson moved, with his family, in 
1819, to Keene, Ohio. Some or all of the other Johnsons may 
have gone with this family, but their name disappears from the 
Dublin records. Simeon Johnson's name first appears upon the 
Dublin tax-list in 1771. 

26. Elias Know^lton enlisted from Dublin, according to 
Mr. Derby, May 5, 1775, as a private in Capt. Jacob Miller's 
company. Col. Ephraim Doolittle's regt. He was at Winter 
Hill, Oct. 6, 1775. 

27. John Knowlton was a Holliston man. According to the 
former History of Dublin, he came to this town in June, 1770. 
He was soon followed by the family of Willard Hunt, whose 
son, Isaac Hunt, married his daughter, Martha Knowlton. 
Mr. Knowlton settled on the fifteenth lot of the sLxth range, 
where his son, Luke Knowlton, afterwards lived. According to 
the Revolutionary Rolls, he was a private in Capt. Abijah 
Smith's company, in the regiment of Col. Nahum Baldwin, 
which was raised to reinforce the army of Washington at New 
York. It served through the autumn of 1776, and was at White 
Plains, Oct. 28, 1776. He was also a corporal in Capt. Salmon 
Stone's company, which went from Rindge, in July, 1777, to 
join the army at Stillwater, and served about three months. 
He was also a sergeant in Capt. Samuel Twitchell's company, 
in the Rhode Island campaign. He died in Dublin, Oct. 6? 
(funeral, Oct. 8), 1827, at the age of 82. His widow died in 



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April, 1835, at the age of 89. He was a deacon of the Baptist 
church (in Pottersville) . 

28. Benjamin Mason, Jr., was brought to DubHn as an 
infant, when his father, Benjamin, Sr., moved from Sherborn, 
Mass., about 1765. The latter settled on the Solon Willard 
place, in what is now Harris ville. Benjamin, Jr., was a fifer 
in the company of Capt. Salmon Stone, in the regiment of 
Col. Moses Nichols, from July 21 to Sept. 25, 1777. This 
regiment participated in the battles of Bennington and Still- 
water. Benjamin Mason, Jr. lived upon the farm where Cyrus 
Mason and John H. Mason have since lived, now the Catlin 
estate. He died in Dubhn, May 16, 1840, ae. 79. 

29. Francis Mason, according to the Revolutionary Rolls, 
was returned as in the company of Capt. Samuel Blodgett, in 
the regiment of Col. Nathan Hale, and credited to Jaffrey. 
This was in 1777. He is then said to be 34 years of age. Near 
the beginning of 1778, he is credited to Dublin, in the returns. 
He is reported as absent, having deserted his regiment at 
Clevericke (probably Claverack was the place). He is de- 
scribed as 35 years of age, five feet six inches in height, of 
light complexion and light hair and light eyes. In another 
paper, he is mentioned, in 1777, as being in the 7th company of 
the 2d (Col. Geo. Reid's) regiment. He is not discovered to have 
any near relationship with any of the Masons who have re- 
sided in Dublin, among whom no deserter would be likely ever 
to have been found. He was probably a rover, who enlisted 
for one town or another, wherever he might chance to be work- 
ing, or stopping, for the time. He was born in 1742 or 1743, 
but we know not where, or what became of him. 

30. Joseph Mason was a brother of Benjamin Mason, Jr., 
the second preceding soldier. He was in the company of Capt. 
Salmon Stone, in the regiment of Col. Moses Nichols, which 
went to Bennington and Stillwater, in 1777. He lived on the 
twentieth lot of the tenth range, where several generations of 
his descendants lived, on the place more recently owned by 
Doctors Bell and Dillingham, near the north line of the origi- 
nal Dublin, now in Harrisville. He was killed by the falling of 
a tree, March 11, 1806, and his body was buried in the ceme- 
tery in the north-east part of Marlborough. 

31. Moses Mason, Jr., was in Capt. Joseph Parker's com- 
pany, in the regiment of Col. Nathan Hale, in 1776, and 
marched to Ticonderoga. In the following year, he was in the 
company of Capt. John Mellen, which also went to the relief 



184 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

of Ticonderoga. In 1777, in Capt. Salmon Stone's company, 
he was in the battles of Bennington and Stillwater. He also 
marched to West Point, in 1781, under Col. Daniel Reynolds. 
According to the Rolls, on May 5, 1786, he gave a receipt for 
rations and travel money to Springfield, He was the son of 
Moses and Lydia (Knapp) Mason, and was born, April 26, 
1757, soon before, or soon after, his father moved from Newton 
to Sherborn, INIass., which was in 1757. In 1767, the family 
moved to Dublin, and settled on the tenth lot of the first range, 
in the north part of the lot, where no house now stands. Moses 
Mason, Jr., lived on the same farm, and nine of his eleven chil- 
dren were born there. He moved to Bethel, Me., where he 
died, Oct. 31, 1837, 80 years of age. 

32. James Mills was in the company of Capt. Wm. Still- 
son, in Col. Isaac Wyman's regiment, from July to December, 
1776. The Revolutionary Rolls do not give his residence as 
Dublin, but the editor of the former History of Dublin includes 
him in the list of Dublin Revolutionary soldiers, and the "tra- 
dition of the elders," some of whom were living in his time, was 
doubtless reliable. He lived a short time on the seventh lot 
of the fourth range, on the site occupied later by Asa Fisk and 
Asa H. Fisk. In 1782, he married Hannah, daughter of Moses 
Mason, Sr,, and a sister of Moses Mason, Jr., the soldier noticed 
in the preceding paragraph. In 1785, he moved to Bethel, Me., 
where he was killed by the fall of a tree, in 1790. 

33. Daniel Morse is a name that occurs many times in the 
Revolutionary Rolls, but one or two references point unmis- 
takably to Daniel Morse, Sr., of Dublin. He is returned as 
being in the company of Capt. Josiah Brown, in the regiment 
of Col. Enoch Hale, which marched to the relief of Ticonderoga, 
in May, 1777. In August, 1778, he was in the company of 
Capt. Samuel Twitchell of Dublin, in the Rhode Island cam- 
paign, with so many Dublin boys as to leave no chance to 
doubt that he was the Daniel Morse of that town. We find 
other Daniel Morses in Exeter and Newton. He removed to 
Underbill or Queensbury, Vt., about 1800. We do not know the 
place and the date of his death. He was a son of Dea. Daniel 
Morse of Newton and Sturbridge, Mass., and not a brother of 
Micah, 1st, as stated in the former History of Dublin. For his 
residence in Dublin, see No. 38. 

34. Ezra Morse was in Col. Paul Dudley Sargent's regi- 
ment, in the company of Capt. Jeremiah Stiles of Keene, 
Oct. 16, 1775, and is supposed to have been at Bunker Hill. He 



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is found to have enlisted, July 14, 1775. He was also in Capt. 
Samuel Twitcliell's company, in the Rhode Island campaign, 
in August, 1778. He was the third son and ninth child of Capt. 
Thomas Morse, and was a native of Sherborn, Mass, He 
lived at the east end of Pottersville, on the hill, on the north 
side of the road, in a house, not now standing, just west of the 
junction of the present road to Harrisville with the old (dis- 
continued) road. A pottery was the only building that stood 
between the site of Mr. Morse's house and this junction, Mr. 
Morse died in that house, June 3, 1830, in his 78th year. 

35. John Morse was the next younger brother of Ezra 
Morse, noticed in the preceding paragraph. He was a corporal 
in the company of Capt, Joseph Parker, which was sent to 
Ticonderoga in 1776. He went there again, in 1777, in the com- 
pany of Capt. John Mellen. He was also at West Point, in 1780, 
in the company of Capt, Henry Dearborn, John Morse and 
Jonathan Morse (who is noticed in the next paragraph) were 
the sons of Capt, Thomas Morse. In the "Memorial of the 
Morses," we find the following account of them: "Major John 
Morse served two campaigns in the war of the Revolution 
without compensation, and contributed to hire three other 
soldiers; and, after the war, settled with his father on the farm. 
At the age of twenty-three, he was chosen to represent Dublin 
and Marlborough in the legislature of New Hampshire, but 
declined. Subsequently, and at sundry times, he accepted the 
office from the citizens of Dublin, the duties of which he dis- 
charged with honor to himself and his constituents; and he has 
left a reputation for sound sense, cool deliberation, strict in- 
tegrity, and promptitude in fulfilling his engagements. . . . 
Jonathan Morse inherited the mirthful and combative pro- 
pensities characteristic of at least six generations of Joseph 
Morse's descendants. At the age of nineteen, with attainments 
equivalent to a modern backwoods education, he entered the 
army, and bravely fought in the battles of Bunker Hill, Ben- 
nington, Ticonderoga, and Monmouth. At Bennington, he 
captured three Hessians, and took their arms. At Ticonderoga, 
he took aim, and brought down a British officer, and, on ap- 
proaching the expiring man, who was begging for drink, he ad- 
ministered to him from his own canteen." John Morse settled 
upon the homestead of his father, who was the first English 
settler of Dublin. The house was a large two-story mansion of 
the prevailing pattern, which stood on the site of the present 
club house, where the Troy road connects with the Stone Pond 



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road to Marlborough. He had the title of "Major" in the 
militia. He died in Dublin, Feb. 19, 1813, in his 59th year. 

86. Jonathan Morse, another of the sons of Capt. Thomas 
Morse, was in Col. Ephraim Doolittle's regiment at Winter 
Hill, Oct. 6, 1775, and was most likely in the battle of Bunker 
Hill. He was also with his brother John in Capt. Joseph Par- 
ker's company at Ticonderoga, in 1776, and, according to the 
Revolutionary Rolls, he was a corporal in the company of 
Capt. Josiah Brown, May 6, 1777, and served six months in 
1780, in the company of Capt. Henry Dearborn. In 1777, he 
was at Bennington and Stillwater, in the company of Capt. 
Salmon Stone, in the regiment of Col. Moses Nichols. In 1781 
he was in the 1st N. H. Continental regiment (Col, Joseph Cil- 
ley's). He was born in Sherborn, Mass., May 23, 1756, and 
was 24 in 1780. For a notice of him taken from the Memorial of 
the Morses, see the preceding paragraph. He lived a few years 
in Dublin (now Harrisville), on the tenth lot of the ninth range, 
where the McKims live in 1916. Not far from 1790, he moved to 
Leicester, Vt., where he died, December 1812. 

37. MiCAH Morse, 1st, was in the company of Capt. Salmon 
Stone, in 1777, and was at Bennington and Stillwater, and died 
in the service. According to the former History of Dublin, he 
came to this town about 1768, and settled on the sixth lot of 
the fifth range, probably on or near the site of the house where 
Horatio Greenwood lived. The tradition that he died in the 
service, which was accepted by the editor of the former his- 
tory, was probably correct. He was twice married. Three 
children by the former wife were born before he came to Dublin. 
One died in infancy, the other two survived him. A daughter by 
the second wife married Benjamin Marshall of Dublin. Ac- 
cording to the registry of deeds, he came to Monadnock No. 
3, earlier than stated in the former History of Dublin. As early 
as Sept. 13, 1766, he sold land to Bartholomew Goyer in the 
eighth lot of the first range, which was later the Derby farm. 
His residence was then given as Monadnock No. 3 (Dublin). 
After living a few years on the sixth lot of the fifth range, he 
sold it, in 1769, to Caleb Hill of Sherborn, Mass., and then 
lived two or three years in Conway, Mass., where the daughter 
of his second wife was born. We do not know whether he re- 
turned to Dublin. According to the Memorial of the Morses, 
he was born in 1729, and perished in the war of the Revolution. 

38. MiCAH Morse, 2d, was a son of Daniel Morse (No. 33), 
and not a near relative of Micah Morse, 1st, as was stated in 



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the former History of Dublin. He was at West Point, in 1780, 
in Capt. Henry Dearborn's company. His residence was given 
as Dublin, and his age as 20, in the returns, which make it 
certain that he was Micah, the son of Daniel, Morse. Nov. 22, 

1779, according to a recorded deed, he and his father purchased 
a part of the ninth lot of the tenth range (now in Harris ville). 
Twelve years later, Dec. 3, 1791, they sold it, "with the build- 
ings thereon," to Alexander Eames. They lived near the out- 
let brook of the North Pond, but there is now no vestige of 
their house left. Micah operated a tannery, which was situ- 
ated in the village, nearly opposite the present residence of 
Dr. Childs, and almost on the site of the house of Fremont E. 
Mason. He moved to Dansville, N. Y. We have found no 
record of his death. Daniel Morse lived at first on lot eleven, 
range eight, on the site of the so-called Milliken place. 

39. Reuben Morse was the eldest son and third child of 
Capt. Thomas Morse. He was a private in the company of 
Capt. Salmon Stone, in the regiment of Col. Moses Nichols, in 

1780, and was in the battles of Bennington and Stillwater. He 
lived on the twelfth lot of the eighth range, very near the pres- 
ent summer residence of Mrs. Edward C. Jones. He died there, 
August 27, 1810, ae. 68 years. He was a native of Sherborn, 
Mass. 

40. Thomas Morse, Jr., was the second son and seventh 
child of Capt. Thomas Morse, the first English settler of Dub- 
lin, of whose six sons the eldest five were soldiers in the war of 
the Revolution, the youngest being but fourteen years of age 
when the war began. Thomas Morse, Jr., was enrolled in the 
Keene "Foot Company," August 7, 1773. The same year, he 
was married to Martha Rowe of Sullivan (then Gilsum), by 
whom he had four children who are known to us. He enlisted, 
May 15, 1775, in time to join the company of Jeremiah Stiles 
of Keene, in the regiment of which Isaac Wyman of Keene was 
Lieut. Col., and John Stark of Derryfield (now Manchester) 
was Colonel. He was at the battle of Bunker Hill. He went 
from Keene, in 1776, in the company of Capt. Abijah Smith, 
to New York, for a brief service. In the same year, he also 
served from Keene, at Ticonderoga, in the company of Capt. 
Isaac Davis, in the regiment of Col. Samuel Ashley. In 1777, 
he went from Gilsum, in the company of Capt. Elisha Mack, 
to the aid of Ticonderoga. On reaching Otter Creek, in Ver- 
mont, they met the army in retreat and learned that Ticon- 
deroga had been abandoned, and they returned home. In 1778-9, 



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he served, from Keene, in the company of Capt. Daniel Rey- 
nolds, in the Rhode Island campaign. Thomas Morse, at this 
time, was a young-married man, with no fixed place of abode. 
He worked for others, and his family was in Dublin a part of 
the time, also in Keene a portion of the time. Although he 
gave the credit of his enlistments to Keene or Gilsum, because 
he was employed in those places, his legal residence was as 
much in Dublin as anywhere. In 1777, however, he purchased 
a farm, then in Gilsum, which is near the centre of the present 
town of Sullivan. He remained in Sullivan imtil 1789, when 
he moved to Canada, and we have not learned when or where 
he died. He owned no property in Dublin, and, when his family 
were living there, they lived in the family of his father, Capt. 
Thomas Morse, according to the writer's ancestress, who was 
his niece. 

41. Robert Muzzey, according to the former History of 
Dublin, at the commencement of the Revolutionary war, sold 
his farm, and returned to Holliston, Mass., where he obtained 

a lieutenant's commission, and with Captain enlisted a 

company and joined the army. The stories which he told, in 
after years, of his adventures were not always credited by those 
who heard them; but the following, though wanting confirma- 
tion, is given as related by Jonas Wight, who, no doubt, heard 
the substance of it from the lips of Mr. Muzzey. "He was in 
several battles," he said, "in one of which his captain was 
killed, and the command of the company devolved on him. 
While under the command of General Wayne, he went with a 
detachment of volunteers to reduce Stony Point Fort. The 
design was to approach the fort under cover of the night, take 
it by surprise, and carry it at the point of the bayonet. Orders, 
therefore, were given that no man should charge his musket. 
While on the march, one of his company stepped from the 
ranks, and commenced loading his gun. Muzzey went to him, 
and commanded him to desist, but, the man still persisting in 
disobeying the order, he killed him on the spot, by running him 
through with his sword. On arriving at the fort, he was the 
first man that entered it. He was confronted by a British 
officer, whom he ordered to surrender; but the officer, instead 
of complying, presented a pistol, and attempted to discharge 
it at Muzzey's head; but it only flashed in the pan, upon which 
Muzzey ran him through the body, and he fell dead at his feet. 
The fort was taken and destroyed." On leaving the army, 
near the close of the war, Muzzey returned to Dublin, and set- 



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tied on lot 16, range 7, where Thomas Fisk lived before he 
built the new house which is now upon the farm known as 
Monadnock No. 3. Muzzey brought with him the uniform of 
the officer whom, as he said, he had slain in the fort. In the coat 
was the rent which he made when he killed the owner, and upon 
it still remained stains of blood. Mr. Muzzey is represented as 
having been eccentric in conduct, and distinguished for his high 
spirit and rashness. Before he went into the army, Robert 
Muzzey had lived on or very near the site of the summer resi- 
dence of George B. Leighton. He finally left Dublin, and went 
to Sandy Creek, N. Y., where he died, Sept. 9, 1831, ae. 93. 
He had a son, Robert Muzzey, Jr., who continued to live on 
lot 16, range 7, for many years. In their signatures, we find 
that members of this family sometimes wrote Muzzy, at other 
times Muzzey. 

42. Thomas Muzzey, who enlisted. May 5, 1775, was in the 
company of Capt. Jacob Miller, in the regiment of Col. Eph- 
raim Doolittle, at Winter Hill, Oct. 6, 1775. He was probably 
in the battle of Bunker Hill. He was a brother of Robert Muz- 
zey (No. 41) and of John Muzzey, who also lived in Dublin. 
They had a maiden sister, Miss Abigail Muzzey, who was prob- 
ably the housekeeper of Thomas Muzzey, who was the first 
settler of the Thomas Fisk farm on lot 16, range 7. Thomas, 
Robert, and Abigail Muzzey came to Dublin about 1770, bring- 
ing their widowed mother, Mrs. Abigail Muzzey, with them. 
Thomas Muzzey purchased this place of Matthew Thornton 
shortly after. His brother John Muzzey, settled upon the lot 
north of this, which was, later, the Yardley place. Thomas 
Muzzey appears to have been unmarried. His will mentions 
the two brothers named and the sister Abigail, but makes no 
mention of wife or child. It was formerly supposed that he 
left Dublin. This is found not to be so. His will was made in 
Dublin, Jan. 24, 1781. He was said to be "very sick." He 
died a few days later, and his will was probated, Feb. 20, 1781. 
He gave half of his estate to Miss Abigail, the other half to 
the two brothers. 

43. Levi Partridge was in the company of Capt. John 
Mellen, which went to Ticonderoga in the summer of 1776, 
and was gone about two months. He and Lydia, his wife, came 
to Dublin, from Sherborn, Mass., as early as 1762, and lived 
on lot 16, range 4, a few rods east of the house where the Frosts 
lived. The house disappeared many years ago. Here six chil- 
dren were born to them. They moved to Keene between 1778 



190 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

and 1780, where four more children were born to them. The 
body of Mrs. Partridge is buried in the old cemetery in Keene 
on the Hurricane Road. She died in 1798. We have not found 
the place and date of Mr. Partridge's death. He is described 
in a deed as a "Little wheel Rite." 

44. Asa Pratt probably came to Dublin about 1777. His 
name first appears upon the tax-list in 1778. He was in the 
company of Capt. Salmon Stone, in the summer of 1777, and 
was in the battles of Bennington and Stillwater. He was twice 
married in Dublin and the births of three children are recorded 
in that town. His death is not recorded. He was taxed in 
Dublin as late as 1793. 

45. Jabez Puffer was reckoned as one of the Revolutionary 
soldiers of Dublin. His name is not discovered in the Revo- 
lutionary Rolls. This may be due to a loss of some of the old 
records, or to a defect in the index. The indexes to the Rolls 
are far from complete. Jabez Pufifer came to Dublin from Fram- 
ingham, Mass., and married a daughter of Capt. Thomas 
Morse. He had a large family of children, several of whom 
were feeble-minded and eventually supported by the town. 
We have found no record of his death. He lived at first on the 
tenth lot of the eighth range, and later on the eleventh lot of 
that range, on the Milliken place. 

46. James Rollins, Jr., came to Dublin with his father, 
from Amherst, N. H., in 1775. He was married, four years 
later, and settled, at first, on the fourth lot of the first range, 
where Orison H. Moore lives. In the summer of 1777, he was 
in the company of Capt. John Mellen, which went to the relief 
of Ticonderoga. He also enlisted for a year in 1779, and re- 
ceived £60 for a bounty and £6 billeting money to Springfield, 
Mass. He moved early to Parkerstown, Vt. We do not know 
the date of his death. 

47. Joseph Rollins was a brother of James Rollins, Jr., 
No. 46. He was in the service at West Point, Sept. 18 to Oct. 
29, 1781, in the company of Capt. Othniel Thomas, in the regi- 
ment of Col. Daniel Reynolds. He lived on the sixth lot of the 
fifth range, on the site of the Horatio Greenwood place, also 
on the fourth lot of the fourth range, on or near the site of the 
Clukay place. He died in Dublin, Dec. 20, 1836, at the age 
of 73. 

48. John Stone was one of the Dublin boys who were in 
Capt. Samuel Twitchell's company, in the Rhode Island cam- 
paign, in 1778. In 1780, he went to West Point in Captain 



DUBLIN IN THE REVOLUTION 191 

Benjamin Spaiilding's company. In 1781, he enlisted for the 
war. The Revohitionary Rolls record the fact that he received 
thirteen shillings and four pence travelling money from Jaffrey 
to Cambridge. This John Stone is not the one who came from 
Jaffrey to Dublin, in 1792, and settled upon the place known 
later as the Darracott place, and now the summer residence of 
Miss A. M. Houghton. That John Stone died in Dublin, De- 
cember 6, 1814, according to his gravestone, which corrects the 
date of his death given in the former History of Dublin. This 
soldier is the one mentioned by Mr. Mason in the Centennial 
Address on page 22 of the former history. Mr. Mason spoke 
of three soldiers hired by the town and adds: "One was John 
Stone. The terms on which the latter was hired appear, in part, 
from a receipt given by him to the committee. It is dated, 
March 19, 1781, and sets forth that whereas he had received 
from the committee three notes (the amount of them is not 
stated), for which he was to serve three years in the Continental 
Army, unless sooner discharged, he promises that, if he does 
not serve above six months, he will have the contents of but 
one note; if not above eighteen months, the contents of but two 
notes; and, if he is gone two years, he will have but two notes. 
Mr. Stone probably died in the war, or soon after its close, as, 
in December, 1788, the town passed a vote, 'that the selectmen 
make such consideration to the widow Stone as they may think 
reasonable, on account of the advantage the town had of the 
depreciation of her late husband's wages ' — a very proper and 
honorable vote certainly." Mr. Derby thinks, however, that 
the "widow Stone" to whom Mr. Mason alludes, in the latter 
part of the remarks quoted, was not the widow of John Stone, 
but the widow of the latter's father, Silas Stone, Sr., who was 
also in the war. John died in the army later than 1781. Mr. 
Derby finds that he was a son of Silas Stone, Sr., which con- 
firms the suspicions of the editor of the former history of the 
town; and, also, that he was born in Natick, Mass., June 30, 
1761. This family lived near the present house of Fred. C. 
Go wing, on or near the site of the house occupied in 1916 by 
the Prestons. 

49. Silas Stone, Sr., was the father of the soldier mentioned 
in the preceding paragraph, where his residence, while he lived 
in Dublin, is indicated. He was named in the Dublin return 
for 1777, at which time, he was 48 years of age. He was in the 
company of Capt. Samuel Blodgett, in the regiment of Col. 
Nathan Hale, formerly the regiment of Col. Enoch Poor. At 



192 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

an earlier date, Oct. 6, 1775, he was in the company of Capt. 
Benjamin BuUard, in the regiment of Col. John Brewer at 
Prospect Hill. Mr. Derby finds that he died in the service 
at Lansingburg, N. Y., later than Oct. 17, 1777. His widow 
was the "widow Stone" mentioned by Mr. Mason in the Cen- 
tennial Address, to which we alluded in the preceding para- 
graph. According to Mr. Derby, she died at an advanced age, 
in Orwell, Vt., about 1820. 

50. Silas Stone, Jr., was also in the service. We are in- 
debted to Mr. Derby's notes, for the following notice: "As 
soon as the news of the battle of Lexington was received at 
Dublin, he went to his former home in Massachusetts, and 
enlisted for eight months in the company of Capt. Benjamin 
Bullard of Sherborn, Col. Jonathan Brewer's regiment, and 
was at Bunker Hill, where the regiment suffered severely. In 
1776, he served in Col. Brook's regiment, and was badly 
wounded at White Plains. He did further service in 1779 and 
1780. Jan. 9, 1790, he married Jennette Twitchell, and settled 
on the 'Dea. Twitchell' homestead in Sherborn, where he died, 
July 12, 1820." Mr. Derby adds that he enlisted, April 29, 
1775, and was at Prospect Hill, Oct. 6, 1775. 

51. Henry Strongman was born about the year 1716, and 
is said to have come to this country from Dublin, Ireland, about 
the year 1736. His family is said to have been the fifth in 
Dublin, and the first to make a permanent residence. He lived 
on lot 5, range 6, where Dr. Wood lived. He is mentioned in the 
former History of Dublin as being one of the Revolutionary 
soldiers from that town. Although he would be sixty years of 
age at the outbreak of that war, it is probable that the tradi- 
tion is correct. Men even older than he was are known to have 
enlisted in their country's service at that period. He died in 
Dublin, according to his gravestone, March 17, 1786, ae. 69 
years and six months. 

52. Richard Strongman, a son of the above-named Henry 
Strongman, lived upon the homesteatl in Dublin, afterwards the 
Augustine Wood place. In the summer of 1777, he was a pri- 
vate in the company of Capt. John Mellen. He died upon the 
homestead, August 12, 1791, in his thirty-ninth year. 

53. William Strongman was a brother of Richard Strong- 
man mentioned in the preceding paragraph. In 1776, he went 
in the company of Capt. Joseph Parker to reinforce the north- 
ern army at Ticonderoga. In Dublin, he settled on the sixth 
lot of the sixth range, on the site of the Wyman house. 



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He removed to North Hero, Vt., where he died, March 30, 
1836. 

54. John Stroud, in 1775, was in Col. James Reed's regi- 
ment, in the company of Capt. Benjamin Mann. In the sum- 
mer of 1777, he was in the Burgoyne campaign, and enhsted 
for Peterborough in 1781. His Dubhn home was on the north 
part of the eighth lot of the first range. The Derby homestead 
was on the south end of this lot. Mr. Stroud moved to Bran- 
don, Vt. 

55. John Swan, according to the former History of Dublin, 
as well as Mr. Mason's Centennial Address, enlisted from Dub- 
lin. Mr. Mason states that he was known as Lieutenant Swan, 
and that he died soon after 1780. He lived on the fifth lot of the 
fourth range, where Asa Fisk and John E. F. Baldwin have 
lived more recently. He probably settled there about 1770, as 
his name first appears on the tax-list in 1771. The date of his 
death is unknown. There were several John Swans. There was 
a younger man of the same name in the war from Peterborough. 
We think that the man whom Mr. Derby mentions as being in 
the regiment of Col. George Reid in 1779, at 38 years of age, 
was a son of Alexander Swan of Peterborough, and a nephew of 
Lieut. John Swan of Dublin. Both of them had the title of 
Lieutenant. The younger Swan was married in 1764. If he 
were 38 in 1779, he was born about 1741, and would be 23 years 
of age in 1764. He died in the State of New York, about 1836. 
According to Mr. Mason's Centennial Address, the Dublin 
Committee of Safety recommended John Swan as a suitable 
person to receive a command in the army. It was doubtless 
their own citizen whom they recommended, who died soon after 
1780, from evidence adduced by Mr. Mason. The History of 
Peterborough gives the genealogy of both men. The Dublin 
John would be considerably advanced in years, but other men 
from that town entered the service who were of about the same 
age. 

5Q. Gardner Towne (or Town) was in Capt. Joseph Par- 
ker's company in the summer of 1776, and was also in Capt. 
Samuel Twitchell's company in the Rhode Island campaign in 
1778. He owned for five years, 1772 to 1777, the eighth lot of 
the fourth range, afterwards the Hamilton place. He then 
owned for seventeen or eighteen years lot 6 of range 9, and 
lived on the site of the place where Mr. Lampman now lives. 
Four years later, in 1799, Mr. Towne, still living in Dublin, 
sold land in the north-east corner of the town, near Dinsmoor 



194 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

Pond. He removed to Stoddard, where he became a trader. 
According to the census of 1790, he owned a slave, and was the 
only Dublin person who owned a slave. The slave's name was 
Caesar Freeman (the last name of a slave usually being that of 
some former owner, or of the owner for the time being). On his 
twenty-first birthday anniversary, July 8, 1790, Mr. Towne 
gave Caesar his freedom. Mr. Towne was born at Souhegan 
West (now Amherst, N. H.), June 6, 1741. He married Abigail 
Hopkins, a native of Charlestown School Farm (now a part of 
Amherst, N. H.). We have not learned the place and date of 
his death. 

57. Abel Twitchell, a brother of Capt. Samuel Twitchell, 
probably came to Dublin in 1773, and first appears upon the 
tax-list of 1774. He lived on the Capt. Joseph Hay ward place, 
on the spot where the old curry shop stood. He took his family 
to Sherborn for a short time, that he might enlist in the war, 
from that place, with some old neighbors. Shortly after the 
evacuation of Boston he returned to Dublin and lived in what 
is now Harrisville on the thirteenth lot of the tenth range, 
where Allen Bancroft subsequently lived. In 1776, he enlisted 
from Dublin. He died in Dublin, March 8, 1837. 

58. Capt. Samuel Twitchell was distinguished for holding 
the highest rank of any man who served for Dublin in the Revo- 
lution. He was a lieutenant in Capt. John Mellen's company, 
which reinforced the army at Ticonderoga in the summer of 
1777. He was the captain of a company in the Rhode Island 
campaign, in the summer of 1778. He was born in Sherborn, 
Mass., Aug. 24, 1740, the son of Joseph Twitchell, Esq., a 
prominent citizen of that town, who bought much land in Dub- 
lin. Samuel Twitchell removed to Dublin in 1762, and settled 
on the seventh lot of the first range, on a spot near the resi- 
dence of the late Jacob Gleason, and operated a saw and grist- 
mill on the site of the later mill near this place. In 1769, he 
bought the water privilege at the outlet of Thorndike Pond. 
He was prominent in the affairs of Dublin, having served sev- 
eral times as moderator, selectman, and representative. He 
was also a coroner and a justice of the peace. He also appears 
to have been a member of the Dublin church from its organiza- 
tion in 1772. His father, who was an agent of the early proprie- 
tors, was instrumental in bringing about twenty-seven of the 
early settlers from Sherborn to Dublin. Samuel Twitchell was 
a lieutenant in the army, from June 28, 1772, to July 2 of the 
same year, in Capt. John Mellen's company, in Col. Enoch 



DUBLIN IN THE LATER WARS 195 

Hale's regiment. He was succeeded by Oliver Wright of Marl- 
borough. In August, 1778, Samuel Twitchell was the captain 
of a company, from Dublin and other towns, in Col. Enoch 
Hale's regiment, which participated in the Rhode Island cam- 
paign. It is believed that Capt. Twitchell had been an officer 
in the Dublin military company previous to 1777. It is stated 
that he was the third commander of that company, and that 
his successor was commissioned, Feb. 16, 1786. Capt. Twitchell 
died in Dublin, April 16, 1820. He was the father of the distin- 
guished physician and surgeon of Keene, Amos Twitchell, M.D. 

59. Stephen Twitchell was the son of Gershom Twitchell, 
Sr., who came to Dublin from Sherborn, Mass., and was prob- 
ably a relative of the two preceding soldiers. Stephen was a 
private in Capt. Abijah Smith's company. He was serving in 
New York in September of 1776, and was in Capt. John Mel- 
len's company in the summer of 1777. He was married in 1779, 
and lived a few years in a house that stood at the south end of 
the twelfth lot of the ninth range (now in the town of Harris- 
ville), where Jonathan Townsend was living in 1853. His first 
three children were born at that place. He moved from town 
and we have not learned the place and the date of his death. 

60. Abraham Van North served in Capt. Samuel Blodgett's 
company, in the campaign of 1777. On January 10, of that year, 
he was reported to have been absent from that company, which 
was in Col. Nathan Hale's regiment. He was in the seventh 
company of Col. George Reid's regiment in 1780. We have 
been unable to trace his later history. There is no deed on 
record which shows that he ever owned any land in Dublin. 

61. John Wight, whose name appears on the Revolutionary 
Rolls as John Wright, served at Bennington and Stillwater, 
in the company of Capt. Salmon, in the summer of 1777. He 
enhsted again, July 15, 1779, for a year, and received £60 as a 
bounty. He came from Medfield, Mass., and settled (according 
to the History of Dublin) upon the seventeenth lot of the eighth 
range, probably a little west of the Adams house, where traces 
of a cellar are visible. He is said to have removed from Dublin, 
and we have found no record of his death. 

62. Samuel Williams was a private soldier in the company 
of Capt. Mellen, in the summer of 1777. He was an early set- 
tler in Dublin, upon the twentieth lot of the fifth range, at the 
corner of two roads, where B. P. Hardy afterwards lived. His 
four children whose births are recorded in Dublin were all mar- 
ried to children of Thomas White, another early Dublin settler. 



196 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

The Whites moved to Cornish, N. H., where the Williams 
family possibly went. This soldier is probably the Samuel 
Williams, who died, March 23, 1799, in his 47th year, accord- 
ing to the headstone in Dublin cemetery. 

63. Eben Woods received coat money in the company of 
Capt. Samuel Richards, and regiment of Col. John Stark, in 
1775, and was in the company of Capt. John Mellen, with 
other Dublin men, in the summer of 1777. We have no record 
of his later life, or of his death. There is no recorded deed that 
shows that he ever purchased any land in Dublin. 

64. Oliver Wright signed the Association Test in 1776, in 
Dublin, and was on the tax-list for 1777. He was in the com- 
pany of Capt. John Mellen in 1777. This nameoccurs frequently 
upon the Revolutionary Rolls, in connection with Alstead, Hol- 
lis, and Marlborough. The references are not always to the 
same person probably, and it is difficult to discriminate. This 
Oliver Wright did not purchase land in Dublin, so far as records 
show. He is undoubtedly the same person who purchased land 
in Marlborough in 1778, who was known as Lieut. Oliver 
Wright, who passed the remainder of his days in that town, 
and died there, May 20, 1820. He had a large family of chil- 
dren. The Oliver Wright of Keene, an early settler, came there 
from Amherst, N. H. 

Rev. Joseph Farrar, the first pastor of the First Congre- 
gational (Unitarian) Church of Dublin, was a chaplain in the 
Revolution. He had then left Dublin, but it is understood that 
he had enlisted in the army before he could conveniently move 
his effects. 

Other persons, that afterwards resided in Dublin, were sol- 
diers of the Revolution. The names of such, preserved by tra- 
dition, are: Benjamin Smith, Alexander Fames (last name 
then more frequently spelled Emes), David Townsend, Solo- 
mon Piper, Francis Appleton, Abijah Richardson, Richard 
Phillips, Asa Fairbanks, John Russell, Silas Pierce, Jo- 
siAH Allen, and Joshua Farnum. John Wight, 1st, as stated 
by his son Jonas Wight, was at Bennington at the time of the 
battle, but was not in the action, being employed at the time 
in nursing the sick. At a subsequent period, he again went into 
the army, and remained one year, but was in no battle. 

John Caldwell, a brother-in-law of Wm. Strongman, en- 
listed, April or May, 1775, and was accredited to Dublin. 
He was probably stopping at Mr. Strongman's. He died at 
Northfield, Mass., Nov. 15, 1840. 



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197 



WAR OF 1812 WITH GREAT BRITAIN 

A large majority of the voters in Dublin were opposed to 
this war. Only one person, George Washington Phillips, 
is known to have voluntarily enlisted as a soldier. He died in 
the service before the close of the war. He lived on the twelfth 
lot of the fifth range, at what was later known as the Richard 
Phillips place, south of the lake. 

A draft of soldiers being ordered for the defence of Ports- 
mouth, the town voted "to make the soldiers' wages up to $15 
per month, including what they receive from the government." 
The following persons received the sums annexed to their names 
for this service : — 



Asa Fiske, for his son going to Portsmouth as a soldier .... 
Francis Appleton, for procuring a man in room of his son 

Ashley 

Jackson Greenwood, going to Portsmouth as a soldier, 

Rufus Symonds, " " " 

Abijah Williams, " " " 

Roswell Green, " " " 

Joseph Twitchell, 2d, " " 

James White, " " 

Timothy Bullard, " " 

Nathan Bullard, " " 

Thaddeus Mason, Jr., for Matthew Templeton 

Joab Evleth, going to Portsmouth (amount not stated). 

John Jones, went to Portsmouth as a lieutenant (amount not 



$16.07 

10.75 
16.07 
10.94 
10.92 
10.92 
10.92 
10.92 
10.92 
16.07 
16.07 

stated). 



The list here published, taken from the former History of 
Dublin, is corrected according to the directions on page 424 
of that work. 

The British naval force did not attack Portsmouth, as was 
apprehended; and the soldiers, after a few weeks, returned to 
their homes. 



WAR WITH MEXICO IN THE POLK ADMINISTRATION 

We do not learn from the records that Dublin had any part 
in the war with Mexico, which was fought during the adminis- 
tration of President Polk. That war was very unpopular in 
New England. It was the prevailing impression that the object 
of the war, from the administration standpoint, was the an- 
nexation of territory for the purpose of creating more slave 
states. Opposition to the institution of slavery was rapidly 



198 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

increasing in the North, hence this war was bitterly opposed 
in this section of the country. The result of the war was the 
annexation to the United States of a large amount of territory 
formerly belonging to Mexico, but, with the exception of Texas, 
owing to the determined opposition of Northern men in con- 
gress, no portion of the domain thus annexed ever became 
slave territory, and the Civil War brought an end to the insti- 
tution of human slavery in this country. 

CIVIL WAR 

The service which Dublin rendered our country in the Civil 
War was in the highest degree creditable to the town. We find 
that 115 men were credited to the quota of Dublin, of whom 
sixty-one volunteered from the town, and fifty-four were pro- 
cured from outside, partly by the selectmen, partly as substi- 
tutes for drafted men, and partly as substitutes for men who 
volunteered to provide them. The men who went from 
Dublin were uniformly brave and patriotic, and steadfastly 
performed their duties. Of those who had only a nominal 
residence in Dublin when they enlisted, and of those who were 
procured as substitutes, there were some, as naturally might 
be expected, who were scheming to obtain money for their 
enlistments, and who were cowardly and deserted their com- 
panies. They were hirelings and did not represent that sterling 
quality of character to be found in the old families of Dublin. 

We cannot undertake to give the general history of the Civil 
War, which now may be found in so many valuable publica- 
tions. We can give only the part taken by Dublin in that great 
struggle, and even that honorable record must, for lack of space, 
be condensed much more than we could wish. 

We will give first the roll of those who enlisted from Dublin. 
The notices are necessarily brief. It would have been an agree- 
able task to have added personal details of the experiences of 
these soldiers, but it would have taken hundreds of pages to 
do so, if justice were done to each soldier. Our thanks are ten- 
dered to Hon. Henry Dwight Learned for valuable papers 
which have lightened our task in preparing the following rolls 
of soldiers. 

1. Volunteers from Dublin in the Civil War 

1. Sylvester Cummings Abbott, native of Nelson, ae. 27; 
mus. in, Nov. 28, 1861, in Co. E, 6th N. H Vols., as a private. 




DR. SAMUEL A. RICHARDSON 



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He died on an island in Hatteras Inlet, N. C, Feb. 3, 1862. He 
was really a Sullivan man, son of James C. Abbott of that 
town. He was temporarily working in Dublin. 

2. Frederick Morse Adams, native of Dublin (now Harris- 
ville), ae. 21; mus. in, Sept. 22, 1862, as a private, in Co. A, 
14th N. H. Vols.; mus. out, July 8, 1865. He belonged to the 
regimental band. He has been a court stenographer, and is 
a lawyer in the city of New York. 

3. Andrew Jackson Beal, native of Dublin (now Harris- 
ville), ae. 18; mus. in, July 9, 1862, as a private in Co. D, 9th 
Vermont Vols.; captured at Harper's Ferry, Sept. 15, 1862; 
paroled, Sept. 15, 1862; appointed corporal, Jan. 23, 1865; 
mus. out, June 13, 1865; has lived in Nelson and Nashua. He 
was accredited to Woodstock, Vt. 

4. William Yardley Beal, native of Dublin (now Harris- 
ville), brother of the preceding, ae. 19; mus. in, Nov. 28, 1861, 
as a private, in Co. E, 6th N. H. Vols.; killed at Bull Run, Va., 
Aug. 29, 1862. 

5. Maro Johnson Chamberlain, native of Dublin, ae. 21; 
mus. in, Sept. 23, 1862, as a corporal, in Co. G, 14th N. H. 
Vols.; discharged, Aug. 1, 1863, to accept promotion. He was 
appointed second lieutenant, Aug. 1, 1863, in Co. C, 6th Inf. 
of U. S. Colored Troops, and was mus. in on the seventh day 
of the same month; was made the 1st Lieut, of Co. A, of the 
same regiment, Oct. 10, 1863; made Capt. of Co. G, in the same 
regiment, Aug. 9, 1865; mus. out, Sept. 20, 1865. He was a 
student at Phillips Exeter Academy, N. H. After the war, he 
settled at Frisco, Utah, and moved from there to Butte, 
Montana. He died unmarried, Nov. 19, 1903, at Columbia 
Falls, Montana. 

6. Charles H. Chapman, native of New Ipswich, ae. 25; 
mus. in, Sept. 1, 1862, as a private, in Co. F, 10th N. H. Vols.; 
dis. for disability, Jan. 16, 1863. He afterwards resided at East 
Jaffrey, N. H. 

7. RuFUs Cogswell, native of Rutland, Mass., ae. 34; mus. 
in, as a private, Sept. 12, 1862, in Co. F, 10th N. H. Vols.; 
died at Washington, D. C, Sept. 26, 1862. 

8. William H. Coy, native of Manchester, Eng., ae. 25; 
mus. in, Aug. 24, 1861, as a private, in Co. E, 3d N. H. Vols.; 
appointed corporal, Jan. 15, 1862; sergeant, Oct. 16, 1862. He 
reenlisted and was mus. in, Feb. 29, 1864, as from Dublin. He 
has lived in Harrisville and Peterborough. This record is 
taken from Ayling's "Register of N. H. Soldiers and Sailors." 



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9. Charles O. Cragin, native of Peekskill, N. Y., ae. 19; 
mus. in, Sept. 23, 1862, as a corporal, in Co. G, 14th N. H. 
Vols.; app. sergeant. May 1, 1863; 1st sergeant, Feb. 29, 1864; 
2d lieutenant, Jan. 4, 1865; not mus.; made the 1st Lieut, of 
Co. D, in the same regiment, Feb. 17, 1865; mus. out, July 8, 
1865. He died at Emporia, Kansas, Dec. 15, 1877. 

10. James A. Darling, native of Antrim, ae. 25; but he 
had lived in Dublin from four years of age, in the house at the 
foot of Mt. Monadnock, opposite which a path leads to the 
summit of the mountain. He was mus. in, as a private, June 5, 
1861, in Co. G, 2d N. H. Vols.; mus. out, June 21, 1864. 

11. Nathan M. Derby, son of Sherman Derby, native of 
Dublin (now Harrisville), ae. 19; mus. in, as a private, Dec. 7, 
1861, in Co. E, 6th N. H. Vols.; discharged for disability, Oct. 
20, 1862. He died at his father's home, April 20, 1865, of disease 
contracted in the service. 

12. Roger S. Derby, son of Sherman Derby, native of 
Dublin (now Harrisville), ae. 18; mus. in, as a private, Dec. 7, 
1861, in Co. G, 6th N. H. Vols.; wounded, Aug. 29, 1862, 
at Bull Run, Va.; discharged, Feb. 26, 1863, at Washing- 
ton, D. C. He died at Harrisville, N. H., Aug. 11, 1872. 
He was a member of Social Friends Lodge of Freemasons in 
Keene. 

13. Sylvester Doyle, native of Ireland, ae. 23; mus. in, 
as a private, Sept. 16, 1862; app. a corporal, Dec. 31, 1864; 
mus. out, June 21, 1865; lived many years in Dublin. 

14. Charles E. Eastland, native of the city of New York, 
ae. 18; mus. in, as a private, Nov. 28, 1861, in Co. E, 6th N. H. 
Vols.; wounded, Dec. 13, 1862, at Fredericksburg, Va.; reen- 
listed and mus. in, Dec. 24, 1863, accredited to the city of New 
York. He was wounded. May 12, 1864, at Spottsylvania, Va.; 
mus. out, July 17, 1865. 

15. Benjamin F. Eastman, native of Grantham, N. H., ae. 
30; mus. in, as a private, Sept. 19, 1862, in Co. G, 13th N. H. 
Vols.; discharged, June 8, 1865. He died, Jan. 18, 1888. 

16. Henry A. Farnum, native of Dublin, ae. 18; mus. in, 
as a private, Nov. 28, 1861; wounded, Aug. 29, 1862, at Bull 
Run, Va.; captured. May 6, 1864, at the battle of the Wilder- 
ness, Va.; released, March 1, 1865; discharged. May 20, 1865, 
at Concord, at the expiration of his term of service. He moved 
to Norwood Park, 111. 

17. John T. Farwell, native of Dublin (now Harrisville), 
ae. 20; mus. in, as a private, Sept. 23, 1862, in Co. G, 14th 



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N. H. Vols.; mus. out, July 8, 1865. He died at East Harrisville 
(now called Eastview), Jan. 30, 1890. 

18. Charles Ransted Fisk, native of Dublin, ae. 19; mus. 
in, as a private, Sept. 22, 1862, in Co. A, 14th N. H. Vols.; 
mus. out, June 16, 1865. He died in Dublin, Jan. 7, 1908. 

19. Jesse Appleton Fisk, native of Dublin, ae. 26; mus. in, 
Sept. 22, 1862, as a sergeant; 2d Lieut, of Co. E, same regiment 
(14th N. H. Vols.), Nov. 2, 1863; 1st Lieut, of Co. K, May 27, 
1864; killed in the battle of Opequan, Winchester, Va., Sept. 
19, 1864. His body was buried, with several others of the same 
regiment, in a common grave upon the battlefield, over which 
the State of New Hampshire has erected a costly and beautiful 
monument. 

20. James Fitz, native of Ashburnham, Mass., ae. 21; had 
worked temporarily in Rindge and Dublin; mus. in, as a-pri- 
vate, Nov. 28, 1861; appointed a wagoner; in Co. K, 6th N. H. 
Vols.; reenlisted and was mus. in, Dec. 30, 1863, accredited to 
Ashburnham, Mass.; mus. out, July 17, 1865, 

21. Preston L. French, native of Jaffrey, ae. 24; mus. in, 
as a private, Sept. 22, 1862, in Co. A, 14th N. H. Vols.; mus. 
out, July 8, 1865. He died in Boston, Mass., Aug. 23, 1879. 

22. David J. Fuller, native of Grafton, Mass., ae. 22; 
mus. in, as a private, Sept. 22, 1862; in Co. A, 14th N. H. Vols.; 
discharged, June 4, 1865. After the war, he lived in Brooklyn, 
N. Y. 

23. Albert Charles Greenwood, native of Dublin, ae. 20; 
mus. in, as a private, Sept. 22, 1862, in Co. A, 14th N. H. Vols.; 
wounded at the battle of Opequan, near Winchester, Va., 
Sept. 19, 1864; died of his wounds, Dec. 23, 1864. 

24. Sanford S. Hardy, native of Hollis, N. H., ae. 19; 
mus. in, as a private, Sept. 22, 1862, in Co. G, 14th N. H. Vols.; 
wounded, Sept. 19, 1864, at Opequan; discharged for disa- 
bihty, July 24, 1865. 

25. Mark Harrop, born at Staley Bridge, England, ae. 24; 
enlisted as a private, with the Keene Volunteers, April 30, 
1861; discharged, July 12, 1861, as of Capt. Jonathan R. Bag- 
ley's Co., at Fort Constitution; reenlisted (ae. then 25), Aug. 
19, 1861; mus. in, as a private, Aug. 21, 1861, in Co. A, 2d 
N. H. Vols.; deserted, April 29, 1863, at Concord, N. H. He 
had been a mill hand at Harrisville. 

26. Charles Smith Hazen, native of Sterling, Mass., ae. 21; 
mus. in, as a corporal, Aug. 23, 1861, in Co. E, 3d N. H. Vols.; 
promoted to sergeant, June 23, 1862; 2d Lieut, of Co. D, July 



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23, 1863; wounded May 13, 1864, at Drewry's Bluff, Va.; 
1st Lieut, of Co. F, May 24, 1864; discharged, Dec. 17, 1864. 
His residence at enlistment was given as Milford. He after- 
wards resided in Harrisville (formerly a part of Dublin), where 
he died, Aug. 17, 1914; burial in the cemetery at Dublin village. 

27. Edson Stephen Hazen, native of Sterling, Mass., ae. 
18; mus. in, as a private, Sept. 23, 1862, in Co. G, 14th N. H. 
Vols.; discharged for disability, at Concord, July 7, 1865; 
died at home, of disease contracted in the service, Oct, 5, 1865. 

28. George Wheeler Hazen, native of Princeton, Mass., 
ae. 23; mus. in, Sept. 23, 1862, in Co. G, 14th N. H. Vols.; 
appointed a corporal, Feb. 27, 1864; killed at the battle of 
Opequan, near Winchester, Va., Sept. 19, 1864. 

29. William P. Heald, native of Dublin, ae. 21; mus. in, 
Dec. 20, 1861, as a corporal, in Co. B, 8th N. H. Vols.; dis- 
charged for disability, July 5, 1862, at Carrolton, La.; died at 
Milford, N. H., Feb. 17, 1868. 

30. William K. Heath, native of Milford, N. H., ae. 17; 
mus. in, July 9, 1862, as a private, in Co. D, 9th Vermont 
Vols.; accredited to Woodstock, Vt., although he considered 
Dublin to be his residence. He was captured and paroled, 
Sept. 15, 1862, at Harper's Ferry, Va.; appointed corporal, 
Nov. 10, 1863; sergeant, Feb. 18, 1864; 1st sergeant, Aug. 11, 
1864; received the appointment of 2d lieutenant, Dec. 21, 
1864, but declined it; mus. out, June 13, 1865. After the war, 
he resided in Harrisville. 

31. Henry H. Holt, native of Dublin, ae. 21; mus. in, as a 
private, Sept. 19, 1862, in Co. G, 13th N. H. Vols.; died of diph- 
theria, at Portsmouth, Va., Aug. 21, 1863. 

32. Samuel P. Holt, native of Wilton, ae. 18; mus. in, as a 
private, Sept. 22, 1862, in Co. A, 14th N. H. Vols.; corporal, 
July 1, 1864; wounded at Cedar Creek, Va., Oct. 19, 1864; 
died of wounds, Oct. 24, 1864. 

33. Amiel Jerry (as his name appears upon the rolls, but 
probably fimile Giroux, in the true French spelling), native of 
Canada, ae. 23; mus. in, as a private, Sept. 23, 1862, in Co. G, 
14th N. H. Vols.; wounded at Opequan, near Winchester, Va., 
Sept. 19, 1864; mus. out, July 8, 1865. He was a mill hand at 
Harrisville. After the war, he lived in Claremont. 

34. John A. Kendall, native of Troy, N. H., in his seven- 
teenth year; enlisted in Co. I, 3d N. H. Vols., but was drowned 
in the Merrimack River, at Concord, N. H., Aug. 22, 1861, the 
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are taken from the History of the Third Regiment, and are 
doubtless authentic. His name does not appear in Ayhng's 
Register of the N. H. Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the 
Rebellion, probably because the accident occurred before his 
company was mustered in. 

35. John W. Knight, born in Burrilville, R. I., ae. 21; 
mus. in, as a private, June 8, 1862, in Co. K, 2d N. H. Vols.; 
discharged for disability, July 31, 1865. After the war, he lived 
in Litchfield, Minn. 

36. Asa Knowlton, native of Dublin, ae. 28; mus. in, as a 
private, Sept. 22, 1862, in Co. A, 14th N. H. Vols.; mus. out, 
July 8, 1865. He is living (June, 1916) in Dublin, the only 
soldier of the Civil War now remaining within the limits of the 
township, and one of only a very few of the veterans who were 
credited to Dublin who still survive. 

37. Lewis Dudley Learned, native of Dublin, ae. 21; mus. 
in, as a private, Sept. 23, 1862, in Co. G, 14th N. H. Vols.; 
corporal, Oct. 1, 1864; killed at Cedar Creek, Va., Oct. 19, 1864. 
He was a brother of Hon. Henry Dwight Learned of Dublin. 

38. Marion Deroy Learned, native of Dublin, brother of 
the preceding, ae. 18; mus. in, as a private, Sept. 23, 1862, in 
Co. G, 14th N. H. Vols.; corporal, March 1, 1865; mus. out, 
July 8, 1865. After the war, he settled at Los Angeles, Cal. 

39. Orin G. Leighton, native of Littleton, ae. 26; enlisted, 
April 29, 1861, for three months, and was not mus. in; re- 
enlisted for three years, and was mus. in, June 5, 1861, as a 
private in Co. G, 2d N. H. Vols. He was discharged for dis- 
ability, Sept. 11, 1862. Ayling's Register does not state that 
he was promoted. 

40. Alexander Lyle, native of Scotland, ae. 18; enlisted 
April 27, 1861, for three months and was not mus. in; reenlisted 
for three years; mus. in, June 5, 1861, as a private in Co. G, 
2d N. H. Vols.; killed at Williamsburg, Va., May 5, 1862. 

41. David Mason, native of Dublin, ae. 36; mus. in, Sept. 
23, 1862, as a private, in Co. A, 14th N. H. Vols.; mus. out, 
July 8, 1865; died at Concord, N. H., May 4, 1903 (ac. to the 
headstone) . 

42. Zaman Allison Mason, native of Dublin, ae. 22; mus. 
in, as a private, Sept. 22, 1862, in Co. A, 14th N. H. Vols.; 
mus. out, July 3, 1865. He was in the banking business in 
Boston, Mass., after the war. He died, Feb. 2, 1904, at Dor- 
chester, Mass. 

43. John H. Monks, native of Northampton, Mass., ae. 20; 



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mus. in, as a private, Nov. 28, 1861, in Co. E, 6th N. H. Vols.; 
killed, Aug. 29, 1862, at Bull Run, Va. 

44. Albert Lovejoy Morey, native of Boston, Mass., ae. 
28; mus. in, as a private, Sept. 23, 1862, in Co. G, 14th N. H. 
Vols.; wounded at Cedar Creek, Va., Oct. 19, 1864; discharged 
for disability, April 10, 1865; died at Augusta, Me., Nov. 5, 1892. 
He had been an inmate of the Home for Disabled Soldiers at 
Togus. He was really a Sullivan man, temporarily working in 
Dublin when he enlisted. 

45. Henry H. Morse, native of Dublin, ae. 20; mus. in, 
Dec. 23, 1861, as a private, in Co. F, 6th N. H. Vols.; dis- 
charged for disability, March 19, 1863, at Concord. 

46. Charles P. Phelps, native of Alstead, ae. 18; mus. in, 
Sept. 17, 1861, as a private, in Co. G, 2d N. H. Vols.; killed at 
2d Bull Run, Aug. 29, 1862. 

47. Myron Winslow Phelps, native of New Hampshire, 
ae. 21; enlisted, Aug. 9, 1864, and mus. in, Sept. 26, 1864, as a 
private in the United States Marine Corps; served on the 
U. S. Ships San Jacinto and Fort Jackson; discharged at Ports- 
mouth, Jan. 14, 1866. He died in Roxbury, Mass., March 5, 
1907. He was a member of Social Friends Lodge of Freemasons 
at Keene. 

48. John Phillips, native of Dublin, ae. 29; mus. in, as a 
private, Sept. 23, 1862, in Co. G, 14th N. H. Vols.; died of dis- 
ease, Dec. 19, 1862, at Offutt's Cross Roads, Md. 

49. Almon Gowing Pierce, native of Dublin, ae. 19; mus. 
in, as a private, Sept. 22, 1862, in Co. A, 14th N. H. Vols.; 
corporal, Jan. 27, 1864; sergeant. May 1, 1864, when he was 
transferred to Co. C; promoted to 1st sergeant; died of disease 
at Carrolton, La., at Camp Parapet, June 8, 1864. This date 
of death corrects Ayling's Register. 

50. Asaph Webster Pierce, native of Dublin, ae. 21; mus. 
in, as a corporal, Sept. 22, 1862, in Co. A, 14th N. H. Vols.; 
died of disease, at Poolesville, Md., Jan. 21, 1863. 

51. Malachi Wilson Richardson, native of Dublin, ae. 
19; mus. in, as a private, Sept. 19, 1862, in Co. G, 13th N. H. 
Vols.; killed in battle at Cold Harbor, Va., June 2, 1864. He 
had been promoted to corporal. 

52. William P. Robbe (or Robb), native of Peterborough, 
ae. 25; mus. in, as a private, Sept. 23, 1862, in Co. G, 14th 
N. H. Vols.; discharged for disability, at Washington, D. C, 
Oct. 5, 1863. 

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mus. in, as a private, Sept. 19, 1862, in Co. G, 13th N. H. Vols.; 
discharged for disabihty, April 2, 1863. After the war, he lived 
in Peterborough. 

54. Solomon N. Sawtell, native of Rindge, ae. 39; mus. 
in, as a private, in Co. E, 6th N. H. Vols., Nov. 28, 1861; died 
of disease, at Louisville, Ky., Oct. 2, 1863. 

55. William H. Seeley, mus. in, as a private, July 13, 1862, 
in the 34th Mass. Vols.; discharged. May 18, 1863. We know 
no further particulars respecting him. 

56. Elias B. Smith, native of Fort Ann, N. Y., ae. 24; mus. 
in, as a private, Oct. 25, 1861, in Co. A, 8th N. H. Vols.; 
wounded. May 27, 1863, at Port Hudson, La.; mus. out, Jan. 
18, 1865. After the war, he lived at or near Munsonville. 

57. Charles H. Tarbell, native of Greenfield, ae. 21; mus. 
in, Sept. 18, 1862, as a private, in Co. B, 13th N. H. Vols.-; dis- 
charged, Feb. 2, 1864, to accept promotion in another organ- 
ization. He was mus. in, Feb. 11, 1864, as 2d Lieut, of Co. B, 
30th Inf., U. S. Colored Troops; 1st Lieut, of same company, 
Nov. 19, 1864; discharged, Dec. 21, 1865. After the war, he 
lived in Chicago, 111. 

58. Wallace Thwing, native of Marlborough, according to 
Ayling's Register, ae. 18; mus. in, as a private, Sept. 16, 1862, 
in Co. F, 10th N. H. Vols.; wounded severely by accident, 
July 6, 1864, near Petersburgh, Va.; discharged for disability. 
May 31, 1865. According to Ayling's Register, his enlistment 
was credited to Peterborough. After the war, he lived in 
Manchester. 

59. Edgar E. Towne, native of Saxonville, Mass., ae. 18; 
mus. in, Dec. 6, 1861, as a private, in Co. G, 6th N. H. Vols.; 
promoted to the rank of corporal; died, Dec. 14, 1862, of wounds 
received the previous day at Fredericksburg, Va. Ayling's Reg- 
ister gives Keene as his residence at the time of enlistment. 

60. Frank Wetherbee, native of Parishville, N. Y., ae. 28; 
mus. in (ac. to Ayling's Register), Nov. 26, 1861, as a private, 
in Co. F, 2d U. S. Volunteer Sharpshooters; killed, Sept. 17, 
1862, at Antietam, Md. Ayling gives his residence as Jaffrey. 

61. Levi Willard, native of Dublin (now Harrisville), ae. 
19; mus. in, as a private, Dec. 14, 1861, in Co. H, 6th N. H. 
Vols.; killed at 2d Bull Run, Va., Aug. 29, 1862. 

Of the sixty-one soldiers here enumerated those who were 
from actual Dublin families were brave, loyal to their country, 
and faithful in their service, in many cases to the point of death. 
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206 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

being, as farm hands or as mill operatives in Harrisville. On 
the list are the names of two who deserted, according to the 
official records. They were not properly to be reckoned as 
Dublin men. We know little or nothing concerning them, be- 
yond the records of their enlistments and desertions. They were 
strangers and adventurers, whose misdemeanors cannot di- 
minish the honor and glory which will ever be attached to the 
honorable record of the real Dublin soldiers, and cannot stain 
the honor of an excellent town of which they formed no part. 

Thirty-two men were procured for the service, by the town, 
through the selectmen. Among them were as good men as 
could be found, but the average was much below that of the 
men who represented the old Dublin families. Of the thirty- 
two nine were deserters, two mysteriously disappeared, or, at 
least, there is no information concerning them, and another was 
under arrest for desertion, and absent, when his company was 
mustered out, and the official registers supply no further in- 
formation concerning him. These twelve men constitute a little 
more than thirty-seven jper cent of the whole thirty-two. 
Others in the list had honorable records. 

2. Volunteer Recruits Procured by the Selectmen 

62. Charles Abbott, native of Canada, ae. 23; mus. in, as 
a private, July 8, 1864, in Co. E, 1st N. H. Vol. Cav.; reported 
on the muster-out roll as sent to Galloup's Island, Boston Har- 
bor, Mass., July 18, 1864. No further information. 

63. James Allen, native of Nova Scotia, ae. 21; mus. in, 
July 21, 1864, as a private, in Co. G, 1st N. H. Vol. Cav.; 
deserted, Aug. 14, 1864, at Concord. 

64. Harvey Bahn, native of Prussia, ae. 23; mus. in, Nov. 
25, 1863, as a private, in Co. I, 3d N. H. Vols.; wounded, Aug. 
16, 1864, at Deep Bottom, Va.; reported sick on the muster- 
out roll, dated, July 20, 1865. He called his residence New 
York City. 

65. William Baker, born in state of New York, ae. 35, 
claiming Franklin, N. Y., as his residence; mus. in, as a private, 
Nov. 25, 1863, in Co. K, 3d N. H. Vols.; killed at Charles City 
Cross Roads, near Richmond, Va., Oct. 24, 1864. 

66. Thomas Bayham (or perhaps Bayhan or Bahan), native 
of Ireland, ae. 27; no fixed place of residence known; enlisted, 
Jan. 12, 1865, for three years, as a seaman; served on the 
U. S. Ship Ohio; transferred to the East Gulf Blockading Squad- 



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ron, Jan. 31, 1865; no further information in the records of the 
Navy Department. He was credited to Diibhn. 

67. Alfred H. Beman, a native of Malone, N. Y., ae. 27; 
residence in Nashua; mus. in, as a private, Sept. 18, 1861, in 
Co. B, 4th N. H. Vols.; discharged for disabihty, Aug. 5, 1862, 
at Beaufort, S. C. He enhsted, June 23, 1864, and was mus. in 
the same day, in the Veteran Reserve Corps, credited to Dubhn, 
as a private; discharged, Nov. 13, 1865; died at Nashua, June 
24, 1881. 

68. John Burbank, native of Canada, ae. 26, credited to 
Dubhn; recruited at the Draft Rendevouz, Concord; mus. in, 
Nov. 23, 1863, as a private, in the 2d N. H. Vols.; but was not 
assigned to any company, and we get no further information 
concerning him. He was not officially accounted for. 

69. Patrick Burk, native of Ireland, ae. 25; credited to 
Dublin, and mus. in, July 8, 1864, as a private, in Co. E, 1st 
N. H. Vol. Cav.; deserted, Sept. 1, 1864, at Camp Stoneman, 
D. C. 

70. Charles Burnett (as the name appears in Ayling's 
Register, JDut spelled Charles Burrill on the manuscript handed 
to the writer by Mr. Learned, which was prepared by a com- 
mittee of the town of Dublin, in 1870, the spelling of the Reg- 
ister being doubtless authentic), native of Staunton, Va., ae. 
21; mus. in, July 8, 1864, as a private, in Co. E, 1st N. H. Vol. 
Cav.; deserted, Aug. 26, 1864, at Camp Stoneman, D. C. 

71. Ira Caldwell, native of Pelham, ae. "19"; mus. in, 
March 29, 1864, as a private, in Co. B, 1st N. H. Vol. Cav.; 
died of disease in Nashua, March 14, 1865. 

72. Marius Cartouche (as the name appears in Ayling's 
Register, in its true French spelling, but Maurice Catruch in 
the more imperfect spelling which appears upon the manuscript 
prepared by the town committee in 1870), a native of France, 
ae. 21; mus. in, Nov. 24, 1863, as a private, in Co. A, 5th N. H. 
Vols.; transferred to the U. S. Navy, April 19, 1864, as a lands- 
man; served on the U. S. Ships Matthew Vasar and Fuchsia; 
discharged, Aug. 5, 1865, as wardroom steward. These dates 
correct the manuscript prepared by the town committee. 

73. Thomas Davis, a native of Maine, ae. 25; enlisted, Jan. 
27, 1865, as a seaman, and credited to Dublin; served on the 
U. S. Ships Ohio, Kearsarge, Tahoma, and Saratoga; was dis- 
charged from the Saratoga, at the expiration of his term, Jan. 
14, 1868. 

74. John Driscoll, born in Lincoln, Eng., ae. 22; mus. in. 



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June 25, 1864, as a private, in Co. D, 1st N. H. Vol. Cav.; 
deserted, Aug. 27, 1864, at Camp Stoneman, D. C. 

75. Martin Gitlars (as spelled in Ay ling's Register), na- 
tive of Ireland, ae. 41; claiming a residence in Philadelphia; 
mus. in, Nov. 25, 1863, as a private, in Co. K, 3d N. H. Vols.; 
deserted, Aug. 16, 1864, at Deep Bottom, Va.; returned; 
killed, Feb. 11, 1865, at Sugar Loaf Battery, N. C, near 
Wilmington. 

76. Edgar J. Hadley (as spelled in Ayling's Register), a 
native of New Hampshire, ae. 18, temporarily stopping in 
Dublin; mus. in, March 29, 1864, as a private in Co. B, 1st 
N. H. Vol. Cav.; appointed bugler; discharged, June 7, 1865, at 
Washington, D. C. 

77. Herbert H. Hale (as spelled in Ayling's Register, in- 
stead of Albert H. Hale, as the name appears upon the manu- 
script list prepared by the town committee), native of Walpcle, 
ae. 18; mus. in, March 23, 1864, as a private, in Co. B, 1st N. H. 
Vol. Cav.; mus. out, July 15, 1865. 

78. Frederick Hallock, a native of Connecticut, ae. 20; 
mus. in, July 8, 1864, as a private, in Co. E, 1st N. H. Vol. Cav.; 
discharged, June 19, 1865, at Washington, D. C. 

79. Fernando Smiley Hovey, born in Swanzey, in his eight- 
eenth year, temporarily stopping in Dublin; mus. in, March 
29, 1864, as a private, in Co. B, 1st N. H. Vol. Cav.; discharged 
for disability, March 15, 1865, at David's Island, N. Y. He 
lived about a year after this, and died in Swanzey, of tubercu- 
losis, March 3, 1866. He was an excellent young man, but frail 
physically. Eight of his father's twelve children died within a 
few years, seven of them within two years, mostly of the 
dreaded tuberculosis. 

80. Edward Kelsall, born in England, ae. 36, claiming the 
city of New York for his residence; mus. in, Nov. 25, 1863, as a 
private, in Co. B, 3d N. H. Vols.; credited to Dublin; furloughed 
Oct. 30, 1864, for 15 days, from Base Hospital, Tenth Army 
Corps, Jones Landing, Va. ; no further report of him at the office 
of the Adjutant General. 

81. Frederick C. Lang, native of Wurtemburg, Germany, 
ae. 24, claiming Troy, N. H., as his residence; credited to Dub- 
lin; mus. in, April 1, 1864, as a private, in Co. C, 1st N. H. Vol. 
Cav.; mus. out, July 15, 1865. He had previously enlisted, and 
was mus. in, July 22, 1861, as a private in the 20th Ind. Infantry; 
discharged for disability, Sept. 29, 1862, to date, Oct. 3, 1862, 
at New York City. According to the manuscript prepared by 



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the town committee, he was captured, Aug. 25, 1864. After the 
war, he resided in Troy. 

82. Lemuel Leavitt, born in Dunham, Can.; ae. 28, ac- 
credited to Dubhn; mus. in, Jan. 20, 1865, as a private, in the 
3d N. H. Vols.; but deserted, March 17, 1865, in Concord, 
before he had been assigned to any company. 

83. Dennis Mahoney, born in Ireland, ae. 37; credited to 
Dublin; mus. in, Nov. 24, 1863, as a private, in Co. C, 3d N. H. 
Vols.; transferred, June 10, 1864, to Co. I, 1st Inf., U. S. V.; 
discharged for disabihty, Feb. 27, 1865, at St. Paul, Minn., 
where he died on the same day. 

84. Edward Martin, born in Ireland, ae. 35; credited to 
Dubhn; mus. in, Nov. 20 (not Nov. 24), 1863, as a private, in 
Co. K, 2d N. H. Vols.; transferred to the Marine Corps, March 
29 (not March 30), 1864, at Point Lookout, Md. No further 
report concerning him, in the office of the Adj. Gen. or the Navy 
Department. 

85. Sylvanus Maxfield, native of New York, ae. 25, giv- 
ing as his residence Franklin, N. Y.; credited to Dublin; mus. 
in, Nov. 25, 1863, as a private, in Co. K, 3d N. H. Vols.; dis- 
charged June 5 (not June 8), 1865, at Concord. 

86. John O'Brien, born in New York, ae. 22; credited to 
Dubhn; mus. in, July 8, 1864, as a private, in Co. E, 1st N. H. 
Vol. Cav.; deserted, Aug. 26, 1864, at Camp Stoneman, D. C; 
apprehended, Jan. 13, 1865; captured, March 6, 1865, at Mount 
Jackson, Va. No further record of him in office of Adj. Gen. 

87. Orrin p. Osgood, born in Maine, ae. 24; cred. to Dub- 
lin; mus. in, July 8, 1864, as a private, in Co. E, 1st N. H. Vol. 
Cav.; deserted, Aug. 11, 1864; apprehended, Aug. 28, 1864; 
reported on the muster-out roll as absent under arrest since 
Aug. 28, 1864. No further report of him in the office of the 
Adj. Gen. 

88. Joseph Owens, born in Ireland, ae. 21; cred. to Dublin; 
mus. in, July 8, 1864, as a private, in Co. E, 1st N. H. Vol. Cav.; 
deserted, Aug. 10, 1864; apprehended, Aug. 13, 1864; deserted 
again, Sept. 5, 1864, at Camp Stoneman, D. C. 

89. Thomas Robinson, born in Ireland, ae. 27; cred. to Dub- 
lin; mus. in, Nov. 25, 1863, as a private, in Co. G, 3d N. H. 
Vols.; deserted, April 14, 1864, at Jacksonville, Fla. 

90. Walter H. Sleeper, a native of Province of Quebec, ae. 
22; stopping temporarily in Dublin; mus. in, March 29, 1864, 
as a private, in Co. B, 1st N. H. Vol. Cav.; appointed corporal; 
captured, June 22, 1864, at Ream's Station, Va.; released, Nov. 



210 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

27, 1864; discharged for disability, May 30, 1865. After the war, 
he Hved in Athol, Mass. 

91. William Snowden, born in Staunton, Va., ae. 24; cred. 
to Dubhn; mus. in, July 8, 1864, as a private, in Co. E, 1st 
N. H. Vol. Cav.; deserted, Aug. 27, 1864, at Camp Stoneman, 
D. C. 

92. Heinrich Wessals (the German spelling, but Henry 
Vessals on the manuscript prepared by the town committee; 
Wessals in Ayling's Register), a native of Hanover, Germany, 
ae. 22; claiming a residence in New York City; cred. to Dublin; 
mus. in, Nov. 25, 1863, as a private, in Co. I, 3d N. H. Vols.; 
deserted at Manchester, Dec. 17, 1864. There is no further ac- 
count of him in Ayling's Register. The manuscript of the town 
committee notes that he was "absent sick, July 20, 1865." 
There is perhaps some confusion with another record. 

93. Peter Young, born in Canada, ae. 21; cred. to Dublin; 
mus. in, July 8, 1864, as a private, in Co. E, 1st N. H. Vol. Cav.; 
appointed corporal; deserted, while on a furlough, March 21, 
1865 (ac. to Ayling's Register). 

The preceding thirty-two men were not Dublin residents, 
properly speaking, and, with a few honorable exceptions, they 
did not measure up to the standard of Dublin men. More than 
a third of them deserted their regiments, others were inefficient, 
and less than a half-dozen proved to be first-class soldiers. This 
is no discredit to the town, which made the patriotic effort to 
procure them for the service. 

In the draft of September 2, 1863, twenty-three men were 
drawn, and, in the draft of May 1864, four more men were 
drawn. The following thirteen men, all drawn in the former 
draft, were exempted: Charles H. Heald, Melville Bowers, 
Aaron Smith, Harvey J. Ware, Charles J. Smith, Luke F. 
Richardson, Josiah M. Darling, William H. Jones, John 
A. Upton, Collins C. Robbins (who had formerly been a 
member of Co. G, 13th N. H. Vols.; see No. 53 in the soldier 
list), Henry J. Farwell, Alanson Holt (usually called Lan- 
son Holt), Thomas Murray. One man, Lyman P. Beal, paid 
a commutation of $300.00. Another man, W^illiam C. Ken- 
yon, deserted, or did not report for examination at the oflSce of 
the provost marshall. The following eight men of the former 
draft furnished substitutes: David W. Kinsman, Charles H. 
Smith, William Parker, Joel .Franklin Mason, Francis 
A. Morse, Calvin Clark Gowing, Hiram Barker, and 
Charles W. Fiske. The following four men of the second draft 



DUBLIN IN THE LATER WARS 211 

furnished substitutes: Abbott Burpee, Evander French, 
Benjamin F. Sherwin, and Cornelius K. Towne. 



3. The Twelve Substitutes Furnished by Drafted Men 

94. Edward F, Blakely, born in Boston, Mass., ae. 25; 
substitute for Joel Franklin Mason; mus. in, Sept. 30, 1863, as 
a private, in Co. A, 5th N. H. Vols.; transferred to the U. S. 
Navy, April 20, 1864; as an ordinary seaman; deserted, July 
29, 1864, from the U. S. Ship Anacostia. 

95. Richard W. Blodgett, born in Massachusetts, ae. 26, 
substitute for Abbott Burpee; mus. in. May 31, 1864, as a 
private, in Co. A, 6th N. H. Vols.; wounded, April 2, 1865, at 
Petersburg, Va. ; discharged for disability, at Philadelphia, Pa., 
June 17, 1865. 

96. Foley Carroll, born in Ireland, ae. 27, substitute for 
William Parker; mus. in, Sept. 23, 1863, as a private, in the 
1st N. H. Vol. Light Battery; deserted, Aug. 25, 1864, near 
Petersburg, Va.; apprehended about Nov. 28, 1864; dishonor- 
ably discharged, Jan. 25, 1865, at Alexandria, Va. He after- 
wards lived at Port Costa, Cal. 

97. James Cunningham, born in Canada, ae. 23, substitute 
for Benjamin F. Sherwin; mus. in, May 31, 1864, as a private, 
in the 6th N. H. Vols., but deserted, June 9, 1864, at New 
London, Conn., before he reached his regiment, and had not, 
of course, been assigned to any company. 

98. George Daniels, substitute for Calvin Clarke Gowing, 
was probably the George Daniels, formerly of Keene, who en- 
listed as a private in the Cheshire Light Guards, April 25, 1861, 
at Keene, but was discharged by order of the Governor, June 
20, 1861. According to the manuscript list of the Dublin sol- 
diers, prepared by the town committee, in 1870, a George Dan- 
iels, probably the same man, was mus. in, Sept. 25, 1863, as a 
private, in Co. F, 14th N. H. Vols. Neither Ayling's Register 
nor the history of the regiment makes any mention of such a 
man in the 14th regiment. Ayling alludes to the enlistment in 
1861, which we have mentioned. The manuscript of the com- 
mittee notes that there was no account of this man. It is very 
likely that he disappeared before he had joined the company for 
which he was intended. 

99. Patrick Hickey, born in Ireland, ae. 26, substitute for 
Hiram Barker; mus. in, Sept. 26, 1863, as a private, in Co. F, 
14th N. H. Vols.; deserted, March 18, 1864, at New York City. 



212 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

100. Francois LaPointe (in English Francis LaPoint), born 
in Canada, ae. 21, substitute for David W, Kinsman; mus. in, 
Sept. 26, 1863, as a private, in Co. H, 14th N. H. Vols.; mus. 
out, July 8, 1865. 

101. William H. Marble, native of Canada, ae. 26, sub- 
stitute for Cornelius K. Towne; mus. in, June 14, 1864, as a 
private, in Co. A, 9th N. H. Vols.; deserted, July 14, 1864, near 
Petersburg, Va.; gained from desertion. May 24, 1865; trans- 
ferred to Co. A, 6th N. H. Vols., June 1, 1865; mus. out, July 
17, 1865. 

102. Patrick McDermott, born in Ireland, ae, 26, substi- 
tute for Francis A. Morse; mus. in, Sept. 25, 1863, as a private, 
in Co. B, 5th N. H. Vols;, wounded, June 16, 1864, near Peters- 
burg, Va.; wounded again, March 25, 1865, at Fort Stedman, 
Va.; discharged, June 27, 1865, at Philadelphia, Pa. After the 
war, he lived in Worcester, Mass. 

103. William Stoddard, born in Connecticut, ae. 21, sub- 
stitute for Evander French; mus. in. May 31, 1864, as a private, 
in Co. C, 6th N. H. Vols.; discharged for disabihty, July 10, 
1865. 

104. George Sumner, born in New Jersey, ae. 21, substitute 
for Charles H. Smith; mus. in, Sept. 25, 1863, as a private, in 
Co. G, 14th N. H. Vols.; deserted, Nov. 4, 1863, at Washington, 
D. C. 

105. George Tripp was a substitute for Charles W. Fiske. 
Ayling's Register has no notice of any soldier who can be iden- 
tified with this George Tripp. He notes other George Tripps, 
who cannot possibly be the same as this man. The manuscript 
list of soldiers prepared by the Dublin town committee, in 1870, 
mentions the fact that such a person was the substitute for Mr. 
Fiske, but gives no further information. It cannot be that he 
joined any New Hampshire organization connected with the 
war, as there would have been some record of such a fact. 

Of the preceding twelve substitutes six deserted, two are not 
noticed on the records, and four did faithful service. 

Ten Dublin men patriotically volunteered to procure sub- 
stitutes for the army. They were: Samuel Carroll Derby 
(then a student, now a professor of Latin, in the Ohio State 
University, at Columbus, O.), Alfred T. Colony, George 
W^ Bemis, Charles W. Gowing, Henry A. Adams, David 
TowNSEND, S. Dana Bemis, Sylvester T. Symonds, George 
W. Mason, and James Appleton Mason. 



DUBLIN IN THE LATER WARS 213 

4. Recruits Voluntarily Procured by Dublin Men 

106. William Bogan, born in Ireland, ae. 22, procured by 
George W. Bemis; enlisted, miis. in, and received at the draft 
rendezvous, on Aug. 10, 1864. He was sent, as a private, to the 
5th N. H. Vols., but nothing was heard from him afterwards. 
He had not been assigned to any company. 

107. Peter Coolum (as the name is spelled on Ayling's Reg- 
ister), born in Canada, ae. 40, procured by Charles W. Gow- 
ing; enlisted and was mus. in, Aug. 11, 1864, as a private, in 
Co. H, 5th N. H. Vols.; wounded, April 7, 1865, at Farmville, 
Va.; died of wounds, April 30, 1865, at Annapohs, Md. 

108. Michael Corey, born in Ireland, ae. 26, procured by 
George W. Mason; enlisted and mus. in, Dec. 13, 1864, as a 
private, in Co. I, 3d N. H. Vols.; deserted, Feb. 27, 1865.- 

109. Nathaniel Hancock, a colored man, born in North 
Carolina, calling his age 26, procured by Sylvester T. Sy- 
MONDs; enlisted and mus. in, Dec. 10, 1864, as a private for the 
21st Inf. of U. S. Colored Troops; reported on the roll dated, 
Dec. 20, 1864, as sent to his regiment, but nothing more was 
heard of him. 

110. James Hassett, born in Ireland, ae. 18, procured by 
David Townsend; enlisted and mus. in, Aug. 9, 1864, as a 
private, in Co. C, 5th N. H. Vols.; deserted, March 18, 1865, 
at Beverly, N. J. This account, taken from Ayling's Register, is 
doubtless authentic. It differs slightly from the account upon 
the town committee's manuscript. 

111. August Hervean (as spelled in Ayling's Register, but 
August Hirtz on the town committee's manuscript), born in 
France, ae. 25, procured by Henry A. Adams; enlisted and 
mus. in, Aug. 9, 1864, as a private, in Co. C, 5th N. H. Vols.; 
captured, Feb. 7, 1865, while on picket duty. No further in- 
formation concerning him. 

112. John Kelley, 2d, born in Ireland, ae. 24, procured 
by James Appleton Mason; enlisted and mus. in, Dec. 13, 
1864, as a private, in Co. I, 3d N. H. Vols.; deserted, Feb. 28, 
1865. 

113. William Miller, born in Canada, ae. 22, procured by 
Alfred T. Colony; enlisted and mus. in, Sept. 3, 1864; de- 
serted, Oct. 10, 1864, near Petersburg, Va.; a private in Co. F, 
5th N. H. Vols. 

114. John Peter (in French Jean LaPierre), born in 
France, ae. 21, procured by S. Dana Bemis; enlisted and mus. 



214 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

in, Dec. 1, 1863, as a private, in Co. H, 2d N. H. Vols.; mus. 
out, Dec. 19, 1865. 

115. John Thomas, procured by Samuel Carroll Derby. 
We can find no information concerning this man. Ayling's Reg- 
ister has notices of several men of that name, but none which 
answers the purpose here. The town committee's manuscript is 
silent respecting this man's service. The natural inference is 
that he took the money paid for his enlistment and disappeared 
without reporting at the oflBce of the recruiting station to be 
mus. in. 

To have ascertained the names of all natives and former 
residents of Dublin who served in the Civil War would have 
been the work of years, with no positive certainty of obtaining a 
complete list. We could not venture upon such a task. The 
manuscript prepared by the town committee, in 1870, contains 
the following records: 

5. Soldiers Mentioned by a Town Committee in 1870 

116. Elbridge J. GowiNG, native of Dublin, ae. 23; enlisted 
Sept. 2, 1861, in Co. K, 8th Pennsylvania Cav. Corps; after 
participating in several battles and skirmishes, was taken 
prisoner, at Sulphur Springs, Va., Oct. 12, 1863; remained near 
Richmond, Va., until March 4, 1864, when he was sent to the 
notorious prison at Andersonville, Ga., from which he was 
released, April 28, 1865. When captured, he was an orderly 
sergeant in command of his company. 

117. George W. Warren, of an old Dublin family, born in 
Peterborough, ae. 18; mus. in, Nov. 28, 1861, as a private, in 
Co. E, 6th N. H. Vols.; melted by the heat at Bull Run, Va., 
Aug. 29, 1862; died of diphtheria, at Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 2, 
1863. 

We have found that it was practically impossible to obtain the 
names of all the soldiers of the Civil War who have lived in 
Dublin since they left the army or navy. While Harrisville was 
a part of Dublin, many such men worked in the mills whose 
names could not well be ascertained at this time. Others have 
lived for longer or shorter lengths of time in different parts of 
the town. To do no injustice to anybody, it has been deemed 
best not to attempt to record the names of soldiers who have 
come to Dublin since the war. To this rule we make an excep- 
tion which will meet with universal approval, in the case of 
Dr. Henry H. Smith, who lived many years in Dublin, was an 



DUBLIN IN THE LATER WARS 215 

honored physician, and always active and deeply interested in 
"Memorial Day" exercises, as well as in all matters pertaining 
to the welfare of the old soldiers. 

118. Henry Hilliard Smith, M.D., born in Liverpool, Ohio, 
June 16, 1837; became a resident of Claremont, N. H., in 
early boyhood; at the age of 26, he was appointed Acting Assist- 
ant Surgeon in the U. S. Navy, Nov. 20, 1863; served on the 
U. S. Ship Thomas Freeborn; resigned, April 21, 1865; made 
Dublin his residence, where, after a long and faithful practice, 
he died, Oct. 3, 1911. 

There were 115 men in the war accredited to Dublin. Sixty- 
one of these volunteered from the town. Of these, eleven were 
killed in battle, two died of wounds received in battle, seven 
died in the service of disease, one was drowned, and two died 
at home of disease contracted in the service, making in all 
twenty-three deaths. Six were wounded, but not mortally; 
three were discharged on account of wounds; six were dis- 
charged for disability; three were taken prisoners; and two 
(neither of them properly belonging to Dublin) deserted. The 
selectmen procured the services of thirty- two men from abroad. 
Of these, two were killed in battle, and one died of disease, 
making three deaths. One was wounded slightly; two were dis- 
charged for disability; three were captured; seven deserted; 
and three, for various causes, were not accounted for officially. 
Twenty-seven Dublin men were drafted. Of these, thirteen 
were exempted, twelve furnished substitutes, one paid a com- 
mutation of three hundred dollars, and one ran away. Of the 
twelve substitutes, two were wounded, seven deserted, one was 
discharged for disability, and two were mustered out. Of the 
ten men voluntarily procured by citizens, one died of wounds, 
four deserted, one was captured, one absent sick at the mus- 
tering out, and two not accounted for, all of the last three being 
probably deserters. The number of men credited to Dublin 
who resided elsewhere was fifty-four. Of these, two were 
killed in battle, one died of wounds, one died of disease, eight- 
een are known to have deserted, four were taken prisoners, 
three were wounded but not mortally, three were reported as 
discharged for disability, one was reported on the muster-out 
roll as absent sick, five were not officially accounted for (the 
last six were probably deserters), and sixteen were mustered 
out. 

Of the 115 men credited to the quota of Dublin, thirteen were 
killed in battle, three died of wounds received in battle, one was 



216 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

drowned, eight died in the service of disease, two died at home 
of disease contracted in the service, nine were wounded but not 
mortally, twelve were discharged for wounds or disability, 
seven were taken prisoners, twenty were known to have de- 
serted, six others absent or unaccounted for were probably 
deserters, and about fifty-one or fifty-two (including some re- 
ported as wounded) were honorably discharged at the close of 
the war. 

The town of Dublin, aided by individuals and associations, 
has erected a plain, but beautiful and appropriate, monument 
to the memory of her valiant soldiers who gave their lives in the 
defence of our country. It is placed at the junction of the vil- 
lage street with the road (now known as "Monument Road") 
leading to the foot of the long pond below Harrisville. 

The monument was dedicated, October 27, 1870. The fol- 
lowing account of the exercises at the dedication is taken prin- 
cipally from a report in the New Hampshire Sentinel of the 
following week: 

"On Thursday, October 27, 1870, the citizens of Dublin dedicated 
a monument, erected the past season, to the memory of the soldiers of 
that town who fell in the War of the Rebellion. Although the morning 
was cold and windy, a large concourse of people gathered to witness 
the interesting ceremonies and testify their respect for the memory 
of those whose names are inscribed upon the tablets of the monument 
as having 'died that their country might live.' 

"A procession was formed at the Unitarian church, under the mar- 
shalship of Joseph Willard Powers, Esq., and, escorted by the 
Peterborough Cornet Band, marched to the monument, where 
Walter J. Greenwood, Esq., president of the day, in a few appro- 
priate remarks, introduced Hon. Thomas Fisk, chairman of the build- 
ing committee, who made a short speech and gave, in a few words, a 
history of the troops furnished by the town to the armies of the Re- 
public. The whole number furnished was 115. Of this number, sixty- 
one were volunteers, natives [or former residents] of Dublin, of whom 
twenty -five [including one who enlisted from another town in the state, 
and one who died three years after the war] died in battle, or of wounds, 
or of disease, and whose names are inscribed upon the monument. 
Of the volunteers he said, ' there was no record that one from Dublin 
[who properly belonged to the town] ever deserted, or committed any 
crime in the army,' a record of which Dublin may well be proud. 

"The monument is a beautiful shaft of Vermont marble, with 
appropriate tablets at its base for the inscriptions. The base is of 
Fitzwilliam granite, and it is surrounded by a walk of cement, and 
the grounds are graded for a grassy slope. 



DUBLIN IN THE LATER WARS 217 

"Upon returning to the church, the national hymn was sung by the 
choir, a selection from the Scriptures read and a dedicatory prayer 
offered by Rev. George Matthias Rice, pastor of the Unitarian 
church, followed by an original hymn written for the occasion, and an 
oration by Brevet Major General Simon Goodell Griffin of Keene. 
The oration was chaste and elegant in language, and filled with ap- 
propriate reminiscences of the march, the camp, and the field, which 
flushed the cheeks of the audience with pride, or dimmed their eyes 
with tears, as the remembrances of their lost friends and comrades 
rose before them, and won for the orator the applause of many who 
said they knew that 'he could fight well, but did not know that he 
could speak well.' [Gen. Griffin was a native of the neighboring town 
of Nelson and, in the organizations which he commanded in the war, 
were many Dublin boys.] After the oration, speeches were made by 
the invited guests, among whom were Col. Tileston A. Barker of 
Westmoreland, Col. Solon A. Carter, of Keene, George B. Twitch- 
ell, M.D., of Keene [nephew of the late distinguished Amos Twitch- 
ell, M.D., of Keene, and a native of Dublin], Hon. John Henry 
Elliot of Keene, and Albert Smith, M.D., of Peterborough. 

"At the close of the exercises in the church, the company retired to 
the vestry, where a collation had been prepared by the ladies, which 
did them great credit, and to which ample justice was done by all. 
The whole occasion was one of enjoyment, saddened to many by 
memories of the past, which were alleviated by the consciousness of 
duties performed, and the brightening hopes of the future." 

The following is a copy of the inscriptions upon the monu- 
ment. 

[South side.] 

[Military emblems are carved, including a shield, flags, 
a sword, and rifle. These are above the die on which the 
lettering is placed.] 



Dublin, aided by Associations and Individuals, 
erects this Monument to the memory of her Brave 
Volunteer Soldiers who served in New Hampshire 
Regiments, and lost their lives in the War of the 
Rebellion. 



1st Lieut. JESSE A. FISK, Co. K, 14th Regt., 
killed in Battle, at Winchester, Pa., Sept. 19, 1864. 

1st Sergt. ALMON G. PIERCE, Co. C, 14th Regt., 
died of disease, at Camp Parapet, La., June 8, 1864. 



218 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

Corporals 

LEWIS D. LEARNED, Co. G, 14th Regt. 

killed in battle at Cedar Creek, Va., Oct. 19, 1864; 
MALACHI W. RICHARDSON, Co. G, 13th Regt., 

killed in battle, at Cold Harbor, Va., June 2, 1864. 

1 870 
[Date placed below the die.] 

[West side.] [Motto above the die.] 

"They rest from their labors, 
and their works do follow them." 

Corporals 

ASAPH W. PIERCE, Co. A, 14th Regt., 

died of disease at Poolesville, Md., Jan. 21, 1863; 
GEORGE W. HAZEN, Co. G, 14th Regt., 

killed in battle, at Winchester, Va., Sept. 19, 1864; 
SAMUEL P. HOLT, Co. A, 14th Regt., 

died, Oct. 24, 1864, of wounds received in battle; 
WILLIAM P. HEALD, Co. B, 8th Regt., 

died, Feb. 17, 1868, of disease contracted in the service; 
EDGAR E. TOWNE, Co. G, 6th Regt., 

killed in battle, at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 14, 1862. 

Privates 

LEVI WILLARD, Co. K, 6th Regt., and 
WILLIAM BEAL, Co. E, 6th Regt., 

killed in battle, at Bull Run, Va., Aug. 29, 1862. 



[North side.] [Motto above the die.) 

These died that the union might endure. 

Privates 

FRANK WETHERBEE, 2d Co. of S. S., 

killed in battle, at Antietam, Md„ Sept. 17, 1862; 
ALEXANDER LYLE, Co. G, 2d Regt., 

killed in battle at Williamsburg, Va., May 5, 1862; 
CHARLES P. PHELPS, Co. G, 2d Regt., and 
JOHN H. MONKS, Co. E, 6th Regt., 

killed in battle, at Bull Run, Va., Aug. 29, 1862. 
SYLVESTER C. ABBOTT, Co. E, 6th Regt., 

died of disease, at Hatteras Island, N. C, Feb. 3, 1862; 
SOLOMON S. SAWTELL, Co. E, 6th Regt., 

died of disease, at Louisville, Ky., Oct. 2, 1863; 



DUBLIN IN THE LATER WARS 219 

JOHN PHILLIPS, Co. G, 14th Regt., 

died of disease, at Offutt's Cross Roads, Md., Deo. 19, 1862. 

[East side.] [Motto above the die.] 

Our Country's Defenders. 



Privates 

HENRY H. HOLT, Co. G, 13th Regt., 

died of disease at Portsmouth, Va., Aug. 21, 1863; 
ALBERT C. GREENWOOD, Co. A, 14th Regt., 

died, Dec. 3, 1864, of wounds received in battle; 
NATHAN M. DERBY, Co. E, 6th Regt., 

died at home, April 20, 1865, of disease contracted in the service 
EDSON S. HAZEN, Co. G, 14th Regt., 

died at home, Oct. 5, 1865, of disease contracted in the service; 
RUFUS COGSWELL, Co. F, 10th Regt., 

died at Washington, D. C, Sept. 26, 1862; 
JOHN A. KENDALL, Co. I, 3d Regt., 

drowned at Concord, N. H., Aug. 23, 1861; 
GEORGE W. WARREN, Co. E, 6th Regt., 

died of disease, at Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 2, 1863. 

SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR 

No man enlisted directly from Dublin in the Spanish-Ameri- 
can War of 1898-99. One man, Albert Andrew Preston, 
now living (1916) upon the fifth lot of the fifth range, in the 
more easterly of the two houses upon that lot, a native of 
Greenville, N. H., enlisted for that war, in his twenty -first 
year, in Co. B, 6th Mass. Regt. He saw service in Cuba and 
Porto Rico. He was in no battle, but participated in some 
skirmishing in Porto Rico. 

PHILIPPINE WAR 

Benjamin Abbott Burpee, a native of Dublin, and a son 
of Abbott B. Burpee, enlisted from Harvard, Mass., for the 
Philippine War, at Clinton, Mass., Sept. 28, 1899. He enlisted 
in the 43d Infantry, U. S. Vols., which was organized at Fort 
Ethan Allen, Vt. He was in three battles: Calbayog, March 
26, 1900; Samar, on the same day; and a second fight at Samar, 
on March 27, 1900. He was discharged, May 20, 1901, and 
resides at 218 Purchase St., Milford, Mass. 



CHAPTER VII 

Ecclesiastical History 
First Congregational (Unitarian) Church 

1 HE ecclesiastical records of Dublin are deficient. The Rev. 
Joseph Farrar left no book in which the proceedings of the 
church during his ministry were recorded. We are obliged, 
therefore, to depend upon the records of the town, and upon 
papers which were preserved by Deacon Eli Morse. The in- 
vitation to Mr. Farrar was given before a church was organized. 
The committee chosen "to treat with Mr. Farrar" were Eli 
Morse, Moses Adams, William Greenwood, Joseph Twitchell, 
and Levi Partridge. The whole population of Dublin at that 
time, Oct. 17, 1771, must have been less than 300, — probably 
not more than 250; for, in the year 1775, it was only 305; 
and some new families, in the meantime, had settled in the 
town. The answer of Mr. Farrar is dated at New Ipswich, 
Feb. 3, 1772. The following is a copy of the same: — 

"To the Inhabitants of the Town of Dublin. 

"Gentlemen, — Whereas, on the 17th day of October, 1771, you 
were pleased to give me an invitation to settle with you in the gospel- 
ministry, and that being an affair of the greatest importance, I have 
therefore taken the same into serious and deliberate consideration, 
seeking to God for that wisdom which is profitable to direct. And 
because, in the multitude of counsellors, there is safety, I have there- 
fore taken the advice of my reverend fathers in the ministry, and have 
come to a determination with regard to my settlement with you, and 
accordingly do accept of your friendly invitation. And now, sirs, 
sensible of my own insufficiency for such an arduous, important, and 
glorious work, I desire my dependence may be upon Him whose wis- 
dom, grace, and strength are sufficient for me; and, being fully per- 
suaded of your benevolence and good-will towards me, I beg that 
you would strive together with me in your prayers to God for me, that 
I may have all that prudence, discretion, wisdom, grace, and strength, 
which are necessary to have my deportment decent and regular, my 
conversation as becomes the gospel, and my public ministrations and 
labors profitable and instructive. Cease not to pray for me that I 
may be qualified and adorned with every Christian grace and virtue, 



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and every ministerial gift; and that, by hearty fidelity in my labors, 
I may have your cordial affections attached to me, be instrumental of 
converting many souls, and at last receive the reward of a faithful 
laborer, and rejoice with you forever in the kingdom of glory. I shall 
conclude, wishing you all outward prosperity, especially that your 
souls may be in health and prosper, that you may always enjoy the 
divine presence and conduct, in all your proceedings maintaining the 
unity of the spirit in the bond of peace, — that you may all come in 
the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God unto a 
perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ. 
In token whereof, I subscribe. 

Your sincere friend, 

Joseph Farrar." 

" P. S. — I desire this may be read in public. And I desire, likewise, 
to know whether the people of Dublin are willing that I should be 
allowed two or three sabbaths in a year, to visit my friends at a' dis- 
tance with greater conveniency, if I should settle with you." 

The above document, in the handwriting of Mr. Farrar, may 
be found, pasted to the inside of the cover of the first book of 
town records. The chirography is uniform, perfectly legible, 
and indicates a practised penman. 

At a town-meeting, March 3, 1772, "Voted to have the ordi- 
nation the tenth day of June next. Voted to send to the follow- 
ing churches to attend the ordination, viz.: the church in Lin- 
coln, the church in Weston, the church in Groton, the church 
in New Ipswich, the church in Sherborn, the church in Monad- 
nock No. 4 (Fitz William)." 

According to the above vote, Mr. Farrar was ordained on 
the tenth day of June, 1772. What pastors and delegates were 
present, who preached the sermon and performed the other 
services of the occasion, is not known. 

A church was organized on the same day of the ordination. 
There is no record of the names of the members. The following 
is a copy of their covenant : — 

"A Covenant, which sundry church-members, inhabitants of the 
town of Dublin, entered into at their embodying into a distinct 
church : — 

" We do, under a believing sense of our unworthiness of such a favor, 
and unfitness for such a business, yet apprehending ourselves to be 
called of God to put ourselves in a way of church-communion together, 
and to seek the settlement of all the gospel institutions among us, do 
therefore, in order thereunto, and for the better promoting thereof, 
believing on the Lord Jesus Christ for help, covenant as follows : — 



222 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

" 1. We profess to believe the Sacred Scriptures of the Old and New 
Testament to be the word of God, and the rule of our faith and man- 
ners. 

" 2. We do also combine to walk together as a particular church of 
Christ according to all these holy rules of the gospel, prescribed to 
such a society, so far as we do or shall understand the mind of God, 
revealed to us in this respect. 

" 3. We do recognize the covenant of grace, in which we professedly 
acknowledge ourselves devoted to the service of the only true God, 
our Supreme Lord, and to the Lord Jesus Christ, the Prophet, Priest, 
and King of his church, unto the conduct of whose Spirit we submit 
ourselves, and on whom alone we rely for pardon, grace, and glory; 
to whom we bind ourselves in an everlasting covenant never to be 
forgotten. 

"4. We likewise give ourselves one unto another in the Lord, to 
cleave to each other as fellow-members of one body in brotherly love 
and holy watchfulness over one another for mutual edification, and 
to submit ourselves to all the holy administrations appointed by Him 
who is the Head of the church, dispensed according to the rules of the 
gospel, and to give our steady attendance on all the public ordinances 
of Christ's institutions, walking orderly as becometh saints. 

"5. We do also acknowledge our posterity to be included with us in 
the gospel covenant; and, blessing God for such a favor, do promise to 
bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord with the 
greatest care. 

" 6. Further, we promise to be careful to procure the settlement and 
continuance among us of such officer or officers as are appointed by 
Christ, the Chief Shepherd, for the edification of his church, and ac- 
cordingly to do our duty faithfully for their maintenance and encour- 
agement, and to carry towards them as it becomes us. 

"7. Finally, we do acknowledge and promise to preserve com- 
munion with the orderly, regular, and faithful churches of Christ in 
all such ways as we shall judge agreeable to the gospel. Now, the 
good Lord be merciful unto us; and, as he hath put it into our hearts 
thus to devote ourselves to him, may he pity and pardon our frailties, 
humble us out of all carnal confidence, and keep it forever upon our 
hearts to be faithful to him and to one another for his praise and our 
everlasting good, for Christ Jesus his sake, to whom be glory for ever. 
Amen." 

The people of Dublin had preaching occasionally before the 
town was incorporated. The earliest intimation that this was 
the case is found in the following letter : — 

"Keene, May 28, 1764.. 
"To Mr. Thomas Morse. 

" Sir, — I received yours this day, in which you desired me to inform 
you when I can attend your lecture. I have considered it, and will 



ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY 223 

do my endeavor to wait on you next week, on Wednesday, at two 
o'clock in the afternoon. 

"I am. Sir, Yours, 

Clement Sumner." 

Mr. Sumner was the pastor of the church in Keene. It is 
probable that other ministers in the vicinity preached, at dif- 
ferent times, for the new settlers in Dublin. Having come from 
towns in which the institutions of Christianity were main- 
tained, they severely felt the deprivations to which they were 
subjected, and they would not fail to secure a preacher as often 
as possible; if not on the sabbath, yet on week-days. The 
widow of Ivory Perry, when at the age of ninety-two, had a 
distinct recollection of many events in the early history of the 
town; and she said that the Rev. Mr. Locke of Sherborn rode 
to Dublin on horseback in the autumn of 1767, and preached 
on the sabbath at the house of Eli Morse; and that, on the 
same day, he baptized a daughter of Mr. Morse, to whom the 
name Sally, or Sarah, was given. Thaddeus Morse, Esq., a 
son of Eli Morse, was, at that time, four or five years old; and 
he was heard to say that he distinctly remembered the oc- 
casion, and especially a question which he put to his mother, 
after hearing some conversation about Mr. Locke's coming 
there to preach. "I asked her," he said, "what do folks do 
when they preach?" Mrs. Perry thought that a Mr. Williams 
preached once or twice at the house of William Greenwood. 
Mr. Farrar preached twelve sabbaths before he received an 
invitation to settle. This is shown by a receipt in full, which 
he gave to Thomas Morse and Henry Strongman. The amount 
received was fourteen pounds eight shillings, or four dollars 
per sabbath. 

The salary voted to Mr. Farrar (£40, or $133.33) seems very 
small when compared with the salaries of the present day. 
But we know that money was more valuable at that period. By 
an account book of Deacon Eli Morse, it appears that the Rev. 
Joseph Farrar boarded for some time in his family, and the 
charge per week was only four shillings. If other things were 
proportionally as cheap as board, then Mr. Farrar's salary of 
forty pounds, with the right to land, and the addition granted 
as the town increased, would more than equal in real value 
such salaries as are paid, at the present day, in towns whose 
inhabitants are chiefly devoted to agriculture. 

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224 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

Mr. Farrar's ministry, he was considered as a man of more than 
ordinary talents, and faithful in discharging the duties of his 
office. But, after two or three years, his health became poor, 
and he began to entertain strange fancies. He imagined that 
he had persons in his flock, especially certain women, who were 
plotting against him, or striving, by improper means, to mo- 
nopolize his favorable regards. He erected a small house on his 
lot of land, on or near the old Wait house now owned by the 
Frothingham heirs, and for a time lived in it entirely alone. 
He was not married during his ministry in Dublin. His mind, 
however, became so impressed with the reality of his imagi- 
nations that he introduced the subject into his public prayers 
on the sabbath. This could not be borne without remonstrance 
from some of his people, and a general dissatisfaction soon 
prevailed. 

After several town-meetings had been held, and votes passed, 
as stated in the address, the church took up the subject; and, 
at a meeting, Nov. 20, 1775, chose Deacon Eli Morse moderator. 

"Then voted to call a council of churches to hear the difficulties 
subsisting in the church, and to give advice. 

"Voted to send to five churches, viz.: the church at New Ipswich, 
the church at Swanzey, the church at Fitzwilliam, the church at 
Sherborn, and the church at Temple. 

"Then chose Deacon Eli Morse, Deacon Benjamin Learned, Joseph 
Greenwood, William Greenwood, and Joseph Twitchell for a commit- 
tee to send the letters missive to the churches above named, to pro- 
vide entertainment for said council, and to lay the difficulties before 
the council." 

The council were to meet on the 6th of December, 1775; and, 
on that day, three of the pastors, with seven delegates, met, 
and the following is the result; the original of which, in the 
handwriting of Rev. Mr. Goddard of Swanzey, has been pre- 
served : — 

"The churches of Christ in New Ipswich, Swanzey, Fitzwilliam, by 
their elders and delegates, and the church of Temple by their delegates, 
having met at Dublin, at the house of Mr. Joseph Greenwood, in con- 
sequence of letters missive from the brethren of the church in Dub- 
lin, — previous to their forming into an ecclesiastical council, desired 
the Rev. Mr. Farrar of Dublin, and the church under his pastoral 
care, to try if they could come into measures for a mutual council; 
and, upon the brethren exhibiting their articles of grievance against 
the Rev. Mr. Farrar, and signifying that they were all the matters of 



ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY 225 

complaint they had against him, he readily agreed to join with them 
in requesting the churches' now met to form into an ecclesiastical 
council, and take them under their consideration, and give their ad- 
vice; and that the council should be to all intents as though Mr. 
Farrar had joined with the church in sending out the letters missive. 
Whereupon — 

"The churches aforesaid, at the mutual desire of the pastor and 
church in Dublin, formed into an ecclesiastical council, on December 
6th, 1775, and chose the Rev. Mr. Farrar of New Ipswich moderator, 
and the Rev. Mr. Goddard of Swanzey scribe; and, after solemn and 
fervent prayer to the Father of lights and Head of all gracious influ- 
ences, for light and direction, took into their serious consideration the 
unhappy uneasiness subsisting between the reverend pastor and the 
church, and, after a full hearing and careful examination, came into 
the following resolves : — 

"L It is the opinion of the council, that, in the instances com- 
plained of, the Rev. Mr. Farrar has given the church real cause for 
uneasiness; but that it has proceeded from bodily disorders, which have 
greatly affected his mind, and not from any moral cause. 

"2. Although the brethren of the church may not, in this time of 
difficulty and temptation, in the particular instance of calling this 
council, have acted with so much prudence and caution as we could 
have wished; yet, it is our opinion, that, making proper allowances 
for infirmities and temptations, and duly exercising Christian charity, 
there is nothing but what may be mutually overlooked and forgiven 
both by the pastor and the people. 

" 3. Although under present circumstances we cannot think it would 
be either for the glory of God, or for the comfort and edification either 
of the Rev. Mr. Farrar, or the people of God in this place, for him to 
proceed in his administrations unto them at present; yet, considering 
the sacredness and importance of the relation between a minister of 
Christ and his people, we cannot think that that relation ought ever 
to he rashly and hastily dissolved; and, considering the cause from 
which we apprehend the uneasiness has arisen, we cannot but hope, 
that, by the blessing of God in the use of proper medicines, Mr. 
Farrar may be restored to health and usefulness again, and he and 
his people be mutually happy in their present relation. 

"Therefore, we would seriously advise, that the Rev. Mr. Farrar 
be suspended from the exercise of his ministerial office in this place 
for the space of six months; and, in the meantime, we would earnestly 
recommend to him that he would apply himself to some able and ex- 
perienced physician. At the same time, we would seriously advise and 
earnestly recommend it to the beloved flock, that they also, for the 
above said term, continue in the exercise of that Christian patience, 
charity, and moderation, under their present troubles, which they 
have heretofore exercised, in general, to a very remarkable and com- 
mendable degree; hoping that their reverend pastor may be restored 



226 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

to health and a sound mind, and that their present uneasiness may 
be fully removed; but, if the present uneasiness should remain at the 
end of that term, and matters of difficulty not be accommodated, we 
then advise that the Rev. Mr. Farrar ask, and the church vote, a 
dissolution of the relation, under the moderation of the two senior 
pastors of this council, who are thereupon to declare the relation 
dissolved. 

"Upon the whole, we can't but sincerely lament the unhappy diffi- 
culties which have sprung up to the disturbance of that peace which 
has been happily enjoyed in this place heretofore; and would recom- 
mend it to all who are immediately concerned herein, to be much in 
the exercise of prayer and watchfulness; that they mutually study the 
things that make for peace, and wherewith one may edify another; 
praying that the God of peace would enrich them with all spiritual 
blessings, and promote the interests of his kingdom among them. 

Stephen Farrar, Moderator. 
"Zedekiah Drury. Benjamin Brigham. 

Samuel Hills. Edward Goddard, Scribe. 

John Cragin, Jr. 
Isaac Appleton. 
Benjamin Gibbs. 
John Lock. 
John Hassett. 
"A true copy. 



'Attest: Edw. Goddard, Scribe." 



'Dublin, Dec. 7, 1775." 



"This result being published to the pastor and church in Dublin, 
the pastor, being asked whether he could accept it, signified his ac- 
ceptance, with this reserve, that it should not be construed in any 
way, to cut himself off from seeking further light and satisfaction. 

"The church also unanimously signified their compliance with the 
result; with the proviso, that Mr. Farrar's salary cease during his sus- 
pension, to which Mr. Farrar also agreed, in presence of the council. 

"Attest: Edw. Goddard, Scribe." 

During Mr. Farrar's suspension from the exercise of the 
ministerial office, the town employed Mr. Benjamin Chadw'ick 
to preach. This is known from charges for board and horse- 
keeping made in the town records, and from a receipt, signed 
by him, dated, April 3, 1776. 

Before the term of suspension expired, the tw^o senior pastors 
of the council were requested to meet at Dublin and dismiss 
Mr. Farrar. The following is the record of the proceedings on 
the occasion : — 



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"Agreeable to the result of an ecclesiastical council, met at Dublin, 
Dec. 6, 1775, the Rev. Mr. Farrar and the church being together, Mr. 
Farrar presented the following paper to the church : — 

"To the Church of Christ in DubHn. 

" Brethren, — An uneasiness remaining on my part, as to the 
matter referred to in the result of the council convened at Dublin, Dec. 
6, 1775; and as, by your and my acceptance of their result, I am obliged 
to ask, and you to grant, a dissolution of my pastoral relation to you 
on June 7, 1776, — agreeably thereto, I ask you to vote a dissolution 
of my pastoral relations to you. 

Joseph Farrar." 

"Dublin, June 7, 1776." 

"The above being communicated, it was then proposed to the 
church that they would dismiss the Rev. Mr. Joseph Farrar from his 
relation to them as pastor. 

"Passed unanimously in the affirmative. 

"Attest: Stephen Farrar, 
Benjamin Brigham." 

Mr. Stephen Farrar was the pastor of the church in New 
Ipswich, and Mr. Brigham was the pastor of the church in 
Fitzwilliam. At a meeting of the inhabitants on the same day, 
June 7, 1776, "Voted the dismission of Mr. Joseph Farrar from 
his pastoral relations to this town. Voted that the selectmen 
hire preaching six months; to provide three preachers, if they 
can find them; preaching to begin as soon as may be." 

Whether the selectmen found three preachers, and employed 
them, that year, is not known; but, from receipts that have 
been preserved, it appears that two preachers were obtained; 
for, July 30, 1776, Cornelius Waters received four pounds sixteen 
shillings for preaching four sabbaths; and, Dec. 16, 1776, Aaron 
Hutchinson, Jr., received a like sum for the same number of 
sabbaths. Mr. Waters was afterwards settled in Ashby, Mass. 

There was some difficulty in coming to a final settlement with 
Mr. Farrar; and a town-meeting, May 19, 1777, "voted to buy 
Mr. Joseph Farrar's land in this town; and that Capt. Thomas 
Morse and Capt. Moses Adams be a committee to go to Mr. 
Farrar, and purchase said land for the town." 

The above committee effected the purchase of the land and 
the house; but it appears that Mr. Farrar did not clear the 
house of incumbrance; and in January, 1778, the committee 
gave Eli Morse a power of attorney, in the following form : — 



228 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

"Know all men by these presents, that we, Thomas Morse and 
Moses Adams, both of Dublin, in the county of Cheshire and State of 
New Hampshire (gentlemen), for divers considerations and good 
causes hereunto moving us, have made, ordained, constituted, and 
appointed, and by these presents do make, ordain, constitute, and 
appoint, our trusty friend, Eli Morse, of Dublin aforesaid (yeoman), 
our lawful attorney to notify and warn Mr. Joseph Farrar, of Lincoln, 
in the county of JNIiddlesex, and State of Massachusetts Bay (clerk), 
forthwith to clear the house of all incumbrance, which we, the said 
Thomas Morse and Moses Adams, bought of said Farrar. 

" In witness, whereof, we have set our hands and seals, this eighth 
day of January, 1778. 

Thomas Morse. [Seal.] 
Moses Adams. [Seal.] 

"Signed, sealed, and delivered in presence of us. 

"Attest: John Muzzy. 
Simeon Bullard." 

It is probable that the Rev. Mr. Farrar had enlisted in the 
army before he could conveniently move his eflPects; and though 
the town of Lincoln was his home, yet he w^as absent, and could 
not attend to the matter. It is known that he served as a chap- 
lain, for a time, in the Revolutionary War; but when and 
where he enlisted, or how long he served, is not known. Great 
pains were taken after his death to ascertain the facts in the case, 
that his widow might obtain the pension, wdiich was due her, 
but, as we suppose, without success. The incumbrance, for the 
removal of which the above power of attorney was given, re- 
mained; and the removal was effected at last by a civil process. 

The difficulties by which Mr. Farrar's ministry was termi- 
nated produced among his people an alienation of feeling which 
caused them to have little interest in him in subsequent years. 
Although he was afterward settled in the town of Dummerston, 
Vt., not many miles distant, yet few persons in Dublin knew 
whither he went, or what fortunes befell him. 

From a memoir of the "Farrar Family" in the New England 
Historical and Genealogical Register of October, 1852, we take 
the following account of Joseph Farrar, the first minister of 
Dublin: — 

"Joseph Farrar, third and youngest son of George Farrar, of 
Lincoln, Mass., was born, June 30, 1744; graduated at Harvard in 
1767; settled as a minister in [Dublin,] New Hampshire, June 10, 1772; 
dismissed, June 10, 1776 [really on June 7, 1776, as seen by previous 
paragraphs]; married Mary Brooks of Grafton, Mass., July 28, 1779; 



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installed at Dummerston, Vt., August 24, 1779; dismissed, 1783; again 
settled at Eden, Vt., December 15, 1812, till December 14, 1815; re- 
moved to Petersham, Mass., where he died, April 5, 1816, ae. 72. 
His wife, born, February 4, 1755, was living (October, 1852) at Peter- 
sham.i Children: 1. Joseph, born, April 4, 1780; married November 
9, 1806; farmer in Petersham; had two sons, Gardner F., in Fitchburg, 
Mass., and Joseph, in Lowell, Mass. 2. Mary, born, October 18, 1781 ; 
died, April 13, 1786. 3. Joel Brooks, born, July 28, 1784; died, April 
13, 1786 [the same day as the preceding child, probably of some in- 
fectious distemper]. 4. Reuel, born, November 5, 1786, lived in Peter- 
sham. 5. Anna, born, February 10, 1789; married, January 30, 1815, 
a Mr. Stevens, for her first husband; married 2d, September 7, 1828, 
Josiah S. Prentice of Oxford, Mass. 6. Sally, born, January 20, 1794; 
married, June, 1843. 7. Humphrey, born, August 13, 1798; married, 
June, 1827; lived in Petersham. Rev. Joseph Farrar was a man of 
great eccentricity, amounting occasionally to absolute derangement 
of mind." 

A letter from Rev. S. F. Clark, dated, January 14, 1854, 
conveyed the information to the editor of the former History 
of Dublin that Mrs. Farrar was still living in Petersham; and, 
as she would be one hundred years old, February 4, 1855, her 
friends proposed to take her to church on that day. This was 
done, as the following letter from the Rev. John J. Putnam 
will show: — 

"Petersham, Feb. 6, 1855. 

"Rev. Dr. Leonard. 

"Dear Sir, — I hasten to answer your inquiries relative to Mrs. 
Farrar of this town. She has lived to complete a century; and, on 
Sunday last, celebrated her one hundredth birthday by attending public 
worship at the Unitarian Church. The day was one of the coldest of 
this inclement season. She walked with a firm step to her slip, stood 
unsupported during the singing, and remained after the congregation 
was dismissed, to participate in the communion service. Her presence 
gave great solemnity and impressiveness to the occasion. In the same 
slip was a brother of hers, now in his ninety-seventh year, and in good 
health. The hymns were sung in old tunes, such as Old Hundred, 
Mear, and St. Martin's, to revive the recollection of the past. Prayer 
was offered by Rev. Mr. Wilson, former pastor of the church, of which 
the centenarian is a member, and a discourse preached by myself, on 
'Virtuous Old Age,' from the words, 'The hoary head is a crown of 
glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness,' Prov., XVI. 3.^ 

Very truly yours, 

John J. Putnam." 

* She died at Petersham, Mass., Aug. 24, 1855. 

'^ At her death, Mrs. Farrar had lived 100 years, 6 months, and 20 days. 



230 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

Judge Timothy Farrar of New Ipswich was a cousin and 
classmate of Rev. Joseph Farrar. 

At a town-meeting, August G, 1777, "the town made choice 
of Mr. Edward Sprague to settle with them as their gospel 
minister." How many sabbaths he had preached as a candi- 
date is not known; but an affirmative answer was given to the 
invitation of the town, of which the following is a copy : — 

"Dublin, Oct. 25, 1777. 
"To the Inhabitants of Dublin. 

"My dear Friends, — The Great and glorious God, who has the 
hearts of all men in his hands, has put it into your hearts to make 
choice of me to settle with you in the gospel ministry, August 6, 1777. 
My mind, O my friends! is impressed with the solemnity of the busi- 
ness. As great and important as it is, with a dependence upon the all- 
sufficient Savior for grace and wisdom to fulfil my ministry, I accept 
your invitation, and ask your prayers for me that I may be an instru- 
ment of great good to your souls, of bringing home to my Savior the 
hardened and impenitent, of awakening the careless and secure to save 
them from death, — eternal death. Pray for me that I may so care- 
fully discharge my duty to your souls as that at last I may be accepted, 
and have you for my crown of rejoicing in the day of the Lord. 

"I subscribe myself your affectionate friend, 

Edward Sprague." 

"N. B. — The liberty granted to Mr. Farrar, of two or three sab- 
baths to visit my friends, who live at a distance, I ask of you." 

The following is an extract from the church records, as 

begun by Mr. Sprague : — 

"Dublin, Nov. 12, 1777. 

"The first church of Christ in Cambridge by their delegates, the 
church of Christ in New Ipswich, Townsend, and Fitzwilliam, by their 
elders and delegates, having convened at Dublin, on November 12, 
1777, in consequence of letters missive from the church of Christ in 
Dublin, and, after having read the letter missive: 1. Voted that they 
would form into an ecclesiastical council. 2. Voted and made choice 
of the Rev. Dr. Langdon to be moderator of the council. And after 
prayer to God, the Father of lights, for direction and assistance in the 
important transaction, voted that Rev. Mr. Brigham of Fitzwilliam 
should be the scribe of the council. The council then proceeded to the 
business for which they were convened; and, having made inquiry, 
and found that the church had, in a proper way and manner, called 
Mr. Sprague to the work of the gospel ministry among them, and be- 
ing satisfied with regard to Mr. Sprague's principles and qualifications 
for the gospel ministry, voted that they would proceed to the ordina- 




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tion of Mr. Edward Sprague to the work of the gospel ministry in 
DubUn, and to the pastoral care of that church. Voted that the Rev. 
Mr. Farrar of New Ipswich give the charge; that the Rev. Mr. Dix of 
Townsend should make the prayer before the charge, and give the 
right hand of fellowship; that the Rev. Mr. Brigham, of Fitzwilliam 
should make the introductory prayer; and the Rev. Dr. Langdon, the 
concluding prayer, 

"A copy from the minutes. 

Benjamin Brigham, Scribe to said Council." 

The sermon at Mr. Sprague's ordination was preached by the 
Rev. Dr. Samuel Langdon, who was then the President of 
Harvard University. Dr. Langdon was the same who offered 
prayer before the minute-men, assembled on Cambridge com- 
mon, as they were about to march to Charlestown, on the eve 
of the battle of Bunker Hill. The sermon at Mr. Sprague's 
ordination was printed at Boston, by Thomas and John Fleet, 
and some copies are still in existence. The text was in 1 Thess. 
XL 13. 

It was customary in former times for ministers to receive a 
"settlement." This word, in the sense then used, is not under- 
stood by many at the present day. The "settlement" consti- 
tuted no part of the minister's salary. It was a gift to young 
ministers, made on the well-grounded supposition that they 
needed some aid after completing their education to enable 
them to begin their ministry without incurring debts, and, 
sometimes, to pay debts which they had already incurred. It 
is seldom that we hear of ministers receiving a "settlement" 
in these days. Mr. Sprague, by an instrument executed, Nov. 
20, 1777, relinquished his "settlement" for a lease of the min- 
istry-lot, number twenty-two, in the fifth range. 

"Received of the town of Dublin, whereof I am now the gospel 
minister, the sum of one hundred pounds lawful money, granted me 
by the said town as a free gift in consideration of my settlement 
among them; the aforesaid sum being paid me by their lease of the 
ministry -lot, number twenty -two in the fifth range, in said town; 
and I do hereby, on the aforesaid consideration, wholly and absolutely 
renounce and give up to the town all claims and demands whatever 
which I have, or ought to have, to any other part or parcel of the 
ministry -lands in said town. As witness my hand the day and date 
above written. Edward Sprague." 

The signing of the above in the town records is an autograph, 
not a copy by the clerk. 



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The handwriting of Mr. Sprague, as he advanced in Hfe, 
became so illegible that the most expert at deciphering bad 
penmanship have failed of success. The Rev. Mr. Farrar wrote 
a very fair and legible hand; and he was employed by some of 
his parishioners to draft various papers and legal instruments, 
a few of which are still preserved. 

At the commencement of Mr. Sprague's ministry, Eli Morse 
and Benjamin Learned were deacons of the church; and the 
number of church members, compared with the population of 
the town, and with the number in other places, was respectable. 
A large portion of them were members of churches before they 
removed to Dublin. Some, no doubt, had become members dur- 
ing Mr. Farrar's ministry. From the imperfect records of Mr. 
Sprague, it appears that the following persons were members 
of the church at the time of his ordination : — 



Wife of Joseph Adams 

Ebenezer Hill and wife 

Thaddeus Mason and wife 

Reuben Morse 

Widow (Silas) Stone 

Wife of Joel White (Wight?) 

Widow Johnson 

Gardner Towne 

Mrs. Bond (wife of Isaac Bond) 

Widow (?) Mason 

Wife of James Rollins 

Wife of Phinehas Stanford 

Wife of Josiah Stanford 



Eli Morse and mfe 

Benjamin Learned and wife 
Moses Adams 
Benjamin Mason and wife 
Gershom Twitchell 
Gershom Twitchell, Jr., and wife 
Joseph Greenwood and wife 
James Chamberlain and wife 
Widow of William Greenwood 
Ezra Twitchell and wife 
Samuel Twitchell and wife 
Joseph Twitchell and wife 
Ebenezer Twitchell and wife 
Daniel Morse and wife 

Whole number, forty 

At a meeting of the church, Dec. 7, 1777, "Voted that those 
persons who have owned the covenant, upon declaring the same, 
and promising to bring a certificate to evidence their connection 
with a regular standing church, shall have the privilege of bap- 
tism for their children." But, on May 11, 1778, the church 
"voted that no person should have the privilege of baptism 
for their children, unless one or the other of their parents 
are in full communion." This means, unless one or the other 
of the parents of the children offered for baptism be in full 
communion. 

The church members, admitted by letters of recommendation 
from other churches, are, so nearly as can be ascertained, the 
following : — 



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Thomas Lewis, and Molly his wife, from Amherst 
Thomas Wakefield and wife, from Amherst 
David Townsend and wife, from Temple 
Philip Mills and wife, from Needham 
John Pain and wife, from Needham 
Thomas Hardy and wife, from Hollis 
Thomas Bryant and wife, from Concord (Mass.) 
Mrs. Abigail Holt (wife of Marstin Holt) 

Persons Admitted to Full Communion by Direct Application 

Rebecca Greenwood, Dec. 28, 1777 

Lydia Emery, Jan. 11, 1778 

Elizabeth, wife of Moses Greenwood, Feb. 15, 1778 

Abel Twitchell and wife 

Samuel Williams and wife 

John Bryant of Jaffrey, March 1, 1778 

Timothy Adams and Mary his wife 

Dorcas Somes (married Hart Balch) 

Lydia Adams, wife of Isaac Adams, April 26, 1778 

Esther Stanford, April 30, 1778 

Richard Gilchrest and Mary, May 17, 1778 

Moses Greenwood, May 24, 1778 

Hannah Yeardly, June 14, 1778 

John Learned and wife, July 5, 1778 

Edward Cheney and wife, April 25, 1779 

Mrs. Jones (Anna), Aug. 13, 1780, wife of Samuel Jones 

Jabez Puffer, May 20, 1780 

Mrs. (Jabez?) Puffer, June 17, 1780 

Stephen Twitchell and wife, March 30, 1783 

Joseph Hay ward and wife. May 25, 1783 

Esther Marshall, wife of Aaron Marshall, May 25, 1783 

Mary, wife of Benjamin Smith, May 25, 1783 

Nathan Wily and Abigail Townsend, June, 1783 

David Gray Nutting and Judith his wife, June, 1783 

Mary, wife of Drury Morse, June, 1783 

Jonathan Adams and Nabby his wife, Aug. 31, 1783 

Ward Eddy, Sept. 28, 1783 

Daniel Morse, Dec. 17, 1783 

Fanny, wife of Jonathan Ames, Aug. 1, 1784 

Sarah Bond, Aug. 14, 1785 

Micah Morse, November, 1785 

Betty, wife of Jason Harris, Nov. 12, 1786 

Molly Wheeler, April 1, 1787 

Amos Babcock and wife, Nov. 29, 1789 

Margaret, wife of Dr. Maynard, 1789 

Francis Appleton and wife, Jan. 3, 1790 

Polly Farnum, Jan. 17, 1790, wife of Joshua Farnum 



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Andrew Allison and Sally his wife, July 18, 1790 

Lydia Morrison, Aug. 8, 1790 

Stephen Bent, February, 1791 

AVife of Nathaniel Greenwood, July 22, 1792 

The above names are all that can be found in Mr. Sprague's 
records. Other persons were admitted, and among the known 
members of the church were : — 

Daniel ISIorse, Jr., and wife 

Mrs. Daniel Warren 

Mrs. Hannah, wife of Samuel Ward 

Mrs. John Perry 

Asa Fisk, 1st, and wife 

Mrs. Solomon Piper 

Miss Mary Appleton 

Abijah Richardson and wife, from Woburn, Mass. 

John Snow and wife, from Sterling 

Jonathan Perry and wife, from West Cambridge, Mass. 

Stephen J. Woods, and wife, from Sterling, Mass. 

Sarah Jones 

Mrs. Joseph Hayward, Jr. 

Mrs. Betsey Rollins 

Mrs. Jonas Davis 

The principal events in Mr. Sprague's ministry, and the chief 
points in his character, are noticed in the address. From what 
is there said, it is evident that one of his greatest trials, in the 
first years of his ministry, was the depreciation of the nominal 
value of his salary, and the method adopted of paying it in 
agricultural produce. His father is said to have been ready to 
help him, when a request for that purpose was made. It is a 
tradition that, on one occasion, Mr. Sprague asked his father 
for fifty pounds, and that it was counted out in lawful money, 
amounting to $166.66. But the son exclaimed, on ascertaining 
the real amount, "Oh, sir! I did not want it in lawful money, 
but fifty pounds, old tenor." This sum, in the latter currency, 
would have been a little more than twenty -two dollars, which 
was said to be what he actually took, his father not insisting 
upon his taking the whole. 

Mr. Sprague was educated without depending upon himself. 
His father paid his bills; and, as to worldly matters in general, 
the son did not concern himself about them till too late in life 
to become well prepared for managing them with good success. 
He was unacquainted with the operations of husbandry, and 
especially as carried on in a town so recently settled as Dublin. 



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His ignorance with regard to such matters caused him to be 
regarded by some persons with less respect than he deserved. 
Many of the anecdotes that have been circulated in connection 
with his name had not their origin with him; and such as are 
correctly applied may be attributed, in great measure, to the 
circumstances of his early life. Some persons, perceiving his 
want of a knowledge of things quite familiar to those who had 
always lived in the country, were tempted to engage with him 
in practical jokes for their own and others' amusement. A 
clergyman of an adjoining town is reported to have been neither 
backward nor unsuccessful in efforts of this kind. They required 
no greater amount of cunning trickery than is sometimes ex- 
hibited on the first day of April, or is occasionally practised 
upon children. 

Mr. Sprague, in some respects, had the simplicity of a child; 
but he often surprised those who knew him only from report, 
by his shrewdness of remark and readiness of repartee. Many 
a one, who felt strong in his own power against an opponent in 
a contest of wit, found himself defeated in an encounter with 
Mr, Sprague. When he had obtained the advantage in these 
contests, he was apt to show little mercy to his opponent. He 
would give no quarter, but press on, and take his own time for 
ceasing to use his advantage. 

When a Baptist society was formed in the north-west part 
of the town some of the members of Mr. Sprague's church em- 
braced the views of the Baptists. This was, of course, a matter 
of some perplexity and trouble. But, if we may judge from the 
following anecdote, he was not impatient nor unforbearing 
towards the absenting persons. It is said that one of these mem- 
bers, who had left his meeting, called upon him, and inquired 
why he (Mr. Sprague) had not visited him and reproved him 
for non-attendance on public worship, or why he had not dealt 
with him according to Scripture. Mr. Sprague's reply was, 
"/ have." "In what way?'' asked the man. "According to the 
directions of the Apostle,'" said Mr. Sprague: "Mark them that 
cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine v^hich ye have 
learned, and avoid them.'" 

On the death of his father, Mr. Sprague shared in the in- 
heritance of a large estate. As to what he should receive, he 
compromised the matter, and agreed to take for his share of 
real estate thirty thousand dollars, excepting land and buildings 
in Cambridge, of which he kept possession till his death. It 
has been supposed by many, that what he received was con- 



236 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

siderably less than he might have obtained by a division of the 
property according to the law of inheritance. But he said that 
it was enough for him, — more than he should ever want. 

This great change in Mr. Sprague's pecuniary circumstances 
rendered him independent of the want of a salary; and, in the 
year 1801, he formally relinquished the same. His reasons for 
taking this step, and the conditions on which it was made, 
may be found in the following instrument : — 

"^Yhereas the town of Dublin has this day complied with the 
proposals I made them through a letter addressed to the selectmen 
of said Dublin, and by them to be communicated to the town, at a 
meeting legally warned for that purpose; said letter bearing date, 
April 10, A.D. 1801; and implying and importing in substance as fol- 
lows, viz., that, in consequence of bodily indisposition and infirmities, 
I had advised with the best physicians, who had all unanimously rec- 
ommended to me, for the benefit and recovery of my health, a change 
of air and situation, and not to retain a permanent residence in Dub- 
lin; and that, influenced by these considerations, I did by said letter 
relinquish, from and after the 12th day of May next (which will com- 
plete twenty-three years and six months from my ordination), my 
annual salary of sixty pounds and thirty cords of wood; retaining, 
however, my pastoral relation and connection with the church of Dub- 
lin, and the right of supplying the pulpit with men of piety and good 
abilities, when I found it inexpedient to preach myself; the town pay- 
ing said candidates for their service. 

"This is, therefore, to relinquish, and I do hereby relinquish, my 
said annual salary of sixty pounds and thirty cords of wood, from and 
after the said twelfth day of May, a.d. 1801, on the condition above 
expressed. 

"In witness whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name, this 
fourth day of May, a.d., one thousand eight hundred and one. 

Edward Sprague." 

"Signed in presence of us, 

Elijah Dunbar. 
Ward Eddy." 

In consequence of the foregoing agreement, the minister-tax 
for 1801 was the last which the town raised to be paid to Mr. 
Sprague. The whole amount of the assessment for this year 
was only half of the usual sum, or the salary for six months. In 
the year previous to 1801, the taxes for the minister's salary 
varied in amount to individual tax-payers $3.92 to 35 cents, 
the last being a tax on a poll. Only four persons paid over three 
dollars, thirty paid from two to three dollars, seventy paid from 



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one to two dollars, and seventy-one paid less than one dollar. 
Thirty-three persons paid no minister-tax for that year. Most 
of these last belonged, probably, to the Baptist denomination. 
The amount of minister- tax for the year 1800 was $225.25. 
From the year 1801 to 1818, the town raised no money for 
preaching. 

Mr. Sprague, according to his design of removing from 
Dublin, purchased a house in Keene, and established himself 
there with his wife, continuing to supply the pulpit at Dublin. 
He retained his house in Dublin and kept it furnished, but, 
after a short period, spent the greater part of the year at his 
old home, his wife remaining at Keene. Occasionally, he hired 
persons to preach in his pulpit; but it is not known that he ever 
charged the town for their services. During the winter months, 
he did not preach in the meetinghouse, but in a hall, which he 
owned, situated a mile east of the first meetinghouse. 

Mr. Sprague's dwelling in Keene was a good house for its 
time, which stood on West St. (then called Pleasant St.), on 
the north side of the street, just east of the counting room of the 
mill corporation, where the Josiah Colony family lived many 
years, and where the mansion stands which is now occupied 
by Laurence D. Colony (in 1916). 

Under the impression that money invested in real estate was 
the most secure, Mr. Sprague purchased several farms, which 
he rented, or let out at the halves. Under such supervision as 
he was able to give, this mode of investing his capital did not 
yield a high percentage of income. The farms depreciated in 
value, and Mr. Sprague was wont to say with respect to those 
that were taken at the halves, "My half did n't grow." But, 
so far as pecuniary matters were concerned, he was at ease. 
He rode at times in a coach drawn by four horses. His coach was 
furnished with lamps, and he was fond of riding in the evening 
with the lamps burning. He was distinguished for his hospital- 
ity. His house was always open to the reception of company. 
His table was plentifully supplied with the best that could be 
obtained in Dublin, and not infrequently he sent to Boston for 
such articles as could not be procured at home. The walls of 
his rooms were hung with a variety of paintings and engrav- 
ings, which, as he said, were designed to attract and entertain 
company; but which, in general, were indifferent as to their 
execution. He took great apparent satisfaction in exhibiting 
them to persons, strangers, or friends, who called upon him. 

Mr. Sprague was the friend and patron of sacred music in his 



238 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

society. During the last years of his life, he contributed liberally 
for its encouragement. He is said to have been particularly fond 
of hearing the "Ode on Science" performed; and it was fre- 
quently sung at his request, either in the church or at some oc- 
casional meeting of the choir. This Ode on Science was set 
to music by Sumner. The words were: — 

"The morning sun shines from the East, 
And spreads his glories to the \Yest; 
All nations with his beams are blest. 

Where'er his radiant light appears; 
So science spreads her lucid ray 
O'er lands that long in darkness lay; 
She visits fair Columbia, 

And sets her sons among the stars. 

"Fair freedom, her attendant, waits 
To bless the portals of her gates, 
To crown the young and rising States 

With laurels of immortal day: 
The British yoke, the Gallic chain. 
Were urged upon our sons in vain; 
All haughty tyrants we disdain. 

And shout. Long live America." 

The original music for these words may be found in several old 
collections of tunes, and in some of more recent date. It is 
indeed a praiseworthy composition, delightful to lovers of good 
music, and it speaks well for the musical taste of Mr. Sprague, 
that it pleased him. 

He took a deep interest in the Revolutionary struggle; and 
the patriotic song which we have quoted rekindled, no doubt, 
the feelings of joy and gratitude which arose in his breast at 
the successful issue of American resistance to British oppression. 
He regarded a well-organized militia as necessary for national 
defence. If he had lived today (1916), he would have favored 
"preparedness." On one occasion, he delivered an address to 
a company of soldiers assembled in his church in military cos- 
tume. He read the newspapers of the day with more than ordi- 
nary interest; and he took much pleasure in telling the news to 
his friends and neighbors, which he did with such comments or 
incidental remarks as he supposed would render the news more 
interesting and profitable. 

The bodily infirmities of Mr. Sprague during the latter part 
of his life were so great that he frequently deemed it necessary 



ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY 239 

to have the advice of a physician. He reposed much confidence 
in the skill of Dr. Moses Kidder, who settled in Dublin a few 
years before his death. He was fond of him as a companion as 
well as a physician, and his desire to retain him in town was 
manifested in his will. He bequeathed him two thousand dol- 
lars, on condition that he remained in town during his (Mr. 
Sprague's) natural life. Mr. Sprague first proposed to Dr. 
Kidder to bequeath him the above sum on condition that he 
remained in town as a physician during his (Dr. Kidder's) 
natural life; but such a bequest was absolutely declined. 

The death of Mr. Sprague was occasioned by the overturn- 
ing of a carriage. He had a limb broken, and he was otherwise 
injured. This happened on the evening of the 9th of December, 
1817, as he was returning from a wedding which he had at- 
tended, at the house of Deacon Benjamin Learned, at which 
Deacon Learned's daughter Abigail was married to Jonas 
Davis. On the 13th of the same month, as the broken limb, 
instead of uniting and healing, was evidently tending to morti- 
fication, he was reminded of his danger. Feeling much less pain 
than he had done, he thought that his friends were needlessly 
alarmed. On being assured by his physician that his life was in 
danger, he requested the attendance of Thaddeus Morse, Esq., 
who, according to Mr. Sprague's directions, wrote his last will 
and testament, and had the same duly witnessed. He lived till 
the morning of the 16th of December. His funeral was on the 
18th of December; and a sermon on the occasion was preached 
by the Rev. Elijah Dunbar of Peterborough. By a vote, and 
at the expense, of the town, two hundred fifty copies of the said 
sermon were printed. 

Mrs. Hannah Sprague, the wife of the Rev. E. Sprague, died 
at her residence in Keene, July 9, 1818. She had entered her 
eighty-first year. Her maiden name was Fitch. She sustained, 
it is said, "a Christian character of peculiar excellence." She 
resided at Keene nearly all the time after her removal thither. 
She visited her husband at Dublin occasionally; but he more 
frequently visited her. The inscriptions on the monuments 
erected to the memory of Mr. and Mrs. Sprague were composed 
by the Rev. E. Dunbar. 

In addressing Mrs. Sprague at the funeral of her husband, 
Mr. Dunbar's words are: "A filial sensibility carries back my 
recollection through a period of almost twenty years since my 
acquaintance began with yourself and your late worthy and 
reverend consort, whose remains are now to be consigned to the 



240 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

grave. The numerous proofs of sincere and personal friendship; 
the time I have spent under your hospitable roof, and the sub- 
sequent harmonious intercourse of so long a period as has elapsed 
since my settlement in this vicinity, cannot fail of impressing 
my mind in a peculiar manner. This friendship and partiality, 
continued to the very close of life, has now placed me in this 
desk; and I need not observe to you, madam, how much more 
congenial it would have been to my feelings, had I now been at 
liberty silently to mingle my sympathies with your sorrows. 
... I cannot, however, remain heedless of the last request of 
a venerable and constant friend in Christ, and father in the 
sacred ministry of the gospel, whose earthly labors are now 
closed forever, and whose soul has returned to God who gave it. 
Of Mr. Sprague Mr. Dunbar says, "As a minister of the gos- 
pel, he was considered as excelling more particularly in his 
pathetic addresses, and sermons, on funeral occasions, and gen- 
erally in his public prayers." It was the custom of Mr. Sprague 
at funerals to speak of the characters of the persons deceased 
with more particularity than is common at the present day, 
and some of his parishioners were inclined to think that he was 
too much influenced in his remarks by his personal feelings of 
favor or dislike. He had a strong sympathy with the distressed, 
and much facility in the expression of his feelings on all occa- 
sions in which distress and affliction were outwardly manifested. 

" The Last Will and Testament of the Rev. Edward Sprague 

"In the name of God, Amen, — I, Edward Sprague, of Dublin, in 
the county of Cheshire, in the State of New Hampshire, clerk, do 
make this my last will and testament. Conscious that I was born to die, 
that my body must return to dust, and my soul to God who gave it, to 
him I cheerfully resign the same, in full confidence that he will do with 
me what is right, and that (though worms destroy my body) in my flesh 
I shall see God, and humbly hoping that I shall have acted well my part, 
relying on the merits of Jesus Christ, and be happy with him forever. 

"And as to the worldly estate which God has been pleased to bestow 
upon me, my debts and funeral charges being first paid by my execu- 
tor, hereafter named, I give and devise the residue thereof in manner 
following, viz.: — 

" 1st, I give to the town of Dublin the sum of five thousand dollars, 
to be kept at interest by the said town forever, for the sole purpose 
of supporting the Christian religion in the Congregational Society 
(so-called) in said town, the interest thereof to be paid quarter-yearly 
to the minister of the Congregational persuasion who shall be regu- 
arly ordained and statedly preach in said society. 



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" 2d, I give to my nephews and nieces one dollar each. 

" 3d, I give to my beloved wife, Hannah Sprague, all my household 
furniture, and the interest of all sums of money which shall be on 
hand, or due at the time of my decease, after the payment of the 
above-mentioned sums, and the use of all my other estate, both real 
and personal, during her natural life. 

"4th, I give to Dr. Moses Kidder two thousand dollars, provided 
he tarry in the town of Dublin physician during my natural life. 

"5th, I give to John Twitchell and Alline Newhall three hundred 
dollars each, provided they stay in my service during my natural life 
to my satisfaction. 

"6th, I give the town of Dublin all the remainder of said estate, 
including all my property not before given or devised by this will, to 
be kept for the use of schooling in said Dublin. And I hereby appoint 
Elijah Parker, of Keene, in the county of Cheshire, Esquire, executor 
of this my last will and testament, and hereby revoke all other wills 
by me made. 

"In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this 
thirteenth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand 
eight hundred and seventeen. j^j^ 

Edward X Sprague. [Seal.] 
mark 

"Signed, sealed, published, and delivered by the testator, as his 
last will and testament, in presence of us, who hereunto subscribe our 
names in his presence, and in the presence of each other. 

Thads. Morse. 

Wm. Greenwood, 2nd. 

Jesse Learned." 

"State of New Hampshire, 
"Cheshire, ss. — Probate Office, May 13, 1853. 

" [Seal.] I, Geo. W. Sturtevant, Register of the Court of Probate in 
and for said county, hereby certify that the within is a true copy of the 
will of Edward Sprague of Dublin, in said county, deceased, and now 
on file in this office. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand 
and the seal of said court, at Keene, this 13th day of May, a.d., 1853. 

Geo. W. Sturtevant." 

" The Decree of the Judge of the Probate, establishing the Will of 
Rev. E. Sprague 

"State of New Hampshire, 

Cheshire, ss. 
"To all people to whom these presents shall come. Greeting: 

" [Seal.] Know ye that on the day of the date hereof, before me, 
at Jaffrey, in said county, the instrument which is hereunto annexed 



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(purporting to be the last will and testament of the Reverend Edward 
Sprague, late of Dublin, in said county, deceased) was presented for 
probate by Elijah Parker, Esq., the executor therein named. Thad- 
deus Morse, Esq., and William Greenwood, 2d, both of Dublin, two 
of the witnesses, whose names are thereto subscribed, being then 
present, made solemn oath that they saw the said testator sign, seal, 
the said instrument. That he was then, to the best of their judg- 
ment, of sound and disposing mind; and that they, together with 
Jesse Learned, subscribed their names together as witnesses to the 
execution thereof, in the presence of said testator. 

" I do, therefore, prove, approve, and allow of the said instrument 
as the last will and testament of said deceased, do hereby decree the 
administration thereof in all matters, the same concerning, and of the 
estate whereof he died seized and possessed in said State unto him the 
said executor, well and faithfully to execute the will and testament, 
and to administer the estate of said deceased according to the same, 
who accepted of his said trust, and gave bond to pay the debts and 
legacies due from the estate of said deceased, and likewise to return 
a true and perfect inventory of all the estate which belonged to said 
deceased into the probate office for said county, within three months; 
and that he shall render an account (upon oath) of his proceedings 
therein, when lawfully thereto required. 

"In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal 
of the Court of Probate for said county. Dated at Jaffrey aforesaid, 
the third day of February, anno Domini one thousand eight hundred 
and eighteen. 

Abel Parker, Judge of Probate." 

The following are the inscriptions on the monuments of the 
Rev. Edward Sprague and Mrs. Hannah Sprague: — 

"MEMENTO MORI 



In Memory 

OF THE 

REV. EDWARD SPRAGUE, A.M. 

"The second Pastor of the Church in Dublin, who, for more than 
forty years, preached the word of God and broke the bread of life to 
this Christian Society. He entered on the stage of public action at the 
commencement of the late glorious Revolution, of which he was a 
zealous advocate, fully imbibing its spirit, and remaining through life 
the friend of liberty, civil and religious. He feared God above many 
from his youth, sincerely devoted himself to his service in the gospel 
of his Son, and united orthodoxy with charity. Possessing a large es- 
tate, his regard for the town in which he lived prompted him, after 



ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY 243 

making a few legacies to particular friends, to bequeath them the re- 
mainder of his property for the pious and laudable purposes of support- 
ing the gospel and schools. Having been in private life cheerful and 
courteous, ' a lover of good men and given to hospitality ; ' having in the 
discharge of ministerial duty, been assiduous, solemn, faithful; at 
length, laden with accumulated infirmities and hastened by a fatal 
occurrence, he languished a few days, and then calmly fell asleep in a 
firm belief of that gospel he preached to others. 

" ' Let fainting nature sink to rest 
Within its clay-cold bed, 
Till, with refulgent glory drest, 
It wakens from the dead; 
What though the body in the dust be laid. 
Breathless and mouldering in the awful shade! 
Faith views a bright reversion in the skies, 
When all the saints, reanimated, rise.' 

NATUS BOSTONIAE MAII 20, 1750, LAUREA BACCALAU- 

RIALI CANTABRIGIAE 

DONATUS 1770, MAGISTRALI 1773, PASTORALI OFFICIO 

INDUCTUS, OCT. 12, 1777, DECESSIT, DEC. 16, 1817, 

ANNOQUE AETATIS SUAE 68 

'Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord'" 

[Note. — The following is the translation of the Latin portion of the preceding'^in- 
scription: "Born in Boston, May 20, 1750; received the degree of Bachelor of Arts, 
at Cambridge, 1770; the Master's degree in 1773; ordained to the pastoral office, Oct. 
12, 1777; died, Dec. 16, 1817, in the 68th year of his age." The date of his ordination 
given in this inscription is an error. The real date of his ordination was Nov. 12, 1777, 
as the perusal of the preceding pages will show.] 

"BENEATH THIS STONE LIES THE MORTAL PART 

OF 

MRS. HANNAH SPRAGUE, 

CONSORT OF THE REV. EDWARD SPRAGUE, 

Who died, July 10,^ 1818, aged eighty years 

"In the several spheres of a wife, a neighbor, a Christian, and 
partner in the ministerial relations, she moved with dignity, useful- 
ness, and secured esteem. The religion of Jesus was the choice and 
ornament of her youth, the guide and support of her riper years, and 
the refuge and solace of her declining age. While her hopes of salvation 
rested entirely on the unmerited grace of God in Christ, she had no 
confidence in any faith but that which works by love. Her benevo- 
lence, ever active, met the needy at the door; and the poor she never 

' The true date was July 9, 1818. 



244 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

sent empty away. She was the faithful almoner of the goods en- 
trusted her by Providence; and it could be truly said of her, that she 
'fed the hungry, clothed the naked, visited the sick, and entertained 
the stranger.' The cause of Zion lay near her heart in life, and was not 
forgotten at her death. That her property might aid this cause, when 
she sleeps in dust, she bequeathed the principal part of her estate to 
the New Hampshire Missionary Society. Reader, if thou hast wealth, 
influence, piety, learn the art of employing thy talents in doing good; 
and thou shalt never want a surviving friend to write over thy grave, 
'The memory of the just is blessed;' nor a smiling Savior, in the great 
day, to hail thee with, 'Well done, thou good and faithful servant; 
enter into the joy of thy Lord.'" 

As the church was without a pastor, and as no covenant 
could be found among the papers left by Mr. Sprague, Rev, 
Mr. Dunbar was requested to meet the members. He acceded 
to the request, and the following is the record of the meeting 
in the handwriting of Andrew Allison, who had been chosen 
clerk : — 

"At a meeting of the church in Dublin, 2d November, in the year of 
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, the Rev. Elijah 
Dunbar, moderator: — 

"Voted to adopt the copy of the old original covenant that the 
Rev. Edward Sprague formed his church by, when he first settled in 
this town. 

"Voted to subscribe our names to it for the future government of 
the church in Dubhn." 

The following is the covenant referred to in the above votes, 
with the names annexed of the persons who subscribed it. The 
original copy is still preserved, as transcribed by Mr. Dunbar 
from a copy which he found many years before in the posses- 
sion of Mr. Sprague, and which he believed to be the same 
that was used by the Rev. Dr. Appleton of Cambridge, Mass. : — 

"We, whose names are hereunto subscribed, apprehending ourselves 
called of God into a sacred fellowship with one another in the pro- 
fession and practice of the holy Christian religion, as a particular 
church of the Lord Jesus, do solemnly covenant with God and with 
one another, as follows : — 

"In the first place, we avouch the Lord this day to be our God, 
yielding ourselves to him to be his servants, and choosing him to be 
our portion for ever; we give up ourselves unto the God whose name 
alone is Jehovah, to be his people, to walk in his ways, and to keep 
his commandments and his statutes and his judgments, and to hearken 
unto his voice, declaring our firm assent unto the truths, and hearty 



ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY 245 

consent unto the terms, of the gospel. We accept of Jesus Christ in all 
his glorious offices, prophetical, priestly, and kingly; and depend on 
him, in the way which he hath prescribed, for instruction, pardon, 
and eternal life. We profess our serious resolution to deny, as the grace 
of God teaches us, all ungodliness and worldly lusts, and to live soberly, 
righteously, and godly in this present world; to endeavor that our con- 
versation may be such as becomes and adorns the gospel. We promise, 
by the help of God's grace, to walk together in all ways of holy com- 
munion as brethren in the family of Christ and children of our Father 
who is in heaven; to keep the faith and observe the order of the gospel; 
carefully to support and conscientiously to attend the public worship 
of God, in all the instituted duties thereof, and to submit to the disci- 
pline of his kingdom; to watch over one another with Christian cir- 
cumspection, and endeavor our mutual edification in holiness and 
comfort. 

"Furthermore, we dedicate our offspring with ourselves unto the 
Lord, engaging to bring them up in his nurture and admonition," and, 
as far as in us lies, to transmit the ordinances of God pure and entire 
unto them. 

"All this we do in the presence and fear of God, with a deep sense 
of our unworthiness to be admitted into covenant with him and to 
enjoy the privileges of the church evangelical, and our own insufficiency 
to perform the duties without his gracious assistance; and we do there- 
fore rely on and pray to the God of grace and peace, who brought 
again from the dead our Lord Jesus Christ, that great Shepherd of 
the sheep, that, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, he 
would make us perfect in every good work, to do his will, working in 
us that which is well-pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to 
whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. 

Samuel Twitchell. Abel Twitchell. 

James Chamberlain. Richard Gilchrest. 

Ebenezer Twitchell. Andrew Allison. 

Thaddeus Mason. Jonathan Perry. 

Ebenezer Hill. Francis Appleton, 

Moses Greenwood. Asa Fisk." 

After the death of Mr. Sprague, the pulpit was supplied for 
a time by the clergymen of the vicinity, who, according to cus- 
tomary usage, gave each one day's preaching. But, as the 
benefit of such labors would not fall upon the widow, her hus- 
band having no salary, the question arose whether these clergy- 
men should be paid for their services. Accordingly, an article 
was inserted in the warrant for a town-meeting, Feb. 20, 1818, 
"to see if the town will make any compensation to those clergy- 
men who have preached here since Mr. Sprague's decease." 
The said article was dismissed. At the same meeting, "Voted 



246 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

that the selectmen be directed to return the thanks of the town 
to the Rev. Mr. Dunbar for his discourse deHvered at the 
funeral of the Rev. Edward Sprague, and request a copy of him 
for the press." Two hundred fifty copies were ordered to be 
procured. "Voted to raise two hundred dollars to procure 
preaching this year ensuing. Chose Deacon Francis Appleton, 
Abel Twitchell, and Cyrus Chamberlain, to provide preaching." 

The preacher procured was Mr. Edmund Quincy Sewall, son 
of Judge Samuel Sewall of Massachusetts, a graduate of Har- 
vard College, 1815, and who had studied theology in Cambridge. 

At a town-meeting, July 6, 1818, "Voted to give Mr. Edmund 
Q. Sewall a call to settle in this town as a gospel minister, sev- 
enty-six in favor, and forty-four against it." A committee was 
then chosen to propose a salary, and said committee "proposed 
that the town give Mr. Sewall five hundred dollars, a yearly 
salary, so long as he shall supply the desk, or be their gospel 
minister; which report was accepted." 

Mr. Sewall returned a negative answer to the call he had 
received; but, as many persons were much interested in him, 
an article was inserted in the warrant for a town-meeting, Nov. 
11, 1818, "to see if the town will recall Mr. Edmund Q. Sewall 
as a minister of the gospel in this place, or act anything respect- 
ing the same." On this article, "Voted that the yeas and nays 
betaken; . . . and there were ninety-six in favor, and seventy 
in the negative." It was then "voted to choose a committee of 
three to nominate a committee of three to propose a sum to 
offer Mr. Sewall as a salary." But, instead of proceeding to 
choose said committee, it was "voted to act no further on the 
article at the present time." This vote was, in effect, laying the 
whole subject on the table. It was called up at a meeting held, 
Dec. 1, 1818. One article in the warrant was "to see what com- 
pensation the town will give Mr. Edmond Q. Sewall to settle as 
a minister of the gospel in this place, or act anything respecting 
the same." This article was dismissed, and a committee was 
chosen, consisting of the selectmen, to hire preaching; one hun- 
dred fifty dollars having been voted for that purpose. Mr. 
Sewall was settled, in 1819, in Barnstable, Mass.; then in Am- 
herst, N. H.; and again in Scituate, Mass. He was born in 
Marblehead, Mass., Oct. 1, 1796; and ordained at Barnstable, 
Dec. 22, 1819, where he remained three years. His Amherst 
pastorate was for about two years, from Jan. 26, 1825. His 
long Scituate pastorate extended for about seventeen years, 
from Dec. 21, 1831. He died in Cohasset, Mass., Sept. 15, 1866. 



ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY 247 

The candidates employed under the foregoing and subse- 
quent votes of the town, so far as we have ascertained, 
were Thomas Tracy, born in Haverhill, Mass., March 26, 
1781; died at Newburyport, Mass., Aug. 11, 1872; had settle- 
ments in Biddeford, Me., and Saco, Me.; — Rev. Stephen 
Farley, who had been settled in Claremont, N. H, ; — David 
Reed, born in Easton, Mass., Feb. 6, 1790; died in Roxbury, 
Mass., June 7, 1870; for forty-four years publisher and pro- 
prietor of the "Christian Register" at Boston; — Elisha Fuller, 
born in Princeton, Mass., Oct. 28, 1794; died in Worcester, 
Mass., March 18, 1855; a noted lawyer in Concord, Mass., 
Lowell, and Worcester, never ordained; son of Rev. Timothy 
Fuller of Merrimack, N. H.; — Stevens Everett, born in Dor- 
chester, Mass., Dec. 14, 1797; died there, Feb. 20, 1833; settled 
in Hallowell, Me., about eight years, from Sept. 15, 1824; — 
and Silas Allen, who afterwards changed his name to William 
Winthrop Allen, born in Medfield, Mass., Jan. 25, 1795; died 
there, Oct. 31, 1888; who was never ordained. All of these men, 
except Mr. Farley, had studied in the Harvard Divinity School. 
The statement in the former History of Dublin that Mr. 
Everett was settled at Augusta, Me., was probably an error. 
The general catalogue of the Harvard Divinity School, which 
gives quite complete information with respect to every student 
of the school, credits him with no settlement except at Hallo- 
well, Me. 

The law of the State, called the "Toleration Law," was passed 
at the June session of the legislature, in the year 1819; and the 
First Congregational Society was organized, in accordance with 
the requisitions of that act, in the winter of 1819-20. A part 
of the preamble to the constitution and by-laws of said society 
is as follows : — 

"In conformity to an act of the Legislature of this State, passed, 
June, A.D., 1819, by which it is rendered illegal for towns, as corporate 
bodies, to raise money for the support of the gospel, — which act 
authorizes any number of persons to associate themselves together into 
a society for moral and religious purposes, — therefore, we, the under- 
signed, inhabitants of the town of Dublin, deeming religion, piety, and 
morality important to the present and future interests of mankind, 
have associated ourselves into a society for the above purposes, to be 
known and designated by the name of the First Congregational So- 
ciety in Dublin." 

Mr. Levi Washburn Leonard began to preach as a candi- 
date for the above society, the first Sunday in April, 1820; 



248 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

and, after supplying the desk six Sundays, and on the annual 
fast, he received an invitation from the church and society to 
settle as their minister, with the ofl'er of an annual salary of 
six hundred dollars. 

Levi Washburn Leonard was born in South Bridgewater, 
Mass., June 1, 1790, took the degree of A.B. at Harvard Uni- 
versity, 1815; A.M., 1818; and was honored with the degree of 
Doctor of Divinity by the same institution, in 1849. He was 
ordained at Dublin, Sept. 6, 1820; made the senior pastor of 
the church, after the settlement of Mr. Bridge, June 13, 1855; 
and remained the emeritus pastor of the church until his death, 
at Exeter, N. H., Dec. 12, 1864. 

The following are copies of the records of the church and 
society in reference to the call and settlement of Mr. Leonard : — 

"Dublin, May 20, 1820. Voted to give Levi W. Leonard a call to 
settle with us, as our gospel minister. 

Andrew Allison, Clerk for the Church" 

"The First Congregational Society met at the Old Centre Meeting- 
house in Dublin, agreeably to notice; chose Capt. Moses Marshall 
moderator. 

"Voted to give the Rev. Levi W. Leonard a call to settle in the 
ministry over the society in Dublin. 

"Voted that the society give the Rev. Levi W. Leonard a salary of 
six hundred dollars annually, including the legacy, so long as he con- 
tinues minister over the society. 

"Voted that the standing committee of the society inform Rev. 
Mr. Leonard of the result of this meeting, and request him to return 
to Dublin as soon as convenient. 

"To which the Rev. L. W. Leonard returned the following reply: — 

"To the Congregational Church and Society in Dublin. 

" Christl^n Brethren and Friends, — Having received an in- 
vitation by your committee to take upon me the sacred and important 
office of a Christian minister and religious instructor among you, and 
having solemnly and prayerfully deliberated on the subject, I have 
determined to accept the invitation. 

"The arduous nature of the work which I am about to undertake, 
the high responsibility of the ministerial office, and the fearful con- 
sequences of unskilfulness or unfaithfulness in the performance of its 
duties, are considerations which fill my mind with much solicitude. 
But the motives and views which have led me to devote myself to the 
work of the ministry, the degree of unanimity with which you have 
invited me, the sense of duty which has disposed me to accept your 



ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY 249 

invitation, and a firm reliance on divine aid to support me in time of 
trouble and difBculty, encourage the pleasing hope that my labors will 
be attended with the blessing of Heaven. In this interesting and sol- 
emn undertaking I shall need your kind assistance; and I humbly 
ask your united prayers, that, if it should please the holy Author of 
our religion to consecrate me to his service among you as a minister 
of Jesus Christ, he would, in the rich abundance of his goodness, 
endow his servant with all those gifts and graces requisite to adorn 
the profession; that this people may be of the same mind one towards 
another, united in the bonds of charity, supported by the blessed 
consolations of the gospel, and built up in faith and holiness unto 
eternal life. 

"The attentions which you have shown me, and the favorable 
opinion which you have expressed by calling me to discharge the du- 
ties of so important a station, deserve and obtain my warmest grat- 
itude. That your just demands and expectations may be fulfilled is 
my most earnest prayer. With sentiments of high respect. 

Your friend and servant, 

Levi W. Leonard." 
"Witness: Joseph Appl,bton, Clerk of the Society." 

At a meeting of the church, Aug. 4, 1820, the call, given in May, 
was renewed, and it was "voted to choose a committee of three 
from the church to assist in choosing a council with Mr. Leon- 
ard in respect to his settlement with us as our gospel minister. 
Voted that the committee be John Snow, Abel Twitchell, and 
Andrew Allison. — Francis Appleton, Moderator." 

The above-named committee with three others, chosen by 
the society, met, Aug. 4, 1820, and prepared the following letter 
missive, which was sent to the churches in Harvard University; 
Concord, Mass.; Wilton, N. H.; Peterborough, N. H.; Dover, 
Mass.; Keene, N. H.; Swanzey, N. H.; Dedham, Mass.; Lex- 
ington, Mass. ; and Littleton, Mass. : — 

"To the Church of Christ in . 



"Christian Brethren, — The Congregational Church and So- 
ciety in Dublin, N. H., having with great unanimity invited Mr. Levi 
W. Leonard to settle with them as their Christian minister, and he 
having accepted the invitation, requests you, by your pastor and 
delegates, to assist at his ordination, on Wednesday, the sixth day of 
September next [ 1 820] . 

"Yours, with sentiments of respect and Christian charity." 

The following is the result of the council that convened on the 
occasion of Mr. Leonard's ordination : — 



250 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

"By virtue of letters missive from the Congregational Church and 
Society in said town, the following are the churches present, by their 
pastors and delegates, for the purpose of ordaining Mr. Levi W. 
Leonard as their pastor, viz.: — 

Pastors Delegates 

Church in Harvard University Rev. Dr. Ware . Mr. Ingersoll. 
Church in Littleton, Mass. . Rev. Mr. Foster. Deacon Hartwell. 

Mr. Kimball. 
Church in Dover, Mass. . . Rev. Mr. Sanger Mr. Battle. 

Mr. Thayer. 

Mr. Palmer. 
Rev. Mr. Dunbar Deacon Smith. 

Deacon Holmes. 
Rev. Mr. Barstow Capt. Blake. 

Mr. Ellis. 
Rev. Mr. Chandler 

Capt. J. Dickinson. 
Rev. Mr. Beede . Mr. Livermore. 



Church in Sterling, Mass. 
Church in Peterborough 
Church in Keene . . . 
Church in Swanzey . . 
Church in Wilton . . . 



"The council, being formed by choosing Rev. Mr. Foster moder- 
ator, by whom the throne of grace was first addressed for guidance 
and direction, then proceeded to the business for which they had as- 
sembled. The Rev. Mr. Chandler was chosen scribe. 

"The inquiries relative to the proceedings of the church and society 
being made and the council being satisfied therewith, then proceeded 
to the examination of the candidate; being satisfied also with his views 
of the Christian system, and with his moral and literary cjualifica- 
tions, they voted to proceed to his ordination. 

"The assignment of the parts was as follows, viz.: — 

Introductory prayer and sermon, by . Rev. Dr. Ware. 

Consecrating prayer Rev. Mr. Beede. 

Charge Rev. Mr. Porter. 

Right hand of fellowship Rev. Mr. Sanger. 

Charge to the people Rev. Mr. Dunbar. 

Concluding prayer Rev. IVIr. Chandler. 

"It was now voted to adjourn for half an hour, then to be in read- 
iness to repair to the meetinghouse, in order to attend to the public 
religious services of the occasion. 

"A true copy. 

Attest: Joshua Chandler, Scribe." 

On Aug. 31, 1821, the thanks of the church were voted to 
Mr. Benjamin Perry for the gift of a baptismal basin. 

On May 3, 1822, the thanks of the church were voted to Mr. 
Joseph Appleton for the gift of a chair for use at the communion 
table. 



ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY 251 

During the active pastorate of Dr. Leonard, before the set- 
tlement of Rev. William F. Bridge as a colleague pastor, 112 
persons were received into the church by profession of faith, 
and seven from other churches. Those admitted by profession 
of faith, with the dates, were: — 

May 4, 1821, John Richardson, Solomon Piper, and Mrs. 
Emma, wife of Ebenezer Twitchell; — June 29, 1821, Mrs. 
Lucy Fresco tt, wife of Ivory Ferry; Mrs. Susan, wife of Sawin 
Yeardly; Cyrus Chamberlain; Mrs. Julia, wife of Cyrus Cham- 
berlain; — Aug. 31, 1821, Mrs. Nancy, wife of Thaddeus Twit- 
chell; Mrs. Mary, wife of Aaron Greenwood; — Oct. 14, 1821, 
Miss Sally Childs; — Nov. 2, 1821, Mrs. Asenath, wife of Moses 
Greenwood; — Aug. 4, 1822, Asahel Hill; — Aug. 30, 1822, 
Mrs. Hannah, wife of Moses Adams; — Sept. 1, 1822, Miss 
Mary Fisk; — May 7, 1823, Mrs. Almira, wife of Capt. Samuel 
Adams; — Sept. 5, 1824, Mrs. Susanna, wife of Joshua Flint; 
Mrs. Mary, wife of Samuel Davison; Thaddeus Morse, Jr.; 
Mrs. Serena, wife of Thaddeus Morse, Jr.; Miss Sophia Apple- 
ton (afterwards Mrs. Thomas Fisk); Miss Harriet Childs; — 
Sept. 4, 1825, Mrs. Jane, wife of Moses Fairbanks; — Nov. 6, 
1825, Mrs. Mary Brown; — May 7, 1826, Mrs. Miranda 
Twitchell; — June 30, 1826, Miss Julia T. Fisk; — May 6(?), 
1827, Jonas Brooks Piper; Mrs. Julia, wife of Jonas Brooks 
Piper; John Wilson Learned; Mrs. Hannah, wife of John Wilson 
Learned; — May 2, 1828, Mrs. Maria Piper; Alline Newell; 
Mrs. Sally, wife of Alline Newell; Mrs. Mary, wife of Samuel 
Fisk; Mrs. Betsey Carter; Miss EHza Carter; — Sept. 5, 1828, 
Miss Betsey Fisk; Capt. Moses Adams, Jr.; Mrs. Sally, wife 
of Capt. Moses Adams, Jr.; David Pierce; Mrs. Hephzibath, 
wife of David Pierce; Mrs. Persis, wife of Eli Allison; Miss 
Eliza Learned; — Oct. 31, 1828, Eli Hamilton; Mrs. Mary, 
wife of Eli Hamilton; — May 1, 1829, Jonathan K. Smith; Mrs. 
Sarah, wife of Jonathan K. Smith; Mrs. Rebecca T. Hay ward; 
Miss Abigail Adams; — July 12, 1829, Mrs. Sarah, wife of 
Capt. David Richardson; Mrs. Dorcas G., wife of Ebenezer 
Burpee; Miss Sarah Richardson; — Sept. 4, 1829, Mrs. Rebecca, 
wife of Calvin Mason; Mrs. Hannah, wife of Joseph Twitchell; 
— Oct. 30, 1829, Capt. Luther Barnes; Mrs. Ruth, wife of Capt. 
Luther Barnes ; — July 2, 1830, Ebenezer Perry, 2d ; Mrs. Emma 
T., wife of Ebenezer Perry, 2d; — Sept. 3, 1830, Mrs. Sarah, 
wife of Jeremiah Bemis; — July 1, 1831, Daniel Fiske; Mrs. 
Esther, wife of Daniel Fiske; — Oct. 31, 1834, Ezra Rider; 
Mrs. Keziah, wife of Ezra Rider; Jesse Riplej' Appleton; — 



252 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

Nov. 4, 1836, Mrs. Lucy, wife of Ruggles Smith; — July 2, 
1837, Miss Louisa Mason; — Nov. 3, 1837, Miss Louisa Fisk; 
Miss Catherine Piper; Mrs. AHce W., wife of EHas Hardy; 
Mrs. Betsey, wife of Samuel Fisk, Jr.; — Aug. 31, 1838, Mrs. 
Mary, wife of Ezra Snow; — July 3, 1840, Ebenezer Green- 
wood; Mrs. Lucy, wife of Ebenezer Greenwood (transferred to 
the church in Fitchburg, Mass., in June, 1877) ; — May 2, 1841, 
Miss Elvira Twitchell; Miss Laura Ann Fiske; — April 29, 1842, 
John Piper; Mrs. Prudence, wife of John Piper; George F. 
Clark; — July 1, 1842, Miss OHve Greenwood; — Sept. 2, 1842, 
Miss Hannah Piper; — June 30, 1843, Thaddeus Mason; Mrs. 
Lydia, wife of Thaddeus Mason; — Sept. 1, 1843, Mrs. Cather- 
ine, wife of Cyrus Piper; Calvin Mason; Dexter Mason; Thad- 
deus Perry Mason; Mrs. Fidelia, wife of Thaddeus Perry Ma- 
son; — July 5, 1844, Col. Rufus Piper; Mrs. Anna, wife of Col. 
Rufus Piper; — Aug. 30, 1844, Miss Mary Elizabeth Morse; — 
July 5, 1845, Mrs. Caroline, widow of John Snow, Esq.; — May 
1, 1846, Mrs. Juha, wife of Jonas H. Brooks; — Sept. 3, 1846, 
Reuel Brigham; Mrs. Prudence, wife of Reuel Brigham; — May 
6(?), 1849, Miss Eliza Gould (transferred to the Universalist 
Church in Marlborough, in 1875) ; — June 30, 1849, Miss Sophia 
Jane Morse; Miss Ellen Morse;— July 1, 1849, EUiott Twitchell; 
— May 3, 1850, Mrs. Maria J., wife of Reuel Brigham; — Oct. 
31, 1850, James Allison; — Jan. 5, 1851, Miss Abbie Sophia 
Mason; Miss Diantha L. Fiske; — March 2, 1851, Mrs. Mary 
Livingston, wife of Jonathan K. Smith; — Sept. 5, 1851, Mrs. 
Amy Cushman, widow of James Hay ward; — May 2, 1852, 
Edward Jonathan Frost; — July 4, 1852, Miss Ann Louisa 
Davis (afterwards the wife of William Henry Burt, Esq., of 
Keene, who was a major in the Civil War) ; Miss Sarah Elizabeth 
Frost (afterwards Mrs. Upham) ; Miss Sarah Jane Darracott; — 
Nov. 5, 1852, James Adams Mason; — ^ July 1, 1853, Emily 
Adams; — Nov. 4, 1853, Mrs. Caroline, wife of Curtis Smith; — 
March 5, 1854, Curtis Smith; — Jan. 1, 1855, Mrs. Belinda, 
widow of Addison Morse; — June 13, 1855, Rev. William F. 
Bridge, by installation as colleague pastor of the church. 

The seven who were received by letter from other churches 
were: — Sarah, wife of John Richardson, received. May 6, 1821, 
from the church in HoUis, N. H.; — July 1, 1825, Miss Elvira 
Clark, from church in Shipton, Canada; — Nov. 10, 1839, 
Nathan BuUard Buss, from the Congregational Church in 
Worcester, Vt., and Mrs. Arvilla, wife of Nathan Bullard Buss, 
from the same church; — May 3, 1850, Dr. Ransom N. Porter, 



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from the Keene Congregational (Unitarian) Church; — May 1, 
1831, Mrs. Ehzabeth Morison (Smith) Leonard, wife of the 
pastor, from the church in Peterborough; died, Sept. 13, 1848; — 
May 7, 1851, Mrs. Ehzabeth (Dow) (Smith) Leonard, 2d wife 
of the pastor, from the Unitarian Church of Exeter, to which 
she returned in June, 1853. 

Those who have united with the church since the beginning 
of the ministry of Rev. Wilham F. Bridge, who was installed, 
June 13, 1855, appear to be the following: July 1, 1855, Mrs. 
Elizabeth C, wife of Rev. William F. Bridge, removed in 1865 to 
Peterboro, N. Y.; Miss Martha E. Bridge; Miss Sarah Bridge; 
the latter two removed to Peterboro, N. Y., in 1865; Mrs. Bridge 
was from the church in Charlestown, N. H.; — July 6, 1856, 
Mrs. Harriet A., wife of Joseph B. Yeardly; — Sept. 4, 1859, 
Asa H. Fisk; Mrs. CaroHne, wife of Asa H. Fisk; — Nov. 6, 
1859, Mrs. Elvira, widow of William Farnsworth; Miss Lucy 
Marcella Greenwood; — May 5, 1861, Mrs. Betsey, 2d wife of 
Daniel Fiske;— July 7, 1861, Miss Julia Cragin;— May 16,1866, 
Rev. George M. Rice, installed as pastor; — May 20, 1866, Mrs. 
Persis F., wife of Rev. Geo. M. Rice; — Nov. 4, 1866, Mrs. 
Elizabeth Warren, wife of Daniel Gates Jones; — Jan. 6, 1867, 
Mrs. Elvira Derby, wife of Hervey Learned; — May 5, 1867, 
Jonas Brooks Piper; Mrs. Elizabeth Melville Gowing, wife of 
Jonas Brooks Piper; — July 7, 1867, Daniel Townsend; Mrs. 
Betsey Morse, wife of Daniel Townsend; Silas P. Frost; Mrs. 
Betsey E. Mason, wife of Silas P. Frost; Joseph B. Yeardly; 
Mrs. Abigail Allison, wife of Cyrus Mason; — Sept. 1, 1867, 
William Darracott; Miss Bessie Maria Darracott; Mrs. Seba 
Barnes, widow of Joseph Evleth; — Nov. 3, 1867, Mrs. Anna 
Townsend, wife of Isaac Remick; — July 5, 1868, Mrs. Harriet 
Amelia Morse, wife of George W. Gleason; — Oct. 5, 1873, Miss 
Mary Weeks Eastman; Miss Laura Weeks Rice (afterwards wife 
of Dr. Henry H. Piper) ; — March 2, 1879, Miss Emily Amelia 
Gowing (afterwards Mrs. John P. Nicholson); — July 3, 1881, 
Miss Annie Maria Allison; Miss Flora Gertrude Allison (after- 
wards Mrs. Edward W. Roper, now Mrs. Charles T. Simpson) ; 
Miss Mary Nye Rice (afterwards Mrs. George W. Kent, and 
now deceased) ; James Rufus Piper; W^ilfred Matthews Fiske; — 
Nov. 7, 1886, Mrs. Ellen Elizabeth Leonard, wife of J. H. 
Houghton, and daughter of the late Rev. Levi W. Leonard, 
D.D.; — Jan. 2, 1887, Mrs. Lillian Gertrude Jones, wife of 
Charles Francis Appleton; Miss Mabel Carey (afterwards Mrs. 
Wilfred M. Fiske); Miss Kate Townsend (afterwards Mrs. 



254 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

Josiah T. Langley); — Jan. 1, 1888, Charles W. Gowing; Mrs. 
Julia Foster, wife of Charles W. Gowing; Miss Elizabeth Snow; 
— May 6, 1888, Mrs. Sarah M. Gleason, wife of Rufus Piper 
Pierce; Miss Emily Derby; —Jan. 13, 1889, Francis Allison; — 
March 29, 1891, Warren L. Fiske; Mrs. Emily M. Matthews, 
wife of Warren L. Fiske; John G. Townsend; Mrs. Kate A. 
Adams, wife of John G. Townsend; Mrs. Idella Maria Fiske, 
wife of Hiram A. Carey; Fred C. Gowing; Mrs. Jennie Newton, 
wife of Fred C. Gowing; Miss Mary E. Moore. 

To the preceding list should be added the names of the 
pastors, who w^ere officially connected with the church, through 
the nature of their office. These were: 1. Rev. Joseph Farrar, 
ordained, June 10, 1772; 2. Rev. Edward Sprague, ordained, 
Nov. 12, 1777; 3. Rev. Levi W. Learned, D.D., ordained, Sept. 
6, 1820; 4. Rev. William F. Bridge, installed, June 13, 1855; 
5. Rev. George M. Rice, installed, May 16, 1866; 6. Rev. Has- 
ket D. Catlin, installed, June 28, 1882; 7. Rev. Granville Pierce, 
who began his work without installation, Oct. 1, 1886; 8. Rev. 
George W^ Patten, who began labor, without formal installation, 
Feb. 12, 1890; 9. Rev. George Willis Cooke, who began his 
ministrj^ without formal installation, Jan. 1, 1898; 10. Rev. 
Frankhn K. Gilford, installed, June 6, 1900; 11. Rev. Josiah L. 
Seward, D.D., who began duty, without formal installation, 
May 11, 1902. The names of Messrs. Bridge and Rice have 
already appeared in the roll of the church. Mr. Farrar was not 
married while living in Dublin. Mrs. Hannah Fitch, wife of 
Rev. Edward Sprague, was imdoubtedly a communicant, and 
her name was doubtless upon the original roll of the church 
members, which has not come to us in a perfect form. The two 
wives of Dr. Leonard, and the wives of Rev. Messrs. Bridge and 
Rice, are enrolled. Wives of ministers, since Mr. Rice closed 
his labors, did not transfer their church membership to this 
church, but were, of course, communicants and interested in 
the cause. 

The first meetinghouse stood on the north side of the 
old road, opposite the narrow entrance to the most ancient 
part of the grave-yard, which is near the monuments of the 
Spragues. At a meeting of the proprietors, on May 27, 1767, it 
was voted to build a meetinghouse fifty feet long and thirty- 
eight feet wide, and to raise a tax of four dollars on each right 
to build the same. Moses Adams, Henry Strongman, and Wil- 
liam Greenwood were appointed a committee to effect the work. 
At a meeting of the proprietors, Dec. 22, 1768, it was voted to 



ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY 255 

raise three more dollars on each right, to be used in building 
the meetinghouse. It was several years before this meeting- 
house was completed, but it was so far on the way to comple- 
tion that it was first used, for a town-meeting, Sept. 10, 1771. 
It was used thereafter for public worship, but we find no record 
of any formal dedication. It continued to be used for religious 
worship until the dedication of the second meetinghouse on the 
third day of December, 1818. It was not heated in the winter, 
and Mr. Sprague, in the latter part of his pastorate, used a 
hall, which he owned, for religious services, during the winter 
months. 

The second meetinghouse stood very nearly upon the site 
of the summer residence of Mrs. Horace P. Farnham, near the 
southern end of the tenth lot of the sixth range. After a vote of 
March, 1808, "to build a new meetinghouse," a committee of 
nine were chosen "to pitch upon a place to set the meeting- 
house." This committee consisted of Samuel Twitchell, Esq.; 
Asa Fisk, Jr.; Eli Greenwood; Phinehas Gleason; David Town- 
send; Isaac Appleton; Thaddeus Morse, Esq.; John Morse; and 
Aaron Appleton. They were required to make their report in 
August. No report was made in August; but in March, 1809, 
an article was inserted in the warrant "to see what method the 
town will take to agree where the new meetinghouse shall be 
built, or act anything relating thereto." The article was dis- 
missed. In March, 1810, the article was "to see if the town will 
build a new meetinghouse, or repair the old one." This article 
met the same fate as that of 1809; but, in August, 1810, the 
town chose "Esq. Griffin of Packersfield, Esq. Farrar of Marl- 
borough, Esq. Gates of Hancock, Lieut. Buss of Jaffrey, and 
Mr. Oliver Carter of Peterborough, to pitch upon a spot for the 
meetinghouse to stand upon in this town." This committee 
reported, November 26, the same year, and their report was ac- 
cepted; but the record does not say what spot they pitched 
upon for said meetinghouse; but it is supposed to have been 
north of Joseph Appleton's blacksmith shop. At an adjourned 
meeting, November 28, the town voted "to do something rela- 
tive to building a new meetinghouse." What was meant by 
"something" in the foregoing vote is manifest from the succeed- 
ing votes: "Voted to choose a committee to let out the putting 
up of a frame for a meetinghouse. Richard Gilchrest, Thaddeus 
Morse, and Aaron Appleton were chosen for said committee. 
Voted that the frame should be raised one year from next June. 
Voted that the said committee provide suitable underpinning 



256 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

stones, and door steps; likewise materials suitable to cover the 
outside of the frame, and to have it done the same season that 
the frame is put up. Voted that the committee have liberty to 
get timber on the town's lands. Voted that the selectmen pro- 
cure a deed of the meetinghouse spot." 

The report of a committee, who drew a plan for the new meet- 
inghouse, had been accepted, and, in view of the whole matter, 
it would have been reasonable to suppose that in less than two 
years the house would be completed. But, at the annual meet- 
ing, in March, 1811, although an attempt to postpone the build- 
ing of the house failed, and two of the committee, R. Gilchrest 
and T. Morse, declined serving, yet others were appointed in 
their places; and said committee were empowered "to sell public 
lands," and the vote was still against the spot on schoolhouse 
hill. But another meeting was called, April 30, and the town 
voted "to dismiss the committee that were appointed to make 
preparations for building a new meetinghouse, and to pay them 
honorably for what services they have done respecting the 
same." The vote to sell public lands was reconsidered. The 
subject, however, was not to rest here, for. May 27, another 
meeting was held, and the town "voted to set the meetinghouse 
on schoolhouse hill"; also "voted to reinstate the former com- 
mittee to their office, and that they go on with the business that 
they were appointed for." "Then voted to set the meetinghouse 
in Esq. Snow's field. Voted against repairing the old meeting- 
house; and chose Mr. Evleth, Capt. Gleason, and Major 
Morse to fix the spot to set the meetinghouse upon." The select- 
men were authorized to purchase land for the house on school- 
house hill; and eighty dollars were voted to prepare the land. 
Here there seemed to be progress; but not so; for, September 24, 
same year, the town "voted that they are not prepared to 
build a meetinghouse on the schoolhouse hill"; also, "voted to 
repair the old meetinghouse." This was a triumph for the op- 
posers of building a new meetinghouse. But the advocates of a 
new house called a meeting on the eleventh day of November, 
and the articles which have reference to the old subject were 
"to see if the town will excuse those people denominated Bap- 
tist and Methodist from paying anything towards building a 
new meetinghouse, provided the town should ever build one, 
or act anything relating thereto." This article was passed over. 
Then the next article was taken up for consideration. It was 
as follows: "To see if the town will bind themselves by their 
vote to build a meetinghouse on the spot of ground that shall 



ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY 257 

be thought the most suitable by a disinterested committee 
chosen from the five adjoining towns." This article was dis- 
missed, and the new meetinghouse project was again defeated. 

The subject of building a new meetinghouse was not brought 
forward again till the third day of July, 1815. It was laid on the 
shelf during the whole time of the war with Great Britain; but, 
then, the Dublin meetinghouse war was revived, and the article 
in the warrant was "to see if the town will build a new meeting- 
house or repair the old one, or act anything respecting a meet- 
inghouse." Notwithstanding the vote of 1811 to repair the old 
house, it seems that nothing had been done, and now the town 
voted against repairing it. Then, "voted to set a new meeting- 
house on schoolhouse hill." "Voted to choose a committee of 
three to stake out a spot for the meetinghouse, and to see how 
it can be purchased of the owner or owners for the use of 
the town, and report at some future meeting. Chose for the 
committee Whitcomb French, Thaddeus Morse, and Samuel 
Fisk." 

Here was another beginning; but, at a meeting on the fourth 
of September, same year, the town voted to postpone acting on 
the subject. Postponing, however, was not dismissing the 
subject. Accordingly, in March, 1816, the town "voted to ac- 
cept the report of the committee which were appointed to stake 
out a spot for a new meetinghouse on the schoolhouse hill, 
which report is to purchase about one acre of land of Aaron Ap- 
pleton, and one acre of John Snow, Esq., which land can be had 
for one hundred dollars per acre." Nothing more was voted or 
done with respect to a new meetinghouse till March, 1817, when 
the question respecting the spot again came up, and the town 
"voted to choose two men to nominate a committee of eight, — 
four to belong to the west part, and four to the east part of the 
town, — to agree upon a spot for the new meetinghouse to stand 
upon. Chose Isaac Appleton and Phinehas Gleason as the com- 
mittee of nomination; and they nominated Thaddeus Mason, 
Samuel Fisk, Amos Emery, David Townsend, Ruggles Smith, 
Joseph Gowing, Joseph Hay ward, Jr., and Stephen J. Woods, 
which nomination was accepted, and the town voted that they 
make their report at this meeting." The committee reported 
that "the meetinghouse be set north of Joseph Appleton's 
blacksmith shop, and that the road be turned south of the 
Potash to the post-guide south of Esq. Snow's, and thence 
south of the burial ground across the point of the pond to inter- 
sect the road that leads from the old meetinghouse to Capt. 



258 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

Hayward's." "Chose a committee of five to agree for the spot 
for the meetinghouse to stand upon, — to procure materials to 
build said house with." 

On the eighth of June, 1817, the "long agony" about the new 
meetinghouse was over, but not without changing the spot. 
In the first place, the town voted against turning the road ac- 
cording to the committee's report, which had been accepted. 
Next, they voted against building the meetinghouse north of 
Joseph Appleton's blacksmith shop. Then "voted to build a 
meetinghouse on the schoolhouse hill, and have it completed in 
one year from November next." After this, strange as it may 
appear, the town "voted to build the meetinghouse on the spot 
where the old meetinghouse now stands, in preference to build- 
ing it on the schoolhouse hill." In favor of the old spot, forty- 
four; against it, thirty-three. This last vote was reconsidered 
immediately; and then the town "voted to choose a committee 
of five to procure a spot to build the meetinghouse upon, and 
procure materials for building said house with. Chose for the 
committee Capt. Ebenezer Richardson, Thaddeus Morse, Esq., 
Lieut. Thaddeus Mason, Jr., Rufus Piper, and Samuel Fisk." 
At an adjourned meeting, June 23, the committee reported in 
favor of the spot on the schoolhouse hill, and their report was 
accepted by a vote of eighty against thirty-seven. John Crom- 
bie was appointed on the building committee in the place of 
Samuel Fisk, who asked to be excused. Joshua Greenwood and 
Moses Marshall were chosen in addition to the meetinghouse 
committee. The building committee were to make the house 
"after the plan of Ashby, or Fitzwilliam, or any other they may 
think proper." They were directed to purchase the materials, 
and to let out the building of the same. The selectmen were in- 
structed to level the meetinghouse spot. In October, two hun- 
dred dollars were raised for this purpose. 

The change of the town's vote, with regard to the spot, on 
the eighth of June, was owing, in part, to the high price asked 
for the land, and, in part, to the expense of making the road 
which was recommended by the committee. The making of 
this road would have given the west part of the town easier 
access to the meetinghouse, if situated as proposed; that is, 
on a spot a little north-east of the site of the former brick 
church. Mr. Sprague, it is said, was strongly opposed to the 
spot on the hill, on account of its bleak position. He is reported 
to have said that he never would preach in a house placed 
there. 




CHURCH IX DIBLI.X, X. H. 

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ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY 259 

This meetinghouse was finally completed, after all the discus- 
sion and contention which its erection had occasioned. It was 
dedicated to the worship of Almighty God on Dec. 3, 1818. 
The sermon was delivered by the Rev. Thomas Beede of Wilton. 
The edifice had been raised the previous June, and the raising, 
which lasted two or three days, was a joyous occasion, for which 
many former residents assembled, to join their former fellow 
townsmen, and renew the acquaintances of former days. Both 
the exterior and the interior of this edifice were of a very beau- 
tiful architectural design. The spire was one of the most ele- 
gant and attractive works of its kind to be found in this part of 
the country. It was admired by travellers, and its demolition, 
at a later time, removed one of the most beautiful landmarks 
of the neighborhood. The galleries were supported by graceful, 
slender, fluted columns, with handsome capitals. The high pul- 
pit, shaped like the half of a tall vase, was rich in mouldings and 
decorative designs. Over it was one of those elaborate, bell- 
shaped sounding-boards, the base being relieved with panels. 
Behind the pulpit was a mass of wine-red draperies, hanging in 
graceful festoons, caught up by stout cords, on the ends of which 
were large tassels. In front of the pulpit was a mahogany com- 
munion-table, in the form of the segment of a circle. The pews 
were of the rectangular, high-backed variety, each provided 
with a panelled door, and the seats all facing the pulpit. These 
pews were owned by individuals as real estate, whose rights had 
to be purchased before removing the edifice. 

The third meetinghouse of the First Congregational (Uni- 
tarian) Society, and the one now used by them, was not ob- 
tained without a considerable amount of deliberation and 
controversy. As usual, under such circumstances, there were 
many opinions about the locality of the new structure, as well 
as about the style of the architecture and the expense of the 
building. 

After the meetinghouse on the hill came into possession of the 
First Congregational Society, so far as the right or ownership 
of the town was concerned, the question of repairing the house, 
or of taking it down and using its materials in the erection of 
another house on some other spot, was frequently discussed. 
The old house, standing in a bleak position, had suffered from 
its exposure to the winds and rains, and considerable expense 
would have to be incurred in order to have it thoroughly re- 
paired. An article in the warrant for the annual meeting of the 
society, March 21, 1848, "to see what measures, if any, the 



260 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

society will take to move, alter, or repair their meetinghouse 
the coming season," was dismissed. In 1849, the society "voted 
that a committee of five be raised to ascertain the cost of a site 
for a meetinghouse, the probable expense of taking down the 
old house and rebuilding it in a suitable form, and how funds 
can be raised to pay for the same; together with such other in- 
formation as they may be able to obtain, in order that the so- 
ciety may have a full understanding of the subject; and report 
at a future meeting. Calvin Mason, Rufus Piper, Jacob Gleason, 
Jesse R. Appleton, and Ephraim Foster were chosen said com- 
mittee." 

At the annual meeting, Jan. 8, 1850, the above-named com- 
mittee made a report favorable to the removal of the meeting- 
house, and Calvin Mason, Jacob Gleason, and Jesse R. Appleton 
were chosen a committee to take measures "to have the pews 
in the centre meetinghouse appraised by a disinterested com- 
mittee, and report at the next meeting." An article to hear 
the report of this committee, Jan. 14, 1851, was dismissed, and 
the society "voted to instruct the executive committee to ex- 
amine the meetinghouse, and cause to be made such repairs as 
they may deem expedient." The committee did not think it 
expedient to make repairs; and, at the annual meeting, Jan. 
13, 1852, the society "voted, yeas thirty-three, nays nine, that 
the church be taken down, and a new one built on a plan ap- 
proved by the society, on land of Josephus Snow, southwardly 
of Rev. Mr. Leonard's house, provided funds can be raised 
by voluntary subscription; and provided further, that the 
pew-owners can be settled with on reasonable terms. Voted 
that a committee of three be chosen by ballot to report to 
the society the proper method of settling with the pew- 
owners, the probable cost and plan of a meetinghouse. Chose 
J. K. Smith, Calvin Mason, and Charles W. Pierce for said 
committee." 

At an adjourned meeting, February 3, a report was read by 
the committee, in which they said that progress had been made 
in reference to settling with the pew-owners; and that they 
estimated the expense of taking down the old church and erect- 
ing a new one at two thousand dollars. The society then voted 
that said committee continue their inquiries on the subjects 
referred to them. The meeting was adjourned to February 23. 
In the meantime many persons joined the society who were 
opposed to the location of the church in the place where it had 
been voted to erect it; and, after the committee, who were in- 



ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY 261 

structed to continue inquiries, had presented a report, a mo- 
tion was made "to reconsider the vote to build a new meeting- 
house on the spot that is now contemplated." The yeas and 
nays were called for, and the result was, yeas, thirty-two, nays 
thirty-two. The moderator voting made the number of yeas 
and nays equal ; consequently it was not declared a vote to re- 
consider. The meeting was adjourned to the first Monday in 
April. 

At the adjourned meeting, the following resolution, with the 
preamble, was adopted: yeas, fifty-three, nays none: — 

"Whereas there is a division of opinion among the members of 
the First Congregational Society in Dublin as to the proper site of a 
new church, therefore - — 

"Resolved, That the question of the location of a new church be 
referred to a disinterested committee." 

The rest of the resolution prescribes the mode of appointing 
this committee, and includes a reconsideration of the former 
vote respecting the location of the church on the land of Jose- 
phus Snow. 

At the same meeting, the following resolution, with the pre- 
amble, was adopted : yeas, thirty-four, nays none : — 

"Whereas the decision of a disinterested committee should be 
final, therefore — 

"Resolved, That we, as individuals, will not in any way directly or 
indirectly oppose the decision of the committee, or countenance it 
in others; neither will we oppose the erection of a new church upon 
the spot which they may designate." 

The committee to whom the location of the church was re- 
ferred were Messrs. Leonard Stone of Templeton, Mass.; 
Thomas Stevens of Pepperell, Mass.; and Howard Gates of 
Ashby, Mass. The essential part of the report of the above 
committee was: "We are unanimously of opinion that the meet- 
inghouse should be erected on or near where the house of Daniel 
Fiske now stands." 

The whole matter of building the new meetinghouse was re- 
ferred to the stockholders. A share was twenty dollars; and 
the following is the list of the stockholders, with the number 
of shares taken by each annexed. The building committee were 
Jonathan K. Smith, Charles A. Hamilton, and Charles W. 
Pierce. 



262 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



C. 



Piper 



Stockholders 

Thaddeus Morse 

Jacob Gleason 

Jesse R. Appleton 

Daniel Fiske 

Dexter Derby . 

Charles W. Pierce 

James Moore 

Almerin Gowing 

Asa H. Fisk 

John Piper . . 

Rufus and Henry 

Joseph Morse . 

Asa Fisk . . . 

Samuel F. Townsend 

Reuel Brigham . . 

Charles W. Gowing 

First Congregational So- 
ciety, by Jona. K. Smith, 
agent . . . 

Warren L. Fiske 

Moses Adams . 

Isaiah Adams 

Solomon Piper 

Jesse R. Appleton 



Shares 

5 

3 
15 
10 

3 



3 
1 

2 

3 

1 

3^ 

1 

3 

1 

2 

1 



Stockholders 
Charles E. Townsend 
Jonathan K. Smith 
Calvin Mason . . . 
Calvin Learned . . 
Ebenezer Greenwood 
Hervey Learned . . 
Joseph Evleth . . 
Ephraim Foster . . 
Daniel Townsend 
Charles A. Hamilton 
Lewis P. Randolph 
Mrs. Amy C. Hay ward 
Dexter Mason 
James Allison 
Cyrus Frost 
William Darracott 
Cyrus E. Hardy 
Roland Farnum 
Silas P. Frost 
Elliot Twitchell 
R. N. Porter 
Levi W. Leonard 
Lewis P. Randolph 



Shares 
1 
5 
4 
5 
2 
3 
2 
3 
1 
5 
1 
1 
5 
2 
3 
2 
2 
1 
1 
1 
3 
5 
3 



The new meetinghouse was dedicated, March 2, 1853. The 
sermon was delivered by the pastor, the Rev. Levi W. Leonard, 
D.D., and was printed at the request of the society. 

The right of the town in the meetinghouse was a matter 
that had to be adjusted before the society could dispose of the 
second church edifice and build a new one. As the meetinghouse 
of the First Congregational (now Unitarian) Society was built 
by the town before the passage of the "Toleration Law," the 
town held a right of property in it. On several occasions, prop- 
ositions were made to sell the town's right, but they all failed 
of adoption till 1847. The following article was inserted in the 
warrant for town-meeting of that year: "To see what order 
the town will take in regard to the meetinghouse built by the 
town, or act any way in relation to said house." The result 
was: "Voted that the town sell at auction all the right they own 
in the meetinghouse built by the town." "Voted that the select- 
men give notice of the time of sale." At a meeting, July 8th of 
the same year, Calvin Mason was chosen an agent, with au- 
thority "to convey to the purchaser all the right, interest, and 







CHURCH IX DUBLIN, X. H. 

ERECTED. IS.5'2: DEDICATED, MAK( H, 1S.5;! 



ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY 263 

property that the town own in said house." In accordance 
with the foregoing votes, the house was sold by auction, and 
purchased by Thaddeus Morse. At a meeting of the First Con- 
gregational Society, Oct. 8, 1847, "Voted that the society pur- 
chase the right to the centre meetinghouse bought by Thaddeus 
Morse." The said right was purchased of Mr. Morse by the so- 
ciety for what it cost him. 

Warming the church was a subject which occasioned no 
little debate. At a meeting of the town, June 5, 1820, "Voted 
that the First Congregational Society in Dublin have the use 
of the new meetinghouse for the purpose of attending public 
worship and other ecclesiastical purposes, reserving to the 
owners of pews their right." The seats for the singers were not 
included in the above vote. The above vote was not considered 
as authority for warming the house with a stove. Accordingly, 
the following article was inserted in the warrant for a town- 
meeting, March 12, 1822: "To see if the town will consent that 
the Congregational Society put a stove into the new meeting- 
house." The town "voted against having a stove put into the 
new meetinghouse." In consequence of the above refusal, the 
society, Dec. 31, 1823, "voted to have only one service on sab- 
bath days, until the annual meeting in March next; the service 
to commence precisely at 12 o'clock at noon." This arrange- 
ment did not prove satisfactory; and, in subsequent winters, 
when the severity of the cold was very great, the schoolhouse on 
the hill, as it could easily be warmed, was taken as a place of 
worship. In 1827, the town gave leave to have a stove placed 
in the church; but some men of influence were still opposed to the 
measure, and a stove was not procured. But, in the year 1830, 
many persons were determined that the place of worship should 
be made comfortable; a subscription was raised for procuring 
two stoves for the meetinghouse; and they obtained a policy of 
insurance for the house, in case of its being burned in conse- 
quence of putting up the stoves. A short experience in a warm 
church changed public opinion. No more objections were ever 
expressed, and those who had been most opposed to stoves 
seemed equally with the rest to rejoice in the comfort of their 
warmth. 

Previous to this arrangement, the only heat in the church was 
derived from the little foot-stoves brought into the pews, more 
generally for the use of women and children. These little re- 
ceptacles were supplied with live coals from the spacious fire- 
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264 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

built good fires on Sunday mornings, that there might be an 
abundance of coals for such a purpose. The first meetinghouse 
was never provided with any other kind of heat. The third and 
present church edifice has been heated by furnaces since the 
autumn of 1892. The furnaces were introduced in accordance 
with a vote of the society passed Sept. 24, 1892. 

Lighting the church was not a matter of serious consider- 
ation in the early days, because there were no evening services. 
The worshippers lived in various parts of the township; some of 
them several miles from the place of worship, and evening serv- 
ices were altogether impracticable. It is not probable that the 
old first meetinghouse, near the cemetery, was ever lighted, un- 
less there was some unusual reason for doing so. If there were, 
tallow candles would have been used for the purpose. The 
second meetinghouse, which stood upon the hill, was seldom 
lighted, as there were no evening services, while that edifice 
was used for worship, except upon some extraordinary occasion, 
when candles or whale-oil lamps were used. The present edifice 
was lighted, at first, when necessary, with whale-oil lamps, 
which were replaced by kerosene-oil lamps, after the introduc- 
tion of that illuminant. This method of lighting continued 
until the spring of 1900, when electric lighting was introduced, 
the arrangements being finally completed on the first of May. 
The audience room is seldom lighted, because, as of old, the 
worshippers are so scattered over the town that evening services 
are not convenient. The vestry is frequently used for assem- 
blies, lectures, entertainments by the Sewing Circle, and other 
appropriate exercises, and the electric lighting has proved a 
great convenience. 

Aqueduct water from an excellent spring was introduced 
into the basement of the meetinghouse by the society in 1912, 
and has proved a great convenience to the ladies, who have a 
well-equipped kitchen, which serves their purpose well on oc- 
casions when collations are served. 

Sacred music, singing-masters, and singing-schools are 
to be considered in connection with the history of this society. 
Owing to the want of psalm or hymn-books, it was the practice, 
in the early days of the Dublin church, as in other churches, 
for the minister to read the whole hymn; and, after that, one 
of the deacons read one line, which the choir sang, and then 
he read another, which was also sung; and so on, reading and 
singing, alternating till the hymn was finished. This was called 
''deaconing" the lines. Even after the choir were supplied with 



ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY 26.5 

books, the practice was not wholly discontinued. The deacon, 
however, in such a case, would read two lines or a stanza, which 
the choir sang after him, using their books at the same time. 
When the practice was changed in Dublin is not known ; but it 
has been said, that one of the deacons was disturbed by the 
change, and expressed much dissatisfaction. 

Joseph Greenwood, Esq., is said to have been the first leader 
of the singers in the Dublin church. Among those who were 
leaders after him, we find the following names, but the list may 
not be complete: Ebenezer Twitchell, Benjamin Mason, Kim- 
ball Ames, John Perry, Joseph Twitchell, Jr., Joshua Flint, 
Samuel Fisher, Nahum Warren, Moses Adams, Jr., Abraham 
Mead, Reuben W. Twitchell, Benjamin F. Morse, Corydon 
Jones, and Joseph Morse; and, still more recently, John H. 
Mason. For many years, the singing has been furnished by an 
excellent quartette, among whom there has been a somewhat 
mutual leadership, the care of the singing being under the 
general oversight of Mrs. C. W. Leffingwell, who, for many 
years, has generously favored the society with her services. It 
would be an impossibility to recall the names of all the singers. 
For that reason, no list of them can be attempted. It is proper, 
however, to acknowledge the long and faithful services of the 
present bass and soprano singers (Mr. and Mrs. Wm. W. 
Andrew), which have been rendered gratuitously for a long pe- 
riod. The organists cannot all be remembered. Those who 
have officiated since the writer's connection with the church 
have been: Mrs. Laura W. (Rice) Piper, Mrs. Clifford Gowing 
(now deceased), and Mrs. George H. Preston. Others have 
played for short intervals, during the illness or temporary 
absence of the regular organists. 

The first teacher of sacred music in Dublin is supposed to 
have been Joseph Abbot, whose school was provided with a 
room in the house of the Rev. Mr. Sprague. The names of 
other instructors in this branch are imperfectly remembered. 
We give the following, the individual names of many of them 
being unknown: Mr. Pratt; Mr. Hamilton; Jacob P. Willard 
of Ashby, Mass.; Mr. Cutter; N. D. Gould; James Robbins of 
Templeton, Mass.; John Clark of New Ipswich; Mr. Barrett; 
Samuel Slade of Alstead; Nahum Warren; Col. Newhall of 
Boston; Charles S. Symonds; Mr. Mason of Shrewsbury, Mass.; 
Moses Adams, Jr., of Dublin; Mr. Sanborn; Mr. Hutchins; Peter 
Clark of New Ipswich; C. S. Grossman; and Osgood Collister. 

For the support of singing-schools, the town made occasional 



266 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

appropriations of money. In 1819, fifty dollars were voted for 
that purpose, to be laid out at the discretion of the selectmen. 
Mr. Robbins was employed as the teacher. A portion of the 
singers in town were dissatisfied. Another teacher was engaged 
by the opposing party, and two singing-schools were kept. 
The controversy was ostensibly about the style of singing; Mr. 
Robbins, it was alleged, teaching his pupils to sing with undue 
loudness, and without suitable expression. The result was that 
two choirs of singers were formed, each claiming the seats in 
the church, and each having its leader. On the first Sunday in 
April, 1820, a candidate for the ministry began to preach, and 
both choirs assembled in the church; one occupying the seats 
designed for the singers, and the other the free seats in the side 
gallery. The service began with the reading of a hymn. The 
leaders named different tunes; the pitch for each tune was given, 
and the hymn was sung by each choir, making, at times, no 
small discord. The preacher supposing, or hoping, that singing 
once in this way would prove satisfactory to both parties, and 
that they would not attempt to sing different tunes together a 
second time, read another hymn; but different tunes were again 
named and sung; the opposing party, however, having selected 
a tune with a slow movement, had the advantage, or privilege, 
of singing the last stanza alone. Before the minister proceeded 
in the service, Mr. Alexander Eames arose from a pew in the 
north-west corner of the gallery, and addressed both choirs, 
reproving them for suffering any circumstances to lead to such 
an exhibition in the house of God, reminding them of the en- 
couragement which the town had given for their instruction in 
sacred music, and of the obligation that rested upon them of 
engaging in the performance of that part of divine worship in 
a decent and orderly manner. No more hymns were read on 
that day, nor on the day of public fast, which occurred in that 
week; because it was perceived that both choirs were present, 
and would probably sing as before, in case a hymn should be 
read. As the town had reserved the control of the singers' seats, 
a meeting was called for the purpose of deciding who should 
have the right to occupy them as leaders of the choir. In the 
meantime, however, both choirs agreed to sing together, pro- 
vided Mr. Henry Whitcomb, then a resident, would take the 
lead. He did so, and continued to lead till the decision of the 
town was obtained. The article in reference to this subject, in- 
serted in the warrant for the town-meeting, was, "To see what 
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and harmony in our public religious services, particularly in 
the department of sacred music, or act anything in relation to 
measures to restore and perpetuate order in the musical de- 
partment." The action taken by the town in reference to the 
above article was as follows: "Voted to choose leaders, to take 
the lead of the singing in this town for one year, and that they 
be chosen by ballot. Chose Joshua Flint, Abijah Richardson, 
Jr., and Jeremiah Greenwood, leaders on the tenor; chose 
Zadock Chapman, Luke Richardson, and Cyrus Mason, on the 
bass. Voted to give up the front seats in the gallery of the 
new meetinghouse for one year, for the use of the singers, or 
leaders above-named, and all those who may sing peaceably 
under them." In the succeeding winter. Deacon John Clark of 
New Ipswich was employed to teach a singing-school. It was 
a union school, and, at its close, a society was formed, with a 
constitution, which secured the regular conduct of the singing 
in the church; and, in some of its main features, was still ob- 
served in Dr. Leonard's time. 

Instrumental music in the church has always been a 
matter of much interest. No instruments, except a pitch-pipe, 
were used in the church, till some years after 1790, when a bass- 
viol was introduced and played by Amos Babcock. He was the 
maker of the said instrument. He was apprehensive that tak- 
ing it to the church would create dissatisfaction. Moses Marshall 
urged him to take such a step, and offered to carry the violin to 
the singers' seats, if he would use it. Mr. Babcock consented. 
The viol was placed in the front seat; and, though some were 
opposed, yet, as Mr. Sprague was decidedly in favor of the 
instrument's being used in the choir, it occasioned no serious 
disturbance. After Mr. Babcock, Moses Marshall played the 
bass-viol in the church through a period of fifteen years. In 
subsequent years, many instruments of different kinds were 
used, — violins, flutes, clarionets, and bassoons. Richard Phil- 
lips, 2d, was distinguished for his power of execution on the 
double-bass-viol, and on the wind instrument called the trom- 
bone, which he occasionally took into the church. 

The meetinghouse on the hill was taken down in 1852; but, 
before the present church edifice was completed, the following 
letter was received by the executive committee of the society : — 

"To the First Congregational Society in Dublin. 

" Wishing to promote the harmony and good fellowship of the re- 
Hgious society of my own denomination in my native town, I hereby 



268 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

present an organ to be placed in your new meetinghouse, for the pur- 
pose of aiding in public worship; at all times to be under the immedi- 
ate care and control of the executive committee of said society and 
their successors in office. 

" With the highest regards for your temporal and spiritual welfare, 
I remain your faithful friend and humble servant, 

Solo. Piper." 

"Boston, Feb. 25, 1853." 

To the above letter the following reply was made: — 

"First Congregational Society of Dublin 
to Solomon Piper, Esq. 

"' Dear Sir, — We hereby acknowledge the receipt of your favor 
of the 25th instant, addressed to our society, in which you are pleased, 
for reasons assigned, to present an organ to be placed in our new 
meetinghouse, for the purpose of aiding in public worship. A fine- 
toned and beautiful instrument has also come to hand, and is duly 
installed in its place. 

"We could not repress the expression of our feelings towards you 
until we have a regular, legal meeting. The society, therefore, held 
an informal meeting, which was numerously attended; and the under- 
signed were appointed a committee to express to you the gratitude of 
the society for your munificent, timely, and appropriate gift. It is 
munificent, on account of its cost and its intrinsic value, compared 
with any advantages you have personally received from your native 
town; timely, as it comes to us just in season to be the crowning 
glory of our new church; and appropriate, because, being a combina- 
tion of harmonies itself, it is typical of that 'harmony and good 
fellowship' which should ever characterize members of the same re- 
ligious society; and, in our case, we think it will aid materially in 
bringing about what it typifies. We trust that it will indeed prove an 
aid to our public worship; that its sweet sounds will rightly attune 
our hearts to the praise of God, and lift our thoughts reverently from 
our frail temple to that house not made with hands, 'which is eternal 
in the heavens.' 

" Be pleased, dear sir, to accept the unfeigned thanks of the society, 
whose welfare you have so much at heart, and our personal wishes 
that every blessing may be yours, both in time and eternity. 

"Very gratefully and respectfully, your friends and servants, 

JoNA. K. Smith, 1 
Asa H. Fisk, [ Committee" 
Asa Heald, J 

"Dublin, Feb. 28, 1853." 

That organ is still in use (1916). Efforts have been made to 
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ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY 269 

elegant and artistic compositions, with all the possibilities of 
expression which can be produced by expert performers; but 
the sweet tones of the present organ, the great respect in which 
the memory of the donor is held, not to speak of the expense 
of making a change, have caused all such efforts to end in fail- 
ure. At the annual meeting of the society, January 8, 1907, a 
committee was appointed to ascertain if the necessary funds 
could be raised to procure a more modern organ, but the efforts 
of the committee did not effect such a result. 

The Bible now in use in the pulpit was a gift. At the open- 
ing of the new meetinghouse for public worship, Mr. Solomon 
Piper of Boston, the same who presented the organ, presented 
a Bible and two hymn-books, bound in a substantial and costly 
manner, for the pulpit. The same Bible is still in use (in 1916), 
having been rebound, but is getting somewhat dilapidated- 

The Hymns used in the choir and congregation, till the au- 
tumn of 1822, were those of Dr. Watts. At that time, Dabney's 
Collection was introduced, and continued to be used till June, 
1845. A committee of the Cheshire Pastoral Association, con- 
sisting of L. W. Leonard, A. A. Livermore, W. A. Whitwell, and 
C. Cutler, had prepared a collection of hymns, entitled, "Chris- 
tian Hymns, for Public and Private Worship." This book was 
introduced, and continued to be used by the First Congrega- 
tional Society in Dublin until a hymn-book was issued by the 
American Unitarian Association. The hymn-book issued by the 
Cheshire Pastoral Association, and which was used so many 
years in Dublin, was an admirable collection, and its merits 
were very widely recognized. Originally intended more par- 
ticularly for the use of the local churches, it was eventually 
used by about seventy societies of the Unitarian denomination. 

In 1877, the American Unitarian Association issued a revised 
edition of the Hymn and Tune Book which they had published 
a few years previously. The society adopted this revised edi- 
tion of the work, and it has been used in the church contin- 
uously since. It has again been revised, but the edition of 1877 
still holds its place in the church. 

The clock in the tower of the Unitarian church had for- 
merly been located in the tower of the Unitarian church in 
Keene. That edifice was demolished, in 1894, preparatory to 
the erection of a new stone church on Washington Street. The 
clock was not placed in the tower of the new edifice, no pro- 
vision for such a purpose having been made. It was a gift to 
the Unitarian society in Keene by John Elliot, a native of 



270 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

Dublin, and a prominent trader and glass-manufacturer in 
Keene. The clock was purchased through a subscription pro- 
moted by Mrs. Horace Hamilton, and brought to Dublin and 
set up in the tower of the Unitarian meetinghouse by Jean P. 
Howes of Keene. In its former location, it was a good time- 
keeper. In its present position it has not worked well; it does 
not keep perfect time, and the striking weight does not work 
properly. It can probably be repaired so that it would work 
more satisfactorily. 

Gifts to the society, not previously mentioned in this 
chapter, include : — 

1. A gift of $1000 from Solomon Piper, a constant bene- 
factor of the society, accompanying a communication dated, 
January 2, 1860, which the society voted to accept, with an 
appropriate expression of thanks, at a meeting held, January 
10, 1860. 

2. A bequest of Capt. Jacob Gleason, whose will was dated, 
February 27, 1873. The amount of the bequest was $250 
which the society voted to accept, November 11, 1873. 

3. A gift of $400 from Miss Betsy Twitch ell, on March 
12, 1874, which the society voted to accept, with an expression 
of thanks, on April 18, 1874. 

4. A bequest by Jonathan K. Smith, amounting, in 1915, 
to $1626.33, which the society voted to accept, October 20, 
1880. 

5. The clock which hangs in the vestry, first publicly seen 
in its present position, April 4, 1884; presented by Joseph 
WiLLARD Powers. 

6. A book-rest, placed upon the pulpit-cushion, to elevate 
the Bible, for the convenience of clergymen who are above 
the average height; presented by Mrs. Horace P. Farnham, 
June 1, 1902. 

7. Two large green-pottery vases, of graceful design, for use 
on or about the pulpit; presented, July 1, 1912, by Mrs. Mary 
L. Jones. 

8. The gift of $1000 for the benefit of the society, presented 
through Mr. Frederick C. Go wing, by a person whose name 
was not permitted to be made public, was accepted by the 
society, January 8, 1907, to be called the "Emergency Fund." 
At the annual meeting, January 11, 1916, the donor having 
become known, it was voted to call it the "Elizabeth Snow 
Fund." 

A cabinet was placed in the vestry, in the summer of 1912, 




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ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY 271 

to hold articles illustrating Biblical texts, for the use of the 
Sunday School, procured by Mrs. M. D. Mason. 

A cabinet to hold the communion service was put into the 
church in 1915. 

The deacons of the First Congregational (Unitarian) 
Church have been a succession of worthy men and honored 
citizens. There is no record of the time when the first deacons 
were chosen. Eli Morse and Benjamin Learned were in office 
when Mr. Sprague was ordained, and, beyond any reasonable 
doubt, they were elected at the time of the organization of the 
church, June 10, 1772, the day on which Mr. Farrar was or- 
dained. Deacon Morse resigned his office, it is supposed, in 
1795, and Francis Appleton was chosen in his place in September 
of that year. Undoubtedly the resignation of Deacon Morse 
was accepted, and the election of Deacon Appleton effected, on 
the communion day in September of that year, which would 
have been on September 6, 1795. Deacon Morse died, July 18, 
1814, aged ninety-two. Deacon Learned died, September 5, 
1818, aged seventy-seven. Stephen Jewett Woods was chosen 
deacon, June 4, 1818. He came with his family from Sterling, 
Mass. He was dismissed, with others, from the First Congre- 
gational Church, September 30, 1827, for the purpose of becom- 
ing members of the Trinitarian Congregational Church to be 
formed in Dublin. He was chosen a deacon in that church, and 
continued to hold the office until his removal to Dunstable, 
Mass. 

Deacon Appleton resigned his office, November 6, 1831, and 
the following is an extract from the church records of that 
date : — 

"At a meeting of the church after divine service. Deacon Francis 
Appleton tendered his resignation, upon which the following resolu- 
tions, offered by J. K. Smith, passed unanimously: 'Resolved, That, 
in consideration of the long and faithful services rendered this church 
by Francis Appleton in the office of deacon, his request to tender his 
resignation be accepted; and that, while we express to him our regret 
for his determination, we also express our gratitude and thankful- 
ness for the fidelity with which he has discharged the duties pertaining 
to his ofiice.'" 

Cyrus Chamberlain and Ebenezer Perry were chosen deacons, 
April 27, 1832. Mr. Chamberlain, with his family, removed to 
Pembroke, N. Y., in 1835. He does not appear, upon the rec- 
ords, to have presented a formal resignation of his office, but, 



272 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

on July 1, 1836, Jonathan K. Smith was chosen in his place, 
who accepted the office two months later. 

Deacon Perry, in 1846, removed to Peterborough, but con- 
tinued to hold his office until 1850, when the following letter, 
tendering his resignation, was received : — 

"Peterborough, Nov. 25, 1850. 

"To the First Congregational Church in Dublin, 
under the pastoral care of Dr. Leonard. 

"Brethren and Sisters, — It is now more than four years since 
I removed from the town. Though located on the borders, circum- 
stances rather than my wishes have made it inconvenient for me 
'faithfully to attend and conscientiously to support' with you the 
institutions of religion. I have long indulged the hope that some way 
of Providence would carry me back, — that the ' cloud by day or 
pillar of fire by night' would indicate a resting place where I might 
spend my days in the place of my nativity, surrounded by time- 
hallowed associations of early years and Christian fellowship, and lay 
my bones at last with those of my fathers and kindred. But the future 
prospect is, as yet, undefined. Under these circumstances, it seems 
improper that I should longer retain an office, the duties of which 
have been so imperfectly performed. Justice to our pastor, to my 
colleague in office, to you, as well as to myself, clearly indicate the 
propriety of my resignation. 

"With many thanks for your forbearance and Christian courtesy, 
I therefore request you to appoint some worthy brother to fill the 
place which, for some time past, I have merely occupied. 

"In resigning ofiice in the church, I would, with your permission, 
retain a membership till duty shall point to a different connection. 

"With ardent prayers for your prosperity and edification, I re- 
main, brethren and sisters, yours in bonds of Christian fellowship) 
and love. 

Ebenezer Perry." 

Jesse Ripley Appleton was chosen deacon, April 30, 1852. 
On Nov. 6, 1869, Jonathan K. Smith resigned the office of 
deacon, in the following letter to the church : — 

"To the Members of the First Congregational Church in Dublin, 
under the pastoral care of the Rev. George M. Rice. 

" Brethren and Sisters, — For a third of a century I have ex- 
perienced your kindness, forbearance, and Christian courtesy, in my 
official relations to this church. 

"Grateful for the many tokens of your regard, and conscious of 
many errors and imperfections, — of coming far short of the Christian 



ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY 273 

ideal, I would still bespeak on your part the exercise of that charity 
which 'thinketh no evil.' 

"Assuming the office in the meridian of life, the lapse of so many 
years has brought me to the lengthened shadows of its decline; and 
I am admonished to seek, in the quietude and serenity of age, a 
fitting close to an active and busy life. 

"I, therefore, respectfully tender my resignation of the office I 
have so long held, and request you, at your earliest convenience, to 
designate some one of your number as my successor. 

"With fervent prayers for the prosperity of our church and the 
edification of its members, I remain, brethren and sisters, yours in the 
bonds of Christian fellowship and fraternal love, 

JoNA. K. Smith." 

"Dublin, Nov. 6, 1869." 

On the same date (Nov. 6, 1869), the church voted that the 
pastor reply to the communication of Deacon Smith. It is 
fitting that this reply should be given here, in connection with 
this notice of the latter 's resignation. The following is the 
pastor's reply : — 

"Dublin, Nov. 13, 1869. 

" My dear Sir, — By a vote of the church, last Sunday afternoon, 
passed on motion of Dea. Appleton, I was requested to reply to your 
letter read to the church at that time, resigning the office of deacon, 
which you have so long held, and to express to you, on behalf of the 
members of the church, their high appreciation of your faithful serv- 
ices in this capacity, and their best wishes for your future health, and 
prosperity, and happiness. 

"In communicating to you this vote, I cannot refrain from adding 
the assurance of my own grateful sense of your services to the church 
since it has been my happiness to be its pastor, of my regret that I am 
no more to see you, on communion days, discharging your accustomed 
duty, and of my sincere personal respect and attachment. 

"I trust, my dear Sir, that we shall have your presence with us, and 
the benefit of your counsel for years to come. Our Father spare you 
to us, so long as the continuance of your life here is a comfort to 
yourself and a blessing to others, to instruct us by your wisdom, and 
stimulate us by your Christian example! and, when the last of earth 
comes to you, may it find you ready for an exchange of worlds, pre- 
pared to enter into the joy of the Lord. 

Yours in Christian love, 

George M. Rice." 

James Allison was unanimously elected deacon of the church 
on May 1, 1870, by a rising vote. " Brother Allison," according 



274 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

to the records," was welcomed by Deacon Smith, and conducted 
to his proper seat. The pastor expressed his satisfaction, 
mingled with regrets at the retirement of Deacon Smith." 

Deacon Jesse R. Appleton, beginning to feel the infirmities 
of age, resigned the office of deacon on the thirteenth of March, 
1890, in the following letter to the church: — 

"To the Church of the First Congregational Society, Dublin, N. H. 

"Having, by reason of age and infirmities, become disqualified for 
the office of deacon, I wish, at this time, to tender my resignation. 

Jesse R. Appleton." 

" DuBUN, March 13, 1890." 

The records continue : — 

"On motion, it was voted to accept Deacon Appleton's resignation. 
In a few remarks, the pastor thanked Brother Appleton for his long 
and faithful services, and hoped he would long live to enjoy the honors 
he had earned. Though no longer in the active duties of the office, 
he included the sentiment of all when he prayed that he might long 
remain Deacon Emeritus." 

Wilfred M. Fiske was elected deacon. May 5, 1900, and, on 
that day, was inducted into office, in the usual manner. 

Deacon James AlKson died, after a brief illness, March 31, 
1914, at the age of eighty-four years and eighteen days. He 
was a typical gentleman of the olden school, well educated and 
well informed, interested in education, in the schools, and all 
moral reforms, as well as in the welfare of the church so dear 
to his heart. He commanded the universal respect of all the 
inhabitants of the town, and especially of the members of the 
church, of which he had been a deacon for forty-four years. 
He had served the church longer in that capacity than any 
other person, except Deacon Benjamin Learned, who, at his 
death, had held the office forty-six years. Mr. Allison was a 
direct descendant of both Deacon Eli Morse and Deacon Ben- 
jamin Learned, the earliest two deacons of the church, and, as 
he passed the plates and cups of the ancient communion service, 
presented in 1774, and which had been so many times carried 
in the hands of his two ancestors, he seemed like a veritable 
link in the chain which united the church of today with that 
of the founders. 

As we go to press, with this history, no one has been chosen to 
fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Deacon Allison. 







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The list of deacons of this church, with their terms of service, 
bearing in mind the explanations heretofore made respecting 
the terms of the earhest deacons, is as follows : — 

Eli Morse June 10, 1772, to Sept. 6, 1795. 

Benjamin Learned June 10, 1772, to Sept. 5, 1818. 

Francis Appleton Sept. 6, 1795, to Nov. 6, 1831. 

Stephen Jewett Woods . . . June 4, 1818, to Sept. 30, 1827. 

Cyrus Chamberlain .... April 27, 1832, to July 1, 1836. 

Ebenezer Perry April 27, 1832, to Nov. 25, 1850. 

Jonathan K. Smith July 1, 1836, to Nov. 6, 1869. 

Jesse Ripley Appleton . . . April 30, 1852, to March 13, 1890. 

James Allison May 1, 1870, to March 31, 1914. 

Wilfred M. Fiske May 5, 1900,to the present time. 

The communion service was observed by the First Church, 
from the beginning, or at least from an early period, only four 
times in a year, on the first Sundays in May, July, September, 
and November. Without a stove to warm the meetinghouse, 
sitting in the church, after the morning exercises, was too un- 
comfortable for profitable attention to such a service. After 
the year 1842, however, the house being warmed, the rite of the 
Lord's Supper was observed six times in a year, on the first Sun- 
day of every second month, beginning with January. In accord- 
ance with ancient custom, a preparatory lecture was given in 
the afternoon of the Friday before the communion was ad- 
ministered. This custom was discontinued after the December 
lecture in 1855. On Feb. 2, 1867, the church voted to hold the 
communion service in the place of the afternoon service. For- 
merly it had been observed in the intermission between the 
morning and the afternoon exercises. On Nov. 6, 1870, the 
church voted to have the communion service, in future, imme- 
diately after the morning service. On Oct. 15, 1886, the church 
voted to celebrate the rite of the Lord's Supper in connection 
with the usual morning service, the congregation being re- 
quested to remain to witness the service, those accustomed to 
participate, or who expressly desired, in that manner, to testify 
to their loyalty to the great truths of Christianity, being in- 
vited to partake of the emblems as they were passed. This cus- 
tom has continued to the present time. During the pastorate 
of Dr. Seward, the service has been observed at Christmas, 
Easter, and on the first Sunday in September. During the pas- 
torate of Mr. Catlin, at the desire of the minister, what is known 
as the symbolic communion service was tried for a time. The 



276 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

bread and wine were present, but were not passed to the com- 
municants. This method of observing the rite did not give 
general satisfaction. Mr. Cathn desired a vote upon the sub- 
ject, both of the church and of the congregation. Each gave a 
vote in favor of the new method, but there can be no doubt 
that a majority of the affirmative votes, in both cases, were cast 
in deference to the supposed wishes of the pastor. This seems 
to be indicated by the fact that, in the next pastorate, on Oct. 
15, 1886, the church voted to return to the old method, which 
has ever since been followed. 

In the second year after the organization of the church, the 
church in Sherborn, Mass., together with a lady who was an 
honored member of that church, as a token of their regard for 
the Dublin brethren, nearly all of whom had emigrated from 
Sherborn, presented the church in Dublin with a beautiful 
communion service of exquisite English pewter, which is still in 
an excellent state of preservation, and is generally used once 
in each year, as an affectionate reminder of the worthy founders 
of the church, and as a token of respect to the donors of the 
service. There is an inscription upon each flagon. The two in- 
scriptions are here given : — 

Given by the 

Church of Sherburn 

to the Church in Dublin 

Anno Dom 

1774 

The Gift of Mrs 

Elizabeth Whitney 

of Sherburn 

to the Church in Dublin 

A D 1774 

The inscriptions have no punctuation, and "Sherburn" is 
spelled in the ancient form, instead of the more modern Sher- 
born. Sherborn records show that 29 families or married couples 
emigrated from that town to become early settlers in Dublin, 
N. H. That accounted for the deep interest of the donors of the 
communion service in the Dublin church. 

A new and beautiful silver communion service was presented 
to the church by Solomon Piper, Esq., of Boston, which 
was first used, Sept. 4, 1859. On that day, at a meeting 
of the church, on motion of Deacon Jonathan K. Smith, it 
was: — 



ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY 277 

"Resolved: That, as a token of his continued regard for the welfare 
of this church and society, we highly appreciate, and gratefully receive 
from Solomon Piper, Esq., of Boston, the beautiful set of communion 
plate, now first consecrated to its appropriate service." 

Ministerial exchanges, at the time of the separation of the 
two branches of the Congregational body, were matters of 
serious consideration. The feeling of that portion of the orig- 
inal denomination who were Trinitarian Congregationalists 
towards whose who affiliated with the other wing, known as 
Unitarian Congregationalists, was quite bitter in the early part 
of the last century. At the time Mr. Leonard was ordained, 
and especially in subsequent years, the subject of ministerial 
exchanges excited much interest. Mr. Leonard had always ex- 
pressed his readiness to exchange pulpit services with ministers 
of all denominations, claiming the right of deciding for himself 
upon the propriety or expediency of an exchange. The First 
Congregational Society, at their annual meeting, March 20, 
1827, after voting to the Second Congregational Society their 
proportion of Sundays, "to the full extent, according to num- 
bers," "Voted that the members of the First Congregational 
Society are willing that the Rev. Mr. Leonard should exchange 
services with all regularly ordained clergymen in good stand- 
ing, without reference to particular tenets, sects, or denomina- 
tions, as his judgment and discretion may dictate." This vote 
was renewed twice in after years, first in 1830, and again in 
1839. 

An amusing circumstance connected with one of the early 
ministerial exchanges of Rev. Mr. Leonard has been com- 
municated to the writer by an eye-witness. Mr. Leonard (he 
had not then received the title of D.D.) exchanged with the 
minister of an Orthodox Congregational church in the county. 
One of the parishioners, a man of intelligence, who inclined 
to Unitarian views, was greatly pleased with the sermon. 
Knowing that the members of the congregation were not aware 
that Mr. Leonard had cast his lot with the Unitarian wing of 
the Congregationalists, he thought that he saw a good oppor- 
tunity to ascertain how much imagination and prejudice had 
to do in forming a judgment with respect to the value of 
preaching. As he was passing down the aisle, at the conclusion 
of the morning service, he asked one and another about the 
sermon. One man said: "I never heard so good a sermon in my 
life." Another said: "If we could have such preaching every 



278 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

Sunday, I should never be absent from church." Still another 
asked: "Would it be possible to secure so good a preacher after 
our minister, who is soon to leave us, takes his departure?" 
All opinions were highly favorable. There seemed to be a unan- 
imity of opinion that it was the best preaching ever heard in 
town; which was quite likely true. Then this man, wishing to 
witness the effect that it might produce, informed the people 
that Mr. Leonard was a Unitarian. The result was much as 
was anticipated. One after another said: "If that be so, it will 
never do to hear him again." They went hurriedly to the 
sheds, backed out the old boat-wagons, took them to the door, 
seated their women, and went rattling over the hills, towards 
home. The afternoon audience was very small. There is a say- 
ing that "all's in a name." It was certain that these good- 
meaning persons had not heard anything that shocked their 
sense of propriety or good morals or good religion, but their 
imperfect comprehension of the Unitarian movement, and the 
terror that the name inspired, drove them home. 

It soon came to pass that there were practically no exchanges 
between Trinitarian and Unitarian clergymen. It took many 
years to remove the prejudice. At the present time, such ex- 
changes are quite frequent, and would be much more frequently 
made, if it were not for the manifold duties which bind a clergy- 
man to the denomination to which he nominally belongs. It is 
now quite rare that pulpit courtesies are declined for a purely 
doctrinal reason. This is more or less true of all denominations, 
excepting certain ritualistic churches which forbid such ex- 
changes, but especially true of the so-called Trinitarian and 
Unitarian branches of the great Congregational body. 

The Sunday-school must be considered here, in connection 
with other events which either originated or were developed and 
matured under the ministry of Dr. Leonard. The suggestion 
to establish a Sunday-school for children and youth in the 
First Congregational Society was first made to the pastor by 
Moses Adams, Jr. (really the third of that name in a lineal suc- 
cession in Dublin), in the spring of 1823. He had retained a con- 
nection with the said school, as one of the superintendents or 
teachers, every year after its establishment until Dr. Leonard 
wrote the former History of Dublin, and for many years there- 
after. After he was stricken with the illness which terminated 
fatally, at the annual meeting of the Sunday-school, on Nov. 
2, 1873, on motion of Deacon Jonathan K. Smith, it was 
unanimously : — 



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"Resolved: That gratefully recognizing the former long-continued 
and faithful services of Capt. Moses Adams, as teacher and superin- 
tendent of this school, the present superintendents, teachers, and 
pupils desire to express to him their sense of the value of his efforts to 
promote the usefulness of the school, and to sympathize with him in 
his present suffering condition, trusting that the promises of the 
gospel may light up the dark places in his earthly journey, and give 
him a glimpse of the joys of the Heavenly state. 

"Voted that the pastor (Rev. Mr. Rice) be requested to present 
a copy of the above to Capt. Adams." 

At the first organization of the school, the school committee 
of the town were constituted superintendents. This arrange- 
ment was continued, in part, till 1839, when the society, at 
their annual meeting, "voted that the standing committee 
nominate the superintendents of the Sabbath-school. Nom- 
inated and chose Rev. Levi W. Leonard, Thomas Fisk, Thad- 
deus Morse, Jr., Moses Adams, Jr." Besides the persons above 
named, there were associated with Dr. Leonard, as superintend- 
ents of the school, Jonathan K. Smith, Ebenezer Perry, and 
Ransom N. Porter. In 1839, the school was reorganized, and a 
new classification adopted. The number of pupils increased, 
and a deeper interest was felt by parents and guardians. In 
the early period of the school, the number of female pupils ex- 
ceeded the number of male pupils; but, as the older pupils 
began to remain in the school after the age in which it had been 
customary for them to leave, the number of male pupils became 
at length larger than that of the female pupils. In 1852, the 
female pupils were most numerous. The case, at the present 
time, 1916, is reversed, and the male pupils are twice as many 
as the female pupils. The loss of the old families of the town, 
by death and removal, has been so serious and so long con- 
tinued that the number of pupils in the school is much smaller 
than was formerly the case. Of the children, however, of the 
usual Sunday-school age, to be found in the families who still 
remain in the parish, all, or very nearly all, are very regular 
attendants upon the exercises of the school. 

For many years, to the time of the writing of the former 
history, and much later, books of a suitable character were 
given to all pupils at the close of each official Sunday-school 
year. To aid in this project, Solomon Piper, Esq., of Boston, 
for a long time liberally contributed. For the sixteen years 
preceding his death, he gave to the school annually ten dollars 
"for the purchase of books for faithful scholars." On June 1, 



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1873, during the pastorate of Mr. Rice, at a session of the Sun- 
day-school, it was "Voted to procure a photograph of the late 
Solomon Piper, Esq., of Boston, to be hung in the vestry, in 
grateful remembrance of his former interest in the school and 
benefactions to it." Col. J. K. Smith, Rev. Mr. Rice, and Mr. 
Joseph Morse were ap7)ointed a committee for the purpose. 

Moses Adams, Jr., J. K. Smith, and L. W. Leonard, D.D., 
were constituted life members of the Boston Sunday School 
Society, later called the National Sunday School Society, and 
now known as the Unitarian Sunday School Society; the first 
by a friend of the Sunday-school, the last two by the pupils 
of this school. 

The custom of giving books, papers, and pictures to the pu- 
pils of the school still continues. For several years, the pastor 
has expressed his Christmas greetings to each pupil in the form 
of some book or booklet, whose contents come within the 
scope of the appreciation of the one receiving it. Papers of a 
religious and spiritual character are given to the pupils each 
Sunday, and to the younger pupils are given beautiful pictures, 
copies of rare masterpieces, which illustrate the Bible lessons 
which they study. Elegant pins are also given, which are ex- 
changed from time to time for still better ones, expressive of 
fidelity in the work and regularity and punctuality, as well as 
length, of attendance. 

The fiftieth anniversary of the organization of the Sunday- 
school was celebrated, Oct. 27, 1872. An address was delivered 
by Deacon Jonathan K. Smith, followed by briefer addresses 
by Capt. Moses Adams, Mr. Dexter Derby, Mr. Daniel 
FiSKE, Mr. James G. Piper, and Deacon James Allison. An 
original hymn was sung, composed for the occasion by Miss 
Emogene L. Evleth, now Mrs. Taylor of Peterborough. The 
society voted to print Deacon Smith's address. 

The close of Dr. Leonard's ministry was pathetic. We 
have deferred an account of it until the events reviewed in the 
preceding pages had been narrated; because they pertained 
pincipally to his own ministry, and because the narrative is 
largely from his own pen, as found in the former History of 
Dublin. In the fifties, his health began to decline visibly. His 
second wife was an Exeter lady, and devotedly attached to that 
place. Not long after his second marriage. Dr. Leonard took 
up his residence in Exeter, continuing to supply the pulpit, 
sometimes in person, sometimes through supplies whom he 
sent. Eventually, he asked for a colleague pastor, and he be- 



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came the pastor emeritus, as we shall see in the account of the 
next pastor. 

The close of the active pastorate of Dr. Leonard was marked 
by a notable gathering in the church, May 25, 1854. He was 
presented with an elegant service of plate, and appropriate ad- 
dresses were delivered. An account of those exercises, and an 
abstract of the addresses afford such an excellent summary of 
the great work of this remarkable man, so revered in Dublin, 
that we shall reproduce certain portions of a clipping from some 
newspaper of that period, which we find in the church records : — 

"The friends of Rev. Levi W. Leonard, D.D., of Dubhn, N. H., 
having taken measures to procure a service of plate, as a token of grat- 
itude for his efforts to promote the welfare of the young, presented it 
to him on Thursday, May 25, 1854. A numerous collection of people 
of all ages, from the child to the old man of almost fourscore and ten, 
witnessed the presentation, and evinced the interest and gratification 
which they felt in this act of love and gratitude towards their venerated 
pastor. The presentation was followed by a collation and social gath- 
ering in the vestry of the church. The plate consisted of an elegant 
and massive silver salver, pitcher and two goblets, with the following 
inscription on the salver and pitcher : — 

"To Rev. Levi W . Leonard, D. D., 

Dublin, N. H. 

A memento of affectionate regard 

for his devotion to the welfare of the young. 

From present and former 

Members of his Parish. 

May, A. D., 1854. 

"The goblets were simply inscribed: — 

"From the Lambs of his Flock. 

"After music by the choir, and prayer by Rev. S. F. Clark of 
Athol, Mass., whose youth was passed in Dublin, Thomas Fisk, Esq., 
chairman of the committee, addressed him as follows: — 

"'Rev. Dr. Leonard, your parishioners and other friends here as- 
sembled are happy to meet you on the present occasion. It affords an 
opportunity they gladly embrace to acknowledge some of the many 
favors you have conferred on them, and to tender to you that heart- 
felt gratitude which your faithful and efficient labors here, for more 
than one-third of a century, are so eminently calculated to produce. 
During this long period, your clerical duties have been discharged, 
not only with fidelity and to the edification of the people of your 
charge, but the precepts inculcated have been rendered more effi- 
cacious by corresponding example. To the beneficial influence of such 



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precepts and such examples, as we have been constantly receiving at 
your hands, we cannot doubt that eternity will attest. 

'"The young have ever been the special objects of your care and 
solicitude. Their moral and religious instruction early enlisted your 
attention. Under your auspices, the Sabbath-school connected with 
this society, which has been in successful operation for thirty-one 
years, was organized. And it is to your constant and unremitting 
efforts to promote its prosperity and usefulness, more than to those 
of any other individual, — and might we not add than to all others, 
— that the success of the school and the high rank it holds among 
similar institutions are to be attributed. And, while we speak of the 
obligation imposed on us by your zeal and fidelity, in this good work, 
we would not forget your liberality in a pecuniary point of view. Nearly 
all the text-books used in the school, as well as those presented to the 
pupils at the close of each term, have been furnished at your expense. 
But your efforts have not been confined to the moral and religious 
improvement of the young. Their intellectual improvement also has 
received a liberal share of your time and attention. Compare our 
present public schools with those here thirty-four years ago. From 
the lowest grade, they have gradually risen until they occupy a posi- 
tion which is universally admitted to compare favorably with that 
of any other schools in the county, not to say state. 

Whence this improvement.'' I scarcely need say that it is attrib- 
uted, by universal consent, and justly, more to your wise, judicious, 
and persevering efforts than to any other one cause, or than to all 
others combined. Nor has your influence in promoting common 
school education been confined to this town, but it has been felt and 
acknowledged throughout the state. Our " Juvenile Library," too, that 
fountain to which our children and youth have eagerly resorted for 
pleasure and information, owes its very existence to your munificence. 

" ' It was commenced by a contribution from you of several hundred 
volumes, and, since its commencement, you have selected and pur- 
chased all the books, kept them in repair, and acted as librarian, which 
must have occupied no small portion of your time and attention. 

" ' I have briefly alluded to but a few of your many acts of munifi- 
cence and kindness, for which we feel a deep and abiding sense of our 
obligation to you. 

"'We would not, however, rely upon words alone to express our 
feelings and sentiments, but would present you some tangible me- 
morial as evidence that your many favors are appreciated. Please, 
therefore, to accept from the present and former members of the Sab- 
bath-school, and other friends, this Plate, as a token of gratitude for 
your long-continued and eflBcient efforts to promote the intellectual, 
moral, and religious improvement of the children and youth of your 
charge.' 

"Rev. Dr. Leonard seemed almost overcome with emotion. In 
reply, he said that his parishioners needed no assurance from him 



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that this beautiful present, accompanied with such feeHngs as had 
actuated the donors, was most gratifying to him. The chairman had 
spoken of his services to the young in flattering terms. It was true 
that he had devoted his attention to the youth under his charge to 
rather an unusual degree, but the circumstances by which he was sur- 
rounded seemed to call for it. The town had just come into possession 
of a large fund, for the benefit of common schools, bequeathed by his 
immediate predecessor. Previous to this he had not thought of turning 
his labors into this channel, but he perceived at once that the fund 
would do the schools no good unless it was properly managed and the 
avails wisely appropriated. He, therefore, took hold of the matter 
in earnest. But he had then no definite or matured plan of operations 
for the improvement of the schools; indeed, he never had any very 
comprehensive plan; the circumstances, at the time, indicated the 
proper measures, and thus his plans were developed gradually. 

"But he was far from attributing the success that had attended his 
efforts to his plans or labors alone. He was not disposed to disparage 
himself or his efforts, but he had been associated with others who had 
almost uniformly seconded his recommendations, and labored effi- 
ciently to carry out his plans. And they had made suggestions and 
proposed plans and measures that had materially aided him in ele- 
vating the schools. To all his colleagues, some of the credit, and to 
some of them much of it, justly belongs. And the people of the town 
had justly been ready to adopt any improvement that was proposed. 
Without their ready cooperation he would have fallen far short of 
what had now been accomplished. There had always been a good un- 
derstanding between him and his parishioners, and, indeed, the whole 
town, in regard to his educational labors. He had labored, it was true, 
and sometimes he had labored hard, but with the good will of the people 
and their prompt and active cooperation, he had labored pleasantly 
and happily, and, through God's blessing, not without effect. 

"And in regard to the Sabbath-school, the original suggestion of it 
came from an individual whom he could name, A meeting was called 
to consider the subject, which so few attended as to make it almost 
a failure; but it was decided to give notice that the school would com- 
mence on a certain day. This was considered rather hazardous at the 
time, and much discussion ensued as to the propriety of the measure, 
but, at the time appointed, over a hundred pupils presented them- 
selves for admission to the school. Thus commenced, it had been 
continued every year since and, under the several superintendents, 
had prospered and, he trusted, done much good. 

"The 'Juvenile Library' was commenced on a small scale, with 
the hope of exciting a love of reading among the children and youth 
of the town. He was sure it had had a good effect, in various ways, 
upon those who had availed themselves of its privileges. 

"Since the writing of compositions had become common in our 
schools, he had frequently found ideas expressed, of the source of which 



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the writers were perhaps unconscious, but he knew, he said, that they 
must have come from these books, for he had read nearly all of them. 

"As he intimated before, his connection with the people here had 
been a happy one, and it had been attended with a good degree of suc- 
cess. Over a hundred admissions to the church had been made during 
his ministry, and the church had never been involved in diflBculties 
between its members. Of all the members of the church, when he came 
to Dublin, but three or four then survived, and not one of these then 
attended the church services. Thus one generation passes, and another 
succeeds. 

"Again he expressed his gratitude to those who had honored him 
with this beautiful and valuable present, and invoked the blessing of 
heaven upon the beloved people of his charge. 

"An original hymn was then sung. 

"Deacon Jonathan K. Smith was next called to the floor, and 
responded as follows : — 

The testimonial, which is the occasion of this meeting, is intended 
as a token of regard for service rendered to the young. The "Lambs 
of the Flock" have been specially cared for, and this is merely to show 
that such services are not unappreciated by the recipients. It is no 
'payment for those services, and would not be were it of gold. It is 
merely the offering of grateful hearts for unnumbered benefits be- 
stowed. It comes gushing from the warm fount of youthful impulse, 
and it comes, also, from the cool, calculating, man of business. The 
rich man's abundance, the child's spending money, and the widow's 
mite, are all here represented, all flowing in one channel, and blessing 
those who give as well as him who receives. And why, let me ask, is 
this spontaneous, united, and generous movement, in behalf of our 
beloved pastor? It is because the services which called it forth have 
been arduous and long continued; have been unusual and unremitted. 
They have been most faithfully and conscientiously performed, and 
their effect upon those who have experienced them no human arith- 
metic can calculate. For a third of a century has this work of elevating 
the young been going on, quietly, but most efficiently. 

There has been no standing at the corners of the streets to attract 
the notice of others, no sounding of trumpets to herald the approach, 
no running after fame, nor catering for popularity, but humbly and 
gradually has this great work been performed. Step by step has this 
long way been traversed, thread by thread has the web of duty been 
woven, until we who are old enough to review the whole period wonder 
at the progress made, and our worthy pastor will no doubt "blush to 
find it fame." 

" ' This movement had its origin in the Sabbath-school. Its successive 
sets of pupils have here united to honor the man to whom they owe 
so much. And where can an instance be found of a Sabbath-school 
which, for so long a period, has been uniformly so prosperous? Where, 
in a town of this size, has so numerous and orderly a school assembled 



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from year to year to gladden the hearts of their parents, to strengthen 
the hands of the pastor, and furnish candidates for the church? From 
what school has a better array of pupils gone forth armed more com- 
pletely against the trials and temptations of after life? And where 
can you find a school of the size of this that can exhibit fewer instances 
of pupils yielding to the power of temptation and falling into sinful 
courses? And where shall we look for the cause of this uniform suc- 
cess, but to him whom we have met to honor. His unwearied efforts 
to make the school attractive and interesting, as well as profitable 
and improving, have had the effect to retain the pupils in the school 
to a much greater age than is usual elsewhere. At the time of life 
when youth is most exposed to evil influences, in most schools the 
pupils are leaving the Sabbath-school, thus cutting loose from the 
restraints which bind them to a life of virtue and piety. But here 
they have usually been retained in the school till their principles and 
habits have become fixed, and hence there has been far less danger of 
their yielding to the allurements of vice. The wise counsels and gentle 
reproofs and earnest exhortations, which have been freely given, from 
Sabbath to Sabbath, have no doubt sunk deep into many hearts and 
taken root there and brought forth, in after life, a plenteous harvest of 
the fruits of righteousness. 

"'Our common schools, too, are here represented; and have not 
they cause for rejoicing that our Oberlin cast his lot among us? Since 
my remembrance they ranked, and I believe justly, below the schools 
of other towns in the vicinity. They were not so forward nor so orderly 
as others. I have nothing to say of their present standing. Here they 
are, look at them, visit them, judge them. They are not what they 
might be, nor what they should be, but, "with all their faults I love 
them still." The teacher's vocation has gone up fifty per cent since my 
remembrance, and the schools have risen with them at least in an equal 
ratio. Does anyone say that their prosperity is to be attributed to 
our pastor's venerated predecessor? I think it can easily be shown 
that this is not the case, except so far as furnishing the means is con- 
cerned. He, it is true, had a strong interest in the welfare of common 
schools. This is evinced both by his conduct in his lifetime and by his 
generosity towards them at his decease. But it is no disparagement 
to him to say that he had not the faculty of originating any compre- 
hensive plan for their improvement, nor the practical talent for carry- 
ing it out. And had we received nothing but his money, with no one 
to take the lead in appropriating it to the best advantage, with no one 
to excite an interest in the schools beyond what existed in town thirty 
years ago, it is safe to say that they would have probably remained 
nearly stationary till the present time, or, at most, have gone no farther 
in the way of improvement than they would have been carried by the 
current of public opinion abroad. These then are some of the causes 
of the present movement to show honor to whom honor is due. 

" ' As one of the superintendents both of the Sabbath-school and of 



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the common schools, I could not with propriety say less, and, as others 
present can speak to so much better purpose, I ivill not say more.' 

"Rev. S. F. Clark of Athol, Mass., being asked by the chair, then 
addressed the meeting. He said that he was happy to be present on 
this interesting occasion. He always loved to come to Dublin. His 
earliest recollections were here. Here were the scenes of his childhood. 
He loved the mountains and streams and beautiful lake, whose shores 
were hallowed by sacred associations. He loved the people, the schools, 
and the church, in which, under the guidance and teaching of our de- 
voted pastor, whom we have met to honor, he received his early in- 
tellectual and religious impressions. He was grateful for those influ- 
ences. The whole town must be grateful for the happy influences of 
the master mind, w^hich has presided over and directed its educational 
interests, both intellectual and religious. He then went on to speak of 
the wise, untiring, but unostentatious efforts of Dr. Leonard for the 
w^elfare of this town, and the community at large in this vicinity. He 
had quietly exerted that judicious influence w^hich controlled the edu- 
cational funds left to the town by his predecessor. It is sometimes 
said that funds are no benefit to a society or town, and it often is so; 
but Dr. Leonard so managed the funds of this town that no one would 
question their beneficial effects. Without his mind to superintend 
their appropriation, they might have been worse than useless; but 
his counsel, his efforts, his example, have placed the educational in- 
stitutions of Dublin in a rank second to the educational institutions 
of no other town in the state. 

"Mr. Clark had had something to do with the superintendence of 
common schools and Sunday-schools in other places, out of this state, 
and in none had he become acquainted with a more practical and effi- 
cient system of instruction than that which emanated from Dr. 
Leonard, and which w'as so successful in its results in Dublin. 

"Nor was his influence confined to this town or this county. Dr. 
Leonard was unpretending, and would never assume any prominence 
for himself, but the friends of education hereabouts know very well that 
to no man in New Hampshire is the cause of common school education 
so much indebted as to him. Nor is his influence confined to this 
state. The interest he has awakened could be stopped by the bound- 
aries of no state. His school-books have had a deservedly wide cir- 
culation. His North American Spelling Book has no superior, as a 
speller and a primary reading-book, in New England. Dr. Leonard 
understood young children's minds, and adapted his spelling-book to 
meet their wants as no other book does. In selecting books for the 
'Juvenile Library,' he displayed the same superiority of judgment. 
Mr. Clark said that he had examined many libraries for children and 
he had never known one so well selected. The books were such as 
children could understand. They loved to read them. This was the 
secret of the universal love for reading in Dublin. 

"The Christian Hymns, too, a book then so deservedly popular, 



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owed its superior merits chiefly to Dr. Leonard. He was its originator 
and chief compiler. Its merits are known in nearly all the churches of 
the denomination to which Dr. Leonard belonged. 

"Mr. Clark also referred to the private munificence of Dr. Leonard. 
Many and many an indigent child had been supplied with school- 
books by his silent benevolence. Students, plodding their weary way 
under difficulties, had been helped on by his wise counsel and material 
encouragement. But his work was done so modestly and quietly that 
we are hardly aware how much we are indebted to him for advantages, 
which, but for him, never would have been enjoyed. The rains and 
dews and sunshine of heaven fall upon the earth, which teems with 
fruits, and we reap bounties, all unmindful of the Great Giver. So it 
was with the fruits of Dr. Leonard's labors. Benefactors enjoyed 
them, hardly mindful of the source whence they came. Mr. Clark was 
glad of such an occasion to express gratitude to one whom to honor 
is an honor. He was glad to be present and feel the pulse of affection 
and gratitude beat so freely among the people. No one who duly 
appreciated his services would willingly be deprived of the privilege 
of participating in the gift, as a slight memorial of lasting affection 
and gratitude. 

"Mr. Clark then described his first introduction to Dr. Leonard, 
in his study, when a child just learning to read. He received kind 
words, kind attentions, a gift of a little book, and another to read and 
return — the same also for his brother and sister. He alluded to this 
incident because his own experience was probably the experience of 
almost every child of the town. He then paid a heartfelt and merited 
tribute of regard to the former wife of Dr. Leonard, whose remains 
rest in our old burial ground on the shore of Monadnock Lake, whose 
crystal waters are a fit emblem of the Christian purity of her whose 
memory is sacred to the hearts of this people; and he closed by ex- 
pressing the desire that this humble gift might be handed down to the 
last generation of her posterity." 

Dr. Leonard did not often come to Dublin after this festival 
in his honor. He supplied the pulpit occasionally in person, at 
other times sending substitute preachers, until the installation 
of the colleague pastor, on the thirteenth of June, 1855. After 
this, he very rarely appeared in the pulpit, although he re- 
mained the pastor emeritus until his death. Not long before 
his spirit winged its flight, he occupied the desk, to speak the 
last words to his people. Rev. John C. Learned of Exeter, a 
native of Dublin, was wdth him, to assist in the service. Al- 
though very feeble, Dr. Leonard succeeded in finishing the dis- 
course which he had prepared. It was one of the most solemn 
and pathetic church services ever held in town. Realizing that 
their beloved pastor would never occupy the pulpit again, re- 



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calling his long life of loving devotion to duty in their commu- 
nity, the congregation, most of whom had known no other 
pastor, except his colleague, were stirred with the deepest 
emotions, as they hung breathless upon every word which fell 
from the lips of him from whom they were listening publicly 
for the last time. 

Dr. Leonard died at Exeter, Dec. 12, 1864. There was a 
funeral service in that town for the benefit of kindred and 
neighbors. The body of Dr. Leonard was brought to Dublin, 
where a very impressive funeral service was held in the church, 
on Jan. 4, 1865. The introductory prayer and the reading of the 
Scriptures were by Rev. William Orne White of Keene; hymn 
number 503 of the Cheshire Collection, principally compiled by 
Dr. Leonard, was sung; the sermon was by Rev. John C. Learned 
of Exeter, a native of Dublin, and a friend of Dr. Leonard 
from boyhood; an address was delivered by Rev. George Faber 
Clark of Stow, Mass., whose youth was passed in Dublin; 
hymn 509 of the collection mentioned was sung; prayer was 
offered by the junior pastor, Rev. William F. Bridge; and hymn 
547, from the book already named, was read by Rev. C. B. Ferry 
of Peterborough, and sung by the congregation. 

The grave of Dr. Leonard in the Dublin cemetery is marked 
by a granite obelisk, fourteen feet in height, which, with the 
accessories and curbing, cost between six and seven hundred 
dollars, which sum was contributed by former parishioners of 
Dr. Leonard, many of whom were then not living in Dublin. 
The monument was consecrated, Nov. 10, 1867, the public 
services being in the church. Rev. George M. Rice, the pastor, 
offered prayer. Brief tributes to the memory of Dr. Leonard 
were offered by Deacon Jonathan K. Smith, and by the pastor, 
who recalled his acquaintance with Dr. Leonard, and spoke of 
the high estimate of his character which was held by all of his 
brethren in the ministry. The monument is of hammered 
Fitzwilliam granite. Agreeably to his well-known wishes, the 
inscription was made quite simple, and reads : — 

LEONARD. 



LEVI W. LEONARD, D.D., 

Born, June 1, 1790; 

Harvard College, 1815; 

Settled at Dublin, 

Sept. 6, 1820; 

Died at Exeter, 

Dec. 12, 1864. 



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On the same monument we also read : — 

ELIZABETH M. SMITH, 

wife of 
REV. DR. LEONARD, 

Died, 

Sept. 13, 1848, 

Ae. 42 yrs. 

From the time of Dr. Leonard's leaving Dubhn, until the be- 
ginning of October, 1854, he occupied the desk occasionally, 
but more frequently sent other preachers. During the winter of 
1853-54, the desk was occupied by Mr. Samuel Abbot Smith 
of Peterborough, who was born in that town, April 18, 1829, 
and graduated at the Harvard Divinity School, in 1853. He 
was a graduate of Harvard College in 1849, and received the 
degree of A.M. in 1853. After leaving Dubhn, he was called to 
West Cambridge (now Arlington), Mass., where he was ordained, 
June 22, 1854. He continued the pastor of that church nearly 
eleven years, until his death. May 20, 1865. He was a rare 
young man, of sound scholarship and marked piety. 

Rev. William Frederick Bridge, the fourth pastor of the 
church, was born in Lancaster, Mass., Feb. 15, 1821. He grad- 
uated at Harvard, with the degree of A.B., in 1846; A.M. in 
1850. He was ordained in the Follen church at East Lexington, 
Mass., Nov. 7, 1849, where he remained until the close of No- 
vember, 1853, although supplying at intervals until the first 
of January in 1855. On Oct. 8, 1854, Mr. Bridge began sup- 
plying the Dublin pulpit. Near the beginning of 1855, the parish 
held a meeting to consider the matter of extending a call to 
him, but he informed the society that he desired to preach three 
months before considering a call. On April 11, 1855, he received 
a unanimous call to become the colleague pastor, which he ac- 
cepted on April 23, following. 

The installation of Mr. Bridge as the colleague pastor oc- 
curred, June 13, 1855. The churches represented in the council 
were those of Portsmouth, Rev. A. P. Peabody, D.D.; Wilton, 
Rev. John N. Bellows; Peterborough, Rev. Charles Robinson; 
Keene, Rev. William Orne White; Hampton Falls, Rev. Asarelah 
Morse Bridge; Charlestown, Rev. Jaazaniah Crosby, D.D.; 
Concord, Rev. Artemas Bowers Muzzey. Rev. Dr. Leonard was 
present and acted as the moderator of the council, and Rev. Mr. 
White was the scribe. The sermon was by Dr. Peabody, and the 
charge to the people by Dr. Leonard. 



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Early in the pastorate of Mr. Bridge occurred one of the 
most important events in the history of the church, or even in 
the history of DubHn. It was the suit brought by the Trinitarian 
Congregational Society of Dublin to obtain possession of the 
income of the Sprague fund, which was left for the benefit of 
the First Congregational Society. In his will, Rev. Edward 
Sprague made this bequest, upon the condition that the income 
of the fund should be used towards defraying the salary of the 
minister of that society, provided he was a regularly ordained 
minister. 

We read in the church records that, on Jan. 1, 1856, "A 
copy of a bill of complaint, entered by the Trinitarian Congre- 
gational Society of Dublin and its pastor, was served upon the 
pastor of the First Congregational Church and Society, re- 
quiring him to show himself to be the pastor of a Congrega- 
tional church, regularly ordained, in order to prove his right 
to enjoy the income of the Sprague fund." 

The court proceedings to which this suit led have all been 
printed in full. It would be too tedious to the most of our 
readers to present here even an abstract of it. It is, however, 
intensely interesting to the oldest inhabitants of Dublin, as 
well as to students of ecclesiastical polity. The contest was a 
long one, and pursued with much bitterness of feehng. It will 
probably answer the purposes of this history to say that, in the 
end, it was the decision of the court that a legacy left to a 
specific society, for a particular purpose, was to be forever en- 
joyed by the specified society, notwithstanding any changes 
of covenants, creeds, or individual opinions, which might have 
been made. The suit was brought on the ground that the doc- 
trines then held by the First Congregational Church and So- 
ciety, as organizations, as well as by their pastor, were not like 
those of Mr. Sprague. It was clearly shown in the court pro- 
ceedings, and was indeed a well-known fact, that Mr. Sprague 
represented the philosophy of the Arminian thinkers, and was 
not at all in sympathy with the ultra Calvinistic doctrines of the 
Trinitarian Congregationalists. However, that really made no 
difference, for the court decided that the old First Congrega- 
tional Society was entitled to the enjoyment of the income of 
the fund, irrespective of any changes of opinion which had taken 
place in the society or the church or among the individual 
members. 

This case, known far and wide in ecclesiastical circles as the 
"Dublin case," was a test case for the decision of similar con- 



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troversies. A large number of the old Congregational churches 
espoused the Unitarian cause, and the greater portion of the 
earlier churches of that denomination had been units of the 
old New England Congregational body. Contests over the 
possession of funds, as well as of communion plate, were not 
infrequent. 

Mr. Bridge asked for dismission in 1865, which was granted, 
in the usual courteous manner. He delivered his farewell 
sermon, Oct. 29, 1865, and administered the communion. In 
the records, the last words from his pen are: "God's benediction 
rest on church and society alike." 

After leaving Dublin, Mr. Bridge was settled in Peterboro, 
N. Y., as a teacher and pastor, Dec. 3, 1865, to June, 1871. He 
was a teacher at Little Falls, N. Y., from August, 1871, to De- 
cember, 1875. He then went to Antioch College, Ohio, as prin- 
cipal of the preparatory department, 1875-1877; and as pro- 
fessor of moral philosophy, 1877-1878. He died at Foster, 
Ohio, Feb. 20, 1892. 

Rev. George Matthias Rice, fifth pastor of the church, was 
born in Danvers, Mass., June 28, 1814; graduated at Hobart 
College, N. Y., as A.B., in 1832; and was a graduate of the 
Divinity School of Harvard University in 1835. He was or- 
dained at Watertown, Mass., Nov. 11, 1840, as the pastor of 
the church in Lexington, Mass., of which he was the pastor 
from that date until April 30, 1841. Subsequent pastorates 
were in Chelsea, Mass., Sept. 18, 1844, to 1845; Mendon, Mass., 
April 20, 1845, to July, 1846; Eastport, Me., May 7, 1848, to 
June 29, 1851; Lancaster, N. H., Jan. 15, 1854, to Nov. 1, 
1857; and Westford, Mass., June 1, 1858, to April 1, 1866. 

Of the beginning of his ministry in Dublin he writes in the 
records: "After Mr. Bridge left, the pulpit was supplied by sev- 
eral candidates, to one of whom a call was extended; the vote to 
do which being afterwards reconsidered and annulled. I com- 
menced preaching here [in Dubhn], Feb. 11, 1866, being the 
pastor of the First Congregational Society in Westford, Mass. 
On March 15, 1866, I received a call to settle over the society 
[in Dublin], as its pastor, on a salary of $800, after supplying as 
a candidate three Sundays. I accepted the same on March 26, 
to begin my labors on the first Sunday in May." 

Mr. Rice was installed. May 16, 1866. The churches repre- 
sented in the council were: West Church in Boston, Rev. Cyrus 
A. Bartol, D.D.; Westford, Mass., without a pastor, but repre- 
sented by the venerable Rev. Ephraim Abbot; Groton, Mass., 



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Rev. Crawford Nightingale; Pepperell, Mass., Rev. Charles 
Babbidge (who afterwards had the title of D.D.); Keene, Rev. 
William Orne White; Walpole, Rev. Nathaniel Seaver; Peterbor- 
ough, Rev. Charles B. Ferry; and Wilton, Rev. W. B. Buxton. 
Rev. Mr. Babbidge was chosen moderator, and Rev. Mr. Seaver, 
scribe. Dr. Bartol delivered the sermon; Rev. Ephraim Abbot, 
in his eighty-seventh year, offered the installing prayer; Rev. 
Mr. Babbidge gave the charge to the pastor; Rev. Mr. Nightin- 
gale gave the right hand of fellowship; and Rev. Mr. White 
addressed the people. Mr. Seaver offered the introductory 
prayer, Mr. Ferry read the Scriptures, and Mr. Buxton offered 
the concluding prayer. 

The first recorded union service of the First Congregational 
(Unitarian) and Trinitarian Congregational Societies of Dublin 
was held on the occasion of the annual fast, April 4, 1867. 
Rev. Andrew J. Fosdick of the Trinitarian Congregational 
Church preached the sermon. Since that date, such union serv- 
ices have not been infrequent, and, of late years, are practically 
an annual custom upon the Sunday preceding the Thanksgiving 
Thursday. 

Aug. 4, 1867, is the date of the first musical service, specifi- 
cally called a vesper service, of which we find any notice upon 
the records. Such services have not been frequent, because the 
parishioners live at such distances from the meetinghouse that 
it is not convenient to make the journey twice upon the same 
Sunday. 

April 20, 1868, an abbreviated form of the church covenant 
in use was laid before the church at a special meeting, and was 
"acquiesced in by the members present." 

About this time, many persons, each season, were coming to 
Dublin for the summer. Among them were many clergymen of 
the Unitarian denomination. The records of Mr. Rice contain 
many instances of labors of love performed by these visiting 
brethren. The custom has been continued until the present 
time, and, during the summer, the society is often favored with 
the preaching of clergymen who are highly esteemed as preach- 
ers. It would be too tedious to enumerate them all. The one 
most frequently heard in later years was Rev. Robert Collyer, 
D.D. 

Aug. 9, 1869, the parishioners attending church witnessed 
a much more delightful audience room than they had before 
seen. Mr. Rice, in the records, notes: "Our church has been 
beautifully frescoed and painted, and the outside painted. The 





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vestry has been painted, papered, and whitewashed. For the 
interior decoration the ladies of the society raised most of the 
funds by fairs. Our friends from out of town (summer visitors) 
under the lead of Miss Lydia Dodge of Boston and Miss Kit- 
tredge of West Newton, gave us the proceeds of two dramatic 
exhibitions, and fifty dollars were received by letter, in answer 
to circulars sent by Deacon Smith." 

Aug. 9, 1874, the first service of the Protestant Episcopal 
Church in Dublin was conducted in the Unitarian Church by 
Rev. Henry Mayer of Philadelphia, at 4 p.m. Mr. Rice, in re- 
cording the fact, adds: "By his request, I sat in the pulpit with 
him and read the selections from the Scriptures." On August 
16, there was a similar service, Mr. DeBlois reading the Scrip- 
tures. 

Under date of July 7, 1875, Mr, Rice records the fact that 
he had been seriously ill for the past three Sundays, and that 
the services in his church had been taken by the Rev. A. W. 
Jackson of Peterborough. The service was at 5 p.m. The 
records contain the following explanatory note: "The pastor 
had a slight shock of paralysis on the 15th ult. [June, 1875], 
but hopes to be able to resume his duties in the fall. 'All as 
God wills.'" He was indeed able to resume labor on the 
second day of November in that year, to the delight, though 
to the surprise, of his people. In the meantime many clergy- 
men gave him labors of love, and the desk was supplied every 
Sunday. 

Aug. 19, 1877, the pastor (Rev. Mr. Rice) read from the pul- 
pit a note which was signed "A summer visitor" (really written 
by Mrs. Baring-Gould of New York), expressing gratitude for 
the hospitality of our church, and for access to its library, pro- 
posing to place a "strangers' box" in the porch of the church 
to receive contributions (from strangers only) for the library, 
or, when no designation of the use be made, to be placed in the 
hands of the parish committee to be appropriated as they think 
best. 

On Oct. 7, 1877, after the Sunday-school service, a vote of 
thanks was tendered Miss Lydia Dodge of Boston for a generous 
donation of books for the library, purchased with the proceeds 
of a dramatic entertainment, given under her auspices, by 
persons mostly from abroad. 

Protestant Episcopalian services were held in the church, dur- 
ing the months of July and August, 1879, conducted by the Rev. 
Dr. Goodwin of the Episcopalian Theological School of Phila- 



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delphia. The same clergyman conducted similar services in the 
months of July and August, in 1880. 

The continued ill health of Mr. Rice induced him to resign, 
April 29, 1881, the resignation taking effect, July 31, 1881. He 
accepted an invitation to supply the desk through August and 
September, and preached his last sermon, Sept. 25, 1881. Be- 
ing, however, the Sunday immediately following the death of 
President Garfield, circumstances caused the sermon to deal 
principally with that melancholy event, with brief allusions to 
the closing of his pastorate. 

Mr. Rice continued to make his home in Dublin until his 
decease, which occurred, Sept. 22, 1882, lacking but three days 
of a year from the time of his preaching his last sermon. His 
body rests in the same cemetery with those of Mr. Sprague and 
Dr. Leonard. His headstone bears the simple inscription: — 

REV. GEO. M. RICE, 

Born, 
June 28, 1814, 

Died, 
Sept. 22, 1882. 
He giveth his beloved sleep. 

Mr. Rice was very efficiently aided in his pastoral duties by 
the invaluable services of his estimable wife, whom a kind Prov- 
idence has spared to the present time (1916), and who still 
keeps the home endeared to Dublin people by the associations 
connected with its occupancy by both Dr. Leonard and Mr. 
Rice. Of late, she has passed the winters with her children and 
friends in Massachusetts. Mrs. Rice was, in every way, a 
model pastor's wife. Her refined manners, cultured tastes, her 
genial and sunny presence among the parishioners, her help- 
fulness to the sick and the afflicted, and her amiable and virtu- 
ous character, endeared her to all who knew her. 

The sons and daughters of Mr. Rice were gifted with rare 
musical tastes, as were the ladies whom the sons married. 
They have sung in the choirs of large and influential churches, 
and, when in Dublin, have been very generous in singing for the 
edification of the community, both in church and at social 
functions. 

Rev. Mr. Rice was a man of dignified bearing, a gentleman 
of the olden school, faithful in his parochial duties, edifying in 
his pulpit ministrations, sympathetic and encouraging to the 
afflicted, and helpful to the poor. When he entered upon his 



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ministry many of the parishioners were Hving who could recall 
Rev. Mr. Sprague, and whose lives were a connecting link be- 
tween the founders of the church and the present. They have 
all passed on, and there are few living in town today who can 
recall Dr. Leonard. At the beginning of the writer's pastorate 
in Dublin, there was a single person in the congregation who 
could barely recall Mr. Sprague, as he remembered him in his 
earliest childhood, and who could distinctly remember the 
appearance of the first meetinghouse, near the cemetery. 

Rev. Hasket Derby Catlin, the sixth pastor of the church, 
was born in New Brighton, N. Y., June 26, 1839, the son of 
Charles Taylor and Lucy Ann (Derby) Catlin. He graduated 
at Yale College, now Y^ale University, with the degree of B.A., 
in 1859, and received the degree of M.A. from the same insti- 
tution in 1862. Before beginning his ministry in Dublin, he 
had labored in three parishes: Neponset, Mass., May 1867-Oc- 
tober 1870; Northumberland, Pa., May 1873-October 1877; 
and Harlem, N. Y., 1878-1880. In beginning his labors in 
Dublin, he makes the following entries upon the church rec- 
ords : — 

" The new pastor, having, in November, 1881, received and accepted 
an informal invitation from the executive committee, based upon an 
inquiry into the mind of the parish generally, to undertake the charge 
of the parish, began his work, the last Sunday of November [Nov, 27, 
1881], the service being held on this and the following two Sundays in 
the vestry, on account of repairs going on above. 

"Dec. 1, 1881. At a parish meeting held this evening, a formal call 
was extended to Mr. Catlin, which he, in a few days, formally accepted. 
A committee to confer with the pastor about a service of installation 
was appointed, but it was agreed to defer the service until summer. 

The installation of Mr. Catlin, whose work began oflBcially 
on Nov. 27, 1881, occurred on June 28, 1882. The introductory 
prayer was offered by Rev. William H. Walbridge of Peter- 
borough; the Scriptures were read by Rev. Charles G. Ames, 
then of Philadelphia, Pa., in the place of Rev. Albert Walkley of 
Keene, who was unable to be present; the hymn by Samuel 
Longfellow, "Before the power that asks not word," was then 
sung; the sermon was by Rev. Charles G. Ames; the installing 
prayer was offered by the Rev. Mr. Polk of the Universalist 
church in Marlborough, in place of Rev. Stephen H. Camp of 
Brooklyn, N. Y., who was expected, but was unavoidably pre- 
vented from attending; the charge to the pastor was by the Rev. 



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John H. Morison, D.D., of Boston and Peterborough; the right 
hand of fellowship, which was to have been extended by Rev. 
Samuel C. Beane of Concord, N. H., was extended by Rev. 
William H. Walbridge, who read from the manuscript that Mr. 
Beane had prepared; the address to the people was by the retir- 
ing pastor. Rev. George M. Rice of Dublin; an address on be- 
half of the people was given by James G. Piper, Esq., of Dublin; 
and the pastor pronounced the benediction. There was no 
formal council held. 

The first important event, after the installation of Mr. Catlin, 
was the funeral of his venerable predecessor, the worthy Mr. 
Rice, which was held in the church, on Sunday afternoon, Sept. 
24, 1882. There was a very large attendance of parishioners, 
citizens, kindred, and friends, from this and adjoining towns, 
all of whom retained precious memories of the dignified life and 
honorable pastorate of the good man who had "entered into 
the joy of his Lord." 

On Wednesday evening, Jan. 24, 1883, Mr. CatHn gave the 
first of a series of lectures, to be given on alternate Wednesdays, 
in the Town Hall, interspersed with vesper services. This course 
of lectures was continued through the season. 

The leading event in the pastorate of Mr. Catlin was the com- 
pletion of the new parsonage, which stood upon the site of the 
present parsonage, and which was first occupied by the family 
of Mr. Catlin on July 4, 1883. 

On Sunday, Nov. 4, 1883, Mr. Catlin requested a vote to be 
taken by both the church and the congregation (other than 
church members) as to the propriety of adopting what is known 
as the symbolic method of celebrating the Lord's Supper. In 
both ballots, there was a majority in favor of this method. This 
form of the celebration was observed during Mr. Cathn's min- 
istry, but the church, at a later date, decided to return to the 
ancient custom, which was hallowed by usage and the tenderest 
associations. 

In the latter part of 1883 and the beginning of 1884, the ves- 
try was renovated and certain much-needed alterations were 
made. 

Mr. Catlin did not enjoy firm health. In the early part of 
1884, the church was closed for five Sundays in consequence of 
his illness. For two more Sundays, services were held in the af- 
ternoon, conducted, as a labor of love, by the Rev. Mr. Polk of 
the Universalist church of Marlborough. 

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In the church records, we find a lengthy statement, written l)y 
himself, of his reasons for taking this step. He had desired to 
make a change in the phraseology of the church covenant. This 
led to a sharp difference of opinions, upon this subject, between 
himself and some of the most influential members of the church. 
The change was not effected. In the same note of explanation, 
Mr. Catlin states that his attitude upon certain political ques- 
tions, especially during the exciting presidential campaign of 
1884, had created a certain amount of dissatisfaction among his 
people. 

Mr. Catlin was an earnest, sincere man, and labored as assid- 
uously as his delicate health would permit, to promote what he 
conceived to be the best interests of the society. He entertained 
certain views, with respect to doctrines and polity, that were 
considered quite radical at the time, especially by the members 
of an ancient, conservative church. As the decades pass, such 
questions are viewed from new view-points, and positions once 
thought to be untenable are regarded more favorably. 

Mr. Catlin closed his labors in Dublin, and preached his last 
sermon in that place, Sunday, Aug. 16, 1885. He has had three 
settlements since leaving Dublin: Eastport, Me., 1886-1896; 
Gouverneur, N. Y., 1896-1900; and Northumberland, Pa. (his 
second pastorate in that parish), from 1910 to the present time. 
Mr. Catlin's son, Joseph Priestley Catlin, who was a little lad 
when in Dublin, is now married and in business. A little daugh- 
ter, Lucy Helen Catlin, born in Eastport, Me., in 1889, died 
there at the close of the following year. Mrs. Catlin was Miss 
Hannah Taggart Priestley, a descendant of the celebrated Rev. 
Joseph Priestley, famed as a scientist, scholar, and preacher 
of an independent, liberal faith, who was the friend of Benjamin 
Franklin and Thomas Jefferson. In this country, Mr. Priestley 
lived and labored at Northumberland, Pa., where Mr. Catlin 
now resides, amid the places and scenes hallowed by the mem- 
ories of his wife's distinguished ancestor. 

Rev. Granville Pierce, the seventh pastor of the church, 
was born in Townsend, Mass., Dec. 17, 1847. He did not re- 
ceive a classical education. He studied two years at the Mead- 
ville. Pa., Theological School. Before coming to Dublin, he had 
filled engagements in the following parishes: First Unitarian 
Society of Berlin, Mass., July 1, 1873 (ordained, Nov. 19, 1873) 
-Oct. 1, 1876; First Congregational (Unitarian) Society, West- 
borough, Mass., Sept. 1, 1876-Oct. 7, 1877; First Congrega- 
tional (Unitarian) Parish, Medfield, Mass., October 1877 (in- 



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stalled, Nov. 8, 1877)-June 30, 1881; First Congregational 
(Unitarian) Society, Revere, Mass., June 30, 1881-May 1883; 
and the Liberal Christian Congregational Society of Holyoke, 
Mass., May 13, 1883-Sept. 26, 1886. 

With respect to his coming to Dublin, he notes upon the 
records: "The new pastor, after preaching here [in Dublin] 
the first Sunday in May, 1886, received an invitation from the 
society, bearing date of May 30, 1886, to become its pastor, 
which was virtually accepted. This invitation came not in the 
form of a call, but a 'formal call' was extended, bearing date, 
Aug. 7, 1886, and, early in September, was formally accepted. 
Having closed his pastorate at Holyoke, Mass., with September, 
he removed his family and goods to Dublin, late in that month, 
and began his ministerial labors in that town, Oct. 1, 1886." 
His first sermon, after formally beginning his pastorate, was on 
Sunday, Oct. 3, 1886. It was deemed best to dispense with 
formal services of installation. 

Mr. Pierce was an earnest and faithful worker. The church 
prospered under his ministration, and several were received into 
full communion. He was genial and amiable in manner, of a 
sympathetic nature, entering heartily into the joys and pleas- 
ures of his people, and very comforting in his ministrations to 
those in affliction. He had a happy ministry of three and one- 
fourth years. He read his letter of resignation, Nov. 24, 1889, 
and closed his labors with the church, on Sunday, Dec. 29, 1889. 
The General Catalogue of the Meadville Theological School has 
the closing year of his Dublin pastorate 1890, by mistake. He 
gave, as his reason for offering his resignation, the fact that he 
had "received a call to a larger field of labor, which he felt that 
he ought to accept." The parish to which he was called was 
Lebanon, N. H. It was a new society, which started with 
much encouragement, both pecuniary and social. Notwith- 
standing some interesting and exciting events in its history, the 
Lebanon parish still continues to be a strong and prosperous 
organization. It is called the First Congregational Unitarian 
Society of Lebanon. Mr. Pierce was its minister, from Jan. 5, 
1890, to Dec. 27, 1891. 

After leaving Lebanon, Mr. Pierce ministered to the follow- 
ing parishes: First Congregational (Unitarian) Society of 
Chelmsford, Mass., March 6, 1892 (installed. May 2, 1892)- 
March 31, 1901; First Congregational (Unitarian) Parish, Pep- 
perell, Mass., June 2, 1901-Sept. 30, 1906; First Parish and 
Religious Society (Unitarian), Warwick, Mass., April 1, 1908- 



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March 31, 1909; First Parish (Unitarian), Ashby, Mass., where 
Rev. Mr. Shaw labored many years, April 1, 1909 (installed, 
June 17, 1909)-1912; and the First Religious (Unitarian) So- 
ciety of Carlisle, Mass. He has now retired from the active 
work of the ministry, and is Hving at Kingston, Mass., in 1916. 
Rev. George Wilber Patten, the eighth pastor of the 
church, was born in Stockholm, N. Y., July 6, 1843. He did 
not receive a collegiate education. He graduated at the Har- 
vard Divinity School in 1871, after pursuing a two years' course 
of study at that institution. He was ordained at Topeka, Kans., 
July 15, 1871, where he remained until July, 1874. He after- 
wards labored in the following parishes: Haverhill, Mass., 
Jan. 1, 1875-April 1876; Newport, N. H., May 1878-April 1880; 
Cooperstown, N. Y. (Universalist parish), April 1882-April 
1886; and Walpole, N. H., in the Unitarian church, April 1887- 
January 1890. 

He began his labors as the pastor of this church, Feb. 12, 
1890, without any formal ceremony of installation. In a month 
after his labors began, March 13, 1890, Deacon Jesse Ripley 
Appleton, in consequence of advancing years, resigned the 
office of deacon. Until the election of a successor. Deacon Alli- 
son was assisted on communion days, in the duties pertaining 
to that office, by Mr. Charles W. Gowing. Deacon Appleton had 
officiated many years in that office, and his retirement was 
greatly regretted, and, in reluctantly accepting his resignation, 
the hope was indulged that he might long be spared to enjoy 
the honors he had honorably earned. This wish was gratified 
and fourteen more years were added to the life of that worthy 
man. On Easter Sunday, 1891, there were eight admissions to 
the church and four baptisms. Pursuant to a vote of the society, 
passed on Sept. 24, 1892, furnaces were put into the meeting- 
house in the autumn of that year. 

Mr. Patten tried to labor for the best interests of his parish. 
His ministry here of six years and eight months was longer 
than many pastorates in small churches at the present time. 
He closed his labors with the society on Oct. 1, 1896. 

It was more than five years before Mr. Patten was again 
settled. He served the Unitarian church at Bernardston, Mass., 
from Jan. 15, 1902, until July 1, 1904. The last days of Mr. 
Patten were very pathetic. During his Bernardston pastorate, 
while in his cellar, one day, to throw a shovel-full of coal upon 
the furnace, something seemed to dart through one of his eyes. 
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300 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

an artery or nerve supplying the eye. He hoped that the diffi- 
culty would soon pass away, but it never did do so. The malady 
grew worse. Eventually, the other eye was involved. He prac- 
tically lost his sight. The writer recalls his entering the chapel 
of Divinity Hall in Cambridge, on the occasion of an annual 
meeting of the alunmi association, when it was impossible for 
him to thread his way to a seat without assistance. 

After leaving Bernardston, Mr. Patten and his family resided 
in Cambridge, Mass. Friends, classmates, and neighbors were 
prompt in extending the kindest courtesies and sympathy, and, 
in the society of cultured companions, the time did not drag 
so drearily as one might have expected, under the circumstances. 
Mr. Patten died in a Boston hospital, April 15, 1910. He was a 
man who was ambitious to educate his children, and was grati- 
fied to know that they were all succeeding well in this respect, 
before he breathed his last breath. 

Rev. George Willis Cooke, the ninth pastor of the church, 
was born in Comstock, Mich., April 23, 1848. He did not re- 
ceive a collegiate education, but he was, nevertheless, a well- 
educated man, who had given close attention to philosophical 
and historical investigations. He is an extensive reader of the 
best literature and has a good, well-selected library. 

Before coming to Dublin, Mr. Cooke had ministered to the 
following parishes : Unity Society, Sheboygan, Wis. (having been 
ordained in the Independent Congregational Church at Mead- 
ville, Pa., June 20, 1872), October 1872-May 1873; Liberal 
Christian Society, Sharon, Mass., July 1, 1873-Feb. 1, 1876; 
First Unitarian Society, Grand Haven, Mich., Feb. 1, 1876- 
Oct. 1, 1878; First Unitarian Society (now called All Souls' 
Unitarian Church), Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 1, 1878-July 1, 
1880; Third Parish (Unitarian) (now called First Parish of 
Westwood), West Dedham (now Westwood), Mass., December 
1880-July 1, 1887; First Congregational (Unitarian) Parish in 
Sharon, Mass., Oct. 16, 1887-Nov. 1, 1891; and the Follen 
Church (Unitarian), East Lexington, Mass., Nov. 1, 1891-July 
1, 1897. He was tw^o years at the Meadville Theological School. 

He writes, in the records of the Dublin church: "I began 
preaching to the First Congregational (Unitarian) Society in 
Dublin, N. H., with the first of January, 1898. I removed my 
family to the parsonage, on the first of May." After a few more 
entries of events of no public importance, he continues: "On the 
first of July [1899], I gave notice of my desire to sever my con- 
nection with the parish on the first of October, 1899." The 



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resignation was accepted, and his pastorate terminated on the 
date named. 

Mr. Cooke is a man of marked intellectual ability, and a 
very vigorous thinker. He is evidently most at home in literary 
pursuits. He is the author of several valuable books, among 
them being an elaborate life of Ralph Waldo Emerson, in 
which he shows a rare appreciation of the philosophical opin- 
ions and trend of thought of that remarkable man. Mr. Cooke 
has also published a work entitled "Unitarianism in America," 
in which he traces its origin, growth, and influence in this coun- 
try. He is a gifted editorial writer, and many of the leading 
editorials in the "Christian Register," and other prominent 
periodicals, are from his pen. He is a frequent contributor to 
magazines. He is a brilliant and lucid lecturer, and frequently 
appears upon the platform. He has taken up a residence in 
Wakefield, Mass., which has been his home for many years. 

Rev. Franklin Kent Gifford, the tenth pastor of the 
church, was born at Garrison, N. Y., March 6, 1861; the son of 
Rev. Elisha and Louise Jane (Knapp) Gifford. His father is a 
preacher in the Unitarian denomination, who has had pastor- 
ates at West Dedham (now Westwood), Mass., and Presque 
Isle, Me. Franklin Kent Gifford did not receive a collegiate 
education. He pursued a course of study at Phillips Exeter 
Academy, and at the Cambridge High School. Before he began 
his pastorate in Dublin, he had labored in liberal parishes at 
Jamaica Plain, Mass., 1893-1895; Melrose Highlands, Mass., 
1895-1897; Asheville, N. C, 1897-1898; and Winona, Minn., 
1898-1900. 

Mr. Gifford began his ministry in DubHn about the first of 
April, 1900, after having preached a few Sundays as a candi- 
date. He was installed, June 6, 1900, in connection with the 
annual meeting of the New Hampshire Unitarian Association. 
Rev. William Henry Branigan of Peterborough offered the invo- 
cation and led the responsive readings. Rev. Clarence Fillmore 
Maclntire of the Universalist Church in Marlborough read the 
first hymn. Rev. William Frank Whitcomb of the Trinitarian 
Congregational Church in Dublin read the Scriptures. The 
installing prayer was by Rev. Charles Jason Staples of Man- 
chester. The sermon was by Rev. Hiram Wooster Smith (Uni- 
versalist) of Worcester, Mass. The second hymn was read by 
Rev. Henry Clay MacDougall of Franklin. The right hand of 
fellowship was extended by Rev. Granville Pierce, then of 
Chelmsford, Mass. The charge to the people was given by Rev, 



302 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

(now Rev. Dr.) Charles Brown Elder of Keene. The third hymn 
was read by Rev. Myron Lewis Cutler (Universalist) of East 
Jaffrey; and the benediction was by the newly installed pastor. 

The electric lights in the church and vestry were installed at 
the beginning of Mr. Gifford's ministry, and were ready for use 
about the first of May, 1900. 

Mr. Wilfred M. Fiske was inducted into the office of deacon 
on the fifth of May, 1900, in the place of Deacon J. R. Appleton, 
who had resigned some years previously. 

Mr. Gifford closed his ministry, on the fourth of May, 1902, 
after a service of a little more than two years. He was present 
at the first service, as pastor, of his successor, on May 11, 1902. 

After leaving Dublin, Mr. Gifford did ministerial duty at 
Fort Collins, Col., 1902-1906; Laconia, N. H., 1906-1908; and 
Sandwich, Mass., where he has resided since 1910. 

About the first of May, 1902, the executive committee of the 
First Congregational (Unitarian) Society "voted to ask Rev. 
JosiAH Lafayette Seward, D.D., of Keene, to supply the 
desk." He is the eleventh and present pastor of the church. 
He was born in the near-by town of Sullivan, April 17, 1845, 
the son of David and Arvilla (Matthews) Seward. He is of Dub- 
lin stock, being a lineal descendant of Thomas and Mary (Tread- 
way) Morse, who settled on lot 16, range 5, in Dublin, where the 
present Troy road leads from the road to Marlborough via 
Stone Pond. Mr. Morse is considered to have been the first 
permanent English settler of Dublin. His daughter Abigail 
married Daniel Wilson of Keene and Sullivan. The latter's 
daughter, Polly Wilson, married Josiah Seward, Jr., of Sullivan. 
The latter's son, David, was the father of the present pastor. 

Mr. Seward studied two years at the Westmoreland Valley 
Seminary, under the tuition of Rev. (now Rev. Dr.) S. H. 
McCollester. He graduated at Phillips Exeter Academy in 1864 ; 
at Harvard University, with the degree of A.B., in 1868; A.M. 
in 1871; and at the Harvard Divinity School, with the degree 
of B.D., in 1874. He taught a year in West Virginia, another 
year in Boston, and was the first principal of the Conant Free 
School in Jaffrey, now the Conant High School of Jaffrey. He 
was ordained at Lowell, Mass., Dec. 31, 1874, and held the 
pastorate of that church until July 31, 1888. He was then the 
pastor of the Unitarian Church at Waterville, Me., from Aug. 
1, 1888, to Nov. 25, 1893. He then became the pastor of Unity 
Church in Allston (a section of Brighton, now a part of Boston), 
Mass., from Nov. 26, 1893, to Oct. 8, 1899. He then moved to 



ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY 303 

Keene, N. H., where he has been engaged in Hterary work. He 
began his ministerial work in DubHn, May 11, 1902, without 
formal installation, and has since continued to labor with the 
society. In 1898, Colby University (now Colby College) gave 
him the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity. He has the 
History of Sullivan, N. H., ready for the press, and has revised 
and brought to date the former History of Dublin. 

On the evening of Nov. 22, 1908, the parsonage of the First 
Congregational (Unitarian) Society, which was completed in 
1883, and first occupied by Mr. Catlin's family on the fourth day 
of July in that year, was totally destroyed by fire. It was near 
the buildings connected with the Leffingwell Inn, which con- 
sisted of a three-story hotel and a house a few feet east of it. A 
fire in the hotel originated from some cause which has never 
been definitely explained. Both the hotel and the house east 
of it were soon enveloped in flames. An adverse wind blew 
blazing cinders upon the parsonage, only a few feet to the east. 
In consequence of the lack of adequate apparatus in the village 
to extinguish fires, it was impossible to save the building. The 
society built another, much better, parsonage upon the same 
site, in 1910-1911, which was rented by A. H. Childs, M.D., 
who first occupied it, Dec. 20, 1911, and continued to live there 
until April 1, 1915. Mrs. George H. Preston moved into it, 
May 8, 1915, and is living there as these pages go to the press. 

On Sunday morning, Aug. 28, 1910, His Excellency William 
Howard Taft, President of the United States, who was spend- 
ing a week-end with Hon. Franklin MacVeagh, a member of 
his cabinet, who has a summer residence in Dublin, attended 
divine service in the Unitarian Church. The President was ac- 
companied by his wife and daughter and other personal friends. 
He was attended by his personal body-guard. Major Butt, who 
afterwards lost his life on the ill-fated Titanic. Several private 
detectives were present, and Sheriff Lord of Keene, with all the 
deputy sheriffs of the county, assisted in the measures taken to 
protect from possible harm the person of the chief magistrate. 
While such precautions might, at first thought, seem unneces- 
sary, the attempts upon the lives of several preceding Presi- 
dents have demonstrated the liability of a chief executive to 
such attacks, even in the most unexpected places. The fact that 
the President would appear in church that morning became 
quite extensively known in this town and in neighboring towns, 
and the church was well filled. The pastor's sermon, from Gen. 
II. 3, contained no specific reference to the President; it was 



304 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

written before it was known that he was to be one of the 
worshippers. The morning collection, an unusally large one, 
was used for the benefit of hospitals. 

During the summers of 1912 and 1913, the British Ambassa- 
dor to the United States, Hon. (now Viscount) James Bryce, 
author of "The American Commonwealth," established him- 
self in Dublin. He was frequently seen at the morning services 
of this church. 

During the first six years of the present pastorate, Rev. Rob- 
ert Collyer, D.D., then of New York, N. Y., preached two 
Sundays, each summer, at the usual morning hour. Rev. John 
AYilliam Day of St. Louis, Mo.; Rev. William B. Geoghegan of 
New Bedford, Mass.; Rev. Francis S. Thacher of Cambridge, 
Mass.; and other visiting clergymen have favored the pastor 
with labors of love. Mrs. Kate Gannett Wells of Boston, Mass., 
on two occasions, addressed the audience at morning service. 

On Aug. 11, 1912, the distinguished Persian sage. Abbas 
Effendi, who is designated Abdul-Baha (servant of Baha), oc- 
cupied the desk of the Unitarian Church, addressing a large au- 
dience. He is the son of Baha'O'Llah, the founder of the phil- 
osophical and religious movement known as the Baha sj^stem, 
from the former part of his name. Before the latter's death, he 
appointed his son, Abbas Effendi, to be Abdul-Baha, "To be 
the 'Center of the Covenant' of light, love, and peace, which 
he had founded in the Name of God." It is a pure, rational sys- 
tem of philosophy, inculcating the practice of moral and re- 
ligious precepts of the highest order. The patriarchal appear- 
ance and oriental costume of the speaker imparted a peculiar 
solemnity to his utterances. Not being able to speak English, 
an interpreter repeated the discourse, sentence by sentence, in 
that language. At the conclusion of his discourse, the sage 
offered a prayer, interpreted like his address, phrased in the 
most devout and spiritual language, which deeply moved the 
hearts of all who listened. 

Col. Thomas Wentworth Higginson, who regularly attended 
the church, every summer, while his health permitted, occa- 
sionally addressed the people on secular subjects in the vestry. 
He was formerly a Unitarian clergyman, but, on leaving that 
profession, he said that he felt more at home upon the lecture 
platform than in the pulpit. He was always helpful to the pastor 
in many ways. 

The vestry of the Unitarian meetinghouse was first used on 
the completion of the building, which was dedicated, March 2, 



ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY 305 

1853. It served the purposes of a town hall from this date 
until the dedication of the new Town Hall, Dec. 28, 1882. 

The Sunday-school has met here after the morning service. 
The Sewing Circle has gathered here once a month. As the 
vestry supplied the place of a town hall, it was used for secular 
purposes more commonly than would have been done other- 
wise. Dances were often held in the room. Richard Phillips, 
familiarly known as "Uncle Dick Phillips," who became famous 
as a violoncello player throughout this vicinity, furnished the 
dance music in former years. Occasionally, in the winter sea- 
son, there were singing-schools in the vestry. The following 
are recalled as teachers of singing: Hosea Holt, Miss Thurston, 
Chauncy M. Wyman, George W. Foster (each of the latter two, 
both of Keene, taught more than one term), S. F. Merrill of 
Keene, Orson L. Mason, and Miss Bertha F. Smith, in the order 
in which the names are here given. Writing-schools were also 
taught by Asa H. Fisk, Thomas Fisk, Allison Z. Mason, 
Charles K. Mason, Albert Whitney, Fred. Wellman, and Henry 
D. Allison. The fall term of the high school was held in this 
room, excepting the last, which was held on the lower floor of 
the Town Hall. The Good Templars have occupied this vestry 
and, later on, the Grange. Here flowers were brought and 
arranged for the decoration of graves on Memorial Day. After 
a time, in one corner, by erecting a partition, a room was formed 
for the "Juvenile and Social Library," in the place where the 
pulpit of the old church on the hill had been kept for a number 
of years. 

Most important of all gatherings, perhaps, was the annual 
town-meeting. Here also the "Dublin Literary Society" held 
its meetings through the fall and winter. This society was 
started in the late sixties by James E. Vose of Antrim, then a 
teacher of the village school, and afterwards principal of 
Gushing Academy, Ashburnham, Mass. It was heartily sup- 
ported by all the literary, musical, and dramatic talent in town, 
of which there was then considerable. The meetings were held 
fortnightly, and the programme included declamations, read- 
ings, music, and debate, usually also a paper and a play. The 
play, more than anything else, served to differentiate this organ- 
ization from anything which had been known in the town before 
bearing a literary name. The meetings, especially when a play 
was given, were numerously attended by young people from 
the surrounding towns, and no other attraction would draw so 
many to the vestry. This "Literary Society," excepting a few 



306 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

years when no meetings were held, continued into the late 
eighties. 

Musical and dramatic entertainments and lectures by men of 
world-wide celebrity have been given here, especially in connec- 
tion with the monthly evening entertainments of the Sewing 
Circle. The family of the late Prof. Lewis B. Monroe gave 
concerts of unusual artistic merit, as did Prof. George L. Osgood 
of the Conservatory of Music, Boston, Mass., assisted by his 
brothers, Josiah and Dr. Hamilton Osgood. Readings were 
given by Prof. Monroe of the Monroe School of Oratory, Boston, 
Mass., and by two of his pupils. Misses Georgia Cayvan and 
Madia Craigin, afterwards well-known actresses. Steele Mac- 
Kaye and members of his family, also Miss Lydia Dodge, gave 
readings and took parts in dramatic entertainments. Lectures 
have been given in this room by Col. Thomas Wentworth Hig- 
ginson, Mark Twain, Prof. Albert Bushnell Hart of Harvard 
University, and others. Through each winter, entertainments 
of a high order are provided monthly here by the ladies of the 
Sewing Circle. 



CHAPTER VIII 

Later Churches 
Trinitarian Congregational Church 

F ROM the commencement of Mr. Leonard's ministry, a few 
members of his church had not been satisfied with some of his 
doctrinal opinions. In the year 1827, measures began to be 
taken by them for the formation of another church and so- 
ciety. In June of that year. Deacon Woods resigned his office 
by sending to the pastor the following letter : — 

"Dublin, June 23, 1827. 

"Rev. Levi. W. Leonard, — Deeming it my duty, under present cir- 
cumstances and particular reasons, to resign my office in the church, 
I therefore give up the same. 

"Yours with respect, 

Stephen J. Woods." 

The resignation was accepted, and, in September of the same 
year, the following request was made : — 

"To the Congregational Church in Dublin. 

"Reverend and Beloved, — We, the undersigned, members of 
your body, respectfully request of you a dismission, and a recom- 
mendation of our moral and Christian character. As the reason why 
we present this request, we beg leave to state that we differ so widely 
from you in our views of certain doctrines of the gospel which we 
consider fundamental, that we are unable to walk with you in Chris- 
tian fellowship, and believe that our better edification and the cause 
of truth would be promoted by our being disconnected from you, and 
formed into a separate church. 

Stephen J. Woods. Martha Woods. 

Abijah Richardson. Elizabeth Richardson. 

Lucy Hardy. Rebeckah Hay." 

At a meeting of the First Congregational Church, Septem- 
ber 30, 1827, "Voted that the request signed by the above- 
mentioned members of this church be granted." 



308 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

The result of this movement was the organization of a new 
society, which at first was designated as the Second Congrega- 
tional Society of Dublin, but the name was changed, September 
7, 1828, to that of the First Trinitarian Congregational Society 
of Dublin, and changed again, April 25, 1837, to the Trinita- 
rian Congregational Society of Dublin, by which name it is 
still known. 

The following is an extract from the records of this church: — 

"Agreeably to letters missive from several Christian brethren, 
lately members of the church under the pastoral care of the Rev. 
L. W. Leonard, an ecclesiastical council was convened at the house of 
Joseph Appleton, Esq., in Dublin, at ten o'clock, a.m., November 21, 
1827, for the purpose of forming them into a Trinitarian Congrega- 
tional Church. There were present the following pastors and dele- 
gates, viz. : — 

"Rev. Moses Bradford, without a pastoral charge; Rev. Gad 
Newell and Brother Josiah Richardson, from the church in Nelson; 
Rev. Peter Holt and Deacon John Field, from Presbyterian Church, 
Peterborough; Rev. Z. S. Barstow and Deacon C. H. Jaquith, from 
church in Keene. 

"The council was organized by choosing Rev. M. Bradford mod- 
erator, and Rev. Z. S. Barstow scribe; and it was opened with prayer 
by the moderator. 

"The council proceeded to inquire of the brethren that 
convened them what communication they had to make concerning 
the business which they wish to have accomplished. Accordingly, 
the brethren presented a document from the church connected 
with the First Congregational Society in Dublin, certifying their 
regular standing in the church, and dismissing them from that 
church whenever they shall have formed themselves into another 
body. 

"The council inquired what was intended in the letter-missive by 
their differing essentially from the church from which they separate; 
and, in answer to the question, it was made evident that these breth- 
ren hold to the great doctrines of the gospel in accordance with the 
principles of the fathers of New England. 

"Whereas, Voted that Stephen J. Woods, Abijah Richardson, 
Thomas Hay, Luke Richardson, Martha Woods, Lucy Hardy, Re- 
beckah Hay, and Elizabeth Richardson, be constituted a Trinitarian 
Congregational Church. 

"Voted that the public exercises be performed in the following 
manner: that the Rev. Gad Newell make the first prayer. Rev. Mr. 
Barstow preach the sermon. Rev. Mr. Bradford attend to the busi- 
ness of constituting the church, and the Rev. Mr. Holt make the con- 
cluding prayer. 




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" Proceeded to the meetinghouse, performed the parts assigned, and 
constituted a Trinitarian Congregational Church. 
"Accepted the above as the minutes of the council. 

"Attest: Moses Bradford, Moderator. 
Z. S. Barstow, Scribe." 

"November 21, 1827. The church being formed, the members 
proceeded to choose the Rev. Gad Newell moderator; chose Luke 
Richardson clerk; chose Stephen J. Woods deacon." 

The confession of faith and covenant adopted on the occasion 
was the same as that usually received by the churches of the 
Monadnock Association, which has been printed, and copies of 
which may be readily obtained. 

At a meeting of the First Congregational (Unitarian) Soci- 
ety, March 20, 1827, the following vote was passed: — 

"Voted that, in case the Second Congregational Society make 
arrangements to have preaching the ensuing year, the standing com- 
mittee of the First Congregational Society be requested to invite 
said Second Congregational Society to occupy the new meetinghouse 
at such time or times as it may be the pleasure of said society to pro- 
vide preaching, to the full extent according to their numbers, and so 
much farther as the officers of the First Congregational Society, with 
the advice and consent of Rev. Mr. Leonard and the selectmen, may 
deem expedient, for the term of one year." 

A similar vote was passed, March 18, 1828, with this differ- 
ence, however, that "the standing committee of the First 
Society meet the committee of the Second Congregational So- 
ciety for the purpose of dividing the sabbaths to which said 
societies are entitled." In March, 1829, the vote of the society 
was "that the First Trinitarian Congregational Society in 
Dublin have leave to occupy the meetinghouse every thirteenth 
sabbath, the ensuing year." That would have given the new 
society about four Sundays a year. 

The first record of preaching services, upon the books of this 
society, is an entry certifying to the fact that fifteen dollars had 
been paid to Rev. John Sherer, on Monday, August 4, 1828. 
Judging from future payments for similar services, it would seem 
that this sum was for preaching twice, probably on Sundays, 
July 27, 1828, and August 3, 1828. If there were any preaching 
service for this society previously, there is no record of it. 
Probably these were the first exercises of the kind. On Monday, 
September 15, 1828, Rev. Ebenezer Everett received five dol- 
lars for preaching, and, on October 10, 1828, he received an- 



310 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

other payment, the amount this time being twenty-five dollars. 
He had probably preached on the Sundays from September 14, 
1828, to October 5, 1828, both inclusive. On December 24, 1828, 
Benjamin H. Pitman received six dollars, probably for preach- 
ing on the preceding Sunday. There is also a mention in the 
records of services by a Rev. Mr. Colman, undoubtedly refer- 
ring to the Rev. Ebenezer Colman of Swanzey. Rev. John 
Sherer (last name often spelled Shearer), who, so far as shown 
by the records, preached, on July 27, 1828, the first sermon to 
this society, was born in Bridgewater, Pa., in 1791; graduated 
at Hamilton College, in New York, in 1821, and from Andover 
Theological Seminary, in 1825; was ordained in September, 
1825; was settled at Litchfield, N. H., and afterwards in other 
places; and died, place unknown to us, February 14, 1863, at 
the age of 72. Rev. Ebenezer Everett was born in Frances- 
town, N. H., August 31, 1789, and became a Presbyterian cler- 
gyman in the state of New York. He died at Graham, N. Y^., 
April 28, 1877, at the age of 87. Rev. Benjamin Henry 
Pitman was born in Newport, R. I., November 28, 1789; or- 
dained, October 18, 1820; settled at Goffstown, N. H., and 
afterwards in other places out of the state; and died, place un- 
known to us, March 8, 1868, at the age of 78. Rev. Ebenezer 
Colman was born in Ashby, Mass., February 15, 1790; gradu- 
ated at Brown University, in 1815; ordained, October 14, 1818; 
had New Hampshire settlements in Swanzey and Lempster; and 
died, place unknown to us, June 15, 1859, at the age of 69. 
These first services were held in the hall of Asa Heald, accord- 
ing to the records. 

While the Second Congregational Society occupied the meet- 
inghouse their proportion of the year, the town refused to grant 
them the use of the Town Hall; but, in 1829, the town "voted 
that the Second Congregational Society have leave to occupy 
the Town Hall twelve sabbaths, and that the First Congrega- 
tional Society have the same privilege." 

In March, 1830, the vote of the town was, "that the Trini- 
tarian Congregational Society in Dublin have leave to occupy 
the Town Hall for purposes of religious worship the ensuing 
year, on condition that they relinquish their privilege of occu- 
pying the new meetinghouse on sabbath-days, and insure the 
Town House from injury by reason of their occupying the 
same." The society took the hall with the above condition and 
occupied it till their brick church was completed in 1836. In 
the meantime, different preachers were employed. 



LATER CHURCHES 311 

The Rev. Samuel Harris, the first pastor, preached to the 
society two years, from September 1, 1829. He was born in 
Ashburnham, Mass., August 18, 1774; ordained, October 9, 
1805; had settlements in Windham and Dubhn in New Hamp- 
shire, and afterwards in other states; and died, place unknown, 
September 6, 1846, aged 72. 

This society erected a brick church, which stood near the 
present residence of John A. Gleason, which was dedicated, 
June 22, 1836, the sermon being delivered by Rev. Nathaniel 
Bouton, D.D., of Concord, N. H. 

The second pastor of the church was Rev. James Tisdale. 
Between the pastorates of Mr. Harris and Mr. Tisdale, a call 
had been extended to each of two persons. On July 6, 1833, a 
call was extended to Rev. Stephen Mores, who was born in 
Bradford, Mass., February 24, 1794; graduated from Dartmouth 
College, in 1821, and from the Andover Theological Seminary, 
in 1825. In New Hampshire, he had settlements in Merrimack 
and Troy. He refused the call to Dublin. He died, place un- 
known to us. May 22, 1855, aged 61. Another call was extended, 
December 14, 1835, to Rev. Preserved Smith, which was also 
declined. Mr. Smith was born in Winchester, September 11, 
1801. He graduated at Amherst College, in 1828, and Andover 
Theological Seminary, in 1831. He had settlements in Carlisle, 
Mass., and Pittsfield, N. H., and died at Philadelphia, Pa., 
December 29, 1853, at the age of 52. Mr. Tisdale was born in 
Taunton, Mass., November 7, 1799; graduated at Brown Uni- 
versity, in 1821; was ordained, September 29, 1830; and began 
his ministry in Guildhall, Vt. He began preaching in Dublin, 
May 1, 1836, and was officially engaged three successive years, 
from June 1, 1836. His next pastorate was in Gilsum; whence 
he went to the Central West, and died at Tonica, 111., February 
28, 1863, at 63 years of age. He was a man of various learning, 
earnest and active in the cause of popular education, and a 
ready debater in the Lyceum. As he was about to remove his 
family to Gilsum, in 1841, the following resolution was unani- 
mously adopted at a meeting of the Dublin Lyceum: — 

" Resolved, That the thanks of the members of the Dublin Lyceum 
be presented to the Rev. James Tisdale for the interest which he has 
taken in our exercises during his residence in town, and for the effi- 
cient aid which he has rendered by delivering lectures, writing for 
and conducting the paper, making reports on subjects assigned, and 
engaging in the debates ; and that we wish him and his family success 
and prosperity in the new field of labor he is about to occupy." 



312 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

Rev. Henry Adams Kendall, the third pastor of the church, 
was born in Leominster, Mass., August 6, 1810, and graduated 
at the Gilmanton, N. H., Theological Seminary, in 1840. He 
received a call from this church and society to settle as their 
minister, in compliance with a vote of the society of August 24, 
1840, in concurrence with the corresponding vote of the church. 
Mr. Kendall's reply to the church was as follows: — 

"To the Committee of the Trinitarian Congregational Church in 
Dublin. 

" Christlvn Brethren, — Having been called in the providence 
of God, to labor with you for a season in the cause of Christ, and hav- 
ing now received a call from you to become your pastor, I have sought 
divine direction in regard to my continuing with you; and, feeling that 
God has opened the way for me still to labor with and for you, in pro- 
moting his kingdom in this Place, I do, therefore, accept your call, 
praying that the God of all grace would enable us to do his will in the 
faithful discharge of the duties of our relations one to another, and to 
our common Lord. — And subscribe myself yours in Christian love 
and fellowship, 

Henry A. Kendall." 

"Dublin, September 18, 1840. 

"To Luke Richardson, Malachi Richardson, 
Committee of the Church." 

"Dublin, October 20, 1840. 

"The following pastors and delegates, invited by letters-missive 
from the Trinitarian Congregational Church and Society in Dublin, 
met at the house of Mr. Luke Richardson, at two o'clock, p.m. : — 

Pastors Delegates 

Church in Keene . . Rev. Z. S. Barstow 

Church in Rindge . . Rev. A. W. Burnham . . Dea. Eben. Brown. 
Church in Hancock . Rev. Archibald Burgess Dea. Stephen Wood. 
Church in Jaffrey . . Rev. J. D. Crosby . . . Dea. Phineas Spalding. 

Church in Nelson Bro. Samuel Griffin. 

Church in New Ipswich Rev. Samuel Lee . . . Dea. Isaac Adams. 
Church in Marlborough Rev. Moses G. Grosvenor Bro. Thomas Tolman. 
Church in Mont Vernon Bro. Daniel Kendall. 

"They were organized as an ecclesiastical council by the choice of 
Rev. Mr. Burgess as moderator, and Rev. Mr. Lee scribe. Prayer 
was offered by the moderator. 

"The doings of the church and society in the call of Mr. Kendall, 
and his reply to the same, also his certificate of church membership, 
and his license to preach the gospel, were presented, and voted 
satisfactory. Voted to proceed to the ordination of Mr. Kendall as 



LATER CHURCHES 313 

pastor of the Trinitarian Church, tomorrow, October 21, 1840, at two 
o'clock. 

" The public services were assigned as follows : — 

Invocation and reading of the Scriptures by Rev. James Tisdale. 

Introductory prayer Rev. Mr. Crosby. 

Sermon by Prof. Warner; in his absence . Rev. Mr. Burgess. 

Ordaining prayer Rev. Mr. Barstow. 

Fellowship of the churches Rev. Mr. French. 

Address to the people Rev. Mr. Lee. 

Concluding prayer Rev. Mr. Grosvenor. 

"Church-meeting, May 14, 1842, at the meetinghouse; opened by 
reading Matt. XVIII. 21-35, and prayer. 

"The following preamble and resolutions were unanimously 
adopted, viz. : 

"Believing that holding slaves is contrary to the spirit of the 
gospel, and consequently inconsistent with Christian character, we, 
therefore, as a church of Christ, — 

"Resolve, 1. That we deplore the existence of the sin of slavery in 
the church. 2. That we cannot and do not recognize the slave-holder 
continuing such, as a worthy follower of Jesus Christ. 3. That we 
cannot fellowship those who thus walk, as we think, contrary to the 
gospel rule, and, therefore, must not invite them to our communion." 

We do not know whether any special circumstance occa- 
sioned the passing of these resolutions. The contingency of a 
slave-holder presenting himself at the communion service in 
this church was so remote that the resolutions seem superflu- 
ous, although the principles contained therein were just and 
might properly have been annunciated by all churches. 

June 4, 1850, Rev. H. A. Kendall requested a dismission. 
An ecclesiastical council was called, and met, July 18, 1850. 
The result of the council was, that the pastoral relations be- 
tween Rev. Mr. Kendall and his people be dissolved. The fol- 
lowing is an extract from said result: — 

"In coming to this decision, the council are happy that nothing has 
come to their knowledge which injuriously affects the Christian and 
ministerial character of the pastor; but, on the contrary, they are 
highly gratified in witnessing the meekness which he has manifested, 
and particularly his earnest desire and willingness to make sacrifices 
for the future peace and prosperity of the church of Christ in this 
place; and it gives us pleasure to recommend him as a devoted and 
faithful minister of the gospel." 

The next pastorate of Mr. Kendall was at East Concord, 
N. H. While in Dublin, he married Miss Harriet G., daughter 



314 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

of Isaac Appleton, by whom he had three children, the young- 
est of whom died young at East Concord. 

February 4, 1851, the Trinitarian Congregational Church 
voted unanimously to present a call to the Rev. Alonzo Hayes 
to become the fourth pastor of the church. Mr. Hayes was born 
in Barrington, N. H., August 22, 1810, the son of John Wingate 
and Mary (Hale) Hayes. He graduated at Dartmouth College, 
in 1839. He was a teacher at Washington, D. C, 1839-1840. 
He studied for the ministry there, with Rev. Mr. McLane, and 
at the Union Theological Seminary, 1840-1841. He graduated 
at the Andover Theological Seminary, in 1842. He was ordained 
at West Barnstable, Mass., May 24, 1843, and was dismissed, 
July 9, 1850. The answer of Mr. Hayes to the Dublin church 
was as follows : — 

" Respected Brethren, — The many marks of kindness you 
have shown me, and the interest you have manifested in my labors 
among you, encourage me to believe that a minister will find among 
you those motives to diligence and those sources of happiness in the 
prosecution of his work in the ministry, which are denied to many in 
this changing age, when so many seem indifferent both to the gospel 
and those who preach it. 

"When I regard your circumstances as a church and people, I feel 
deeply interested in your welfare, and earnestly desire that God 
would pour out his spirit and quicken his people, and bring many 
souls into the fold of Christ. 

"Difficulties must be met and sacrifices made by me. But these 
are things the minister of Christ must expect, and which I have long 
since resolved should never deter me from laboring in the field where 
the providence of God seemed to call. Encouraged to believe that I 
am acting under the direction of the Great Head of the church, on 
whom I rely for his blessing and guidance, I accept the invitation of 
this church and society to become their pastor, believing that the 
friends of Christ will ever cooperate with me in every good work, and 
never cease to pray that my labor among you may be blessed. 

"I accept your invitation, provided you give me three sabbaths in 
a year, and pay the salary semi-annually. 

"Yours truly, 

Alonzo Hayes." 

"Dea. Abijah Richardson, 1 Committee 
Dea. Jesse Morse, [ of the 

Benj. p. Hardy, j Church and Society." 

"Dublin, February 13, 1851." 

We find the following entry upon the records of the church, 
respecting the installation of Mr. Hayes : — 



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"Pursuant to letters-missive from the Trinitarian Congregational 
Church in Dublin, an ecclesiastical council convened, April 30, 1851, 
at 10 o'clock, A.M., in the meetinghouse in Dublin, for the purpose of 
taking into consideration the expediency of installing the Rev. Alonzo 
Hayes as pastor of the church and society in that place. The churches 
represented in Council were the following : — 

Keene, Z. S. Barstow, D.D., pastor; Bro. Chas. Keyes, delegate. 

Marlborough, Rev. Giles Lyman, pastor; Dea. Simeon Whit- 
comb, delegate. 

Townsend, Mass., Rev. L. H. Sheldon, pastor; Bro. Noah Ball, 
delegate. 

Jaffrey, Rev. L. Tenney, pastor; Bro. Jno. Frost, delegate. 

Harrisville, Rev. William G. Tuttle, pastor; Bro. Abner S. 
Hutchinson, delegate. 

East Jaffrey, Rev. J. E. B. Jewett, pastor; Dea. Liberty Moore, 
delegate. 

Nelson, Bro. Charles H. Whitney, delegate. 

"The Rev. Dr. Barstow was chosen moderator, and Rev. J. E. B. 
Jewett scribe. Prayer was offered by the moderator. Papers were 
then presented by the pastor-elect certifying his standing in the church 
of Christ, and as a minister of the gospel; also papers signifying that 
a call had been extended and accepted by him, all which papers were 
found to be satisfactory. The candidate then presented a brief of his 
theological views and opinions. 

"An examination then followed, which was thorough, and was 
unanimously voted to be satisfactory. The parts for the public exer- 
cises of the afternoon were then assigned, as follows : — 

Introductory prayer and reading of the Scriptures, Rev, Giles 
Lyman. 

Sermon by Rev. L. H. Sheldon. 

Installing prayer by Z. S. Barstow, D.D. 

Charge to the pastor by Rev. L. Tenney. 

Fellowship of the churches by Rev. William G. Tuttle. 

Address to the people by Rev. J. E. B. Jewett. 

Concluding prayer by Rev. D. McClenning (supplying Peter- 
borough) . 

Benediction by the pastor. 

"The council then adjourned for dinner. The above parts were all 
performed agreeably to assignment. The council then adjourned 
sine die. 

"Attest: Z. S. Barstow, Moderator. 
J. E. B. Jewett, Scribe." 

The pastorate of Mr. Hayes was brief. On the first of March, 
1853, he ceased from the active duties of the office, but was not 
formally dismissed until December 12, 1855. He moved to the 



316 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

District of Columbia, and took up his residence at Hall's Cross 
Roads, Alexandria, Va., where he died, July lo, 1858, lacking 
but a few weeks of being 48 years of age. 

At the time that Mr. Hayes left, the number of members of 
the church was forty-six. The deacons were Jesse Morse and 
Abijah Richardson, but the records fail to show the dates of 
election. 

From this time, the records of the church are quite defective, 
and those of the Society are very meagre. We have obtained a 
little additional information from Hazen's "Congregational and 
Presbyterian Ministry and Churches of New Hampshire." 
Considerable matter is likewise supplied by Lawrence's "New 
Hampshire Churches," also by Carter's "Native Ministry of 
New Hampshire." 

After Mr. Hayes left, there was only occasional preaching, for 
a time. Rev. George Solon Kemp supplied a year from the first 
of June, 1854. He was born in Sullivan, N. H., August 8, 1816; 
studied at the Kimball Union Academy, at Meriden; and grad- 
uated at the Bangor Theological Seminary, in 1851. Before 
coming to Dublin, he had preached in Whitney ville, Me.; 
Jonesboro, Me.; Whiting, Me., and Holmes Hole, Mass., 1851- 
1852. He was ordained at Windham, Vt., February 28, 1856; 
dismissed, April 17, 1860. He supphed, for short periods. New 
Salem, Mass.; Roxbury, N. H.; West Newfield and Parsons- 
field, Me.; West Brooksville, Me.; and East Douglas, Mass. 
He died at Lebanon, Conn., May 3, 1900. He was the fifth 
pastor of the Dublin church. 

Rev. Edward Farrington Abbott was the sixth pastor of 
the church. He was born in Andover, Mass., December 24, 
1816. He did not receive a classical education. He graduated 
from the Gilmanton Theological Seminary, in 1846. He was 
ordained at Milton, N. H., August 10, 1846, at the First Church, 
and was dismissed, May 10, 1848. He was at Loudon, N. H., 
from 1849 to 1854. He was installed in Dublin, December 12, 
1855. He had received a call from the church, November 26, 
1855, and from the society on the same day. Mr. Abbott ac- 
cepted the call, December 6, 1855. The following are the min- 
utes of the installing council : — 

" In accordance with letters missive from the Trinitarian Congre- 
gational Church and Society in Dublin, to take into consideration the 
dismission of Rev. A. Hayes, and the installation of Rev. E. F. Abbott 
over said church and society, the following pastors and delegates 
convened at the house of Dea. Luke Richardson, on Thursday, 



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December 12, 1855, at 10 o'clock, a.m., for the above-named 
purposes; viz.: — 

From the church in Keene, Rev. Z. S. Barstow, D.D., pastor; 
Bro. Asa Duren, delegate. 

From Harrisville, Rev. W. G. Tuttle, pastor; Bro. Milan Harris, 
delegate. 

From East Jaffrey, Rev. G. W. x'Vdams, pastor; Dea. J. M. Mel- 
ville, delegate. 

From Jaffrey, Bro. John Frost, delegate. 

From Marlborough, Dea. James Farrar, delegate. 

Without pastoral charge. Rev. J. E. B. Jewett and Rev. D, Mc- 
Clenning. 

" Council was organized by choosing Rev. Dr. Barstow moderator, 
and Rev. G. W. Adams scribe. Prayer was offered by the moderator. 
Certain papers were then presented to the council by a committee of 
the church in Dublin, setting forth their doings in relation to the 
business for which they were called by them. The following preamble 
and resolution were then unanimously adopted : — 

"Whereas Rev. A. Hayes having in the providence of God left his 
pastoral charge over the Trinitarian Congregational Church in Dub- 
lin, and having signified his desire to be dismissed from said charge, 
whenever it should be deemed necessary by the church to settle an- 
other pastor, and 

"Whereas, such a time has come, and the church and society, by 
vote, having concurred with him in the request, therefore : — 

"Resolved, That, in the opinion of this ecclesiastical council, the 
relation of Rev. A. Hayes with the Trinitarian Church and Society of 
Dublin should be dissolved, and it is hereby dissolved. 

"Resolved, That in the opinion of this ecclesiastical council Bro. 
Alonzo Hayes is a man of unexceptionable character, a sincere and 
humble Christian, and we cordially recommend him to the churches 
of Christ as a faithful and successful minister of the gospel. 

"Council, then, by examination, having satisfied themselves as to 
the qualifications of Rev. E. F. Abbott for the gospel ministry, voted 
unanimously to proceed to his installation at one o'clock, p.m. 

"The parts of the installation services were thus assigned, viz.: — 

Reading of the Scriptures and introductory prayer by Rev. Mr. 
McClenning. 

Sermon and installing prayer by Dr. Barstow. 

Charge to the pastor-elect by Rev. Mr. Adams. 

Right hand of fellowship by Rev. Mr. Tuttle. 

Address to the people by Rev. Mr. Jewett. 

Concluding prayer by Rev. Mr. Adams. 

Benediction by the Pastor. 

"Voted to adjourn to the meetinghouse at one o'clock, p.m., to 
attend to the public services of the occasion. 

"Agreeably to the above vote, the council convened in the Trini- 



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tarian Church at one o'clock, p.m., and the several parts were per- 
formed as designated above. 

"Voted to accept the above as the minutes of the council. Voted 
to adjourn sine die. 

"Attest: Z. S. Barstow, Moderator. 

George W. Adams, Scribe." 
"Dublin, N. H., December 12, 1855." 

Mr. Abbott left at the end of the fourth year of his pastorate, 
without any formal dismission. He was formally dismissed, 
much later, by a vote of the society, June 11, 1866. After leav- 
ing Dublin, Mr. Abbott preached in Surry, 1860-1861, and the 
next two years in Deering. We have not found the record of 
his death. 

The cause of Mr. Abbott's leaving Dublin was the inability 
of the society to pay his salary. Under date of July 13, 1857, 
we find in the records of the society the following entry : — 

"Rev. E. F. Abbott has had three sabbaths a year to himself, ac- 
cording to contract. He has been paid out of the treasury of the so- 
ciety fifty -six dollars and twenty -five cents for each quarter of a year 
that he has preached since his settlement here. To make up his salary 
of four hundred dollars a year, there yet remains due to him forty-three 
dollars and seventy-five cents on each quarter he has preached since 
his settlement, which sum we were depending upon the New Hamp- 
shire Missionary Society until we have obtained for his support the 
interest on the five thousand dollars which Rev. Edward Sprague 
bequeathed to the Town of Dublin for the support of a minister of 
the Congregational persuasion, after which, it was the design of the 
society that the interest on that fund should go to make up his salary 
instead of any appropriation from the New Hampshire Missionary 

"Augustine Wood, 
David Appleton, 
Abijah Richardson, Trustees." 

This abstract from the records is self-explanatory. The so- 
ciety had not received the help of the New Hampshire Mission- 
ary Society, and were waiting in the expectation of obtaining 
the income of the Sprague fund. Not obtaining either, they 
found themselves considerably in debt to Mr. Abbott. 

The contest to obtain the Sprague fund began officially at a 
meeting of the Trinitarian Congregational Society in Dublin, 
held, November 26, 1855, when it was voted "to choose an 
agent to take legal measures to cause the interest on the five 
thousand dollars that Rev. Edward Sprague bequeathed to 



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the Town of Dublin, for the support of a minister of the Congre- 
gational persuasion, to be applied agreeably to the tenure of said 
bequest." Augustine Wood was chosen as the agent to effect 
this object. 

We find, from the records of the First Congregational (Uni- 
tarian) Church, that, on January 1, 1856, "A copy of a bill of 
complaint, entered by the Trinitarian Congregational Society 
of Dublin and its pastor, was served upon the pastor of the First 
Congregational Church and Society, requiring him to show 
himself to be the pastor of a Congregational church, regularly 
ordained, in order to prove his right to enjoy the income of the 
Sprague fund." 

The Trinitarian Congregational Society was defeated in this 
undertaking, and it was a bitter disappointment to them. The 
matter was carried to the courts, and to the Supreme Judicial 
Court of the state. The evidence has been printed in full, but 
it would be too tedious an undertaking to give even an ab- 
stract of it. 

The final decision of the court, in substance, was, that the 
testator. Rev. Mr. Sprague, left the fund with the understanding 
that the income should be paid to the minister of the First Con- 
gregational (now Unitarian) Society, with no other condition 
than the requirement that the recipient should be an ordained 
minister. Congregationalism is a matter of church polity, and 
not of doctrine; and the court decided that the income of the 
fund should be paid to the minister of the First Congregational 
Society, irrespective of any special doctrinal views that he 
might hold, because no such conditions were imposed by the 
testator. 

The mistake is too frequently made of connecting Congrega- 
tionalism with Trinitarians only. There are many Trinitarian 
Congregationalists, but all Unitarian societies in America are 
Congregational bodies. Doctrines are another affair altogether. 

On June 11, 1860, the society voted to paint the meetinghouse 
before hay-time, if a suitable painter could be obtained. Abijah 
Richardson was chosen as the agent to superintend the paint- 
ing, and Malachi Richardson was chosen an agent to raise the 
money with which to do it. 

On October 4, 1860, the society heard the report of the agent 
appointed to act for the society about the Sprague fund, and 
it was voted to authorize the agent to borrow a sufficient sum 
of money, with what had been already raised for the purpose, 
to settle the costs which had arisen in prosecuting the case. 



320 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

With respect to the next two pastors of the church, the 
church and society records are alike silent. Their names are not 
even mentioned. We have gathered our data from other sources. 

Rev. Nathan Webb Sheldon was the seventh pastor of this 
church. He was born in Woolwich, Me., October 19, 1792. He 
was a graduate of the Bangor Theological Seminary, in 1822. 
He was ordained, June 2, 1824, and had been a preacher in sev- 
eral places before coming to Dublin. He was in Stoddard in 
1858-1859. His engagement in Dublin lasted a year, from July 
1, 1860. He died, November 26, 1873, at the age of 81. We have 
not learned the place. The writer remembers him as a man who 
was slow of speech, but a model Puritan in the probity of his 
character and the severity of his doctrines. During his engage- 
ment in Stoddard, his wife died and he oflBciated at her funeral, 
a very unusual circumstance. 

Rev. Oscar Bissell was the eighth pastor of the church, his 
term of service extending from the first of August in 1861 to 
the first of March, 1865. Like his predecessor, he was an acting 
pastor and there was no formal service of installation. Mr. Bis- 
sell was born in Litchfield, Conn., December 20, 1822, and was a 
graduate of Yale in 1849, and of the Hartford Theological In- 
stitute, in 1853. After brief engagements in other states, he 
came to New Hampshire in the fifties, and was ordained at 
the South Village in Westmoreland, May 14, 1856, and was 
dismissed from that church. May 7, 1861. His next settlement 
was in Dublin, where he remained, as we have seen, nearly four 
years. After leaving Dublin, he preached two years in Roxbury. 
We have not learned the particulars of his death. The writer 
knew him well in Westmoreland, being a student there while 
Mr. Bissell was settled over the Second Congregational Church, 
located at the South Village. Mr. Bissell was a good classical 
scholar, a clear writer, using good diction, a sunny, genial man, 
whose presence was always welcome among his parishioners. 
He was liberal in proportion to his means. He was unmarried 
when the writer knew him. A serious deafness interfered con- 
siderably with his parish work, especially in calling upon the 
sick. 

Rev. Andrew Jackson Fosdick was the ninth pastor of the 
church. He was born in Nashua, June 3, 1836. He studied at 
the Kimball Union Academy at Meriden, N. H., 1856-1857; 
also graduated at the Bangor Theological Seminary, 1860. 
He was licensed to preach by the Penobscot Association, at 
Bangor, Me., July 12, 1859. He was ordained at East Al- 



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stead, N. H., June 22, 1864; dismissed, March 21, 1866. His 
Dublin engagement was for four years from the first of May, 
1866. After leaving Dublin, he went into the farming business, 
in Milford, N. H., and, finally, became an insurance agent in 
Boston, Mass., with a residence at East Stoughton, Mass. He 
was married, August 30, 1860, to Miss Cornelia W. White 
of Bangor, Me. 

During the ministry of Mr. Fosdick, a fund was raised by 
subscription, the income of which was to be applied to the pay- 
ment of the minister's salary. The first mention of this fund 
upon the records of the society is under the date, June 11, 1866, 
and is as follows : — 

"Chose Augustine Wood agent, to see that the fund recently con- 
tributed for the purpose of supporting preaching in the Trinitarian 
Congregational Society in Dublin be fixed so that it shall never be 
applied or used contrary to the design of the contributors of said 
fund." 

On July 7, 1866, the society passed a vote, declaring in the 
most unequivocal manner the conditions under which the bene- 
fit of the fund which had been subscribed could be enjoyed. 
The vote, at this meeting, is as follows : — 

"Voted that the following declaration of trust be adopted, and that 
a copy thereof, signed by the trustees, be furnished to each contrib- 
utor to the ministerial fund : — 

"Whereas $2000 has been subscribed by David Appleton, $1000 
by Malachi Richardson, $500 by Augustine Wood, $200 by Abijah 
Richardson, $1200 by Abigail Morse, $800 by Sylvia Twitchell, $100 
by Emily Wood, and paid, or to be paid to the Trustees of said society, 
to establish a fund for the sole purpose of supporting the Christian 
religion, in the said Trinitarian Congregational Society, and the in- 
terest thereof to be paid to the minister of the Trinitarian Congrega- 
tional persuasion who shall statedly preach in said society, and shall 
hold to and teach for doctrines the native total depravity of the entire 
human race, vicarious atonement by Jesus Christ, the supreme divin- 
ity and deity of Jesus Christ, supernatural regeneration by the Holy 
Ghost, future eternal rewards and punishments, infant baptism, and 
the full inspiration and binding authority of the Holy Scriptures as 
the word of God : — 

"Now, be it known, that said fund and the interest thereof shall be 
forever held for the trust aforesaid, and if, from any cause, said so- 
ciety shall hereafter be dissolved, or shall, for three years, cease to 
maintain public religious services of the character contemplated by 
the said fund, then the said fund shall revert to the said contributors 



322 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

or their legal representatives, and all contributions now or hereafter 
made to said fund shall also be held upon the same trust and con- 
ditions." 

This was a declaration which was to be placed in the hands of 
each contributor. At a meeting of the society, June 10, 1867, 
it was "Voted that they adopt the vote of the board of trustees 
in relation to the ministerial fund, and that said fund shall be 
held upon the trust and conditions stated in said vote." 

That vote was, in effect, the official adoption by the society, 
for themselves, of the declaration which had been placed in the 
hands of the contributors. That declaration was appended to 
this vote, exactly as we have given it, except that one more con- 
tribution was added to the list, expressed as follows: "The par- 
sonage and land connected with it, by the proprietors of said 
parsonage and land, viz., Jesse Morse, Isaac Appleton, Abi- 
JAH Richardson, and Malachi Richardson." 

It will be seen, by the reader, that the conditions upon which 
alone this trust can be rightfully enjoyed by any minister of the 
society are very strict and precise. He cannot rightfully receive 
the income of the fund or the use of the parsonage, according 
to the terms of this declaration, copied verbatim from the 
records, without he shall hold and teach the doctrines therein 
set forth. The use of the income of the Sprague fund was un- 
conditioned, except the simple requirement that the minister 
should be ordained. The use of this trust fund is conditioned 
upon a belief in, and the teaching of, the particular doctrines 
set forth. As the years pass, it may become increasingly diflB- 
cult to find one who can comply with all these conditions. 

Rev. Amos Holbrook was the tenth pastor of the church, 
to which he ministered in connection with the church in Harris- 
ville. He was born in Wales, Mass., September 9, 1824. The 
place was then known as South Brimfield. He was at first a 
land surveyor. He invented, patented, and applied a time bank 
lock. He taught school and kept books in Milford, Mass. He 
was a lay preacher at Mendon, Mass.; South Milford, Mass.; 
and Braggville, Mass., from December, 1859, to September, 
1865. He was licensed to preach by the Mendon Association, 
September 7, 1865. He was the pastor of the church at Box- 
borough, Mass., from October 14, 1865 (ordained, May 9, 1866), 
until November 17, 1868. He was at Douglas, Mass., 1868-1871. 
He supplied Harrisville and Dublin for three years, from the 
first of November, 1871. He remained two more years in Harris- 



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ville, also supplying the pulpit at East Sullivan. He then went 
into the state of Vermont, supplying the parishes of Saxton's 
River, 1876-1881; Cambridgeport, a part of the same time, 
1877-1881; Windham, 1881-1887; and Colchester, 1887-1896. 
His health failing, he moved to Sturbridge, Mass., and died 
there, April 10, 1899. 

Rev. John Francis Bassett, the eleventh pastor of the 
church, was born in Salem, Mass., March 8, 1836. He did not 
receive a classical education. He studied theology at the New- 
ton Theological School, a Baptist institution, leaving in 1862, 
without waiting to complete the course. We are not aware that 
he was settled elsewhere in New Hampshire, although he occa- 
sionally preached in other churches. He had been ordained 
before coming into the state, in April, 1870. He began duty in 
Dublin, the first of July, 1875, being admitted to the church, 
July fourth of that year. He preached a year to the society, but 
he was not formally dismissed from the church until January 
6, 1881, when he received a letter to a Congregational church 
in Salem, Mass. 

Rev. Richard Montgomery Burr was the twelfth pastor. 
He was born in Middletown, Conn., August 13, 1852. He did 
not receive a classical education. He graduated at the Andover 
Theological School, then located at Andover, Mass., in 1877. 
That institution is now located in Cambridge, Mass. Mr. Burr 
began his duties in Dublin, as the acting pastor of this church, 
on the first of September, 1877. He was received into the 
church on September 9, of that year. He also supplied Nelson, 
at least a portion of the time, in 1880. He was ordained, June 
16, 1880, in Nelson, and was dismissed from this church, March 
1, 1880. We hear of his preaching afterwards in Northb ridge, 
Mass.; Rochdale, Mass.; and Lyme, Conn. 

Rev. George B. Cutler was the thirteenth pastor. He 
began duty about the middle of the year 1884 and remained a 
year. We have been unable to ascertain any facts about his 
pastorate. There are no records of either the church or the 
society for about a dozen years. There is no record of any 
meeting of either, for the election of officers, or for any purpose 
whatsoever, from about 1884 until about 1895. 

Rev. George Washington Ruland was the fourteenth 
pastor. He was born at Brookhaven, N. Y., April 29, 1840. He 
studied at a theological school, then located in Concord, N. H., 
which was known as the Alpha Chapter of the Boston Univer- 
sity School of Theology. He left this institution in 1867. He 



324 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

began preaching in this church, June 7, 1894. He made an 
arrangement, October 1, 1894, to remain a year. He was re- 
ceived into the church by letter, January 3, 1895. He contin- 
ued to preach until June 7, 1895. He took a letter from this 
church, December 27, 1896, to the First Congregational Church 
in Keene. 

A Rev. Mr. Rice supplied this church in the month of May, 

1896. Rev. Lysander Dickerman supplied the pulpit from 
August 3, 1896, for two months, until October 1, 1896. 

Rev. Edwin Bailey Burrows, the fifteenth pastor of the 
church, was born at Mayville, N. Y., June 30, 1841. He gradu- 
ated, B.D., at the Y^ale Divinity School, 1872. He was ordained 
at Lebanon, Ohio, October 11, 1872, and was dismissed, No- 
vember 15, 1874. He was acting pastor of a church in Mt. Ver- 
non, Ohio, for about four years, 1875-1879. He was settled at 
Springfield, Mo., from November 15, 1880, until December 
31, 1882. He was the acting pastor of a church at Webster 
Groves, Mo., for about five years, 1883-1888. He was the pastor 
of this church from October 25, 1896, until June 14, 1897. He 
died in 1902; we did not learn in what place. 

Rev. William Francis Whitcomb, the sixteenth pastor of 
the church, was born in Claremont, N. H., October 16, 1873. 
He graduated at Dartmouth College, A.B., 1896. He came to 
Dublin in May, 1897, and began a stated engagement, June 1, 

1897. He was ordained in Dublin, September 13, 1899, and his 
pastorate terminated, October 1, 1900. He was married in 
about a month after his ordination, on October 12, 1899, to 
Miss Minnette Eliza Washburn, a native of Springfield, Vt. 
He was afterwards settled in Surry for more than five years, 
from October, 1900, to January, 1906; then in Westminster, 
Vt., from January, 1906, to October, 1910. Since the latter 
date, he has resided at Claremont, in the meantime supplying 
a pulpit in Croydon. 

Rev. George Henry Hefflon, the seventeenth pastor of 
the church, was born at Deep River, Conn., July 10, 1865. He 
graduated at Yale University, A.B., 1891; A.M. 1897. He pur- 
sued a course of study at Drew Seminary, 1891-1892. He was 
settled at Southwest Harbor, Me., in 1895, and ordained there. 
May 28, 1896, and remained until 1900. He supplied a pulpit 
at Ellsworth Falls, Me., from 1900 until he came to Dublin in 
1901. He began his Dublin pastorate about the first of June, 
1901, and his term of service closed, November 26, 1905, He 
was a man of scholarlv and refined tastes, but he was afflicted 



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with deafness, which seriously interfered with his pastoral du- 
ties, especially in visiting the sick. Eventually he could not 
hear his own voice. The effectiveness of his pulpit ministrations 
was greatly impaired as a result of this affliction. He was of a 
kindly and genial temperament and won the respect of all who 
knew him. On leaving Dublin, he studied at the Berkeley 
Divinity School, and was ordained as a deacon of the Protes- 
tant Episcopal Church, September 25, 1907, and became the as- 
sistant minister in All Souls' Church for Deaf Mutes in Phila- 
delphia. 

Rev. John M. Lamont, the eighteenth pastor, was born and 
educated in England. He had been considerably in Dublin, 
and had been a private tutor, engaged in preparing young men 
for college, and was well known by many of those who compose 
the "summer colony." He began preaching for the society, 
March 18, 1906, and was ordained, July 30, 1906. He remained 
about a year with this society. 

Rev. Henry Albert Coolidge, the nineteenth pastor of the 
church, was born in Leominster, Mass., May 7, 1867. He pur- 
sued a course of study at the Maine Wesley an Seminary. Be- 
fore coming to Dublin, he had preached in Wilmot, N. H.; 
Francestown, N. H.; West Granville, Mass.; Quincy, Mass.; 
and elsewhere. He preached in Dublin, July 12, 1908, which was 
the first Sunday after his acceptance of a call to become the 
pastor. His last sermon as pastor was on February 11, 1912. 
He left Dublin on the following day. He preached for a time in 
Baldwinville, Mass., and is now located on a farm in Antrim. 

Rev. Harry Allen Grant Abbe, the twentieth and present 
pastor of the church, was born in Hartford, Conn., August 8, 
1870. He graduated at Yale University, A.B., 1892; also at the 
Hartford Theological Seminary, B.D., 1900. He has resided in 
Hartford, Conn.; Fort Payne, Ala.; Centre Nyack, N. Y.; 
Stowe, Vt.; Somers, Conn.; and Brockton, Mass. He has been 
the pastor of this church since October 6, 1912. He has 
labored very earnestly for the best interests of his parish, and 
he has been greatly aided by his estimable wife, whose musical 
tastes and varied accomplishments have been much appre- 
ciated by the people in the village. 

The first services of this society were held in the hall of Asa 
Heald at the lower end of the viflage. Subsequently, the 
meetinghouse of the First Congregational (Unitarian) Church 
was used, the town, for several years, retaining an interest in 
it. StiU later the old Town Hall was used. On October 14, 1834, 



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HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



the society voted to build a meetinghouse. In accordance with 
that vote, a brick edifice was constructed which stood on or 
very near the site of the residence of John A. Gleason. It was 
dedicated, June 22, 1836, the sermon being by Nathaniel Bou- 
ton, D.D., of Concord, N. H. This edifice stood until 1877. On 
June 29, 1876, the society voted to "tear down" the brick 
church and build a new one. At another meeting, it was voted 
to build where the brick church was. At a subsequent meeting, 
it was voted to build at the lower end of the village. In accord- 
ance with the last vote, the present wooden church was built in 
1877. There is no record of its dedication that we have dis- 
covered. 

The deacons of this church have been Stephen J. Woods, 
Jesse Morse, Abijah Richardson, Luke Richardson, Augustine 
Wood, Charles Burton Shay, and William C. Strong. 

The following is a list of the communicants in this church. 
All are supposed to have been received upon a profession of 
faith, except those who were received by letter from other 
churches, which are indicated, in the list by an "1," followed 
by the place whence they came, if known. In cases where the 
dismission is recorded, the name is followed by a "d" and the 
church to which one was dismissed : — 



Original Covenanters 



1. Stephen J. Woods, Novem- 

ber 27, 1827 

2. Martha Woods, November 

27, 1827 

3. Abijah Richardson, No- 

vember 27, 1827 

4. Elizabeth Richardson, No- 

vember 27, 1827 



5. Thomas Hay, November 27, 

1827 

6. Rebecca Hay, November 27, 

1827 

7. Lucy Hardy, November 27, 

1827 

8. Luke Richardson, November 

27, 1827 



Subsequent Members 



9. Achsach Wood, August 28, 
1828 

10. Jesse Morse 

11. Isaac Appleton 

12. Malachi Richardson, June 

12, 1831 

13. Daniel McClenning, 1. from 

Roxbury 

14. George Hardy 



15. John Brooks 

16. Augustine Wood, May 1,1842 

17. Elbridge Baldwin, 1. from 

Claremont 

18. Lyman K. Farnum 

19. Jacob Fitch, 1. from Roxbury 

20. Elijah W. Ellis 

21. John McClenning, 1. from 

Chesterfield 



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327 



22. 

23. 
24. 

25. 

26. 
27. 
28. 
29. 
30. 
31. 
32. 
33. 
34. 
35. 
36. 
37. 
38. 
39. 
40. 
41. 
42. 
43. 
44. 
45. 
46. 
47. 
48. 
49. 
50. 

51. 



52. 
53. 
54. 
55. 
56, 
57, 
58, 
59 

60 



Clark C. Cochran, January 

7, 1849 
AsaD. Woods, January 7, 1849 
DeWitt Clinton McMaster, 

February 18, 1849 
Thomas Allen McMaster, 

February 18, 1849 
Annie Davis 
Lucy Dearborn, 1. 
Mary Ann Townsend 
Mary D. Hamilton 
Nancy Locke 
Abigail Richardson 
Harriet Brooks 
Betsey Townsend 
Silence Taggard 
Rebecca Eaton 
Mary Rebecca Richardson 
Mary Ann Robbe 
Harriet G. Kendall 
Mary Twitchell 
Tamison Richardson 
Irene A. H. Hardy 
Abigail Morse 
Emily Wood 
Sarah Taggard 
Adelia M. Mclntire 
Mary R. McClenning 
Betsey Crombie 
Betsey Davis 
Abigail Davis 
Lydia C. McMaster, July 2, 

1848 
Lucy B. Richardson, wife of 

Luke, readmitted, Octo- 
ber 29, 1848 
Lucy Crombie 
Betsey French 
Mary Jane Andrews, d. 
Eliza W. Newton 
Ruby Eveline Farnum 
Rachel Cavender 
Sarah Eliza Frost 
. Rebecca Cochran, January 7, 

1849 
, Catharine Baldwin, January 
6, 1850 



61. Lavina Hardy, July 4, 

1852 

62. Mary A. Hardy, July 4, 

1852 

63. Joel Fay, July 4, 1852 

64. Martha L. Fay, July 4, 

1852 

65. Reuel Richardson, July 4, 

1852 
QQ. Betsey Richardson, July 4, 
1852 

67. Mary E. Richardson, July 4, 

1852 

68. Emelia M. Hale, November 

7, 1853; d., January 1, 
1864, to Keene 

69. Aaron Richardson, January 

2, 1854 

70. Horace Oscar Lewis, Sep- 

tember 7, 1856 

71. John Phillips, September 7, 

1856 

72. Alfred W. Heald, November 

2, 1856; d. to Milford, 
April, 1862 

73. Emily J. W^oodward, May 3, 

1857; d. to Marlborough, 
January 1, 1864 

74. Sarah Ross, November 1, 

1857 

75. Mary E. McClenning, No- 

vember 1, 1857 

76. Sarah Richardson, Novem- 

ber 1, 1857 

77. Sarah L. Lakeman, Novem- 

ber 1, 1857 

78. WiUiam P. Heald, Novem- 

ber 1, 1857; d. to Bap. Ch., 
Milford, July 26, 1860 

79. Emeline B. Twitchell, May 

1, 1859; d. to Hancock, 
February 18, 1867 

80. Parker Fiske, July 6, 1862; 1. 

81. Jonathan K. Pillsbury, July 

12, 1863; d. to North 
Wrentham, Mass., August 
4, 1870 



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HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



82. Sarah L. Pillsbury, July 12, 

1863; d. to North Wren- 
tham, Mass., August 4, 
1870 

83. Mrs. Lucy D. Carlton, 1., 

September G, 1863; d. to 
Temple, August 26, 1866 

84. Eunice P. Fisk, January 7, 

1866; d. to East Concord, 
February 20, 1877 

85. Emily F. Richardson, July 

1, 1867 

86. Julia L. Richardson, July 1, 

1866; d. to Antrim, Bap. 
Ch., November, 1867 

87. Albert Hardy, July 4, 1867; 

d. to Pearl St. Church, 
Nashua, July 31, 1871 

88. Louisa C. Hardy, November 

3, 1867; d. to Ayer, Mass., 
December 7, 1873 

89. Rev. J. R. Bassett, July 4, 

1875; d. to Salem, Mass., 
January 6, 1881 

90. Mrs. Sarah Bassett, July 4, 

1875; d. to Salem, Mass., 
January 6, 1881 

91. Richard M. Burr, Septem- 

ber 9, 1877; d. to Nelson, 
March 1, 1880 

92. Mrs. Emma L. Burr, Sep- 

tember 9, 1877; d. to Nel- 
son, March 1, 1880 

93. Clara E. Wood, September 

9, 1877 

94. Rev. Geo. W. Ruland, 1., 

January 3, 1895; d. to 
First Cong. Ch., Keene, 
December 27, 1896 

95. Mrs. Mary E. Ruland, 1., 

January 3, 1895; d. to 
First Cong. Ch., Keene, 
December 27, 1896 

96. Charles Burton Shay, 1., Jan- 

uary 3, 1895 

97. Mrs. Emma Shay, 1., Janu- 

ary 3, 1895 



98. Mrs. Olive Marshall, Janu- 

ary 3, 1895 

99. Anna B. LaPoint, January 3, 

1895 

100. Mrs. Lucy P. Rice, Janu- 

ary 3, 1895 

101. Mrs. Ida B. Wood, 1. from 

Greenville, N. H., Au- 
gust 18, 1896 

102. Mrs. Josephine J. W. May- 

nard, 1. from Chicago, 
June 12, 1899; d. in 1899, 
byl. 

103. Amon P. Hart, 1. from Nel- 

son, June 12, 1899 

104. Mrs. Elvira Hart, 1. from 

Nelson, June 12, 1899 

105. William W. Andrew, 1. from 

Dorchester, Mass., June 
12, 1899; he withdrew his 
membership 

106. Mrs. Jean B. Andrew, 1. 

from Dorchester, Mass., 
June 12, 1899; she with- 
drew her membership 

107. Wesley W. Shay, June 6, 

1897 

108. Mrs. Caroline Shay, June 6, 

1897 

109. Ida B. Shay, June 6, 1897 

110. Lula Shay, June 6, 1897 

111. Lola Jones, January 13, 

1898; d. to Bap. Ch., 
Owego, N. Y., January 
27, 1908 

112. Mrs. Emilie A. Hannaford, 

July 3, 1898 

113. Mrs. Eva Meritta (Eaves) 

Davis, June 1, 1902 

114. Rev. Henry Albert Cool- 

idge, 1., August 16, 1908 

115. Mrs. I. May Adams, Octo- 

ber 18, 1908; 1. from First 
Cong. Ch. of Keene 

116. Mrs. D. S. Coolidge, Octo- 

ber 18, 1908; 1. from 
West Granville, Mass. 



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329 



117. Samuel L. Straw, Decem- 

ber 6, 1908; 1. from Green- 
field, N. H. 

118. Mrs. Clara Hills Straw, De- 

cember 6, 1908; 1. from 
Pres. Ch., Antrim 

119. Frank E. Holden, Decem- 

ber 6, 1908; 1. from Bap. 
Ch., Townsend, Vt. 

120. Minnie L. Preble, Decem- 

ber 6, 1908; 1. from M. E. 
Ch., Hudson, Mass. 

121. William C. Strong, Decem- 

ber 6, 1908; 1. from Bap. 
Ch., Claremont 

122. Mrs. EUza J. Strong, De- 

cember 6, 1908; 1. from 
Bap. Ch., Claremont 

123. Ulysses G. Allbee, April 4, 

1909;d. by 1., 1913 

124. Mrs. Marian E. Allbee, 

April 4, 1909; 1. from 
Bap. Ch., West Swan- 
zey; d. by 1., 1913 

125. Emma Eaves, April 4, 1909 



129. 



130. 



126. Anna Eaves, April 4, 1909 

127. Alice Eaves, April 4, 1909 

128. Laura A. Eastman, July 11, 

1909 
Mary Louise Eastman, July 

11, 1909 
Merton T. Woodward, July 

11, 1909 

131. Lina C. Woodward, July 

11, 1909 

132. Sarah Amelia Hannaford, 

July 11, 1909 

133. Paul Francis Hannaford, 

July 11, 1909 

Annie W. Fisher, Novem- 
ber 19,1911; 1. from Lynn, 
Mass. 

Ethel M. Craig, January 7, 
1914 

Rev. Harry A. G. Abbe 

137. Mrs. Aida K. Abbe 

138. Guy Craig 

139. Mrs. Ethel J. A. Girardet, 

byl. 



134. 



135. 



136. 



Emmanuel (Protestant Episcopal) Church 

On Sunday, August 9, 1874, Rev. Henry Mayer of Phila- 
delphia conducted a service in the Unitarian meetinghouse at 
Dublin, according to the ritual of the Protestant Episcopal 
Church, reading the "Order for Evening Prayer," at four 
o'clock. The pastor of the Unitarian church, Rev. George M. 
Rice, was by courtesy invited to read the Scripture selections. 
On the following Sunday, August 16, 1874, the same clergy- 
man read the "Order for Evening Prayer," in the Unitarian 
vestry, at 3.30, p.m., Mr. Deblois reading the lessons from the 
Scriptures. These services were the beginning of the Protestant 
Episcopal movement in Dublin. 

During the months of July and August, in each of the years 
1879 and 1880, Rev. Dr. Goodwin of the Episcopal Theological 
School in Philadelphia conducted services, according to the 
ritual of his church, every Sunday afternoon, in the Unitarian 
meetinghouse. 

Rev. Reuben Kidner, in the following letter to the editor, 
has given a summary of the history of this church : — 



330 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

"Dublin, August 16, 1915. 

"Dear Dr. Seward, — Mrs. Rice tells me that the Rev. Dr. 
Goodwin of Philadelphia stayed with them during the summer of 
1879 and that her husband invited him to use his church for afternoon 
Prayer Book services. [The same was true of the summer of 1880.] 

"In the summer of 1881, two theological students held services in 
the Town Hall for a little while, but I cannot get particulars. 

"In 1883, Mrs. Copley Greene invited me to come here, and we 
held services every Sunday of July and August, in the afternoon, at 
the Town Hall. 

"Miss Caroline L. Rideoute, a summer resident, urged the build- 
ing of a church, and one day Miss Mary Greene surprised me by 
sending a letter in which she said that she and her sister. Miss 
Margaret, would give two thousand dollars towards the building of a 
church in memory of her sister, Mrs. Caspar Crowninshield, who had 
died in Dublin, December 28, 1885. Although some of us thought that 
a church was not needed, the Town Hall serving our purpose pretty 
well, there was nothing to do but to build. Mr. Crowninshield gave 
five hundred dollars, Mrs. Copley Greene and her children two hun- 
dred, and we soon had four thousand in hand. 

"Dr. Hamilton Osgood and Prof. Raphael Pumpelly consented to 
serve as Trustees and building committee. Mr. Robert D. Andrews 
of the firm of Andrews and Jacques, Boston, was asked to prepare 
plans, which he gave as his donation to the enterprise. The design 
has been much admired, and a copy of it is to be found in one of the 
French cyclopedias of architecture. The contractor was Mr. A. L. 
Ball of Dublin. 

"The chancel windows were designed by Mr. Frederic Crownin- 
shield, and they are memorials of Mrs. Crowninshield. 

"The building, under the name of Emmanuel Church, was conse- 
crated by Bishop William Woodruff Niles of New Hampshire, 
August 3, 1888. Services have been maintained in the summer ever 
since, beginning in June and lasting until the first of October. 

"The rectory was built in 1889. 

" Sincerely yours, 

Reuben Kidner." 

Rev. Reuben Kidner was a graduate of Harvard University, 
A.B., 1875. He graduated at the Episcopal Theological School, 
Cambridge, Mass., S.T.B., 1878. He is one of the clergymen 
connected with Trinity Church, Boston, Mass. He first con- 
ducted a religious service in Dublin, after the Episcopal form, 
in the Town Hall, on Sunday afternoon, July 1, 1883, and, 
under his guiding influence, the society was established. He 
has ministered to that church since it was organized and has 
been the only rector. The services were held in the Town Hall 




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until the consecration of Emmanuel Church on August 3, 1888. 
In his long and happy pastorate of thirty-three years (to the 
present time, 1916) Mr. Kidner has endeared himself to the 
people of Dublin, who will remember him gratefully for the 
deep interest which he has taken in the welfare of the town, as 
respects both physical and moral conditions. His excellent 
wife, a faithful colaborer with him in every good work in which 
his church was interested, and much beloved by all who knew 
her, has been stricken with a malady from which she cannot 
recover, and the sympathy of the entire community goes forth 
to her and to her husband, who has left nothing undone that 
could bring her comfort. 

The congregation at this church is composed mainly of the 
"summer colony." We know of no one representing the old 
stock of the town who is an Episcopalian. One or two families, 
employed upon the estates of the summer residents, of "Eng- 
lish origin, have been of that persuasion. Many of the families 
who come to Dublin for the summer are Episcopalians. Their 
particular friends are, from time to time, increasing the size 
of the group of summer residents, as well as of this congregation. 

Church of Our Lady of the Snows (Roman Catholic) 

Roman Catholic services in Dublin were conducted as early 
as 1891, in July and August, in the Town Hall; mass being said 
each Sunday in those months, at 7 a.m. The earliest services 
were conducted by Rev. Father E. J. Furlong of East Jaffrey. 
Such services were held in the summer, in the Town Hall for 
fifteen seasons. 

The Church of our Lady of the Snows was consecrated, 
August 5, 1905, by Right Reverend E. W. O'Callaghan, V.G., 
assisted by the following priests: Rev. J. J. Hogan, Newport; 
Rev. J. H. Brennan, Manchester; Rev. P. J. Scott, Wilton; 
Rev. F. X. Lyons, Goff's Falls; Rev. F. J. Finning, Keene; 
Rev. James McGill, Harrisville; Rev. J. P. O'Neil, Peter- 
borough; Rev. D. A. O'Neil, Troy; and Rev. Dennis A. Ryan 
of Keene. 

Father E. J. Furlong of East Jaffrey was the first rector of 
the church. He came over to Dublin on Saturday evenings, re- 
mained over night, conducted an early mass, at 7, or 7.30, a.m., 
on Sunday mornings, and returned to East Jaffrey in season for 
his masses there. He continued to be the pastor until the close 
of the season of 1905. 



332 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

Rev. James McGill of Harrisville succeeded Father Fur- 
long as the second rector, residing in Harrisville, and officiating 
in Dublin early on Sunday mornings, in the summer. He said 
his first mass in Dublin on the first Sunday in June, 1906, and 
his last on the first Sunday in October, 1911, He was very much 
liked by his people and was a popular man among the citizens 
in general. He was well educated, genial, and anxious to be 
helpful in every good work. 

Rev. Daniel J. Cotter of Harrisville succeeded Father Mc- 
Gill as the third rector of the church. He said his first mass here 
on the first Sunday in June, 1912, and is still serving the parish 
as its pastor. 

There has been no resident priest of the Roman Catholic de- 
nomination in Dublin as yet. Father Furlong resided at East 
Jaffrey, and the other two at Harrisville. Father Furlong died 
at East Jafi'rey, May, 1906. 

The congregation at this church is mainly composed of those 
who are employed by the wealthy summer visitors. There 
are, however, several families of Roman Catholics who live 
permanently in Dublin. Some of these are connected with the 
Roman Catholic Churches in Peterborough, East Jaffrey, and 
Harrisville. The little church is very attractive in the interior, 
and makes a cheerful house of worship. Early, every Sunday, 
one hears the rattling of carriages and the whizzing of the 
automobiles as the numerous servants from the various man- 
sions are being conveyed to the seven o'clock mass. These 
services are held in June, July, August, September, and on one 
or two Sundays in October, of each year. 

Baptist Church 

The first mention of the Baptist Society in the town records 
is found in a warrant for a town-meeting to be held, April 29, 
1784. The following is the article: "To hear the plea of those 
who call themselves the Baptist Society for being excused from 
paying Mr. Sprague's salary, and to act anything relating 
thereto as the town shall see proper." This article was inserted 
on the petition of Moses Pratt and fifteen others. They say 
that "the selectmen had rated them (the Baptist Society) to 
Mr. Sprague for the year 1783, and they beg leave to tell them 
that they look upon it as unjust and a real grievance." They 
request the selectmen to call a town-meeting, that they may 
lay their reasons for redress before the people. The town voted 



LATER CHURCHES 333 

to excuse all those from paying Mr. Sprague's salary for the last 
year who have made a profession of the Baptist persuasion in 
this town, provided they bring a certificate from the clerk of 
their society that they were in communion with them before 
Mr. Sprague's salary was assessed, and they are excused for 
the present year. 

From the best information, it appears that there were several 
families of the Baptist persuasion in the north-west part of 
Dublin (now a part of the town of Harrisville) and the adja- 
cent towns at an early period. They were considered a part or 
branch of the Baptist Church of Richmond, under the pastoral 
care of Rev. Maturin Ballou, father of the late Rev. Hosea 
Ballon, a distinguished preacher of the Universahst denomi- 
nation in Boston, Mass. The great distance made it very incon- 
venient for the Baptists in this vicinity to attend upon the 
ordinances of the gospel in Richmond. Rev. Mr. Ballou' occa- 
sionally preached here to remedy in part this inconvenience. 
This arrangement continued until October 8, 1785, when a 
meeting was called at the house of John Wight to take the initi- 
atory steps towards organizing a separate church in Dublin. 
A request for that purpose was sent to the church at Richmond 
and a favorable answer was received. By appointment, a meet- 
ing was held at the house of John Muzzey,i December 7, 1785, 
at which Rev. Maturin Ballou and his son, Maturin Ballou, Jr., 
from the church at Richmond, appeared as pastor and dele- 
gate. They were joined by Rev. Mr. Bayley and Caleb Aldrich 
from the Baptist Church in Westmoreland. At that house, on 
the day named, the Baptist Church of Dublin was organized, 
consisting of fourteen male members and sixteen females, viz. : — 

Joseph Brown William Haven 

John Wight Josiah Reed 

John Knowlton Molley Riggs 

John Muzzey Elizabeth Wight 

Seth Cobb Martha Knowlton 

Ebenezer Cobb Elizabeth Wight, Jr. 

Aaron Marshall Abigail Cobb 
Samuel Sargent of Marlborough Lydia White 

Joseph Mason Martha Hunt 

Ezra Morse Deborah Sargent 

Moses Pratt Anna Mason 

Joshua Twitchell Nancy Morse 

' Occupied, in later years, by the Yeardleys and Rowes. It was removed by Charles 
MacVeagh, who has built a summer residence on that estate, in lot 16, range 8. 



334 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

Olive Pratt Elizabeth Bemis 

Sarah Phillips Sarah Rowell 

Lucy Haven "Sister" Hinds 

From this time until 1829, the church and society remained in 
the same form outwardly, but fluctuating very much in num- 
bers at different times. During the year 1797, the number of 
admissions to the church was 29 and, in 1806, 48 persons were 
added to it; while, for ten years following August, 1818, there 
were only 5 admissions. The whole number of admissions, from 
the formation of the church to 1829, was 197; 76 males, 121 
females. These, added to the original 30, make 227; males, 90, 
females 137. Of these 174 were admitted by baptism, 23 by 
letter. Sixty-six of these members were dismissed to other 
churches, 29 were excluded, and 58 had died previous to 1829. 
Of the remaining 64 no special record is given, excepting the 
fact that a portion of them renewed the covenant in 1829, at 
the reorganization of the church. 

The first Baptist minister hired was Rev. Isaiah Stone. 
The first Baptist sermon in town was preached by Rev. Maturin 
Ballou of Richmond, at the house of John Muzzey. Mr. Muz- 
zey is said to have been the first man in town who became a 
Baptist. We do not discover the exact date of the beginning or 
close of Mr. Stone's ministry. He was not installed. 

Rev. Moses Kinney came to dispense the divine word to this 
branch of the church, August 23, 1787. He remained until the 
first of May, 1794. He was held in high esteem by the people. 
Thinking that duty called him to another part of the Lord's 
vineyard, he asked for dismission. 

On the same day that Mr. Kinney was dismissed. May 11, 
1794, Rev. Elijah Willard was ordained as the third minister 
of the church. The long active pastorate of Rev. Mr. Willard 
terminated at the close of the thirty-fifth year of his ministry, 
in 1829. He survived until August 19, 1839, but preached only 
occasionally after 1829, retaining an emeritus connection with 
the church. During a long and devoted ministry, he was very 
successful in his labors, manifesting a zeal in the cause of his 
Master seldom exceeded; finally, at an advanced age, in his 
eighty-ninth year, he was taken from his earthly labors to the 
enjoyment of that "exceeding great reward," reserved for those 
who have been "faithful unto death." 

When the church was reorganized, or renewed their covenant, 
in 1829, only two of the original members remained, one male 



LATER CHURCHES 335 

and one female; and they died soon after. Forty-two others, 
13 males and 29 females, united with them at this time. De- 
cember 25, 1849, a vote was passed for another renewal of 
their covenant. During the intervening period of twenty years, 
there were added to the church by baptism 107, by letter 34, 
and 5 former members were restored, making a total of 146, 
which, with the 42 that renewed the covenant in 1829, makes 
the whole number of members in that period 188; 93 males 
and 95 females. Twenty-six died during the same period, 27 
were dismissed to other churches, and 16 were dropped or ex- 
cluded, leaving 63 nominal members. Some had removed to 
other places without taking a formal letter of dismissal. 

A certain Rev. Mr. McGregory began duty as a colleague 
of Rev. Mr. Willard in 1829, and was the fourth minister. We 
have not found the date of the termination of his ministry. 
His name does not appear among the church members. 

Rev. Clark Sibley began preaching here before 1831, but 
the records are silent as to the time when he began. In April, 
1831, the church voted to send for a council to ordain him, and 
he was ordained, June 2, 1831, as a colleague of Mr. Willard, 
and the fifth minister of the church. 

Rev. Harrison W. Strong was the sixth minister of the 
church, and the third colleague of Mr. Willard. There is no 
further record respecting him. We do not know when his serv- 
ice began nor when it terminated. He was settled in New 
Ipswich in 1843. 

Rev. James P. Appleton was received into the church and 
ordained, February 23, 1839, as the seventh minister of the 
church, and fourth colleague of the venerable Mr. Willard. 
Mr. Willard died shortly after, August 19, 1839. Mr. Apple- 
ton closed his pastorate. May 1, 1840. 

The desk was supplied for a few months by Rev. D. P. 
French, the eighth minister. 

Rev. Henry Tonkin began duty, February 27, 1842, as the 
ninth pastor, and was dismissed, March 29, 1843. 

Mr. E. D. Farr, a New Hampton student, tenth minister, 
supplied the desk a year from the middle of 1843. 

Mr. Milton W. Ball, another student, supplied the 
desk, as eleventh minister, for a year from the middle of 
1844. 

Rev. Warren Cooper came from Winchendon, Mass., in 
August, 1845, and remained until 1848. He was the twelfth 
minister. 



336 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

Rev. Charles Cummings succeeded Mr. Cooper in 1848. 
He labored with much efficiency to build up the church. The 
church voted, December 15, 1849, to reorganize, with a view 
to the enjoyment of a closer walk with each other, and with 
their Lord and Master, but the initiatory steps for this measure 
were scarcely taken before their beloved pastor was suddenly 
taken from the service of the church below to join in the more 
exalted service of that above. He died, December 27, 1849. 
The sudden bereavement seemed to the smitten flock like a 
personal affliction and probably quickened their movements 
in reorganizing the church on a plan he suggested as more 
efficient in promoting their spiritual enjoyment and growth in 
grace. Sixty members of the church, twenty-five males and 
thirty-five females, renewed their covenant engagements at 
the commencement of the year 1850. When the former history 
of Dublin was written, in 1852, there had been, to June of that 
year, five additions by letter and one by baptism, making a 
total of sixty-six members. Twelve of these had been dismissed 
to other churches, six had died, and several had removed to 
other places without taking formal letters of dismission. Mr. 
Cummings was the thirteenth pastor. He was a very efficient 
and energetic church worker and much was expected of his 
labors. Some, whose thoughts were swayed by superstition, 
suspected that their fond hopes were dashed because he was the 
fatal "thirteenth" minister of the church. 

Rev. Henry Archibald came to the church about the first 
of August, 1850, and was given a letter to the Baptist Church 
in Guilford, Vt., on June 27, 1852. He was the fourteenth 
minister. 

The fifteenth pastor was Rev. Lyman Culver, who began 
his labors about the first of July, 1852. He remained three 
years, but there is no official record of the termination of his 
ministry. He came here from Gilmanton. 

Rev. T. P. Briggs, the sixteenth minister, began duty in the 
autumn of 1855 and remained six months. 

Rev. William Wallace Lovejoy, who was born in Camp- 
ton, August 27, 1810; a graduate of Dartmouth College, A.B., 
1820 ; was the seventeenth pastor. He had been settled at Brook- 
field, Vt.; was ordained, 1840, at Littleton, N. H. In this state, 
he had preached in Littleton, Campton, Antrim, Bennington, 
Marlow, Sullivan, and Gilsum. He began duty in Dublin the 
first of May, 1856, and continued with the church until his 
death, which occurred, April 4, 1862. He was an able preacher. 



LATER CHURCHES 337 

an ideal pastor, and an exemplary citizen, and was greatly 
respected. 

Rev. John Hunt, the eighteenth pastor, began duty with 
this church about the first of November, 1862. He re- 
mained until the close of the year 1866, and preached occa- 
sionally in the earlier part of 1867. 

Rev. G. S. Smith, the nineteenth minister, began his labors 
with this church about the first of March, 1869, and closed his 
pastorate, February 23, 1873. 

The twentieth pastor, Rev. Charles Newhall, commenced 
his labors the first of May, 1873, and remained until the first 
of January, 1878. 

The twenty-first pastor. Rev. J. W. Merrill, came about 
the first of September, 1878, and remained with the society 
until the first of February, 1880. 

The twenty-second pastor. Rev. J. P. Chapin, began his 
service about the first of January, 1881, and closed the same on 
the first of May, 1884. 

The twenty-third pastor, Rev. Charles Newhall, who 
came for a second period of service, commenced his labors about 
the first of May, 1885, and remained until the first of January, 
1888. 

The twenty-fourth pastor, Rev. James S. Cranston, served 
from the first of January, 1889, until June 26, 1892. 

The twenty-fifth pastor. Rev. L. F. Shepardson, served 
from the first of August, 1892, until March 29, 1896. 

The twenty-sixth pastor. Rev. John F. Blacklock, began 
duty, the first of July, 1896, and remained three years. 

The twenty-seventh pastor. Rev. D. L. Wentworth, served 
from the first of August, 1899, until the first of October, 1900. 

The twenty-eighth pastor, Rev. James J. Walworth, was a 
highly educated and accomplished man. He engaged in this 
service in the country principally for the benefit of his health. 
He served the parish for two full years, from the first of May, 
1902. 

The twenty-ninth pastor. Rev. W. W. Gushee, remained a 
little more than a year and a half, from about the first of No- 
vember, 1904, until the first of August, 1906. 

The thirtieth pastor. Rev. J. K. Miller, was in every re- 
spect an ideal pastor. He was a genial man, who entered most 
sympathetically into the life-work of his people. He kept posted 
with respect to all matters that a pastor should know. He was 
beloved by the younger element, whose spiritual interests 



338 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

were ever of vital concern to him. He belonged to social organi- 
zations and was widely acquainted throughout the county. He 
served the parish a little more than five years, from the first of 
May, 1907, to the first of June, 1912. 

The thirty-first pastor, and the last as we go to press, was 
Rev. George E. Grouse, who began duty on the first of July, 
1912, and preached his last sermon on the third Sunday in 
February, 1916. He also supplied the pulpit of the Gongrega- 
tional society in Harrisville. 

The first meetinghouse for the use of this society was built 
in the year 1797. It was built in the usual style of church 
architecture at that time. The main building was thirty feet 
by forty on the ground, with a porch at each end. It was built 
near the east end of lot 20, range 9, on the old hill road 
through Pottersville. It was then quite customary to locate 
meetinghouses on hills. In 1830, the porches were removed 
and the house was repaired. In 1840, the building was removed 
to its second location, which was on lot 21, range 9, in the 
north-east corner formed by the junction of the old road 
through the village of Pottersville with the later road leading 
to the present Ghesham station. In 1867, the building was 
again moved to its third and present location, a few rods west 
of the second location, on the north side of the main street, a 
schoolhouse being situated between the meetinghouse and the 
junction of the roads just mentioned. About two years were 
spent in remodelling the edifice, and it was again dedicated, 
January 14, 1869. It was again repaired and remodelled in 
1910, at an expense of over two thousand dollars. It is now a 
very attractive place of worship. 

The present membership of the church is forty-one. We are 
indebted to Mr. Alfred W. Seaver for most of the facts respect- 
ing the later pastors of the church. The records are defective. 
The meetinghouse of this society has been in Harrisville since 
the division of Dublin in 1870. 

Methodist Episcopal Ghurch 

There had been a few Methodists in the north-west part of 
the town from an early date. They classed themselves with 
members of the same persuasion in Marlborough, and formed 
part of a circuit, holding their meetings for many years in pri- 
vate dwellings. In 1842, they erected a meetinghouse in Dub- 
lin, west of the site of P. W. Russell's mill in Pottersville, in 



LATER CHURCHES 339 

the south-west corner formed by the junction of the old road 
over the hill and the new road to Marlborough. 

Several of the persons who preached occasionally in this 
circuit in its early days became, in after years, distinguished 
and eminent men. We find among the number the eccentric 
Lorenzo Dow, whom Abel Stevens, LL.D., in his History of 
the Methodist Episcopal Church, calls a "right-hearted but 
wrong-headed man," who "labored like a Hercules, did some 
good, and had an energy of character which, with sounder 
faculties, would have rendered him as eminent as he was noted." 
We also find among the early preachers one then unknown to 
fame, who was afterwards Bishop Hedding. Martin Renter 
also preached in this circuit in the olden time. He became a 
bishop in the Methodist Episcopal Church South. 

The clergymen who were assigned to this circuit during the 
time that this Methodist meetinghouse stood in Dublin were 
the following : — 

1. John Smith, 1842 8. Ira Carter, 1850-51 

2. Samuel S. Dudley, 1843-4 9. John G. Johnson, 1852-3 

3. Lorenzo Draper, 1845 10. G. W. Bryant, 1854-5 

4. Ezra Wardwell, 1846 11. John Clough, 1856-7 

5. O. Watkins, 1847 12. Thomas L. Fowler, 1858- 

6. RuFus Tilton & J. C. Allen, 9-60 

1848 13. Hiram A. Matterson, 

7. J. C. Allen, 1849 1861-2 

The years following the names indicate the dates of their 
appointments. They were appointed yearly at the spring con- 
ference, the term of service at each station beginning on the 
Sunday following the conference. 

The services of this society, between 1842 and 1859, were 
wholly in this meetinghouse at the west end of Dublin (now 
Harrisville) . In 1859, under the ministry of Rev. Mr. Fowler, 
an able and energetic preacher, the meetinghouse of the Baptist 
society in Marlborough village was procured for one half of the 
services. The Baptist society in that village was waning and 
was dissolved in 1862, on the twentieth of August. Shortly be- 
fore this, Mr. Fowler had secured a deed of this Baptist edifice 
for the Methodists and, from that time, the worship was wholly 
in that building. The meetinghouse in Dublin, which had been 
in use twenty years, was soon sold. The continuation of the 
society is to be found in the Methodist organization at Marl- 
borough and does not properly pertain to this history. 



340 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

Second Adventism 

During the years 1842 and 1843, some persons were aroused 
by that fanatical excitement which was called Millerism, from 
the name of the famous itinerant preacher who went about the 
country proclaiming the doctrine of the second coming of 
Jesus to the earth from the heavens. His statements were based 
on a literal interpretation of certain passages of the New Tes- 
tament which represented the thought of persons living in the 
first and second centuries. Although scientific reasoning puts 
a ban upon any assumptions of that character, there have not 
been wanting persons, through all the centuries, who bade de- 
fiance to science and insisted upon the literal fulfilment of the 
predictions concerning the second advent of Jesus. Certain 
times have been set for this reappearance. It is needless to say 
that such expectations have always been doomed to disap- 
pointment. The year 1843 had been fixed for such a reappear- 
ance of Jesus and the end of the world as it now is. In the pre- 
ceding year, as well as in that year, the Millerites held many 
meetings, exhorting men to repent and be ready for the impend- 
ing crisis. Many persons became insane as a result of the ex- 
citement. In an intelligent community like Dublin, it was not 
so easy to secure converts to such a doctrine. The inhabitants 
of this town, as a rule, were not persons who would readily 
become victims of such a delusion. A few meetings were held 
in the Baptist meetinghouse, but the excitement soon subsided 
and it is not known that there were any permanent adherents 
to the Second Advent doctrines in any part of the town. 

MORMONISM 

About the year 1844, there was a considerable demonstra- 
tion in the interest of Mormonism in Peterborough. The 
famous Elder Brigham Young and the less famous Elder Orson 
Pratt were there earnestly exhorting their hearers to espouse 
their views and go to join the colony of the "Latter Day 
Saints." During this excitement in Peterborough, several 
young men from that town and other places in this part of the 
state received ordination "under the hands of Elders Brigham 
Young and Orson Pratt" as preachers and exponents of the 
Mormon doctrines. As a rule, they were not educated men, 
and their teaching could have had but little influence among 
thinking persons. During this excitement, there were several 
other "elders" in Peterborough besides the two whom we have 



LATER CHURCHES 341 

named. One of these, "Elder" McGinn, held two meetings in 
Dublin, the former in the Town Hall, the second in the First 
Congregational meetinghouse. His success in making converts 
to the Mormon cause was said to have been very small. 

Harrisville Congregational Church 

A Congregational church was organized at Harrisville, Sep- 
tember 22, 1840. The society built a brick meetinghouse which 
was located a few feet north of the line that then divided Dub- 
lin from Nelson. The great majority of the parishioners were 
Dublin persons, and the church should receive a brief notice 
in this work. The succession of pastors has been the following: — 

1. Otis C. Whiton, August 11, 1842, to October 17, 1845, date 

of his death 

2. Jeremiah Pomeroy, 1846 to 1850 

3. Daniel H. Babcock, 1850 to 1851 

4. William G. Tuttle, April 16, 1851, to August 22, 1860 

5. Lyman Marshall, April, 1864, to April, 1866 

6. Charles M. Palmer, December 8, 1868, to March 30, 

1871 

7. Amos Holbrook, November, 1871, to November, 1875 

8. H. W. L. Thurston, 1877 to 1878 

9. George A. Beckwith, 1879 to 1880 

10. George H. Dunlap, 1881 to 1885 

11. Benjamin A. Dixon, 1886 to 1887 

12. Charles F. Goldsmith, 1888 to 1890 

13. Millard F. Hardy, 1891 to 1892 

14. William Schofield, 1893 to 1896 

15. Amasa C. Fay, 1897 to 1899 

16. William L. B. Collins, 1901 

17. Leonard B. Tenney, March 30, 1902, to October 16, 1904 

18. Edward P. Tenney, June 11, 1905, to October 1, 1906 

19. William O. Conrad, October 6, 1907, to October 1, 1908 

20. Henry A. Coolidge, October 1, 1908, to June 6, 1909 

21. E. O. Ham, June 13, 1909, to September 26, 1909 

22. Henry A. Coolidge, October 3, 1909, to July 1, 1910 

23. Philip King, July 1, 1910, to October 1, 1910 

24. Henry A. Coolidge, October 1, 1910, to July 1, 1911 

25. George E. Corey of Boston, July 1, 1911, to September 17, 

1911 

26. Flora S. Slocum (supply), October 22, to November 24, 

1912 

27. George E. Crouse (Bap., of Chesham), December 1, 1913, 

to February 20, 1916 



342 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

Several of these preachers, especially the later ones, supplied 
other churches while doing duty in Harrisville. The most of 
the later supplies resided elsewhere. Mr, Coohdge resided in 
Dublin, Mr. Conrad in Nelson, and Mr. Grouse in Chesham. 
Messrs. Ham, King, and Corey were students who supplied in 
the summer months. Harrisville became a separate town in 
1870. We continued the list of pastors to the present time for 
completeness. 

McKiNLEY Memorial Meeting 

It is fitting to close this history of the Dublin churches with 
the account of a service in which all the pastors then settled in 
Dublin participated, including the priest who was ministering 
to the Roman Catholics of the town. The only church not rep- 
resented was the Trinitarian Congregational, which was with- 
out a settled pastor. The service was held to observe the day 
set apart for the funeral of President William McKinley. 
The meeting was called by the selectmen of the town and the 
exercises were held in the Town Hall, on Thursday, September 
19, 1901, at two o'clock, p.m. 

The chairman of the board of selectmen, Mr. Clifford 
GowiNG, presided, and with him were the other members of the 
board, Mr. John H. Mason and Mr. Fred. A. Pierce. 

The following was the order of the proceedings : — 

Hymn. "Nearer, my God, to Thee." 

Scripture Reading. The Rev. Franklin K. Gifford, Unita- 
rian Church, Dublin. 

HT/mn. " Lead, Kindly Light." 

Prayer. The Rev. E. J. Furlong, St. Peter's Church, East 
Jaffrey, who was then saying mass on Sunday mornings 
for the Roman Catholics of Dublin. 

Hymn. "Abide with me." 

Address. The Rev. Reuben Kidner, Emmanuel Church, 
Dublin. 

Hymn. "America." 

Benediction. The Rev. Franklin K. Gifford. 

The choir was composed of the following persons : — 

Mrs. William W. Andrew, Soprano 

Mrs. Charles W. Leffingwell, Alio 

Mr. W. W. Shay, Tenor 

Mr. W. B. Kirk, Bass 

Mrs. Clifford Gowing, Pianist 



LATER CHURCHES 343 

This was probably a unique service, in that it was, so far as 
known, the only function of the kind in which all clergymen 
supplying local pulpits, both Protestant and Roman Catholic, 
participated. The address delivered by Mr. Kidner was pub- 
lished. 



CHAPTER IX 

Cemeteries 
The Old Cemetery at Dublin 

1 HE ancient cemetery near the village of Dublin has been used 
for the burial of the dead from the first settlement of the town. 
In the former History of Dublin, we are informed that the 
Burial-field or Graveyard was not enclosed for many years after 
the settlement of the town. By a vote of the town, a substantial 
stone wall was built around it. After the new road was made 
south of the graveyard, the entrance to it was changed from the 
north side to the south-west corner. A tomb was prepared, by 
a vote and at the expense of the town, near the new entrance. 
It was designed and is used for a place of deposit for the dead in 
the winter. The bodies are taken out and interred in the 
spring. The burying-ground has been enlarged by extending 
it to the new road on the west end, and by a piece of land on the 
south side of the same. In May, 1840, a number of persons as- 
sembled, as previously agreed upon, bringing various kinds of 
trees, in setting out which they spent the afternoon. The whole 
of the ground was not ornamented with trees for want of time. 
The native growth of trees is left standing at the west end, and 
spots for new graves are mostly selected in that part of the 
field. 

The ancient entrance, opposite the old first meetinghouse site, 
which is quite narrow, still remains, and another was provided, 
on the north side, in the western extension. 

The tomb is now seldom used. The entrance is so small that 
some of the modern casket-boxes could not be passed through 
it. There is likewise a growing disposition to avoid a second 
scene of sadness at the interment. As a rule, at the present time, 
graves are dug in mid-winter, although there are many incon- 
veniences attending a burial at such a time, especially if the 
snow be deep or the temperature very low. 

We here present a copy of the inscriptions in this ancient 
cemetery, which were taken from the headstones and monu- 
ments by Mrs. Rufus P. Pierce and Mrs. Charles R. Fiske, with 
some later inscriptions taken by Milton D. Mason, Esq. 



CEMETERIES 



345 



The inscriptions are here arranged in the alphabetical order 
of families, and those of the same family name, in the alpha- 
betical order of the heads of families. 

A dagger, f, is placed before the notices of a few recent deaths 
of persons at whose graves headstones had not been placed 
when these pages went to the press. 

Short space lines separate individual inscriptions. Long 
space lines divide family groups. 

INSCRIPTIONS 



ABEL ADAMS 

died 

May 27, 1865, 

Ae. 74 y'rs 3 m's 

& 17 d's. 



SALLY, 

wife of 

ABEL ADAMS, 

died 

Dec. 17, 1868, 

Ae. 85 y'rs 3 m's 

& 13 d's. 

ALBERT G. ADAMS 

Born 
Feb. 24, 1879 

Died 
May 23, 1892 



FRANK T. ADAMS 

Born 
Nov. 2, 1883 

Died 
Apr. 2, 1899 

MARY A. 

Dau. of 

FRED, and ETHEL ADAMS, 

Died, Dec. 20, 1911, 

Ae. 8 ms. 



HENRY A. ADAMS 

died 

Feb. 19, 1881, 

Ae. 43 yrs. 2 ms. 



ISAIAH ADAMS 

Died 

Nov. 26, 1865 

Ae. 68 yrs. & 10 mos. 

[Willow and urn.) 

Mr. 

JAMES ADAMS 

died 

4 June 1810, 

aged 41 

years. 

[Note. His widow, Abigail, married 
Gilbert Tuel, q. v., in these inscriptions.] 



[Iron marker erected by thetown.l 

Family of 

JOSEPH ADAMS 



t ALLEN N., son of 

LOREN W. ADAMS 

Born, Mar. 30, 1906; 

Died, Sept. 16, 1906. 

[Willow and urn.] 

Capt. 
MOSES ADAMS 

died 

4 June 1810 

aged 84 

years. 

[Note. His son JAMES (3d preceding 
inscription) died the same day, of the 
same distemper.] 



346 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



[Willow and urn.] 
Mrs. MARY ADAMS, 
consort of 
MOSES ADAMS, 

died 

10 Dec. 1808 

aged 78 

years. 



Capt. 



[Note. Abigail, a daughter of Capt- 
Moses and Mary Adams, born, June 29. 
1765; died, April 15, 1780. No head-stone.] 

MOSES ADAMS 

died 

April 30, 1844, 

Ae. 75. 



HANNAH, 

wife of 
MOSES ADAMS, 

died, 

Jan. 13, 1864, 

Ae. 91 yrs. & 7 mos. 

MOSES ADAMS 

Died 

Nov. 7, 1873, 

Ae. 78 yrs. 



SALLY, 

Wife of 

MOSES ADAMS, 

Died, 

May 11, 1881, 

Ae. 79 yrs. 



EMILY ADAMS 

died, 

June 11, 1903, 

Ae. 79 ys. 4 ms. 



ELIZA ADAMS 

Died 

Sept. 4, 1907, 

Ae. 81 ys. 6 ms. 

SAMUEL ADAMS 

died, 

July 26, 1887, 

Ae. 93 ys. 2 ms. 

23 ds. 



Mrs, 



Mr. 



In memory of 
ALMIRA ADAMS, 

wife of 
SAMUEL ADAMS, 

who died, 

June 26, 1823, 

Act. 28. 



[Willow and urn.] 

HARRIETT, 

Eldest Daughter of 

Capt. MOSES ADAMS, 

died, 

Oct. 1, 1833, 

Ae. 11 yrs. 6 mo. & 

21 ds. 

This earth was not for one to whom 
Nothing of earth was given: 
Nothing but a resting place, her tomb 
Between the world and heaven. 



[Willow and urn.] 

In 

Memory of 

Mrs. MARTHA, 

Wife of 

Capt. SAMUEL ADAMS, 

who died, 

June 20, 1825, 

Aet. 33. 



AZUBA S. 

wife of 

SAMUEL ADAMS 

died 

May 31, 1854, 

Aet. 60. 

t SAMUEL ADAMS, Jr. 

Born, Sept. 14, 1831; 
Died, July 23, 1914. 



CEMETERIES 



347 



[Willow.] 

In memory of Mr. 

TIMOTHY ADAMS 

who died Dec. 1, 

AD. 1818 

Aged 68 years. 

This life is done, my spirit's fled. 
And I am numbered with the dead. 

Also 

In memory of four 

Infant children of Mr. 

TIMOTHY and Mrs. MARY 

ADAMS, 

who died between 

the years 1774 & 1790. 

Repose sweet babes in quiet rest; 

God took you home when he thought best. 



[Willow and urn.] 

In memory of 

Mrs. MARY, 

widow of 

Mr. TIMOTHY ADAMS, 

who died, Feb. 24, 

1825, 

aged 73. 

[Head and wings.] 

Memento Mori. 

In memory of 

Mrs. SARAH ALLEN 

Wife of 

Mr. JOSIAH ALLEN, 

who departed this life 

Feb^y^Sd, 1791; 

Iny« 

35*^ year of her age. 

Happy the company that's gone 
From cross to crown, from thrall to throne. 
How loud they sing upon the shore 
To which they sailed in heart before. 



CAPT. ANDREW ALLISON 

died 

May 26, 1841, 

Ae. 87. 



[Willow and urn.] 

In memory of 

Mrs. SARAH ALLISON, 

who died, July 2, 1801, 

in the 

32 year of 

her age. 



BETSEY, 

wife of 
Capt. ANDREW ALLISON, 

died 

Oct. 14, 1852, 

Ae. 80. 



SALLY ALLISON- 

died 

May 4, 1878, 

Ae. 91 ys., 1 mo., 21 ds. 

Ripe for Eternity. 

ELI ALLISON, 

died 

Mar. 25, 1860, 

Ae. 68. 



PERSIS, 

wife of 
ELI ALLISON, 

died 

Mar. 31, 1885, 

Ae. 87. 



ANDREW, 

son of 

ELI & PERSIS 

ALLISON, 

died 

Jan. 17, 1850, 

Ae. 28 



SARAH J. 

died, July 16, 1841, 
Ae. 6 yrs. 



348 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



PERSIS J. 

died, July 16, 1841, 

Ae. 3 yrs. 

Children of 

ELI & PERSIS 

ALLISON. 



SAMUEL 

died, Dec. 10, 1834, 

Ae. 9 yrs. 

WEBSTER 

died, Dec. 21, 1834, 

Ae. 7 yrs. 

Children of 

ELI & PERSIS 

ALLISON. 

JAMES ALLISON 

Died 
Mar. 31, 1914, 

Ae. 84 ys. 



SARAH JANE, 

wife of 

JAMES ALLISON, 

died. May 1, 1878, 

Ae. 40 ys. 11 ms. 



BESSIE M. 

wife of 
JAMES ALLISON, 

died 

July 10, 1880, 

Ae. 41 yrs. 2 mos. 



WILLIE A. 

Son of 

JAMES & SARAH J. 

ALLISON, 

died 

Oct. 5, 1862, 

Ae. 7 ys. 5 ms. 



In memory of Mr. 
STEPHEN AMES, 

who departed 

this life Feb^ 19 '^ 

1801, 

in the 91=** 

year of his age. 

Death from all death hath set me free. 
And will our gain forever be. 
Death burst the massy bars of woe, 
And let the joyful captive go. 



[Willow and urn.] 

In memory of 

Mrs. JANE AMES, 

wife of Mr. 
STEPHEN AMES, 

who departed 

this life Feb^ 25th, 

1800, in the 90th 

year of her age. 

MARTIN, 

Son of 
C. F. & L. G. 
APPLETON, 

Born, Jan. 30, 1882, 
Died, Feb. 6, 1882. 

DAVID APPLETON 

Died 

March 17, 1870, 

Aged 73 yrs. 

& 8 mos. 

Dea. 
FRANCIS APPLETON 

Died 

July 16, 1849, 

Ae. 90. 



[Willow and urn. 

Mrs. 

MARY 

wife of 

Dea. 



CEMETERIES 



349 



FRANCIS APPLETON, 

died 
Aug. 1, 1840, Ae. 74. 

Cease, ye mourners, cease to languish 
On the graves of those you love; 
Pain and death, and night, and anguish 
Enter not the world above. 

ISAAC APPLETON 

Born 
June 16, 1762 

Died 
Aug. 19, 1853. 



SARAH 

wife of ISAAC APPLETON 

Born 

Jan. 9, 1768 

Died 
Mar. 28, 1838. 

JESSE R. APPLETON 

[April 25,] 1809—1904 [July 27] 

LOUISA MASON, his wife 

[Oct. 21,] 1807—1844 [Nov. 3] 

ABBIE S. MASON, his wife, 

[April 6,] 1825—1910 [Dec. 9] 

ELLEN REBECCA 

[Nov. 30,] 1853—1859 [Sept. 14] 



[Former marker.] 

Mrs. LOUISA, 

wife of 

JESSE R. APPLETON, 

Died 

Nov. 3, 1844, 

Ae. 37. 



[Former marker.] 

ELLEN REBECCA, 

daugh. of 

JESSE R. & ABBIE S. 

APPLETON, 

died, 

Sept. 14, 1859, 

Ae. 5 yrs. 9 ms. 

& 14 ds. 



[Willow and urn.] 

JOSEPH APPLETON, Esq., 

Born, Dec. 5, 1791 

Died, May 9, 1840. 



[Willow and urn.] 
ISAAC HENRY CLAY 

Son of 

JOSEPH & HANNAH 

APPLETON, 

died 

Feb. 22, 1837, 

Ae. 2 yrs. & 6 ms. 



[Willow and urn.] 

Erected 

In memory of 

ISAAC HENRY CLAY 

son of Mr. JOSEPH & 

Mrs. HANNAH APPLETON 

who died 

March 30, 1830: 

Ae. 2 yrs. 8 mo. 

& 10 days. 

Farewell dear parents, brothers, sister too. 
You've seen the young, the lovely, pass 
away. 



EBENEZER ATWOOD 

died 

April 12, 1863 

Ae. 78. 

In God is my trust. 



BETSEY F. 

wife of 
EBENEZER ATWOOD 

Died, June 24, 1864, 

Ae. 77. 

Ripe for eternity. 



PRUDENCE ATWOOD 

died 

Aug. 24, 1870, 

Ae. 60 ys. 6 ms. 14 ds. 



350 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



MILAN ATWOOD 

died 

Aug. 18, 1879, 

Ae, 57 ys. 5 ms. 

16 ds. 

Rest, dear husband, thy troubles are o'er. 
The last fond look is given. 
Oh! may thy weary spirit rest. 
Sweetly rest, in heaven. 

Ella S. Greenwood 

wife of 

L. C. BALDWIN 

Died, Apr. 23, 1884, 

Ae. 34 ys. 6 ms. 12 ds. 

A. L. BALL 

June 4, 1840— Oct. 27, 1902. 



NATHANIEL BELKNAP 

Died 

July 18, 1826, 

Ae. 77. 

He had been an inhabitant of 

Dublin 52 years. 



[Iron marker.] 
FRANK O. BALL 



[Iron marker.] 
Mrs. FRANK O. BALL. 

CHARLOTTE SWEETSER, 

wife of JOHN BATCHELDER, 

Died July 11, 1882, Ae. 74 yrs. 



REBECCA 

wife of 
NATHANIEL BELKNAP 

Died 

Sept. 21, 1866, 

Ae. 102 ys. 1 mo. 

& 23 ds. 

[Note. She was the oldest person who 
has died in Dublin.] 



LAWSON BELKNAP 

died 

Oct. 14, 1853, 

Ae. 54. 



SALLY M., 

widow of 

LAWSON BELKNAP, 

died 

Dec. 26, 1865, 

Ae. 65. 

LUKE BELKNAP 

Died Oct. 25, 1822, 

Aet. 35 yrs. 
POLLY BELKNAP, 

His wife, died in Clinton 

Nov. 13, 1875, 

Aet. 82 yrs. 6 mos. 

& 29 days. 



SALLY BELKNAP 

died 

March 14, 1864, 

Ae. 59 y'rs. 

ELVIRA E. CHAMBERLAIN 

wife of 
C. H. BEMIS, 

died 

Mar. 23, 1878, 

Ae. 40 ys. 6 ms. 



JEREMIAH BEMIS 

Died 

Aug. 19, 1856, 

Ae. 91 yrs. 1 mo. 6 ds. 

My years have reached a span 
Beyond the common lot of man. 



SARAH 

Wid. of 

JER. BEMIS, 

died, 

July 6, 1857, 

Ae. 91 yrs. 2 Mos. 20 Ds. 

I leave this world and friends so dear 
To join my consort in another sphere. 



CEMETERIES 



351 



SIBEL, 

Wife of 

JOSIAH BEMIS, 

and daugh. of 

WILLIAM & MARY 

EMERY, 

died, Dec. 31, 1832, 

Ae. 38 ys. 8 ms. 

& 26 ds. 

WILLIAM C. 

son of 

William & Emeiine 

BETTS, 

died 

March 20, 1837, 

Ae. 4 y'rs. & 7 mo's. 

SAMUEL 

son of 

NATHAN & MARTHA 

BIXBY 

died, 

Jan. 25, 1796, 

Ae. 11. 

SYLVESTER W. BLODGETT 

died 

June 19, 1852, 

Ae. 44. 

In such an hour as ye think not, the son 
of man cometh. 



SUSAN 

wife of 

TIMOTHY BLODGETT 

died 

March 18, 1869 

Ae. 77 yrs. 

Stop here, my friends, and cast an eye; 
As you are now, so once was I; 
As I am now, so you must be, 
Prepare for death, and follow me. 

MARY H. SNOW 

wife of 
SARGENT BOHONAN 

died 
Aug. 21, 1887, 
Ae. 67 yrs. 



FATHER. 
FRANKLIN BOND 

Died 

July 8, 1882, 

Ae. 82 yrs. 



MOTHER. 
MARY E. 

wife of 
FRANKLIN BOND 

Died 
May 7, 1876 
Ae. 68 yrs. 3 ms. 17 ds. 

BOND. 
GEO. F. BOND, 

[March 1] 1827—1894 [Aug. 8] 

EMELINE HAWKINS 

his wife, 

[Jan. 8,] 1832—1903 [Mar. 11] 

[Willow and urn.] 

Erected 

In memory of 

Mr. JONAS BOND, 

who died, 

March 1, 1822, 

Act. 63. 

Let this vain world engage no more. 
Behold the gaping tomb; 
It bids us seize the present hour; 
To-morrow death may come. 



[Willow and urn.] 

EDNAH 

wife of 

JONAS BOND, 

died 

Nov. 16, 1840, 

Ae. 76. 

To Jesus, then, I turn for rest; 
He bade me cease to roam. 
And fly for refuge to his breast. 
And he'll conduct me home. 



352 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



[Willow and urn.] 

Sacred 

to the memory of 

JAMES BOWERS 

who died 

Jan. 24, 1850: 

aged 85. 

Death is a foe from which no one can fly 

All sinned in Adam, and, like Adam, must 
die, 

But happy those, who, through the Sav- 
ior's blood. 

Indulge the hope to rise and reign with 
God. 



[Willow.] 

LYDIA 

wife of 

JAMES BOWERS 

died 

June 11, 1840 

Ae. 78. 

LUTHER BOWERS 

died, 

July 31, 1865 

Ae. 76 yrs. & 8 mos. 



Sarah Bullard 

wife of 

LUTHER BOWERS 

died 

May 27, 1840, 

Ae. 57. 

GEORGE S. BRICKER 

Born 
July 16, 1826, 

Died 
Dec. 18, 1897 



G. WALTER BRICKER 

Born 
Nov. 12, 1852; 

Died 
Apr. 21, 1882. 



JONAS BRIGHAM 

died 

Feb. 10, 1850 

Ae. 91. 



DORCAS BRIGHAM 

wife of 

JONAS BRIGHAM 

died 

Dec. 25, 1859, 

Ae. 91 yrs. 

RUEL BRIGHAM 

died 

Dec. 10, 1873, 

Ae. 65 yrs. 6 mos. 



PRUDENCE 

wife of 

RUEL BRIGHAM 

Died, 

Dec. 11, 1848, 

Ae. 36. 



GEORGE FRANKLIN 

son of 

RUEL & PRUDENCE 

BRIGHAM 

died 

March 7, 1845, 

Ae. 1 y'r 5 mo's 21 ds. 

[Willow and urn.] 

In memory of 

Miss 

SALLY BROAD 

who died 

Feb. 13, 1827: 

Act. 24. 

JAMES 

son of 

JAMES & JVUA 

BROOKS 

died 

Mar. 20, 1846, 

Ae. 11 mos. 11 ds. 



CEMETERIES 



353 



He died to sin, he died to cares, 
But for a moment felt the rod. 
Such, mourner, such the Lord declares 
Such are the children of our God. 

JOHN BROOKS 

died 

Apr. 7, 1885, 

Ae. 78 yrs. 

HARRIET CROMBIE 

his wife, 

died 

Nov. 30, 1895, 

Ae. 76 yrs. 
BROOKS. 

[Iron marker.] 
JONAS BROOKS. 

FATHER 
CEPHAS BROWN 

died 

Aug. 8, 1824, 

Ae. 33 yrs. 



LUCY S. 

dau. of 

CEPHAS & MARY E. 

BROWN 

died 
Jan. 19, 1876, 

Ae. 53 yrs. 
Asleep in Jesus. 

Alice Littlefield 

Infant daugh. of 

FREDK. A. & EMILY M. 

BROWN, 

Died, May 30, 1848. 



Fredk. Augustus, 

son of 

FREDK. A. & EMILY M. 

BROWN, 

Died, 

Jan. 3, 1852, 

Ae. 3 mos. & 13 ds. 



Clara H., 

daut. of 

FREDK. A. & EMILY M. 

BROWN, 

died 

July 6, 1866, 

Ae. 8 mos. 5 d'ys. 



Ada. S. 

daut. of 

FREDK. A. & EMILY M. 

BROWN, 

died 

Aug. 27, 1869, 

Ae. 1 yr. & 1 mo. 

LUCINDA L. 

wife of 
MOSES W. BROWN, 

Died 

July 2, 1860, 

Ae. 34 y's 4 m's. 



LYDIA M. 

daugh. of 

MOSES W. & LUCINDA L. 

BROWN, 

Died 

Apr. 12, 1860, 

Ae. 4 yrs. 

JOHN A. BRUCE 

died 

Mar. 17, 1866, 

Ae. 41 y'rs 8 mo's 

& 7 d'ys. 

We miss thee at home. 



Lucy M. Howe, 

wife of 

JOHN A. BRUCE. 

Born, Jan. 25, 1824 
Died, Mar. 12, 1907. 



354 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



JAMES BURNS 

Died 

Apr. 30, 1838 

Ae. 77 

HANNAH 

his wife 

Died 

Sept. 20, 1859, 

Ae. 84. 

JAMES BURNS, Jr., 

Died, Nov. 14, 1832, 

Ae. 26 

The tender thought on thee shall dwell 



[Willow and urn.] 

Mr. 

WILLIAM BURNS 

died 

May 14, 1842, 

Ae. 25. 

[Son of James and Hannah. 



Friend after friend departs 
Who hath not lost a friend? 
There is no union here of hearts 
That finds not here an end. 
Were this frail world our only rest, 
Living or dying, none were blest. 



[Iron marker.] 
DAVID BURNS. 

[Son of James.] 

ABBOTT BURPEE 

Died 
Aug. 21, 1879 
Ae. 49 yrs. 
[Note. He was named Abbot Bowman 
Burpee, and was in his 49th yr.] 

EBENEZER BURPEE 

Died 
Nov. 4, 1890, 

Ae. 89 yrs. 

DORCAS B. 

his wife, 

died. 



Aug. 11, 1879, 

Ae. 77 yrs. 

Their Children: 

DORCAS A., Ae. 3 yrs. 6 ms. 

ASAPH, Ae. 1 yr. 

[According to the First Church records, 
a child of Ebenezer Burpee was buried, 
Apr. 5 (probably died, Apr. 3), 1835, ae. 
5 weeks. Another child of Mr. Burpee 
died in August. 1835, ae. 3 yrs. These 
are the ones which this stone commemo- 
rates.] 



ELMIRA M. 

Daug. of 

EBENEZER D. & DORCAS B. 

BURPEE 

Died 

Mar. 8, 1867, 

Ae. 28 ys. 6 ms. 

Dearest sister, thou hast left us; 
Here thy loss we deeply feel. 
But 't is God that hath bereft us; 
He can all our sorrows heal. 



Emma T. Perry 

Wife of 

WILLARD CAREY 

[Oct. 9,] 1826—1898 [Feb. 9] 

This stone is erected 

to the memory of 

Doct. DAVID CARTER, 

who was born in 

Leominster, Mass., 

died 

Jan. 9, 1828, 

Aet. 58. 

[Willow and urn.] 

In memory of 

Capt. 

JAMES CHAMBERLAIN 

who died 

Jan. 23, 1827, 

Aet. 85. 



CEMETERIES 



355 



[Willow and urn.] 

In memory of Mrs. 

HANNAH CHAMBERLAIN, 

wife of Capt. JAMES 

CHAMBERLAIN 

who departed this life, 

July 29, 1800: 

in the 56th year 

of her age. 

Surviving friends come take a thought 
How soon the grave must be your lot; 
Make sure of Christ while life remains, 
And^death will be eternal gain. 



[Iron marker.] 
JAMES CHAMBERLAIN 



ANNA, 

wife of 

JAMES CHAMBERLAIN, 

Died, 

Nov. 15, 1860, 

Ae. 59. 



GRANVILLE M. 

son of 

JAMES & ANNA 

CHAMBERLAIN 

died 

Jan. 4, 1842, 

Ae. 6 yrs. 7 mos. 

[Willow and urn.] 

There is rest in heaven 

In memory of 

Miss SALLY 

Daug. of Mr. ARTEMAS & 

Mrs. LUCY CHILDS: 

who died, Aug. 27, 1822: 

Aet. 24 ys. 10 ms. 

Blessed are the dead who die in the 
Lord, for they rest from their labors, and 
their works do follow them : 



[Iron markers.] 
HARRIET CHILDS 



JANE R. CHILDS 

[Note. The above were daughters of 
Artemas Childs. He also had a dau. 
Lucy, who died, Nov. 23, 1823, ae. 27; 
a son John L., who died, Oct. 2, 1827, ae. 
23; and a son Leander W., who died, 
Oct. 9, 1826, ae. 14.] 



[Willow and urn.] 

In memory of 

Mr. SETH COBB 

who departed this life, 

Jan. 8, 1799, 

in the 57th year of his age. 



[Willow and urn.] 

In memory of 

Miss CATY COBB; 

who died, 

9 May 1799, 

in the 34 year of her age. 



[Iron marker.] 
CHARLES COBB. 

[Probably a relative of the Seth Cobb 
family.] 

ELMIRA COGSWELL 

died 

Jan. 14, 1894, 

Ae. 70 ys. 2 ms. & 

21 ds. 

Her first husband was 

JAMES MOORE. 

Her second husband was 

RUFUS COGSWELL. 



MILTON A., 

Son of 

Rufus & Elmira 

COGSWELL, 

Died, 
July 4, 1878, 
Aet. 16 y'rs. 

STEPHEN COGSWELL 

died 
July 12, 1869, 

Ae. 84 ys. 



356 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



LUCY C. 

wife of 
STEPHEN COGSWELL, 

died 

Dec. 31, 1884, 

Ae. 92 yrs. 

MARGARET ANN 

STANLEY, 

only daughter of 

EDWARD & ELVIRA W. 

COOK, 

died in Boston, 

Dee. 29, 1849, 

aged 9 mo's & 21 days. 

But God shall bid me rise. 

FATHER 

and 
MOTHER 

We'll remember them. 

CHARLES COREY 

died 

May 26, 1867, 

Ae. 70 y's. 

ELIZA 

wife of 

CHARLES COREY 

died 

Jan. 18, 1867, 

Ae. 69 y'rs. 

MOSES COREY 

died 

Oct. 30, 1866, 

Ae. 80 yrs. 



[Willow and urn.] 
LYDIA HINDS 

wife of 
MOSES COREY 

died 

Jan. 14, 1847, 

Ae. 58. 



HANNAH LEARNED 

wife of 
MOSES COREY, 

died 

Oct. 3, 1890, 

Ae. 84 yrs. 



[Two willows and urns.] 

In memory of 

two Sons of 

MOSES & LYDIA COREY. 

MOSES COREY 

died 

Jan. 11, 1839, 

Ae. 11 

BENJ'' H. COREY 

died 

Feb. 19, 1838, 

Ae. 21. 



[Willow and urn.] 

Miss 

REBECCA T., 

dau. of 

MOSES & LYDIA COREY, 

died 

Oct. 9, 1834. 

Ae. 19. 

Behold, and see, as you pass by. 
As you are now, so once was I; 
As I am now, so you must be. 
Prepare for death, and follow me. 



ELLEN P. 

wife of 

THOMAS S. COREY, 

died 

Jan. 15, 1862, 

Aged 31. 

AMANDA C, 

wafe of 
WEBSTER COREY, 

died 

Feb. 22, 1856, 

Ae. 19. 



CEMETERIES 



357 



[Iron markers.] 
Mr. CORLISS. 



Mrs. CORLISS. 

MOSES CRAGIN 

died 

Nov. 18, 1871, 

Aged 63. 

He loveth whom he chasteneth. 



CHRISTINA, 

wife of 
MOSES CRAGIN, 
Died 
June 23, 1862, 
Ae. 58. 

Our Mother is at rest. 



Little EMMA CRAGIN 

entered the spirit land, 

July 29, 1853, 

Ae. 6 y'rs. 

HENRY A. CRAIGIN 

Born 
May 14, 1867, 

Died 
Nov. 27, 1896. 



LOUISA T. CRAIGIN 

Born in 

Roxbury, Mass., 

Oct. 5, 1837, 

died in 

Boston, Mass., 

Oct. 28, 1886. 

GEORGE U. CROMBIE 

Died 

April 29, 1873, 

Ae. 33 yrs. 5 mos. 

& 14 dvs. 



DAPHNE A. 

wife of 
GEORGE U. CROMBIE, 

& daught. of 

Simeon & Mary 

Stanley, 

died, Aug. 15, 1872, 

Ae. 33 yrs. 10 mos. 

& 13 dys. 

[Willow and urn.] 

Capt. 

JOHN CROMBIE 

died 

July 29, 1847, 

Ae. 71. 

AflBictions sore long time I 've bore. 
Physicians were all in vain. 
Till God did please, & death did seize. 
To ease me of my pain. 



BETSEY 

widow of 
Capt. JOHN CROMBIE, 

Died 

Sept. 2, 1862, 

Ae. 82. 



[Willow.] 

In memory of 

BETSEY G. 

dau. of 

Capt. JOHN & BETSEY 

CROMBIE, 

who died 

May 17, 1838, 

Ae. 14. 



[Willow and urn.] 

HANNAH 

daut. of 

JOHN & BETSEY 

CROMBIE 

died 

Sept. 5, 1813, 

Ae. 2 yrs. 



358 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



[Willow and urn.] 

JOHN 

son of 

J. & B. CROMBIE 

died 

Feb. 15, 1803, 

Ae. 13 days. 

ELIZABETH CLARK 
CROWNINSHIELD 

wife of 
CASPAR CROWNINSHIELD, 

Born in Waltham, Mass., 

June 30, 1848, 

Died in Dublin, N. H., 

Dec. 28, 1885. 

"Angels of Jesus, 
Angels of light. 
Singing to welcome 
The pilgrim of night." 



JULIA 

wife of 

Wm. DARRACOTT 

Died 

Dec. 11, 1861, 

Ae. 55 yrs. 



LUTHER DARLING 

died 

Apr. 26, 1860, 

Ae. 53. 

OUR FATHER. 



LYDIA K. DARLING 

died 

Mar. 8, 1874, 

Ae. 65. 

OUR MOTHER. 



SUSAN ALMEDA 

Dau. of 

LUTHER & LYDIA 

DARLING 

Died 
Oct. 8, 1846, 
Ae. 14 yrs. & 2 ms. 

Wm. DARRACOTT 

died 

Aug. 28, 1884, 

Ae. 80 yrs. 



An infant An infant 

son of dau. of 

WILLIAM & JULIA 

DARRACOTT 

Died 

May 5 May 19 

1844. 

Twins. 

[Note. According to the former his- 
tory, these twins were born, May 2, 1843, 
and the son died. May 5, and the dau.. 
May 26, in 1843. The church record 
agrees with the headstone, except that the 
year is 1843.] 



JULIA 

dau. of 

WILLIAM & JULIA 

DARRACOTT 

died 

April 22, 1875, 

Ae. 29 ys. 11 ms. 

They shall hunger no more, neither 
thirst any more. 



[Iron marker.] 
SAMUEL DAVIDSON. 

[Should have been Davison.] 

PETER DAVIS 

died 

Aug. 16, 1852, 

Ae. 53. 



LOUISA DAVIS 

Born 
Aug. 31, 1810, 

Died 
May 29, 1870 



CEMETERIES 



359 



WILLIAM 

Son of 

PETER & LOUISA 

DAVIS 

Died 

Dec. 26, 1857, 

Ae. 25 y's 11 m's. 



GEORGE S., 

Son of 

PETER & LOUISA 

DAVIS, 

died 

Dec. 26, 1862, 

Ae. 18 y's 1 mo. 

[Willow and urn.] 

In 

memory of 

Mr. WILLIAM DAVIS 

who died 

August 28, 1819 

Ae. 66. 



[Willow and urn.] 

Miss 
RUTH DAVIS 

died 

Aug. 15, 1834, 

Ae. 24. 

Safe from all the storms of care & strife. 
And all the ills of mortal life; 
We trust she lives in heaven above. 
And blossoms in redeeming love. 

WILLIAM DAVIS 

died 
Oct. 4, 1870, 
Ae. 73 yrs. 7 mos. 
& 13 dys. 



ANNIS L. 

wife of 

WILLIAM DAVIS 

died 

Apr. 18, 1859, 

Ae. 70 y's. & 9 m's. 



And must this body die, 

This mortal frame decay! 

And must these active limbs of mine 

Lie mould'ring in the claj'! 



[Willow and urn.] 

In memory of 

an infant child of 

Mr. WILLIAM and 

Mrs. ANNIS DA VIC 

who died 

Oct. 18, 1827. 

[Davie instead of Davis, on the stone.] 

MARY 

Wife of 
SAMUEL DAVIS0:N 

died 

Sept. 16, 1860, 

Ae. 66 yrs. 

[Note. Samuel Davison is the same as 
Samuel "Davidson," whose iron marker 
has been noted before.] 



DERBY 
DEXTER DERBY 

Born 
July 10, 1810; 

Died 

July 7, 1886. 

JULIA PIPER, 

wife of 

DEXTER DERBY, 

Born 

Mar. 27, 1819, 

Died 
Nov. 17, 1911. 

[Willow and urn.] 

Mr. 

FRANKLIN DERBY 

Died 

Sept. 6, 1836, 

Ae. 24. 

Father, I give my spirit up. 
And trust in thy right hand; 
My dying flesh shall rest in hope. 
And rise at thy command. 



360 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



[Willow and urn.] 

Mrs. 

SUSANNA 

wife of 

FRANKLIN DERBY 

died 

May 3, 1836, 

Act. 28. 

' T is sweet to believe. 
Of the absent we love; 
If we miss them below. 
We shall meet them above. 

[Willow and urn.] 

Mr. 

SAMUEL DERBY 

died 

Feb. 9, 1841, 

Aet. 70. 



[Willows and urns.] 

In 

memory of 

Mrs. LOIS 

wife of Mr. SAMUEL DERBY 

who died 

Feb. 25, 1805, 

in her 28 yr. 

In 

memory of 

Mrs. BETSEY 

wife of Mr. 

SAMUEL DERBY, 

who died 

March 28, 1833, 

Aet. 52. 



Mrs. 
RUTH P. DERBY 

Died 

Sept. 26, 1868, 

Ae. 79 years. 

A sympathizing nurse of the sick, 

A comforter and support 

of the aged. 

To all 
Aunt Derby. 
[Note. She was the 3d wife of Samuel 
Derby.] 



[Willow and urn.] 

Mr. 

WEBSTER DERBY 

Son of 
SAMUEL DERBY, 

died 

Apr. 22, 1835, 

Ae. 21. 

Beloved son, thy memory draws a tear; 
Untimely fallen in thy bright career. 
Death's seal impressed upon thy manly 
brow. 



HATTIE A. 

wife of 
HENRY E. DOTEY 

Died 

Feb. 27, 1865, 

Ae. 19 y'rs. 5 mos. & 9 d'ys- 

Dear companion, thou hast left us. 
Toiling in this world of sin; 
O! may God who hath bereft us. 
Grant that we may meet again. 

[Note. For the family name now 
spelled E A M E S , see inscriptions 
under E M E S .] 



[Head.] 

In 

memory of 

Ens°. DAVID ELIOT, 

who died 

Jan. 4'^ 1793: 

In the 40*'' year 

of his age. 

My days are spent, my race is run. 
Remember me, though dead and gone 
Cease my beloveds to complain. 
My sleeping dust shall rise again. 



[Head and wings.] 

In memory of 

Mrs. HANNAH ELIOT, 

wife of 

Ensign DAVID ELIOT, 

and Daughter of D? 

Benjamin Adams and Mrs. 

Priscilla his wife of New 



CEMETERIES 



361 



Ipswich, who departed this 

Life Jan^y y-^ 14*'^ AD. 1789, 

Aetat 27 years 4 months 

and 23 days. 



To the 

memory of 

LUCY 

relict of 

DAVID ELIOT 

born in Townsend, Mass., 

Apr. 20, 1756, 

died in Dublin, 

Jan. 23, 1846, 

in the 90 year 

of her age. 

She is not dead, but sleepeth. 

OBED ELLIS 

Died 

Dec. 18, 1898 

ae. 83 yrs. 

MERCY STODDARD 

His wife 

Died, Nov. 18, 1905 

ae. 88 yrs. 

LEVI EMERY 

died 

Mar. 14, 1879 

Ae. 83 yrs. 11 mo's 

& 14 d'ys. 



[Note. E M E S is now usually spelled 
E A M E S .] 

[Willow.] 

ALEXANDER 

EMES 

Died 

Jan. 16, 1845 

Ae. 84. 



[Willow.] 
BERIAH EMES 
Born 
June 9, 1773, 

Died 
May 11, 1859. 



[Willow and urn.] 

Erected 

in 

memory of 

Miss ESTHER T. 

daug. of Mr. ALEXANDER 

& Mrs. BERIAH EMES; 

who died 

Aug. 22, 1826: 

Aet. 20. 



ELVIRA 

wife of 
LEVI EMERY 

Died 

Oct. 13, 1862, 

Ae. 57 yrs. 10 mo's 

& 27 d'ys. 



[Note. See under EMORY 
parents of Levi Emery.] 



for 



[Willow and urn.] 
Sacred 
to the 
memory of 
ALEXANDER 
Son of Mr. ALEXANDER 
and Mrs. BERIAH EMES; 
who died 
Oct. 3, 1822: 
In the 19 year 
of his age. 
The God of love, He gave me breath. 
But here my body sleeps in death; 
My soul arriv'd on happy shore. 
To live with God forever more. 



[Willow and urn. 

Erected 

in 

Memory of 



362 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



CYNTHIA, 

Daug. of Mr. ALEXANDER 

and Mrs. BERIAH EMES; 

who died 
April 5, 1815: 
In the 23 year 
of her age. 
Beneath this clod in peaceful sleep 
My mortal body lies; 
Surviving friends forbear to weep, 
For virtue never dies. 



[Willow and urn.] 

This monument is erected in 

memory of two small children 

of Mr. ALEXANDER and 

Mrs. BERIAH EMES. 

BERIAH H. 

died 

Sept. 6, 1798, 

Aet. 1 year & 

6 mo. 

ALEXANDER 

died 

Sept. 1, 1798, - 

Aet. 3 years & 6 mo. 

In this cold grave we must remain, 
Till Jesus calls us forth again. 



[Willow and urn.] 

This monument is erected in 

memory of two infant children 

of Mr. ALEXANDER and 

Mrs. BERIAH EMES. 

MARY 

died 

Feb. 7, 1799 

ELIZABETH 

died 
Feb. 29, 1800. 
Here we sleep in sweet repose. 
At dawn of life, that life did close. 



[Willow and urn.] 

Erected 

by ALEXR. EMES, 

in memory of his mother, 



EUNICE, 

widow of 
Mr. SAMUEL EMES, 

who died 
Sept. 13, 1798: 
in the 72 year 

of her age. 

Draw near my friends and take a thought. 
How soon the grave must be your lot. 
Make sure of Christ while life remains 
And death will be your 'ternal gain. 



[Willow and urn.] 

In memory of Mv. AMOS 

EMORY, 

who died 
Nov. 2, 1827; 

Aet. 83. 
In memory of 

Mrs. 

LUCRETIA, 

wife of 

Mr. AMOS EMORY, 

who died 

May 15, 1821; 

Aet. 68. 

[Note. They were the parents of Levi 
EMERY. See before. They were also 
the parents of Cyrus and Jonathan 
EMORY following.] 



CYRUS EMORY 

died 

Jan. 1, 1861, 

Ae. 78. 

JONATHAN EMORY 

died 
Mar. 31, 1872, 
Ae. 87. 



[Willow and urn.] 

Sacred 

to the memory of 

Mrs. LUCY, 

wife of 



CEMETERIES 



363 



Mr. JONATHAN EMORY; 

who died 

May 18, 1826; 

Aet. 33. 

[Willow and urn.] 

In memory of 

Miss BETSEY EVANS, 

Daughter of the late 

Mr. HEMAN EVANS 

of Peterborough 

& Mrs. BETSEY, his wife, 

who died 

June 13, 1808; 

in the 20 year 

of her age. 

Lord, I commit my soul to thee, 

Accept the sacred trust; 

Receive this nobler part of me, 

And watch my sleeping dust. 



[Willow and urn.] 
In 
memory of 
Mr. HEMAN EVANS, 
who died, May 9, 1819; 
Ae. 23 years. 
Lo, when this silent marble weeps, 
A husband, friend, and Brother sleeps; 
O, early lost, in virtue's fairest prime. 
Thy piety supplied life's want of time; 
No death is sudden to a soul prepared. 
For God's own hour brings always God's 

reward; 
Hope wipes the tear from sorrow's eye. 
And faith points upward to the sky. 



(Willow and urn.] 
Mrs. REBECCA 

EVANS 

died 

June 11, 1821, 

Ae. 84. 



Mrs. E. JANE 

Wife of 

EVERETT M. EVELETH, 

Died 

March 14, 1854, 

Ae. 25. 



The good, the loved, are with us, 

though they die; 
We think of them as angels 

in the sky. 



GRANVILLE EVLETH 

died 

in Philadelphia, 

March 4, 1866, 

Ae. 42 y'rs. 



ELLEN A., 

wife of 
GRANVILLE EVLETH, 
born Dec. 10, 1832, 
died, July 26, 1904 - 

We miss thee from our 
home, dear mother. 



Our loved one. 

HENRY G., 

son of 

GRANVILLE & ELLEN A. 

EVLETH, 

Born, May 26, 1857, 

Died, Mar. 9, 1899. 

God called him home. 

JOAB EVLETH 

Born 
Jan. 13, 1764, 

Died 
Aug. 29, 1847. 



Mrs. 
LYDIA EVLETH 

wife of 

JOAB EVLETH, 

died, Sept. 30, 1830, 

Ae. 70. 

JOSEPH EVLETH 

died 

May 4, 1859, 

Ae. 64. 



364 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



SEBA BARNES 


Jan. 4, 1820 


wife of 


Ae. 5 ms. 


JOSEPH EVLETH 


An. Infant Son 


died 


died 


June 16, 1892, 


Nov. 27, 1821, 


Ae. 93 yrs. 11 mos. 


Ae. 1 day. 


& 10 dys. 


Children of 




MOSES & JANE FAIRBANKS 


[Willow and urn.] 






In memory of 


WILLIAM FARMER 


lLVINZA lauriston 


Died 


son of Mr. JOSEPH & 


Jan. 31, 1910, 


Mrs. SEBA EVLETH; 


Ae. 81 yrs. 4 mos. & 26 days. 


who died 


A Member of Co. D, 53 Regt. 


Jan. 12, 1830, 


Mass. Vols. 


Aet. 2 years 2 mo. 





& 4 days. 


MARTHA J. 

wife of 




ASA FAIRBANKS 


WILLIAM FARMER 


died 


died 


July 26, 1819, 


Feb. 17, 1887, 


Ae. 57 yrs. 


Ae. 56 yrs. 


HEPZIBAH 


WM. J. FARNSWORTH 


relict of 


died 


ASA FAIRBANKS 


Nov. 14, 1851, 


died 


Ae. 44 ys. 10 ms. 


Aug. 18, 1862, 




Ae. 100 yrs. 8 mos. 


ELVIRA PIPER 


& 10 dys. 


wife of 


MOSES FAIRBANKS 


WM. J. FARNSWORTH 


Died 


died 


June 12, 1878, 


June 23, 1889, 


Ae. 89 ys. 4 ms. 


Ae. 77 ys. 4 ms. 


JANE 


JAMES MARO 


wife of 


Died 


MOSES FAIRBANKS 


Sept. 22, 1849, 


Died 


Ae. 4 yrs. 1 mo. & 5 ds. 


Oct. 5, 1873, 


WALTER GREENWOOD 


Ae. 79 yrs. 1 mo. 


died 




Sept. 29, 1849 


BROTHER 


Ae. 1 yr. 7 mos. & 10 d's; 


AND 


Sons of 


SISTER. 


Wm. J. & ELVIRA 


BETSEY 


FARNSWORTH. 


died 


Of such is the kingdom of heaven. 



CEMETERIES 



365 



Wm. GRANVILLE 

, son of 

Wm. J. & ELVIRA 
FARNSWORTH 

died 

May 11, 1858, 

Ae. 22 y'rs. 3 mo's. 

[Iron marker.] 

ENOS FARNUM 

WIFE OF ENOS FARNUM. 

[Willow and monument.] 

Mr. 

JOSHUA FARNUM, 

a Soldier of the 

Am. Revolution, 

died 

July 1, 1837, 

Ae. 79. 

Patriot Soldier, rest in peace; 
Here thy toils and battles cease. 



Mr. 



[Willow and urn.] 

In memory of 

Mrs. POLLY 

wife of 

JOSHUA FARNUM, 

who died 

Sept. 18, 1806 

in the 45 year of 

her age. 

Crist is a sun, his beams are grave. 
His course is joy and righteousness; 
Before him now my soul appears; 
Rejoice, my friends, & dry your tears. 



[Willow and urn.] 

Mrs. 

ABIGAIL, 

wife of 

JOSHUA FARNUM, 

died, 

Oct. 13, 1828, 

Ae. 59. 



SARAH J. 

daut. of 

ROLAND & MARY W. 

FARNUM 

died 
Apr. 9, 1847, 
Ae. 11 yrs. 
Rest now, dear child, for death has closed 
Thy term of suffering here; 
No sorrow can molest thee now. 
In Heaven's yon happy sphere. 

ELIZABETH L. 

wife of 
HENRY J. FARWELL 

died 
Feb. 3, 1855, - 
Ae. 20. 

She 's gone and left me here below. 
To mourn her loss, in grief and woe; 
But God is just, may I be still. 
Weeping mourner, dry your eyes; 
Tho' she bade a long adieu. 
You shall meet her in the skies. 
There she kindly waits for you. 



LIZZIE IDA 

only child of H. J. & 
E. L. FARWELL 

died 

Oct. 2, 1863, 

Aged 8 y'rs 

& 8 mo's. 

Early lost, early saved. 

[Iron marker.] 
ANDREW J. FENTON. 

SAMUEL FISHER 

Died 

Nov. 7, 1795, 

Ae. 46. 



LYDIA K. 

wife of 
SAMUEL FISHER 

Died 

Mar. 8, 1847, 

Ae. 96. 



366 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



LYDIA FISHER 

Died 

March 20, 1855, 

Ae. 70. 

ASA FISK, Esq., 

Died 

Aug. 8, 1848, 

Ae. 77. 



CYNTHIA, 

Widow of 

ASA FISK, Esq., 

Died 

Aug. 30, 1858, 

Ae. 80. 



[Willow and monument. 

Miss 

SARAH FISK, 

youngest Daughter 

of ASA & CYNTHIA 

FISK 

died 

May 18, 1840, 

Ae. 25. 



& 



[Willow and urn.] 

In memory of 

AMOS FISK, 

son of 

ASA FISK, Esq., 

Mrs. CYNTHIA FISK, 

who died 

Aug. 15, 1819, 

aged 2 yrs. & 

29 days. 

[Willow and urn.] 

In memory of 

Mr. ASA FISK, 

who died 

July 2, 1829, 

in his 65 year. 

[Note. At the present time, his de- 
scendants spell their name F I S K E .] 



[Willow and urn.] 
In memory of 
Mrs. DOLLY, 
wife of Mr. ASA FISK, 
who died 
Aug. 6, 1818, 
in her 55 year. 

[Note. Her descendants spell the 
name F I S K E .] 



ASA FISK 

Died 

Aug. 17, 1868, 

Ae. 69 y's 6 m's. 

"For as in Adam all die, even so in 
Christ shall all be made alive." 



PRISCILLA R. 

wife of 

ASA FISK 

died 

Sept. 4, 1891, 

Ae. 78 ys. 3 ms. 

CHARLES R. FISK 

Born 
Apr. 25, 1843 

Died 

Jan. 7, 1908. 

A member of Co. A 14th 

Regt. N. H. Vol. 



HARRY H. 

son of 

CHARLES R. & ABBIE M. 

FISK 

Born 
Feb. 11, 1876 

Died 
Aug. 11, 1879. 



MABEL G. 

Dau. of 

CHARLES R. & ABBIE M. 

FISK 

Born 



CEMETERIES 



367 



Aug. 17, 1873 

Died 
Dec. 7, 1874. 



CHARLES 

Son of 
CHARLES R. & ABBIE M. 

FISK 

Born 
Jan. 2, 1879 

Died 
Jan. 6, 1879. 

LEVI W. FISK 

died 

May 27, 1887, 

Ae. 62 yrs. 

& 28 dys. 



SARAH J. WHITE 

wife of 
LEVI W. FISK 

died 

Oct. 7, 1885, 

Ae. 61 yrs. 1 mo. 

& 21 dys. 

We miss thee. 



FANNIE W. 

Only 

daughter of 

LEVI W. & SARAH J. 

FISK 

died, Nov. 21, 1881, 

Ae. 19 yrs. 5 mos. 

& 25 dys. 

We loved her. 
[Note. Other branches of this family 
spell the name F I S K E .] 



PERSIS A. 

Wife of 
MARSHALL U. FISK 

died 

Apr. 20, 1857 

Ae. 39 



EUGENE FITZROY 

Ae. 6 mos. 

PARKER FISK 

died 

Oct. 8, 1866, 

Ae, 73 ys. 7 mo. 

& 24 ds. 



MARY B. 

wife of 
PARKER FISK 

died 
Apr. 27, 1863, 
Ae. 74 y'rs. 
We loved thee on earth. 
May we meet thee in heaven. 



MARY E. FISK 

dau. of 

PARKER & MARY B. 

FISK 

Died, Oct. 13, 1874, 
Ae. 44 ys. 5 ms. 28 ds. 
There is rest for the weary. 
[Note. Other branches of this family 
spell the name F I S K E .] 



[Willow and urn.] 

In memory of 

Mrs. 

MARY 

wife of Mr. 

SAMUEL FISK 

who died 

Dec. 19, 1834, Ae. 64. 



[Note. SAMUEL FISK died, Oct. 18. 
1844. His grave is unmarked.] 



daugh 



LOUISA FISK 
of SAMUEL & MARY 
FISK 

died, Jan. 20, 1870, 

Ae. 65 yrs, 3 mo. 

& 3 dys. 



368 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



THOMAS FISK 

died 

Apr. 30, 1889, 

Ae. 86 ys. 4 ms. & 1 dy. 

SOPHIA APPLETON 

wife of 
THOIVIAS FISK 

died 

Oct. 2, 1890, 

Ae. 83 ys. 10 ms. 

& 17 ds. 



JESSE A. FISK 

killed in battle, 
near Winchester, Va., 

Sept. 19, 1864, 

Aged 28 y'rs., 3 mo's 

& 12 d'ys. 

1st Lieut. Commanding Co. K, 

14th Regt. N. H. Vols. 

[Note. His body is buried on the bat- 
tlefield of Opequan, in a grave, with 
others, over which New Hampshire has 
erected a splendid monument.] 



CHARLES W. FISKE, 

died 

Aug. 26, 1864, 

Ae. 22 yrs. 



D. FRANCIS, 

son of 
CHARLES W. & MARY L. 
FISKE 

Died, Feb. 12, 1867, 
Ae. 4 mos. 



ALICE MAY 

dau. of 

CHARLES W. & MARY L. 

FISKE 

died, Aug. 13, 1871, 

Ae. 19 mos. 



[Iron marker.] 
Child of Mr. FISK. Died at 
the house of William Phillips. 



FISKE 



ALBERT P. FISKE 

[Feb. 24,] 1877- 

Jennie M. Vinall 

His Wife 

[Aug. 24,] 1877—1912 [Feb. 11] 

CHARLES W. FISKE 

Born 
June 14, 1833 

Died 
May 14, 1909 



[Iron marker.] 
Son of CHARLES W. 



FISKE. 



[Note. This was CARROLL EVER- 
ETT FISKE, born, Sept. 16, 1873; died, 
Jan. 19, 1888.] 



DANIEL FISKE 
Died 

Aug. 9, 1878, 
Aet. 80. 

Parted friends again may meet. 
From the toils of nature free. 
Crowned with mercy, O how sweet 
Will eternal friendship be. 



SARAH A. 

wife of 



ESTHER EATON, 

Wife of, 
DANIEL FISKE, 

Died 

Dec. 2, 1858, 

Aet. 60. 

Dearest friend, thou hast left us. 
Toiling in this world of sin. 
O ! may God who hath bereft us. 
Grant that we shall meet again. 



CEMETERIES 



369 



BETSEY EATON, 

wife of 
DANIEL FISKE, 

Died 

Oct. 2, 1881, 

Ae. 72. 

Sister, we shall meet again. 



GEORGE D. FISKE 

Died 

Jan. 12, 1892, 

Ae. 61 ys. 3 ms. 

& 16 ds. 



FRANCIS W. 

Son of 

DANIEL & ESTHER 

FISKE, 

Died 

June 20, 1839, 

Ae. 3 y'rs & 6 mo's. 

Of such is the kingdom of heaven. 



HENRY A. 

Son of 

DANIEL & ESTHER 

FISKE, 

Died 

March 19, 1842, 

Ae. 9 mo's. 

It is well with the child. 



FISKE 



HERBERT L. FISKE 

[Dec. 12,] 1871— [1913, June 21] 

CLARENCE 



ISABEL A. 

dau. of 

DANIEL & ESTHER 

FISKE 

Died 

Oct. 5, 1846, 

Ae. 2 y'rs & 10 mo's. 

There angels do always behold the face 

©f my father in Heaven. 



t DIANTHA LOUISA 

FISKE, 

dau. of DANIEL & ESTHER 

FISKE, 

Aug. 25, 1823— Dec. 29, 1914. 



CLARENCE LESLIE 

son of 

WARREN L. & EMILY M. 

FISKE 

Died 

Apr. 9, 1864, 

Ae. 4 y'rs. 1 mo. 

SARAH R. 

wife of 
CHARLES A. FOSDICK 

died 
Dec. 3, 1875, 
Ae. 37 yrs. 5 mos. 

ABBY FOSTER 

Died 

Mar. 19, 1859, 

Ae. 45 yrs. & 6 m's. 

JULIA F. 
wife of EDWARD FOSTER 

and daugh. of 
Samuel and Mary 

Fisk 

died, July 25, 1842, 

Ae. 34 yrs. 3 dys. 

[Note. In the genealogical register of 
the former history, her name is given as 
Julia T.l 



EPHRAIM FOSTER 

Born 

in Winchester, N. H., 

Aug. 21, 1790 

Died 

in Dublin, 

July 11, 1855. 

Ae. 64 yrs. & 10 mo's. 



370 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



JULIA RYDER, 

Wife of 
EPHRAIIM FOSTER, 

Died 

Dec. 19, 1827, 

Ae. 31. 



[Willow and urn.] 

In memory of 

JOHN, 

son of Mr. EPHRAIM 

& Mrs. JULIA FOSTER; 

who died 

June 23, 1820, 

Ae. 1 year & 1 mo. 

Also an infant. 



FREDERICK, 

Son of 

EPHRAIM & BETSY 

FOSTER, 

Born in Walpole, 

Jan. 6, 1839, 

died in Boston, 

Feb. 26, 1858, 

Ae. 19 y'rs. 



ANDREW BUTLER 

Son of 

EPHRAIM & BETSY 

FOSTER 

Born in Walpole, 

Feb. 26, 1837, 

died in Westford, Mass., 

June 22, 1859, 

Ae. 22 y'rs. 

In memory of 
RICHARD FRANCE 

Born 
Mar. 26, 1878, 

Drowned 
May 20, 1903. 

A faithful servant. 

[Iron marker.] 
ORREN FREEMAN. 



LEANDER FRENCH 

died 

Aug. 27, 1840, 

Ae. 24. 

Dear friends, I bid you all farewell 
That I with Christ in heaven may dwell. 
And when the last loud trump shall sound. 
May we at his right hand be found. 



MALANCY B. FRENCH 

died 

Jan. 17, 1898, 

Ae. 86 ys. 11 ms. 

[Sister of Leander, dau. of 

Whitcomb.] 

WHITCOMB FRENCH 

Born 

Oct. 26, 1767 

Died in his 88 year. 

[Apr. 11, 1855.] 
SALLY PATRICK 

His W^ife 

Born, Nov. 6, 1772, 

Died in her 92 year. 

[July 30, 1865.] 

BETSY G., Their Daughter, 

Born, Aug. 3, 1806. 

FROST 



if 

ALFRED C. FROST 

Died, Apr. 18, 1904. 

Ae. 52 yrs. 18 Dys. 

[On back of same monument.] 

WESLEY HAROLD FROST 

Sept. 20, 1883. 

Oct. 18, 1883. 

[Former headstone.] 

WESLEY 

Son of ALFRED C. & HATTIE 

P. FROST 

died, Oct. 18, 1883, 

Aged 1 month. 

[Willow and urn.] 
Sacred 



CEMETERIES 



371 



to the 

memory of 

Mr. 

BENJAMIN FROST, 

who died 
Mar. 9, 1825, 
Aet. 46. 
My Savior calls and I must go; 
And leave you here, my friends, below; 
But soon my God will call for thee; 
Prepare for death and follow me. 



[Willow and urn.] 
Mrs. ANNIS FROST, 

Consort of 
BENJAMIN FROST, 

died 
Oct. 28, 1834, 
Aet. 52. 
A tear is nature's due to worth in dust. 
But resignation owns that God is just. 



BETSY E., 

wife of 
SILAS P. FROST, 

died 

Apr. 3, 1887, 

Ae. 63 ys. 



[Willow and monument.] 

Miss 

ELIZA FROST, 

Daughter of 

BENJAMIN & ANNIS 

FROST, 

died 

April 14, 1835, 

Aet. 22. 

The tear that we shed, tho' in secret it 

rolls. 
Shall long keep her memory fresh in our 

souls. 



[Willow and urn.] 

Mrs. 

CYNTHIA FROST, 

Wife of 

CYRUS FROST, 

died, 

Jan. 20, 1837, 

Ae. 36. 

SILAS P. FROST 

died 

Sept. 24, 1893, 

Ae. 75 y's. 



CHARLES M. 

son of 

SILAS P. & BETSY E. 

FROST 

died, May 21, 1879, 

Ae. 20 ys. 7 ms. 27 ds. 

Sleep on, sweet boy, and take your rest; 
God calls first whom he loves best. 

JAMES HARDING 
FROTHINGHAM 

[June 2,] 1833—1900 [March 1] 

[Willow and urn.] 

Sacred 

to the memory of 

Mrs. LUCY F. FULLER 

wife of Mr. DANIEL FULLER 

who died 

Feb. 8, 1811, 

Aet. 26. 



SOLOMON GARFIELD 

died 

Oct. 17, 1899, 

Ae. 80 ys. 9 ms. 

At rest. 



LORETTA, 
wife of SOLOMON GARFIELD, 

Died 

Sept. 3, 1855, 

Aged 32. 



ANDREW M., 

son of 

SOLOMON & LORETTA 

GARFIELD, 

Died, Mar. 3, 1873, 

Ae. 19 yrs. 8 mos. 



372 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



[Willow and urn.] 

Erected 

In memory of 

Mrs. SUSAN GIBBS, 

wife of Mr. IRA GIBBS, 

and dau"^ of Mr. Solomon 

and Mrs. Susan Piper, 

who died in Boston, Mass., 

March 7, 1821, 

Aet. 20. 

Till the last day the dust reposing here 

Deserves the moral thought, the moral 

tear. 
She shone in all the tender ties of life. 
The exemplary daughter, sister, wife. 



[Willow and urn.] 
Erected 
in 
memory of 
EMILY, 
wife of IRA GIBBS of 
Boston & daug. of Solom- 
on & Susanna Piper of 
Dublin, who died 
Aug. 13, 1825, 
Aet. 18. 

When fond affection, hovering o'er the 

dead. 
Walks through the churchyard path, with 

pensive tread. 
Reads here and there the sad memorial 

strain; 
Recalls each favorite friend to weep again. 



[Iron marker.] 
Infant child of Mr. GILBERT 

of Harrisville. 

[Willow and urn.] 

Mr. 

RICHARD GILCHREST 

died, June 19, 1833, 

in the 83 year 

of his age. 



[Willow and urn.] 

Sacred 
to the memory of 



Mrs. MARY GILCHREST, i 

who died 

Jan. 16, 1816, 

Ae. 56 years & 5 ms., 

mfe of Mr. RICHARD 

GILCHREST. 



Mr. 



[Willow and urn.] 

Mrs. 

ELEANOR 

wife of 

RICHARD GILCHREST 

died 

Jan. 10, 1833, 

in the 78 year of her 

age. 

JOHN GILCHRIST 

died 

Aug. 22, 1876, 

Ae. 80. 

[Variant spelling of 

GILCHREST.] 



MARGARET, 

wife of 
JOHN GILCHRIST, 

Died, Feb. 22, 1876, 
Ae. 80. 



SARAH, 

dau. of 

JOHN & MARGARET 

GILCHRIST, 

died 
Aug. 19, 1821, 
Ae. 2 yrs. 8 mos. 

ELLEN AMELIA 

[Dec. 13,] 1867—1886 [July 1] 

GEORGE HERBERT 
[Jan. 8,] 1878—1880 [Dec. 8] 

ADA GERTRUDE 

[Feb. 17,] 1871—1880 [Dec. 8] 

INFANT DAUGHTER 

[Feb. 17, 1870] died, 1870 [Feb. 18] 



CEMETERIES 



373 



Children of 

G. W. & H. A. GLEASON. 

G LEA SON. 



H. AMELIA 

wife of 
G. W. GLEASON 

[Mar. 28,] 1840—1900 [Aug. 16] 

JACOB GLEASON 

died 

Sept. 27, 1873, 

Ae. 64. 

Good, true, faithful friend. 



CLARISSA B. 

wife of 
JACOB GLEASON 

Died 
Aug. 21, 1853, 
Ae. 48. 
Beloved in life, in death lamented. 



MARTHA A. 

wife of 
JACOB GLEASON 

died 

Feb. 12, 1872, 

Ae. 58 y'rs. 



JAMES W. GLEASON 

died 
June 23, 1861, 

Aged 25 y'rs. 
& 9 mo's. 



H. HARRISON 

son of 

JACOB & CLARISSA B. 

GLEASON 

died 

April 8, 1864, 

Ae. 24 years 

& 3 mo's. 



JOHN GLEASON 

died 

April 4, 1879, 

Ae. 71 yrs. 



HARRIET, 

wife of 
JOHN GLEASON, 

died 

Aug. 11, 1886, 

Ae. 77 yrs. 



ELLEN 

daughter of 

JOHN & HARRIET 

GLEASON 

died 

Feb. 4, 1845, 

Ae. 5, 



JOHN 

son of 

JOHN & HARRIET 

GLEASON 

Died 

Feb. 5, 1845, 

Ae. 3. 



ALVIN 

son of 

JOHN & HARRIET 

GLEASON 

died 

March 6, 1847, 

Ae. 10 mos. 

Capt. 

PHINEHAS 

GLEASON 

born in 
Sudbury, Ms., 

died 
Dec. 12, 1840, 

Ae. 83. 

Thy passing scene of life is o'er; 
Thy pains and sorrows are no more. 
Blessed be thou with the blest above, 
Where all is joy and peace and love. 



374 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



[Willow and urn.] 

Mrs. 

HANNAH, 

wife of 

Capt. PHINEHAS 

GLEASON, 

Died 

Oct. 6, 1838, 

Ae. 69. 

Departed soul, whose dear remains 
This hallow'd, lowly grave contains; 
Thy home is where the blessed dwell; 
Until we meet thee there, farewell. 

SARAH P., 

wife of 

PHINEHAS GLEASON, [Jr.], 

died 

Sept. 30, 1857, 

Ae. 55. 

ALBERT, 

son of 

PHINEHAS & SARAH P. 

GLEASON, 

died 

Nov. 18, 1843, 

Ae. 7 mos. 



ABEL GODFREY 

died 

Jan. 17, 1865, 

Ae. 70 yrs. 

Capt. 
ALMERIN GOWING 

died 

Sept. 9, 1882, 

Aged 82 y'rs, 

11 mo's. 

May we all meet in Heaven. 



Capt 



SALLY S. 
Wife of 
ALMERIN GOWING 

died 

Aug. 18, 1877, 

Aged 71 y'rs. 

Joined the loved ones gone before. 



[Willow and urn.] 

CHARLES 

RUGGLES 

son of Mr. 

PHINEHAS GLEASON, Jr., 

was born Dec. 

15, 1828, died 

Sept. 5, 1832, 

Aet. 3 years & 

9 months. 

LUCY 

ANN 

daughter of Mr. 

PHINEHAS GLEASON, Jr., 

was born Jan. 

8, 1831, died 

Aug. 20, 1832, 

Aet. 19 months. 

Of such is the kingdom of heaven. 



[Willow and urn.] 

JAMES ALBERT, 

twin Son of 

ALMERIN & SALLY 

GOWING, 

died 

Feb. 18, 1838, 

Ae. 3 weeks & 2 ds. 

Ere sin could blight or sorrow fade. 
Death timely came with friendly care; 
The opening bud to heaven conveyed. 
And bade it bloom forever there. 



ADDIE L. GOWING 

died 

Nov. 20, 1863, 

Aged 21 y'rs 8 mo's 

& 12 d'ys. 

There is sweet rest in Heaven. 

CALVIN C. GOWING 

died 

Aug. 25, 1883, 

Ae. 52 y's 11 d's. 



E. MARIA 

wife of 



CEMETERIES 



375 



CALVIN C. COWING 

died 

Jan. 27, 1867, 

Ae. 33 y's 5 ms. 

CHARLES W. COWING 

Born Dec. 21, 1819 
Died Sept. 8, 1909 
JULIA FOSTER, His Wife 
Born Sept. 5, 1826 
Died Apr. 27, 1903. 



GEORGE F. 

son of 

CHARLES W. & JULIA 

COWING 

Died 

Dec. 7, 1881, 

Ae. 17 ys. 5 ms. 

LIZZIE HARDY 

Wife of 
C. CLIFFORD GOWING 

[July 30,] 1860—1912 [March 4] 

GEORGE A. GOWING 

Dec. 8, 1827— June 21, 1911 

LYDIA S. PERRY 

His Wife 

Mar. 31, 1829— 

GOWING. 

[Willow and urn.] 

Mr. 

JAMES GOWING 

Died 
Jan. 15, 1836, 
in his 73d yr. 

Beyond the flight of time, 
Beyond the reign of death ; 
There surely is some blessed clime. 
Where life is not a breath. 



[Urn and willow.] 
In 
Memory of 
Mrs. ABIGAIL GOW- 
ING wife of 



Mr. JAMES GOWING 
who died, Jan. 10, 1817, 
in the 43d year of 
her age. 
Go home my friends and cease from tears. 
Here I remain till Christ appears. 
Repent in time, while time you have; 
There's no repentance in the grave. 



HARRIET, 

daut. of 

JAMES & ABBY 

GOWING, 

died 

June 4, 1859, 

Aet. 44 yrs. 



[Willow and urn.] 
JAMES GOWING 

died 

In Boston, Mass., 

Sept. 7, 1842, 

Aet. 23. 

The sweet remembrance of the just 

Shall flourish while they sleep in dust. 

[Willow and urn.] 

Capt. 

JOSEPH GOWING 

Died 

Jan. 26, 1838, 

Ae. 60. 

Sorrowing friends, who read these lines. 
Prepare for death, improve your time; 
O shun the flowery paths of vice. 
Devote your fleeting days to Christ. 



[Willow and urn.] 

Mrs. 

HEPZIBAH, 

Relict of 

Capt. JOSEPH GOWING, 

died 

Oct. 13, 1843, 

Ae. 58. 

Dry up your tears, surviving friends,^ 
Weep not for me, but for your sins; 
Die to the world, live unto God, 
The grave will soon be your abode. 



376 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



LAVATER L. 

son of 

JOSEPH & HEPZIBAH 

GOWING 

Died 

Sept. 19, 1851, 

Ae. 24 yrs. & 8 raos. 

Thy brother shall rise again. 

MOSES G. GOWING 

died 

Sept. 11, 1860, 

Ae. 63 y'rs. 



LUCY, 

wife of 
MOSES G. GOWING, 

died 

Oct. 13, 1884, 

Ae. 82 y's 10 mos. 

& 16 dys. 



B. MARIA GOWING 

Born 
Mar. 16, 1825, 

Died 
July 4, 1895. 



LUCY, 

daut. of 
M. G. & L. 
GOWING, 

died 

June 13, 1827, 

Ae. 6 d'ys. 

ZAMAN A. GOWING 

died 

May 12, 1855, 

Ae. 43 y'rs. 



Died 

Dec. 30, 1847, 

Ae. 3 yrs. 7 mos. 19 d's. 

AARON GREENWOOD 

Died 

June 10, 1827, 

Ae. 49. 



MARY TOWNSEND, 

wife of 
AARON GREENWOOD, 

Died 

Sept. 20, 1856, 

Aet. 74. 



CHARLES 

died 

March 19, 1819, 

Ae. 2 yrs. 

Also an infant. Died 1808 

Children of AARON & MARY 

GREENWOOD. 



EDMUND Q. S. 
GREENWOOD 

died 

Apr. 7, 1896, 

Ae. 76 yrs. 

A member of Co. G 13th Regt. 

N. H. Vols. 



MARY J. 

wife of 

EDMUND Q. S. 

GREENWOOD 

died Oct. 17, 1899, 

Ae. 77 yrs. 

Asleep in Jesus. 



EUGENE L., 

son of 

ZAMAN A. & MARY G. 

GOWING, 



[Iron marker.] 

Child of EDMUND Q. S. 

GREENWOOD. 

In memory of 
ELI GREENWOOD 

who died, Oct. 8, 1827, 



CEMETERIES 



377 



in the 76 year 
of his age. 
Forbear, my friends, to weep. 
Since death has lost its sting; 
Those Christians that in Jesus sleep 
Our God will with him bring. 



[Willow.] 

In memory of ELIZA., 

daught. of ELI & 

ELIZABETH GREENWOOD, 

died Jan. 8, 1818, 
Ae. 26 years 
& 10 months. 
Weeping mourners, dry your tears : 
Tho' she bade a long adieu. 
You will meet her in the skies; 
There she kindly waits for you. 



[Willow.] 

LUCINDA, daught. of 

ELI & ELIZABETH 

GREENWOOD, 

died April 25, 1797, 
Ae. 1 year & 6 months. 
Tho' I am young, God did [illegible] 
He call'd me home. He tho't it best. 

ARVADA T. 

son 

of ELI [Jr.] & ROXANA 

GREENWOOD 

died 

Nov. 21, 1821, 

Ae. 4 weeks. 

FATHER. 

HORATIO GREENWOOD 

died 
May 12, 1891, 
Ae. 76 yrs. 6 ms. & 21 ds. 

MOTHER 

SOPHRONIA WILSON, 

his wife, 

died 

Apr. 14, 1902, 

Ae. 86 ys. 2 ms. & 12 ds. 



C. ALBERT, 

son of 

H. & S. GREENWOOD, 

Died 

Dec. 23, 1864, 

Ae. 22 yrs. 5 mos. 

A member of Co. A 14 Regt 

N. H. Vols. 

JACKSON GREENWOOD 

died 

Feb. 11, 1872, 

Ae. 75 y's 9 m's. 

Soldier of 1812. 



Mrs. ELMIRA, . 

wife of 

JACKSON GREENWOOD, 

died 

May 11, 1845, 

Ae. 51. 



HANNAH PIPER, 

wife of 
JACKSON GREENWOOD, 

died 

Oct. 30, 1878, 

Ae. 69. 

HUSBAND. 

J[AMES] FRED. 

GREENWOOD 

Died 

Feb. 12, 1880, 

Ae. 28 yrs. 

[Willow and urn.] 
In memory of 
CYRUS W., 

who died 
Oct. 24, 1822, 
Ae. 5 mo. 
Also an infant died 
Ae. 3 ds. 
Children of Mr. JERE- 
MIAH & Mrs. DORCAS 
GREENWOOD. 



378 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



[Willow and urn.] 

In memory of 

DORCAS ELVIRA, 

daugh. of Mr. JEREMIAH 

& Mrs. DORCAS 

GREENWOOD, 

who died 

Feb. 24, 1829, 

Ae. 1 year 7 mo. 

& 19 days. 

Draw near, my friends, and take a 

thought. 
How soon the grave must be your lot. 

[Head and wings.] 

In memory of 

M'. EBEN^ GREENWOOD, 

Son of JOSEPH 

GREENWOOD, Esq. 

& Mrs. SARAH, his wife, 

who died Jan. 30th, 1780, 

Aged 20 years 

& 10 Months. 

[Willow and urn.] 

In memory of 

Mr. JOSHUA GREENWOOD, 

who died 

Dec. 1, 1827, 

Aet. 72. 



[Willow and urn.] 

Mrs. 

HANNAH. 

Relict of 

JOSHUA GREENWOOD, 

died 

May 26, 1836, 

In her 81 year. 

[Willow.] 

JOSHUA GREENWOOD 

died 

Oct. 23, 1839, 

Ae. 82. 



ABIGAIL 

Wife of 
JOSHUA GREENWOOD 

died 

Aug. 9, 1830, 

Ae. 63. 



[Willow.] 

CALVIN GREENWOOD 

died 

July 20, 1813 

Ae. 12. 



[Willow.] 
LA VINA GREENWOOD 

died 

Oct. 28, 1815, 

Ae. 8 



[Willow and urn.] 

In memory of 

MARY GREENWOOD 

who died, Aug. 4, 1819, 

in the 26 year of 

her age. 

Around this consecrated earth 
Let tears in silence flow; 
This Friend in memory survives, 
Tho' laid in dust below. 



[Willow.] 
LUTHER GREENWOOD 

died 

Aug. 20, 1832, 

Ae. 33. 

[Note. The preceding four were chil- 
dren of Joshua and Abigail Greenwood.! 



JOSHUA GREENWOOD 

died 

Oct. 21, 1849, 

Aet. 61. 

We have loved thee on earth. 
May we meet thee in heaven. 



CEMETERIES 



379 



SARAH, 

wife of 
JOSHUA GREENWOOD, 

died 

July 9, 1842, 

Aet. 51. 

Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord 



MARY ANN 

died 

Aug. 8, 1827, 

Aet. 2 yrs., 

also an infant son, 

Children of JOSHUA & SARAH 

GREENWOOD. 



JOSHUA J. C. 

died 

Apr. 6, 1850, 

Aet. 10 ms. 20 ds. 

Two Infant Sons 

died 

Mar. 17, 1848. 

Children of JOSHUA & 

MERCY C. 

GREENWOOD. 

[Willow and urn.] 

In 

memory of 

Mr. MOSES 

GREENWOOD 

who died 

July 2, 1827, 

in the 79 year 

of his age. 



[Willow and urn.] 

In 

memory of 

Mrs. 

ELIZABETH, 

wife of Mr. MOSES 

GREENWOOD, 

who died 

April 5, 1827, 

Aet. 73. 



[W^illow and urn.] 

Sacred 

To the memory of 

Miss BETSY, 

Daug. of Mr. MOSES & 

Mrs. ELIZABETH 

GREENWOOD, 

who died 

March 23, 1826, 

Aet. 36. 

The once loved form, now cold and dead. 

Each mournful thought employs; 

And nature weeps, her comfort fled. 

And withered all her joys. 

But cease, fond nature, cease thy tears; 

Religion points on high; 

There everlasting spring appears. 

And joys that cannot die. 

Must friends and kindred droop and die; 

Must helpers be withdrawn. 

While sorrow, with a weeping eye. 

Records our comfort gone. 

Be thou our comfort, mighty God, 

Our helper and our friend. 

Nor leave us in this toilsome world 

Till all our trials end. 



SAM! GREENWOOD 

Son of 

MOSES GREENWOOD 

& ELIZABETH 

his wife 

died 

March 29, 1785, 

aged 19 months 

& 17 days. 



[Willow and urn.] 

In memory of 

Miss PHEBE GREENWOOD, 

daughter of 

Mr. MOSES GREENWOOD 

& ELIZABETH, his wife. 

Who died Sept. 2, 1816, 

Aged 24 years. 

Hither I'm brought by help divine; 
The praise, O Lord, be wholly thine. 
For my continuance here. 
If thou hadst strictly marked my sin. 



380 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



Long e'er this period I 'd been 

In darkness and despair. 

God of my life, all needful grace bestow, 

To soothe the sorrows of a parent's breast 

To cheer and guide him all his journey 

thro'. 
And wait thy blessed will to be at rest. 



MOSES GREENWOOD, Jr., 

died 

Sept. 6, 1827, 

Ae. 51. 



ASENATH HILL 

wife of 
MOSES GREENWOOD [Jr.] 
Died 
May 31, 1851, 

Ae. 72. 

WALTER J. 

GREENWOOD 

died 

Apr. 25, 1892, 

Ae. 64. 

LUCRETIA W. 

wife of 

WALTER J. GREENWOOD 

died 

Sept. 26, 1869 

Ae. 34. 

SARAH B. 

wife of 

WALTER J. GREENWOOD 

died 

May 13, 1850, 

Ae. 21. 

L. W. G. W. J. G. 



FRANK, 

only child of WALTER J. & 

SARAH B. 

GREENWOOD, 

died Jan. 19, 1875, 
Ae. 24 ys. 8 ms. 16 ds. 

[Head and wings.] 

In 

Memory of 



:Mr. WILLIAM 
GREENWOOD 

who died 

June 28th, 1782, 

in the 61st year 

of his age. 



[Willow and urn.] 

In memory of 

Mrs. ABIGAIL 

GREENWOOD, 

relict of Mr. WILLIAM 

GREENWOOD, 

who died 

Oct. 1st, 1814, 

in the 91st year 

of her age. 

In 

memory of 
Mrs. BETSEY, 

wife of Mr. 
WILLIAM GREEN- 
WOOD, who died 
27 Aug. 1811 
in the 21 year of her age. 
Go home, my friends, and cease from 

tears; 
Here I must lie till Christ appears. 
Repent in time, while time you have; 
There's no repentance in the grave. 



CHARLES A. HAMILTON 

Born 
Feb. 22, 1815 

Died 
Dec. 7, 1888. 



SUSAN PERRY HAMILTON 

Born 

March 4, 1813 

Died 
Jan. 3, 1899. 



ELI HAMILTON 

Died 

March 24, 1852, 

Ae. 71. 



CEMETERIES 



381 



In memory of 
HUBBARD A. HAMILTON 

who died 

Jan. 20, 1846, 

aged 34 years. 
While memory bids me weep thee, 
Nor thought, nor words, are free. 
The grief is fixed too deeply 
That mourns a man like thee. 

Presented by a friend. 



MARY D. SARGENT, 

wife of 
HUBBARD A. HAMILTON, 

died 

July 2, 1852, 

Ae. 40. 

Blessed are the dead who die in the 
Lord." 

MARY JANE, 

Daughter of 

HUBBARD & MARY D. 

HAMILTON, 

died 
July 5, 1846, 
Aet. 12 years. 

She was amiable in life, 
early in death. 

GEORGE HANDY 

died 

April 22, 1862, 

Aged 50. 

Reunited in heaven. 



t JAMES ALONZO 
HANNAFORD, 

Oct. 6, 1858; 
Nov. 24, 1902. 



Baby MARY, 

daughter of 

J. A. & E. A. HANNAFORD, 

died 
Dec. 27, 1885, 
Ae. 2 ys. 1 mo. 



ELVIRA, 

daugh. of 
BENJ. P. & MARY 
HARDY, 

died Nov. 22, 1854, 
Ae. 14 yrs. 6 mos. 



C. 



HARLAN PAGE, 

son of 

BENJ. P. & MARY C. 

HARDY, 

died 

July 29, 1851, 

Ae. 13 yrs. & 6 mos. 



[Willow and urn.] 
IRENA A., 

wife of 
GEORGE HANDY, 

died 
Jan. 25, 1849, 
Aet. 33. 
Husband, and child and friends, adieu; 
I leave the joys of earth with you; 
I seek a heavenly prize. 
May you in Jesus too be found 
When the last trump of God shall sound: 
In his blest image rise. 



ELIZABETH A., 

dau. of 

BENJ. P. & MARY C. 

HARDY, 

died 

June 26, 1851, 

Ae. 3 yrs. & 9 mos. 

[Note. The father of these three chil- 
dren was Benjamin Page Hardy, usually 
known as Page Hardy.] 



CYRUS E. HARDY 

died 

Feb. 6, 1878, 

Ae. 59 yrs. 



SARAH J., 

wife of 



382 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



CYRUS E. HARDY, 

died 

Aug. 26, 1863, 

Ae, 46 yrs. 



ADA MARIA, 

daut. of 

CYRUS E. & SARAH J. 

HARDY, 

Died 
June 11, 1851, 

Ae. 2 ms. 



SOLON AUGUSTUS, 

son of 

CYRUS E. & SARAH J. 

HARDY, 

Died 

July 30, 1852, 

Ae. 5 yrs. 



EUGENE WALKER, 

son of 

CYRUS E. & SARAH J. 

HARDY, 

Died 

Dec. 3, 1854, 

Ae. 8 yrs. & 10 mos. 



SOLON WALLACE, 

son of 
CYRUS E. & SARAH 
HARDY, 

died 

Nov. 20, 1877, 

Ae. 23 yrs. 9 mos. 

& 22 dys. 

ELIZABETH S., 

wife of 

MOSES HARDY, 

died 

Feb. 7, 1854, 

Ae. 65. 



[Willow.] 

In memory of 

ELIZABETH, 

daughter of 

MOSES & ELIZABETH S. 

HARDY, 

Who died 

Sept. 27, 1817, 

Aet. 3 years 4 mo. 



HARRIET, 

dau. of 

MOSES & ELIZABETH S. 

HARDY, 

died 

Dec. 20, 1830, 

Ae. 15 yrs. 



AMOS S., 

Son of 

MOSES & ELIZABETH S. 

HARDY, 

died 
Nov. 3, 1833, Ae. 7 yrs. 

Erected 

in memory of 

Lieut. THOMAS HARDY 

who died, July 25, 1816, 
Ae. 60. 

Hail, glorious Gospel! heavenly light, by 

thee 
We live in faith, and Cheering prospects 

see; 
And gain beyond this gloomy scene, the 

tomb, 
A lasting prize. Eternal bliss to come. 



LUCY, 

wife of 

Lieut. 

THOMAS HARDY, 

died 

Sept. 29, 1846, 

Ae. 86. 

Cease, ye mourners, cease to languish 
O'er the grave of those you love; 
Pain and death, and sin, and anguish 
Enter not the world above. 



CEMETERIES 



383 



[Head.] 

In memory of 

ELIAS HARDY, 

the son of Mr. THOMAS & Mrs. 

LUCY HARDY, 

who died, April 21th, 1788, 

aged 17 days. 

LUCRETIA E. P., 

wife of 
CALMER HARRIS, 

and daiight. of 

John & Esther Perry, 

Died 

March 1, 1854, 

Ae. 48 y'rs 8 m's. 



CATHERINE E., 

Dau. of 

CALMER & LUCRETIA E. 

HARRIS, 

died Jan. 20, 1841, 

Ae. 3 months 

& 11 days. 



ELWYN M., 

son of Calmer 

& LUCRETIA E. 

HARRIS, 

died 

Sept. 3, 1848, 

Ae. 1 y'r 10 m's. 

DEXTER HAY 

Died 

Aug. 29, 1891, 

Ae. 85. 



RHODA DOE, 

wife of 
DEXTER HAY, 

died 

May 28, 1889, 

Ae. 82. 



WILLIAM F., 

son of 

DEXTER & RHODA 

HAYES, 

died 

Aug. 29, 1858, 

Ae. 17. 

He is not dead, but sleepeth. 

JOSEPH F. HAY 

Died 

Aug. 5, 1878, 

Ae. 78 ys. 11 ms. 12 ds. 

NANCY, his wife. 

Died 

Sept. 3, 1893, ' 

Ae. 91 ys. 18 ds. 

HAY 



JOSEPH A. 

Died 

Sept. 28, 1826, 

Ae. 3 ys. 

WILLIE 

Died 

July 22, 1839, 

Ae. 9 weeks. 

Children of JOSEPH & NANCY 

HAY. 



SOPHRONIA, 

Daught. of 
JOSEPH F. & NANCY HAY, 

died 

Dec. 23, 1846, 

Ae. 19 y'rs & 6 m's. 

Farewell, dear friend, a short farewell. 
Till we shall meet again above. 
In the bright world where pleasures dwell. 
And trees of life bear fruits of love. 



[Willow and urn.] 

In memory of 

JOSEPH ALBERT, 

son of 



384 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



Mr. JOSEPH F. 
& Mrs. NANCY HAY, 

who died 
Sept. 28, 1826, 
Aet. 3 yrs. & 6 mos. 
[Note. The above is really a repeti- 
tion of the third preceding inscription.] 

[Willow and urn.] 

THOMAS HAY 

Died 

Mar. 2, 1839, 

Ae. 79. 



REBECCA, 

wife of 

THOMAS HAY, 

died 

Feb. 1, 1854, 

Aet. 88. 



[Willow.] 

In memory of 

THOMAS HAY, 

Son of Mr. THOMAS 

& Mrs. REBECAH HAY, 

who died 

July 30, 1793, 

aged 8 months & 28 days. 

WILLIAM HAY 

died 

Dec. 19, 1883, 

Ae. 80 ys. 11 ms. 

REBECCA H. 

his wife 

died Mar. 22, 1883, 

Ae. 63 yrs. 

HAY. 

ELIZA McGregor hayden 

July 13, 1868— July 28, 1896. 



t ANN ELIZABETH 
HAYDEN 
Dau. of Tim. Hall of Keene 

Apr. 26, 1825— Dec. 16, 1905. 
Widow of HON. JOEL HAYDEN. 



JAMES HAYWARD 

Died 

Sept. 28, 1850, 

Ae. 30. 

Bosom friend, with heart o'erflowing. 
Now I bid farewell to you; 
Children bright with beauty glowing; 
Cherished treasures, all adieu. 
Grieve not at our separation, 
For within a few short years, 
Lo, we meet in heavenly station, 
Where no eye is dim with tears. 

[Willow and urn.] 

In memory of 

Mr. JOHN HAYWARD 

who died 

Dec. 19, 1828, 

Aet. 44 years. 



[Willow and urn.] 

In memory of 

Mrs. 

ELIZABETH C, 

Relict of JOHN HAYWARD, 

who died 

Apr. 2, 1835, 

Ae. 37. 

Behold the lonesome shades of death, 
To which ere long we all must come. 
Consider well, prepare in health, 
For death whenever the summons come. 

[Willow and urn.] 

In memory of 

Mr. 

JOSEPH HAYWARD 

who died 

Apr. 9, 1835, 

Ae. 89. 



[Willow and urn.] 

In memory of 

Mrs. REBECCA, 

wife of 

Mr. JOSEPH HAYWARD, 

who died 

Nov. 2, 1825, 

Aet. 79. 



CEMETERIES 



385 



[Willow and urn.] 

REBECKAH 

dau. of 

Mr. JOSEPH & MRS. 

REBECKAH HAYWARD 

died 10 July 1785, 

aged 11 years. 

Capt. 
JOSEPH HAYWARD 

died 

Mar. 14, 1846, 

Ae. 73. 



Erected 

In memory of 

Mrs. SALLY, 

Wife of 

Capt. JOSEPH HAYWARD, 

and daughter of 

Capt. John Minott, 

of Concord, Mass., 

who died 

Dec. 8, 1824, 

Aet. 44. 

Farewell my husband and my friends, 
Although it rends my heart; 
I trust we all shall meet on high. 
Where we shall never part. 



Erected 
In memory of 

SALLY, 

Daughter of 

Capt. JOSEPH HAYWARD, 

& Mrs. SALLY, his wife, 

who died 

Oct. 27, 1820, 

Aet. 15 years 3 mo. 

27 days. 



[Willow.] 

EBENEZER HAYWARD 

Son of Capt. JOSEPH 

HAYWARD 

& Mrs. SALLY, his wife, 

died Febr. 6, 1810, 

Aet. 42 hs. 



My life is short, my hours are spent; 
God's will be done, I am but lent. 

Erected 

In memory of 

JOSEPH PRESCOTT 

Son of 

Cap. JOSEPH 

HAYWARD 

& Mrs. SALLY, his wife, 

who died 

Oct. 24, 1820, 

Aet. 4 years 8 mo. 2 d. 

In memory of 

SOPHIA PRESCOTT, 

daughter of 

Capt. JOSEPH HAYWARD 

& Mrs. SALLY, his wife, 

who died 

Feb. 11, 1829, 

Aet. 6 years 9 mo. 

& 23 days. 

[Willow and urn.] 

In memory of 

Mr. MINOT 

HAYWARD 

who died 

April 21, 1828, 

Aet. 27 years 4 mo. 

& 18 days. 

Low where the silent marble weeps. 
The Husband, Father, Brother, sleeps; 
From weeping friends he's gone to rest; 
We hope he dwells in Jesus's breast. 



t CHARLES STEVENS 

HAZEN. 

Born, June 11, 1840; 

Died, Aug. 17, 1914. 

A soldier of the Civil War. 

STEPHEN HAZEN 
Died 
Jan. 19, 1887, 
Ae. 74 ys. 10 ms. & 10 ds. 



386 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



SARAH M., 

wife of 
STEPHEN HAZEN, 

died 

June 28, 1884, 

Ae. 68 ys. 11 ms. 

& 6ds. 



WILLIAM W., 

son of 

STEPHEN & SARAH M. 

HAZEN, 

died Oct. 29, 1876, 
Ae. 25 ys. 1 mo. 16 ds. 

Not lost, but gone before. 



ELMIRA S., 

wife of 

Dr. ASA HEALD, 

died 

Feb. 15, 1890, 

Ae. 84 ys. 1 mo. 21 ds. 

[Iron marker.] 

HENRY HEARD 

2d Wife of HENRY HEARD. 



M. 



EDSON S., 
Son of 
STEPHEN & SARAH 
HAZEN, 

Died Oct. 5, 1865, 

Ae. 21 y'rs 11 mo's. 

A private in Co. G 14 Reg't 

N. H. Vols. 

Sweet rest for the weary. 



GEORGE W. 

Son of 

STEPHEN & SARAH M. 

HAZEN, 

killed at Winchester, Va., 

Sept. 19, 1864, 

Ae. 26 y'rs 26 d'ys. 

Color Corp. Co. G 14 Regt. 

N. H. Vols. 

Not dead, but sleepeth. 

Dr. 
ASA HEALD 

died 

Jan. 28, 1874, 

Ae. 75 ys. 8 ms. 21 ds. 

A graduate of Bowdoin College, 

class of 1823. 



Mrs. MEHITABLE, 

wife of 

Mr. HENRY HEARD, 

Died 

Apr. 28, 1826, 

Ae. 37. 

EBENEZER HILL, 

Born in Sherborn, Mass., 

Died in Dublin, N. H., 

Oct. 1, 1834, 

Aet. 91. 

ESTHER PRATT, 

wife of 
EBENEZER HILL, 

Born in Sherborn, Mass., 

Died in Dublin, N. H., 

April 4, 1834, 

Aet. 86. 

"The memory of the just is blessed." 
This stone is erected to the memory of 

Ebenezer Hill and his wife by their Grand 

Children, Nov. 1858. 



[Willow and urn.] 

In memory of 

Mr. 

ABNER HINDS 

who died 

Oct. 27, 1834, 

[Ae. 84 yrs.] 



[Willow and urn. 

In memory of 

Mrs. LYDIA, 

wife of 



CEMETERIES 



387 



Mr. ABNER HINDS, 

who died 

Jan. 13, 1828, 

Aet. 76 yrs. 



PERSIS HINDS 

died 

July 5, 1860, 

Ae. 77 yrs. 



[Willow and urn.] 

In memory of 

BENJAMIN, 

son of Mr. ABNER & 

Mrs. LYDIA HINDS, 

who died, Aug. 13, 1804, 

Aet. 13 yrs. 9 mos. 4 ds. 

[Note. In the MS. copy of these in- 
scriptions handed to us, the father of 
Benjamin is called Moses, and the year 
of death, 1801. Both are wrong, possibly 
a slip of the copyist.] 



NATHAN HOLT 

Died 

Feb. 6, 1885, 

Ae. 81 ys. 9 ms. 11 ds. 

The sweet remembrance of the just 
Shall flourish when they sleep in dust. 



RHODA, 

wife of 
NATHAN HOLT 

died 

March 25, 1875, 

Ae. 68 ys. 9 ms. 18 ds. 

She was a kind and affectionate wife, 
a fond mother, and a friend to all. 



LYDIA I., 

wife of 
NATHAN HOLT, 

died 

Apr. 27, 1877, 

Ae. 17 ys. 4 ms. 5 ds. 



Lone are the paths, and sad the hours. 
Since thy meek spirit is gone; 
But Oh! a brighter home than ours 
In Heaven is now thine own. 

HENRY H., 

son of 

NATHAN & RHODA 

HOLT, 

died 

Aug. 21, 1863, 

Ae. 22 y's. 

A member of Co. G 13th Reg't 

N. H. Vols. 



LEWMAN HOLT 

died 

Nov. 20, 1856, 

Ae. 23 y'rs. 

HANNAH BURNS 
HOLT 

died Nov. 30, 1871, 

Ae. 69 yrs. 7 mos. 

& 24 dys. 

[wife of NATHANIEL HOLT.] 



J. H. H. 1831-1899. 

[Note. This was JOSEPH HENRY 
HOUGHTON, Esq., whose wife was 
ELLEN ELIZABETH, dau. of the late 
LEVI W. LEONARD, D.D. He was 
born. May 28, 1831; died, July 8, 1899.] 



ELMER B. HOWE 

[Dec. 24,] 1827—1898 [Feb. 21] 
A member of Co. C 15th Reg't 

Mass. Vols. 

LUCY J. MARSH 

his wife 

[Nov. 30,] 1829—1908 [June 1] 

E. B. H. L. J. M. H. 



OSCAR L. HOWE 

died 

Aug. 10, 1891, 

Ae. 34 ys. 7 ms. 



388 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



MICAH HOWE 

died 

Mar. 31, 1883, 

Ae. 82 y's 10 m's. 

LYDIA M. 

his wife 
died 
May 22, 1874, 
Ae. 73. 

[Iron marker.] 
WILLIAM HOWE 

Soldier of the Civil War. 

ALBERT J. 

only son of 

ALBERT G. & LYDIA J. 

HUBBARD 

died 
Mar. 9, 1861, 

Ae. 7 y's & 7 m's. 

Can aught assuage a parent's grief. 
When God calls home a son so dear. 

Our Mother. 

MARY A. HUNT 

died 

Oct. 9, 1853, 

Ae. 43. 

[Willow and urn.] 

In memory of 

Wm. SYLVESTER HUNT 

son of Mr. NATHAN 

and Mrs. VIOLANTIA 

HUNT 

who died 

Feb. 9, 1820, 

aged 1 year 7 months & 11 D. 

ANNE E., 

wife of 

JOHN M. HUTCHINSON, 

died Dec. 29, 1903, 

Ae. 67 ys. 2 ms. 25 ds. 

At rest. 



CORYDON JONES 
[Dec. 4,] 1818—1895 [Dec. 11] 

ABBY G. PIPER 

his wife 

[Jan. 21,] 1818—1889 [Aug. 3] 

JONES 

[Opposite side of stone.] 

CHILDREN 

ANNA I. 

[Jul. 31,] 1847—1849 [Sept. 22] 

WALTER B. 

[Apr. 23,] 1849—1849 [Sept. 19] 

EMELIA S. 

[Jul. 11,] 1853—1876 [Sept. 3] 

HOWARD C. 
[Apr. 28,] 1861—1895 [May 9] 

N. ADELAIDE, 

Daugh. of 

DANIEL G. 

& ELIZABETH 

JONES, 

died 

Mar. 15, 1866, 

Aged 22 y'rs 6 mo's 

& 13 days. 



In memory of 
Mr. SAMUEL JONES, 

who died 
Jan. 22, 1820, 

Ae. 74. 



[Willow and urn.] 

In memory of 

Mrs. ANNA, 

wife of Mr. 

SAMUEL JONES, 

who died 

Sept. 17, 1826, 

in the 76 year 

of her age. 

SAMUEL JONES 

died 

June 27, 1862, 

Ae. 75 ys. 



CEMETERIES 



389 



MARY, 

wife of 
SAMUEL JONES, 

died 

Apr. 21, 1860, 

Ae. 75 y's. 4 M's. 



[Willow and urn.] 

SARAH ANN, 

dau. of 

SAMUEL & MARY 

JONES, 

died 

Sept. 5, 1842, 

Aet. 21. 

Sarah, farewell ! in beauty's bloom. 
Called to slumber in the tomb; 
Yet we know thou lives t above, 
Happy in thy Savior's love. 



REUBEN C, 

son of 
ALVAH & MARY 
KENDALL, 

died 

Nov. 30, 1875, 

Ae. 18 ys. 5 ms. 

& 19 ds. 



W. 



[Willow and urn.] 

EMILY F., 

dau. of 

SAMUEL & MARY 

JONES, 

Died 

May 22, 1845, 

Ae. 19. 



MARY W., 

wife of 
ALVAH KENDALL, 

died 

May 13, 1870, 

Ae. 49 yrs., 11 mos. 

& 14 dys. 



W. 



JOHN ALVA, 
son of ALVA & MARY 
KENDALL, 

was drowned 

Aug. 23, 1861, 

Ae. 17 yrs. & 11 mo's. 

A volunteer in the 3d N. H. Reg. 



JOHN E. KENDALL 

drowned 

July 17, 1883, 

Ae. 18 ys. 10 ms. & 1 dy. 

Son of ALVAH & MARY W. 

KENDALL. 

ELIZA MARSHALL, 

wife of 
HENRY KIBLING, 

died 

Aug. 27, 1880, 

Ae. 77 yrs. 

She always made home happy. 

ANNA 

ANNA M., 

wife of 

D. W. KINSMAN, 

died May 16, 1867, 

Ae. 23 yrs. 7 mos. 

& 14 days. 

"Asleep in Jesus." 

ASA KNOWLTON 

LYDIA, 

his wife, 

died Feb. 28, 1897, 

Ae. 56 ys. 

[Willow and urn.] 

In memory of 

Mrs. MARY KNOWLTON, 

wife of Ens° ELISHA 

KNOWLTON, 
& daughter of Capt. 



390 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



James Chamberlain, 

& Mrs. Hannah, his wife, 

who died, Feb. 20, 1811, 

aged 37 years 

4 months & 26 dys. 

[Iron marker.] 
KINNEY KNOWLTON 



POLLY, 

wife of 

KINNEY KNOWLTON, 

Died 

Dec. 16, 1850, 

Ae. 57. 

SILAS KNOWLTON 

died 

Nov. 12, 1876, 

Ae. 83 yrs. 3 mos. 



[Willow and urn.] 

In memory 

of Mr. 

SIMEON KNOWLTON, 

who died 

Aug. 28, 1813, 

Aged 27 years. 

Son of Dea° John & 

Mrs. Martha Knowlton. 

[Iron marker.] 
THADDEUS KNOWLTON 

HENRY KNOWLTON. 

MEMBERS OF KNOWLTON 
FAMILY 



SUSANNAH, 

wife of 
SILAS KNOWLTON, 

died 

Jan. 7, 1832, 

Ae. 44 yrs. 



ELIZABETH, 

widow of 
SILAS KNOWLTON, 

died 

Sept. 26, 1886, 

Ae. 89 yrs. 



BENJAMIN F. 

died 

Aug. 18, 1826, 

Ae. 8 yrs. 

ASA H. 

died Jan. 22, 1832, 

Ae. 12 yrs., 

sons of SILAS & SUSANNAH 

KNOWLTON. 



LUCY E., 

wife of 
J. LANPHEAR, 

dau. of Capt. M. & L. 

Marshall, 

died 

Mar. 27, 1838, 

Ae. 23 yrs. 

[Willow and urn.] 

Deacon 

BENJ. LEARNED 

died Sept. 5, 1818, 

in the 78 year 

of his age. 



[Willow and urn.] 

Mrs. 

ELIZABETH, 

wife of Deacon 

BENJ. LEARNED, 

died Mar. 12, 1771, 

in the 31 year 

of her age. 



[Willow and urn.] 

Mrs. 

MARGARET, 

wife of Deacon 

BENJ. LEARNED, 



CEMETERIES 



391 



died 

Jan. 16, 1818, 

in the 67 year 

of her age. 



[Willow and urn.] 

BETSEY, 

dau!^ of 

BENJAMIN 

LEARNED, 

died 

Mar. 19, 1839, 

Ae. 57. 

Capt. 
CALVIN LEARNED 

died 

Apr. 1, 1880, 

Ae. 76 yrs. 

In a full age, like as a shock of corn 
Cometh in his season. Job, v. 26. 



CYNTHIA M., 

wife of 
CALVIN LEARNED, 

died 

Jan. 30, 1882, 

Ae. 77 yrs. 4 mos. 

& 28 dys. 

Into thy hand I commit my spirit: 
thou hast redeemed me, O Lord God of 
truth. XXXI Psalm, 5. 



HANNAH D., 

wife of 
CALVIN LEARNED, 

died 

Mar. 12, 1838, 

Ae. 26. 



HANNAH 

dau. of 



E., 



CHARLES 

son of 



B. 



CALVIN & HANNAH D. 

LEARNED, 

Died 



July 14, 1833, 
Ae. 6 mos. 15 ds. 



June 11, 1837, 
Ae. 14 mo's. 



SARAH E. 

dau. of 



SARAH E. 

dau. of 



CALVIN & CYNTHIA M. 
LEARNED, 

died 

Mar. 5, 1840, I Aug. 3, 1843, 

Ae. 5 mo's. Ae. 2 y's. 



Father rest, thy work is done. 

HERVEY LEARNED 

Died 

Nov. 19, 1891, 

Ae. 92 ys. 5 ms. 

& 25 ds. 



Rest thee, mother, rest in Heaven. 

ELVIRA DERBY, 

wife of 
HERVEY LEARNED, 

died 

Nov. 8, 1878, 

Ae. 71 ys. 11 ms. 



BETSEY M. A. 

dau. of 

HERVEY & ELVIRA 

D. LEARNED 

died 

Sept. 1, 1833, 

Aet. 5 yrs. 

Rest, Darling, rest. 



Corp. 
LEWIS D. 

son of 

HERVEY & ELVIRA 

LEARNED, 

Ae. 23 yrs. 1 mo. & 8 ds. 

He was a member of 

Co. G 14th Reg. N. H. Vols. 

Was killed at the battle 

of Cedar Creek, Va., 

Oct. 19, 1864, & his remains 



392 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



interred in this place, 
Oct. 19, 1865. 

Soldier rest, thy work is done, 
Sharp the contest, fierce the fight; 
The battle's fought, the victory won, 
Thy sure reward eternal life. 

JOHN W. LEARNED 

died 

Aug. 23, 1855, 

Ae. 89 yrs. 6 mos. 



HANNAH, 

wife of 

JOHN W. LEARNED 

died July 1, 1845, Ae. 76. 

SYLVIA H., 

wife of 
W. D. LEARNED, 

died July 26, 1880, 

Ae. 30 yrs. 8 mos. 

& 28 dys. 



LITTLE ERNEST, 

son of 
W. D. & S. H. LEARNED, 

died 

Nov. 6, 1880, 

Ae. 6 mos. 3 dys. 

t CHARLES H. 

LEFFINGWELL, 

Born, Dec. 18, 1826, 

Died, July 15, 1911. 



MOTHER. 

CATHERINE, 

wife of 
CHAS. H. LEFFINGWELL, 

Born 
Dec. 21, 1828; 

Died 
Feb. 4, 1898. 



CHARLES W. 
LEFFINGWELL 

Aug. 27, 1852 
Dec. 8, 1909. 

LEONARD. 

LEVI W. LEONARD, D.D. 

Born, June 1, 1790; 

HARVARD COLLEGE, 

Settled at Dublin, 

Sept. 6, 1820; 

Died at Exeter, 

Dec. 12, 1864. 



1815; 



ELIZABETH M. SMITH, 

wife of 
Rev. Dr. LEONARD, 

Died 

Sept. 13, 1848, 

Ae. 42 yrs. 



[Note. In the same lot, is the marker, 
J. H. H. 1831-1899, which marks the 
grave of JOSEPH HENRY HOUGH- 
TON, Esq., who married ELLEN ELIZ- 
ABETH LEONARD, dau. of Rev. Dr. 
LEONARD. See Houghton inscription.] 

t WILLIAM S. 
LEONARD, M.D., 

Born in Dublin, Oct. 13, 1832; 
Died in Hinsdale, June 14, 1902. 



t MARTHA GREENWOOD, 

wife of 

WILLIAM S. LEONARD, 

M.D., 

Aug. 19, 1832 

Feb. 21, 1903. 



ANNIE & WALTER 
LEONARD. 

"He shall gather the lambs with his 
arm and carry them in his bosom." 

ANNIE E. 

Died 

Aug. 27, 1862, 

Ae. 6 mo's. 



CEMETERIES 



393 



WALTER G. 

died 

July 18, 1865, 

Ae. 2 y'rs. 

Children of 

Dr. W. S. & M. E. LEONARD. 



CORA & DOLLY 

Fold them, oh Father, in Thine arms, 
And let them henceforth be 
Pure messengers of love between 
Our human hearts and Thee. 



CORA E. 

Died 

March 17, 1872, 

Ae. 3 ms. 



DOLLY E. 

Died 
Apr. 9, 1877, 
Ae. 2 ys. 8 ms. 
Children of 
Dr. W. S. & M. E. LEONARD. 

JAMES E. LEWIS 

killed 
Oct. 6, 1868, 
Ae. 36 y'rs. 



[Willow and urn.] 

ELIZA F. 

dau. of 

Colo. JONATHAN & 

NANCY LOCKE 

Died 

Feb. 13, 1837, 

Aet. 21. 

[Willow and urn.] 
In memory of 
Mr. AARON 
MARSHALL, 

who died 

Jan. 11, 1830, 

Aet. 82. 



ETTIE L. 

daugh. of 

JAMES & FOSTINA C. 

LEWIS 

died 
.Dec. 1, 1861, 
Ae. 8 w'ks. 

JOHN LEWIS 

died 

Dec. 22, 1848, 

Ae. 59 yrs. 73^^ Mos. 

The ills of life I leave behind, 

And trust in Christ true bliss to find. 



LUCRETIA, 

wid. of 

JOHN LEWIS, 

died 

Mar. 2, 1861, 

Ae. 70 yrs. 16 Ds. 

On Jesus my soul in hope relies 
To grant me bliss beyond the skies. 



[Willow.] 

ESTHER, 

wife of 

AARON 

MARSHALL, 

died 

Dec. 24, 1806, 

Ae. 66. 

Erected by widow Beriah Emes. 

BENJAMIN MARSHALL 

died 

Dec. 16, 1870, 

Ae. 94 yrs. 9 mos. 

8dys. 

Father, we will not forget thee. 



ANNA, 

wife of 

BENJAMIN MARSHALL, 

Died 

Sept. 22, 1854, 

Ae. 84. 



[Willow and urn.] 

In memory of 

Miss EMILY, 

daug. of Mr. BENJAMIN & 



394 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



Mrs. ANNA MARSHALL, 
who died 
Dec. 5, 1827, 
Aet. 21 years 
& 7 months. 
But stop, each fond parental tear, 
And each fraternal sigh; 
She is freed from all her trouble here. 
To dwell with God on high. 

EMELIA, 

wife of 
DRURY MARSHALL, 

died 

July 3, 1840, 

Ae. 29. 



EMILY ANN, dau. of 

DRURY & EMELIA 

MARSHALL, 

Died 
May 27, 1837, 
Ae 1 yr. 4 mos. 

MOSES MARSHALL 

Born 1778 [Dec. 15.] 
Died 1862 [Nov. 23.] 



LUCY CAMPBELL, 

Wife of 

MOSES MARSHALL, Esq., 

Died 

July 31, 1859, 

Aged 76. 



dau. 



EVELINE, 
of MOSES & LUCY 
MARSHALL, 

died 

Mar. 10, 1862, 

Ae. 60 yrs. 

[She was wife of JOHN SNOW.] 



[Willow and urn.] 
In memory of 

SARAH JANE, 
daugh. of Capt. MOSES & 
Mrs. LUCY MARSHALL, 



who died 

Oct. 7, 1826, 

Aet. 5 yrs., & 9 mos. 

Sleep on, sweet Jane, from trouble free; 

The parents soon will follow thee. 



MARY ANN, 

Dau. of 

MOSES & LUCY 

MARSHALL, 

Died Sept. 1, 1859, 
Aged 43. 

CHARLES C. MARTIN 

[Sept. 4,] 1835—1889 [Oct. 7] 

SARAH M., his wife 

[Apr. 13,] 1828—1905 [Jan. 13] 

MARTIN. 

EDWIN, 

Son of 

LEVI & HANNAH 

MARVIN, 

Born in Walpole, N. H., 

Oct. 26, 1842, 

Died for his country at 

Offutt's Cross Roads, Md., 

Dec. 14, 1862. 

He being dead yet speaketh. 

Emeline S. Learned, 

wife of 

ALLISON Z. MASON, 

Died in Boston, 

Jan. 16, 1883, 

Ae. 40 yrs. 

[Willow and monument.] 

Mr. 

BENJAMIN MASON 

died 

May 16, 1840, 

Ae. 80. 



[Willow and urn.] 

Mrs. PHEBE, 

wife of 



CEMETERIES 



395 



BENJAMIN MASON, 

died 

July 1, 1841, 

Aet. 77. 

CALVIN MASON 

died 

May 21, 1884, 

Ae. 85 yrs. 6 mos. 



REBECCA K., 

wife of 

CALVIN MASON, 

Died 

June 20, 1870, 

Ae. 67 yrs. 10 mos. 

Elizabeth H. Andrews, 

wife of 

CHARLES K. MASON, 

Died 

Mar. 25, 1898, 

Ae. 60 ys. 20 ds. 



CHARLES K. MASON 

Died 

Mar. 28, 1912, 

ae. 81 ys. 8 mos. 

1 day. 

CYRUS MASON 

died 

Mar. 11, 1870, 

Ae. 74 yrs. 



Abigail Allison, 

wife of 

CYRUS MASON, 

died 

Jan. 4, 1888, 

Ae. 83 ys. 9 ms. 

She has gone home. 



HENRY C, 

son of 

CYRUS & ABIGAIL 

MASON, 



Died 

Sept. 10, 1843, 

Ae. 1 y'r & 6 mo. 

Weep not parents for my death. 
Sister, brother, dry your tears; 
Though I yield my vital breath, 
Heavenly joy my spirit cheers. 



CHARLES W., 

Son of CYRUS & ABIGAIL 

MASON, 

Died 

Dec. 25, 1856, 

in Ozark, Mo., 

Ae. 20 yrs. 
At rest with Jesus. 



DAVID MASON 

Born 

Jan. 13, 1826, 

Died 

May 4, 1903, 

A member of Co. A 14th 

Reg. N. H. Vols. 

[A son of CYRUS MASON. 

Capt 
DEXTER MASON 

died 

May 11, 1884, 

Ae. 81 ys. 5 ms. 

& 10 ds. 

Gone, but not forgotten. 



ABIGAIL MASON, 

wife of 
DEXTER MASON, 

died 

Aug. 2, 1843, 

Ae. 33 y'rs. 



HARRIET G., 

wife of 
DEXTER MASON, 

Died Oct. 22, 1889, 

Ae. 65 ys. 3 ms. 16 ds. 

At rest. 



396 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



Sally Ann Adams, 

dau. of 

DEXTER & ABIGAIL 

MASON, 

died 

June 1, 1843, 

Ae. 13 vs. 2 ms. 

& 19 ds. 



John Dexter, 

son of 

DEXTER & ABIGAIL 

MASON, 

died 

June 26, 1843, 

Ae. 1 y'r 10 mo's 

& 25 days. 

At Rest. 

JOHN H. MASON 

[Aug. 25,] 1846—1913 [Feb. 4] 

MASON. 



relict of Lieut. THADDEUS 

MASON, 

who died 

Oct. 7, 1828, 

Aet. 78. 

THADDEUS MASON 

died 

March 26, 1851, 

Ae. 80. 



LYDIA MASON, 

wife of 
THADDEUS MASON, 

died 

July 11, 1860, 

Ae. 85. 



FANNIE 

She faltered by the wayside. 
And the angels took her home. 

Fannie, 

dau. of 

JOHN H. & ABBIE A. 

MASON, 

died 

Oct. 24, 1880, 

Ae. 10 yrs., 10 mos. 

[Willow and urn.] 

In 

memory of 

Lieut. THADDEUS MASON, 

who died 
Sept. 27, 1821, 
in the 76 year 

of his age. 



[Willow and urn.] 
In memory of 
Mrs. SARAH, 



THADDEUS PERRY MASON 

Died 

Aug. 10, 1851, 

Ae. 34. 



JANE FIDELIA, 

[dau. of 

T. P. MASON] 

Died 

May 22, 1849, 

Ae. 6 mos. 

[Dr. ABEL MAYNARD 
died, Dec. 25, 1834, 

ae. 81, but there 

appears to be no 

headstone at his 

grave.] 



[Willow and urn.] 

In 

memory of 

Mrs. MARGARET 

MAYNARD, wife of 

Dr. ABEL MAYNARD, 

who died 

June 9, 1823, 

in the 75 year 

of her age. 



CEMETERIES 



397 



Rest, rest in peace; task of life is o'er; 
Sorrows shall sting and sickness waste no 

more. 
Farewell. For thee the gates of bliss 

unclose; 
And endless joy succeeds to transient woes. 



LUCINDA, 

daugh. of 

ABEL & MARGARET 

MAYNARD, 

died 

May 17, 1866, 

Ae. 83 yrs. 



son 



[Willow and urn.] 
In 
memory of 
Mr. ABEL 
MAYNARD, Jr. 
of Dr. ABEL & Mrs. 
MARGARET MAYNARD 
who died, Apr, 27, 
1826, Aet. 36. 
O doubt not thy memory liveth, 
In the hearts of survivors on earth. 
And soothing the pleasure it giveth 
To mourners who muse on thy worth. 



[Willow and urn.] 

In 

memory of 

Miss NANCY 

MAYNARD, daug'r 

of Dr. ABEL & Mrs. 

MARGARET MAYNARD, 

who died, July 11, 

1827, Aet. 35. 

Let faith direct your longing eyes 
To realms of lasting good above; 
Where pleasures ever blooming rise 
And all is peace and joy and love. 

In memory of 

ISRAEL MAYNARD, 

DELIA, his wife, 

and their children. 

[Note. ISRAEL MAYNARD died, 
Aug. 21, 1845, ae. about 82. DELIV- 



ERANCE FIFE, his wife, died, June 13 
(probably), burial, June 15, 1838, ae. 75. 
Of their children, only one appears to 
have died unmarried. LUCY died, 
March 16, 1823.] 



JONATHAN L. 
McINTIRE 

died 

June 25, 

1842, 

Aged 26 years, 

& 11 months. 

Beneath this stone a brother lies. 
Whose hope was Christ, whose end was 

peace. 
And wouldst thou reader find the prize? 
Then look to Christ, from sinning cease. 



PRUDENCE, 

Wife of 
JOHN MINOTT, 

died 

Sept. 15, 1848, 

Ae. 65. 

The cold mound lies on her bosom; 
In sadness I linger around thy grave. 
To rest close beside thee, my blessed 

mother. 
Is the sweet boon I most covetly crave. 

[Note. She was mother of Mrs. 
JOSEPH HAYWARD, Jr.] 



LEWIS B. MONROE 
Born, Oct. 10, 1825. 
Died, July 14, 1879. 



STELLA 

[Sept. 10,] 1876—1884 [Jan. 6] 

[A dau. of LEWIS B. 

MONROE.] 

"A little child shall lead them." 

JAMES MOORE 

died 

Dec. 2, 1855, 

Ae. 37. 



398 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



JAMES ALBERT MOORE 

[July 9,] 1856—1905 [March 29] 

SAMUEL MOORE 

died 
Oct. 19, 1859, 

Ae. 72. 



ABIGAIL, 

Widow of 
SAMUEL MOORE, 

died 

Feb. 28, 1860, 

ae. 81. 

[Mrs.] MARY BURNS 
MORRISON 

died 

Nov. 28, 1871, 

Ae. 57 yrs. 3 mos. 

& 16 dys. 

She sleeps in Jesus. 

ADDISON MORSE 

Born 
Oct. 24, 1808, 

Died 
Aug. 19, 1848 

BELINDA, 

His wife. 

Born 
Oct. 26, 1808, 

Died 
July 20, 1885. 

[Willow and urn.] 

In memory of 

Capt. 

BELA MORSE, 

who died 

Oct. 9, 1827, 

Aet. 44. 

Lo! where the husband, father, christian 

lies. 
Wept by the wife, the child, the neigh- 
bor's eye. 
Reader reflect, pursue the path he trod, 
The path of duty leading up to God. 



[Willow and urn.] 

Mrs. MARY, 

Relict of 

Capt. BELA MORSE, 

died 

June 23, 1841, 

Ae. 48. 

Departed soul, whose dear remains 

This hallowed, lowly grave contains; 

Thy home is where the blessed dwell. 

Until we meet thee there, farewell. 



[Willow and urn.] 

Miss 
MARY MORSE 

died 

Mar. 13, 1835, 

Ae. 21. 

It is appointed unto all men once to die; 
and after that the judgment. 



BELA MORSE. 

May 4, 1812, 

May 24, 1888. 

Sadly we miss thee. 



MARY TOWNSEND, 

wife of 

BELA MORSE, 

Jan. 11, 1814, 

Aug. 7, 1901. 

At rest with loved ones. 



ELBRIDGE D., 

son of 

BELA & MARY MORSE, 

died Mar. 26, 1850, 

Ae. 2 yrs. 8 mos. & 15 

days. 

Sweet child, how short thy stay; 
How soon thy journey 's o'er. 
Thy spirit 's fled away. 
To visit earth no more. 

BENJ. F. MORSE 

passed to spirit life, 
May 12, 1876, 



CEMETERIES 



399 



aged 57 yrs. 6 mos., 
at Chelsea, Mass. 

Rest, dear husband, rest; 
Pain can never thee molest. 

[Willow and urn.] 

In 

memory of 

Mr. DRURY MORSE, 

who died 
Nov. 16, 1820, 
Aged 63 years. 

[Willow and urn.] 

In memory of 

Dea. ELI MORSE, 

who died 

8 July 1814, 

Ae. 91. 

The sweet remembrance of the just 

Shall flourish when they sleep in dust. 



[Willow and urn.] 

In memory of 

Mrs. SARAH MORSE, 

wife of Dea. ELI MORSE, 

who died 

Feb. 23, 1815, 

Aet. 77 yrs. 

EZRA, 

Son of 

THOMAS MORSE, was 

born in Sherburn, Mass., 

Nov. 18, 1752; 

Died 

June 3, 1830, 

Ae. 77 yrs. 



AGNES, 
dau. of 

JOHN SWAN, & 

Wife of E. MORSE, was 

born in Peterborough, N. H., 

March 26, 1760, 

Died 
Aug. 22, 1815, 
Ae. 55 ys. 



MIRIAM, 

wife of 
EZRA MORSE, 

Died 

Aug. 18, 1845, 

Ae. 78. 

GERSHOM MORSE 

Born 
May 1, 1776; 

Died 
Mar. 30, 1852. 

Lydia, 
His wife, 
Born 
Sept. 19, 1776; " 

died 
May 19, 1835. 

[Iron marker.] 
HARRIET MORSE. 

Maj. 

JOHN MORSE 

Died 

Feb. 19, 1813, 

Ae. 58. 



HANNAH, 

Widow of 

Maj. JOHN MORSE, 

died Apr. 16, 1853, 

Ae. 86. 



HANNAH, 

dau. of 

Maj. JOHN MORSE, 

died 

9 Feb. 1799, 

aged 19 

days. 



ABIGAIL MORSE 

Died 

Jan. 1, 1869, 

Ae. 80 yrs. 7 mos. & 25 dys. 



400 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



Eld. 
JOHN MORSE 

died 

at Rock Island, 111., 

Mar. 26, 1844, 

Ae. 45 yrs. 2 mos. & 5 dys. 



Dea. 
,JESSE MORSE 

Died 
Feb. 19, 1865, 

Ae. 72. 



[Iron marker.] 
ROYAL MORSE. 



[Note. Hannah, Abigail, John, Jesse, 
and Royal were children of Major JOHN 
MORSE. John was an elder in the Pres- 
byterian church. Hannah was a twin to 
him. Her body is buried several rods east 
of that of John, in this cemetery, near the 
body of her grandfather, Thomas Morse.] 



JOHN, 

Son of 
EZRA MORSE, 

was born in Dublin, N. 
Dee. 5, 1779, 

Died 
Mar. 11, 1854, 

Ae. 74 yrs. 



H. 



HANNAH, 

Dau. of 

DAVID WALLINGFORD, 

& wife of J. MORSE, 

was born in Hollis, N. H., 

June 29, 1789; 

Died 
June 18, 1851. 

In memory of 
JOHN RIPLEY MORSE, 

Served in the Civil War, 

with Co. A, 45th Regt., M. V. M. 

For 40 Years a School 

Teacher and Principal, 

[Aug. 31,] 1834—1912 [Dec. 9] 



SARAH JANE LOTHROP, 
HIS WIFE, 

A life of loving service. 
[Aug. 22,] 1833—1903 [Oct. 19] 

[A former inscription.] 

In memory of 

SARAH JANE MORSE, 

Wife of 

JOHN RIPLEY MORSE, 

Born, Aug. 22, 1833; 

Died, Oct. 19, 1903. 

JOSEPH MORSE 

Died 

Apr. 9, 1904, 

Ae. 88 y's. 9 m's. 



JANE WARREN, 

wife of 
JOSEPH MORSE, 

died 

June 22, 1891, 

Ae. 72 ys. 9 ms. 

[Willow and urn.] 

Erected 

In memory of 

Mr. 

PETER MORSE, 

who died 

Nov. 17, 1823, 

In the 62 year 

of his age. 



[Willow.] 

DEBORAH, 

wife of 

PETER MORSE, 

died 

May 16, 1845, 

Ae. 73. 

PETER MORSE, 

Born 
Feb. 10, 1800, 



CEMETERIES 



401 



Died 
Jan. 25, 1893. 

Reader, whoever thou art. 
Do justly, love mercy and 
walk humbly with thy God. 



HANNAH, 

wife of 

PETER MORSE, 

died 

Mar. 3, 1859, 

Aged 57. 



HANNAH MORSE. 

June 4, 1826. 
June 28, 1897. 

[Willow and urn.] 

REUBEN MORSE, Esq., 

died 

27 Aug. 1810, 

aged 68 

years. 



ASENATH MORSE 

died 

Jan. 9, 1853, 

Ae. 59. 

THADDEUS MORSE 

Born 
Jan. 28, 1800; 

Died 

Feb. 14, 1882. 

'The memory of the just is blessed. 



SERENA APPLETON, 

wife of 
THADDEUS MORSE, 

Born 
June 1, 1804; 

Died 
Jan. 20, 1885. 
Well done, good and faithful serveant, 
enter thou into the joy of thy Lord. 



[Willow and urn.] 

Erected 

In memory of 

Mrs. ABIGAIL, 

Widow of 

REUBEN MORSE, Esq., 

who died 

July 13, 1822, 

Aet. 71. 

THADDEUS MORSE, Esq., 

died 

Sept. 30, 1841, 

Ae. 78 years. 



ELLEN, 

dau. of 

THADDEUS & SERENA 

MORSE, 

Died May 20, 1857, 
Aet. 25. 



BETSEY, 

wife of 

THADDEUS MORSE, 

Died 

Dec. 15, 1845, 

Ae. 77. 



SOPHIA JANE, 

daut. of 

THADDEUS & SERENA 

MORSE, 

Died 

Sept. 20, 1850, 

Ae. 21. 

[Head and wings.] 

In Memory of 

Cap* THOMAS MORSE 

who Departed 

this Life Jan?' the 7 

1783; 

Aged 74 years 

1 Month & 2 Days. 

[First permanent English settler 

of Dublin.] 



402 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



[Head and wings.] 

In Memory of 

M'^ IVIARY MORSE 

the wife of 

Cap^ THOMAS MORSE 

who Departed this 

life December y? 25 

1776 

in y^ 59^? year of her age. 



[Head and wings.] 

In memory of 

HANNAH MORSE 

the Dau^ of Cap' THOMAS 

MORSE 

& M" MARY his Wife 

who departed this life 

Jan?' the 20^^ 1772 

in the 14^?" year 

of her age. 

WILLIAM A. MORSE 

Feb. 10, 1824 
Dec. 3, 1892 

EMILY M. 

His Wife 

Aug. 30, 1828 

May 1, 1898 

MORSE 

[Rear of monument.] 

Erected by Graduates 

of the 

BOSTON FARM SCHOOL 

of which he was 

Superintendent 

for 32 years. 

[Willow and urn.] 

In memory of 

IRA C. 

Son of Mr. ALLINE & 

Mrs. SALLY NEWELL; 

who died Jan. 12 

1828; Act. 2 years 

4 mo. & 16 days. 



Farewell, sweet babe, we pajt in pain; 
We part but hope to meet again. 

[Willow and urn.] 

Erected 

in memory of 

Mrs. 

HANNAH OCKINGTON 

who died 

Jan. 2, 1828, 

Aet. 44. 

t MATTI Wm. OJA, 

young son of HERMAN OJA, 

Nov. 18, 1912; 

Sept. 1, 1915. 

Killed by an automobile. 

t EARLE SPALTER 

PARKHURST 

Infant son of EARLE E. 

PARKHURST 

Oct. 6, 1912— Jan. 18, 1913. 

t ARTHUR JEFFREY 
PARSONS 

May 3, 1856 
Nov. 5, 1915 

[SILAS PEIRCE. See SILAS 
PIERCE] 



SARAH H. PERHAM 

June 29, 1823 
Feb. 5, 1864 

FLORENCE M., 

Dau. of 
A. & J. E. PERKINS, 

died 

Mar. 18, 1881, 

Ae. 2 yrs. 6 mos. 

LILLIAN, 

Daut. of 
AMOS E. & 



CEMETERIES 



403 



SOPHIA R. PERRY, 

died 

Sept. 9, 1863, 

Ae. 3 Y'rs. 4 mo. 

We know that cold winter 
Would wither the flowers, 
But thought not that this 

Little blossom of ours 
Would cast off its petals. 
And drop its green leaf, 
To have us so early shrouded in grief. 

BENJAMIN PERRY 

Died 

Sept. 16, 1849, 

Ae. 62. 

'T is God that lifts our comforts high, 
Or sinks them in the grave; 

He gives, and (blessed be his name) 
He takes but what he gave. 



SUSAN, 

wife of 

BENJAMIN PERRY, 

Died 

May 23, 1867, 

Ae. 75 y'rs. 19 d'ys. 

At rest. 



BENJAMIN F. 

son of 

BENJ. & SUSAN 

PERRY 

Died 

in Philadelphia, 

Oct. 26, 1842, 

Ae. 25. 

May his many virtues be cherished 
by his numerous surviving relatives & 
friends. 

JOHN S. 

son of 

BENJ. & SUSAN 

PERRY 

Died 

March 6, 1837, 

Ae. 5 yrs. 

MARIA E. 

daut. of 



BENJ. & SUSAN 

PERRY 

Died 

May 12, 1826, 

Ae. 2 yrs. 

EDWIN 

son of 

BENJ. & SUSAN 

PERRY 

Died 

Oct. 17, 1836, 

Ae. 2 yrs. 6 mos. 

CHARLES PERRY, 

died 

Mar. 10, 1881, 

Ae. 77 yrs. 11 mos. 



MARY ANN, 

wife of 

CHARLES PERRY, 

died 

May 2, 1857, 

Ae. 48 y's 5 m's. 

LITTLE GUY 

Gone to the angels 

Son of 

E. G. & F. I. PERRY 

died 

May 23, 1881, 

Ae. 2 mos. 27 dys. 

IVORY PERRY 

Nov. 28, 1812 
Mar. 18, 1887 

HANNAH P. PERRY 

Jan. 28, 1821 
Apr. 14, 1894 

PERRY 

JOHN PERRY 

Died Dec. 1, 1863, 

Ae. 95 y'rs 5 mo's & 19 ds. 

ESTHER E., 

Wife of 



404 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



JOHN PERRY, 

Died Dec. 24, 1863, 
Ae. 82 y'rs 11 mo's & 24 d's. 



ESTHER CATHERINE 

dau. of 

JOHN & ESTHER 

PERRY 

Died 

Aug. 27, 1847, 
Ae. 33. 

The grave is now a favored spot 
To her who sleeps in Jesus, blessed; 
An angel's home is now her lot; 
With them her spirit is at rest. 
Then let our mournful tears be dry, 
Or in a gentle measure flow; 
We hail her happy in the sky. 
And joyfully wait our call to go. 



Children of 

JOHN & ELMIRA J. 

PERRY. 

[Willow and urn.] 

Erected 

in memory of 

Mr. JONATHAN PERRY, 

who died 

Aug. 20, 1824, 

Aet. 67. 



ORPHA B., 

dau. of 
JOHN & ESTHER PERRY, 

died 

Apr. 22, 1880, 

Ae. 70 y's, 10 m's, 15 d's. 

JOHN PERRY 

died 

Nov. 2, 1886, 

Ae. 79 yrs. 

ALMIRA J. 

his wife 

died 

July 7, 1884, 

Ae. 78 yrs. 

Dear parents, Oh! how we miss thee. 

PERRY. 



[Willow and urn.] 

Erected 

in 

Memory of 

Mrs. BETTY, 

widow of 

JONATHAN PERRY, 

who died, 

Nov. 8, 1842, 

Aet. 79. 

THOMAS PERRY 

died 

Oct. 25, 1892, 

Ae. 89 ys. 9 m's & 26 ds. 



ELWYN H. 

died 

Apr. 21, 1859, 

Ae. 10 y's 8 m's 

HARRIET M. H. 

died 

Oct. 9, 1839, 

Ae. 6 m's. 



MARY W. BARRETT, 

wife of 
THOMAS PERRY, 

Died 

Oct. 19, 1885, 

Ae. 67 y's 6 m's. 

Grieve not, nor mourn, if, for a little while 

My face is hid from thee. 
Have not I told thee? Canst thou not 

believe.'* 
Where I am thou shalt be. 



FATHER. MOTHER. 

JASON PHELPS 

May 11, 1809 

Aug. 11, 1889. 



MARY W. 

His wife 
Feb. 18, 1817 
June 20, 1886, 



CEMETERIES 



405 



MARTHA J., 

daug. of 

JASON & MARY 

PHELPS, 

died 

May 9, 1868, 

Ae. 22 yrs. 2 mos. 

Her memory still lives. 

[Willow and urn.] 
In memory of 
Miss ELVIRA M., 
daugh. of 
Mr. GEORGE W. PHILLIPS, 
who died 
July 30, 1827, 
Aet. 18 yrs. 
[Note. She is here called "Miss," but 
she had been married two years to JOHN 
OILMAN GRIMES of Hancock.l 



sons of RICHARD & OLIVE 
PHILLIPS. 

[Note. The dates in the preceding 
three inscriptions are utterly at variance 
with those given in the former History of 
Dublin. The history perhaps erred in 
mistaking an "8" for a "5," and by the 
misreading of other figures in some old 
MS. which it was difficult to decipher.] 



JOHN PHILLIPS 

Died 

Dec. 19, 1862, 

Aet. 30 

A member of Co. G 14 Reg. 

N. H. Vols. 

RICHARD PHILLIPS 

died 

Nov. 18, 1834, 

Ae. 78. 

OLIVE A., 

wife of 

RICHARD PHILLIPS, 

died 

Apr. 11, 1850, 

Ae. 95. 



RICHARD PHILLIPS 

Died 

Sept. 13, 1874, 

Ae. 74 ys. 



[Willow.] 

RICHARD, 

died Aug. 21, 1785, 

Ae. 5 years & 6 mo's. 

JAMES, 

died Sept. 24, 1785, 

Ae. 4 years & 6 mo's. 



OLIVE, 

wife of 

RICHARD PHILLIPS, 

Died 

July 12, 1856, 

Ae. 71. 

BERTHA, 

Dau. of 

Wm. & M. J. 

PHILLIPS, 

died 

Dec. 29, 1876, 

Ae. 1 yr. 6 ms. 20 ds. 

CHARLES W. PIERCE. 

died 

Aug. 24, 1865, 

Ae. 53 y's & 3 mo's. 

Sweet rest for the weary. 



ABBIE G., 

wife of 
CHARLES W. PIERCE, 

died 

Mar. 10, 1890, 

Ae. 78 yrs. 10 mos. 

Sweet rest be thine, dear mother. 



J. EDWIN, 

Son of 



406 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



C. W. & A. G. PIERCE, 

died 

Mar. 21, 186G, 

Ae. 26 yrs. 9 mos. 

No partings in heaven. 

ALMON G., 

son of 
C. W. & A. G. PIERCE, 

died 

June 8, 1864, 

Ae. 20 y'rs. 7 mo's. 

Sergeant in Co. C 14 Regt. 

N. H. Vols. 



ASAPH W., 

son of 
C. W. & A. G. PIERCE, 

Died 

Jan. 21, 1863, ^ 

Ae. 22 y'rs. 4 mo's. 

Corporal in Co. A 14 Regt. 

N. H. Vols. 



C. HENRY, 

son of 
C. W. & A. G. PIERCE, 

Died 

Apr. 5, 1860, 

Ae. 22 ys. & 10 MS. 

PHEBE, 

dau. of 

C. W. & A. G. PIERCE, 

Died 

Jan. 1, 1857, 

Ae. 21. 



ABBIE G., 

dau. of 

C. W. & A. G. PIERCE, 

died 

Apr. 20, 1857, 

Ae. 11 MS. 



DORA F., 

daugh. of 
C. W. & A. G. PIERCE, 

died 

Mar. 19, 1869, 

Ae. 21 yrs. 



CLARA G., 

daugh. of 
C. W. & A. G. PIERCE, 

died 

Apr. 16, 1871, 

Ae. 20 yrs. 



p 

FRANK E. PIERCE 

Feb. 3, 1853 
Nov. 17, 1903. 

IDA M. HANNAFORD, 

His Wife, 
Mar. 3, 1864 

Their Dau. 
MARY E. 

Feb. 18, 1888 
Apr. 24, 1888. 

SAM. E. 

Feb. 3, 1891 
Sept. 29, 1907. 

PIERCE 



[Former inscription.] 

MARY EVA, 

Daughter of Frank E. & IDA M. 

PIERCE, 

died Apr. 24, 1888, 

Ae. 2 ms. 6 ds. 



PIERCE 



RUFUS P. PIERCE 
[May 11,] 1846—1902 [June 6] 

ELSIE G. PIERCE 
[Jul. 24,] 1880—1881 [Mar. 7] 



CEMETERIES 



407 



[Former inscription.] 

ELSIE, 

dau. of 

R. P. & S. G. PIERCE, 

died Mar. 7, 1881, 

ae. 7 mos. 11 dys. 

[Willow and urn.] 

Erected 

In Memory of 

Capt. SILAS PIERCE 

who died 

Nov. 22, 1809, 

Aet. 59. 

[SILAS PEIRCE erroneously on 

monument.] 



HENRY, 

Son of 

W. H. & E. M. PIERCE, 

died 

June 25, 1879, 

Ae. 3 ys. 7 ms. 

[Willow and urn,] 

Mr. 

ARTEMAS PIPER 

died 

Jan. 24, 1828, 

Ae. 24. 

He's gone and left me here below, 
To mourn his loss with grief and woe; 
But God is just, may I be still; 
Since 't is my heavenly Father's will. 

CALVIN PIPER 

died 

July 25, 1860, 

Ae. 36. 

[Note. He was a son of Cyrus Piper, 
St.] 

Mrs. ELIZA, 

wife of 

CYRUS PIPER, Jr., 

Died 

Feb. 4, 1845, 

Ae. 21. 



Lovely flowers, early blighted. 
Sad, we bore them to the tomb. 
But a life in heaven awaits them, 
Where immortal is their bloom. 

Infant dau. of 
CYRUS & ELIZA PIPER 

died 
Feb. 2, 1845. 



[Note. 



ABBY, 

wife of 

CYRUS PIPER, Jr., 

Died 

Feb. 15, 1861, 

Ae. 35. 

JENNIE M., - 

dau. of 

CYRUS 

& ABBY PIPER. 

died 

Apr. 15, 1861, 

Ae. 2 mos. 9 dys. 

Mother and child died in Keene. 

HUSBAND. 

GEORGE A. PIPER 

Died 

Sept. 27, 1905, 

Ae. 54 ys. 

In the sacred fond home 
circle, there he 11 be most 
missed of all. 

HENRY C. PIPER 

Feb. 1, 1823, 
June 4, 1894. 

In thy presence is 
fulness of joy. 



MARIA E., 

wife of 
HENRY C. PIPER, 

Died 

Dec. 27, 1849, 

Ae. 23. 



408 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



t HARRIET ELVIRA 

STONE, 

wife of 

HENRY C. PIPER, 

July 31, 1829, 
Dec. 27, 1914. 

JAMES G. PIPER 

Born 

July 4, 1819, 

Died 

March 12, 1887. 



ELIZA S. BATCHELDER, 

wife of 

JAMES G. PIPER, 

Died 

Sept. 27, 1886, 

Ae. 54 yrs. 7 mos. 



ABBY D., 

wife of 

JAMES G. PIPER, 

Died 

Jan. 30, 1851, 

Ae. 31. 

RUFUS, 

son of 

JAMES G. & ABBY D. 

PIPER, 

Died Aug. 2, 1851, 
Ae. 6 mos. 

JOHN PIPER 

Born 
Feb. 17, 1797, 

Died 

Jan. 3, 1884. 

Our loving Father. 



Died 

Aug. 25, 1889. 

Our honored Mother. 

JONAS BROOKS PIPER 

Born 
Dec. 4, 1794, 

Died 
Jan. 20, 1828. 



JULIA GREENWOOD, 

wife of 
JONAS B. PIPER, 

Born 
May 20, 1795, 

Died 
May 4, 1884. 



SAMUEL G. 

died 

Feb. 7, 1825, 

Ae. 1 yr. 6 ms. 18 ds. 

SAMUEL G. 2d 

Died 

Sept. 10, 1832, 

Ae. 7 ys. 2 ms. 8 ds. 

Children of JONAS B. & JULIA 

PIPER. 



PRUDENCE GREENWOOD, 

wife of 
JOHN PIPER, 

Born 
Dec. 23, 1799, 



PIPER 

JONAS BROOKS PIPER 

[Mar. 30,] 1821—1910 [Sept. 3] 

His wife 

ELIZABETH MELVILLE 

GOWING, 

[Jul. 13,] 1829—1910 [Oct. 28] 

Their children 

Infant Son 

[Apr. 19,] 1857—1857 [Apr. 19] 

Infant Daughter 

[Dec. 30,] 1862—1862 [Dec. 30] 

EDWIN GRANVILLE PIPER 

[Jun. 27,] 1853—1911 [Feb. 20] 

Col. RUFUS PIPER 

died 

Mar. 4, 1874, 

Ae. 83 yrs. 



CEMETERIES 



409 



ANNA GOWING, 

wife of 

Col. RUFUS PIPER, 

died 

Apr. 24, 1885, 

Ae. 91 ys. 11 ms. 

& 6 ds. 

[Willow and urn.] 

Erected 

in 

memory of 

SOLOMON PIPER 

who died 

Dec. 20, 1827, 

Aet. 73. 

Take comfort Christian when your friends 

In Jesus fall asleep; 
Their better being never ends. 

Then why dejected weep. 



[Willow and urn.] 

Mrs. 

SUSANNA, 

Relict of 

SOLOMON PIPER, 

died 

June 27, 1844, 

Aet. 75. 

GEORGE M. 

died 
July 19, 1850, 

Ae. 7 yrs. 
MARY ANNA 

died 

July 27, 1850, 

Ae. 2 yrs. 

Children of SOLOMON & JANE 

PIPER. 



ASA POWERS 

died 

Mar. 4, 1857, 

Aet. 82. 



RACHEL, 

wife of 

ASA POWERS, 

died 

July 21, 1857, 

Aet. 80. 

FATHER and MOTHER 

ELLIOTT POWERS 

died 

Oct. 15, 1885, 

Ae. 84. 

MARY POWERS 

died 

Nov. 17, 1885, 

Ae. 83. 

United in life, in death not separated. 

POWERS. 

JOSEPH W. POWERS, 

Born Apr. 23, 1823; 
Died Feb. 14, 1903. 

POWERS. 



RACHEL B. 

Died Oct. 11, 1849, 

Ae. 23. 

LYDIA R. 

Died Jan. 10, 1856, 

Ae. 26. 

Wives of JOSEPH W. 

POWERS. 

MARY G. G., 

Wife of JOSEPH W. 

POWERS. 

Died Jan. 17, 1868, 

Ae. 49. 

[Note. Mrs. JANE ELMINA 
(BEMIS) (MAY) POWERS, 4th wife of 
JOS. WILLARD POWERS, born in 
Surry, Oct. 27, 1829; died in Dublin, 
April 5, 1904. Her body was buried in 
Gilsum, by her former husband, Calvin 
May, Jr.] 



410 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



CLINTON E. POWERS 

died 

Sept. 30, 1883, 

Ae. 24 yrs. 

At rest. 

[A son of Jos. Willard Powers.] 



[Willow and urn.] 

In memory of 

Mr. 

LUTHER PRATT 

who died 

Aug. 8, 1819, 

Aet. 19 yrs. 

[Note. He was drowned above East 
Harrisville. He was a son of JOHN 
PRATT, and a brother of Mrs. Moses 
Eaton, Jr.] 



OLIVER C. PRATT 

died 

July 20, 1800, 

Ae. 38. 

[Note. According to papers furnished 
by the late Luther Eaton, the true date 
of the death of Oliver C. Pratt was July 
2i, 1800.] 

[Note. DORCAS, widow of OLIVER 
C. PRATT, m. Jonas Brigham, and died 
Dec. 25, 1859, ae. 91 yrs.] 

HANNAH PRATT 

died 

Nov. 6, 1799, 

Ae. 2 yrs. 

[Dau. of OLIVER C. PRATT] 



DORCAS PRATT 

died 

June 22, 1832, 

Ae. 34. 

[Dau. of OLIVER C. PRATT] 



t CHARLES PRESTON 
Aug. 26, 1830— April 24, 1913. 



WASHINGTON PROCTOR 

July 24, 1827, 
Mar. 21, 1898. 



MARIA E., 

wife of 
WASHINGTON PROCTOR, 

died 

Aug. 24, 1864, 

Ae. 33 years 

& 5 mo's. 



SUSIE. 

SUSIE MARIA, 

dau. of 

WASHINGTON & JULIA P. 

PROCTOR, 

died 

May 30, 1874, 

Ae. 6 ys. 11 ms. 14 ds. 



IRA J. PROUTY, M.D. 

ELIZABETH F. HOW^E, 

his wife, 
July 27, 1867. 
July 2, 1896. 

PROUTY. 
E. F. H. P. 

[Iron marker.] 
ANNA RAIN. 

LEWIS P. RANDOLPH 
[Dec. 16,] 1824—1906 [May 30] 

[Note. His original name was Lewis 
Twitchell. He was a son of JOSEPH & 
HANNAH TWITCHELL.] 

My Wife. 

Passed 

to Spirit Life 

SARAH U., 

wife of 

ALPHONZO B. RAYNER, 

July 22, 1885, 

Ae. 46 ys. 7 ms. 

& 26 ds. 



CEMETERIES 



411 



ISAC REMICK 

died 

Oct. 11, 1879, 

Ae. 84. 

ANNA, His wife. 

Died 

Jan. 29, 1882, 

Ae. 87. 

He dost all things well. 



JOHN REMICK, 

son of ISAC & MARY 

REMICK, 

born in Troy, Vt., 
Dec. 16, 1829, 
Died in Boston, Ms., 
Jan. 17, 1856, 

Ae. 27. 

REV. GEO. M. RICE 

Born 
June 28, 1814, 

Died 
Sept. 22, 1882 

He giveth his beloved sleep. 

PRISCILLA 
ALDEN 

daughter of 

WILLIAM and 

ALICE MARY RICE 

Jan. 1, 1894 

Dec. 8, 1900 

AARON RICHARDSON 

died 

Sept. 9, 1861, 

Ae. 56. 

We have laid him gently to rest in the 
grave, in hope of a blessed immortality 
beyond death and the grave. 



died 

Jan. 22, 1865, 

Ae. 50. 

[Willow and urn.] 

In memory of 

ABIJAH RICHARDSON 

who died 

July 12, 1840, 

Ae. 79. 



[Willow.] 

ELIZABETH, 

wife of 

ABIJAH RICHARDSON, 

died 

Jan. 9, 1853, 

Ae. 90. 



ABIGAIL, 

wife of 

AARON RICHARDSON, 



ELIZABETH, 

dau. of 

ABIJAH & ELIZABETH 

RICHARDSON, 

Died 

Feb. 16, 1823, 

Ae. 32. 

Dea. 
ABIJAH RICHARDSON 

Died 

Jan. 8, 1877, 

Ae. 88 ys. 5 ms. 6 ds. 

'T is religion must supply 
Solid comfort when we die. 



MARY H., 

wife of 
Dea. ABIJAH RICHARDSON, 

died Aug. 29, 1871, 
Ae. 77 yrs. 1 mo. & 10 dys. 

Welcome the tomb, since Jesus has lain 

there; 
Sweet be thy rest till he bid thee arise. 
To hail him in triumph descending the 

skies. 



412 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



M. REBECCA, 

died Nov. 4, 1866, 
Ae. 42 yrs. 9 mos. 

ABIGAIL, 

died May 28, 1851, 
Ae. 23 yrs. 8 mos. 

Daughters of 

ABIJAH & MARY H. 

RICHARDSON. 

Asleep in Jesus, blessed sleep, 
From which none ever wakes to weep; 
A calm and undisturbed repose. 
Unbroken by the last of foes. 

DAVID RICHARDSON 

Died 

Nov. 3, 1840, 

Aet. 60. 



SARAH, 

wife of 
DAVID RICHARDSON, 

died 

May 8, 1852, 

Ae. 83. 



Capt. 
EBENR. RICHARDSON 

died 

Feb. 17, 1850, 

Ae. 85. 



Erected 

in memory of 

Mrs. RHODA, 

wife of 

Capt. EBENEZER 

RICHARDSON, 

who died 

Oct. 9, 1823, 

Aet. 49. 

The righteous are in everlasting 
remembrance. 



[Willow.] 

In memory of 

NANCY 

dau. of DAVID & 

SARAH RICHARDSON 

who died 

May 24, 1810, 

in the second year of her age. 



[Willow and urn.] 

In memory of 

HANNAH W., 

dau. of DAVID & 

SARAH RICHARDSON, 

who died 

June 24, 1811, 

in the fifteenth year 

of her age. 



Mrs. 



RHODA, 

daut. of 

Capt. 

EBENR. & RHODA 

RICHARDSON, 

died 

Nov. 29, 1844, 

Ae. 52. 

[Willow and urn.] 

Sacred 

to the memory of 

Miss SARAH, 

Daug. of 

Mr. JOHN & 

SARAH RICHARDSON, 

who died 

Nov. 13, 1825, 

Ae. 36. 

Dea. 
LUKE RICHARDSON 

Died 

Mar. 26, 1865, 

Ae. 69 y'rs. 7 mo's. 

22 d's. 

Blessed are the dead 
who die in the Lord. 



CEMETERIES 



413 



JUDITH M. 

Wife of 
LUKE RICHARDSON 

died 

Feb. 3, 1821, 

Ae. 28y'rs 11 mo's 14 d's. 

Also two Infants. 



LUCY BREWER PRATT, 

Wife of 

Dea. 

LUKE RICHARDSON, 

Born Oct. 27, 1805, 
Died Mar. 6, 1893. 
Death to the Christian is not cheerless 
night. It is but eventide; it shall be 
bright. 



Our Little Sunbeam. 
ANNA MABEL, 

dau. of 

L. F. & MARY R. 

RICHARDSON, 

died Sept. 29, 1878, 

Ae. 2 y's 5 m's 3 d's. 



Jesus' Lamb. 

HERBERT F. 

son of 

L. F. & MARY R. 

RICHARDSON 

died Feb. 15, 1875, 

Ae. 5 mos. 22 ds. 



L. F. & MARY R. 
RICHARDSON, 

died 

Dec. 9, 1872, 

Ae. 2 ys 8 ms, 12 ds. 



t LUKE F. RICHARDSON 

Sept. 13, 1839, 
Aug. 16, 1910. 

MALACHI RICHARDSON 

died 

Aug. 25, 1887, 

Ae. 88 yrs. 11 mos. 

"Blessed are the dead who die in the 
Lord." 



TAMESIN, 

wife of 

MALACHI RICHARDSON, 

died Sept. 21, 

1901, 

Ae. 91 ys 5 ms 23 ds. 



ANGEL CORA. 
CORA B., 

dau. of 

L. F. & MARY R. 

RICHARDSON, 

died 

Jan. 2, 1874, 

Ae. 1 year. 



Our Little Darling. 

EUGENE F., 

son of 



LUCY ANN, 

Dau. of 

MALACHI & TAMESIN 

RICHARDSON, 

died 

Feb. 26, 1846, 

Ae. 4 y'rs. 7 ms. 



MALACHI W., 

son of 

MALACHI & TAMESIN 

RICHARDSON, 

killed in battle at 
Cold Harbor, Va., 

June 2, 1864, 

Ae. 21 yrs. 2 mos. 

& 22 dys. 

Corporal Co. G 13th Regt. 

N. H. Vols. 



414 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



WILSON B. RICHARDSON. 

MITTIE E., His wife, 

Died 

Nov. 26, 1889, 

Ae. 21 ys. 7 Ms. 

23 ds. 

RICHARDSON 



CLYDE H. 

Son of 
W. B. & M. E. RICHARDSON 

Died Sept. 18, 1888, 
Ae. 1 yr. 2 ms. 22 ds. 



CAROLINE LANE 
RIDEOUTE 

July 25, 1900 
A friend faithful and beloved. 

JAMES ROBBE 

Died 

Aug. 8, 1836, 

Ae. 63. 



MARGARET, 

wife of 

JAMES ROBBE, 

Died 

Nov. 21, 1863, 

Aged 83. 



RELIEF ROBBE 

Died 

Feb. 2, 1864, 

Aged 67. 

[Dau. of JAMES & 

MARGARET.] 



AGNES W. ROBBE 

Died 

May 17, 1866, 

aged 63 years. 

[Dau. of JAMES 

MARGARET.! 



ELIZA ROBBE 

Died 

Dec. 27, 1881, 

aged 76 years. 

[Dau. of JAMES & 

MARGARET.] 

Mr. 
JAMES ROBBE 

Died 

Nov. 19, 1839, 

Ae. 41. 



MARY, 

wife of 

JAMES ROBBE, 

Died 

Mar. 8, 1857, 

Aet. 52. 



& 



SABRINA O., 

daugh. of 

JAMES & MARY 

ROBBE, 

Died 

Nov. 18, 1854, 

Aet. 26. 

[She was nearly 26.) 

t MARY MARIA BOND, 

widow of 

JOSEPH WARREN ROBBE 

Jan. 8, 1842, 
June 10, 1912. 



[JOSEPH WARREN ROBBE 

Jan. 17, 1836, 

Oct. 6, 1902. 

Burial in another town.] 

THOMAS ROBB 

Died 

Feb. 22, 1863, 

Ae. 62 y'rs 8 m's. 

[Of the same general family as all of the 
preceding, but he dropped the "e" from 
his name.] 



CEMETERIES 



415 



MARY ANN, 

wife of 

THOMAS ROBB, 

Died 

Mar. 19, 1866, 

Ae. 54 y'rs. 11 m's. 



NANCY M., 

Daughter of 

THOMAS & MARY A. 

ROBB, 

Died 

Feb. 21, 1849, 

Ae. 2 y's. 9 m's. 

t WALTER L. E. ROBBE 

July 25, 1872, 
Aug. 12, 1912. 

[Willow and urn.] 

In 

memory of 

Mr. JAMES ROLLINS 

who died 

Jan. 12, 1818, 

Aet. 87. 



Mr. JAMES ROLLINS, 

who died April 3, 

1799, 

in the 50 

year of her age. 



[Willow and urn.] 

In memory of 

Mrs. ABIGAIL ROLLINS, 

wife of 

Mr. JAMES ROLLINS, 

who died May 7, 

1790, 

in the 58 year 

of her age. 



[Note. In this Rollins burial lot, the 
stones which mark the graves of James 
Rollins, and his fourth wife, Martha, 
have been mutilated, by chiselling out 
letters, in each, from the word ROL- 
LINS.] 

[Willow and urn.] 

In memory of 

Mrs. MARCY ROLLINS, 

wife of 



[Willow and urn.] 

In memory of 

Mrs. HANNAH ROLLINS, 

wife of 

Mr. JAMES ROLLINS, 

who died Aug. 10, 

1803, 

in the 50 

year of her age. 



[Willow and urn.] 

In memory of 

MARTHA ROLLINS, 

wife of 

Mr. JAMES ROLLINS, 

who died 

Dec' 16, 1813, 

Ae. 66. 

[Willow and urn.] 

JOSEPH ROLLINS 

Died 

Dec. 19, 1836, 

Ae. 73. 



[Willow and urn.] 

ABIGAIL, 

Wife of 

JOSEPH ROLLINS, 

Died 

Sept. 17, 1852, 

Ae. 86 yrs. 

NANCY LUCETE, 

daugh. 

of 

MIRICK & SARAH 

ROSS, 

died Jan. 13, 1861, 

Ae. 8 mo's. 



416 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



[Iron marker.] 

MYRICK ROSS Family. 

Mrs. ROSS, JOSEPH, EMMA, 

GILBERT. 



WALTER B. F. ROWE 
Aug. 31, 1845 

His wife 
HARRIET E. YARDLY 

Jan. 10, 1847 

FLAVEL W. ROWE 

Feb. 6, 1885 
Oct. 5, 1909. 

ROWE 

[Willow and urn.] 

Sacred 

to the memory of 

Mr. ICHABOD ROWELL, 

who departed this life, 

June 25th iO. 1802, 

in the 72d year of 

his age. 

Lord when our days are past, 
And we from time remove, 
O may we in thy bosom rest. 
The bosom of thy love. 

[Willow and urn.] 

MARY T., 

wife of 

MOSES RYDER, 

died 

Apr. 15, 1820, 

Ae. 64. 

Elizabeth Johnson, 

wife of 
ABNER SANGER, 

born 

Nov. 7, 17G7, 

died 

March 19, 1799. 



ABIGAIL 

born 
Aug. 1, 1790, 

died 
April 1, 1791. 

[Note. ABNER SANGER died in 
Keene, Sept. 30, 1822, in his 84th year.l 



Dea. AMOS SARGEANT 

Died 
Oct. 13, 1871, 

Ae. 84 y'rs. 7 mo's. 
27 d'ys. 



LUCY H. SARGEANT 

died 

Jan. 19, 1885, 

Ae. 92 yrs. 1 mo. 

& 25 dys. 

ESTHER, 

wife of 
VRYLING SARGENT, 

Died 

Sept. 18, 1868, 

Ae. 80 yrs. 



GEORGE SARGENT, 

Born in Dublin, N. H., 

July 1, 1813, 
Died in Boston, Mass., 

May 16, 1847, 

Aged 34 years. 

Erected by friends in Boston, as a tes- 
timonial of their respect for his great 
moral worth, and integrity of character. 

"An honest man is the noblest work of 
God." 



[Willow and urn.] 

In 

Memory of 

Mrs. RUTH, 

wife of 

Mr. JOHN SAUNDERS, 

who died 



CEMETERIES 



417 



Nov. 7, 1825, 

in the 33 year 

of her age. 

EMELINE 

wife of 

Wm. SEGEE 

born Apr. 11, 1824. 

Died, Nov. 11, 1900. 

CARRIE 

Daughter of 
B. D. & L. B. SEWELL 
died Oct. 5, 1898, 
ae. 5 weeks. 

[Willow and urn.] 

In memory of 

Capt. DAVID 

SHERWIN 

who died 

Nov. 15, 1827, 

Aet. 66 

[Iron marker.] 
BENJAMIN SMITH 
and 
Wife of BENJAMIN SMITH. 

CHARLES D. SMITH 

July 5, 1859 
Feb. 2, 1912. 

CURTIS SMITH 

Born 
Dec. 10, 1807, 

Died 
Nov. 8, 1861. 



CAROLINE SNOW, 

Wife of 
CURTIS SMITH, 

Born 
Nov. 18, 1816, 

Died 
Feb. 23, 1863. 



CURTIS SMITH, 

Son of 

CURTIS & CAROLINE 

SMITH, 

Died 

Sept. 11, 1849, 

Ae. 18 yrs. 

[His original name was 

LUTHER CURTIS SMITH.] 

[Flag and anchor.] 
HENRY H. SMITH, M.D. 

Died Oct. 3, 1911, 
ae. 74 ys. 3 ms. 17 ds. 

ARABELLA SOPHIA, 

His wife. 

He was Acting Assistant vSurgeon, U. S. 
Navy in the Civil War. 



JONA. KINGSBURY SMITH 

died 

May 27, 1879, 

Ae. 81 yrs. 6 mos. 

SMITH 



SARAH ADAMS, 

W^ife of 
JONATHAN K. SMITH, 

Died 

Nov. 29, 1843, 

Ae. 43 years. 



MARY L. STRONG, 

Wife of 
JONATHAN K. SMITH, 

Died 

Sept. 22, 1880, 
Ae. 69 yrs. 10 mos. 

LEONARD O. SMITH 

died 

May 31, 1898, 

Ae. 74 yrs. 6 mos. 



418 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



LYDIA A., 

wife of L. O. SMITH, 

Died Dec. 8, 1876, 

Ae. 47 yrs. 

FRANK L. 

Son of 

L. O. & L. A. SMITH 

Died Jan. 25, 1876, 

Ae. 4 mos. 

ALFRED M., 

son of 
L. & M. L. SMITH, 

Died 

Sept. 5, 1861, 

Ae. 20. 

Thy will be done. 



MERTON HARVEY, 

son of 

LUTHER & MARY G. 

SMITH, 

died July 14, 1857, 
Ae. 7 w'ks. 

Rest in peace. 



ELEANOR, 

Dau. of 

LUTHER & MARY L. 

SMITH, 

died 

April 23, 1838, 

Aet. 15 days. 

[Willow and urn.] 
Mr. RUGGLES 
SMITH, 
was born in Need- 
ham Mass. Sept. 
10, 1766. Died 
March 11, 1833, 
Aet. 66 years & 
6 months. 

An honest man is the noblest work of God. 



[Willow and urn.] 

Mrs. LUCY, 

wife of 

RUGGLES SMITH, 

died Feb. 14, 1852 

Ae. 75. 

Born in Needham, Mass., 

Mar. 17, 1777. 

In the world ye shall have tribulation, 
but be of good cheer, I have overcome the 
world. 



Aunt Sally. 

SALLY SMITH 

died 

Mar. 31, 1883, 

Ae. 99 yrs. 3 mos. 

Erected by friends 

In Dublin. 

SAMUEL SMITH 

died 

Mar. 20, 1866, 

Ae. 83. 

Farewell until we meet. 

Erected by Charles F. Roper. 



[Willow and urn.] 

In memory of 

Mrs. ESTHER, 

wife of 

Mr. 

SAMUEL SMITH, 

who died 

Oct. 3, 1829, 

Aet. 44 yrs. 

Also three infant children 

of Mr. SAMUEL 
& Mrs. ESTHER SMITH. 



ASENATH SMITH 

died 

Feb. 15, 1866, 

Ae 55 yrs. 

The weary are at rest. 



CEMETERIES 



419 



CAROLINE, 

wife of 
SAMUEL SMITH, 

died 

Sept. 17, 1885, 

Ae. 85 yrs. 

In her old mountain home 

we laid her to rest. 

[Note. In the former History of Dub- 
lin, the 2d wife of Samuel Smith is called 
Catherine.] 



AUGUSTINE P. SNOW 

died 
Mar. 16, 1864, 
Ae. 55 yrs. 

MARY H. SNOW, 

wife of 

Sargent Bohonan, 

died Aug. 21, 1887, 

Ae. 67 yrs. 

SNOW 

[Note. Mrs. Bohonan was the 
formerly, of Augustine P. Snow. 
maiden name was Mary Heard.] 



wife. 
Her 



MELISSA C. 

dau. of 

A. P. & MARY H. 

SNOW 

died Oct. 26, 1860, 
Ae. 21 yrs. 

CHARLES SNOW 

died 

Aug. 25, 1847, 

Ae. 36. 

All worldly troubles now are o'er. 
He is not lost, but gone before. 

JOHN SNOW, ESQ. 

A Soldier of the Am. Revolution, 

died 

Jan. 28, 1841, 

Ae. 80 yrs. 

CAROLINE P. 



his wife 

died 

June 4, 1882, 

Ae. 81 yrs. 



In memory of 

Mrs. 

HANNAH, 

wife of 

JOHN, SNOW, ESQ., 

who died 

May 27, 1823, 

in her 64 year. 



In 

Memory of 

LOUISA, 

daughter of 

JOHN SNOW, Esq., & 

Mrs. HANNAH, his 

wife, 

who died 

Nov. 2, 1818, 

Aet. 21 yrs. 



In 

Memory of 

EMILY, 

daughter of 

JOHN SNOW, Esq., & 

Mrs. HANNAH, his 

wife, 

who died 

Dec. 2, 1818, 

Ae. 16 yrs. 



In memory of 

MARY ANN, 

daugh. of 

JOHN SNOW, Esq., & 

Mrs. HANNAH, his 

wife, 

who died 

Oct. 27, 1820, 

Aet. 21 yrs. 



420 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



JOHN SNOW 

Died 

May 14, 1870, 

Ae. 88 yrs. 



MARCIA TWITCHELL, 

wife of 
JOHN SNOW, 

died 
Dec. 11, 1843, 

Ae. 65. 

JOSEPHUS SNOW 

Died 

May 14, 1860, 

Ae. 71 y's 5 m's 

& 20 d's. 

Sleep on and take your rest. 



ELEANOR G., 

wife of 
JOSEPHUS SNOW, 

Died 

Aug. 28, 1873, 

Ae. 78 yrs. 10 mos. 

& 28 dys. 

Gone home. 



In memory of two 

children of Mr. JOSEPHUS 

& Mrs. ELEANOR SNOW. 

WILLIAM 

died Mar. 6, 

1819, Aet. 12 days. 

HENRY L. 

died March 10, 

1821, Aet. 1 year. 

Mrs. MARTHA 

wife of 
LEONARD SNOW 

Died 

Nov. 30, 1848, 

Ae. 31. 

Thou sleepest sweetly here, 
And the rose blooms above thy breast. 
Oft will we shed the sorrowing tear, 
And mourn o'er thy lonely rest. 



SOUTHER 

ISAIAH F. SOUTHER 

died 

June 3, 1881, 

Ae. 63. 

ELLA FRANCES 

ISAIAH FRANCIS 

LEONORA 

MARGARET. 

Children. 

of 

ISAIAH & FREELOVE 

SOUTHER. 

[Willow and urn.] 

JEDEDIAH K. 

SOUTHWICK 

died 

April 11, 1843, 

Ae. 59. 

Though in the dust my body lies, 
My spirit lives beyond the skies; 
Then cease to weep dear friends for me. 
Since 't is God's will it thus should be. 



[Willow and urn.] 

DORCAS, 

wife of 

JEDEDIAH K. SOUTHWICK, 

Died Jan. 31, 1854, 

Ae. 66. 

P^rom pain and sickness and distress, 
Her body in the grave finds rest. 
Her spirit lives we trust above. 
Through her Redeemer's dying love. 

[Willow and urn.] 

In memory of 

AUGUSTUS, 

Son of 

JEDEDIAH K. & DORCAS 

SOUTHWICK, 

who died April 1, 1815, 

Aet. 5 yrs. 

His dust shall rise when Christ appears 
To heal our wounds and dry our tears. 



CEMETERIES 421 



MARTHA SOUTHWICK 

Died, Oct. 2, 1896 

Ae. 73 yrs. 2 mos. 

& 26 dys. 

OTIS W., 

Only child of 



Wm. & ABBY R. 
SPAULDING, 

Died 

Aug. 6, 1862, 

Ae. 4 mo's. 

We miss thee at home. 



[The following inscriptions from the Sprague monuments are taken, line for line, 
as they appear upon the tablets, without any changes in spelling, punctuation, or 
division of lines and words.] 

Memento Mori. 

In the memory of the 

REV. EDWARD SPRAGUE, A.M. 

the second Pastor of the Church in Dublin, who for more 
than 40 years preached the word of God and broke the 
bread of life to this christian Society. He entered on the 
stage of Publick action, at the commencement of the late glo- 
rious Revolution, of which he was a zealous advocate, 
fully imbibing its Spirit, and remaining through life 
the friend of liberty civil and religious, he feared 
God above many from his youth, sincerely devoted 
himself to his service, in the Gospel of his Son, and uni- 
ted orthodoxy with charity. Possessing a large estate, 

his regard 
for the town in which he lived, prompted him, 
after making a few legacies to particular friends, 
to bequeath them the remainder of his property for the 
pious and laudable purpose of supporting the Gospel 
& schools. Having been in private life cheerful and 
courteous, a lover of good men, and given to hospital- 
ity, having in the discharge of ministerial duty 
been assiduous, solemn, faithfull; at length laden 
with accumulated infirmities, and hastened by a 
fatal occurrence, he languished a few days, and then 
calmly fell asleep in a firm belief of that Gcspel he 
preached to others. 

Let fainting nature sink to rest. 

Within its clay-cold bed. 

Till tcith refulgent glory drest. 

It wakens from the dead: 
What though the body in the dust be laid. 
Breathless and mouldering in auful shade! 
Faith views a bright reversion in the skies. 
When all the saints, reanimated, rise. 



422 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

Natus Bostoniae Mali 20, 1750. Laurea 
Baccalaureali Cantabrigiae donatus, 1770, 
Magistrali, 1773. Pastorali officio inductus, 
Oct. 12, 1777. Decessit Dec. 16, 1817, 
Annoque Aetatis suae 68. 

Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord. 

[In the 'former History of Dublin, in the chapter on ecclesiastical history, 
which we have followed in a previous chapter, the spelling and punctuation of these 
inscriptions were modified to suit modern usage.] 

[The translation of the Latin portion of the preceding inscription is as follows: 
"Born in Boston, May 20, 1750, received the degree of Bachelor of Arts at Cam- 
bridge (Harvard), 1770; that of Master, 1773. Ordained to the pastoral office, Oct. 
12, f777. Died, Dec. 16, 1817, in the 68th year of his age." The date of the ordina- 
tion, Oct. 12, 1777, is erroneous. It should have been inscribed Nov. 12, 1777. This 
inscription and the following were written by Rev. Elijah Dunbar of Peterborough.] 



Beneath this stone, lies the mortal part of 

MRS. HANNAH SPRAGUE, 

consort of the 

REV. EDWARD SPRAGUE 

who died July 10, 1818, aged 80 yrs. 

In the several spheres of a wife, a neighbor, 
a Christian, and partner in the ministerial 
relation, she moved ^v^th dignity and use- 
fulness, & sacred esteem. The religion of 
Jesus was the choice, & ornament of 
her youth, the guide and support of 
her riper years; & the refuge, & solace of her decli- 
ning age. While her hopes of Salvation res- 
ted entirely on the unmerited grace of God 
in Christ; she had no confidence in any 
faith but that, which works by love. Her benev- 
olence, ever active, met the needy at the door, 
and the poor she never sent empty away. 
She was the faithful Almoner of the goods 
entrusted her by providence 
and it could 
be truly said of her, that she fed the 
hungry, clothed the naked, visited the sick, 
and entertained the stranger. The cause of Zion 
lay near her heart in life, 
and was not forgotten in her death. 
That her property might aid this cause, when she 
sleeps in dust, she bequeathed the princi- 



CEMETERIES 



423 



pal part of her estate to the N. H. Mis- 
sionary Society. Reader, If thou hast 

wealth, 
influence, piety, learn the art of employing 
thy talents, in doing good, and thou shalt 
never want a surving friend to write, over thy grave: 

"The memory of the just is blessed"; 

nor a smiling Savior, in the Great day, to 
hail thee with: 

Well done, thou good and faithful 
servant, enter into the joy of thy Lord. 



[Iron marker.] 
JOSHUA STANFORD. 

[Supposed to be three feet north from 
Charles A. Wait lot.] 

[Note. Joshua Stanford was born, 
March 27, 1753, and died, March 20, 
1855, lacking seven days of being 102 
years of age. Mrs. Rebecca Belknap, 
whose monumental inscription has been 
given in this chapter, was the only older 
person who has died in Dublin.] 



BENJ. M. STANLEY 

died 

Mar. 19, 1852, 

Ae. 74. 



LYDIA, 

Wife of 
BENJAMIN M. STANLEY, 

died 

Sept. 22, 1853, 

Ae. 70. 

CHAS. STANLEY, 

died 

Oct. 29, 1859, 

Ae. 57. 



LUCY, 

wife of 

CHAS. STANLEY, 

died 

May 6, 1842, 

Ae. 46. 



BETSEY, 

wife of 
CHAS. STANLEY, 

died 

Sept. 15, 1894, 

Ae. 80. 

[Willow and urn.] 
JOSHUA STANLEY 

died 
Feb. 10, 1843, 

Ae. 77. 



[Willow and urn.] 

In memory of 

Mrs. MARGARET, 

wife of 

Mr. JOSHUA STANLEY, 

who died 

Aug. 3, 1819, 

Aet. 55. 

OUR FATHER. 

JOSHUA STANLEY, Jr., 

departed this life 

July 17, 1852, 

Aged 67. 



[Willow and urn.] 

In memory of 

LEMUEL L., 

son of Mr. 



424 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



JOSHUA STANLEY, Jr., 

& Mrs. MARGARET his wife, 

who died 

July 3, 1822, 

Ae. 12 years & 3 days. 



[Willow and urn.] 
In memory of 

JOSHUA, 

the 3 son of Mr. 

JOSHUA STANLEY, Jr., 

& Mrs. MARGARET his wife, 

who died March 10, 

1816, Ae. 1 month. 

SIMEON STANLEY 

died 

Mar. 20, 1857, 

Ae. 63 yrs. & 6 ms. 

MARY, 

wife of 
SIMEON STANLEY, 

Died 

Oct. 25, 1865, 

Ae. 69 yrs. 



died 

Sept. 6, 1826, 

Aet. 2 years & 2 months, 

CAROLINE WARREN, 

wife of 

LEVI STEVENS, 

died 

Dec. 7, 1871, 

Ae. 46 yrs. 



GEORGE J. 

son of 

LEVI & CAROLINE W. 

STEVENS 

died Dec. 11, 1873, 

Ae. 22 yrs. 



GEORGE 

son of 

SIMEON & MARY 

STANLEY 

died 

Apr. 20, 1840, 

Ae. 11 yrs. 10 mo's 

9d's. 



[Willow and urn.] 

In memory of 

two children of Mr. SIMEON 

& Mrs. MARY STANLEY. 

JOSHUA 

died 

Aug. 19, 1821, 

Aet. 9 weeks & 5 days. 

GEORGE 



JAMES E. 

son of 

LEVI & CAROLINE W. 

STEVENS 

died Mar. 17, 1883, 

Ae. 30 yrs. 

[Willow and urn.] 

JOHN STONE 

died 

Dec. 6, 1814, 

Ae. 63 yrs. 

So, human nature, one and all 
Must drop this earthly house of clay, 
Down to the grave our bodies fall; 
Our spirits upward wing their way. 



[Willow.] 

LYDIA, 

wife of 

JOHN STONE, 

died 

April 20, 1849, 

Ae. 89 yrs. 6 mos. & 14 ds. 

[Willow and urn.] 

In memory of 

Mr. SAMUEL 

STONE, 



CEMETERIES 



425 



who died 
Aug. 15, 1832, 
Ae. 42 years. 



[Willow.] 

ALONA, 

wife of 

SAMUEL STONE, 

died 

Mar. 30, 1853, 

Ae. 57. 



[Head and wings.] 

In 

Memory of 

Mr. HENRY STRONGMAN, 

Who Died March 17, 1786; 

Aged 69 years & 6 months. 

If patience under long distress. 
And resignation to the Lord; 
A proof of grace and happiness 
May to surviving friends afford. 

[The 5th, but first permanent, settler of 
Dublin.] 



[Willow and urn.] 

SILAS STONE 

died 

Oct. 25, 1813, 

Ae. 21 years. 

All earthly cares beneath the sun 
Are banished from my mind. 
Eternity with me 's begun, 
My God is just and kind. 
[Son of Samuel Stone & Alona.] 

JOSEPH R. STRONG 

Died 

Oct. 19, 1845, 

Ae. 32. 

O'er thy grave we sadly bend. 
Dear wert thou, & true thy heart. 
Oh may he, the mourner's friend. 
Peace and Hope and trust impart. 

RICHARD STRONG, ESQ., 
Died 
Oct. 12, 1857, 
Ae. 77 

[Below is a ladder, on whose rungs are 
respectively Faith, Hope, Charity.] 



[Head and wings.] 

Memento mori. 

Erected In memory of 

Mrs. JANNET STRONGMAN, 

Relict of 

Mr. HENRY STRONGMAN 

who died Nov, y<^ 20th 1792; 

In the 73d year 

of her age. 



MRS. SALLY STRONG 

Died 

Feb. 26, 1858. 

Ae. 72. 

"The weary at rest." 

[The wife of Richard Strong. 



[Head and wings.] 
Memento mori. 

Erected 

In memory of 

Mr. RICHARD STRONGMAN 

who died 

Aug. ye 12th, 1791, 

In the 39th year of 

his age. 



[Willow and urn.] 

BETTY. 

Relict of 

RICHARD STRONGMAN 

died 

Mar. 8, 1825, 

Aet. 73. 



[Head.] 

In 

Memory of 

ELISHA STRONGMAN 

the son of Mr. 

RICHARD & Mrs. 



426 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



BETTY STRONGIVIAN, 

who died Augt. 

19th, 1787, 
Aged 17 months. 

SAMUEL TAGGARD 

died 

Apr. 12, 1860, 

Ae. 50 yrs. 



SILENCE GRIFFIN, 

wife of 
SAMUEL TAGGARD, 

died Mar. 14, 1866, 
Ae. 51 y'rs. 1 mo. 

GEORGE M. TARBOX 
Dec. 31, 1850 
Oct. 31, 1893. 

A dear one is taken from our home. 

In the midst of life, 

we are in death. 

JOSEPH 
EDWIN 

Son of 

JOSEPH & BETSEY 

THURSTON 

died 

Nov. 13, 1837, 

Ae. 7 yrs. 



WILLIAM HENRY, 

son of 

JOSEPH & BETSEY 

THURSTON, 

died 

Oct. 19, 1843, 

Ae. 3 y'rs 3 mo's. 

Mrs. 
MARY THWING 

died 

Dec. 16, 1886, 

Ae. 74. 

[Iron marker.] 
ELIJAH W. TOWNE. 



AMOS TOWNSEND 

died 

Jan. 12, 1849, 

Aet. 50. 

Dear as thou wert, and justly dear, 

We would not weep for thee; 

One thought should check the starting 

tear; 
It is that thou art free. 
And then shall faith's consoling power 
The tears of love restrain; 
Oh! who that saw thy parting hour 
Could wish thee here again. 
Gently the passing spirit fled, 
Sustained by grace divine; 
O may such grace on us be shed. 
And make our end like thine. 



BETSEY, 

wife of 

AMOS TOWNSEND, 

died 

Jan. 21, 1854, 

Ae. 54. 



[Willow and urn.] 

LUCY E., 
daughter of AMOS 
& BETSEY TOWNSEND, 
Died Sept. 30, 1826, 
Ae. 2 years. 
Her parents mourn a heavy loss, 
Their daughter dear is gone; 
May they, with patience, bear the loss. 
And say: God's will be done. 

CHARLES E. TOWNSEND 
Jan. 17, 1810 
Oct. 21, 1884. 



EMELINE EMES 

W^ife of 

CHARLES E. TOWNSEND 

Dec. 22, 1810 

May 7, 1885. 

TOWNSEND. 

CHARLES M. TOWNSEND 

Sept. 20, 1828 
Oct. 23, 1905 



CEMETERIES 



427 



CHARLOTTE M. GATES 

His wife 

Feb. 14, 1830 

Oct. 15, 1908. 

[Willow and urn.] 
DAVID TOWNSEND 

a Soldier 

of the 

American Revolution 

died 

June 22, 1841, 

in his 86th 

year. 

This crumbling earth is destined to decay, 

Time's beckoning finger we must all obey. 



[Willow and urn.] 

Mrs. TAMESIN, 

Wife of 

DAVID TOWNSEND, 

died 

April 1, 1837, 

Ae. 79 yrs. & 6 mo. 

DAVID TOWNSEND 

died 

July 12, 1860, 

Ae. 76 Yrs. 7 Ms. 8 Ds. 

Dear husband thou hast left me 
In this world to mourn thy loss, 
I wish to cherish all thy \nrtues. 
And with patience bear the cross. 



DOLLY FISHER, 

wafe of 
DAVID TOWNSEND, 

died 

Sept. 9, 1882, 

Ae. 95 Yrs. 3 Ms. 20 Ds. 

Mother thou art gone to rest. 
Thy cares here are o'er. 
Thou art with thy loved ones blest, 
To part never more. 



TAMESON, 

dau. of 



DAVID & DOROTHY 
TOWNSEND, 

Died 

July 24, 1856, 

Ae. 32 y'rs & 5 mo's. 

We miss thee at home. 

FATHER 

DAVID M. TOWNSEND 

Oct. 3, 1820 
Mar. 20, 1895. 

A place is vacant in our home, which 
never can be filled. 

MOTHER 

HELEN MARIA TOWNSEND 

His wife 

Aug. 6, 1832 

Apr. 23, 1902. 

At rest 



t ALMIRA MARIA 
TOWNSEND 

Sept. 28, 1859 
July 4, 1913. 

JABEZ B. TOWNSEND 

died 

April 5, 1887, 

Aged 60 yrs. 10 mos. 



FANNIE M. 
BAKER, 

wife of 
JABEZ B. TOWNSEND, 

Died 

Nov. 24, 1881, 

Aged 52 yrs. 8 mos. 



SARAH 
WADLEIGH, 

wife of 
JABEZ TOWNSEND, 

Died 

June 17, 1857, 

aged 30 yrs. 



428 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



JONATHAN TOWNSEND 

died 

Sept. 2, 1860, 

Ae. 74 y's. 6 m's. & 14 d's. 

He hath passed away. 



CYNTHIA F., 

wife of 
JONATHAN TOWNSEND, 

died 

June 6, 1863, 

Ae. 73 y'rs., 11 mo's. 

She has gone to meet them above. 



Oh I am weary, — let me go 
Where fadeless joys are given; 
For I have learned from all below 
That I've no home but heaven. 



EMILIE A., 

daugh. of 

JONA'? & CYNTHIA F. 

TOWNSEND, 

died 

Dec. 7, 1828, 

Ae. 4 y's. 2 m's. 

& 23 d's. 

This lovely bud, so young and fair. 
Called hence by early doom; 
Just come to show how sweet a flower 
In paradise would bloom. 



[Willow and urn.] 

EMILY ANN ELIZABETH, 

dau. of 

JONATHAN & 

CYNTHIA F. TOWNSEND, 

died 

April 23, 1838, 

Aet. 8. 



[Willow and urn.] 

BENJAMIN F., 

Son of 

JONA° & CYNTHIA F. 

TOWNSEND, 

died 

July 25, 1843, 

Ae. 31 yrs. 1 mo. & 

22 ds. 



GOD IS LOVE. 
ALMIRA, 

daugh. of 

JONATHAN & CYNTHIA F. 

TOWNSEND, 

died 

Aug. 8, 1856, 

Ae. 31 y'rs. 10 mo's. 

& 20 d's. 

That once loved form now cold and dead 
Our mournful thoughts employ; 
Her friends all weep their comfort fled 
And withered all their joys. 

ELZIRA, 

wife of 
MILAN TOWNSEND, 

Died 

Dec. 9, 1860, 

Ae. 23 y'rs. 

SAMUEL F. TOWNSEND 

died 

Oct. 30, 1882, 

Ae. 65 yrs. 



FRANKLIN M., 

Son of 

SAMUEL F. & BETSEY G. 

TOWNSEND, 

died 

Aug. 19, 1855, 

Ae. 4 y'rs. 6 mo's. 

& 22 d'ys. 

Also an Infant son 

died July 1, 1848. 

Gone home. 

LAURA ANN, 

wife of 

MARK TRUE, 

Died 

May 8, 1852, 

Ae. 30. 



CEMETERIES 



429 



ABBOTT F. TRUE 

Born Apr. 4, 1852. 

Died Mar. 19, 1889. 

[A son of Mark & Mrs. L. A. 

True.] 

GILBERT TUEL 

Died suddenly 

Dec. 27, 1836, 

Ae. 64. 

"Be ye also ready." 



ABIGAIL, 

wife of 
GILBERT TUEL, 

Died 

Oct. 15, 1857, 

Ae. 80. 

"My hope is in Christ." 

[Her former husband was James 

Adams. 1 



LYDIA TOWNSEND, 

wife of 

JOSEPH TURNER, 

died 

Apr. 4, 1860, 

Ae. 41. 

SARAH A. WARREN, 

Wife of 
LUKE TURNER, 

died 

Mar. 9, 1885, 

Ae. 74 yrs. 

[Willow and urn.] 
ABEL TWITCHELL 

Died 

March 8, 1837, 

in the 86 year 

of his age. 



ABEL TWITCHELL, 

died 

Jan. 13, 1846, 

Ae. 87 

[Willow and urn.] 

Mr. 

ABEL TWITCHELL 

died 

July 15, 1834, 

Ae. 51. 



[Willow.] 
ELIZABETH, 

wife of 



[Willow.] 

Miss ELVIRA 

daut. of 

ABEL, Jr., & ABIGAIL 

TWITCHELL 

died 

May 18, 1845, 

Ae. 28. 

[Willow and urn.] 

Sacred 

to the 

memory of 

Mr. ABIJAH 

TWITCHELL, 

who died 

Aug. 15, 1825, 

Aet. 28. 



[Willow and urn.] 

Sacred 
To the memory of 
CALVIN H. 
son of Mr. ABIJAH & 
Mrs. MIRANDA TWITCH- 
ELL who died 
July 10, 1825, 
Aet. 9 mos. & 2 ds. 

CALVIN 
TWITCHELL; 

born 
July 29, 1800, 

died 
July 10, 1851. 



430 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



[Iron marker.] 

Wife of CALVIN 

TWITCHELL. 

DANIEL TWITCHELL 

died 

Oct. 13, 1844, 

Ae. 63. 

JOSEPH 
died Oct. 5, 1816, 
Ae. 5 mos. 

DARIUS 

died Jan. 25, 1824, 
Ae. 14 yrs. 

GEORGE 
died Aug. 17, 1825, 
Ae. 2 yrs. 10 mos. 

LAURA A. 

died Dec. 25, 1834, 

Ae. 15 yrs. 

Children of 

DANIEL & PERSIS 

TWITCHELL 



PERSIS, 

wife of 

DANIEL TWITCHELL, 

Died 

May 4, 1851, 

Ae. 67. 

HORACE 

Died 

Oct. 19, 1844, 

Ae. 27. 

Buried at Meredith, N. H. 

[Willow.] 
DANIEL TWITCHELL 

Died 

Jan. 21, 1859, 

Ae. 83 yrs. 9 mos. 

& 18 d's. 



[Willow and urn.] 

POLLY, 

wife of 

DANIEL TWITCHELL, 

Died 

May 29, 1841, 

Aet. 64. 



MARY TWITCHELL 

died 

June 18, 1863, 

Ae. 53 yrs. 9 mos. 



[Willow and urn.] 

MYRA, 

Daughter of 

DANIEL & POLLY 

TWITCHELL, 

died 

Jan. 30, 1818, 

Aet. 31. 

Though low in dust her body lies, 
The soul is risen to the skies; 
She's gone to join that blissful choir. 
Who tune the golden harp and lyre. 
And sing redeeming love. 

[Willow and urn.] 

Erected 

In 

Memory of 

Mr. 

EBENEZER TWITCHELL 

who died 

Oct. 6, 1824, 

In the 80 year 

of his age. 



[Willow and urn.] 

Erected 

In 

Memory of 

Mrs. WAITSTILL, 

wife of 

Mr. EBENEZER 

TWITCHELL, 



CEMETERIES 



431 



who died 

July 6, 1788, 

Ae. 48. 



EMMA, 

wife of 
EBENEZER TWITCHELL, 

born 
Dec. 10, 1765, 

died 
March 7, 1858. 

MARY E. R., 

wife of 
FRANK M. TWITCHELL, 

died 

Sept. 22, 1892, 

Ae. 47 ys. 

GILMAN TWITCHELL 

died 

Oct. 21, 1865 

Ae. 63 yrs. 

[Son of Cyrus, g. s. of Ebenezer Twitch- 
ell. Lived long with Isaiah Adams.] 



[Willow and urn.] 

JOHN TWITCHELL 

died 

Aug. 19, 1825, 

Ae. 58. 



Lone in the dust I silent lie, 

From troubles free; 
Prepare for death ye passers by, 

And follow me. 

[She was dau. of John & Dorcas 
Twitchell.] 

[Willow and urn.] 

In 

memory of 

Lt. JOSEPH TWITCHELL 

who died April 26, 1813, 
Aet. 71 

And MARCY TWITCHELL, 

his wife, who died 
April 27, 1813, - 
Aet. 70. 



[Willow and monument. 

DORCAS, 

wife of 

JOHN TWITCHELL, 

died 

Sept. 1, 1815, 

Ae. 40. 



[Willow and urn. 

MATILDA 

TWITCHELL 

died 

Dec. 1, 1841, 

Ae. 40. 



[Willow and urn.] 

In 

memory of 

Mr. 

JOSEPH TWITCHELL 

who died 

May 17, 1836, 

Aet. 55. 



SALLY, 

wife of 

JOSEPH TWITCHELL, 

Died 

Sept. 19, 1851, 

Ae. 65. 



JOSEPH TWITCHELL 

died 

Nov. 29, 1853, 

Ae. 67. 



HANNAH, 

wife of 
JOSEPH TWITCHELL, 

died Jan. 18, 1877, 
Ae. 85 yrs., 6 mos. 



432 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



RUFUS 

son of 

JOSEPH & HANNAH 

TWITCHELL 

died 

Jan. 17, 1825, 

Ae. 2 yrs. 



JULIA A. 

daut. of 

JOSEPH & HANNAH 

TWITCHELL 

died 

Oct. 6, 1820, 

Ae. 1 yr. 8 mos. 



RUFUS 

son of 

JOSEPH & HANNAH 

TWITCHELL 

died 

May 17, 1816, 

Ae. 7 mos. 



ELLIOT TWITCHELL 

[Aug. 5,] 1822—1898 [Apr. 17] 

LEWIS P. RANDOLPH 

[Dee. 16,] 1824—1906 [May 30] 

[Elliot was originally called Joseph 
Elliot. The true year of his birth was 
1821. 

Lewis Twntchell, born in 1824, changed 
his name legally to Lewis Powhatan 
Randolph. 

Both were sons of JOSEPH and HAN- 
NAH TWITCHELL.] 



[Willow and urn.] 

In memory of 

Mr. 

JOSHUA TWITCHELL 

who died 
Aug. 17, 1829, 
Aet. 76 years 5 mo. 
& 13 ds. 



[Willow and urn.] 

Mrs. 

SARAH, 

wife of 

JOSHUA TWITCHELL, 

died 

Mar. 30, 1840, 

Ae. 82. 

Nor pain, nor grief, nor anxious fear, 
Invade thy bounds. No mortal woes 
Can reach the peaceful sleeper here; 
While angels watch the safe repose. 



MARTHA TWITCHELL 

died 

Aug. 21, 1852, 

Ae. 61. 

How blessed that home to gain. 
And slumber in that soothing sleep. 
From which we never rise to pain, 
Nor ever wake to weep. 

[Dau. of Joshua & Sarah.] 



BETSEY TWITCHELL 

Born 
June 12, 1793, 

Died 

July 19, 1878. 

[Dau. of Joshua & Sarah.] 

[Willow and urn.] 
In memory of 
Mr. REUBEN 
TWITCHELL 

who died 

May 20, 1813, 

Aet. 27. 

He's gone and left us here below. 
To mourn his loss with grief and woe; 
But God is just; may we be still; 
Since 't is our heavenly father's will. 



[Willow and urn.] 

In memory of 

CYRUS, 

son of Mr. REUBEN & 

Mrs. SALLY TWITCHELL 



CEMETERIES 



433 



who died 

July 10, 1813, 

Aet. 7 months & 20 ds. 

Sleep on sweet babe and take thy rest ; 
God called thee home, he thought it best. 



died 

March 29, 1851, 

Ae. 45. 



HANNAH P. 

wife of 
REUBIN TWITCHELL 

died 

May 3, 1842, 

Ae. 26. 

The sweet remembrance of the just 
Shall flourish when they sleep in dust. 

[Her husband's full name was Reu- 
ben Wilder Twitchell.l 



[Willow and urn.] 

In memory of 

SAMUEL TWITCHELL, 

who died 

April 16, 1820, 

Aged 80 years. 



[Iron marker.] 
SAMUEL TWITCHELL. 

[Died Feb. 1, 1842.] 
[Husband of preceding.] 

[Willow and urn.] 

THADDEUS TWITCHELL 

died 

July 29, 1841, 

Ae. 68. 



Esq. 



[Willow and urn.] 

Sacred 

to the memory of 

Mrs. ALICE TWITCHELL, 

wife of 

SAMUEL TWITCHELL, Esq., 

who died 

Nov. 13, 1805, 

Aet. 64. 



[Willow and urn.] 

Sacred 

to the 

memory of 

Miss HANNAH, 

daug. of Mr. THADDEUS 

& Mrs. NANCY TWITCHELL, 

who died 

July 16, 1823, 

Ae. 24. 



[Willow and urn.] 

In memory of 

SAMUEL TWITCHELL 

who died 
Aug. 10, 1820, 
Aged 35 years. 

[Willow.] 

Mrs. BETSEY GOWING, 

wife of 

SAM'L TWITCHELL 



[Willow and urn.] 

Sacred 

to the 

memory of 

Miss NANCY, 

Daug. of Mr. THADDEUS 

& Mrs. NANCY TWITCHELL, 

who died 

Dec. 2, 1824, 

Aet. 24. 



[Willow and urn.] 

Sacred 

to the 

memory of 

Miss MIRA, 

Daug. of Mr. THADDEUS 

& Mrs. NANCY TWITCHELL, 

who died 

Jan. 31, 1825, 

Aet. 18. 



434 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



[Willow and urn.] 

Sacred 

to the 

memory of 

Miss MARY, 

Daug. of Mr. THADDEUS 

& Mrs. NANCY TWITCHELL, 

who died 

June 2, 1826, 

Aet. 25. 



[Willow and urn.] 

In memory of 

Miss LUCY, 

Daug. of Mr. THADDEUS 

& Mrs. NANCY TWITCHELL, 

who died 

Feb. 5, 1830, 

Aet. 21. 



[Willow and urn.] 

Miss 

DORCAS, 

dau. of 

THADDEUS & NANCY 

TWITCHELL, 

died 

Nov. 17, 1839, 

Ae. 23. 

[The preceding six young ladies, with 
their brother Abijah (whose gravestone 
inscription we have given in its alpha- 
betical place), seven in all, died of tuber- 
culosis, in 16 years, taking every child of 
Thaddeus Twitchell.] 



ALSON UPTON, 

died 

Dec. 30, 1834, 

Ae. 25. 

A tear is nature's due to worth in dust; 
But resignation owns that God is just. 

CHARLES A. UPTON 

Born 

Sept. 30, 1857, 

Died 
Apr. 27, 1899. 

Asleep in Jesus. 

[In the MS. of the inscriptions handed 
to us, the date of his birth is given 1858. 
It may have been a slip of the copyist. 
The true date of his birth was 1857.] 



EMILY J., 

wife of 
JOHN A. UPTON, 

died Jan. 2, 1901, 

Ae. 66 ys. 11 ms. 7ds. 

At Rest. 

NEHEMIAH UPTON 

died 

Mar. 1, 1873, 

Ae. 93 ys. 1 mo. 25 ds. 



MARY, 

Daughter of 

ALSON & LUCY 

B. UPTON, 

Died 

Feb. 14, 1837, 

Ae. 4. 



[Willow and urn. 

Mrs. 

LUCY B., 

Wife of 



[Willow and urn.] 

In memory of 

Mrs. MEHITABLE, 

Wife of 

NEHEMIAH UPTON, 

who died 

Mar. 7, 1833, 

Ae. 49. 



MARY G. B. UPTON 

died 

Dec. 6, 1861, 

Ae. 66 ys. 9 ms. 9 ds. 

[She was 2d wife of Nehemiah Upton, 
and formerly wife of Cephas Brown.] 



CEMETERIES 



435 



[Willow and urn.] 

In memory of 

Mr. SETH, 

son of Mr. NEHEMIAH 

& Mrs. MEHETABEL UPTON, 

who died 

May 30, 1830, 

Aet. 22 years. 



CHARLES VAUGHN 

Cambridge, Mass., Aug. 15, 1870 
Dublin, N. H., Aug. 5, 1871 



[Iron marker.] 

[BENJAMIN] FRANKLIN 

WAIT. 

EMMA F., 

wife of 
CHARLES A. WAIT, 

died 

Dec. 7, 1887, 

Ae. 27 yrs. 

[Iron marker.] 
THOMAS B. WAIT 

[Aug. 1, 1825 
Feb. 22, 1891.] 



t HARRIET LOUISA SNOW, 

wife of 
THOMAS BARGE WAIT, 

Aug. 8, 1830, 
Oct. 28, 1906. 



In memory of 

JOHN ELBRIDGE, 

Son of 

THOMAS B. & HARRIET 

WAIT, 

died Apr. 8, 1900, 

Ae. 49 ys. 3 ms. 21 ds. 

Gone but not forgotten. 



[Willow and urn.] 

Here lie the 

remains of Ensn. 

CYRUS WAKEFIELD 

who departed this life, 

Oct. 5, 1810, 

Aet. 31. 

Death thou hast conquered me 
I by thy dart am slain 
But Christ hath conquered thee. 
And I shall rise again. 

MARY ANNE WALES 

of Boston, 
Born Nov. 25, 1834, 
Died Apr. 14, 1893. 

DANIEL WARREN 

Died 

Jan. 13, 1833, 

Aet. 81 

ABIGAIL, 

his widow, 

died 

Apr. 13, 1840, 

Aet. 89. 



JESSE WARREN 

died 

Apr. 6, 1813 

Aet. 21 

[Son of Daniel & Abigail. 



ABIGAIL WARREN 

died 

Oct. 7, 1844, 

Aet. 62. 

[Dau. of Daniel & Abigail. 

JESSE WARREN 

died 

In Adrian, Mich., 

Feb. 24, 1873, 

Ae. 59 ys. 2 ms. 27 ds. 



436 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



SARAH J., 

wife of 
JESSE WARREN, 

Died Jan. 28, 1879, 

Ae. 60 ys. 6 ms. 

27 ds. 

JOHN WARREN 

died 

Sept. 24, 1859, 

Aged 70. 



Memento Mori 

MARY G., 

wife of 

JOHN WARREN, 

died 

Feb. 11, 1849, 

Aet. 61 yrs. & 10 ms. 

Blessed are the dead who die in the 
Lord, from henceforth and forever, they 
rest from their labor. Their works fol- 
low them. 



t JOHN F. WARREN 
July 10, 1846 
May 2, 1911. 

MARY WARREN 

died 

Dec. 26, 1879, 

Ae. 87 yrs. 3 mos. 

[She was the dau. of Dea. Francis Ap- 
pleton. Her husband was JONATHAN 
WARREN.] 



[Iron marker.] 
HARVEY WELLS. 

JOHN A. WHEELER 

died 

Aug. 4, 1863, 

Ae. 43 y'rs. 1 mo. & 

27 ds. 



ALMIRA M., 

wife of 

JOHN A. WHEELER, 



died 

Dec. 17, 1863, 

Ae. 42 y'rs. 4 mo's. & 

10 d's. 

WILLIAM A. WHEELER 

Died Sept. 30, 1847, 
Ae. 10 mo's & 15 d's. 



JOHN P. WHEELER 

died 

Nov. 16, 1880, 

Ae. 35 yrs. 

RALPH, 

Son of 

FRANK A. & LUCY A. 

WHITCOMB, 

[Feb. 21,] 1899—1900 [Mar. 10] 

[In the MS. copy of these inscriptions 
which was given to us, the years in this 
inscription were 1898-1899. If cor- 
rectly copied, an error was inadvertently 
made in the MS. handed to the engraver. 
The correct dates are as here given.] 



[Willow and urn.] 

In memory of 

CHARLES ELIOT, 

Son of Mr. CHARLES & 

Mrs. ADALINE WHITNEY, 

wlio died 

Feb. 9, 1837, 

Aet. 2 years 2 mo. & 17 days 

Of joys departed never to return 
How painful the remembrance. 

[Willow and urn.] 

In memory of 

Mr. JOSEPH 

WHITTEMORE 

who died 

Aug. 21, 1833, 

Ae. 65 



[Willow and urn. 

Mrs. 

PATTY, 



CEMETERIES 



437 



Wife of 

JOSEPH 

WHITTEMORE, 

died 

Sept. 6, 1840, 

Ae. 62. 

" Blessed are the dead 
which die in the Lord.' 



[Willow and urn.] 

In memory of 

Miss HANNAH 

WHITTEMORE 

who died 

April 9, 1832, 

Aet. 16 yrs. 



[Willow and urn.] 

In memory of 

MARTHA, 

daughter of 

Mr. JOSEPH & Mrs. 

PATTY WHITTEMORE, 

who died 

May 3, 1823, 

Aet. 9 years. 

In memory of 
ELI D. WIGHT, 

Son of 

ELI WIGHT & 

FANNIE his wife, 

who died 

Sept. 6, 1819, 

Aet. 5 years 9 months. 

What hast thou done ospring say. 
So early to be snacht away 
Forever gone seen no more 
Forever I thy loss deplore. 

In Memory of 

Mrs. ELIZABETH 

wife of Mr. JOEL WIGHT 

who died 

April 19, 1800, 

in the 57 year of 

her age. 



Christ is a star, he'll safely guide 
My spirit through the vale of death, 
Ye loving friends in him confide 
Prepare to yield your vital breath. 

JONAS WIGHT 

died 

Aug. 16, 1844, 

Ae. 75. 

[He was a son of JOHN WIGHT.] 

[Willow and urn.] 

In 

Memory of 

Col. ABEL 

WILDER 

who died 

June 16, 1806, 

Aet. 46. 

In 

Memory of 

Mrs. HANNAH 

widow of 

Col. ABEL WILDER 

who died 

Sept. 22, 1831. 

Aet. 72. 

Surviving friends did this memorial raise. 
Not for the useless task, the dead to 

praise. 
But that the passengers when passing by 
Might stop and ponder on mortality. 



FATHER 

ABEL WILDER 

died 
July 26, 1858, 

Aged 
79 y's. 4 m's. 

MOTHER 

DEBORA WILDER 

died 
July 30, 1862, 

Aged 
78 y's. 6 m's. 



438 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



[Willow and urn.] 

EMMELINE 

WILDER 

died 

Dec. 15, 1843, 

Ae. 33 y'rs 2 m. 

&7d. 

Here lies ray dust, my spirit 's fled, 
I now am numbered with the dead; 
Surviving friends a warning take; 
Your peace with God be sure to make. 



[Willow and urn.] 
KEZIA WILDER 

died 

June 2, 1822, 

Ae. 19 yrs. 11 m. 

&26d. 

My body rests beneath this sod; 
My soul has soared to realms above. 
To meet my savior and my God; 
Where all is peace and joy and love. 

LOUISE C. 

Daughter of 

M. E. & M. G. WILLARD 

June 2, 1907 

Aug. 8, 1907. 

[Willow and urn.] 

In memory of 

Mr. SAMUEL WILLIAMS 

who departed this life 

March 25, 1799, 

in the 47th year 

of his age. 

Life is a span, a fleeting hour, 
How soon the vapour flies, 
Man is a tender transient flower. 
That in the blooming dies. 

AUGUSTINE WOOD 

[Feb. 7,] 1812—1892 [Jan. 31] 

ELIZABETH R. 

his wife 
[June 6] 1820—1900 [Oct. 5] 



SAMUEL R. 

son of 

AUGUSTINE & 

ELIZABETH R. WOOD 

Died 

May 14, 1875, 

Ae. 24 y's 10 ra's. 

[He was born, June 10, 1850.] 

Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord. 



CURTIS, A. 

[April 7] 1846—1902 [Dec. 1] 

His wife 
IDA L. BENSON 

[Sept. 29] 1860—1903 [July 20] 

Their son 
RALPH C. 

[Nov. 17,] 1885- 

WOOD 

HORACE G. WOOD, 

Died Jan. 8, 1896, 

Ae. 60 yrs. 6 mos. 

At rest. 

Our Darling 

ANNA MAY, 

Daughter of HORACE 

G. & MYRA L. WOOD, 

Died May 17, 1889, 
Ae. 15 yrs. 4 mos. 17 dys. 

BAYARD H., 
son of HORACE G. 
& ABBY A. WOOD, 

died March 25, 1889, 
Ae. 29 yrs. 

[Willow and urn.] 

SALMON WOOD 

died 

Dec. 30, 1842, 

Ae. 56. 



ACHSAH, 

Wife of 



CEMETERIES 



439 



SALMON WOOD, 

died 

Aug. 4, 1856, 

Ae. 66. 

Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord. 



[Willow and monument.] 

CURTIS WOOD, 

son of 

SALMON & ACHSAH 

Wood, 

Died 

Dee. 30, 1845, 

Ae. 27. 

Here lies a son beloved and dear, 
A brother faithful and true, 
A friend with affection unfeigned, 
A follower of Christ the Lord. 

JOSEPH B. YARDLEY 

died 

Aug. 18, 1874, 

Ae. 64 yrs. 

Sweet rest for the weary. 

[Head.] 

In Memory of Mr. 

WILLIAM YARDLEY who 

Died June 23th 1805 

in the 53th year of his 

age. 

Stop here my friends and cast an eye. 
As you are now so once was I; 
As I am now so you must be. 
Prepare my friends to follow me. 



[Willow and urn.] 

SARAH, 

wife of 

Wm. YARDLEY, 

Died 

Jan. 7, 

1831, 

Aet. 81. 

[Willow and urn.] 
WILLIAM YEARDLY 

died 

Aug. 2, 1855, 

Aet. 71. 



[Willow and urn.] 

RHODA, 

wife of 

WILLIAM YEARDLY, 

Died 

April 5, 1837, 

Aet. 55. 

WILLIAM YEARDLY, Jr., 

died 

June 23, 1877, 

Ae. 72 ys. 3 ms. 

2ds. 



[We find YARDLEY, YEARDLEY, 

and YEARDLY, with still other varia- 
tions of spelling, in the surname of this 
family.] 



The inscriptions here recorded, including the names upon 
the iron markers, provided by the town, mark 1116 graves. To 
these monumental inscriptions we have appended the names 
(with a dagger f prefixed to each) of persons who have recently 
died, at whose graves headstones had not been set as these pages 
went to press. There are twenty of these which have come to 
our notice, making, in all, 1136 graves identified. There are 
probably two or three hundred graves in the cemetery which 
have never been marked. Some of these can probably be iden- 
tified, as they would be in the same burial lots as those of other 
members of the same families. There are a few families whose 



440 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

burial lots cannot be discovered, as no markers indicate where 
any of their bodies were buried. The erection of such memorials 
is a sacred duty which ought not to be neglected. The graves of 
young infants have been too frequently unmarked. In olden 
times, the reprehensible custom prevailed to some extent of 
burying young children on the farms of their parents, as if 
they were of too little account to be buried with any ceremony. 
Burials on farms are always inadvisable, because, in our coun- 
try, especially, farms change owners so frequently that such 
private burial lots would become neglected. 

This cemetery is the only one which was ever located within 
the limits of Dublin, excepting the Derby and Symonds family 
burial lots, of which we take note in the following notice of the 
Chesham cemetery. Since the new town of Harrisville was 
formed, a cemetery has been established near Chesham station. 
The cemetery at the village of Harrisville, before the incor- 
poration of that town, was just north of the town line, in 
Nelson. There is a cemetery in the north-east corner of 
Marlborough, in which were buried the bodies of certain 
persons who had lived in the north-west part of what was 
then Dublin. 

As readers who look through these inscriptions, searching for 
those of former Dublin acquaintances, might have in mind the 
names of certain old residents whose bodies were buried in one 
or another of these cemeteries, we have deemed it best to sup- 
plement these inscriptions from the old Dublin cemetery with 
a few abridged inscriptions from the headstones at the graves 
of a few old residents which we have found in other cemeteries. 
We cannot claim that the list is complete. It comprises those 
which we have chanced to observe in our visits to these cem- 
eteries. 

Cemetery in North-east Part of Marlborough 

In a visit to this cemetery, we observed the following in- 
scriptions, which we have abridged, at the graves of persons 
who were residents of the former town of Dublin. 

JosiAH H. Knight, born, June 1, 1808; died, June 29, 1884. 
Martha A. Mason, his wife, born, June 24, 1814; died, June 6, 1894. 
JosiAH H., their son, died, Dec. 28, 1863, ae. 12 yrs., 11 mos., 3 dys. 
Lana S., their dau., died, Dec. 30, 1863, ae. 6 yrs., 8 mos. 
Hannah M., their dau., died, Oct. 3, 1852, ae. 18. 

Josiah H. Knight lived in Dublin, from 1837 to 1855. 



CEMETERIES 441 

Ensign Joseph Mason died, March 11, 1806, in his 58th year. 

He was killed by a tree falling upon him. 
Anne Prentiss, wife of Joseph Mason, died, Jan. 3, 1823, ae. 76. 
Hannah, their dau., born, Oct. 15, 1783; died, July 22, 1864. 



Merrill Mason, Sept. 9, 1816— May 13, 1897. 

Mary Eliza, wife of Merrill Mason, died, Dec. 17, 1849, ae. 26 yrs., 

10 mos. 
Harriet M., wife of Merrill Mason, Dec. 27, 1824— Dec. 25, 1897. 
Hattie L., dau. of Merrill & Harriet Mason, died, Aug. 18, 1864, 

ae. 6 yrs. 
Emilie E., dau. of Merrill & Eliza Mason, died, Nov. 11, 1849, ae. 

7 yrs. 
Mary E., dau. of Merrill & Eliza Mason, died, Apr. 11, 1845, ae. 

12 weeks. 



Capt. Samuel Mason died, Oct. 20, 1822, ae. 51. 

Mary, wife of Capt. Samuel Mason, died, March 30, 1847, in her 70th 

year. 
Rachel, their dau., died, Nov. 29, 1822, in her 16th year. 
Harriot, their dau., died, Nov. 25, 1822, in her 14th year. 
Elijah W., their son, died, Jan. 15, 1816, in his 12th year. 



Samuel Mason, Jr., died, Sept. 2, 1862, ae. 65. 
Anna Kendall, wife of Samuel Mason, Jr., died, Oct. 10, 1878, ae. 
79 yrs. 



Samuel K. Mason died, June 12, 1859, ae. 40. 



Martha, wife of Charles Mason, died, July 19, 1833, in her 30th 
year. 



Abner Russell died. Mar. 24, 1855, ae. 64. 
Betsey, wife of Abner Russell, died, Jan. 21, 1875, ae. 80. 
Emily Milly, their dau., died, April 5, 1837, ae. 5. 
Emelia Mary, their dau., died. May 2, 1837, ae. 5. 
The preceding two were twins. 



Samuel, son of Ira & Mary Smith, died, June 23, 1826, ae. 5 mos., 

12 days. 
Lyman Albert, son of Ira & Mary Smith, died, Aug. 7, 1842, ae. 1 

yr., 11 mos. 



442 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

Rev. Elijah Willard, died, Aug. 19, 1839, ae. 88. 

Phebe, wife of Rev. Elijah Willard, died, Jan. 15, 182G, ae. 55 yrs., 

11 mos. 
Betsey, wife of Rev. Elijah Willard, died, May 19, 1871, ae. 95 yrs., 

10 mos. 
Sally, dau. of Elijah & Phebe Willard, died, Feb. 10, 1822, in her 

19th yr. 
Solon, son of Elijah & Phebe Willard, died, Feb. 3, 1822, in his 
18th yr. 

On Solon's headstone, we also read: "Between Solon and 
Sally, He Zophar, Loring, Roxani% & Annis Willard." 
[They died respectively, Feb. 1812, ae. 23; June 24, 1817, ae. 
20; Dec. 20, 1821, ae. 21; and Feb. 1, 1822, ae. 23.] 



Clarissa, wife of Levi Willard, died. May 2, 1811, in her 25th year. 

Levi Willard died, Feb. 24, 1860, ae. 64. 

Irene, wife of Levi Willard, died, Apr. 11, 1893, ae. 85 yrs., 9 mos., 

3 dys. 
Levi, their son, killed at Bull Run, Va., in battle, Aug. 30, 1862, ae. 20. 
Charles J., their son, died, Oct. 14, 1865, ae. 28 yrs., 11 mos., 5 dys. 
Marshall, their son, died, Oct. 8, 1861, ae. 26 yrs., 11 mos. 
Emily, their dau., died, Oct. 18, 1856, ae. 17 yrs., 11 mos., 21 dys. 
Rachel, their dau., wife of Joseph Ware, died. Mar. 16, 1855, ae. 22. 

Chesham Cemetery 

In the cemetery near the station at Chesham are buried the 
bodies of certain persons who lived in Dublin before the northern 
part of that town was included in Harrisville, and of others 
directly connected with families who were then living in Dub- 
lin. The families of Sherman Derby and Sylvester T. Symonds 
had private cemeteries on their estates. Each contained the 
bodies of several persons who died before Harrisville was in- 
corporated. Those bodies have all been transferred to the Ches- 
ham cemetery, which was established after Harrisville became 
a town. The following inscriptions, probably not a complete 
list, will be of interest to those readers who were acquainted 
with the old families in this part of the original town of Dublin. 
In two or three cases, headstones had not been set, but were 
expected to be in place soon. The following are the inscriptions 
which we copied on a visit to this cemetery: 

Sadie B., wife of Bernard F. Bemis, died, Nov. 23, 1902; ae. 29 yrs., 

7 mos., 17 dys. 
Agnes A., dau. of Carl H. Bemis, died, May 20, 1905; ae. 9 yrs., 8 

mos., 6 ds. 



CEMETERIES 443 

Grover C, son of Geo. F. Bemis, died. Mar. 7, 1904, ae. 14 yrs., 2 

mos., 17 ds. 
George W. Bemis died, Nov. 26, 1874; ae. 48 yrs., 11 mos. 
Mary A., wife of Geo. W. Bemis, died, Nov. 15, 1881; ae. 54 yrs., 5 

mos., 25 ds. 
James T., son of Geo. W. Bemis, died, Apr. 5, 1883; ae. 20 yrs., 7 mos. 
Mary Anna, dau. of Geo. W. Bemis, and wife of Orren M. Bullard, 

and afterwards of F. J. Underw ood, died, Sept. 10, 1886; ae. 30 yrs., 

10 mos., 28 ds. 

Infant Son of Orren M. and Mary A. Bullard, died. May 20, 1874, 

ae. 6 days. 
LuTiE Eleanor, wife of Perley S. Bemis, born, June 2, 1878; died, 

Dec. 14, 1899. 
Infant Son of Perley S. & Harriet Bemis died, Jan. 23, 1906; ae. 

5 days. 
Mary E., dau. of Perley S. & Harriet Bemis, died, Sept. 4, 1906; ae. 

7 mos., 17 days. The preceding two were twins. 
Milan M. Derby died, June 12, 1910, ae. 73 yrs., 2 mos., 6 days. 
Mary Fitch, wife of Milan M. Derby, died, Jan. 9, 1905, ae. 61. 
Sherman Derby died, July 6, 1880, ae. 72 yrs. 
Dorothy C, wife of Sherman Derby, died, June 28, 1851; ae. 42. 
Nathan M. Derby, son of Sherman, died, Apr. 20, 1865; ae. 22 yrs., 

11 mos. 

Hannah A., dau. of Sherman Derby, died, Feb. 14, 1854; ae. 4 yrs., 

10 mos. 
William S., son of Sherman Derby, died, March 19, 1841 ; ae. 8 wks., 

5 dys. 
Harriet M., dau. of Sherman Derby, died, Aug. 21, 1854; ae. 6 mos., 

22 days. 
Roger S. Derby, son of Sherman, died, Aug. 11, 1872, ae. 28 yrs. 
Lambert L. Howe, born, July 7, 1832; died, Sept. 5, 1896. 
Lizzie C. Russell, wife of Lambert L. Howe, born, June 19, 1829; 

died, Oct. 20, 1914. 
George M., son of L. L. & L. C. Howe, died. Mar. 17, 1877; ae. 19 

yrs., 6 mos. 
Ella T., dau. of L. L. & L. C. Howe, died, Apr. 11, 1865; ae. 3 yrs., 

3 mos. 
Charles Q. Nye, son of Charles H., died, Aug. 31, 1889; ae. 30 yrs., 

1 mo. 
Walter S. Parker died, June 5, 1914; ae. 56 yrs., 5 mos., 27 days. 
Albert L. Russell, born, July 16, 1844; died. Mar. 23, 1898. 
Emily F. Williams, wife of Albert L. Russell: Jan. 1, 1842 — May 

27, 1906. 
Charles J. Smith, born, Oct. 20, 1834; died, July 15, 1910. 
Sarepta S. Culver, wife of C. J. Smith, born, Feb. 23, 1836; died, 

July 5, 1905. 
Ira Smith died, Jan. 11, 1875; ae. 75 yrs., 8 mos., 22 days. 



444 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

Mary Mason, wife of Ira Smith, died, Apr. 15, 1879; ae. 76 yrs., 4 

ms., 2 ds. 
Ira Prentice Smith died, April 10, 1877; ae. 53 yrs. 
Fannie Buss, wife of Caleb Goodnow, formerly wife of Ira P. 

Smith, died, Jan. 9, 1897; ae. 75 yrs. 
Grace, dau. of Thomas & Annis (Willard) Hardy, adopted dau. of 

Ira p. & Fanny B. Smith, died, Oct. 8, 1891; ae. 26 yrs., 3 mos. 
Franklin M. Smith died, Apr. 7, 1874; ae. 43 yrs. 
Chloe M., wife of F. M. Smith, died, March 30, 1883; ae. 51 yrs. 
Fannie Florence, dau. of F. M. & C. M. Smith, died. May 22, 1874; 

ae. 4 yrs., 8 ms., 25 ds. 
Ira Frank, son of F. M. & C. M. Smith, died, Nov. 15, 1864; ae. 5 

yrs., 5 mos., 9 dys. 
Sylvester T. Symonds died, July 21, 1891. He w-as born, Sept. 21, 

1822. 
Elizabeth J. Bemis, wife of S. T. Symonds, March 11, 1823 — March 

18, 1901. 
Anna L. A., dau. of S. T. & E. J. Symonds, died, Feb. 1, 1854; ae. 7 

yrs., 4 mos. 
Dana M., son of S. T. & E. J. Symonds, died, Jan. 24, 1854; ae. 7 weeks. 
Ella J., dau. of S. T. & E. J. Symonds, died, March 14, 1852; ae. 2 yrs., 

9 mos. 
David Willard, born, Jan. 27, 1831; died, March 17, 1908. 
Irene F. Nye, wife of David Willard, Oct. 5, 1831 — Dec. 29, 1898. 

Harrisville Cemetery 

The cemetery in the village of Harrisville was set apart for 
that purpose before the incorporation of that town. There had 
been a few burials there of the bodies of persons who had been 
Dublin residents before the latter town was divided. The per- 
sons whose graves are here noted either lived in Dublin or were 
connected with families which had prominent business interests 
in that town. The list is doubtless incomplete. The writer was 
aided in his search by Mr. Herman D. Thayer of Harrisville. 

George T. Beal; Nov. 7, 1837 — March 14, 1910. 

Lestina Phillips, wife of G. T. Beal; Sept. 21, 1834 — Nov. 7, 1884. 



Perry J. Bryant; Nov. 3, 1780 — Nov. 11, 1830. 



Eunice, wife of Samuel Farwell, died, Sept. 7, 1854, ae. 81. 
Amanda, dau. of Samuel & Eunice Farwell, died, June 11, 1848, 

ae. 32. 
Electa Farwell died, Dec. 17, 1847, ae. 24. 
Sally B. Farwell; Sept. 15, 1793 — Feb. 3, 1881. 



CEMETERIES 445 

Hattie L., wife of Orlando Fogg, died, Sept. 2, 1868, ae. 31. 



Maria F. Sheldon Hale died, April 20, 1868, ae. 31 yrs. 



Bethuel Harris died, July 21, 1851, ae. 82. 

Deborah, wife of Bethuel Harris, died, Oct. 29, 1855, ae. 79. 

Lydl^, dau. of Bethuel Harris; Dec. 2, 1815 — June 6, 1841. 

Cyrus Harris died, April 4, 1848, ae. 51. 

Lucy Corey, wife of Cyrus Harris, died, Feb. 28, 1882, ae. 82. 

Caroline, dau. of Cyrus & Lucy Harris, died, April 10, 1845, ae. 18. 

Milan Harris; Jan. 29, 1799 — July 27, 1884. 

Lois, wife of Milan Harris, died, Dec. 19, 1842. 

Harriet, wife of Milan Harris; Nov. 10, 1810 — Dec. 19, 1880. 

Milan W. Harris; Sept. 22, 1823 — Aug. 28, 1873. 

Lydia Heald, wife of Milan W. Harris, died, Feb. 9, 1883, ae. 60. 

Edgar Carton Harris, son of Milan W., died, Feb. 3, 1883, ae. 33. 

Arthur Llewellyn Harris, son of Milan W., died, Aug. 4, 1858, ae. 

18 mos. 
Kate Winnifred Harris, dau. of Milan W., died, Feb. 25, 1873, ae. 

9 yrs. 
Charles C. P. Harris; Oct. 20, 1807 — Sept. 23, 1888. 
Fanny Wilson, wife of C. C. P. Harris; May 19, 1909 — Feb. 21, 

1846. 
Matilda C, wife of C. C. P. Harris; Jan. 30, 1821 — Dec. 20, 1887. 
Charles N. Harris died, March 7, 1841, ae. 2 yrs., 5 mos. 



Abner Stiles Hutchinson; Dec. 10, 1803 — July 17, 1894. 
Mary Harris, wife of A. S. Hutchinson; July 12, 1809 — March 9, 

1895. 
IVL^RY Ann Hutchinson, dau. of A. S. Hutchinson; July 29, 1833 — 

Oct. 29, 1876. 
Juliet Hutchinson, dau. of A. S. Hutchinson; Jan. 10, 1851 — 

March 13, 1861. 



TiRZAH, wife of Nathaniel B. Parker, Jan. 14, 1873, ae. 77. 



Edmund Prouty; July 24, 1818 — Aug. 18, 1890. 

Lois Harris, wife of Edmund Prouty; Dec. 4, 1817 — June 21, 1899. 



WiNSLOW Royce died. May 6, 1904, in his 80th year. 

Susan R., wife of Winslow Royce, died, Jan. 12, 1869, ae. 40. 



Cyrus Russell died, Dec. 9, 1872, ae. 87. 



446 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

Mrs. Mabel P. Warriner, dau. of Wallace W. Lampman, died. 
May 16, 1913, ae. 29. 

Chloe White, died, June 2, 1850, ae. 73. 



Julia M., dau. of Abijah & Betsey Wilson, died, Nov. 18, 1845, ae. 

19. 
Maynard Wilson, died, Dec. 24, 1854, ae. 43 yrs., 3 mos., 27 days. 

A few families who lived in the north-east part of what was 
formerly Dublin had burial lots in Hancock. Among them were 
the lots of Moses Eaton, Jr., Luther P. Eaton, and the John 
and Gilman Gilchrest famihes, and possibly others. 



CHAPTER X 

Population. Statistics 

i\ CENSUS of the inhabitants of New Hampshire was taken 
in 1775. The population of DubHn at that time was 305. 
Among papers left by Deacon Eli Morse, there is one contain- 
ing the particulars of the census in question. Unfortunately a 
part of it is torn off; but enough is preserved to show that 
there were then forty-eight families in Dublin, in which were 
forty-six married females, and sixty-nine unmarried. The 
number of males, therefore, must have been 190.^ So far as 
appears, only one man, Thomas Morse, was over sixty years 
of age. Against the name of Gardner Towne is the follow- 
ing record: "slave, one." The slave's name was Caesar Free- 
man. Some of his descendants have been town paupers. 
Mr. Towne gave Caesar his freedom on the day that he was 
twenty-one years of age, July 8, 1790. 

The population of Dublin at different periods, as taken by the 
United States, was, in 1790, 901; in 1800, 1188; in 1810, 1184; 
in 1820, 1260; in 1830, 1218; in 1840, 1075; in 1850, 1088; 
in 1860, 1096; in 1870, 930; in 1880, 455 (the large diminu- 
tion being due to the loss of the northern three ranges of lots, 
which were included in the newly incorporated town of Har- 
risville); in 1890, 582; in 1900, 620; in 1910, 571. The popu- 
lation of 1820 was put down in the "New Hampshire Annual 
Register" as 1620, instead of 1260, transposing the middle two 
figures inadvertently; and the statement so continued for 
many years. 

The census of the United States has been taken in the 
month of June. In January of the years 1840, 1845, and 1850, 
the minister of the First Society (Dr. Leonard), aided by a 
person in each school district, took a census; and the classi- 
fication was according to ages, — children under one year old 
making the first class; those from one year to five years old, 
the second; and then a class for every five years. We here give 
a summary of the population as thus enumerated : — 

1 The former history of the town puts the number of males at 189, but there were 
46 plus 69 females, or 115 in all; and 115 from 305 leaves 190. There would be 189 
exclusive of Mr. Towne's slave. 



448 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



1840 

Under one year 28 

From one to five 112 

five to ten 119 

ten to fifteen 115 

fifteen to twenty 127 

twenty to twenty -five 72 

twenty-five to thirty 80 

thirty to thirty-five 72 

thirty -five to forty 58 

forty to forty -five 75 

forty -five to fifty 45 

fifty to fifty-five 52 

fifty-five to sixty 35 

sixty to sixty-five 28 

sixty -five to seventy 19 

seventy to seventy -five 26 

seventy-five to eighty 16 

eighty to eighty-five 12 

eighty -five to ninety 5 

ninety to one hundred 1 



Total 1,097 

Males 543 

Females 554 



1845 


1850 


28 


27 


110 


90 


112 


100 


117 


120 


100 


111 


100 


73 


62 


59 


68 


59 


68 


55 


54 


61 


65 


59 


47 


54 


49 


45 


24 


40 


21 


22 


14 


15 


23 


16 


7 


16 


6 


7 


2 


3 


1,077 


1,032 


541 


515 


536 


517 



UNITED STATES CENSUS OF DUBLIN FOR 1850 

Taken from an authenticated copy, deposited in the office of the 
clerk of the courts in Cheshire County, and arranged alpha- 
betically. 

[This record is of great value to genealogists, besides being of the greatest interest to 
those who love to recall the Dublin of 1850, or who would be pleased to know who lived 
in town at that time. It is reproduced from the former history. A name known to 
have been accidentally omitted in the former history is marked with a dagger, t- 
The families are arranged alphabetically, but persons temporarily living in any fam- 
ily are here, as in the former history, inserted below the family names, and a little to 
the right, thus showing who were living under the same roof.] 



Name 

Adams, Moses 
Sally . . . 
Emily . . 
Eliza . . 
Henry A. . 
Frederick M. 

George W. Mason 



Age 

54 
48 
20 
24 
12 
9 
21 



Place of 
birth 

N. H. 



Name Age 

Adams, Isaiah 53 

Hannah 77 

Oilman Twilehcli . 48 

fHuldah Russell . . 55 

Allison, Eli 57 

Persis 52 

James 20 



Place of 
birth 

N. H. 



POPULATION. STATISTICS 



449 



Place of 
Name Age birth 

Appleton, Isaac . . . . 88 N. H. 

David 53 '" 

Maria Burpee ... 22 " 
Abbot Burpee ... 20 " 

Appleton, Jesse R. . . .41 " 

Caroline Snow ... 49 "' 

Atwood, Silas 28 

Charlotte E 24 

Auty, Thomas 34 Eng. 

Frances 33 " 

Emma 13 " 

Mary 11 

Charles T 8 

Sarah A 5 N. H. 

George S 3 " 

Anna E 1 Mass. 

Babcock, Daniel H. .39 Ohio 

Amanda 37 Mass. 

Sophia 42 " 

Frances Avery ... 44 " 

Baldwin, James A. ... 39 

Catherine W 33 Va. 

Sarah L 11 N. H. 

Ellen S 9 

Eliza C 7 " 

Emily F 5 " 

Charles A 2 

Bancroft, Allen .... 33 " 

Sarah 31 " 

Clinton 5 

Norris 1 " 

Archelaus Wilson .72 

Beal, Persia 41 " 

Emily 43 

Mary J 17 Mass. 

George T 13 N. H. 

Caroline A 11 " 

William Y 9 " 

Andrew J 6 " 

Nelson L 1 " 

Belknap, Lawson ... 50 " 

Sally 50 

Rebecca 85 Mass. 

Sally 45 N. H. 

Marian W. Snow .7 " 

Bemis, Jeremiah .... 85 Mass. 

Sarah 84 " 

Lucretia Lewis . . . 59 N. H. 

George U. Lewis . . 26 " 



Name Age 

James E. Lewis . .18 

Horace O. Lewis . . 14 

Bemis, Thomas .... 57 

Ann 52 

George W; 25 

Mary A 23 

Samuel D 17 

Charles G 1 

Bemis, Elbridge G. . . .27 

Lavina M 24 

Elizabeth A 3 

Blodgett, Sylvester . . 43 

Adelia 33 

Helen R 10 

Bond, Franklin .... 49 

Mary 42 

George F 23 

Mary M 8 

Bowers, Luther .... 62 

Nancy Miller ... 48 

Brigham, Reuel .... 42 

Maria J 18 

Jane 12 

Dorcas 82 

Brooks, John 43 

Harriot E 31 

Anstis R 3 

Marcus Snow ... 9 
Brooks, Jonas H. ... 34 

Julia F 29 

Charles 6 

Zebuda 3 

Alfred 1 

BuUard, George .... 32 

Sophronia 29 

Ellen S 7 

Adelia C 3 

Chancelor Furbus . 17 

Francis M. Cragin . 15 

Almeda Bullard . . 17 

Burnham, Nathaniel . . 54 

Mary 45 

Sarah B 20 

Nathaniel 14 

John 10 

Lucy K 8 

Emma E 7 

AbelW 4 

Burpee, Ebenezer ... 50 
Dorcas 46 



Place of 
birth 

Vt. 
N. H. 

Mass. 

N. H. 



Mass. 

Vt. 
N. H. 



N. Y. 
N. H. 
Mass. 

N. H. 



Vt. 
N. H. 



450 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



Place of 

Name Age birth 

Burpee, Ebenezer 

Asaph !•: 15 N. H. 

Elmira 11 

George 9 

Joseph A 4 

Chamberlain, James .53 

Anna 48 

Elvira E n 

Maro J 8 

Sarah C. Flint . . . 2-t 

Chandler, George W. . . 24 Mass. 

Hannah C 18 N. H. 

John P. Towne . . 22 

Cleveland, Charles M. . 25 Mass. 

Nancy G 26 " 

Charles A 1 

Cochran, Clark C. ... 43 N. H. 

Rebecca 30 

MaryC 13 

John C 7 

James 1 4 

Gove Mudget ... 21 

Betsey Crombie . . ()7 

Corey, Moses 63 

Hannah L 44 

Albert L 20 

EHzabeth T 18 

Corey, Charles .... 53 

Eliza 52 

Webster 23 

Charles, Jr 20 

Eliza J 18 

Elvira M 17 

Milan 15 

Cragin, Moses 45 

Christina 45 

Julia A 15 N. Y. 

George W 14 

MaryE 12 

Emeline A 9 

Charles 7 

Emma 3 

Currier, William G. . . 37 Vt. 

Rebecca H 36 " 

WiUiam S 10 N. H. 

Martha A 2 

James H. Brooks . . 30 " 

Asa Fairbanks ... 22 " 

James Estey .... 26 " 

Josiah Manley ... 18 Vt. 



Place of 
Name Age birth 

Benjamin Wilcox . 35 Can. 
George G. Wood . . 23 N. H. 
Martha Corey ... 71 
Charles Seaver .23 

Henry J. Farwel! .20 
Darling, Lutl'cr .... 45 

Lydia 41 

Benjamin P 16 

Josiah M 12 

Lydia A 9 

Mary J 6 

Mehetabel A 4 

Susan M 2 

John yi2 

Darracott, William ... 46 Vt. 

Julia 44 N. H. 

Sarah J 13 

Betsey M 11 

Julia R 5 

Levi Johnson .83 Mass. 

Sarah Johnson ... 76 
Asahel Bullard . . 64 N. H. 

Davis, Jonas 78 Mass. 

Abigail 72 N. H. 

Davis, William ... 53 

Annis 60 Mass. 

Betsey 74 

Betsey Lovell ... 53 
Mandana M. Shat- 

tuck 18 N. H. 

Davis, Peter 50 

Dorothy L 39 

Lorenzo 20 

William 18 

Ann L 15 

George S 11 

Davis, Van Ness .... 26 Vt. 

MaryW 26 N. H. 

Frank A 2 Mass. 

Ehza J >^ N. H. 

Davison, Samuel .... 62 

Mary 56 

Harriet Childs ... 50 
William Betts . . . 11 N. Y. 
Dearborn, Benjamin . . 66 N. H. 

Lucy 63 Mass. 

Derbv, Sherman .... 41 

Dorothy C 41 

Lucy A 11 N. H. 

Nathan M 8 " 



POPULATION. STATISTICS 



451 



Name Age 

Roger S 5 

Eliza R 3 

Hannah A 1 

Hannah 83 

Lucy Broad .06 

Derby, Dexter 39 

Julia 31 

Samuel C 8 

Emily E 3 

Peter Grant .... 24 

Eaton, Moses 53 

Rebecca 51 

Luther P 13 

Mary R 11 

Sarah E 10 

Eaves, Joseph 34 

Rebecca N 38 

Emerson, Joseph . . .73 

Lucy 62 

Emery, Cyrus 67 

Jonathan 65 

Elizabeth Works . 61 

Emery, Levi 55 

Elvira 45 

Orlando Fogg ... 18 

Evleth, Joseph . . . .54 

Seba 51 

Clayton M 20 

L. Valeria 18 

S. Ladora 16 

L. Emogene 15 

S. Ravania 12 

Carlero B 9 

Fairbanks, Moses ... 63 

Jane 55 

Fairbanks, Moses A. .29 

Abigail 29 

Mary S 5 

Albert H 3 

Ellen L 2 

Farnsworth, Timothy . . 80 

Sally .\ . 74 

Eliza Lawrence . . 53 
Emily Lawrence . .12 

Farnsworth, William J. . 43 

Elvira 38 

Elvira M 19 

Emily J 16 

William G 14 



Place of 
birth 

N. H. 



Conn. 
Mass. 
N. H. 



Scot. 
N. H. 
Mass. 
N. H. 



Mass. 



N. H. 

Mass. 
N. H. 



Mass. 
N. H. 



Name Age 

Julia P 11 

John M 8 

Farnum, Roland .... 49 

Mary W 49 

Marlha S 20 

John M 18 

Clarissa F 15 

Henry A 6 

William E. Bryant . 15 

Farwell, Samuel .... 49 

Lucinda 45 

Henry 20 

Mary 15 

Josephine 13 

Charles 11 

Augusta 10 

John 8 

Frances 6 

Fisk, Asa 51 

Priscilla 37 

Charles R 7 

Jane Ranstead . .21 

Joshua Stanford . . 97 

Fisk, Thomas 47 

Sophia 43 

Jesse A 13 

Arabellas 6 

Eliza Gould . .21 

Henry Gould ... 23 

Sidney Twitchell ... 18 

Fisk, Asa H 38 

Caroline 29 

Caroline P 8 

John H 6 

Cynthia 71 

Fiske, Parker 57 

MaryB 61 

Eunice P 28 

LeviW 25 

Mary E 20 

Fiske, Daniel 51 

Esther 51 

Diantha L 26 

Warren L 24 

George D 19 

Sarah M 22 

Charles W 16 

Josephine E 11 

Foster, Ephraim .... 59 

Elizabeth 47 



Pla. 
bii 

N. 



H. 



Mass. 
N. H. 



Mass. 
N. H. 



Mass. 
N. H. 



452 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



Name Age 

Foster, Ephraim 

Henry 20 

John 17 

Andrew B 13 

Frederick 11 

Frost, Cyrus 52 

Caroline 50 

Laura S 20 

Jonathan 17 

Sarah E 14 

Harriet C 12 

Amanda C 10 

Frost, Cyrus, 2d ... . 43 

Betsey 42 

Charles A 11 

Sarah E 10 

Cynthia A 

Abigail Russell . . 75 

Frost, Silas P 30 

Betsey E 25 

Marshall Jaquitli . 22 

Gilchrest, John .... 54 

Margaret 54 

Hannah A 18 

Granville B 15 

Elizabeth M 13 

Margaret Greenwood 29 
Emogene Greenwood 6 

Gleason, Phinehas ... 53 

Sarah .47 

Charles C 17 

Jonathan S 15 

Clorinda 13 

Gleason, John 42 

Harriet 41 

Harriet 13 

George W 12 

Sarah 1 

Michael Coin ... 28 

Gleason, Jacob . . . .41 

Clarissa 44 

James 14 

Henry H 10 

Martha A. Wilson . 33 
Thomas French . .61 

Gowing, Moses G. ... 51 

Lucy 48 

Betsey M 25 

Calvin C 18 



Place of 






Place ol 


birth 


Name 


Age 


birth 




Gowing, Almerin . . . . 


50 


N. H. 


N. H. 


Sally 


43 


" 


" 


George A 


22 


" 


'' 


Ellen A 


17 


" 


" 


ElbridgeJ 


12 


" 


'• 


Adelaide L 


8 


" 


Mass. 


Gowing, Zaman A. . . . 


38 


" 


N. H. 


Mary 


31 


" 


'• 


Emily A 


1 


" 


•• 


Marv Greenwood 


67 


" 


" 


Lavater L. Gowing . 


23 


" 


" 


Gowing, Charles W. . . 


30 


" 


" 


Jidia 


23 


" 


'• 


Gowing, Roswell . . . . 


38 


" 




Jane B 


33 


" 


•' 


Roxana C 


13 


"• 


" 


Ruthen A 


11 


" 


" 


Harriet 


35 


" 


" 


Greenwood, Asenath . . 


72 


" 


" 


Olive 


39 


" 


•' 


Greenwood, Arba . . . 


59 


" 


" 


Nancy S 


49 


Mass. 


" 


Greenwood, Jackson . . 


54 


N. H. 


"• 


Hannah 


40 


" 


" 


Walter J 


23 


" 


"■ 


Martha E 


17 


" 


" 


Francis 


'A 


" 


'• 


Frances M. Stratton 


7 


Mass 


" 


Rosannah Heslin . . 


26 


Eng. 




George H. Heslin 


K 


N. H 


'• 


Greenwood, Ebenezer . . 


37 


" 


'• 


Lucy 


33 


" 


" 


Lucy M 


13 


" 


'• 


MarkT 


11 


" 


" 


Ebenezer T 


9 


" 


" 


Jonathan A 


6 


" 


" 


George L 


"/12 " 


" 


Lucy Smith . . . 


73 


Mass 


Ire. 


Greenwood, Horatio 


35 


N. H 


N. H. 


Sophronia 


34 




" 


Charles A 


7 




" 


Mary A 


5 




" 


Ellen S 


%2 




" 


Greenwood, Prentiss W. 


34 




" 


Harriet 


30 




" 


Leroy P 


12 




" 


Washington H. H. . 


8 




" 


Hale, Benjamin 0. . . 


34 




" 


Lydia 


32 





POPULATION. STATISTICS 



453 



Name Age 

Lydia M 8 

Mary L 3 

Hale, Samuel W 27 

Amelia M 18 

Hamilton, Eli 67 

Mary 65 

Hamilton, Charles A. . . 35 

Susan 37 

Charles 13 

Edwin 8 

Horace 3 

Handy, George .... 38 

Julia A 22 

George E 6 

James Darling ... 14 

Caroline Farwell . .17 

Hardy, Benjamin P. . . 44 

Mary 40 

Lavina 15 

Angeline 14 

Harlan P 12 

Elvira 10 

Solomon S 7 

Clarissa L 5 

Elizabeth A 2 

Mark A % 

Solomon 82 

Hardy, Cyrus E 31 

Sarah A 33 

Eugene W 4 

Solon A 3 

AbbyS 1 

Daniel W 19 

Harris, Lovell 47 

Caroline M. B. ... 37 

Sarah E 15 

George A. Foster . . 26 

Charles L. Graves . 21 

George Yeardly . . 26 

Hatch, Leonard K. . . 33 

Sarah L 32 

Elimra M 5 

William Bigwood . 58 
Robert Young ... 23 
Gardner Melsham . 15 
Urbana Mack ... 97 
Ursula Howard . .17 
Rebecca Tenney . .21 
Louisa Upton ... 39 
Sarah Griffin ... 22 



Place of 
birth 

N. H. 



Mass. 
N. H. 
Mass. 
N. H. 

Mass. 
N. H. 



N. Y. 
Vt. 
Eng. 
Ire. 
N. H. 



Place of 
Name Age birth 

Mary Twitchell . . 35 N. H. 
Charles Todd ... 45 

Hay, Rebecca 84 " 

Martha Hadley ... 38 Mass. 

Hay, Joseph F 50 N. H. 

Nancy 47 " 

De Lafayette .... 15 " 

Isabel H 13 " 

Samuel Stone ... 30 " 

Hayward, James .... 30 " 

Amy C 31 N. Y. 

Emily A. H 4 N. H. 

Alfred J. M M 

Heald, Asa 52 

Elmira 44 " 

Maria E 16 

Charles H 14' '' 

Heald, Jefferson .... 43 '" 

Mary A 44 Conn. 

Alfred W 13 N. H. 

William P 10 

Mary A 8 

Sarah E. 4 " 

George J 1 " 

Sally Smith . ... 66 Mass. 

Heard, Henry 64 " 

Melinda 53 N. H. 

Heath, Morris M. ... 29 

Sarah R 27 

Marsena M 7 " 

William K 5 

Sarah L 3 " 

Charles 14 " 

Holt, Nathaniel .... 64 

Hannah 48 " 

Hannah Burns ... 75 " 

Holt, Nathan 47 

Rhoda 43 

Lewman 16 " 

Henry H 9 

Nehemiah 59 " 

Esther Eaton ... 87 Mass. 

Hubbard, Albert G. . . 31 N. H. 

Lydia J 27 

Ellen M. H 6 

Jones, Lucy 65 Mass. 

Jones, Samuel 63 N. H. 

Mary 65 

Jones, Daniel G 39 

Elizabeth 32 



454 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



Name Age 

Jones, Daniel G. 

MaryE J) 

Nancy A (> 

Sarah A 1 

Jones, Corydon .... 31 

Abigail G 32 

Hannah Piper ... 14 

Kendall, Henry A. . . . 39 

Harriet G 38 

Henry A., Jr 5 

Samuel A 3 

Sarah H Ve 

Keziah E. Billings . 42 

Knight, Josiah H. ... 43 

Martha 35 

Hannah 16 

Hosea 14 

Harriet M 12 

Joel 9 

Caroline M 7 

John 5 

Sarah 1 

Knowlton, Silas .... 56 

Betsey 53 

Harriet E 17 

Asa 16 

Mary Thwing ... 38 
Washington W. 

Thwing 3 

Learned, Hervey . . . .51 

Elvira D 46 

Hervey D 20 

Franklin D 18 

Betsey M 16 

Webster D 14 

Adams D 12 

Lovisa D 10 

Lewis D 8 

Marion D 6 

Elnora M 4 

Willard D 2 

Henry Dwight . . M 

Learned, Calvin .... 46 

Cynthia M 45 

John C 15 

Emeline S 7 

John W 84 

Leonard, Levi W. ... 60 

Ellen E 3 

Abbv S. Mason . . 25 



Place of 
birth 



N. H. 



Penn. 
Mass. 
N. H. 



Vt. 
Mass. 
N. H. 



Mass. 
N. H. 



Mass. 
N. H. 



Name Age 

Locke, Jonathan .... 05 

Nancy 64 

Marshall, Benjamin . . 74 

Anna 78 

Amelia J 12 

Marshall, Moses .... 74 

Lucy 66 

Mary A 32 

Charles Preston .19 

Marvin, Levi 33 

Hannah 32 

Edwin 7 

Emily 6 

Susan 4 

Oscar 3 

Helen 1 

Mason, Thaddeus .79 

Lydia 74 

Mason, Calvin 52 

Rebecca 48 

Charles K 20 

Mason, Dexter .... 47 

Harriet G 25 

James A 17 

Lydia E 15 

Milton D Vs 

Mason, Thaddeus P. . . 32 

Fidelia P 26 

Charles H 5 

Harriet E 4 

George Petts .18 

Mason, Samuel . . 55 

Anna 46 

Franklin 14 

James A 11 

Mason, Stephen S. . 28 

Lucy A 23 

Hartley D 2 

Oren L % 

Orson L % 

Laura K. Collester . 16 

Mason, Elijah W. ... 24 

Clarissa 26 

Mason, Cyrus 54 

Abigail 46 

David 24 

Charles W 13 

Zaman 10 

John Henry 3 

Betsev Allison .83 



Place of 
birth 

N. H. 
Vt. 
N. H. 
Mass. 



N. H. 



Me. 

N. H. 



Mass. 



POPULATION. STATISTICS 



455 



Place of 
Name Age birth 

Matthews, Ebenezer . . 32 N. H. 

Irena 'iS " 

Franklin K 7 

Maynard, Lucinda . . . G7 Mass. 
Esther Sargent . . iH N. H. 
Mary D. Hamilton . :;8 
George A. Hamilton 14 
Mary E. Sargent . . 6 Mass 
Eliza J. D. Munroe . 32 
Moore, Samuel .... 64 N. H. 

Abigail 72 

Moore, James 32 

Elmira 25 

Mary E 1 

Jane Buttertield . . 13 
John Butterfield .11 

Morse, Jesse 57 

Hannah 83 

Abigail 02 

John Phillips ... 17 

Morse, Peter 50 

Hannah 48 

Hannah 23 

Ann M 17 

George H 14 

Henry H 8 

Morse, Thaddeus ... 50 

Serena 46 

S. Jane 21 

Ellen 18 

John R 15 

Harriet A 10 

Francis A 7 

Asenath 57 

Morse, Joseph 34 

Jane W 31 

Emily L 10 

Charles Willis .... 1 
Morse, Belinda ... 39 Me 

Lydia A 15 N. H. 

Morse, Bela 38 

Mary 36 

Morse, Benjamin F. . . 31 

Harriott L 29 

BelaB 7 

Needham, John K. .29 

Susan 30 

Thirza E 7 

Margianna A 4 

James A 1 



Place of 
Name Age birth 

Parker, John A 24 N. H. 

Emeline 32 " 

Frances J 2 '' 

Mary E y^o 

Perkins, Charles P. ... 40 
Mrs. C. P 40 

Perry, John 80 

Esther 69 

Thomas 46 " 

Orpha B 40 

Mary A 38 

Elbridge Snow .15 " 

Perry, John, Jr 42 

Elmira 43 Mass. 

Catherine 12 N. H. 

Mary 9 

Elizabeth 6- '" 

Harriet 4 " 

Edwin 2 " 

Perry, Amos E 32 " 

Sophia 22 " 

Henrico 2 " 

Frederick }4 " 

Leonard Stone ... 23 " 

Perry, Moses K 29 

Louisa 23 " 

Ellen M % 

Benjamin M. Stanley 70 
Lydia Stanley . . . 66 " 

Perry, Susan 58 Mass. 

Joseph 31 " 

Maria 26 Me. 

Lydia 21 N. H. 

Allen T 9 

Ransom N. Porter . 20 Mass. 
Royal H. Porter . . 24 

Perry, Charles 47 " 

Mary A 40 

Charles F 3 N. H. 

Lucius M. Bungs . . 13 " 

Perry, Thomas, 2d . . 44 " 

Cynthia 41 Vt. 

Nancy A 6 N. H. 

Mary C 4 

Perry, Ivory 37 

Hannah 25 " 

George % 

Sarah S 3 

Lucy P 70 

Lucy 39 



456 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



Name Age 

Phelps, Jason -tl 

Mary W 34 

Mary R 11 

Sarah M G 

Martha J 4 

William Preston ... 2 

Jabez Wight .... 85 

Betsey Wight ... 81 

Phelps, Francis .... 33 

Achsah 29 

Catherine H 3 

Levi Knowlton . .19 

Phelps, Joseph 24 

Diantha S 22 

Phillips, Richard . ... 50 

Olive 65 

William 18 

Pierce, Charles W. ... 38 

Abigail G 39 

Phebe 14 

Charles H 12 

James Edwin .... 10 

Asaph W 9 

Harriet E 7 

Almon G. 6 

Rufus P 4 

Eudora F 2 

WillardH 1 

Piper, Rufus 59 

Anna 57 

Henry C 27 

Piper, Cyrus 57 

Catherine 57 

Eliza J 21 

Ellen 18 

Calvin 26 

Martha P. Snow . . 1 

Piper, John 53 

Prudence 50 

Henrietta 12 

William H 8 

John Bachellor . .14 

Piper, Julia 55 

Piper, Jonas B 29 

Elizabeth M 21 

Powers, Asa 75 

Rachel 72 

Powers, Elliot 49 

Mary 47 

Joseph W 27 



Place of 
birth 

N. H. 



N. 


Y 


Vt 




N. 


H 


Vt 




N. 


H 



Pa. 
Mass. 
N. H. 



Name Age 

Lydia R 20 

George E 17 

Proctor, Harvey A. . . . 22 

Lucy A 21 

James E. Avery . .11 

Sanford M. Avery 9 

Proctor, Abram W. ... 20 

Nancy 19 

Josephine M 3^ 

Remick, Isaac 55 

Anna 55 

Richardson, Abijali ... 65 

Mary H 54 

Mary R 26 

Abigail 22 

Samuel A 19 

George R. Avery . . 13 

Richardson, Luke ... 54 

Lucy B 44 

Harriet J. Phillips . 15 

Joseph O'Donnell . 15 

Richardson, Malachi . .51 

Tamesin 39 

Sarah 12 

Luke F 10 

Malachi W 7 

Mary E 4 

Emily A }/^ 

Elizabeth 87 

Richardson, Aaron ... 44 

Abigail 35 

Sarah 80 

Richardson, William B. . 42 

Harriet N 32 

W. Warren 12 

Caroline G 10 

Herbert W 4 

Robbe, Thomas .... 49 

Mary A 39 

Joseph W 15 

William P 13 

Sarah E 10 

Eliza A 7 

Robbins, Amos .... 45 

Philena 42 

George 17 

Charles 16 

Francis 9 

MinotH 7 

Horace 4 



Place of 
birth 

N. H. 



Mass. 

Vt. 
N. H. 
Mass. 
N. H. 



Mass. 
N. H. 



Mass. 

N. H. 

Mass. 
N. H. 



Mass. 
N. H. 




^A^'-rJ^. 



POPULATION. STATISTICS 



457 



Place of 
Name Age birth 

Almaria 1 N. H. 

Levi 21 

Robbins, Jacob .... 42 

Jane W 45 

Sarah E 17 

Joseph 11 

William B 9 

Charles B 5 " 

Ross, Mirick 37 Mass. 

Sarah 32 N. H. 

Mirick H 8 

Rebecca J 6 " 

William W 4 

Sarah A 2 " 

Joseph M 1^2 

Rugg, William B. ... 28 Mass. 

Mary 25 

Francis A 4 " 

Merrill E 2 

Russell, Ebenezer . . . 52 N. H. 

Olive 49 

Jonathan M 20 

Allen K 16 

Charles J 13 

Russell, Osgood N. ... 23 

Amelia A. N 22 Me. 

Amelia E 2 Mass. 

Theodore C 3^ N. H. 

Russell, Lyman .... 42 " 

Ursula 32 " 

Cyrus E ^ 

Mary 63 

Russell, James L. ... 36 " 

Anna P 28 

Mary C 9 

Lyman A 7 

Edward G 4 

James E y^ " 

Russell, Levi 4" " 

Eliza H 36 

James W 8 " 

Edwin J 7 

Philena Archer . . 34 Vt. 

Sargent, Amos 63 N. H. 

Lucy 57 

Lucy M. Hardy .11 

Smith, Samuel 6G 

Caroline 51 Mass. 

Asenath 36 N. H. 

Charles F. Roper .2 " 



... Place of 

Name Age birth 

Smith, Jonathan K. . . 52 N. H. 

Mary L 38 

Charles H 9 Vt. 

Mary J 4 Mass. 

Abigail Tuel .... 72 
Sylvester Due . . . 18 N. H. 
George Bernard . .14 Mass. 

Smith, Curtis 42 N. H. 

Caroline 33 " 

Ruggles 9 

Sarah C 5 " 

Clarinda Jones ... 23 " 

Smith, Ira 51 " 

Mary 48 

Franklin A 19 

Charles J 15 

Smith, Ira P 26 ' '* 

Fanny B 28 

Smith, Ira 34 Mass. 

Abby 30 N. H. 

Abby F 7 Mass. 

Charles E 4 " 

Smith, Aaron 28 N. H. 

Ruth 63 

Smith, Calvin 23 " 

Mary 22 

Ruth % 

Snow, John 68 Mass. 

Eveline 47 N. H. 

Jesse Learned ... 64 " 

Snow, Josephus . . . .61 Mass. 

Eleanor 57 Ire. 

Maria 16 N. H. 

Enos Farnum ... 57 " 

Southwick, Dorcas ... 62 " 
Martha 26 

Southwick, Augustus .33 " 

Mary H 29 

Frederick A 5 '' 

Jedediah K 2 

Silas M % 

Stanley, Joshua .... 63 " 

Margaret 62 " 

Wallace J 20 

Charies M. Wilder . 10 

Stanley, Simeon . ... 56 " 

Mary 53 

Mary A 20 

Frederick M 14 " 



458 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



Name Age 

Stanley, Simeon 

Daphne A 11 

Ruth 70 

Charlotte Rice ... 83 
Abraham Wilkins . 49 
George Wilkiiis . .11 

Stevens, Levi 31 

Caroline 24 

Stone, Alona 54 

Stone, John 31 

Hannah S 30 

Ellen M 6 

Nancy E. . . . ^ . . . 5 

Amelia D 2 

Lucy A 7/12 

Strong, Richard .... 70 

Sally 64 

Abigail Rollins . . 83 
Symonds, Sylvester T. . 27 

E. Jane 27 

Anna L. A 3 

Emma A 1 

Taggard, Samuel L. .40 

Silence 35 

Ellen 9 

Betsej^ French ... 38 
Thomas, Richard ... 42 

Nancy D 43 

Eli 15 

Caroline 13 

Augustus A 10 

Dexter H 7 

Joseph W 4 

Benjamin Wilson . 26 

Nancy F. Wilson .21 

Mary E. Wilson . . 1 

Towne, Cornelius ... 78 

Hannah 82 

Elijah W 43 

Townsend, David .06 

Dorothy 63 

Townsend, Daniel ... 40 

Betsey 38 

Milan 13 

Alvin 10 

John Sias 80 

Hannah Hill .... 70 
Persis Hinds .... 07 
Eunice Adams .62 



Place of 
birth 



N. H. 

Mass. 



N. H. 



Mich. 
N. H. 



Mass. 
N. H. 



Mass. 
N. H. 



Name 

Kinney Knowlton 
Polly Knowlton . . 
Lucy Adams . . . 
Roxana Bowers . . 
Francis Farnsworth 
Susan Perry . . . . 
Eliza Smith . . . 
Townsend, David Jr. . . 

Tamesin 

Townsend, Jonathan . . 

Cynthia F 

Elmira A 

Townsend, Charles E. 

Emeline 

Cynthia Maria . . . 
Beriah Fames . . 
Townsend, Samuel F. . . 

Betsey G 

Helen E. Twitchell . 

Lydia Fisher . . . 

Townsend, Jabez B. P. . 

Charles M 

Betsey 

Mary A 

L. Elizabeth 

Twitchell, Joseph . . . 

Hannah 

Emma M 

Lewis P. Randolph . 
Twitchell, Moses .... 

Martha 

Betsey 

Jefferson Scripture . 
Twitchell, Calvin . . . 

Arvilla 

Julia M 

Luther E 

Emma 

Upton, Nehemiah . . . 

Mary 

Charles 

Lucy S. Brown . . 
Wait, Franklin .... 

Paulina 

George W 

Wait, Thomas B. ... 

Harriet L 

Ware, Franklin J. . . . 
Marv A 



Place of 
Arc birth 

61 N. H. 



i)7 
51 
41 
40 
39 
23 
26 
64 
61 
25 
40 
39 

5 
77 
32 
30 

8 Mass. 
do N. H. 
24 " 
21 
51 



15 

63 
58 
16 
24 
50 
59 
56 
21 
49 
28 

6 

4 
85 Mass. 
70 N. H. 
55 
13 
27 
52 
44 
12 
23 
19 
31 
27 



POPULATION. STATISTICS 



459 



Place of 
Name Age birth 

Warren, Nahum . . . . 55 N. H. 

Sarah 40 

Mary E 11 

Sarah J. 10 

AbbyA 8 

George W 7 

Martha A 5 

Ellen M 4 

Emily A 2 

Julia A Yq 

Warren, Jesse 36 

Sarah J 32 

John F 3 

Fanny Maria .... % 

John 63 

James L. Wilkins . 24 Vt. 

Wells, Thomas 24 N. H. 

Phebe 20 

Wheeler, Amos .... 58 Mass. 

Susan 56 

Susan 17 

Henrv P 21 

White, Chloe 73 N. H. 

Wight, Josiah do 

Rebecca 56 

Jonas 27 

Susannah 77 

Willard, Betsey .71 Mass. 

Hannah Mason . . 65 N. H. 

Willard, Levi 54 

Irene 43 

Zopher 21 

David 19 

Rachel 17 

Marshall 16 

Charles J 14 

Emily 11 

Harriet 9 

Levi 7 

Benjamin 5 

Milton B 2 

Irene H 

Wilson, Abijah ... 64 

Betsey 60 



Place of 
Name Age birth 

Wood, Isaiah 45 N. H. 

Lucinda 46 Mass. 

Luciuda J 17 " 

Wood, Augustine . . . 38 N. H. 

Elizabeth 30 

Curtis A 4 

Emily 40 

Wood, Aclisah 60 

Wood, George 32 

Sarah 29 Eng. 

George W 6 Penn. 

Curtis S 4 

Theodore A. 1 

Wood, David A 30 N. H. 

Sarah L 28 

Edwin A 4 

Daniel 61 

Woodward, Cyrus W. . 36 

Mary ..." 30 

Albert A 10 

Sarah M 8 

Ellen L 5/12 

Joseph A 21 

John Gove .... 72 Mass. 
Lydia Herrick . 20 N. H. 

Worsley, Robert .... 71 

Ruth 61 

Rebecca 27 

Wright, George L. . 33 Mass. 

Ellen B 25 Vt. 

Osgood F 2 " 

Ellen % N. H. 

Yeardley, William ... 65 

Mary"^ 26 

Rhoda 24 

Yeardley, William, Jr. . 45 

Yeardley, Joseph B. . . 39 

Harriet A 30 Mass. 

Gershom Morse .75 

Yeardley, Horace . . . 30 N. H. 

Sarah 25 Mass. 

William W 7 N. H. 

Sarah 5 

Harriet 4 



460 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



Summary 



Whole number of houses inhabited 
families .... 



214 

229 

male inhabitants 544 

female inhabitants 544 

inhabitants 1,088 

farmers over twenty -one years 196 

shoemakers 10 

carpenters 12 

wooden-ware manufacturers 22 

manufacturers 7 

clergymen 3 

physicians 3 

harness-makers 2 

grave-stone manufacturers 2 

shoe-peg manufacturers 4 

merchants 3 

machinists 2 

blacksmiths 2 

clothiers 1 

boxmakers 3 

millwrights 

housewrights 

painters 

tanners 

drovers 

butchers 

teamsters 

millers 3 

potters 2 

Acres of improved land 17,657 

" unimproved land 4,540 

Cash value of farms $266,325 

" " " farming implements 8,435 

live stock 48,639 

orchard products 1,743 

garden products 777 

animals slaughtered 11,464 

home manufactures 2,522 

clothes-pin manufactures 2,280 

washboard manufactures 4,500 

mop-handle manufactures 1,000 

woollen cloth manufactures 52,800 

gravestone manufactures 1,500 

shoe-peg manufactures 3,000 

shoe manufactures 1,100 



POPULATION. STATISTICS 461 

Cash value of shoe-box manufactures $2,500 

" " " earthen-ware manufactures 1,500 

" " " machinery manufactures, etc 3,400 

Number of horses 190 

" " milch cows 618 

" " working oxen 290 

" other cattle 758 

" sheep 2,316 

" " swine 336 

Bushels of wheat 495 

"rye 598 

" " Indian corn 5,784 

" oats 2,138 

" " peas and beans 293 

" potatoes 19,145 

" barley 2,610 

" " grass-seed 31 

Pounds of wool 6,944 

" butter 42,940 

" cheese 21,325 

" hops 386 

" " maple sugar 17,300 

" " beeswax and honey 170 

Tons of hay 3,821 

Gallons of molasses 633 

Gross of clothes-pins manufactured 66,000 

Dozens of washboards 4,000 

Bushels of shoe-pegs 4,000 

Pairs of sale shoes 2,000 

Yards of woollen cloth 66,000 

Dozens of earthen-ware 1,500 

Feet of shoe-boxes 225,000 

Feet of boards 435,000 

Pairs of gravestones 125 

Bushels of grain ground 10,000 

Value of Materials Used in the Manufacture of the 
Following Articles. 

Wood for clothes-pins $745 

Boards for washboards 500 

Wood and irons for mop-handles 200 

Wool for woollen cloth 31,200 

Wood and other articles for woollen cloth 4,450 

Stone for gravestones 730 

Timber for shoe-pegs 3,000 

Leather for shoes 390 



462 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

Other articles for shoes $25 

Boards for shoe-boxes 1,238 

Other articles for shoe-boxes 50 

Clay for earthen-ware 36 

Wood and lead for earthen-ware 180 

Iron and steel for machinery 925 

Coal and other articles for machinery 284 

Capital Employed in the Manufacture of the 
Following Articles 

Wooden ware $7,000 

Woollen cloth 28,000 

Shoe-boxes 4,000 

Shoe-pegs 2,500 

Gravestones 344 

Shoes 150 

Earthen-ware 900 

Blacksmithing and machinery 3,000 



Average monthly wages of farm hands, including board . $13.00 

Average wages of day-laborer, with board 0.75 

Average wages of day-laborer without board 1.00 

Average day wages of carpenter with board 1.50 

Average day wages of carpenter without board 1.75 

Weekly wages to female domestics with board 1.75 

We have not been able to procure an authenticated copy of 
the last census, taken in 1910. On the incorporation of Har- 
risville, which deprived Dublin of the northern three ranges of 
lots, the population was materially diminished. In the census 
of 1910, it was 571. The former industries and manufactures 
of Dublin were principally in Harrisville and Pottersville. 
There were a few shoemakers in the part of the town that still 
remains in Dublin, who did considerable business, but that in- 
dustry long since became a thing of the past. At present, the 
only permanent industries are a lumber-mill and an electric- 
light plant. There are seven carpenters, one blacksmith in 
active business, three painters, two jobbers and teamsters, 
and three livery stables. There are two post-offices in town 
(Dublin and Monadnock), three public telephones, two justices 
of the peace, two insurance agents, two real-estate agents (who 
also attend to summer rentals), two notaries public, two gen- 
eral stores, one hotel (open in the summer only), and a good 
public library, which is open on certain days of the week. The 



POPULATION. STATISTICS 463 

Dublin Stage Company operates a line of vehicles and electric 
barges, which convey passengers, baggage, express, and 
freight, between Harrisville railroad station and any point 
in Dublin. Except in the winter months, they take Dublin 
passengers to or from every train arriving at Harrisville. In 
the winter, the trips are less frequent, but, for special rates, 
the company will accommodate passengers for any train. 

There are four churches in Dublin, the First Congrega- 
tional (Unitarian) Church, J. L. Seward, D.D., pastor; the 
Trinitarian Congregational Church, Rev. Harry A. G. Abbe, 
pastor; Emmanuel (Protestant Episcopal) Church, Rev. 
Reuben Kidner, pastor, open only in the summer; and the 
Church of Our Lady of the Snows, Roman Catholic, Rev. 
Daniel J. Cotter of Harrisville, pastor, open only in the sum- 
mer months. 

There is one physician in Dublin (1916), A. H. Chilos, M.D. 
Aside from the societies connected with the churches, there 
is one secular society, in a flourishing condition at present, 
Monadnock Grange, Patrons of Husbandry. Ladies of the 
town, without regard to their connections with other organi- 
zations, did much in 1914 and 1915, and during the great 
European war, in the way of making garments and articles 
for the benefit and relief of the sufferers, particularly in Bel- 
gium. In proportion to the population, Dublin was reported 
to be the banner town in the whole country in the amount done 
for this cause. 

As a basis of comparison of the conditions existing in 1850 
with those of the present time, showing the decline in agricul- 
ture in the town, since the incoming of summer residents on a 
large scale, the changes in the values of real estate, and the 
changes in the forms and character and values of personal 
belongings, we introduce a summary of the inventory of 1910: — 

142 polls. 

Improved and unimproved lands and buildings, value . $809,205.00 

151 horses, of the value of 14,510.00 

10 oxen, of the value of 628.00 

194 cows, value 5,885.00 

30 neat stock, value 561.00 

3 sheep 12.00 

8 hogs 110.00 

Carriages and automobiles 16,120.00 

Stock in public funds 2,700.00 

Stock in banks and corporations in the state 11,513.00 



464 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

Money on hand, at interest, or on deposit $68,357.00 

Stock in trade 28,560.00 

Mills and machinery . 3,600.00 

Boats and launches 150.00 

Total valuation $976,441.00 

Taxes levied for all purposes, $16,110.12 
Rate, $1.65 on $100.00 of valuation. 




Z^.u^ ^. y^n^v^ 



CHAPTER XI 
Political and Municipal History 

1 HE town records, for many years after Dublin was incor- 
porated, were very brief. Even during the period of the Revo- 
lution, the records of political actions are few. After the 
Declaration of Independence, a provisional state government 
was formed; and, by the record of a vote passed, January 22, 
1778, it appears that the articles of confederation and perpetual 
union of the United States were brought before a meeting of 
the inhabitants for their consideration. The said record is as 
follows : — 

"After reading the articles of confederation, adjourned to the 
house of Mr. Sprague : — then 

"Voted to accept of the articles of confederation and perpetual 
union, except the 8th article; and that the alteration in that article 
be, that all personal estate be taxed by the United States as well as 
real estate. 

"Voted that the representative of this town should use his in- 
fluence that there be a full and free representation convened to lay 
a lasting plan of government for this State." 

It is highly probable that the foregoing vote was passed at 
the suggestion of the Rev. Mr. Sprague, who, most likely, w as 
responsible for its phraseology. 

The convention to which allusion was made in the above 
vote assembled at Concord, June 10, 1778. The author of the 
former History of Dublin observed that the records did not 
show who was the representative from Dublin. The records 
of that constitutional convention reveal the fact that Dublin 
was classed with Marlborough, Stoddard, and Packersfield, 
and that no one was chosen to represent them. From the fol- 
lowing record of a town-meeting, held July 19, 1779, it appe ars 
that the convention prepared and sent abroad a system of 
government. 

"The Declaration of Rights and Plan of Government being read, 
voted to adjourn to the first Tuesday in September next, at nine 
o'clock in the morning." 



466 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

"Tuesday, Sept. 7, 9 o'clock. — Met on adjournment. The 
Moderator took his seat. The Declaration of Rights and Plan of 
Government being read and debated, the question being put for 
receiving the same, it passed in the negative; fifteen against it, seven 
for it." 

It was rejected by a majority of votes in the State. Another 
convention was appointed, and met in June, 1781. Before 
proposing a plan of government that was wholly accepted, it 
held nine sessions, and did not close till October, 1783. At a 
town-meeting, "March 26, 1782, Amos Emery and Reuben 
Morse were chosen to go to the convention for forming a plan 
of government." A plan was passed, printed, and sent to 
every town, previous to March, 1782. The people were de- 
sired to state their objections, and return them. There is no 
record in the town's book of any vote upon the plan sent out. 
A manuscript, however, has been found among those preserved 
by the several town-clerks, by which it would seem that 
Dublin did not neglect to consider the said plan; for one ar- 
ticle in the warrant for the above-named meeting was, "To 
see if the town will make a return of their approbation or dis- 
approbation of the plan of government." It is not probable 
that they sent two members to the convention without fur- 
nishing them with some instructions. The only difficulty con- 
cerning the manuscript is the date, it being March 25th, in- 
stead of March 26th. This may have been an error in copying; 
for it is not in the handwriting of Joseph Greenwood, the 
town-clerk at that time. As it was a lengthy document, the 
delegates would be likely to be furnished with the original, and 
a copy taken for preservation at home. We give the docu- 
ment as interesting, if not authentic : — 

"At the annual Town Meeting, March 25th, 1782, — An Article 
being inserted in the Warrant to Act upon the proposed Constitu- 
tion of Government, Voted that the following Alterations should be 
made : — 

"1st. The 17th Article of the Bill of Rights provides, 'That, in 
criminal prosecutions, the trial of Facts in the Vicinity where they 
happen is so essential to the Security of the Life, Liberty, and Estate 
of the Citizen, that no Crime or offence ought to be tried in any 
other County than where it is committed.' This Town thinks it 
would be proper to add, unless in cases of necessity, where the gen- 
eral Court shall judge it proper to make a particular Act to the con- 
trary. And for this Reason, that such may be the particular circum- 
stances of some particular County, by Reason of Disaffection, that 



POLITICAL AND MUNICIPAL HISTORY 467 

it may be impossible to convict offenders and bring them to Condign 
Punishment. 

''2dly. The 23d Article of the Bill of Rights provides Against all 
retrospective Laws. But this Town humbly Conceive, That, under 
some particular Circumstances, they are highly necessary, in par- 
ticular in publick Convulsions; for it cannot be supposed that, in 
this imperfect state of things, that Punishments can be affixed to all 
the Violations of the Law of Nature. 

"With respect to the 6th Article of the Bill of Rights, This Town 
are Unanimously of the Opinion that it ought to be added, after the 
second Paragraph, That every Denomination of Christians shall pay 
their proportion to the Support of Publick Teachers. And every 
Individual shall pay to the support of that Public Teacher upon 
whose Instructions he shall choose to stand. 

'^Sdly. In the 30th page of the Constitution, it is provided, 'That 
no Bill or resolve of Senate or House of Representatives shall become 
a Law, or have force as such, until it be laid before the Governor for 
his revisal. And if he, upon revision. Approve thereof, he shall signify 
his Approbation by signing the same. But, if he has any objection 
to the passing such Bill or Resolve, he shall return the same, together 
with his objections thereto, in writing, to the Senate or House of 
Representatives, in whichsoever the same Originated; who shall 
enter the Objections, sent down by the Governor, at Large on their 
Records, and proceed to reconsider sd. Bill or Resolve. But if, upon 
reconsideration, three Quarters of sd. Senate, or House of Represen- 
tatives, shall, notwithstanding sd. Objections, Agree to pass the 
same, it shall, together with the Objection, be sent to the other 
Branch of the Legislature, where it shall also be reconsidered; and, 
if Approved by three Quarters of the Members present, it shall have 
the Force of a Law.' With regard to this Paragraph, this Town are 
unanimously of the Opinion, that, after a reconsideration of the 
Bill or resolve as above, if a Major Part of the Members present 
approve of the same, it ought to have the Force of a Law; and for 
this reason, that no Bill ought to require more to support it Against 
Objections than was necessary to form it. It may be presumed that 
every Reasonable Objection will be offered previously to the passing 
the Bill. 

"Uhly. In the 33d and 34th page of the Constitution, It is pro- 
vided that every Male Inhabitant of each Town or Parish with 
town Privileges, in the several Counties in this State, of twenty-one 
years of Age and Upwards, having a freehold Estate in his own 
Right, of the Value of one Hundred Pounds, situate in this state, or 
other Estate to that Amount, shall have a Right to vote for Senators. 
This Town is of the Opinion that forty pounds Estate is sufficient to 
entitle a man to a Vote for the first Branch of the Legislature; Be- 
cause the greater Part of this State is in its Minority, and Therefore 
the freeholds are low in Value. And We think that it is as Reason- 



468 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

able that forty pounds should entitle a Man to this Vote as fifty 
pounds in the Bay State. 

''Uhly [so numbered in the original]. With respect to the Repre- 
sentation, this Town Agrees with the proposed Number of fifty at 
first. And the County of Rockingham for ever to remain at the 
Number of 20. And the other Counties to begin at their several pro- 
posed Numbers; and then to increase in their Number of Represen- 
tatives as their Rateable Poles increase, until their Number advances 
to 20, and there stop. And the several Representatives to be chosen 
in the following Manner: — The present general Court to divide the 
several Counties into Districts, as near as may be, without splitting 
Towns or Parishes; and the several Districts to choose their Repre- 
sentatives in one of these ways: 1. Let the several Towtis be noti- 
fy ed to Meet at the Meeting House in the West To\^ti, the 1st year, 
and let the Election be preceded with a Sermon or an Oration upon 
free Government, where a Preacher or an Orator can be provided; 
and the 2d Year, at the Meeting House in the second West Town; 
and so on, in Turns. Or, if this is thot. too troublesome, Let every 
Town, at their Annual Meeting, or at the meeting called to choose a 
Governor, put in their Votes for A Representative. And the Select 
Men and Town Clerk of the several Towns in the District, Meet to- 
gether in some most convenient Place, and sort the Votes of the sev- 
eral Towns. And if any one is chosen, it is well; if not. Let the four 
highest that are voted for, if there are so many voted for, if not, as 
many as there are, and put their Names into a Box, and let one be 
drawn out. Which Shall be the Person to Represent the District. 

''5ly. It is provided in the 48th page of the Constitution, 'That 
all judicial officers, the Attorney-General, Solicitor-General, and all 
Sheriffs, Coroners, Register of Probate, and other Civil officers, ex- 
cept such as are otherwise elected and Appointed by this Constitu- 
tion, or the Laws of the State, and all officers of the Militia and 
navy, shall be nominated and Appointed by the Governor, by and 
with the Advice or Consent of the Council.' With respect to these 
Appointments, this Town are clearly of the Opinion it will greatly 
Conduce to the Publick Welfare, that many of these officers be 
Appointed by the general Court such as the Justices of the superior 
and inferior Court, Sheriffs, Coroners, Registers of Probates, and 
other Civil Officers; and Major-Generals and Brigadier-Generals in 
the Militia. Because the General Court is Composed of a Collection 
of Men from the several Parts of the State, and Therefore must be 
best Acquainted with the Men qualified for such important Posts 
and offices. 

"And with respect to Justices of the Peace, this Town judge the 
Present mode salutary and good, that the Justices be recommended 
by the Towns where they are Wanted, and Appointed by the Court; 
for the several Towns must needs know best who among them is 
qualified to keep the Peace, and Discharge the Duties of a Justice 




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POLITICAL AND MUNICIPAL HISTORY 469 

of the Peace. And with respect to the Officers of the Continental 
Army this Town is of the Opinion that the Appointment of them 
should be made by the General Court, for the Reasons just above 
recited. And with respect to the officers of the Militia, this Town 
judge it proper, that the soldiers of the companies, with the Men in 
the alarm List, choose the Captains, Subalterns, and the non-com- 
mission officers. Because the immediate Design of Military Disci- 
pline is to teach the soldiers the Art of War; and as Men commonly 
receive Instruction more readily from Instructors of their own Choos- 
ing, than from others, so the choosing their own officers, especially 
those that have the immediate Command and Discipline of the Sol- 
diers, will not only, in our opinion, tend to promote Peace and Union 
in the Companies, but also the knowledge of the Art of War. 

"This Town also proposes that the Commissioned officers of the 
several Companies choose their Field-officers. And when any officer, 
whether Field, Capt., or Subaltern, is chosen and accepted, he^hall 
do his duty, and keep up good, strict Discipline; and not be suffered 
to resign, without Leave from his superior officers. 

"And whereas it is provided in the 50th page of the Constitution, 
'that no Person shall be eligible as Governor of this State more than 
three Years in seven.' With respect to this, this Town is Unanimously 
of the Opinion that this is a great Abridgement of Liberty. That 
the People of this State have a full and just Right to choose any 
Man, qualified as prescribed, as many Years successively as they 
shall judge proper. 

"This Town likewise proposes, that the several Counties in this 
State be divided into two or More Districts, and that Judges of 
Probate and Registers of Probate be Appointed for each District. 
Because this will greatly ease the subject, with respect to the charge 
of travelling. 

"And, for the same Reason, this Town proposes, that every Town 
Clerk shall be Register of Deeds in his own Town; and record all 
Deeds given of Land in his Town. And that the several Towns in 
this State be directed and required to provide such Clerks as can 
write a good Legible Hand. And Furthermore, It is provided in the 
63d page, that no Justice's Commission shall continue for more than 
five years. This Provision appears to this Town entirely needless; 
for, if a Justice of the Peace discharges the duties of his office with 
Ability and Fidelity, there is no Reason why he should not be Con- 
tinued; and if he does not, let him be impeached and set aside." 

The second plan of government, sent out by the convention, 
was approved by the people. At a town-meeting in Dublin, 
March 4, 1783, the decision was, "Voted to accept of the plan 
of government; twenty-five for the plan, the other six offered 
no objection." The new plan was not finished till October 31, 
of that year. It was printed a third time, and declared to be 



470 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

the Constitution of New Hampshire, June 2, 1784. This 
Constitution may be found in the copies of the laws of New 
Hampshire, pubhshed between the years 1784 and 1792. 

With regard to the Federal Constitution, the action, or 
rather non-action, of the town is described in the Address 
(see Chapter I). The State Constitution of 1784 was amended, 
and, as amended, went into operation in June, 1792. A war- 
rant for a town-meeting, to be held the 7th day of May, has 
been found, in which is the following article: "To take into 
consideration the amendments of the Constitution, and to 
act thereon as they shall see cause, agreeably to the requisi- 
tions of the convention." The doings of this meeting are not 
to be found in the town-records, nor is there any notice of the 
choice of a delegate to attend the convention. 

No convention was called to revise or alter the Constitu- 
tion of 1792, till 1850. By order of the legislature, the people 
voted in March upon the question, which was decided in the 
affirmative. On all previous occasions of taking a vote on 
this subject, the vote of Dublin had been in the negative; but 
now it was sixty-nine in favor of, and only seventeen against, 
calling a convention. The delegate chosen, October 8, was 
Levi W. Leonard. 

The convention met in November; and, at the annual town- 
meeting, the March following, fifteen questions, involving 
alterations and amendments of the Constitution, were sub- 
mitted to the people. They were all rejected, not one having 
two-thirds of the votes in its favor. 

The votes upon the several questions in Dublin were as 
follows. They were decided by polling the house: — 

Quest. 1. Do you approve of the Bill of Rights, as amended by 
the Convention? Yeas, 91; nays, 8. 

Quest. 2. Do you approve of a House of Representatives to be 
constituted and chosen, as provided in the amended 
Constitution.'' Yeas, 90; nays, 21. 

Quest. 3. Do you approve of a Senate to be constituted and 
chosen, as provided in the amended Constitution? 
Yeas, 54; nays, 40. 

Quest. 4. Do you approve of the provision adopted by the Con- 
vention, on the subject of Governor and Lieutenant 
Governor? Yeas, 72; nays, 20. 

Quest. 5. Do you approve of the biennial elections of Governor, 
Lieutenant Governor, and Legislature, and biennial 
sessions of the Legislature, as adopted by the Con- 
vention? Yeas, 5; nays, 114. 



POLITICAL AND MUNICIPAL HISTORY 471 

Quest. 6. Do you approve of the amendments proposed by the 
Convention, in relation to the election and appoint- 
ment of County Judges, Judges of Probate, and other 
public officers, and their terms of office? Yeas, 50; 
nays, 40. 

Quest. 7. Do you approve of the amendments proposed relat- 
ing to Trial Justices and Courts, and their Jurisdic- 
tion? Yeas, 96; nays, 12. 

Quest. 8. Do you approve of the abolition of the religious test 
and property qualifications, as proposed in the 
amended Constitution? Yeas, 91; nays, 14. 

Quest. 9. Do you approve of the mode of making future amend- 
ments to the Constitution, as proposed in the amended 
Constitution? Yeas, 83; nays, 12. 

Quest. 10. Do you approve of the amendment providing that the 
Judges of the Supreme Court and the Attorney -Oen- 
eral shall be elected by the people, and the tenure of 
their office? Yeas, 19; nays, 21. 

Quest. 11. Do you approve of the amendment requiring the elec- 
tion of a Superintendent of Public Instruction, as 
provided in the amended Constitution? Yeas, 75; 
nays, 20. 

Quest. 12. Do you approve of the amendment requiring the elec- 
tion of a Commissioner of Agriculture, as provided in 
the amended Constitution? Yeas, 66; nays, 27. 

Quest. 13. Do you approve of the amendment, provided in the 
amended Constitution, for deciding all elections by a 
plurality vote? Yeas, 11; nays, 103. 

Quest. 14. Do you approve of the amendment abolishing the 
Council? Yeas, 89; nays, 11. 

Quest. 15. Do you approve of the other alterations and amend- 
ments, as made in the amended Constitution? Yeas, 
69; nays, 8. 

As none of the above articles had two-thirds of the votes 
east in favor, in the State, the convention proposed the fol- 
lowing amendments, to be accepted or rejected at the annual 
town-meeting, March, 1852: 1st, to abolish the property 
qualification; 2d, to abolish the religious test; 3d, to empower 
the legislature to originate amendments, and send them out 
to the people for acceptance or rejection. The first proposition 
was accepted by a two-thirds vote of the people, and the other 
two were rejected. The votes of Dublin were: for the first, 
yeas, 81, nays, 4; for the second, yeas, 70, nays, 14; and for 
the third, yeas, 75, nays, 4. 

It will be perceived that of the fifteen propositions which 



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HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



the convention sent forth, there was a two-thirds vote in 
Dublin for ten. 

Some later amendments to the state Constitution will be 
noted as we proceed with the following tables of town oflBcers. 
It would be too tedious to describe them in detail. They be- 
long more properly to state history. 



TOWN OFFICERS 



1771 

Thomas Morse, Moderator 
Joseph Greenwood, Town Clerk 
Thomas Morse 1 
Henry Strongman > Selectmen 
Benjamin Mason J 

1772 

Moses Adams, Moderator 
Joseph Twitchell, Town Clerk 
Moses Adams ) Selectmen 
Eli Morse [ and 

Joseph Twitchell j Assessors 

1773 
Moses Adams, Moderator 
Eli Morse, Town Clerk 
Eli Morse 1 

Samuel Twitchell \ Selectmen 
Reuben Morse J 

1774 
Moses Adams, Moderator 
Eli Morse, Town Clerk 
Eli Morse 1 

Moses Adams \ Selectmen 

Joseph Greenwood J 

1775 
Moses Adams, Moderator 
Eli Morse, Town Clerk 
Eli Morse 1 

Moses Adams > Selectmen 

Joseph Greenwood J 

1776 

Moses Adams, Moderator 
Joseph Greenwood, Town Clerk 
Joseph Greenwood 1 
Simeon BuUard \ Selectmen 
John Muzzey J 



1777 



Eli Morse, Moderator 

Joseph Greenwood, Town Clerk 

John Muzzey 1 

Reuben Morse [ Selectmen 

Simeon BuUard j 

1778 

William Greenwood, Moderator 
Joseph Greenwood, Town Clerk 
Joseph Greenwood j 
Eli Morse \ Selectmen 

Reuben Morse J 

1779 

Moses Adams, Moderator 
Joseph Greenwood, Town Clerk 
Joseph Greenwood | 
Moses Adams \ Selectmen 

Reuben Morse J 

1780 

William Greenwood, Moderator 

Joseph Greenwood, Town Clerk 

Joseph Greenwood 

Simeon Johnson 

Thaddeus Mason \ Selectmen 

Ezra Twitchell 

Simeon BuUard 

1781 

Eli Morse, Moderator 

Joseph Greenwood, Town Clerk 

Joseph Greenwood 1 

Reuben Morse 

Amos Emery [ Selectmen 

Eli Morse 

Nathan Bixby 




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1782 

Samuel Twitchell, Moderator 
Joseph Greenwood, Town Clerk 
Joseph Greenwood 1 
Moses Adams > Selectmen 

Reuben Morse j 

1783 

Samuel Twitchell, Moderator 
Joseph Greenwood, Town Clerk 
Reuben Morse 1 
Joseph Hayward > Selectmen 
Thaddeus Mason J 

1784 

Eli Morse, Moderator 

Joseph Greenwood, Town Clerk 

Joseph Greenwood ] 

Amos Emery i Selectmen 

Thaddeus Mason j 

1785 

Stephen Ames, Moderator 
Joseph Greenwood, Town Clerk 
Stephen Ames ] 
Reuben Morse i Selectmen 
Joseph Greenwood J 

1786 

Reuben Morse, Moderator 
Joseph Greenwood, Town Clerk 
Reuben Morse ] 
John Muzzey > Selectmen 

Benjamm Learned j 

1787 

Benjamin Learned, Moderator 
Joseph Greenwood, Town Clerk 
Reuben Morse ] 
John Morse i Selectmen 

Benjamin Learned j 

1788 

David Elliot, Moderator 
Joseph Greenwood, Town Clerk 
Reuben Morse 1 
David Elliot > Selectmen 

Samuel Twitchell 



1789 

John Morse, Moderator 
Joseph Greenwood, Town Clerk 
Reuben Morse ] 
Samuel Twitchell i Selectmen 
John Morse J 

1790 

John Morse, Moderator 
Joseph Greenwood, Town Clerk 
Reuben Morse 1 
David Elliot i Selectmen 
John Morse J 

Reuben Morse, Representative for 
Dublin and Packersfield 

1791 

Samuel Twitchell, Moderator 
Joseph Greenwood, Town Clerk 
Reuben Morse ] 
Andrew Allison [ Selectmen 
Nathan Bixby J 

1792 

Jolm Morse, Moderator 
Joseph Greenwood, Town Clerk 
Reuben Morse ] 
John Morse i Selectmen 

Samuel Twitchell J 
Samuel Twitchell, Representative 
of Dublin and Packersfield 

1793 

Benjamin Learned, Moderator 

James Emes, Town Clerk 

Nathan Bixby ] 

Thaddeus Mason i Selectmen 

Alexander Emes J 

Samuel Twitchell, Representative 

1794 

Samuel Twitchell, Moderator 

Andrew Allison, Town Clerk 

Nathan Bixby 1 

James Emes > Selectmen 

Silas Pierce J 

Samuel Twitchell, Representative 



474 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



1795 

John Morse, Moderator 

Andrew Allison, Town Clerk 

Reuben Morse ] 

Andrew Allison \ Selectmen 

Isaac Appleton J 

Thaddeus Mason, Representative 

1796 

John Morse, Moderator 

Andrew Allison, Town Clerk 

Reuben Morse 1 

Isaac Appleton > Selectmen 

Thaddeus Morse J 

Thaddeus Mason, Representative 

1797 

John Morse, Moderator 

Andrew Allison, Town Clerk 

Reuben Morse 1 

Isaac Appleton > Selectmen 

Thaddeus Morse J 

Thaddeus Mason, Representative 

1798 

Jolui Morse, Moderator 

Cyrus Chamberlain, Town Clerk 

Thaddeus Mason 1 

James Emes [ Selectmen 

Isaac Appleton j 

John Morse, Representative 

1799 

John Morse, Moderator 

Cyrus Chamberlain, Town Clerk 

Rueben Morse 1 

Isaac Appleton [ Selectmen 

Thaddeus Morse j 

John Morse, Representative 

1800 

John Morse, Moderator 

Cyrus Chamberlam, Town Clerk 

Reuben Morse 1 

Isaac Appleton } Selectmen 

John Perry J 

Thaddeus Mason, Representative 



1801 

Andrew Allison, Moderator 

Cyrus Chamberlain, Towti Clerk 

Isaac Appleton 1 

John Morse > Selectmen 

Jolm Perry J 

Isaac Appleton, Representative 

1802 

Andrew Allison, Moderator 

Cyrus Chamberlain, Towti Clerk 

Isaac Appleton 1 

Andrew Allison > Selectmen 

Thaddeus Mason j 

Isaac Appleton, Representative 

1803 

Jolm Morse, Moderator 

Cyrus Chamberlain, Town Clerk 

Andrew Allison 1 

Reuben Morse [ Selectmen 

Isaac Appleton J 

Isaac Appleton, Representative 

1804 

John Snow, Moderator 

Cyrus Chamberlain, Town Clerk 

John Snow J 

Samuel Hamilton [ Selectmen 

Robert Muzzey j 

Isaac Appleton, Representative 

1805 

John Morse, Moderator 

Cyrus Chamberlain, Town Clerk 

John Snow 1 

Samuel Hamilton > Selectmen 

John Muzzey j 

Isaac Appleton, Representative 

1806 

John Morse, Moderator 

Cyrus Chamberlain, Town Clerk 

John Snow | 

Samuel Hamilton > Selectmen 

Robert Muzzey J 

Isaac Appleton, Representative 



POLITICAL AND MUNICIPAL HISTORY 
1807 1813 



475 



Jolin Morse, Moderator 

Cyrus Chamberlain, Town Clerk 

Reuben Morse 1 

Isaac Appleton > Selectmen 

Aaron Appleton J 

Isaac Appleton, Representative 

1808 

John Morse, Moderator 

Cyrus Chamberlain, Town Clerk 

Samuel Hamilton 1 

Andrew Allison > Selectmen 

John Snow J 

Andrew Allison, Representative 

1809 

John Morse, Moderator 

Cyrus Chamberlain, Town Clerk 

John Morse 1 

Samuel Hamilton [ Selectmen 

Ruggles Smith j 

John Morse, Representative 

1810 

Andrew x\llison, Moderator 

Cyrus Chamberlain, Town Clerk 

Samuel Hamilton 1 

John Snow > Selectmen 

Samuel Fisk J 

Samuel Hamilton, Representative 

1811 

Isaac Appleton, Moderator 

Cyrus Chamberlain, Town Clerk 

John Snow 1 

Samuel Hamilton > Selectmen 

Thaddeus Morse j 

Samuel Hamilton, Representative 

1812 

Isaac Appleton, Moderator 

Cyrus Chamberlain, Town Clerk 

Thaddeus Morse ] 

Isaac Appleton [ Selectmen 

John Morse J 

Isaac Appleton, Representative 



Isaac Appleton, Moderator 
Cyrus Chamberlain, Town Clerk 
Samuel Hamilton 1 
Thaddeus Morse \ Selectmen 

Ebenezer Richardson J 
Samuel Hamilton, Representative 

1814 

Samuel Fisk, Moderator 

Cyrus Chamberlain, Town Clerk 

Samuel Hamilton 1 

Thaddeus Morse [ Selectmen 

Ebenezer Richardson J 

Samuel Hamilton, Representative 

1815 

Samuel Fisk, Moderator 

Cyrus Chamberlain, Town Clerk 

Thaddeus Morse ] 

Ebenezer Richardson \ Selectmen 

Moses Marshall j 

Samuel Hamilton, Representative 

1816 

David Richardson, Moderator 
Cyrus Chamberlain, Town Clerk 
Thaddeus Morse 1 
Whitcomb French > Selectmen 
Jolm Crombie J 
Isaac Appleton, Representative 

1817 

David Richardson, Moderator 

Cyrus Chamberlain, Town Clerk 

Isaac Appleton 1 

David Richardson > Selectmen 

Richard Strong J 

Isaac Appleton, Representative 

1818 

Moses Marshall, Moderator 
Cyrus Chamberlain, Tow^l Clerk 
Richard Strong 1 

John Taggart, Jr. [ Selectmen 
Thaddeus Mason, Jr. j 
Andrew Allison, Representative 



476 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



1819 

David Richardson, Moderator 

Cyrus Chamberlain, Town Clerk 

Thaddeus Morse 1 

Richard Strong [ Selectmen 

John Taggart, Jr. J 

Moses Marshall, Representative 

1820 

David Richardson, Moderator 
Cyrus Chamberlain, Town Clerk 
John Taggart, Jr. 1 
Thaddeus Mason, Jr. \ Selectmen 
Samuel Adams J 

John Taggart, Jr., Representative 

1821 

David Richardson, Moderator 

Cyrus Chamberlain, TowTi Clerk 

John Taggart, Jr. 1 

Samuel Adams [ Selectmen 

Rufus Piper J 

Joseph Appleton, Representative 

1822 

Zadock Chapman, Moderator 

Cyrus Chamberlain, Town Clerk 

John Taggart, Jr. 1 

Samuel Adams > Selectmen 

Rufus Piper J 

Joseph Appleton, Representative 

1823 

David Richardson, Moderator 

Cyrus Chamberlain, TowTi Clerk 

John Taggart, Jr. 1 

Samuel Adams > Selectmen 

Rufus Piper j 

Joseph Appleton, Representative 

1824 

John Morse, 2d, Moderator 

Cyrus Chamberlain, Town Clerk 

John Taggart, Jr. ) 

Thaddeus Mason [ Selectmen 

Moses Corey J 

Joseph Appleton, Representative 



1825 

John Morse, 2d, Moderator 

Cyrus Chamberlain, Town Clerk 

John Taggart, Jr. 1 

Samuel Adams [ Selectmen 

Joseph Appleton J 

Joseph Appleton, Representative 

1826 

Jolm Morse, 2d, Moderator 

Joseph Appleton, Town Clerk 

John Taggart, Jr. 1 

Joseph Appleton \ Selectmen 

Jonathan K. Smith J 

Joseph Appleton, Representative 

1827 

Rufus Piper, Moderator 

Joseph Appleton, Town Clerk 

Jolm Taggart, Jr. 1 

Samuel Adams [ Selectmen 

Joseph Appleton J 

Samuel Adams, Representative 

1828 

Rufus Piper, Moderator 

Joseph Appleton, Town Clerk 

Joseph Appleton 1 

Samuel Adams > Selectmen 

Rufus Piper J 

Samuel Adams, Representative 

1829 

Rufus Piper, Moderator 
Joseph Appleton, Town Clerk 
Joseph Appleton 1 
Jonathan K. Smith > Selectmen 
Rufus Piper j 

Rufus Piper, Representative 

1830 

Rufus Piper, Moderator 

Joseph Appleton, Town Clerk 

Joseph Appleton 1 

Rufus Piper [ Selectmen 

Jonathan K. Smith J 

Rufus Piper, Representative 





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POLITICAL AND MUNICIPAL HISTORY 



477 



1831 

Rufus Piper, Moderator 

Joseph Appleton, Town Clerk 

Joseph Appleton 1 

Rufus Piper > Selectmen 

John Taggart, Jr. J 

Rufus Piper, Representative 

1832 

Rufus Piper, Moderator 

Thomas Fisk, Town Clerk 

John Taggart, Jr. 1 

Cyrus Frost Selectmen 

Calvin Mason J 

Jonathan K. Smith, Representative 

1833 

Richard Strong, Moderator 

Thomas Fisk, Town Clerk 

John Taggart, Jr. 1 

Cyrus Frost > Selectmen 

Calvin Mason J 

Jonathan K. Smith, Representative 

1834 

Rufus Piper, Moderator 

Cyrus Chamberlain. Town Clerk 

Samuel Adams 1 

Moses Corey [ Selectmen 

Jedediah K. Southwick J 

Jonathan K. Smith, Representative 

1835 

Rufus Piper, Moderator 

Dexter Mason, Town Clerk 

Samuel Adams 1 

Moses Corey [ Selectmen 

Elias Hardy J 

Richard Strong, Representative 

1836 

Rufus Piper, Moderator 

Dexter Mason, Town Clerk 

Elias Hardy 1 

Asa Greenwood > Selectmen 

Phinehas Gleason J 

Richard Strong, Representative 



1837 

Rufus Piper, Moderator 
Dexter Mason, Town Clerk 
Phinehas Gleason, Jr. 1 
Samuel Jones > Selectmen 

Almerin Gowing J 

Richard Strong, Representative 

1838 

Rufus Piper, Moderator 
Dexter Mason, Town Clerk 
Phinehas Gleason, Jr. ] 
Thaddeus Morse, Jr. > Selectmen 
Almerin Gowing J 

Rufus Piper, Representative 

1839 

Rufus Piper, Moderator 

Dexter Mason, Town Clerk 

Thaddeus Morse, Jr. 1 

Almerin Gowing ? Selectmen 

John Gleason J 

Jonathan K. Smith, Representative 

1840 

Rufus Piper, Moderator 
Dexter Mason, Town Clerk 
Thaddeus Morse, Jr. 1 
Lawson Belknap > Selectmen 

Jacob Gleason J 

Rufus Piper, Representative 

1841 

Rufus Piper, Moderator 

Dexter Mason, Town Clerk 

Lawson Belknap ] 

William Davis [ Selectmen 

Phinehas Gleason J 

Calvin Mason, Representative 

1842 

Thomas Fisk, Moderator 

Dexter Mason, Town Clerk 

Jonathan K. Smith 1 

Samuel Allison [ Selectmen 

Jacob Gleason J 

Calvin Mason, Representative 



478 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



1843 

Rufus Piper, Moderator 

Asa Heald, Town Clerk 

Jonathan K. Smith 1 

Samuel Allison \ Selectmen 

Jacob Gleason J 

Moses Marshall, Representative 

1844 

Thomas Fisk, Moderator 

Asa Heald, Town Clerk 

Jonathan K. Smith 1 

Samuel Allison [ Selectmen 

Dexter Derby j 

Moses Marshall, Representative 

1845 

Thomas Fisk, Moderator 

Asa Heald, Town Clerk 

Jonathan K. Smith 1 

Dexter Derby [ Selectmen 

Calvin Mason J 

Moses Marshall, Representative 

1846 

Thomas Fisk, Moderator 

Ebenezer Greenwood, Town Clerk 

Calvin Mason 1 

Hervey Learned > Selectmen 

Cyrus Frost J 

Moses Marshall, Representative 

1847 

Thomas Fisk, Moderator 

Ebenezer Greenwood, Town Clerk 

Calvin Mason 1 

Cyrus Frost > Selectmen 

Ephraim Foster J 

Thomas Fisk, Representative 

1848 

Thomas Fisk, Moderator 

Ebenezer Greenwood, Town Clerk 

Cyrus Frost 1 

Ephraim Foster \ Selectmen 

Thaddeus Morse j 

Cyrus Frost, Representative 



1849 

Thomas Fisk, Moderator 

Ebenezer Greenwood, Town Clerk 

Ephraim Foster 1 

Thaddeus Morse [ Selectmen 

Levi Willard J 

Cyrus Frost, Representative 

1850 

Thomas Fisk. Moderator 

Ebenezer Greenwood, Town Clerk 

Thaddeus Morse ] 

Levi Willard [• Selectmen 

Phinehas Gleason J 

Jacob Gleason, Representative 

1851 

Thomas Fisk, Moderator 

Ebenezer Greenwood, Town Clerk 

Thaddeus Morse 1 

Ephraim Foster \ Selectmen 

Asa Heald J 

Jacob Gleason, Representative 

1852 

Dexter Derby, Moderator 

Ebenezer Greenwood, Town Clerk 

Thaddeus Morse 1 

Ephraim Foster > Selectmen 

Asa Heald J 

Lovell Harris, Representative 

1853 

Thomas Fisk, Moderator 

Ebenezer Greenwood, Town Clerk 

Asa Heald 1 

Dexter Mason \ Selectmen 

Aaron Smith J 

Thaddeus Morse, Representative 

1854 

Thomas Fisk, Moderator 

Ebenezer Greenwood, Town Clerk 

Dexter Mason 1 

Aaron Smith \ Selectmen 

Joseph Perry J 

Thaddeus Morse, Representative 



POLITICAL AND MUNICIPAL HISTORY 



479 



1855 

Henry C. Piper, Moderator 

Ebenezer Greenwood, Town Clerk 

Aaron Smith 1 

Joseph Perry [ Selectmen 

Elbridge G. Bemis J 

Dexter Mason, Representative 

1856 

Henry C. Piper, Moderator 

Ebenezer Greenwood, Town Clerk 

Joseph Perry 1 

Elbridge G. Bemis [ Selectmen 

Charles W. Pierce J 

Dexter Mason, Representative 

1857 

Thomas Fisk, Moderator 

Ebenezer Greenwood, Town Clerk 

Elbridge G. Bemis 1 

Charles W. Pierce [ Selectmen 

Thaddeus Morse j 

Thomas Fisk, Representative 

1858 

Thomas Fisk, Moderator 
Ebenezer Greenwood, Town Clerk 

Mr. Greenwood resigned, May 28, 
1858, being about to leave town, and 
James A. Mason was appointed, on 
same day, to fill the vacancy. 
Charles W. Pierce 1 
Calvin Learned [ Selectmen 
Ira P. Smith J 

Thomas Fisk, Representative 

1859 

Thomas Fisk, Moderator 

James A. Mason, Town Clerk 

Elbridge G. Bemis 1 

Ira P. Smith > Selectmen 

Nathan Whitney J 

Aaron Smith, Representative 

1860 

Thomas Fisk, Moderator 

Warren L. Fiske, Town Clerk 

Elbridge G. Bemis ] 

Nathan Whitney > Selectmen 

Joseph Perry J 

William G. Tuttle, Representative 



1861 

Thomas Fisk, Moderator 

Warren L. Fiske, Towti Clerk 

Nathan Whitney 1 

Joseph Perry \ Selectmen 

Aaron Smith j 

Calvin Mason, Representative 

1862 

Henry C. Piper, Moderator 

Warren L. Fiske, Town Clerk 

Aaron Smith ] 

Dexter Mason > Selectmen 

Henry C. Piper] 

Milan W. Harris, Representative 

1863 

Thomas Fisk, Moderator 

Warren L. Fiske, Town Clerk 

Aaron Smith 1 

Dexter Mason \ Selectmen 

Henry C. Piper J 

Milan W. Harris, Representative 

1864 

Henry C. Piper, Moderator 

Warren L. Fiske, Town Clerk 

Aaron Smith 1 

Henry C. Piper [ Selectmen 

Harvey Phillips J 

Aaron Smith, Representative 

1865 

Henry C. Piper, Moderator 

Warren L. Fiske, Town Clerk 

Aaron Smith 1 

Henry C. Piper \ Selectmen 

Henry Kibling J 

Aaron Smith, Representative 

1866 

Henry C. Piper, Moderator 

Warren L. Fiske, Town Clerk 

Henry C. Piper 1 

Henry Kibling [ Selectmen 

Merrill Mason J 

Aaron Smith, Representative 



480 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



1867 
Henry C. Piper, Moderator 
Warren L. Fiske, Town Clerk 
Aaron Smith 1 
Henry Kibling > Selectmen 
Dexter Mason J 
Henry C. Piper, Representative 

1868 

Henry C. Piper, Moderator 

Thomas Fisk, Town Clerk 

Aaron Smith | 

Henry Kibling [ Selectmen 

Walter J. Greenwood j 

Henry C. Piper, Representative 

1869 
Henry C. Piper, Moderator 
Warren L. Fiske, Town Clerk 
Aaron Smith | 

Henry Kibling [ Selectmen 

Walter J. Greenwood j 
Aaron Smith, Representative 

1870 

Joseph Morse, Moderator 
Milan W. Harris, Towti Clerk 
Aaron Smith ] 

Charles E. Townsend > Selectmen 
George Wood J 

Aaron Smith, Representative 

HarrisvUle having been incorpo- 
rated, taking the northern three 
ranges of lots, a call for a town- 
meeting of Dublin was made to 
Thomas Fisk, J. P., and a special 
meeting was held, August 17, 1870, 
at which town officers were chosen. 
Joseph Morse, Moderator 
Warren L. Fiske, Town Clerk 
Henry C. Piper 1 
Dexter Derby [ Selectmen 
James Allison J 

1871 

Joseph Morse, Moderator 

Thomas Fisk, Town Clerk 

Dexter Derby ) 

James Allison > Selectmen 

Joseph Morse] 

Jesse R. Appleton, Representative 



1873 

Joseph Morse, Moderator 

Thomas Fisk, Town Clerk 

James Allison | 

Joseph Morse > Selectmen 

Dexter Derby J 

Jesse R. Appleton, Representative 

1873 

Joseph Morse, Moderator 

Warren L. Fiske, Town Clerk 

James Allison 1 

Joseph Morse [ Selectmen 

Charles R. Fisk J 

James Allison, Representative 

1874 

Joseph Morse, Moderator 

Warren L. Fiske, Town Clerk 

Dexter Derby 1 

Henry D. Learned > Selectmen 

Willard H. Pierce J 

James Allison 

1875 

Joseph Morse, Moderator 
Warren L. Fiske, Town Clerk 
James Allison ] 

Henry D. Learned > Selectmen 
Joseph Morse J 

Walter J. Greenwood, Representa- 
tive 

1876 

Joseph Morse, Moderator 
Warren L. Fiske, Town Clerk 
Henry D. Learned 1 
Joseph Morse [ Selectmen 

Charles W. Gowing J 
Walter J. Greenwood, Representa- 
tive 

1877 

James Allison, Moderator 

Warren L. Fiske, Town Clerk 

Henry C. Piper 1 

Charles W. Gowing > Selectmen 

James G. Piper J 

Henry D. Learned, Representative 




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POLITICAL AND MUNICIPAL HISTORY 



481 



1878 

James Allison, Moderator 

Warren L. Fiske, Town Clerk 

Charles W. Gowing 1 

James Allison > Selectmen 

Henry D. Learned j 

Henry D. Learned, Representative 

Beginning with 1878, biennial elec- 
tions of state officers began, includ- 
ing representatives. These elections 
are held, in the 'even years, on the 
Tuesday after the first Monday in 
November. In 1878, Charles^ W. 
Gowing was chosen Representative, 
in November. 

After this, in the following lists of 
town officers, it will be understood 
that the representative to the Gen- 
eral Court was elected in the fall of 
the year named, the other officers, 
at the annual March meeting. 

1879 
Henry C. Piper. Moderator 
Warren L. Fiske, Town Clerk 
Henry C. Piper ] 
Elmer B. Howe !> Selectmen 
Dexter Derby J 

1880 
James Allison, Moderator 
Warren L. Fiske, Town Clerk 
James Allison 1 

Charles W. Gowing > Selectmen 
Samuel Adams, Jr. j 
Warren L. Fiske, Representative 

1881 

James Allison, Moderator 
Warren L. Fiske, Town Clerk 
James Allison 1 

Samuel Adams, Jr. [ Selectmen 
Joseph Morse j 

1882 
Henry D. Learned, Moderator 
Warren L. Fiske, Town Clerk 
James Allison 1 

Samuel Adams, Jr. [ Selectmen 
Orison H. Moore J 
Henry D. Learned, Representative 



188S 

Henry D. Learned, Moderator 
Warren L. Fiske, Town Clerk 
James Allison ) 

Samuel Adams, Jr. \ Selectmen 
Orison H. Moore 



1884 

Henry D. Learned, Moderator 
Warren L. Fiske, Town Clerk 
Samuel Adams, Jr. 1 
Orison H. Moore [ Selectmen 
Henry C. Piper j 
No representative to the General 
Court from Dublin, this vear. 



1885 

Henry D. Learned, Moderator 
Warren L. Fiske, Town Clerk 
Samuel Adams, Jr. ) 
James Allison > Selectmen 

Dexter Derbv 



1886 

Henry D. Learned, Moderator 

Warren L. Fiske, Town Clerk 

James Allison ] 

Samuel Adams, Jr. > Selectmen 

Dexter Derby j 

Samuel Adams, Jr., Representative 

1887 

Henry D. Learned, Moderator 
Warren L. Fiske, Town Clerk 
Samuel Adams, Jr. ] 
Luke F. Richardson [ Selectmen 
Charles J. Ellis J 

1888 

Henry D. Learned, Moderator 

Warren L. Fiske, Town Clerk 

Luke F. Richardson 1 

Charles J. Ellis [ Selectmen 

Willard H. Pierce J 

Charles J. Ellis. Representative 



48S 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



1889 

Henry D. Learned, Moderator 
Warren L. Fiske, Town Clerk 
Charles J. Ellis ] 
Willard H. Pierce [ Selectmen 
Fred. A. Pierce 



1890 

Henry D. Learned, Moderator 
Warren L. Fiske, Tovv-n Clerk 
Charles J. Ellis ] Se- 

Samuel Adams, formerly Jr. \ lect- 
Fred. C. G owing j men 

Charles J. Ellis, Representative 

1891 

Henry D. Learned, Moderator 
Warren L. Fiske, Town Clerk 
Samuel Adams, formerly Jr. 1 Se- 
Fred. C. Gowing > lect- 

Charles J. Ellis men 



1892 

Henry D. Learned, Moderator 

Warren L. Fiske, Town Clerk 

Fred. C. Gowing 1 

Charles J. Ellis \ Selectmen 

John E. Baldwin j 

Fred. C. Gowing, Representative 

1893 

Henry D. Learned, Moderator 
Warren L. Fiske, Town Clerk 
Charles J. Ellis 1 
John E. Baldwin > Selectmen 
Isaac N. Leathers J 

1894 

Henry D. Learned, Moderator 

Warren L. Fiske, Town Clerk 

John E. Baldwin 1 

Isaac N. Leathers [ Selectmen 

Charles J. Ellis J 

Fred. C. Gowing, Representative 



1895 

Henry D. Learned, Moderator 
Warren L. Fiske, Town Clerk 
Isaac N. Leathers ] 
Charles J. Ellis [ Selectmen 

Charles F. Appleton J 

1896 

Henry D. Learned, Moderator 

Warren L. Fiske, Town Clerk 

Charles J. Ellis 1 

Charles F. Appleton \ Selectmen 

Clifford Gowing J 

Charles F. Appleton, Representative 

1897 

Henry D. Learned, Moderator 
W'arren L. Fiske, Town Clerk 
Charles F. Appleton 1 
Clifford Gowing > Selectmen 

Charles J. Ellis 



1898 

Henry D. Learned, Moderator 

Warren L. Fiske, Town Clerk 

Clifford Gowing 1 

Charles J. Ellis > Selectmen 

Wilfred M. Fiske J 

Charles F. Appleton, Representative 

1899 

Henry D. Learned, Moderator 
Warren L. Fiske, Towti Clerk 
Charles J. Ellis 1 
Wilfred M. Fiske [ Selectmen 
Clifford Gowing j 

1900 

Henry D. Learned, Moderator 

Warren L. Fiske, Town Clerk 

WUfred M. Fiske 1 

Clifford Gowing > Selectmen 

John H. Mason J 

Clifford Gowing, Representative 



POLITICAL AND MUNICIPAL HISTORY 

1901 1907 



483 



Henry D. Learned, Moderator 
Warren L. Fiske, Town Clerk 
Clifford Gowing 1 
John H. Mason > Selectmen 
Fred. A. Pierce 



1902 

Henry D. Learned, Moderator 

Milton D. Mason, Town Clerk 

John H. Mason ] 

Fred. A. Pierce [ Selectmen 

William W. Andrew J 

Clifford Gowing, Representative 

1903 

Henry D. Learned, Moderator 
Milton D. Mason, Town Clerk 
Fred. A. Pierce ] 

William W. Andrew [ Selectmen 
John H. Mason 



1904 

Henry D. Learned, Moderator 

Milton D. Mason, Town Clerk 

William W. Andrew 1 

John H. Mason > Selectmen 

Almon A. Baldwin J 

Fred. A. Pierce, Representative 

1905 

Henry D. Learned, Moderator 
Milton D. Mason, Town Clerk 
John H. Mason ] 
Almon A. Baldwin > Selectmen 
William W. Andrew j 

1906 

Henry D. Learned, Moderator 

Milton D. Mason, Town Clerk 

Almon A. Baldwin 1 

William W. Andrew \ Selectmen 

Fred. A. Adams j 

Wilfred M. Fiske, Representative 



Henrjf D. Learned, Moderator 
Milton D. Mason, Town Clerk 
William W. Andrew 1 
Fred. A. Adams > Selectmen 
Almon A. Baldwm 



1908 

Henry D. Learned, Moderator 

Milton D. Mason, Town Clerk 

Fred. A. Adams ] 

Almon A. Baldwin [■ Selectmen 

Leon A. Fairbanks J 

William W. Andrew, Representative 

1909 

Henry D. Learned, Moderator 
Milton D. Mason, Town Clerk 
Almon A. Baldwin 1 
Leon A. Fairbanks > Selectmen 
Orison H. Moore J 

1910 

Henry D. Learned, Moderator 

Milton D. Mason, Town Clerk 

Leon A. Fairbanks 1 

VVniiam W. Andrew > Selectmen 

Arthur T. Appleton j 

Benjamin WUlard, Representative 

1911 

Henry D. Learned, Moderator 
Milton D. Mason, Town Clerk 
Orison H. Moore 1 
Arthur T. Appleton > Selectmen 
Alfred H. Childs 



1912 

Henry D. Learned, Moderator 

Milton D. Mason, Town Clerk 

Arthur T. Appleton ] 

Leon A. Fairbanks > Selectmen 

Thomas W. Sanders J 

Henry D. Allison, Representative 



484 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



1913 
Clifford Gowing, Moderator 
Milton D. Mason, Town Clerk 
Wilfred M. Fiske ] 
William W. Andrew f Selectmen 
Burton Shay j 

1914 
Clifford Gowing, Moderator 
John A. Gleason, Tow^l Clerk 
William W. Andrew] 
Burton Shay [ Selectmen 

Wilfred M. Fiske J 
John A. Gleason, Representative 

1915 
Clifford Gowing, Moderator 
John A. Gleason, Town Clerk 



Burton Shay 
Wilfred M. Fiske 
Wm. W. Andrew 



Selectmen 



1916 
Clifford Gowing, Moderator 
Milton D. Mason, Town Clerk 
Clifford Gowing 1 
Archie R. Garfield > Selectmen 
Burton Shay J 

Milton D. Mason, Representative 
Thomas Fisk was State Senator, 

1859-1860 and 1860-1861 
Milan Harris (then of Dublin) was 

State Senator, 1864-1865 
Henry D. Learned was State Sena- 
tor, 1905-1907. (He was elected 
in 1904) 



From 1794 to 1812, and from 1812 to 1832, the chairman 
of the selectmen officiated as Treasurer. The persons who 
have officiated as Town Treasurers are Joseph Twitchell, Eli 
Morse, Joseph Greenwood, Reuben Morse, John Morse, 
Thaddeus Morse, Cyrus Chamberlain, Benjamin Perry, Cyrus 
Piper, Curtis Smith, Joseph Thurston, Ebenezer Greenwood, 
Joseph Perry, Thomas Fisk, Joseph Morse, Milan W. Harris, 
Warren L. Fiske, John G. Townsend, Milton D. Mason, John 
A. Gleason. 

A "Road Agent" was first chosen in 1893. John A. Upton 
was elected to perform the important duties of that office, 
which he held continuously until 1900. Wilfred M. Fiske 
served in that capacity in 1901; Frank C. Moore, in 1902; 
Benjamin Willard, from 1903 to 1906; John A. Upton, in 1907; 
Benjamin Willard, from 1908 to 1911; George E. Miller, in 
1912 and 1913; and Herman H. Priest, in 1914 and 1915. 

Jonathan K. Smith was county treasurer in the years 1838 
and 1839, and road commissioner in 1844-5-6. 



Votes for Chief Magistrate 

The chief magistrates of New Hampshire were styled 
"President" from 1776 to 1793, when, on a revision of the 
Constitution, the title "Governor" was adopted. Meshech 
Weare was President from 1776 to 1784, inclusive. During 
those years, he was chosen by the Council. Elections of the 
President (afterwards Governor) of New Hampshire by the 
people began in 1784. The following table shows the vote of 




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POLITICAL AND MUNICIPAL HISTORY 



485 



Dublin for each year. The person whose name stands first in 
each year was the successful candidate. A name followed by a 
star (*) indicates that that person was elected at some future 
election. A name followed by a dagger (f) indicates that the 
person was never elected to that high office. 





President 




Votes 


1784. 


Meshech Weare 


. . 2 




George Atkinson f 


. . 15 


1785. 


John Langdon . . 


. . 28 


1786. 


John Sullivan 




. . 




John Langdon * 




. . 27 


1787. 


John SulHvan 




. . 




John Langdon * 




. . 28 


1788. 


John Langdon . 




31 




Josiah Bartlett * 




1 




John Sullivan *. 




1 


1789. 


John Sullivan 




15 




Josiah Bartlett * 




2 


1790. 


Josiah Bartlett . 









John Pickering f 




18 


1791. 


Josiah Bartlett . 




26 


1792. 


Josiah Bartlett . 




23 




Governor 




1793. 


Josiah Bartlett . . 


32 


1794. 


John Taylor Gilman 


45 




John Langdon * . 


7 


1795. 


John Taylor Gilman 


43 


1796. 


John Taylor Gilman 


28 




John Prentice f 


13 


1797. 


John Taylor Gilman 


29 




Scattering .... 


2 


1798. 


John Taylor Gilman 


32 




Oliver Peabody f . 


18 


1799. 


John Taylor Gilman 


30 




Oliver Peabody f . 


1 


1800. 


John Taylor Gilman 


50 




John Langdon * . 


1 


1801. 


John Taylor Gilman 


68 




Timothy Farrar f ■ ■ 


4 


1802. 


John Taylor Gilman 


79 




John Langdon * . . 


27 


1803. 


John Taylor Gilman 


75 




John Langdon * . . 


27 


1804. 


John Taylor Gilman 


83 




John Langdon * . . 


41 


1805. 


John Langdon . . . 


56 




John Taylor Gilman 


*. 126 


1806. 


John Langdon . . 




48 







Votes 




Timothy Farrar f 


55 




Jeremiah Smith * 


10 


1807. 


John Langdon . . . 


44 




Jeremiah Smith * 


50 




Timothy Farrar f . . 


(> 


1808. 


John Langdon . . . 


46 




Jeremiah Smith * 


36 




Timothy Farrar f . . 


13 




Scattering 


2 


1809. 


Jeremiah Smith . . 


. '115 




John Langdon * . . 


48 


1810. 


John Langdon . . . 


69 




Jeremiah Smith * 


126 


1811. 


John Langdon . . . 


74 




Jeremiah Smith * 


. 123 


1812. 


William Plummer . . 


67 




John Taylor Gilman * 


. 114 


1813. 


John Taylor Gilman 


150 




William Plummer * . 


55 


1814. 


John Taylor Gilman 


. 161 




William Plummer * . 


59 


1815. 


John Taylor Gilman 


. 151 




William Plummer * . 


62 


1816. 


William Plummer. . 


69 




James Sheafe t • • 


165 


1817. 


William Plummer. . 


66 




Jeremiah Mason f 


169 


1818. 


William Plummer. . 


74 




Jeremiah Mason * 


132 


1819. 


Samuel Bell .... 


41 




William Hale t . . 


95 


1820. 


Samuel Bell .... 


49 




Levi Jackson f • . • 


57 


1821. 


Samuel Bell .... 


57 




Levi Jackson f . . . 


86 


1822. 


Samuel Bell .... 


98 




Scattering 


2 


1823. 


Levi Woodbury . . . 


116 




Samuel Dinsmoor * . . 


41 


1824. 


David L. Morril . . . 


38 




Jeremiah Smith * . . . 


121 




Levi Woodbury * . . 


8 




Jeremiah Mason f . . 


1 



486 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 







^'OTES 








1823. 


David L, Morril . . 


160 


1844. 


John H. Steele . . . 




Levi Woodbury * 


1 




Anthony Colbv * . 




1826. 


David L. Morril . . 


128 




John h'. White t 






Benjamin Pierce * 


20 




Daniel Hoit j 






Jeremiah Mason f 


1 


1845. 


John H. Steele . . 




1827. 


Benjamin Pierce . . 


73 




Anthony Colby * 






David L. Morril * 


20 




Daniel Hoit f . . 






Isaac Hill * . . . 


3 




Scattering .... 




1828. 


John Bell 


150 


1846. 


Anthony Colby. . 






Benjamin Pierce * 


24 




Jared W. Williams * 


1829. 


Benjamin Pierce 


44 




Nathaniel S. Berry * 




John Bell * . . . . 


158 


1847. 


Jared W. Williams . 


1830. 


Matthew Harvey 


44 




Anthony Colby * . . 




Timothy Upham f . 


159 




Nathaniel S. Berry * 


1831. 


Samuel Dinsmoor. . 


52 


1848. 


Jared W. Williams . 




Ichabod Bartlett f 


158 




Nathaniel S. Berry * 


1832. 


Samuel Dinsmoor. . 


50 




Anthony Colby * . 




Ichabod Bartlett f 


137 


1849. 


Samuel Dinsmoor. . 


1833. 


Samuel Dinsmoor. . 


108 




Levi Chamberlain f 




Arthur Livermore f . 


14 




Nathaniel S. Berry * 




Scattering 


2 


1850. 


Samuel Dinsmoor. . 


1834. 


William Badger . . 


31 




Levi Chamberlain f 




Joseph Healy f ■ 


s 




Nathaniel S. Berry * 


183.5. 


William Badger . . 


58 


1851. 


Samuel Dinsmoor. . 




Joseph Healy f . . 


147 




Thomas E. Sawyer f 


1836. 


Isaac Hill 


55 




John Atwood f • 




George Sullivan f 


112 




Nathaniel S. Berry * 


1837. 


Isaac Hill 


29 


1852. 


Noah Martin . . . 




George Sullivan f 


54 




Thomas E. Sawyer f 




John Page * . . . . 


1 




John Atwood f 


1838. 


Isaac Hill 


70 


1853. 


Noah Martin . 




James Wilson, Jr. f . 


170 




James Bell t 


1839. 


John Page 


72 




John H. White f . . 




James Wilson f . . 


165 


1854. 


Nathaniel B. Baker 




(not Jr. after Jan 


- 




Jared Perkins f- 




uary, 1839) 






James Bell f . . . 




1840. 


John Page 


66 


1855. 


Ralph Metcalf . . 






Enos Stevens f 


148 




James Bell f . . . 






George Kent f . . 


4 




Asa Fowler f 




1841. 


Jolm Page 


60 




Nathaniel B. Baker * 




Enos Stevens f . . 


143 


1856. 


Ralph Metcalf . . . . 




Daniel Hoit t 


8 




John S. Wells f • ■ ■ ■ 


1842. 


Henry Hubbard . . 


57 


1857. 


William Haile . . . 




Enos Stevens f . . 


93 




Johns. Wells t. . 




John H. White f ■ 


22 


1858. 


William Haile . . . 




Daniel Hoit t • • 


19 




Asa P. Gate f ■ ■ ■ 


1843. 


Henry Hubbard . . 


29 


1859. 


Ichabod Goodwin. . 




Anthony Colbv * . . 


111 




Asa P. Gate f . . 




John H. White f 


7 


1860. 


Ichabod Goodwin . 




Daniel Hoit f . . . 


12 




Asa P. Gate f . . 





POLITICAL AND MUNICIPAL HISTORY 



487 



Votes 

1861. Nathaniel S. Berry . . 161 
George Stark f ■ • 49 

1862. Nathaniel S. Berry . . 151 
George Stark f • • • 47 
Edmund Burke f . . . 4 

1863. Joseph A. Gilmore . . 154 
Ira A. Eastman f . . 89 
Walter Harriman * . . 2 

1864. Joseph A. Gilmore . . 167 
Edward W. Harrington f 71 

1865. Frederick Smyth ... 137 
Edward W. Harrington f 61 

1866. Frederick Smyth ... 14-i 
John G. Sinclair f 55 

1867. Walter Harriman . . 143 
John G. Sinclair t 53 

1868. Walter Harriman 171 
John G. Sinclair f . 77 

1869. Onslow Stearns ... 159 
John Bedel f . . . . 65 

1870. Onslow Stearns . . . 153 
John Bedel f . . . . 73 

1871. James A. Weston . . 20 
James Pike f . . . . 94 

1872. Ezekiel A. Straw . . 99 
James A. Weston * . 23 

1873. Ezekiel A. Straw . . 87 
James A. Weston * . . 19 

1874. James A. Weston . . 27 
Luther McCutchins f . 85 

1875. Person C. Cheney . 101 
Hiram R. Roberts f. . 31 

1876. Person C. Cheney . . 107 
Daniel Marcy f . . . 28 

1877. Benjamin F. Prescott . 124 
Daniel Marcy f ■ • ■ 24 

1878. Benjamin F. Prescott . 96 
Frank A. McKean f 22 

Beginning with the fall of 1878, 
the governors were elected every 
second year, in the even years, and 
inaugurated in the following Jan- 
uary, for terms of two years. The 
votes in Dublin were as follows : — 
1878. NattHead 89 

Frank A. McKean f 18 

1880. Charles H. Bell .... 102 

Frank Jones f . . . . 24 
1882. Samuel W. Hale ... 57 

Martin V. B. Edgerly t 40 



1884. Moody Currier . . 
John M. Hill t . . . 

1886. Charles H. Sawyer . 
Thomas Cogswell f . 
Joseph Wentworth f 

1888. David H. Goodell . 
Charles H. Amsden f 

1890. Hiram A. Tuttle . . 
Charles H. Amsden f 

1892. John B. Smith . . . 
Luther F. McKinney 
Edgar L. Carr f . . 

1894. Charles A. Busiel 

Henry O. Kent f . . 
Daniel C. Knowles f 

1896. George A. Ramsdell . 
Henry O. Kent f . . 
Jolm C. Berry f . . 

1898. Frank W. Rollins 
Charles F. Stone f 
Augustus G. Stevens 
John Mason f . . . 

1900. Chester B. Jordan . 
Frederick E. Potter f 
Josiah M. Fletcher f 

1902. Nahum J. Bachelder 
Henry F. Hollis f . 
John C. Berry f . . 
Michael H. O'Neil f 

1904. John McLane . . . 
Henry F. Hollis f • 
David Heald f . . . 

1906. Charles M. Floyd . . 
Nathan C. Jameson f 
Edmund B. Tetley f 
William H. McFall f 

1908. Henry B. Quimby . 
Clarence E. Carr f 
Edmund B. Tetley f 
Sumner F. Claflin f 
Walter H. Lewis f 

1910. Robert P. Bass 

Clarence E. Carr f 
Jolui C. Berry f . 

1912. Samuel D. Felker 

Franklin Worcester f 
Winston Churchill f 

1914. Rolland H. Spauldmg 
Albert W. Noone f . 
Henry D. Allison f . 



Votes 

84 

15 

71 

11 

2 

96 

22 

78 

15 

85 

17 

1 

73 

6 

5 

76 

9 

5 

60 

8 

3 

1 

77 

13 

4 

53 

11 

4 

1 

75 

14 

6 

59 

13 

5 

1 

68 

22 

3 

2 

1 

63 

26 

1 

18 

68 

29 

48 

12 

43 



488 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



From the small number of votes cast for chief magistrate 
during many years after a state constitution was adopted, it 
would appear as if little interest were felt in the election of 
that oflBcer. In 1793, the whole number of voters must have 
exceeded two hundred; but the votes for governor were only 
thirty-two. The number of voters in New Hampshire is larger 
than the number of ratable polls; for men who are seventy 
years of age and upwards are legal voters, but are not required 
to pay a poll-tax. The number of ratable polls in Dublin, as 
shown by the record of invoice and taxes, was, at different 
intervals (less frequently in later years), for the years prefixed, 
as follows : — 



Years 

1793 . 

1794 . 

1795 . 

1796 . 

1797 . 

1798 . 

1799 . 

1800 . 
1802 . 
1805 . 
1810 . 
1812 . 
1815 . 
1817 . 
1819 . 



Polls 



Years 



200 


1820 


199 


1825 


200 


1827 


187 


1830 


190 


1835 


185 


1838 


173 


1840 


183 


1842 


182 


1845 


192 


1846 


202 


1869 


219 


1880 


224 


1890 


220 


1900 


227 


1910 




1914 



Polls 

. 232 

. 224 

. 231 

. 235 

. 237 

. 232 

. 234 

. 235 

. 229 

. 231 

. 237 

. 119 

. 120 

. 135 

. 142 

. 172 



The number of ratable polls in 1869 was the same as the 
number in 1835. Harrisville was incorporated in 1870, and 
took away a large proportion of the voters. The number of 
ratable polls was diminished by considerably more than a 
hundred. Since the separation of Harrisville, however, the 
number of ratable polls in that portion of Dublin which was 
left in the old town has steadily increased, until it had risen, 
in 1914, to one hundred seventy-two. These voters, however, 
are not the descendants of the old Dublin stock of inhabitants 
very largely. The majority of them have come to the town in 
recent years, many of them as care-takers upon the estates 
of wealthy summer residents. 

The annual town-meeting in New Hampshire comes at an 
unfavorable season for the attendance of aged people and 
persons in feeble health. The largest vote ever cast in Dublin 




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POLITICAL AND MUNICIPAL HISTORY 489 

for governor was in 1838, James Wilson, Jr., and Isaac Hill 
being candidates. The day was warm and pleasant, and few 
persons able to leave home were absent. Gen. James Wilson, 
Jr., was a resident of Keene, and a native of Peterborough, 
and was one of the most popular men in this section. Isaac 
Hill won the election. General Wilson told the editor of this 
revised history of Dublin that his defeat was caused by a 
trick. He was legally James Wilson, Jr., at that time (his 
father dying in the following winter). Opponents printed 
thousands of tickets upon which his name appeared as James 
Wilson, without the "Jr." These tickets, applying legally to 
his father and not to the General, gave Mr. Hill the victory. 

Valuation and Taxes 

The valuation of the personal and real estate, taken annually 
by the selectmen for the purpose of taxation, has varied from 
time to time; but, for want of necessary documents, the yearly 
summaries cannot be given. A plan of the east half of the 
town has been found, containing the selectmen's appraisal of 
the several lots that were considered as of any value. This 
plan must have been made as early as 1778. We have found 
another plan, dated 1798, which contains the appraisal of the 
whole town. 

We give the valuation of the lots on the fifth and sixth 
ranges, for both years, beginning at the twelfth lot: — 

Range 5, Lots 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 

1778 £30 52 70 32 80 32 30 48 60 60 Minister 

1798 £60 66 150 83 160 80 60 80 66 85 120 

Range 6, Lots 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 

1778 £72 15 70 40 — 84 36 42 30 24 30 

1798 £160 70 75 100 — 126 83 60 70 70 60 

The whole amount of appraisal in 1798 was £15,261, or 
$50,870. The amount in each of the ranges was as follows: — 



Range 1. 


£1203, 


or 


$4010.00 


Range 6. 


£1949, 


or $6496.66H 


Range 2. 


1308, 


or 


4360.00 


Range 7. 


1299, 


or 4330.00 


Range 3. 


1597, 


or 


5323.33>^ 


Range 8. 


1586, 


or 5286.66^ 


Range 4. 


1548, 


or 


5160.00 


Range 9. 


1736, 


or 5786.66% 


Range 5. 


1972, 


or 


6573.33H 


Range 10. 


1063, 


or 3543.33H 



In 1833, the real estate in Dublin was appraised at $201,- 
692. In 1837, the summaries of the invoice, as taken by the 
selectmen, were as follows: — 



490 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



Total amount of real estate $244,943 



Total amount of mills 

Total amount of factory buildings 

Total amount of stock in trade and machinery . . . 

Total amount of carriages 

Horses four years old and upwards, 224, appraised at 

Horses two and three years old, 85 

Oxen four years old and upwards, 283 

Cows four years old and upwards, 624 

Stock two and three years old, 502 

Sheep, 2,740, appraised at 

Money at interest 



3,100 
9,000 
6,015 
1,713 

10,375 
2,428 

11,138 

14,406 
7,828 
7,154 

37,720 



Total amount of appraisal $355,820 

229 polls, at $1.50 each $343.50 

There was deposited in the Cheshire Institution for Sav- 
ings, April 1, 1852, the amount of $33,358, by persons belong- 
ing to Dublin, of which $16,538 were the deposits of females. 

In 1852, an inventory of property in Dublin for 1851-52 
was printed by the legislature, with that of other towns. The 
following items are taken from that document : — 



Number and Value of Polls 

1851. 246 $73,800 

1852. 262 62,880 

Number and Value of Horses 

1851. 200 $9,399 

1852. 206 10,770 

Number and Valve of Neat Stock 

1851. 1406 $26,379 

1852. 1349 28,554 

Number and Value of Sheep 

1851. 1973 $3,308 

3,940 



1852. 2191 

Value of Carriages 



1851 
1852 



Money at Interest, on Hand, or De- 
posit 

1851 $68,015 

1852 71,971 

Stock in Trade 

1851 $9,810 

1852 9,980 

Value of Mills and Carding Machines 

1851 $19,500 

1852 26,100 

Amount of Inventory 

1851 $439,401 

1852 454,472 

Amount Exclusive of Value of Polls 

$300 I 1851 $365,601 

330 I 1852 391,592 



The proportion of state taxes in every thousand dollars, 
which Dublin has been required to pay, has varied at the sev- 
eral occasions on which the apportionment was made. Since 
1816, our proportion has been growing less, not because Dub- 
lin has decreased in wealth, but because other towns have in- 



POLITICAL AND MUNICIPAL HISTORY 491 

creased in larger measure. The following table shows the 
state valuations from 1816 to 1915: — 

1816 $5.66 1840 $4.67 

1820 5.11 1844 4.46 

1824 5.11 1848 4.04 

1832 5.09 1852 3.97 

1836 5.10 1915 3.46 



It may be a matter of interest for some persons to know 
the amount of money voted, in each year, from 1771 to 1915 
for the usual purposes of taxation : — 



Incidental Business 

For clearing minister lot, £6 

To clear and fence public land, £24 13 6 

To clear 12 acres for Joseph Farrar, £27 

To purchase ammunition, £12 

To repair the great bridge, £10 

To purchase ammunition, £18 
In addition to interest-money 
Voted to Mr. Sprague, £1060 

Voted that collectors should not collect the 
town tax in old continental money; that the 
town tax should be paid in rye at $3 per 
bushel, or in hard money, as the selectmen 
shall order 



To build schoolhouses, £150 
Voted to sink £30 of the outstanding taxes 
that are in poor people's hands 

Voted to lay out £40 on the great road 
Voted £45 for two schoolhouses 



Voted to divide school-money into eight parts, 
according to number of schoolhouses 



Voted to let Mrs. Puffer live in town-house, 
with two of her children 



Years 


Town 
Charges 


High- 
ways 


Schools 


1771 


£3 


£8 




1772 


6 


24 




1773 


6 


20 


£4 


1774 


6 


30 


6 


1775 


6 


30 


6 


1776 


50 


30 


6 


1777 


50 


30 


6 


1778 


100 


200 


14 


1779 


400 


400 


100 


1780 


3000 


1600 


100 


1781 


2000 


2000 


100 



1782 


30 


30 


8 


1783 


50 


30 


8 


1784 


60 


15 


8 


1785 


40 


30 


8 


1786 


30 


90 


8 


1787 


60 


100 


50 


1788 


50 


120 


50 


1789 


60 


100 


50 


1790 


70 


100 


50 


1791 


70 


100 


45 


1792 


70 


100 


50 


1793 


40 


100 


60 


1794 


70 


100 


50 


1795 


120 


120 


60 


1796 


60 


120 


80 


1797 


60 


$400 


80 


1798 


90 


400 


$300 



492 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



Years 


Town 
Charges 


High- 
ways 


Schools 


1799 


$300 


$510 


$300 


1800 


480 


400 


200 


1801 


200 


410 


200 


1802 


250 


500 


300 


1803 


400 


845 


300 


1804 


300 


800 


300 


1805 


600 


1000 


450 


1806 


800 


800 


450 


1807 


1000 


800 


450 


1808 


400 


600 


450 


1809 


700 


800 


450 


1810 


600 


800 


450 


1811 


700 


800 


450 


1812 


300 


800 


450 


1813 


300 


800 


450 


1814 


600 


800 


450 


1815 


700 


800 


450 


1816 


800 


800 


450 


1817 


900 


800 


450 


1818 


2000 


800 


450 


1819 


500 


800 


450 


1820 


1000 


800 




1821 


2000 


800 


459.9' 


1822 


1300 


800 




1823 


1300 


800 




1824 


1200 


1000 




1825 


800 


800 




1826 


400 


800 


900 


1827 


900 


1200 


700 


1828 


900 


1200 


1000 


1829 


900 


1000 


900 


1830 


1150 


800 


900 


1831 


1200 


1100 


900 


1832 


1300 


800 


900 


1833 


2000 


800 


680 



Incidental Business 

To assist Benjamin Wiley to move from town, 

$25 



Voted to fence the burial-field 
Voted to provide a hearse 

Voted to accept of a company of grenadiers 
^'^oted a stand of colors to the grenadier com- 
pany 

Voted to exempt Rev. E. Sprague's property 
from taxation 



To procure preaching, $200 
To procure preaching, $300 
What the law required 

Interest of school-funds appropriated 
Interest of school-funds appropriated 
Interest of school-funds appropriated 
Interest of school-funds appropriated 

One-half of school-money equallj' among dis- 
tricts; one-half do. according to number of 
scholars in each district 

Voted for a singing-school, $50 
Voted for improving the common (it was never 
applied), $25 

From literary fund for schools, $200 
For schools, voted proceeds of school-funds, 
and no more 

1834 2000 800 680 For schools, voted proceeds of school-funds, 

and no more 

1835 1500 800 680 For schools, voted proceeds of school-funds. 

and no more 

1836 1600 900 680 Voted to raise in addition to proceeds of school- 

funds, $200 

1837 2000 900 800 Voted to raise in addition to proceeds of school- 

funds, $200 




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POLITICAL AND MUNICIPAL HISTORY 



493 





Town- 


High- 




Ybahs 


Charges 


ways 


Schools 


1838 $1500 


$800 


$800 


1839 


2000 


900 


900 


1840 


2000 


800 


900 


1841 


2500 


1000 


900 


1842 


2500 


900 


900 


1843 


2000 


900 


900 


1844 


2000 


900 


800 


1845 


800 


900 


900 


1846 


900 


900 


900 


1847 


1200 


1200 


900 


1848 


1100 


1200 


900 


1849 


1400 


1200 


1000 


1850 


1500 


1200 


1000 


1851 


2300 


1200 


1000 



Incidental Business 



1852 2300 1200 1000 

1853 2000 1200 1000 

1854 2000 1200 1000 

1855 1200 1200 



1856 1200 1200 

1857 1000 1200 

1858 2000 1200 1200 

1859 1200 1200 

1860 1200 1200 



1861 


1200 


1200 


1862 


1000 


1200 


1863 


1000 


1200 


1864 


1500 


1200 



Literary fund iucluded, $42.15 

Literary fund included, $46.96 

Literary fund to be added, $45.34 

Literary fund to be added 

Literary fund to be added 

Voted to purchase ten copies of Worcester's 
large Dictionary, and to place a copy in each 
school-room, for the use of teacher and 
pupils 

Literary fund to be added 

Literary fund to be added, $60.82 

Literary fund to be added 

Including literary fund. From this time, the 
amount raised for town charges, other than 
highways and schools, in each year, is not 
specified, as a general rule 

Voted to adopt the following resolution : — 
"Resolved: That the town pay the expense 
incurred by Dr. Leonard in securing the 
copy-right of the History of Dublin, includ- 
ing the book to be deposited in the office of 
the clerk of the District Court, in the Library 
of Congress, and the Smithsonian Institu- 
tion, and that Dr. Leonard be requested to 
retain the copy of right he has secured, m 
his owTi hands, for his own benefit, or to 
make any other disposition of it he may 
think advisable" 

Including literary fund 

The "Charcoal Road" was laid out 

The town voted to sell the old Town House on 
the common. It was sold to Daniel Fiske 



1865 10,000 1500 1400 

1866 1000 1400 



494 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

Years ways Schools Incidental Business 

1867 1300 1400 Voted to instruct the selectmen to sell the "Town 

Farm," if they think it advisable 

1868 1000 1400 Raised and appropriated $1000 for a "Soldiers' 

Monument"; appointed as a committee to at- 
tend to it: Thomas Fisk, Hervey Learned, and 
Malachi Richardson 

1869 1200 1500 The town, at this meeting, refused to comply with 

a request to vote a gratuity to the Manchester & 
Keene R.R. (the origmal name of the railroad 
extending from Keene to Greenfield, to connect 
with a road already built) 

1870 1400 1500 Voted to procure a new hearse. An agreement was 

effected between the towns of Dublin and Harris- 
vdlle, with respect to the division of school dis- 
tricts, and other municipal matters 

1871 850 850 The diminution in appropriations was due to the 

separation of Harrisville from Dublin, taking a 
large proportion of the inhabitant ■ and valuation 

1872 700 850 

1873 700 850 The Jacob Gleason fund left to the town. The 

town came into possession of it in 1874 

1874 700 850 

1875 700 850 Voted to establish a high school every autumn 

1876 700 850 Appropriated $115 for a high school 

1877 700 850 Appropriated $130 for a high school 

1878 700 850 Appropriated $130 for a high school 

Additional land for the cemetery purchased of Mrs. 
H. L. Wait 

1879 700 800 Appropriated $120 for a high school 

Voted "to observe Memorial Day" 

1880 800 800 Appropriated $120 for a high school 

Selectmen authorized to sell the "old common" 

1881 700 800 Appropriated $110 for a high school 

Voted to build a Town House 

1882 700 800 Approp'-iated $120 for a high school 

Osgood road laid out. Road at Reservoir changed 

1883 700 800 Appropriated $120 for a high school 

Voted to sell the "old common" 
Established rules and regulations for the preserva- 
tion of the new Town House 

1884 700 800 Appropriated $100 for a high school 

Voted to establish a Town Public Library 
Mrs. Monroe gave the town a piano 
Old road back of cemetery was reopened 

1885 700 800 Appropriated $100 for a high school 

The town became one school-district 
First road-scraper ("machine") purchased 
Road reopened up Snow Hill, and continued to 
house of R. Pumpelly 

1886 1000 1425 Wheelwright road laid out. 



POLITICAL AND MUNICIPAL HISTORY 495 



Incidental Business 

No. 4 schoolhouse built, which accounts for in- 
creased school appropriation of 1886 

Episcopal road laid out and built 

The Dublin Juvenile and Social Library was united 

with the Town Public Library 
Taxes for all purposes, in 1890, $4054.91 

For permanent improvement on the highways, an 
appropriation of $1500 was made 



Years 


High- 
ways 


Schools 


1887 


1000 


800 


1888 


1400 


1050 


1889 


1400 


925 


1890 


1600 


1000 


1891 


1800 


1300 


189-2 


2000 


1300 


1893 


3500 


1400 


1894 


2500 


1100 


1895 


2200 


1300 


1896 


2200 


1200 


1897 


2200 


1200 


1898 


2400 


1200 


1899 


2500 


1200 



Dublin Electric Co. corporation formed, February 

11, 1899 
Electric lights installed in To^\^l House, in 1899 

1900 2500 1200 Twenty-four electric street lights installed 

Amount of taxable property, in 1900, was appraised 

at $666,262 
Tax levied for all purposes, $7728.63 

1901 2900 1350 On August 21, 1901, Mrs. Eliza C. Farnham pre- 

sented to the town the fine library building, con- 
structed of stone, together with a deed of the 
land. It was voted to accept it, at a special 
town-meeting, called for the purpose on the date 
named 
The Dublin Lake Club corporation was formed, 
September 26, 1901 



1902 


2500 


1600 


1903 


2500 


1700 


1904 


2500 


1920 



The town voted to build a house to store town tools 

New map of the town made by Samuel Wadsworth, 
a civil engineer, of Keene 

Voted to reproduce the old town history, and con- 
tinue it to the present time, with Josiah L. 
Seward, D.D., as historian 

Chose Milton D. Mason, Henry D. Learned, War- 
ren L. Fiske, Henry D. Allison, and Charles F. 
Appleton as town history committee 

1905 2600 2385 Voted that the town accept the "town clock, ten- 

dered by the Dublin Improvement Society" 

1906 2600 2400 The "judgment," handed down from the Superior 

Court, on the lay-out of the new Dublin and 
Harrisville road, with adjustment of the propor- 
tion of costs by the towns, was read, at the bien- 
nial town-meeting, November 6, 1906 

1907 2600 2400 

1908 2600 2385 Voted to install a fire-proof vault in the Town House 



496 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

High- 
Years WAYS Schools Incidental Business 

1909 $2750 $2385 A fire-proof vault was installed in the basement of 

the Town House, in 1909 

1910 3360 2385 The taxable property in Dublin was appraised at 

$976,441 
Taxes levied for all purposes, in 1910, amounted to 
$16,110.12. The rate was $1.65 on $100 



1911 


4100 


2385 


1912 


4100 


2400 


1913 


1500 


2672.50 



The amount of $5200 was raised, in 1913, for state 
road construction, in addition to the normal ap- 
propriation 

Taxes, in 1913, for purposes other than highway 
and schools, amounted to $11,285, approximately 

1914 6500 2722.50 The appropriation for highways does not include 

$5000, raised, in addition to the amount stated, 
for state-road construction 

1915 6800 4000 In 1915, the amount raised by statute for school 

uses was $4000 

The amount of $5000 was raised for state-road con- 
struction, in addition to the highway appropria- 
tion given 

A fine state highway, known as the "South-side 
Boulevard," is being constructed from the Con- 
necticut River to Portsmouth. Between the 
Connecticut and Keene, the route is very circui- 
tous. From Keene, the route is through Marl- 
borough, Dublin, and Peterborough; thence along 
the old stage road, over the ridge of Pack Monad- 
nock, and to Wilton, Milford. and Nashua; thence 
to Portsmouth. The road will be finely con- 
structed, and a great help to the towns through 
which it leads, although they have been heavily 
taxed for its construction, in addition to the sum 
appropriated and expended by the state. This 
road is being constructed as these pages go to the 
press, and will not be wholly completed for two 
or three years, or perhaps more. 

The taxes, in 1915, for all purposes, other than 
schools and highways, amounted approximately 
to $10,594 

In the amounts raised in 1778, and in the following three 
years, we perceive the effect of the depreciation of the cur- 
rency in which the appropriations were at that time reckoned. 
In after years, the sums are put down in lawful money, till 
dollars and cents became the usual reckoning. The old tenor 
currency was used in the early days of the town, of which 
one hundred pounds were equal to £13 6s. 8d., or forty-five 
shillings equal to one dollar. 



POLITICAL AND MUNICIPAL HISTORY 497 

The making of new roads has been a chief source of expense 
to the town of Dublin. The first roads were made, in most 
instances, on the lines of lots; and, of course, many expensive 
alterations have been required in subsequent years. Seldom 
has there been a town-meeting since the date of incorporation, 
when roads were not a topic of discussion, and frequently 
sharp contests have arisen between the advocates and op- 
ponents of new roads. A full, or even a partial, history of 
roads in Dublin would require more time and labor than we 
are able to bestow; and many persons would say, probably, 
that the value was far below the cost. 

Surplus Revenue 

At a town-meeting, November 1, 1836, it was "voted that 
the legally qualified voters of Dublin highly approve of- the 
act of Congress of the last session for distributing the surplus 
revenue among the several states, and that our representative. 
Captain Richard Strong, be instructed to use his influence in 
the state legislature to procure the acceptance by the legisla- 
ture of the amount which will rightfully belong to this state." 
At the next session of the legislature, an act was passed pro- 
viding for the disposition of said revenue; and Richard Strong 
was chosen in 1847 the agent of Dublin to receive the same, 
and "loan it to persons in town in sums not exceeding eight 
hundred dollars, nor less than one hundred dollars, to any 
one person." 

This surplus revenue was principally derived from the sale 
of public lands, although the tariff, at the time the distribu- 
tion bill passed Congress, was more than suflBcient for govern- 
ment expenses. The unprecedented sale of public lands in the 
West was due, in part, to a steadily increasing stream of emi- 
gration from the Eastern States to the West, and, in part, to a 
feverish speculation that usually follows the placing of desir- 
able property upon the market. 

This surplus revenue was distributed among the states, ac- 
cording to the proportion of their representation in Congress. 
In many states, as in New Hampshire, the amount received 
was divided among the towns, according to a principle adopted, 
based upon population. The towns, on receiving their shares, 
used the money in different forms. Some used it in building 
highways, some in maintaining schools, some in erecting pub- 
lic buildings, and some, as Dublin, in loaning it to individuals, 
at least in part. 



498 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

Pauperism 

The care of the town's poor, whether supported by the 
lowest bidder, or placed by the selectmen in such families as 
were willing to take them for a reasonable compensation, was 
ever a source of perplexity, and sometimes of dissatisfaction. 
The selectmen, in New Hampshire, are overseers of the poor 
ex officio, when no person is specially chosen for the purpose. 
It is their duty to see that paupers are duly provided for; 
and, if they deem it expedient, they can remove the poor from 
one place to another. This was the case when paupers were 
disposed of by "vending them," as is described in the Address 
(Chapter I.). But it was difficult to find a suitable place for a 
whole family; and occasionally a family, when furnished with 
a habitation, could do much toward their own support. The 
town, therefore, in 1786, erected a house on lot 10, range 4, 
and granted to Jabez Puffer and his family the privilege of 
occupying it. It was called, not the almshouse, but the town- 
house. It was occupied during many years by John Paine and 
family. He removed to the state of Maine in 1822, and the 
land was sold in that year. 

At the annual meeting, 1837, the town "voted to take 
measures to purchase a farm on which to support the town- 
paupers." For purchasing said farm, Moses Corey, Richard 
Strong, and Samuel Derby were chosen a committee; and 
they bought the farm of Joshua Flint, situated on lot 4, range 
10. In 1838, "Jonathan K. Smith was chosen overseer of the 
poor, with power to stock the farm and procure help to carry 
it on." In 1839, the town "voted that the agent appointed to 
receive and take charge of the surplus revenue, deposited 
with this town, be instructed to take so much of said money 
as will pay for the 'Poor Farm,' and appropriate it for that 
purpose." The buildings on the farm were repaired, some 
additions were made, and, by a vote of the town, the alms- 
house was, in accordance with a law of the state, established 
as a house of correction; and a portion of it was prepared and 
appropriated for such a purpose. The town erected a new 
house upon the farm, about 1858. 

Eventually, this method of caring for the poor was super- 
seded by the county system. During the sixties, the state 
passed a law authorizing the counties to purchase farms and 
erect buildings, to be used for the care of the poor; the inten- 
tion being that all the paupers in each county should be 



POLITICAL AND MUNICIPAL HISTORY 499 

maintained upon a common farm. Cheshire County purchased 
a fine farm in Westmoreland, known as the Sabin farm, situ- 
ated on the Connecticut River. In 1868, the paupers were all 
finally removed to this farm. A house of correction was estab- 
lished in connection with the institution; also provision was 
made for the care of the insane poor. A building has also 
been provided for the care of such persons as have the means 
of paying for their living, but whom no one will consent to 
board. There are certain persons who can pay for their com- 
forts, but, for particular reasons, there is no family that will 
be permanently bothered with them. It was for such persons 
that the last-named provision was made. There were many 
who opposed this county system of caring for the poor. It 
seemed unkind to take aged or dependent persons away from 
their birthplaces, or the localities in which were all of their 
friends and associations. Another objection lay in the fact 
that many persons of good old New England stock, who had 
unfortunately become dependent, were, under this new ar- 
rangement, thrown into the company of persons, largely of 
foreign birth, who were less refined and more or less undesir- 
able as associates. The dominant reason for resorting to the 
county system was the economic one. It was presumed to be 
the cheapest way of caring for the poor. It is a little heartless 
to use such reasoning in such a case. It is undoubtedly true 
that the method adopted was more economical, but there are 
circumstances under which the most economical method 
might not be consistent with justice and the moral sense. 
Legality and economy are not always coincident with exact 
justice and a decent consideration of the feelings of those who 
are most interested. 

Post-Offices and Mail Stages 

A post-office was established in Dublin in 1813 or 1814, and 
Cyrus Chamberlain was appointed postmaster. He held the 
office till 1835, when he removed from town. The route was 
from Brattleborough, Vt., to Portsmouth, N. H., through 
Keene, Peterborough, Amherst, and Exeter, a distance of 
ninety-five miles. The mail was carried each way, once a 
week, in a one-horse wagon. It was carried many years by 
Mr. Gibbs and his son Asa Gibbs. The former was killed, by 
falling with his wagon from a bridge in the village of Peter- 
borough. Asa Heald succeeded Mr. Chamberlain as post- 
master, and remained in office till 1849, when Ebenezer Green- 



500 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

wood was appointed in his place. Asa Heald was reappointed 
in 1853. 

A stage with four horses began to run from Brattleborough 
to Nashua in 1828. The proprietors were George W. Center 
and I. Newton Cunningham of Peterborough. This stage 
passed, at first, each way every other day, and carried the 
mail. It was established afterwards each way every day. 
This arrangement, however, was not foimd profitable for the 
department, and was discontinued after two or three years. 
A stage, afterwards, ran, for many years, between Keene and 
Peterborough, via Dublin, carrying the mail each way every 
other day, Peterborough, six miles east from Dublin, had a 
mail from Boston every day. For many years, a stage passed, 
with a mail, from Peterborough through Harrisville to Mun- 
sonville in Nelson, every other day, returning the next day. 
Charles C. P. Harris was the first postmaster at Harrisville. 
A post-office in Pottersville was established in 1850. The 
route, at first, was from Marlborough to Harrisville. Later, 
the route was from Keene, through Marlborough, to Potters- 
ville and Harrisville. There has been, for many years, since 
the discontinuance of the stage line between Keene and Peter- 
borough, a stage, carrying passengers, mail, and express, run- 
ning between Dublin and Peterborough. 

Since the completion of the Manchester & Keene R.R., in 
1879, which is now a part of the Boston & Maine R.R. system, 
mails for Dublin have been brought on the cars to Harrisville, 
thence conveyed to Dublin by a stage company which has 
come to be known as the Dublin Stage Company. It was 
operated for many j^ears by Francis Stratton and his sons of 
Harrisville. After the death of the elder Stratton, in 1905, the 
business passed into the hands of an incorporated company, 
known as the Dublin Stage Company. The first superinten- 
dent was George F. Knowlton of Harrisville. In 1914, Almon 
A. Baldwin, then of Harrisville, became the superintendent. 
The company handles a large business, carrying passengers, 
mails, express packages, and freight of all kinds, between any 
part of Dublin and the railroad station at Harrisville. 

The Dublin postmasters have been Cyrus Chamberlain, 
appointed in 1813 or 1814; Dr. Asa Heald, appointed in 1835; 
Ebenezer Greenwood, 1849 to 1853; Dr. Asa Heald, reap- 
pointed in 1853; George W. Gleason, appointed in 1863, who 
held the oflBce a quarter of a century, and was succeeded by 
Milton D. Mason, about 1888, who was succeeded four years 



POLITICAL AND MUNICIPAL HISTORY 501 

later by John G. Townsend, who was succeeded, about 1903, 
by John A. Gleason, who was succeeded, in 1914, by Henry 
D. AlHson, the present incumbent of the office. 

Charles C. P. Harris, appointed postmaster at Harris ville, 
about 1853 or 1854, held that office the rest of his life, till 
1888. He was succeeded by Miss Isabel Hutchinson, who 
held the position till 1914, when she was succeeded by W. B. 
McClellan. 

The postmasters at Pottersville have been Aaron Smith, 
from 1850; Osgood N. Russell, from about 1852; Rev. Lyman 
Culver, from 1853; Prentiss W. Greenwood, from 1855; J. 
Fitch, from 1856; Charles J. Smith, from 1864; Mrs. M. A. 
Atwood, from 1870; H. W. Smith, from 1874; Aaron Smith, 
from 1878; Mrs. S. M. Smith, from 1882 (the office designa- 
tion now changed to West Harrisville) ; George F. Bemis, 
from 1886, during whose term the designation of the office 
was changed to Chesham; Oren A. Sherwin, from 1897; and 
Caspar C. Bemis, who has held the office since 1901. Mr. C. 
C. Bemis has built a fine new dwelling near the Chesham 
station, in which the office is located. 

In 1881, a post-office was established at East Harrisville, 
locally called Handy ville, which was formerly in Dublin. 
H. J. Farwell was appointed postmaster and held the position 
until about 1897 or 1898, when Louis S. Farwell received the 
appointment, and he and his wife retained the office until 
about 1911, when the office was discontinued. A post-office 
was recently established called Monadnock, G. B. Leighton, 
postmaster. 

Town-Hall 

At the annual March meeting, in 1881, the town voted to 
build a new town-house. In accordance with this vote, the 
edifice was erected in 1881 and 1882. It cost $5263.76. The 
town appropriated $3600. Gifts were received from the fol- 
lowing individuals : — 

Caspar Crowninshield $1000.00 

B. W. Taggard 150.00 

Mrs. J. R. Appleton 100.00 

Stephen Deblois 50.00 

Mrs. L. B. Monroe 50.00 

Mrs. M. A. Greene 50.00 

Harry Greene 25.00 

Miss Belle Greene 25.00 

Miss Mary Amory Greene 25.00 

Miss Margaret Greene 25.00 



502 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

Dr. & Mrs. Hamilton Osgood $20.00 

Gretchen and Mary Osgood 5.00 

Miss M. M. Smith and Miss Barker 20.00 

Ladies' Social Circle 125.27 

The building was dedicated, December 28, 1882. The ad- 
dress was delivered by Rev. S. H. McCollester, D.D., of Marl- 
borough. The building committee consisted of Henry D wight 
Learned, George W. Gleason, and Henry C. Piper. 

The architectural design did not prove to be entirely satis- 
factory. At the annual town-meeting, March 14, 1916, it was 
voted to accept and adopt the following resolution : — 

"Resolved, That the town permit the proposed change to be 
made on the front of the Town House, as proposed by Mr. J. L. 
Mauran, expense of the same to be borne by Mr. Mauran and others, 
the work to be done under the direction of, and subject to the ap- 
proval of, the board of Selectmen." 

The proposed change concerns the spire of the building, the 
curved porch over the front door, and the addition of columns 
in front to correspond with those on the Unitarian church 
across the street. As these pages go to the press, it is expected 
that the work will soon be under way. 

DIVISION OF DUBLIN 

EXTRACTS FROM TOWN RECORDS 

Agreement between the Towns of Dublin and Harrisville 

Whereas, by an act of the Legislature of 1870, entitled "An act 
to constitute the town of Harrisville from a part of the territory of 
the towns of Dublin and Nelson," approved July 2, 1870, a portion 
of the territory of the town of Dublin has been set off to constitute 
a part of the town of Harrisville; Therefore it is agreed on this seven- 
teenth day of December, in the year of our Lord One thousand eight 
hundred and seventy, between Henry C. Piper, Dexter Derby and 
James Allison, Selectmen of Dublin, of the one part, and Darius 
Farwell, Samuel D. Bemis and George Wood, Selectmen of Harris- 
ville, on the other part: That, in the division of real and personal 
property owned by, and due to, the town of Dublin, as provided by 
said act, The Old Common, so called, formerly occupied in part by 
the Meeting House of the First Congregational Society, and also by 
the old brick Town House, including the Pound, shall be considered 
the value of fifty ($50.) dollars: and that the town of Dublin shall 
retain and have to their sole use and benefit, said Old Common and 
Pound; and in consideration of such ownership shall pay to the town 
of Harrisville the sum of twenty -three dollars and fifty cents ($23.50). 



POLITICAL AND MUNICIPAL HISTORY 503 

That the Hearse-House shall be considered of the value of thirty- 
five dollars ($35.), and that the town of Dublin shall retain and have 
said Hearse-House, and shall pay to the town of Harrisville in con- 
sideration of said ownership, the sum of sixteen dollars and forty- 
five cents ($16.45). 

That, The Cemetery, including the Tomb, shall remain without 
division; to be used and improved by whom and in the way and 
manner it was before the town of Harrisville was constituted. 

That, The Hearse, and Sleigh for Winter use, shall be considered 
of the value of twenty dollars and fifty cents, ($20.50) and that the 
town of Dublin shall have and retain said Hearse and Sleigh, and 
shall pay the town of Harrisville, in lieu of their share of said vehicles, 
the sum of nine dollars and sixty-three cents ($9.63). 

That, The two Fire Proof Safes, together with the boxes and 
cases, in which the town records and papers are kept, shall be con- 
sidered of the value of Two hundred and five dollars, ($205.00), and 
that the town of Dublin shall retain and have said two Safes, and 
boxes and cases, and shall pay to the town of Harrisville, in lieu of 
their right in said Safes, and boxes and cases, the sum of ninety-six 
dollars and thirty -five cents, ($96.35). 

That, The town of Dublin shall pay to the town of Harrisville, 
forty-seven one hundredths (47/100) of the following named prop- 
erty:— 

Money in the Treasury, September 8, 1870 $198.03 

Money received from Perry and Willard's note 725.45 

Savings Bank Tax 1,101.50 

Literary Fund 82.65 

Assigned U. S. Bounty 192.00 

Money received from County for support of Paupers 39.07 

Outstanding Taxes for 1866-68, and '69, due September 8, 1870 . 882.00 
subject to abatement after November 5, 1870, to be deducted by the Treas- 
urer of the town of Dublin. 

And it is further agreed that the proceeds of the sales of the 
Ministry and School Lands, in possession of the Town of Dublin, 
July 2, 1870, shall be divided in the same way as other property be- 
longing to said Dublin, at said date, is by this agreement divided, 
forty-seven one hundredths (47/100) to Harrisville, and fifty -three 
(53/100) to Dublin; provided however, that the town of Dublin 
shall retain and have the interest on said proceeds to the first day of 
March, 1871. And all sums of money hereafter realized on United 
States Assigned bounties, and on the tax on National Bank Stock, 
not included above, shall be divided as above. 

And it is further agreed by the above named parties, That of the 
debt of the Town of Dublin, due on demand, July 2, 1870, and bear- 
ing interest at six per cent annually, and amounting in the aggregate 
of principal to Fourteen Thousand, nine hundred and fifty-four dol- 
lars and ninety -five cents ($14,954.95), and of interest, July 2, 1870, 



504 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



to Five hundred and sixty dollars and ninety -four cents, ($560.94), 
the town of Harrisville shall assume and pay the following described 
notes and interest in full : — 



One note due to Aaron Smith, Principal 


aTQ.O^, Interest, 


July 2, 


1870, $3.66 




' " Betsey Twitchell, 


378.00, 


.. 


• 18.27 




■ " Moses Fairbanks, 


600.00, 




• 19.30 




• " Ira Smith, 


350.00, 




• 19.30 




' " Rufus Piper, 


112.!23, 




1.73 




■ " Aaron Smith, 


60.00, 




1.00 




' " Calvin Mason, 


600.00, 




8.50 




' " Rufus Piper, * 


100.00, 




0.00 




■ " Ira Smith, 


250.00, 




9.04 




■ " William Yardley, 


100.00, 




•' 17.45 




• " Timothy Blodgett, 


350.00, 




• 11.31 




' " Abigail G. Pierce, 


125.00, 




5.64 




■ " Jesse R. Appleton, 


300.00, 




2.70 




" " Charles E. Townsend, 


200.00, 




•• 13.06 




• " John P. Wheeler, 


65.00, 




3.23 




■ " Levi W. Fiske, 


100.00. 




•• 11.15 




' " Rufus Piper, 


1,733.00, 




•• 38.81 




■ " Henry A. Adams, 


100.00, 




6.11 




■ " Amos Sargent, 


800.00, 




" 40.13 




• " John P. Wheeler, 


400.00, 




• 10.46 




• •' William A. Wheeler, ' 


100.00, 




2.61 




' " Samuel F. Townsend, 


125.00, 




5.64 



$7,033.15 



Interest, $249.10 



Amounting to in Principal, 

And in addition to the above notes and interest, shall pay to the 
Treasurer of the town of Dublin, the sum of $10,22, which shall be 
their share of said debt, it being of principal $7,028.83, and of in- 
terest $263.64. 

That, The town of DubUn shall continue to be responsible and 
pay the following described notes and interest in full, of the above 
described debt : — 



One note due Rhoda Holt, Principal, $125.00, Interest to July 2, 



Henry Gould, 


300.00, 


Town of Dublin, 


2,595.36, 


Calvin Learned, "' 


125.00, 


Hannah Holt, 


55.00, 


Town of Dublin, '' 


224.00, 


Rufus Piper, "' 


78.00, 


First Cong'l. Society, 


1,000.00, 


Hervey Learned, 


150.00, 


Julia Piper, 


50.00, 


Dexter Mason, 


350.00. 


Rufus Piper, 


769.44, 


Town Agents, 


300.00, 


Eliza Gould, 


200.00, 


Town Agents, " 


100.00, 


Town Agents, " 


200.00, 


Town Agents, " 


300.00, 


Trustees Appleton Fund, 


1,000.00, 



1870, $5.83 
" 19.38 
•• 89.97 



Amount in Principal to 



$7,921.80 



3.16 

7.94 

' 0.00 

" '• " 29.66 

" • '• 8.95 

" " " 2.26 

" " " 13.53 

" " " 21.80 

" " " 4.55 

" " " 13.86 

" " " .55 

" " " 12.00 

" " " 16.85 

" " " 55.33 

Interest, $311.84 



POLITICAL AND MUNICIPAL HISTORY 505 

That, of the following debts of the town of Dubhn, due July 2, 
1870, on demand without interest, the town of Harrisville shall pay 

forty-seven one hundredths (47/100), said amount of 47/100 to be 
paid to the Treasurer of the town of Dublin, who shall disburse the 
same: — 

Due Aaron Smith, for services as Selectman, to July 2, 1870 $48.65 

George A. Gowing, " " Sexton, " '• " " 21.00 

C. H. F. Perry, for working out non-resident highway taxes 3.45 

William Spaulding, '• " " •• " •• 5 19 

Charles Perry, - - .. .- - - 2.40 

G. A. Gowing, for maintaining fence against Common, 1869-70 .... 2.00 

Ira D. Knight, bridge plank, repairing bridge and highway 10.50 

John Gleason, for repairing bridge 1.00 

William Darracott, for breaking roads 2.00 

Dexter Mason, for collecting taxes for 1869 60.00 

C. E. Townsend for services as Selectman to July 2, 1870 43.75 

Charles S. Bryant, for breaking roads r . 5.70 

Lambert L. Howe, " bridge plank 11.48 

Charles M. Palmer, services as S. S. Committee to July 2, 1870 . . . 10.00 

James Allison, for work on bridge 6.63 

George Wood, for services as Selectman 35.25 

George Wood, " " "' Overseer of the Poor 2.50 

Thomas Perry, for bridge stringers .66 

Thomas Perry, " working out non-resident highway taxes 11.95 

Alvah Kendall, " drawing bridge plank 1.62 

Henry Kibling, for breaking roads 13.87 

Henry Kibling, " repairing highways and bridges 3.75 

Henry Kibling, " services as Selectman in 1869 1.00 

Jonathan K. Smith, for breaking roads .96 

Malachi Richardson, " "' "" 3.25 

Levi Fiske, for railing highway 3.00 

Solon Willard, for breaking roads 1.28 

Harvey J. Ware, for repairing bridge 1.25 

Harvey J. Ware, for breaking roads 6.87 

Charles W. Gowing, for breaking roads 1.92 

Sherman Derby, for railing bridge 5.10 

G. S. Smith, services as S. S. Committee to July 2, 1870 4.00 

G. M. Rice, " ' '• " .. " " " q qq 

George W. Mason, for assistance furnished Esther Brooks 3.32 

James Allison, for working non-resident highway taxes 13.70 

Willard and Farwell, for bridge plank 10.12 

First Cong'l. Society, for use of Vestry 20.00 

Charles R. Fisk, for breaking roads 3.68 

James Adams, for repairing highway 2.00 

William Darracott, for working non-resident highway taxes 11.84 

G. S. Harrington, " " " " " 4.40 

Jesse R. Appleton, " bridge plank 13.24 

G. S. Harrington, "■ breaking roads 11.84 

Abbott Burpee, " " " 6.56 

C. W. Gowing, for help furnished Gregg Foster 1.35 

Hannah L. Corey, for abatement of taxes 4.50 

Hervey Learned, '" " " Poll Tax 2.25 

Thomas White, for bridge railing and breaking roads 9.32 

Jonathan K. Smith, for services as Auditor 2.50 

G. W. Mason, for services as Auditor 2.50 

Milan W. Harris, " " Town Treasurer 4.00 



506 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



Due Milan W. Harris, for services as Clerk $8.00 

Milan W. Harris, for blank book and stationery 2.00 

" Calvin Learned, for working non-resident highway taxes 6.92 

" Symonds and Willard, for bridge plank 3.36 

" Asa Pettingill, for assistance and funeral charges of Mrs. Heard .... 100.00 

" Nathan Holt, for breaking roads 2.50 

" John S. Gilchrest " " 3.92 

" Abbott Burpee, for abatement of taxes 6.56 

" Dr. H. H. Smith, for Selectmen's order 2.50 

" James Allison, " " " 3.77 

" Soldiers Monument Committee 800.00 

" Farnum and Scott, printing report of S. S. Committee for 1870 .... 30.00 

" Dr. H. H. Smith, for medical attendance on Gregg Foster 18.50 

" G. W. Gleason, for goods furnished Gregg Foster 17.72 

" Isaac Remick, for boarding R. Phillips, C. Quinn, and J. Flinn .... 11.75 

" Ebenezer Burpee, for breaking roads 5.92 

" Rufus Piper, for Guide Board 1.00 

" G. W. Gleason, for Hadley's snow bill and non-resident highway receipts 6.47 

" Levi W. Fiske, for breaking roads 4.75 

" G. W. Gleason, Collector for 1866, abatement of taxes 86.81 

" James Adams, for working non-resident highway taxes 1.92 

" District No. 8, School-house tax for 1869 18.52 

"4, " " " « " 1.31 

" Levi E. Priest 33.20 

Total amount to be divided $1,656.28 



That, Other liabilities standing against the town, July 2, 1870, of 
whatever nature, shall be divided as above. 

And it is agreed that the remainder of money due to the several 
School Districts, September 8, 1870, shall be paid by the Treasurer 
of the town of Dublin, the amount due being eleven hundred and 
fifty -four dollars, and the dog tax divided to said districts, agreeably 
to the appropriation and division of school money by the town and 
Selectmen of Dublin for the year 1870, and that the town of Harris- 
ville shall pay to the town of Dublin, the sum of two hundred and 
twenty-two dollars and ninety-one cents ($222.91). 

In testimony whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals 
the day and year above written. 



Town of Dublin, by 
their Selectmen, 

The TowTi of Harris- 
ville, by their Se- 
lectmen, 

Signed and sealed in the 

presence of, 

Warren L. Fiske, 
Dexter M.\son. 



Henry C. Piper 1 f Selectmen 

Dexter Derby ^ L. S. | of 
James Allison J [ Dublin 

Darius Farwell 1 ( Selectmen 

Samuel D. Bemis ^ L. S. j of 
George Wood J 1 Harrisville 



A true copy, 



Attest, Warren L. Fiske, 



Town Clerk. 



CHAPTER XII 

Schools 

School and Ministerial Funds 

1 HE several lots of land, which the original proprietors of 
Dublin reserved for the support of schools and the ministry, 
were sold by the town at different periods, as appears from a 
report made to the town at a meeting, June 5, 1820. We give 
the report as contained in the record of the meeting above 
named : — 

"We, the undersigned, a committee appointed to ascertain the 
sums arising from the sales of public lands, as sold by the towTi of 
Dublin, find : — 

The ministry land, lot No. 6, in the 4th range, sold 

May 9, 1782, for the sum of $433.33 

Lot No. 22, in the 5th range, sold Nov. 27, 1777, for 333.33 

Lot No. 13, in the 9th range, sold Oct. 27, 1777, for 673.34 

1,440.00 
Interest from May 12, 1801, to June 5, 1820 . . 1,647.12 

Total amount of ministry money .... $3,087.12 
School land, ^ of lot No. 10, in the 4th range, sold, 

June, 1815, for $916.15 

Lot No. 22, in the 4th range, sold Oct. 27, 1777, for 403.33 
Lot No. 8, in the 8th range, sold May 18, 1782, for 206.67 

Amount of school-money $1,526.15 

John Crombie \ ,, 

Thaddeus Morse I^^^'^^"^^- 
June 5, 1820. 

The foregoing statement was laid before the town at a legal 
meeting held the fifth day of June, 1820, at which time it was 
accepted by the town. At the same meeting, the town "voted 
that the interest of the above sums should be appropriated 
agreeably to the charter of said town." 

According to a statement made in 1852 by Cyrus Piper, at 
that time one of the agents of the town for managing its funds, 
the fund for the support of schools was eleven thousand three 



508 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

hundred twenty-eight dollars and ninety-six cents, the greater 
part of which was given to the town by Rev. E. Sprague. 

Respecting the five thousand dollars bequeathed to the 
town by Mr. Sprague, the town voted, June 5, 1820, "That 
the First Congregational Society in the town of Dublin take 
the charge of, with power to control, the five thousand dollars 
bequeathed to said town by the late Rev. Edward Sprague, 
for the support of the ministry in said town, and to make use 
of and apply the interest of the same agreeably to the tenor of 
said Sprague's last will and testament." 

At the same meeting, the following vote was passed: — 
"Voted that the interest of the money raised from the sales 
of ministerial and school lands shall be appropriated agree- 
ably to the charter of said town." 

The interest of the ministerial land-fund was given at this 
time, and till the year 1842, to the First Congregational So- 
ciety, when it was divided among the three religious societies 
in town by a committee chosen for the purpose. The com- 
mittee were Thaddeus Morse, Augustine Wood, and Levi 
Willard, who were directed to divide said interest "among 
the several religious societies in town, according to their valua- 
tion in the assessment of public taxes." 

With regard to the management of the property bequeathed 
to the town by Mr. Sprague, three agents, Dr. Moses Kidder, 
Thaddeus Morse, Esq., and Mr. David Townsend, were 
chosen, February 2, 1819, to take possession of the estate; 
and the town "voted to ratify, allow, and make firm in law, 
all the doings of said agents, done in their capacity in behalf 
of said town." Dr. Kidder removed to Ashby, Mass., in 1819, 
and the town refused to choose an agent in his place. In 
1823, Richard Strong was chosen agent, instead of David 
Townsend. Thaddeus Morse was retained in the office of 
agent till 1842, a period of twenty-three years, when he re- 
signed. Richard Strong resigned in 1847, having served twen- 
ty-four years. Thomas Fisk was chosen in the place of Thad- 
deus Morse, and Cyrus Piper in place of Richard Strong. 
Thomas Fisk and Rufus Piper were the agents in 1852. 

Dexter Mason, James Allison, Dexter Derby, Corydon 
Jones, Henry D. Learned, Milton D. Mason, Fred C. Gow- 
ing, and Henry N. Gowing have served as such agents. 

By an Act of the legislature of 1915, all funds belonging to 
the town in trust were placed in the hands of three trustees, 
to be elected by the town, one for one year, one for two years. 




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SCHOOLS 509 

one for three years and, thereafter, one each year for three 
years. Those chosen at the last annual town-meeting were 
Clifford Gowing, Milton D. Mason, and Henry N. Gowing. 

Since the funding of Mr. Sprague's bequests, and of the 
school and ministerial land sales, these agents have had the 
management of all the funds which belong to the town. In 
1843, the First Congregational Society appointed Thomas 
Fisk as agent, in connection with Richard Strong, to manage 
its funds. The funded property of Dublin was not originally 
invested in stocks, but loaned to individuals on what was 
deemed good security. It has been judiciously managed. 
Only small losses have been incurred. 

Schools and Schoolhouses 

Respecting the education of the Scotch-Irish who first set- 
tled in Dublin, we have no definite information. As they were 
Protestants, and came from the north of Ireland, it may be 
presumed that they had the advantage of such schools or in- 
struction as that part of the country afforded. John Alexan- 
der, it has been said, was unable to read. Henry Strongman, 
who was the only one that remained till the town was incor- 
porated, was a prominent man in managing the municipal 
affairs; and his literary qualifications appear to have been suf- 
ficient for the purpose. 

Those settlers that came from Sherborn and its vicinity 
received their education in such common schools as were then 
maintained in their respective towns. Some of them are re- 
ported to have said that their privilege of attending school 
was confined to a few short terms, but that these were well 
improved, and, not only so, but the hours of leisure at home 
were well improved also. Although no appropriation of money 
for schools was made by the town till the year 1773, yet it 
cannot be supposed that some means were not used for the 
instruction of children and youth, either at home by parents, 
or in neighborhoods by private teachers. The sum first 
granted, four pounds, "to keep a woman's school in three 
parts of the town," seems to us of the present day altogether 
inadequate for such an object. Four pounds, equal to thir- 
teen dollars and thirty-three cents, would give to each school 
only four dollars and forty-four cents. But, if the board of the 
teacher were paid by the town, or by the parents of the chil- 
dren, and a room provided and furnished without charge. 



510 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

then the four dollars and forty-four cents would give ten 
weeks' schooling, provided the teachers received for wages 
only forty-four cents per week; and it is known that, even after 
this date, female teachers received no more. In what parts of 
the town, or by whom, the said three schools were kept is not 
known. For the three years succeeding 1773, six pounds, or 
twenty dollars, were granted for schools; but, in 1777, no 
money was raised for that object, and, if schools were kept, 
they were supported by private subscription. Owing to the 
pressure of the times, a project was entertained to sell the 
school lands; and a vote to that effect was passed, but the 
lands were not sold. No attempt was made to erect school- 
houses till 1778, when it was voted to build two schoolhouses, 
one in the east, and one in the west, part of the town. Com- 
mittees were chosen to build said schoolhouses; for the north- 
west part of the town, Moses Adams, Reuben Morse, and Eli 
Greenwood; and, for the east part, William Greenwood, 
Simeon Johnson, and Oliver Wright. There is no record show- 
ing that these houses were ever built. 

In 1779, the vote of the town was "to raise one hundred 
pounds for a school the present year." This sum must have 
been reckoned in continental money, of which, at that time, 
it took five pounds and six shillings to make one dollar. The 
salary voted to Mr. Sprague in this year was £1060; which 
sum, at the above rate, would amount to $200, his stipulated 
salary. The sum raised for schools, therefore, was $19.80. In 
1780, granting money for a school was left to the selectmen, 
"to assess what they think proper." In 1781, no money for a 
school was granted; but, in 1782, the town voted to raise 
eight pounds, or $26.67, and the selectmen were directed "to 
divide the town into five parts for schooling, and give each 
part their proportion of the school-money, and each part shall 
lay out their money within the year in such schooling as they 
think best." 

In 1783, no money was granted for schooling; but it was 
"voted to have the money, which the town have at interest, 
lay for the support of a school." In 1784, no money was 
raised; but it was "voted, Dec. 17, to build seven school- 
housen at the cost of the town." A committee "to divide the 
town into districts" was chosen, consisting of Stephen Ames, 
Moses Adams, Benjamin Learned, Reuben Morse, Ivory 
Perry, John Morse, and Ebenezer Twitchell; and it was "voted 
that the said committee pitch upon the places for each school- 




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SCHOOLS 511 

house, provided the district can't agree, and also say how big 
each school-house shall be, and make report to the town at 
their next meeting on adjournment." At the adjourned meet- 
ing, January 10, the town "voted to have another district, 
and chose Ezra Twitchell to join the committee for dividing 
the town into districts." At an adjourned meeting, January 
31, "Voted to reconsider the vote for the eighth district. 
Voted to divide the middle district at the meeting-house, the 
east part, as far as James Houghton's, to make a district. 
Voted to accept of the rest of the districts as the committee 
has laid them out. Then chose committees to build the school- 
housen: Chose Joseph Greenwood, James Rollins, Joshua 
Greenwood, for the street; John Muzzy, Capt. Moses Adams, 
Eli Greenwood, for the north-west school-house; Reuben 
Morse, Thaddeus Mason, Joshua Twitchell, for the north; 
Ivory Perry, Richard Gilchrist, Joshua Stanley, for the south- 
east; Joseph Twitchell, Simeon Bullard, Nathan Bixby, for 
the south; David Townsend Jr., Amos Emery, Ebenezer 
Twitchell, for the north-east; John Morse, Thomas Wakefield, 
and Samuel Williams, for the south-west school-house." 

In October, 1785, the town "voted to grant one hundred 
and fifty pounds, to be assessed and divided into seven equal 
parts, and a list thereof committed to each committee that 
was chosen to build the school-housen and they shall give 
each man liberty to work or find stuff for said housen to pay 
his rate; and, if any person neglect or refuse to do his propor- 
tion, the committee shall return his list to the selectmen, and 
the selectmen shall give the list of such delinquent to the con- 
stable to collect, and the money shall be paid into the respec- 
tive districts where it belongs." 

It was not easy to satisfy the people of some of the districts 
with the location of their schoolhouses. At a town-meeting, 
March, 1786, it was voted "to build a school-house by the 
meeting-house; to set the school-house (proposed to be set by 
Josiah Greenwood's) between Richard Strongman's and John 
Stone's; to set the north-east school-house near Gardner 
Town's, at the place staked out by the committee; to set a 
school-house by Gershom Twitchell's, Jun.; to accept of the 
place for a school-house near Ebenezer Emes's; to set a school- 
house by Mr, Rowel's; to set a school-house on the road be- 
tween Capt. Adams's and Ezra Morse's, at the crotch of the 
roads turning to Packersfield, on said Adams's land." "Chose 
Deacon Eli Morse to take care and see to the building of the 
school-house by the meeting-house." 



512 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

The people who lived on the east side of the hill succeeded 
in preventing the building of a sehoolhouse by the meeting- 
house. Their children, in order to reach it, would have been 
obliged to pass over the hill; and a house was erected near 
Moses Greenwood's. There was opposition also to the loca- 
tion of a sehoolhouse west of Captain Adams's; and, although 
money had been collected for building the same, yet the west 
part of the district had sufficient influence to cause the erec- 
tion to be postponed; and, in 1791, the town voted that said 
house should be built "on the road between Ezra Morse's and 
Mr. Hale's, near the line between their lots." This vote was 
reconsidered at an adjourned meeting; and the contest was 
not ended till September, 1792, when the town "voted forty- 
five pounds to build two school-housen in the north-west part 
of the town, including what John Muzzy has in his hands for 
building a school-house." The said houses were to be located, 
one west of Eli Greenwood's, and the other between Joshua 
Farnum's and Andrew Allison's. 

The house near INIoses Greenwood's, voted to be built in 
1778, was not finished and accepted till March 13, 1792, when 
Joseph Greenwood's account for building said house was 
allowed (£32.3.11., or $107.27). 

At the town-meeting of March, 1794, the contest for a 
sehoolhouse in the middle of the town was renewed, and the 
following votes were passed: "Voted to build a school-house 
near the middle of the town. Voted to move the school-house 
that stands at Moses Greenwood's. Voted that the school- 
house by Moses Greenwood's be moved down to the road 
below Drury Morse's, that comes from Francis Appleton's. 
Voted that the selectmen move the school-house that is by 
Moses Greenwood's in the way ihey think best. Voted that 
the school-house that is to be built in the middle of the town 
be vendued to the lowest bidder by the selectmen. Voted to 
have the school-house that is to be built in the middle of the 
town finished in one year and nine months from the time it 
is vendued off." 

At an adjourned meeting, April 1, 1794, "Voted to divide 
the school-money into eight parts according to the number of 
school-houses. Voted to choose a committee to divide the 
school-money, and take the number of scholars. Voted that 
no scholar under four years old, or upwards of twenty-one, 
shall be numbered. Voted that the town give no more than 
four shillings per week for boarding schoolmasters, unless thej^ 
pay it out of their school-money." 



SCHOOLS 513 

The schoolhouse in the middle of the town was struck oflF to 
Capt. Jonathan Hoar; and, at the March meeting, 1795, the 
selectmen were appointed a committee to consult with him in 
building the same. The location was on the hill, near the spot 
on which the second meetinghouse stood; hence it was after- 
wards called Schoolhouse Hill. It would seem that Mr. Hoar 
exceeded his obligation in the finishing of the house; for, in 
1796, the town voted to pay him "ten dollars for the work 
done to the schoolhouse more than his bond obliged him to do." 

The building of the schoolhouse by Drury Morse's was 
struck off to Philip Mills for twenty-seven pounds and six 
shillings, October 5, 1795; and, at the same time, the follow- 
ing vote was passed, which shows that the town considered 
Philip Mills's word as good as his bond: "Voted to accept 
Lieut. Philip Mills's word in room of a bondsman;' and he 
promises to build and finish off the schoolhouse by Drury 
Morse's, by the first of December, 1795, and the selectmen 
are to pay him in five months after it is finished off." 

The schoolhouse by Moses Greenwood's, standing on the 
north-east corner of lot 7, in the 5th range, was sold to Gard- 
ner Towne, February, 1796, for forty-three dollars and thirty- 
three cents. Thus ended, for the time being, a long contro- 
versy respecting the location of a schoolhouse in the middle 
of the town. But it was renewed a quarter of a century after- 
wards; a vote of the town having been obtained, March 22, 
1825, to build a schoolhouse on or near the same spot. A com- 
mittee was chosen to build the same, who proceeded to locate 
the house, and the foundation was laid; but, at a meeting of 
the town, on the 23d day of April, the following vote was 
passed: "Voted to disannul and make void the vote passed 
at the adjournment of the last annual meeting, which was to 
build a schoolhouse near Jackson Greenwood's. Voted to dis- 
miss the committee chosen to build said house from any fur- 
ther services, as it respects building a schoolhouse near Jack- 
son Greenwood's, and to pay them honorably for the services 
they have done relating thereto." 

Subsequently to 1796, and previously to the above date, vari- 
ous attempts were made to alter some of the school-districts, or 
to change the location of the houses. The house between Joshua 
Farnum's and Andrew Allison's was not finished and accepted 
by the town till 1799. The district in the north-east part of 
the town was divided in 1805; and thus there were ten school- 
districts, which, with little alteration, remained till 1840. In 



514 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

the meantime, however, much dissatisfaction existed with re- 
gard to the situation of the schoolhouses in districts Nos. 1, 3, 
and 9. The selectmen were directed, in 1816, to number the 
districts; and the same numbers are attached to them now 
which were appHed at that time, although alterations have 
been made in some of the districts. At present, the whole 
town forms a single school-district, in the legal sense, but the 
old boundaries of the school-districts are still used for con- 
venience and for historical purposes. 

An unsuccessful attempt was made in 1820 to unite dis- 
tricts Nos. 9 and 10. Originally, these two districts formed 
the "north-east district." In 1820, part of the money in dis- 
trict No. 1 was appropriated for a school at the east end of 
the district; and the same was done for summer schools in the 
two or three succeeding years. In district No. 3, attempts 
were made at different times to remove the schoolhouse or to 
divide the district. Dublin was not divided into school-dis- 
tricts by metes and bounds till the year 1840. Before this 
date, the schoolhouses were built at the expense of the town, 
and the districts were nominal in a legal sense; for the law 
said, that "any town not divided as aforesaid (by metes and 
bounds) shall be considered as one district." Earnest efforts 
were frequently made, as the town records show, to have the 
town districted for schools "according to law," as it was com- 
monly expressed. In 1839, an act was passed by the legisla- 
ture, requiring the selectmen, on application in writing of ten 
legal voters, "forthwith to divide the town into districts, and 
define their boundaries." As the districting of the town could 
be no longer delayed, at the annual meeting in 1840, the town 
chose Hon. Levi Fisk of Jaffrey, Dr. Albert Smith of Peter- 
borough, and Charles Holman, Jr., of Marlborough, to divide 
the town into school-districts. This was done in the month of 
May following; and, with some slight alterations, the school- 
districts remain the same at this day, although, as we have 
remarked above, the whole town is today legally a single dis- 
trict, and schoolhouses have disappeared in some of the.' old 
districts, as in Nos. 6 and 9, the latter being now within the 
limits of the present town of Harrisville. By the arrangement 
of 1840, the west end of district No. 1 was added to district 
No. 6. In this last-named district, the first schoolhouse was 
erected that contained single seats, graduated to accommo- 
date the sizes of pupils of different ages. The school-room 
under the town-house, built in 1823, was given up, and a new 



SCHOOLS 515 

one erected on lot 8, range 6. A view of this schoolhouse, and 
a plan of the school-room, were inserted in the State Commis- 
sioner's Report for 1849. We insert the same here, with a brief 
description of the engravings. 

Description. The building is forty-two feet by thirty on 
the ground, and eleven feet high in the school-room between 
the finishing. The school-room is twenty-nine by thirty-five 
feet inside. There are sixty-four seats, and as many desks, 
each furnished with a shelf for books. The seats are in the 
form of a wooden chair-bottom, and are of various sizes, from 
sixteen inches down to ten in height. The height of the desks 
is from thirty to twenty inches. The teacher's desk is on a 
platform raised fifteen inches, in the centre of the front of the 
room, with a small room behind it for the use of the -teacher, 
or for a recitation room for the younger pupils to recite to 
monitors. The entries may be used for the same purpose. 
The room is furnished with two ventilators, which open into 
the attic story; the two windows of which can be raised, so 
that any excess of heat or impurity of the air of the school- 
room can be removed. 

References to the Plan. A, Teacher's Desk. — B, Plat- 
form. — C, C, Step to ascend the Platform. — D, Stove. — 
E, E, Pipe. — F, Teacher's Room. — G, Entries. — H, H, H, 
Desks for Pupils. — I, I, I, Seats. — J, J, End view of Desks. 
— K, K, End view of Seats. — L, L, L, Windows. — M, M, 
M, Doors. — N, N, Recitation Seats. — In the former His- 
tory of Dublin, the letter H, behind the Teacher's Desk, should 
have been B. 

That schoolhouse still serves the pupils of district No. 1. 
Efforts have recently been put forth to secure a new and 
larger and better building, nearer the top of the hill, but until 
1916 these efforts were unavailing. Meetings of the union 
district had been held, propositions made, committees ap- 
pointed, and plans drawn, but the project hung in the balance 
until the annual meeting of the union school-district in 1916, 
when it was voted to build a new house, as we shall see later 
in this chapter. 

In the year 1840, a new schoolhouse was built in district 
No. 7 (the Pottersville schoolhouse), and another in district 
No. 4. The first school in district No. 7 was kept in the house 
of John Stroud (which was quite near the brick "South wick" 
house in Pottersville), by a Mr. Jonathan White, about the 
year 1787. The room was furnished with shingle-blocks for 



516 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

seats. The first schoolhoiise in this district was built in 1794, 
and a brick one, on the same spot, in 1817 or 1818, which was 
used till the town was districted in 1840. The first female 
teacher in this district was Mrs. Joseph Bailey, who lived on 
lot 20, range 9. The schoolhouse built in the Pottersville dis- 
trict in 1840 was constructed with single seats. The one which 
was built in No. 4 contained seats designed to accommodate 
two pupils. In 1845, a well-constructed and substantial 
schoolhouse was built in district No. 2. In this house, still in 
use, each pupil has a seat, similar in form to the seats in the 
school-room of district No. 1. After 1840, the schoolhouse in 
district No. 4 was enlarged, and the rooms in some of the 
others were improved. 

The defacing of the school-rooms by cutting the desks, or 
by other means, has not been practised since the houses be- 
came the property of the several districts. In 1820, only one 
school-room was warmed with a stove. This stove was in the 
old schoolhouse of district No. 1. In the new school-room of 
1823 was a fireplace, and it was used the first winter, taking a 
cord of wood per week; and even that, on cold and windy 
days, did not keep all the pupils duly comfortable. The next 
winter, a stove was used, and it was found that one-fourth of 
a cord per week was sufficient, if the wood were dry and the 
fire properly managed. 

Mr. Lawson Belknap wrote a history of district No. 3 and 
read it at a meeting of the inhabitants of the same in the 
winter of 1852-53. It contains many interesting facts in 
reference to the schools and the several teachers. From this 
history, which contains fifty pages, closely written, the editor of 
the former "History of Dublin" took the following notices: — 

"Asa Bullard of New Ipswich was the first person employed as a 
teacher in district No. 3, in the year 1785. The term of school was 
six weeks, three in the house of Ivory Perry, and three in the log- 
house of Richard Gilchrest. Mr. Bullard was a kind and successful 
teacher. He went to Boston, was principal of the Franklin School, 
Chief Justice Shaw being his assistant. He graduated at Dartmouth 
College, studied medicine, and was a successful practitioner. He 
was distinguished for his social powers and for his active benevolence. 
It was said of him that, at one time, he almost entirely supported 
four poor families. He was never rich. He died about 1826, much 
lamented by the poor. 

"In the winter of 1786, the school was taught by Mr. Samuel 
Appleton of New Ipswich. He was a teacher of superior merit, and 
gave perfect satisfaction both to parents and pupils. He conversed 



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freely with his pupils; and his kindness was especially shown towards 
the little girls, whom he never suffered to wade through the snow 
drifts, but carried them over in his arms." 

Some statistics in reference to this district, as given by Mr. 
Belknap, are worthy of consideration : — 

"In 1840, the whole population of the district was 121; males, 56, 
females, 65. The number of families was 21, and of legal voters 24. 

"In 1845, the population was 110; males, 54; females, 56; and the 
number of voters, 21. 

"In 1850, the number had decreased to 96, and, on the 17th of 
June, 1852, the whole number was only 84; males, 39; females, 45; 
with only 16 legal voters. At this time (February, 1853), the whole 
number of inhabitants is only 73; showing a decrease, since 1840, of 48. 

"The whole number of families in 1840 was 21, and now- it is only 
14. The present number of legal voters is 15; showing a decrease of 
nine since 1840." 

In 1884, a new schoolhouse, the one now in use, was built 
in district No. 4. In district No. 5, the first schoolhouse was 
located on the western side of lot 19, range 4. After the road 
was altered, and the present road leading to Stone Pond was 
constructed, a second schoolhouse for this district was located 
on lot 20, range 4, in the north-east corner of the Stone Pond 
road and the old road leading northerly to the Hardy neigh- 
borhood. Recently, a new schoolhouse for this district was 
built much farther to the east, in the north-west corner of the 
Stone Pond road and the so-called "Charcoal Road." The 
good schoolhouse in district No. 6 was burned in recent years, 
and the few children in that district attend the school in No. 
5. Districts Nos. 7, 8, 9, and 10 (the last two having been pre- 
viously united) were included in the town of Harrisville, when 
the former Dublin was divided. The northern end of district 
No. 6 was also taken into Harrisville, but not the portion 
which included the schoolhouse. Portions of the southern 
edges of districts Nos. 7, 8, 9, and 10, below the line dividing 
the seventh and eighth ranges, were left in Dublin and incor- 
porated with the districts immediately below them. Since 
1840, a new schoolhouse was built in district No. 3, the style 
of which conforms to that of the schoolhouses in No. 1 and 
No. 2. 

Inspection of Schools 

Before the passage of the school law of 1827, the selectmen 
were, ex officio, a committee for inspecting schools, unless 



518 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



others were chosen for that purpose. No other persons were 
chosen, except in the following years, till 1821; in 1806, Ed- 
ward Sprague, Aaron Appleton, Adam Johnson, Asa Fisk, Jr., 
Alexander Ernes, John Perry, Moses Marshall, Artemas Childs, 
John Snow, Robert Muzzy, Thaddeus Morse, and Reuben 
Muzzy; in 1809, Rev. Edward Sprague, Aaron Appleton, and 
Adam Johnson; in 18l0, Adam Johnson, Aaron Appleton, 
Ruggles Smith, Isaac Appleton, Asa Fisk, John Perry, Samuel 
Twitchell, Jr., Andrew Allison, Thaddeus Morse, and Ebene- 
zer Richardson; in 1818, Adam Johnson, Moses Kidder, and 
Joseph Appleton. It is not known that the above-named in- 
spectors made any report of the condition of the several 
schools. Many of them had been successful instructors, and 
their influence in improving the schools which they inspected 
must have been effective. 

At the annual meeting, March, 18*21, the town "chose the 
Rev. Levi W. Leonard the principal committee-man to visit 
the schools in the several districts with the agent belonging to 
the district which is to be visited, whose duty it is to inform 
the Rev. Mr. Leonard of the time he is desired to attend for 
that purpose." The following persons were chosen school- 
agents for that year: district No. 1, Moses Marshall; No. 2, 
John Taggart, Jr.; No. 3, Jonas B. Piper; No. 4, Moses Corey; 
No. 5, Ebenezer Richardson; No. 6, Moses Adams, Jr. (grand- 
son of the settler, Moses Adams); No. 7, Ruggles Smith; No. 
8, Eli Hamilton; No. 9, John Crombie; No. 10, Benjamin 
Marshall. In the course of the year, Mr. Leonard issued a 
printed circular, in which a list of books was named, and their 
uniform use in the several schools recommended. In the year 
1822, five persons were chosen for the school-committee; and 
the same number were annually chosen till 1852, when the 
law was altered, and the superintending school-committee 
limited to three. The following is a list of the school-com- 
mittee of Dublin (known as the school-board in 188G, and 
since) from 1822 to 1916 inclusive: — 



\822 
Levi W. Leonard 
Moses Adams, Jr. 
Moses Hardy 
John Taggart, Jr. 
Dr. Stephen H. Spaulding 

1823 
Levi W. Leonard 
Moses Adams. Jr. 



John Morse, 2d 
Calvin Mason 
John Taggart. Jr. 

1824 

Levi W. Leonard 
Moses Adams, Jr. 
Jonathan K. Smith 
Tliomas Fisk 
Dr. Asa Heald 



1825 
Levi W. Leonard 
Thomas Fisk 
Jonathan K. Smith 
Moses Hardy 
John Morse, 2d 

1826 
Levi W. Leonard 
Jonathan K. Smith 



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Calvin Mason 
Dexter Mason 
Charles Mason, 1st 

1827 

Levi W. Leonard 
Jonathan K. Smith 
Calvin Mason 
Dexter Mason 
Nahiim Warren 

1828 

Levi W. Leonard 
Moses Adams, Jr. 
Jonathan K. Smith 
Calvin Mason 
Ebenezer Perry 

1829 

Levi W. Leonard 
Cyrus Frost, 1st 
Calvin Mason 
Moses Adams, Jr. 
Dr. John H. Foster 

1830 

Levi W. Leonard 
John H. Foster 
Moses Adams, Jr. 
Jonathan K. Smith 
Thomas Fisk 

1831 

Levi W. Leonard 
Jonathan K. Smith 
Thomas Fisk 
Moses Adams, Jr. 
John H. Foster 

1832 

Levi W. Leonard 
Jonathan K. Smith 
Asa Heald 
Moses Adams, Jr. 
Ebenezer Perry 

1833 

Levi W. Leonard 
Moses Adams, Jr. 



Thomas Fisk 
Asa Fisk, 2d 
John H. Foster 

1834 

Levi W. Leonard 
Thomas Fisk 
Jonathan K. Smith 
Ebenezer Perry 
Asa Fisk, 2d 

1835 

Levi W. Leonard 
Thomas Fisk 
Moses Adams, Jr. 
Asa H. Fisk 
Calvin Mason 

1836 

Levi W. Leonard 
Asa Fisk, 2d 
John Perry, Jr. 
Jonathan K. Smith 
Ebenezer Perry 

1837 

Levi W. Leonard 
Dr. Simeon S. Stickney 
Asa H. Fisk 
Thomas Fisk 
Dexter Derby 
Daniel G. Jones 

1838 

Levi W. Leonard 
Rev. James Tisdale 
Thomas Fisk 
Asa H. Fisk 
Moses Adams, Jr. 

1839 

Levi W. Leonard 
James Tisdale 
Dexter Derby 
Asa H. Fisk 
Thaddeus P. Mason 



1840 

Levi W. Leonard 
James' Tisdale \ 
Thomas Fisk / 
Jonathan K. Smith 
Asa H. Fisk 
Thaddeus P. Mason 

1841 

Levi W. Leonard 
Rev. Henry A. Kendall 
Jonathan K. Smith 
Thaddeus P. Mason 
Asa H. Fisk 

1842. 

Levi W. Leonard 
Henry A. Kendall 
Thomas Fisk 
Asa H. Fisk 
Thaddeus P. Mason 

1843 

Levi W. Leonard 
Henry A. Kendall 
Jonathan K. Smith 
Thaddeus P. Mason 
Dexter Derby 

1844 

Levi W. Leonard 
Henry A. Kendall 
Thomas Fisk 
Asa H. Fisk 
Thaddeus P. Mason 

1845 

Levi W. Leonard 
Henry A. Kendall 
Thomas Fisk 
Asa H. Fisk 
Cyrus E. Hardy 

1846 

Levi W. Leonard 
Rev. Warren Cooper 
Jonathan K. Smith 
Asa H. Fisk 
Henry C. Piper 



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HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



1847 

Levi W. Leonard 
Warren Cooper 
Jonathan K. Smith 
Henry C. Piper 
Lawson Belknap 

1848 

Levi W. Leonard 
Jonathan K. Smith 
Henry C. Piper 
Cyrus E. Hardy 
Calvin Mason 

1849 

Levi W. Leonard 
Jonathan K. Smith 
Henry C. Piper 
Dr. Ransom N. Porter 
Lawson Belknap 

1850 

Levi W. Leonard 
Jonathan K. Smith 
Rev. Daniel H. Babcoek 
Ransom N. Porter 
Aaron Smith 

1851 

Levi W. Leonard 
Rev. Alonzo Hayes 
Jonathan K. Smith 
Thomas Fisk 
Ransom N. Porter 

1852 

Levi W. Leonard 
Alonzo Hayes 
Ransom N. Porter 
Jonathan K. Smith 

1853 



Levi W. Leonard 
Jonathan K. Smith 
Dr. John G. Parker 
Henry C. Piper 



1854 

Jonathan K. Smith 
Asa H. Fisk 
Calvin Mason 

1855 

Jonathan K. Smith 
Asa H. Fisk 
Henrj' C. Piper 

1856 

Rev. William F. Bridge 
Rev. William G. Tuttle 
Jonathan K. Smith 

1857 

William G. Tuttle 
Jonathan K. Smith 
Henry C. Piper 

1858 

William G. Tuttle 
Rev. William W\ Lovejoy 
Henry C. Piper 

1859 

Henry C. Piper 
Jonathan K. Smith 
William W. Lovejoy 

1860 

William G. Tuttle 
William W. Lovejoy 
Elbridge G. Bemis 

1861 
William F. Bridge 

1863 

Henry C. Piper 
William W. Lovejoy 
Elbridge G. Bemis 

1863 

William F. Bridge 
Henry C. Piper 
Rev. John Hunt 



1864 

William F. Bridge 
Henry C. Piper 
Jcjlin Hunt 

1865 

Jonathan K. Smith 

Henry C. Piper 

Rev. Lyman Marshall 

1866 

Henry C. Piper 
Jonathan K. Smith 

1867 

Rev. George M. Rice 
Rev. Andrew J. Fosdick 
John Hunt 

1868 

George M. Rice 
Andrew J. Fosdick 
Henry C. Piper 

1869 

George M. Rice 
Henry C. Piper 
Rev. Charles M. Palmer 

1870 

George M. Rice 
Rev. Gideon S. Smith 
Charles M. Palmer 

1870 

James G. Piper (chosen 
at the election made 
necessary by the incor- 
poration of Harrisville 
and the reorganization 
of what remained of 
Dublin) 

1871 

George M. Rice 
Henry C. Piper 






^11 dyyiAyrr 



1872 
George M. Rice 

1873 
Henry C. Piper 

1874 
Henry C. Piper 

1875 
Henry C. Piper 

1876 
Henry C. Piper 

1877 
Henry C. Piper 

1878 
Henry C. Piper 

1879 
Henry C. Piper 

1880 
Emma E. Gleason 

1881 
Emma E, Gleason 

1882 
Emma E. Gleason 

1883 
Rev. Hasket D. Catlin 

1884 

Henry H. Piper 
(until October 5) 
Henry C. Piper 
(after October 5) 

1885 
Henry C. Piper 



SCHOOLS 

1886 

Henry C. Piper 
Henry D. Learned 
James Allison 

1887 

Henry D. Learned 
James Allison 
Luke F. Richardson 

1888 

James Allison 
Luke F. Richardson 
Henry C. Piper 

1889 

Luke F. Richardson 
Henry C. Piper 
James Allison 

1890 

Henry C. Piper 
James Allison 
Emily E. Derby 

1891 

James Allison 

Rev. George W. Patten 

1892 

Henry C. Piper 
George W. Patten 
Lilian G. Appleton 

1893 

George W. Patten 
Lilian G. Appleton 
Henry D. Learned 

1894 

Lilian G. Appleton 
Henry D. Learned 
James Allison 

1895 

Henry D. Learned 

James Allison 

Dr. Curtis A. Wood 



521 



1896 

James Allison 
Curtis A. Wood 
Henry D. Learned 

1897 

Curtis A. Wood 
Henry D. Learned 
James Allison 

1898 

Henry D. Learned 
James Allison 
Lilian G. Appleton 

1899 

James Allison 
Lilian G. Appleton 
Henry D. Learned 

1900 

Lilian G. Appleton 
Henry D. Learned 
Curtis A. Wood 

1901 

Curtis A. Wood 
James Allison 

1902 

James Allison 
Thomas S. Lynch 

1903 

James Allison 
Thomas S. Lynch 
Mary K. Gowing 

1904 

Thomas S. Lynch 
John E. Baldwin 
James Allison 

1905 

Milton D. Mason 
James Allison 
Archie R. Garfield 



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HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



1906 

James Allison 
Archie R. Garfield 
Dr. Alfred H. Childs 



1907 

Archie R. Garfield 
Milton D. Mason 
Fred. C. Gowing 



1908 

Milton D. Mason 
Fred. C. Gowing 
Archie R. Garfield 



1909 

Fred. C. Gowing 
Archie R. Garfield 
Rev. Henry A. Coolidge 

1910 

Archie R. Garfield 
Henry A. Coolidge 
Fred. C. Gowing 

1911 

Fred. C. Gowing 
Archie R. Garfield 

1912 

Archie R. Garfield 
Clifton E. Richardson 



1913 
Archie R. Garfield 
Clifton E. Richardson 
Wilfred M. Fiske 

1914 
Clifton E. Richardson 
Wilfred M. Fiske 
Robert C. Woodward 

1915 
Wilfred M. Fiske 
Robert C. Woodward 
Clifton E. Richardson 

1916 
Robert C. Woodward 
Harry F. Mason 
Clesson E. Gowmg 



Note. Where a brace is used, in the preceding list, the first person named in it 
resigned, and the other was appointed in his place. The title "Rev." is used before 
the name of a clergyman the first time that his name appears, not afterwards with 
respect to the same person. The same is true of the title "Dr."' before the name of a 
physician. Rev. Edward Sprague, Rev. Levi W. Leonard, D.D., Rev. Wm. F. Bridge, 
Rev. George M. Rice, Rev. Hasket D. Catlin, and Rev. George W. Patten were 
pastors of the First Congregational (now Unitarian) Church. Rev. James Tisdale, 
Rev. Henry A. Kendall, Rev. Alonzo Hayes, Rev. Andrew J. Fosdick, and Rev. 
Henry A. Coolidge were pastors of the Trinitarian Congregational Church. Rev. 
Warren Cooper, Rev. William W. Lovejoy, Rev. John Hunt, and Rev. Gideon S. 
Smith were pastors of the Baptist Church at Pottersville, which was in Harrisville 
after 1870. Rev. Daniel H. Babcock, Rev. William G. Tuttle. Rev. Lyman Marshall, 
and Rev. Charles M. Palmer were pastors of the Congregational Church at Harris- 
ville, which became a town in 1870. 

In 1822, at the suggestion of one of the committee, Moses 
Adams, Jr., a printed form for returning the names, ages, 
books, and studies of pupils in the schools was delivered to 
each teacher. The requisite returns were made; and, with the 
aid of these returns, a full report of the condition of the schools, 
with suggestions for their improvement, was prepared and 
read at the annual town-meeting in March, 1823. Similar 
forms were furnished in subsequent years, and reports pre- 
pared and, with one exception, read at the annual meetings in 
March. The first report printed was that for the year 1842-43. 
It was printed at the expense of such individuals as chose to 
purchase it; but, the next year, the town voted that a sufficient 
number of copies of the report of the superintending school- 
committee be printed at the expense of the town to supply 
each family with one. The printing of the school report was 



SCHOOLS 523 

continued at the expense of the town to the time when town 
reports began to be printed; each voter, or tax-payer, receiv- 
ing a copy of the same, and the committee one hundred copies. 
For about forty years, these reports have been inchided in the 
annual vohime of town reports, printed by requirement of 
state law. 

It will be perceived that most of the members of the school- 
committee in Dublin have been laymen; and the chairman of 
the committee for thirty-three years considered it due to them 
to say (in the former "History of Dublin") that, serving on said 
committee for many years, as several of them did, with punc- 
tuality and fidelity, gratuitously devoting much time to the 
examining of teachers and the inspection of schools, they were 
justly entitled to the grateful regards of those for whom they 
had thus labored. What Dr. Leonard wrote, at that time, 
would be equally true of those who have served in that capac- 
ity in the half century since those words were written in the 
former history. Dublin has always been fortunate in having, 
each year, a superintending school-committee that has ren- 
dered efficient service. 

With the decrease of the population, there has been a de- 
crease of the number of pupils in the schools. In 1821, and till 
1830, the whole number of pupils attending the several schools 
was about four hundred fifty each year. During the years 
following the above-named period, the number of pupils has 
varied; but, on the average, down to 1852, there had been not 
far from three hundred fifty in attendance each year, or about 
one-third of the population. The following is an extract from 
the conclusion of the school-report for 1850-51: — 

"The reading of this report closes the thirtieth year in which the 
chairman of your committee [Rev. Dr. Leonard] has been engaged 
in superintending the schools in this town. He has made to them 
more than a thousand visits. He has spent much time in examining 
teachers and preparing reports, and, in other ways, endeavored to 
sustain and improve the schools. He says this in no spirit of boast- 
ing. It has been a labor which he loved, and it will ever remain a 
source of gratifying recollection. He has not labored alone and un- 
aided. His associates on the committee have been faithful and self- 
sacrificing; and, with no exceptions worth naming, the people of the 
town have extended a generous confidence to the measures and 
efforts of their superintending school-committee. Let the same har- 
monious action, and the same spirit of improvement, continue for 
another period of thirty years, and your schools will be so perfected 
that the period just closed will seem like a day of small things." 



524 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

Another period of thirty years has passed, and the half of 
another thirty, since those memorable words of Dr. Leonard 
were written; but the work of that noble man and the per- 
manent effects of the methods of education which he intro- 
duced have suffered nothing by a comparison with any school 
work that has since been done in the town. The present 
schools are in excellent condition, the pupils are ably and 
thoroughly instructed, and the teachers, especially those who 
have been the longest in the service of the town, are the 
equals, in the same grades, of any teachers in the state. 

The population of the town has continued to decrease. In 
1890, the number of pupils of school age, as enumerated by 
the selectmen, was one hundred five. In 1900, the number 
was sixty-seven, which was a gain of ten over the previous 
year. In 1910, the largest school attendance was fifty-eight; 
in 1914, it had risen to eighty-five. This is a small number in 
comparison with the four hundred fifty of 1830, or even with 
the three hundred fifty, which was about the average attend- 
ance for many years previous to 1850. The causes of this de- 
cline in the number of children are various. Removals of 
families from the town, the practical extinction by death of 
others, the pitiably small number of children in modern fami- 
lies as compared with families of the olden time, and the fact 
that many of the old farms have been altogether abandoned, 
or sold to persons who occupy them only for a few months in 
the warm weather, are the chief reasons for the diminution in 
the number of pupils. 

Of late years, there has been considerable agitation about 
the matter of consolidating all the schools in one. While some 
favor this plan, and employ plausible arguments to support 
their theories, there are others who determinedly oppose the 
idea. Those who live in the village, or many of them, would 
be pleased to see a large school in that section. Those who 
live on the farms in the outlying districts are quite likely to 
feel that a school in their own neighborhood is their greatest 
blessing, and that the loss of it would be the greatest calam- 
ity. Those who favor consolidation point out the pleasures of 
a large school, the concentration of the money, and the ability 
to hire high-priced teachers. Those who favor the retention 
of the rural schools point out the disadvantages attending the 
transportation of the children, the lack of that individual at- 
tention which a pupil can get in a small school, and the break- 
ing up of those neighborhood ties which have bound together 



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525 



scholars of the same school-district in the years that are past. 
The problem is still unsolved. Many modern superintendents, 
always alert for something new, favor consolidation. More 
conservative persons, who do not feel so sure that all new 
things are the best things, are in no hurry for the change. 

Schools for instruction in what are termed the higher 
branches of education have been kept at various times since 
1823, the year in which the first school of the kind was opened. 
In the town report issued, March 1, 1893, Mr. Henry C. Piper 
furnished an admirable "History of Education in Dublin." 
The valuable monograph is too lengthy for reproduction, in 
its entirety, in this history, but the editor has taken the liberty 
of drawing freely from its facts. He wishes to acknowledge 
the great work for the town which Mr. Piper rendered in the 
preparation of that paper. It contains an alphabetical list of 
all the teachers of Dublin whose names could be recovered, 
with the number of terms, so far as ascertainable, which each 
taught in Dublin, with the residence of each teacher. From 
this paper we shall copy the following list of schools of a 
higher grade which have been established in Dublin in various 
years, aided, in later years, by the Appleton fund, of which we 
shall soon speak. These schools have sometimes been called 
"select schools" and sometimes "high schools." In the prep- 
aration of the list, we wish also to acknowledge the loan of a 
valuable collection of papers by Warren L. Fiske, Esq., a 
veteran schoolteacher, who has been much interested in the 
town schools. Until very recently these select schools were in 
the autumn of the vears named. 



LIST OF SELECT, OR HIGH, SCHOOLS IN DUBLIN 



Years Names of Teachers 

1823. Levi W. Leonard 

1828. Samuel Barrett . . 

1831. Thomas Fisk . . . 

1835. William C. Richards 

1837. Mark True .... 

1840. Thaddeus P. Mason 

1842. George F. Clark . . 

1843. Thaddeus P. Mason 
1845. Mark True . . . 

1847. Ransom N. Porter 

1848. Henry C. Piper . 

1849. Ransom N. Porter 

1850. John D. Crehore 



Residences of Teachers 
Dublm, N. H. 
Ashby, Mass. 
Dublin, N. H. 
Residence unknown 
Francestown, N. H. 
Dublin, N. H. 
Dublm, N. H. 
Dublm, N. H. 
FrancestoMaa, N. H. 
Dublm, N. H. 
Dublm, N. H. 

Dublm, N. H., with Mr. Piper 
Walpole, N. H. 



526 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

Years N.\mes of Teachers Residences of Teachers 

1851. Mark True FrancestowTi, N. H. 

1853. Charles Corey, Jr Dublin, N. H. 

1855. John Foster Dublin, N. H. 

1856. Henry C. Piper Dublin, N. H. 

1857. William Hasleton Boston, Mass. 

1859. Henry A. Blood New Ipswich, N. H. 

1863. Charles C. Hall Westmoreland, N. H. 

C. H. Smith (Junior Depart- 
ment) Dublin, N. H. 

1866. Hosea M. Knowlton .... Somerville, Mass. 

1868. James E. Vose Antrim, N. H. 

1871. Charles F. Ober Milford, N. H. 

1873. Charles A. Esterbrooks . . . Boston, Mass. 

1875. Herbert D. Ryder South Acworth, N. H. 

1876. Charles A. Willard St. Johnsbury, Vt. 

1877. Lyndon A. Smith Norwich, Vt. 

1878. Lyndon A. Smith Norwich, Vt. 

1879. Jolm B. Stacy Vershire, Vt. 

1880. David J. Foster Burlington, Vt. 

188 L Emerson H. Smith Tunbridge, Vt., Dartmouth student 

1882. Fred. W. Doring Perry, Me., Dartmouth student 

1883. Eliphalet F. Philbrick . . . Pittsfield, N. H., Dartmouth student 

1884. Orson L. Manchester . . . From lUmois, Dartmouth student 

1885. G. Howard Kelton Hubbardston, Mass. 

1889. Carrie A. Whittier Deerfield Centre, N. H. 

1891. George C. Smith (Selden) Northwood, N. H. 

(Last name changed from Smith to Selden) 
1902. Gertrude C. Ellis Keene, N. H. 

All of these schools, except the one last recorded in the list, 
were of one term each, beginning in the autumn, or early 
winter, of the year named. The school, in 1902-03, taught by 
Miss Ellis, was in successful operation three terms, beginning 
in the early autumn of 1902 and continuing until late in the 
spring of 1903. The town, at the annual March meeting, in 
1902, had made an appropriation for a high school, and the 
school-district, the same day, voted to establish a high school, 
with thre^ terms each year. After an experiment of one year, 
however, it was found that there were so few pupils available 
for the purpose that the scheme was impractical. The plan 
was, therefore, abandoned after that year. Since then, pupils 
desiring to study in a high school are accommodated at such 
institutions in neighboring towns, and, in accordance with a 
law of the state, the school-district, which is coextensive with 
the whole town, pays the tuition of such pupils. 

In accordance with a recent law of the state, towns can 
unite for the purpose of procuring supervisors of their schools. 



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Tlie salary which such a combination of towns can afford to 
pay is sufficient to secure the services of a competent scholar 
and educator to look after the interests of the schools. In 
former times, the superintending school-committee (later 
called a school-board), appointed each year, superintended the 
character and methods of instruction in the schools, besides 
examining the teachers with respect to their intellectual quali- 
fications to fill the positions for which they were engaged. 
This system worked admirably in Dublin when Dr. Leonard 
was at the head of the committee, and so long as able clergy- 
men and laymen who were themselves experienced teachers 
continued to serve in that capacity. The time came eventually 
when modern and more technical methods of imparting in- 
struction were used. It then seemed advisable to unite with 
other towns and procure the services of expert supervisors. 
The experiment, begun in 1901, has continued to the present 
time. The following is a list of those who have served as 

Supervisors of the Dublin Schools 

1. Rev. Sullivan H. McCollester, D.D., of Marlborough, 
who served the towns of Dublin, Marlborough, Troy, and 
Fitzwilliam, in 1901-02. He was re-elected in 1902, but, in 
consequence of advancing years, he declined the honor. He 
was a graduate of Norwich University, pursued a course of 
study at the Harvard Divinity School, was an able preacher 
in the Universalist denomination, and a successful school- 
teacher for many years, and was, for a time, the president of 
Blichtel College in Ohio. He has resided, for many years, in 
his native town of Marlborough. 

2. Henry B. Stearns, a graduate of Brown University, was 
chosen in 1902 to serve the same towns, as supervisor of their 
schools. He resided in Marlborough, later in Fitzwilliam. He 
resigned the office, November 26, 1906. 

3. Austin H. Fitz was elected, January 5, 1907, to succeed 
Mr. Stearns, whose failing health had compelled his resigna- 
tion. The district whose schools were supervised by Mr. Fitz 
included Dublin, Troy, Fitzwilliam, and Rindge. Mr. Fitz re- 
sided in Troy. 

4. H. H. Pratt served as the supervisor from 1908 until 
1912, and presented four annual reports. The supervisory dis- 
trict was changed somewhat, and Mr. Pratt resided at Hins- 
dale. 



528 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

5. Andrew P. Averill, who came from Edgartown, Mass., 
began duty as supervisor, September 1, 1912, and continues in 
that capacity as these pages go to the press. 

In 1907, the custom was introduced of providing a special 
teacher for music and drawing. Those fine arts have been 
taught since, sometimes by the same teacher, sometimes by 
different teachers. Courses in agriculture have been intro- 
duced, also some attention has been given to manual training. 

Teachers' Institutes 

Institutes for the training and instruction of teachers were 
the forerunners of normal schools. It is not as well known as 
it should be that Dr. Leonard's influence was a powerful factor 
in the origination of these institutes. He took a prominent 
part in them. The text-books which he published, especially 
the "Sequel to the Easy Lessons," and the "North American 
Spelling-Book," were used in the early institutes. They were 
gradually introduced into all the schools in this part of New 
England. The spelling-book was used extensively until a 
comparatively recent date, and was far better than anything 
of the kind now in use. 

A session of the Cheshire County Teachers' Institute was 
held in Dublin in October, 1846, and continued four weeks. 
The principal instructor was the Rev. John Goldsbury of War- 
wick, Mass., the compiler of Goldsbury's "American School 
Reader," one of the best readers ever used in any school. 

The Appleton Fund 

As the letter of Samuel Appleton, contained on pages 88 
and 89, was not so explicit as to the mode of appropriating his 
gift of a thousand dollars as was thought to be desirable, the 
chairman of the Committee of Invitation to the Centennial 
Celebration wrote to Mr. Appleton on the subject, and ob- 
tained the following reply : — 

Boston, July 13, 1852. 

"Gentlemen, — I have received j^our favor of the 18th ult., 
acknowledging the receipt of my letter of the 15th, with my check 
for one thousand dollars. For this attention, and the friendly ex- 
pressions contained in your letter, I return my sincere thanks. It 
affords me gratification to learn that the celebration 'passed off very 
pleasantly'; and I am happy if I have, in any way, contributed to 
the enjoyment of that interesting occasion. 

"Towards the close of the communication, you call my attention 



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to the subject of the appropriation of the one thousand dollars pre- 
sented by me for educational purposes to the town of Dublin. In 
answer to your inquiries upon that subject, I would say, that, having 
implicit confidence in the present superintending school-committee, 
it was my intention to place the thousand dollars entirely under 
their control, to be laid out, without any restrictions or qualifications 
on my part, in the manner deemed by them most expedient. I trust 
this reply is sufficiently explicit. The delay in sending this letter has 
been occasioned bj^ indisposition and my advanced age, which is 
now upwards of eighty-six years. 

"With the best wishes for the continued prosperity of Dublin, 
and its great ornament, the common schools, I remain your friend 
and obedient servant, 

Saml. Appleton." 

To JoNA. K. Smith, Asa H. Fisk, and Ransom N. Porter, 
Committee of Invitation. 

In consequence of the foregoing letter, the superintending 
school-committee, chosen by the town of Dublin, at the an- 
nual meeting, March, 1852, namely, Levi W. Leonard, Alonzo 
Hayes, and Ransom N. Porter, by the authority vested in 
them, adopted the following rules and regulations for manag- 
ing and appropriating the thousand dollars and its proceeds, 
and, in honor of the benevolent donor, funded the gift, and 
named it the Appleton Fund. 

"Sajmuel Appleton, Esq., of Boston, Mass., having presented to 
the town of Dublin, in the State of New Hampshire, one thousand 
dollars for educational purposes, to be applied as the superintending 
school-committee of the town shall deem expedient, the undersigned 
do hereby adopt the following rules and regulations for the manage- 
ment and appropriation thereof : — 

"1. The said thousand dollars shall be kept at interest forever, 
and be denominated the Appleton Fund. 

"2. All proceeds from the fund shall be subject to the draught of 
the trustees, and shall be applied to the purchase of apparatus for 
the public schools of Dublm, for courses of free lectures, for the sup- 
port, or in aid, of high schools, and for such other purposes of educa- 
tion as the trustees of said fund may deem expedient. 

"3. The trustees shall appoint an agent, who shall act as treasurer; 
whose duty it shall be to keep the money safely and profitably in- 
vested, and pay out the proceeds of the same on the order of the 
trustees. Said agent, having had his appointment approved by the 
selectmen, and having subscribed his name to the rules and regula- 
tions of the trustees, shall be qualified to enter upon the duties of 
his office. The state of the treasury and security of the investment 



530 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

shall be examined annually by a committee chosen by the towTi, and 
reported to the same. The trustees may remove said agent from 
office, when, in their opinion, the safety of the fund and its proceeds 
requires it. Said agent shall deliver to his successor in office, or to 
the trustees, all moneys and papers pertaining to said fvmd in his 
possession. 

"4. The term of office of the trustees shall be fifteen years, except 
that of the present board, the term of office of R. N. Porter shall 
expire in five years, and that of Alonzo Hayes in ten years, from 
this date. 

"5. The trustees shall be chosen by the joint ballot of the two 
remaining trustees and the selectmen, and the person having a 
majority of their votes shall be declared elected; and the person thus 
elected, having subscribed his name to the rules and regulations of 
the trustees, shall be qualified to enter upon the duties of his office. 
Vacancies occurring by death, resignation, or removal from town, 
shall be filled in the same manner for the unexpired term. 

"6. The trustees shall keep a faithful and impartial record of all 
their appropriations and proceedings of regular meetings, and make 
a detailed report of the same to the towTi, at the annual meeting of 
each year. 

"7. Meetings for the choice of trustees shall be called by the re- 
maining trustees, or, in their neglect to perform this duty, by the 
selectmen; a written notice stating the time and place of the meeting 
having been served upon the selectmen or trustees, as the case may 
be, one week, at least, previous to the time of holding the meeting. 
Four members shall constitute a quorum. 

Levi W. Leonard ] Superintending 
Alonzo Hayes \ School Committee 
R. N. Porter J of Dublin, N. H. 
Thomas Fisk, 
Agent of the Trustees.''' 
Dublin, N. H., July 30, 1852. 

One of the earliest uses of the fund was to apply a portion 
of the interest for the purchase of five sets of Dr. Cutter's 
physiological charts, a tellurian globe, and ten maps of New 
Hampshire, for the use of the schools. 

Several sets of Holbrook's apparatus for the use of schools 
were gratuitously furnished, in former years, by Jonathan K. 
Smith. 

The Stars and Stripes 

The following is from Mr. Henry C. Piper's valuable 
monograph on the "History of Education in Dublin," printed 
in the town report issued in 1893: — 




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"During the summer of 1890, a United States Flag was raised 
upon a staff standing in the front yard of schoolhouse No. 6. We 
are informed that the scholars, then in attendance at school, per- 
formed all the labor and paid all the expenses of this manifestation 
of loyalty and patriotism. 

"On June 1, 1892, Mrs. B. W. Taggard of Boston presented to 
No. 1 schoolhouse, at an expense of $6.41, a national flag, six feet by 
twelve, which, on the following day, was given to the breeze from a 
staff forty-eight feet high, presented for the purpose by Hon. Liv- 
ingston Stone. Whole cost, $15.00. 

"About Oct. 20, 1892, beautiful flags of artistic dimensions were 
raised at schoolhouses Nos. 2, 3, and 4. Mrs. Louis Cabot of Boston 
contributed $5.00 towards the one at No. 3. If correctly informed, 
the flags and expenses, except in Nos. 1 and 3, were raised by resi- 
dents of the said districts, with money enough in No. 2, in excess of 
flag expenses, to purchase a Worcester's Quarto Dictionary for the 
use of the school." 



There is also a flag at schoolhouse No. 5. The school chil- 
dren have all been taught to salute the flag in the proper form, 
and these school-flags, and the due respect shown to them, 
have done much to cultivate the true spirit of loyalty and 
patriotism among the young people of the town. 



Four-Hundredth Anniversary of the Discovery 
OF America 

The four-hundredth anniversary of the discovery of Amer- 
ica by Columbus was delightfully observed in Dublin, by 
citizens, school children, and former residents, at 1.30 p.m., at 
the Town Hall, on October 21, 1892. The correct day was used 
for the celebration. By a stupid blunder, some of the states 
have adopted October 12 for a holiday, probably because they 
have read in histories that Columbus discovered the New 
World on that day. But they forget, or do not know, that 
Columbus used what we call Old Style in his reckoning. The 
adoption of the Gregorian calendar, or New Style, puts for- 
ward the dates of the fifteenth century nine days. Our twenty- 
first day of October is the same as the ninth of October in the 
Old Style (or Russian) calendar, for that century. 

On the date named, the meeting was called to order by 
Henry C. Piper, the presiding officer. The order of exercises 
was as follows : — 



532 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

1. Prayer by Rev. George W. Patten of the Unitarian 

Church. 

2. Singing by a choir. 

3. Reading of the Proclamation of the President of the 

United States. 

4. Introductory remarks by Mr. Piper. 

5. Singing. 

6. Remarks by Rev. G. W. Patten of the School Board. 

7. Address by Dr. William S. Leonard of Hinsdale. 

8. Singing. 

9. Remarks by Dr. Henry H. Piper of Somerville, Mass. 

10. Ode by Claribel Baldwin. 

11. Remarks by Mr. Frank P. Fiske, teacher of No. 1 

school. 

12. Recitation by Claude Pierce. 

13. Select reading by Miss Emily E. Derby, teacher of No. 

2 school. 

14. Recitation by Clifton Richardson and Arthur Ap- 

pleton. 

15. Lesson in geography by Miss Inez M. Farnum, teacher 

of No. 4, with class of scholars. 

16. Select reading by Mabel P. Allison, teacher of school 

No. 5. 

17. Declamation by Fred Knowlton and Henry W. 

Frost, of No. 5 school. 

18. Reading of letter from Rev. John C. Learned of St. 

Louis, Mo. 

19. Reading of letter from Prof. Samuel Carroll Derby 

of Columbus, Ohio. 

20. Singing. 

21. Essay by Miss Grace Thayer, teacher of school No. 6. 

22. Recitation by Anna B. LaPoint. 

23. Remarks by Mr. John E. Baldwin. 

24. Star-Spangled Banner by choir and audience. 

25. On motion of Rev. G. W. Patten, voted to adjourn one 

hundred years, to October 21, 1992. 

GRADUATES OF COLLEGES AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS 
WHO WERE BORN IN DUBLIN, OR LIVED THERE IN 
YOUTH 

Amos Twitchell Dartmouth College, 1802 

Amos Allen Dartmouth College, 1808 

Ebenezer Morse Dartmouth College, 1810 




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Samuel Morse Dartmouth College, 1811 

John Bixby Dartmouth College, 1812 

Thomas Hardy Dartmouth College, 1812 

Daniel Elliot Dartmouth College, 1813 

Charles Mason Harvard College, 183-i 

Frederick Jones Harvard College, 1835 

George F. Clark Harvard Divinity School, 1846 

Samuel F. Clark ... Harvard Divinity School, 1847 

Charles Corey, Jr Dartmouth Medical School, 1856 

William S. Leonard . . . . ( Dartmouth College, 1856 

I Dartmouth Medical School, 1860 
Samuel A. Richardson . . . Albany Medical School, 1856 

Jolm Foster Dartmouth College, 1858 

John C. Learned Harvard Divmity School, 1862 

Samuel Carroll Derby . . . Harvard College, 1866 
Walter C. Frost Dartmouth College, 1876 

f Dartmouth College, 1876 
Henry H. Piper < Andover Theological Semmary, 1878 

[ Boston Dental College, D.D.S., 1889 

Curtis A. Wood Dartmouth Medical College, 1878 

George B. Rice Boston University Medical School, 1886 

William Rice Boston Dental College, D.D.S., 1888 

Fred. S. Piper Boston University Medical School, 1890 

f Amherst College, 1889 
Frank E. Spaulding . . . . <^ Clark University, 

[ Leipzig, A.M., Ph.D., magna cum laude, 1894 
James Francis Allison . . . Dartmouth College, 1891 
Arthur T. Appleton .... University of Vermont, B.S., 1907 
Albert C. Gowing Worcester Polytechnic Listitute, 1913 

Henry N. Gowing took the two years' course at the New 
Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts, 
and Henry W. Frost pursued a course of study at the same 
institution. Everett D. Learned took a course of study at the 
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and Ralph C. Wood studied 
for a time at the medical school connected with the University 
of Vermont, As these pages go to the press, Hildreth M. Alli- 
son is in Dartmouth College, Wayland P. Frost is a senior 
(studying for the degree of B.S.) in Cornell LTniversity, Al- 
merin Gowing is in Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, N. Y., and 
Clarence W. Fiske and Alfred E. Woodward are in the New 
Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts, at 
Durham. 

New Schoolhouse 

At the annual meeting of the union school district, March 
18, 1916, after much discussion, it was decided to build a new 
schoolhouse in the village. The matter had been agitated for 



534 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

several years. As always happens, in such a case, it was diffi- 
cult to reach an agreement upon the necessity for such a 
schoolhouse, or upon the plans for such a building and the 
location of it. Finally, at this meeting, the following resolu- 
tion was adopted : — 

"Resolved, that Dublin School District accept and adopt Article 
7 of the school warrant ; — 

"That the School Board constitute a committee to confer with 
J. L. Mauran for suitable plans for the building and play grounds, 
acceptable to the State Superintendent of Public Instruction and 
State Board of Health, and cause the same to be erected, graded, 
fully furnished, and equipped, by September 1 of the present year; — 

"That the School District instruct the School Board to borrow a 
sum of money, not exceeding $10,000, for full payment of the same." 

Article 7, to which reference was made in the first clause of 
the resolution, was, in substance, to see if the School District 
would vote to build a new schoolhouse and appropriate money 
therefor. 

As this work goes to the press, it is expected that work upon 
this building will begin very soon. 



CHAPTER XIII 

Libraries and Societies 

Libraries 

1 HE Dublin Social Library was established in 1793. The 
first meeting was held October 29, and Isaac Appleton was 
chosen clerk. A committee was chosen for purchasing books, 
consisting of Reuben Morse, James Adams, Samuel Twitchell, 
and Isaac Appleton. Moses Greenwood was the first librarian. 
The cost of the first purchase of books was $56.60. The price 
of a share in the library was two dollars. In 1795, Eli Adams 
was chosen librarian, and his successor, in 1800, was Dr. 
Samuel Hamilton. Other librarians were Aaron Appleton, 
Moses Marshall, Cyrus Chamberlain, and Joseph Appleton. 
For several years, the librarian received for his services four 
dollars per year. In 1805, the vote was "to allow Aaron Apple- 
ton two dollars for keeping the library." In 1798, the whole 
number of books was ninety-three, and Moses Greenwood 
paid Matthew Aikin of Peterborough $11.25 for covering 
them with sheepskin. The same covers are on some of the 
books at the present day. A privilege of reading the books 
was granted to Rev. Edward Sprague and Rev. Elijah Wil- 
lard. This library was incorporated in 1797, by an act of the 
legislature; and the members were authorized "to enjoin 
penalties of disfranchisement, or fine not exceeding three dol- 
lars, and make, purchase, and receive subscriptions, grants, 
and donations of personal estate, not exceeding the sum of 
one thousand dollars, exclusive of the books contained in said 
library." During the ten years previous to 1824, the society 
seldom raised any money for the purchase of books; and, of 
course, the interest of the members was much abated. 

In 1824, a society was formed, and called the Dublin Lit- 
erary Society. Its object was, not only to establish a new 
library in town, but to hold meetings for literary purposes. 
For several years, such meetings were held during the winter 
season; and they were found useful for those who were em- 
ployed as instructors in the public schools. The fee for ad- 



536 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

mission was two dollars, and an annual assessment of twenty- 
five cents was required. In 1825, seventy-one volumes of 
books were purchased, a book-case procured, and a Gardner's 
terrestrial globe. The society was incorporated in 1824, and 
it was allowed "to hold personal property not exceeding two 
thousand dollars." In 1834, the price of a share was reduced 
to one dollar and fifty cents. In 1835, the old Social Library 
and the library of the Dublin Literary Society were united, 
under the name of the Dublin Union Library. Rev. Levi 
W. Leonard, D.D., was the treasurer and librarian of the 
Dublin Literary Society and of the Dublin Union Library, 
from their first establishment, so long as he resided perma- 
nently in Dublin. Any person in Dublin had the privilege of 
reading the books in the Union Library for one year, by pay- 
ing thirty-seven and one half cents. In 1851, the whole num- 
ber of volumes was four hundred thirty-eight. 

Another library, known as the Ladies' Library, was founded 
in 1799, and contained, in 1851, one hundred sixty-one vol- 
umes. Mrs. Lucy Marshall, well known to all the older resi- 
dents of Dublin, was, for many years, the librarian. 

Still another library, known as the Dublin Juvenile Li- 
brary, was instituted in 1822. The use of its books was Free 
TO All Persons in the Town. In 1852, it had on its cata- 
logue the titles of nineteen hundred ninety volumes. In time, 
however, some were lost and others were worn out. After 
1825, this library was sustained by the voluntary subscrip- 
tion of persons in the several school-districts. 

Rees's Cyclopaedia of Arts, Sciences, and Literature, con- 
sisting of forty quarto volumes, was purchased by a company 
organized for the purpose, in the winter of 1824. 

At the annual March meeting, in 1884, the town voted to 
establish a Town Public Library. At the annual town- 
meeting, in March, 1890, the Dublin Union Library and the 
Dublin Juvenile Library were united with the Town Public 
Library, as a part of it. From remarks made at the dedica- 
tion of the library building, it would appear that the Ladies' 
Library was also included. 

Peterborough, as well as Dublin, has claimed the honor of 
having the first free public library. The word first may be 
viewed from several angles. The Dublin Juvenile Library, 
established in 1822, and which had, eventually, over nineteen 
hundred volumes, was free to all the citizens of Dublin. It was, 
therefore, not only a free library, but a public library. It was,. 



LIBRARIES AND SOCIETIES 537 

so far as known, the first library free to the pubHc, that is, to 
all the citizens of a town. About 1833, Peterborough estab- 
lished a free library to be supported by public taxation. This 
appears to have been the first town-supported free public 
library. If, by a free public library, one mean a library sup- 
ported by a municipality, the Peterborough library would be 
the first from that viewpoint. If, by a free public library, one 
mean a library that is open to the use of all the citizens of a 
town, then Dublin can claim the honor of having the first 
such library. 

Dublin had a library which, in 1900, contained about 
twenty-five hundred volumes, but there was no secure, or per- 
manent, place in which to keep them. A worthy lady came 
forward to supply this need. In 1900, Mrs. Eliza -Carey 
Farnham graciously decided to build an edifice, of a substan- 
tial character, for housing the books, as a memorial of her late 
honored husband, Horace Putnam Farnham, M.D., of New 
York City. Dr. Farnham, after his health declined, built a 
fine summer residence in Dublin, on or near the site of the 
second meetinghouse of the town, an engraving of which has 
been preserved in the town history. The situation of this resi- 
dence commanded a fine view of Monadnock and the pic- 
turesque landscape around it. Dr. Farnham did not live to 
enjoy it for a great length of time. 

Mrs. Farnham selected for her architect Mr. John Lawrence 
Mauran of St. Louis, also a summer resident of Dublin, and, 
for the contractor and builder, Mr. A. L. Ball of Dublin, who 
has since died. The building is of a beautiful design, unique 
in many respects. It is constructed of stones carefully selected 
from the adjacent fields, and finished inside with hard pine. 
The apartments are well furnished, conveniently arranged, 
and afford ample accommodations for the purposes of such 
an institution. 

The corner-stone of this building was laid, with appropriate 
ceremonies, July 10, 1900, in the presence of a large audience, 
including the larger portion of the summer residents of the 
town, among whom were distinguished persons from various 
parts of the United States. As is customary, the north-east 
corner was selected for the stone, which was a large block of 
native granite. In a cavity of the stone was deposited a sealed 
metallic box, containing a copy of the Town Reports for 1900; 
a copy of the Invoice and Taxes of the Town of Dublin for 
1900; an obituary notice of Dr. Horace P. Farnham, in whose 



538 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

memory the structure was to be built; a written programme 
of the exercises on this occasion; a roll of autographs of all the 
school children in town; a copy of the "New Hampshire Sen- 
tinel" for July 4, 1900; and a written statement of Mrs. Farn- 
ham, explaining the object of the building and her intentions 
regarding it. 

The President of the day was Mr. Henry D wight Learned, 
who called the assembly to order at 3.30 p.m. The order of 
exercises was as follows : — 

1. Scripture Reading and Prayer by Rev. Robert Collyer 

of New York, N. Y. 

2. Remarks by the presiding officer. 

3. Statement of Mrs. Farnham regarding the purposes of 

the building, read by the presiding officer. 

4. Letter from Wm. S. Leonard, M.D., of Hinsdale, read 

by Mr. Learned. 

5. Vocal music, by a quartet, consisting of Mrs. Laura W. 

Piper, Mrs. Minnie E. Leffingwell, Mr. W. B. 
Kirk, and Mr. R. A. Dobson. 

6. Depositing the box and laying the corner-stone by Mrs. 

E. C. Farnham, using a new trowel and hammer. 

7. Placing a mass of fresh pond-lilies upon the corner-stone, 

by school children. 

8. Address by Rev. Robert Collyer, D.D., of New York, 

NY. 

9. Original Poem by Miss Emily E. Derby of Dublin. 
10. Singing of America by the audience. 

The following is the poem of Miss Derby: — 

" In the elder days of Art, 

Builders wrought with greatest care 
Each minute and unseen part. 
For the gods see everywhere." 

— Longfellow. 



Build faithfully, O workmen. 
For the structure that ye raise 

Shall be view^ed of men unborn, 
And shall bring ye blame or praise. 

Not the eyes of fabled gods. 

But the eyes of men well skilled. 

Shall in future years take note, 
Asking how and why ye build. 



LIBRARIES AND SOCIETIES 539 

Build reverently, O workmen. 

For within this house of stone 
There abideth deathless spirits; 

Think not there are books alone. 

Thoughts of saints and thoughts of sages 

Speak from out the prmted page, 
Guidmg, cheering, helping, leading. 

Ever on from age to age. 

But the thoughtful reader seetli 

Something more than prmted word; 
Visions that elude the artist 

In his heart a chord have stirred; 

Reverend forms and earnest faces 

Of the little band of yore. 
Generous pioneers of learning 

Givmg from their scanty store. 

That the needs of a rude people, 

Strugglmg for their daily bread. 
Might by them be satisfied 

And the mental hungry fed. 

Gone from out our narrow earth-life. 

Entered on another sphere. 
Still their influence remaineth, 

And we think of them as here. 

Here abiding still in spirit. 

With the work that they begun; ^ 
Work committed to our keeping; 

Be our part as nobly done! 

Build joyfully, O workmen, 

'Tis no common house ye build. 
Not a house of idle pleasure. 

But a mine with treasure filled. 

Treasure rich beyond our reck'ning. 

Wealth untold of human brain, 
Make the casket worth the jewel; 

Sure your labor is not vain. 

Build worthily, O workmen. 

As the sculptor lends his skill. 
Cunning hand and trained eye 

Doing well the master's will; 

^ Rev. Dr. Leonard founded the Juvenile Library, and, in its early years, largely 
supported it. 



540 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

When he chisels out the marble 

That shall mark the restmg-place 
Of one whom men love to honor. 

Some benefactor of his race. 

Know ye not, O honored workmen, 

This shall such memorial be? 
Rising upward, pointing Heavenward, 

Speaking plain, to you and rae. 

Of a life so pure and spotless. 

Of a gentle soul so strong 
That it bore with sweetest patience 

Hopeless suffering, cruel, long. 

One who loved his f ellow -creatures ; 

Served them well in word and deed; 
Was for them the Good Physician, 

And the faithful friend in need. 

Then proudly build, workmen. 

With these blocks that Mother Earth 

Freely offers from her storehouse. 
Giving without stint or dearth. 

'Tis as though she smiled upon you, 

Ope'd her arms with granite filled. 
Crying loud from hill and valley, 

"Build, O workmen, nobly build." 

The building, known as the Farnham Memorial Library, 
was completed in the following spring. It contains a tablet of 
bronze, in the rear of the hall, opposite the entrance, on which 
is inscribed : — 

HORACE PUTNAM FARNHAM. 

BORN IN SALEM, MASS., 1824. 

DIED IN NEW YORK CITY, 1886. 

ERECTED BY HIS WIFE. 

The structure was dedicated, June 20, 1901, in the presence of 
a large audience of permanent residents and summer visitors. 
Mr. Henry Dwight Learned was the master of ceremonies 
and called the assembly to order at three o'clock in the after- 
noon. The order of exercises on this occasion was as follows : — 

1. Scripture Selections and Prayer by Rev. Robert Coll- 
YER, D.D., of New York, N. Y. 



LIBRARIES AND SOCIETIES 541 

2. Remarks by the chairman, referring to the dedications 

of former public buildings in Dublin. 

3. Presentation by Mrs. Farnham of the papers conveying 

the building. 

4. Acceptance of the papers by Mr. Learned, to be handed 

by him to the proper authorities. 

5. Brief address by Rev. Robert Collyer, D.D. 

6. Oration by Wm. S. Leonard, M.D., of Hinsdale, a son 

of Rev. L. W. Leonard, D.D., the founder and pre- 
server of the Juvenile Library, now merged in the col- 
lection to be stored in this building. 

7. Presentation, through Dr. Collyer, of eleven volumes of 

books from Mr. William B. Weston of Milton, Mass. 

8. Original Poem by Miss Emily E. Derby of Dublin. 

9. Benediction by Dr. Collyer. 

Mrs. Minnie E. Leffingwell has served as the librarian of 
the Town Public Library since its establishment in 1884. She 
has served, and is still serving, the public very efficiently in 
that capacity. The building presented by Mrs. Farnham 
serves the needs of the town admirably, and has proved a 
great blessing to the community. 

Dublin Lyceum 

The Dublin Literary Society having united its library with 
that of the Dublin Social Library, and entirely upon a new 
organization, it was voted, at a meeting on the 7th of October, 
1836, that the society resolve itself into a lyceum, and retain 
its present form of organization and its present ofl&cers for the 
ensuing year, viz.: Levi W. Leonard, President; Thomas Fisk, 
Vice-President; Jonathan K. Smith, Secretary. 

The lyceum thus instituted held meetings from November 
to March in each year. Its last meeting was March 18, 1844. 
A town Common School Association having been organized, 
its exercises superseded those of the lyceum. The exercises of 
the lyceum consisted of lectures, debates, and reports on vari- 
ous subjects previously assigned. A paper called the Rural 
Repository was read at each meeting, containing voluntary 
communications from different persons of both sexes. The 
persons who officiated as presidents of this lyceum were Rufus 
Piper, Hervey Learned, Thomas Fisk, and Jonathan K. Smith. 

In 1839, the young people of Dublin formed a "Society for 
Mutual Improvement," which was usually called the "Young 



542 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

Lyceum." The^y held meetings every other Wednesday eve- 
ning, alternating with the Dublin Lyceum, which in the pre- 
vious years had met every week. The exercises in the young 
people's society were — a lecture occasionally, declamations, 
the reading of a paper called the "Ladies' Miscellany," an- 
other called "Wednesday Evening Post," which was fol- 
lowed by a debate on some subject previously announced. 

The following are the names of some of the persons who 
gratuitously delivered lectures before one or the other of the 
above-mentioned lyceums: Rev. A. A. Livermore of Keene; 
Charles Mason, Esq., of Fitchburg, Mass.; Roswell D. Hitch- 
cock, preceptor of Jaffrey Academy (Melville Academj^); 
Amos A. Parker, Esq., of Fitzwilliam; Rev. Stillman Clark 
and John Conant, Esq., of Jaffrey; Harry Brickett of Melville 
Academy, Jaffrey; Rev. C. Cutler, Dr. Albert Smith, Hon. 
John H. Steele, Mr. Addison White, David J. Clarke, Esq., 
Frederick S. Ainsworth, and George Walker of Peterborough. 

The meetings of the Common School Association were held 
during the winter months in the several school-districts, two 
or more in each week. The meetings of this association were 
often well attended; and they have been regarded as exerting 
a favorable influence upon the schools. Lectures were deliv- 
ered on educational subjects; and a great variety of topics, 
relating to the instruction, discipline, and improvement of 
common schools, were discussed in a free and social manner. 
The meetings of this association were continued in the winter 
of 1853-54 and, for a short time, afterwards. 

The annals of Dublin, for a series of five years, beginning 
with 1839, were prepared by the pastor of the First Congre- 
gational (Unitarian) Church, Mr. Leonard, and read, at the 
close of each year, before the Dublin Lyceum. Although the 
events of a town "remote from cities" may prove of little or 
no importance in the history of a state, yet many things valua- 
ble and interesting for the descendants of the people may thus 
be preserved. Had the annals of Dublin been written and 
preserved from the time of its first settlement, they would 
have saved the committee of publication a great amount of 
time and labor, and have prevented most of the errors which 
may be discovered with regard to dates. The records kept by 
a town-clerk contain only a small part of what is necessary to 
a full historj^ of a place. 



LIBRARIES AND SOCIETIES 543 

Altemont Lodge, A. F. & A. M. 

The charter of Altemont Lodge, No. 26, which was estab- 
Hshed in Dublin, was granted, June 14, Anno Lucis 5815 
(June 14, 1815), by the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of New 
Hampshire, to Amos Heald, Stephen Harrington, Richard 
Strong, Adam Johnson, Levi Fisk, Joseph Hayward,.Jr., Asa 
Fisk, Benjamin Hills, and Alexander Millikin. A dispensation 
from the Grand Lodge of New Hampshire "empowered the 
said Amos Heald and others to assemble at Dublin as a Lodge 
of Masons, to perfect themselves in the several duties of Ma- 
sonry; to make choice of officers; to make regulations and by- 
laws, and to admit candidates in the first degree of Masonry, 
all according to ancient customs of Masonry, and to be called 
Altemont Lodge." This warrant of dispensation was to con- 
tinue in full force and authority till the second Wednesday of 
June, Anno Lucis 5816 (June 12, 1816), unless the Lodge was 
sooner installed. The first meeting, by virtue of the dispensa- 
tion, was held at Freemasons' (Cyrus Chamberlain's) Hall in 
Dublin, July 3, Anno Lucis 5815 (July 3, 1815). That hall 
was in the house now owned and occupied by Wilfred M. 
Fiske, but which stood, at that time, on the site now occupied 
by the Unitarian meetinghouse. When this edifice was built, 
in 1852, that dwelling was moved a few rods to the east, to its 
present location. 

The first officers of the lodge were: Amos Heald, Worship- 
ful Master; Stephen Harrington, Senior Warden; Richard 
Strong, Junior Warden; Asa Fisk, Treasurer; Peter Tuttle, 
Secretary; Levi Fisk, Senior Deacon; William Warren, Junior 
Deacon; Aaron Lawrence, Joseph Gowing, Stewards; David 
Ames, Jr., Tyler. 

At this meeting, Asa Fisk, Richard Strong, and Levi Fisk 
were chosen a committee to report by-laws for the government 
of the lodge; and, at the next meeting, the by-laws were en- 
acted as reported by the committee. The by-laws contained 
thirty-two articles, and were signed by the ofiicers and mem- 
bers of the lodge. 

On the 18th day of September, Anno Lucis 5816 (September 
18, 1816), the lodge was consecrated in form by Right Worship- 
ful Broughton White, Deputy Grand Master, and the officers 
duly installed. A sermon was delivered on the occasion by Rev. 
Thomas Beede of Wilton, who, at that time, held the ofiice of 
Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of New Hampshire. 



544 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

At a meeting of the lodge, May 7, Anno Lncis 5816 (May 7, 
1816), the followmg vote was passed: "Voted to exclude the 
use of ardent spirit in this lodge, and substitute therefor 
crackers, cheese, and cider." 

The subject of removing the lodge from Dublin to Peter- 
borough began to be agitated at a communication of the lodge, 
held at their hall in Dublin, May 15, Anno Lucis 5825 (May 
15, 1825); when Worshipfuls Amos Heald, Peter Tuttle, and 
Levi Fisk, and Brothers Henry Whitcomb and Oliver Heald 
were chosen a committee to report whether, in their opinion, 
the interest of Masonry would be promoted by a removal of 
this lodge from Dublin to Peterborough. This committee re- 
ported, "that, if the lodge can be removed from Dublin to 
Peterborough without disturbing the harmony of the lodge, it 
will be for the good of Masonry to have it removed." The 
report was accepted and measures were taken, which resulted 
in the removal of the lodge to Bernard Whittemore's Hall in 
Peterborough. Few, if any, of the Masons in Dublin continued 
to be regular attendants of the communications of the lodge 
after the removal. One after another, as appears by the rec- 
ords, withdrew his active membership. It is said that some 
never met with the lodge again. The old Dublin members 
were Richard Strong, Adam Johnson, Joseph Appleton, Henry 
Whitcomb, Eli Greenwood, Jr., Jonas Clark, Robert Muzzy, 
Asa Fisk, Joseph Hayward, Jr., Samuel Davison, Asa Heald, 
Charles Mason, Moses Marshall, Joseph Gowing, Cyrus 
Chamberlain, Elijah B. Kimball, Benjamin Perry, Simeon 
Stanley, and Gilbert Tuel. 

June 24, 1822, St. John's day, was celebrated by Altemont 
Lodge, on which occasion a discourse was delivered by Rev. 
Seth E. Winslow, then a minister of Troy, N. H. 

The membership of this lodge included men from the ad- 
joining towns. Stephen Harrington was from Nelson and 
afterwards moved to Keene. His wife was a daughter of 
Joseph Hayward of Dublin. His son, Asaph Harrington, was 
for many years the well-known proprietor of the old Eagle 
Hotel at Keene. He had a daughter who married Benaiah 
Cooke, the editor for a long time of the " Cheshire Republican" 
at Keene, who built the house, later occupied by Rev. W. O. 
White and the Dinsmoors, recently purchased for the uses of 
the Keene High School. Peter Tuttle was a physician of Han- 
cock. He died, in that town, March 13, 1828, and his funeral 
service was conducted by Altemont Lodge of Freemasons, of 



LIBRARIES AND SOCIETIES 545 

which he was then the Master. WilHam Warren lived in Sul- 
livan. He lost his life in a storm, on the Great Lakes, in 1827. 
David Ames, Jr., lived in Hancock. He was a deputy-sheriff. 
He moved, in the twenties, to the western part of the state of 
New York, where he died in 1848. Aaron Lawrence was a 
farmer in Hancock. He moved to Weston, Vt., where he died, 
August 17, 1838. Hon, Levi Fisk was a prominent citizen of 
Jaffrey. He was in the state senate in 1835-36. Amos Heald 
was the head of the firm who built and, for some time, owned 
the brick cotton mill at Munsonville, later operated by Mr. 
Munson, and, still later, converted into a chair factory. 
Oliver Heald lived in Nelson, near Munsonville. Henry Whit- 
comb, when a young man, seems to have been in Dublin for a 
time. After his marriage, he lived in Hancock, and was the 
partner of his brother, John Whitcomb, in a general store. He 
represented his town in the General Court. His death resulted 
from the kick of a horse. There were other lodge members 
from the towns named, and, eventually, a great part of the 
members lived in Peterborough, which finally resulted in the 
removal of the lodge to that town, where it still flourishes. 

Right Worshipful Broughton White, the District Deputy 
Grand Master, who constituted the lodge September 18, 1816, 
was a resident of Westmoreland and a prominent citizen of 
that town. 

Later members of this Lodge from Dublin have been Charles 
A. Upton, Isaac N. Leathers, and Samuel Adams, Jr., each of 
whom is deceased, and the following living in 1916: Milton D. 
Mason, Henry D. Allison (a Past Master of the Lodge), Wil- 
fred M. Fiske, Walter B. Bailey, George B. Leighton, Leon A. 
Fairbanks, Lewis D. Eaves, Arthur T. Appleton, Herman H. 
Priest, Edgar H. Tuttle, Maurice S. Tuttle, George L. Tuttle, 
Theodore G. Safford, and Nehemiah A. Towne. 

The Temperance Reformation 

It was not easy for the first settlers of Dublin to obtain in- 
toxicating drink; even cider must have been scarce, for then 
orchards were not grown. But, as in those days the moderate 
use of rum was not considered injurious, the article was oc- 
casionally introduced. It appears from the book in which Eli 
Morse kept his accounts, that he sold not only corn and rye 
from his grist-mill and boards from his saw-mill, but some 
other articles, such as paper, leather, scythes; and, in 1770, 



546 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

there is the following heading, extending across two pages: 
"An account of what rum each man hath drawd." The draw- 
ing of this rum was continued from the last of April to the 
first of September, and the whole quantity drawn was twenty- 
eight gallons and one quart. It would seem, therefore, that a 
barrel of rum had held out four months. The quantity of rum 
used in town increased with the facilities for obtaining it. 
The selling of it was deemed a creditable occupation. From 
receipts left by Thomas Morse, it appears that he paid excise 
on spirituous liquor which he sold in 1773-75. One of these 
receipts, for the sum of fifteen shillings and fourpence, is 
signed by Richard Jenness. Another, dated Keene, January 
11, 1774, is signed by Robert Gillmore. 

No licenses to keep tavern and sell spirituous liquor are 
recorded till 1793, when James Adams, widow Betty Strong- 
man, and John Morse were licensed to keep tavern, and Philip 
Mills and Joseph Hayward to retail spirituous liquor. In 
1794, Eli Greenwood was licensed to keep a tavern. In the 
same year, Eli Adams was licensed as a retailer of liquors and 
an innholder. These licenses were renewed from year to year. 
Among those who engaged in this business are found Aaron 
Appleton, Nathan Whittemore, Samuel Hamilton, Moses 
Marshall, Joseph Rollins, John Strong, Whitcomb French, 
Robert White, Jonathan Flood Southwick, Cyrus Chamber- 
lain, Moses Wark, Joseph Appleton, Cyrus Piper, Asa Heald, 
Joseph Morse, Gordon Gould, and some others. 

The customs of Dublin with regard to the use of intoxicat- 
ing drinks were the same as in other places of the vicinity. 
On funeral occasions, liquor was handed round to the mourn- 
ers; and, though many did not approve of it, yet none had the 
independence to discontinue the practice, till some of the 
principal inhabitants agreed to do so in case of a funeral in 
their families. In this way, the practice was generally abol- 
ished, before a society was formed for the promotion of tem- 
perance. In April, 1833, Jonathan Kittredge, Esq., of Canaan, 
N. H., agent of a temperance society, gave a lecture in the 
First Church; after which, fifty persons agreed to organize as 
a society, and take the pledge of abstinence from all distilled 
liquors.^ On May 5, 1833, the society was organized by the 
choice of the following officers: Samuel Adams, President; 
Jesse Morse, Vice-President; Jonathan K. Smith, Secretary; 
and Thomas Fisk, Luke Richardson, Ebenezer Perry, and 
Daniel Fiske, Executive Committee. In succeeding years, the 



LIBRARIES AND SOCIETIES 547 

efforts of this society were attended with various success. On 
the fourth of July, 1839, there was, in the forenoon, a celebra- 
tion of the Declaration of Independence in the usual form. 
The Dublin Grenadier Company paraded; a procession was 
formed, and marched to Centre meetinghouse; where a prayer 
was offered by Rev. James Tisdale, the Declaration of Inde- 
pendence read by Dr. Albert Smith of Peterborough, and an 
address delivered by Rev. L. W. Leonard; after which, the 
procession was again formed, and proceeded to the American 
Hotel (now called the Lower Inn), in front of which, under 
an arbor, a dinner was provided by Mr. Joseph Morse. In 
the afternoon of the same day, there was a temperance cele- 
bration, with an address by John Preston, Esq., of New Ips- 
wich. According to a resolution of the Dublin Temperance 
Society, lectures were delivered in the several school-districts; 
and, in the course of the season, sixty new members were 
added; making, in the whole, three hundred thirty. 

In 1841, the temperance reformation received a new im- 
pulse from those who had themselves been intemperate. The 
societies formed under this impulse were generally called 
Washingtonian Societies. Their pledge was total abstinence 
from all intoxicating drinks. Many old societies were reorgan- 
ized with this pledge in their constitutions. In March, 1842, 
the Young People's Total Abstinence Society was formed in 
Dublin; and, before the close of the year, the number of names 
subscribed to its pledge was three hundred thirty-one. About 
one hundred of these were on the pledge of the former society. 
The whole number of persons, therefore, that had subscribed 
to temperance pledges, up to January, 1843, was five hundred 
thirty. The officers of the Total Abstinence Society in 1842 
were: President, Thaddeus P. Mason; Vice-Presidents, Augus- 
tine Wood, Corydon Jones, Charles B. Marshall; Recording 
Secretary, James Hay ward; Corresponding Secretary, Charles 
B. Marshall; Treasurer, Henry Hathorne. September 7, 1842, 
a lecture was delivered in the Centre meetinghouse by J. H. 
W. Hawkins. 

There was a second temperance celebration in Dublin on 
the 4th of July, 1843. Rev. Zebulon Jones of Peterborough 
delivered an address, and a collation was provided by the 
ladies, in the grove on the side of Beech Hill, back of the 
Brick Church (which stood near the site of the residence of 
John A. Gleason). In 1844, July 4th, the pupils of all the 
summer schools, with their teachers, assembled first in the 



548 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

Centre meetinghouse, where Mr. Nelson Scott of Hancock 
delivered an appropriate address; after which, the pupils, 
parents, and others repaired to the grove above mentioned, 
where, after partaking of refreshments, sentiments were an- 
nounced and speeches made. This celebration was conducted 
on the principles of temperance, and had the good effect of 
increasing an interest in the welfare of common schools. 

The legislature passed a law in 1843, by which it was left 
optional with the selectmen of a town to license or not the sale 
of intoxicating drinks as a beverage. At the annual meeting, 
in March, 1844, the license-question was the main point in 
the choice of selectmen. The party opposed to granting 
licenses prevailed, casting one hundred thirty votes against 
fifty-eight. Since that time, no license for the sale of intoxi- 
cating drinks as a beverage has been granted in Dublin. An 
address, delivered by Charles Mason, Esq., of Fitchburg, 
Mass., November 18, 1844, on taking legal measures to re- 
strict the sale of intoxicating drinks, was published at the 
request of the hearers. 

Bible Society 

A Ladies' Bible Association was formed in 1828, auxiliary 
to the New Hampshire Bible Society; and a contribution was 
forwarded to the parent society, each year, for many years, 
until some time in the fifties. That association constituted 
the following persons life-members of the New Hampshire 
Bible Society: Mrs. L. W. Leonard, Rev. James Tisdale, Rev. 
Henry A. Kendall, Rev. Alonzo Hayes. Deacon Francis Ap- 
pleton, by his own subscription, was constituted a life-member 
of the same society. In the year 1824, Rev. Levi W. Leonard 
was made a life-member of the American Bible Society by the 
subscription of seventy ladies of his congregation, collected 
by Mrs. Mary Warren. 

Peterborough Cavalry 

We are indebted to the politeness of Mr. Clifford Gowing 
for the following facts respecting the Peterborough Cavalry, 
of which many Dublin men have been members: — 

"After the close of the great Civil War, in which Dublin suffered 
so severely, the military spirit of the town lay somewhat dormant 
for several years; but, in 1876, the martial spirit again began to 
make itself evident and found expression by the joining of a military 



LIBRARIES AND SOCIETIES 549 

company in Peterborough by about fifteen of our leading citizens. 
This company was known as the Peterborough Cavahy, which had 
been organized in that town, in 1872, by Daniel M. White, Captain. 
The Peterborough Cavalry, at that time, was an independent volun- 
teer company, armed only with the sabre, and without pay ; the arm, 
uniform, and horse equipments being furnished by the state, but 
each man had to furnish his own horse. From time to time, others 
joined, and, at the reorganization of the New Hampshire militia, 
every member from Dublin reenlisted and the men became members 
of Troop A, 1st N.H. Cavalry, N.H.N.G. Several of the offices of 
the Troop have been held by Dublin men, among whom were two 
buglers, several corporals, several sergeants, one first sergeant, and 
two lieutenants. The personnel of the Peterborough Cavalry was 
composed of men from the best citizens of Peterborough, Dublin, 
Jaffrey, Temple, Greenfield, Bennington, Hancock, and Harrisville, 
and the Troop, which is prosperous today, owes much of its life to 
the personnel of its former members." 

Since those words were written, this Troop has obeyed the 
summons of President Wilson and gone to the border in 
Texas, to be ready for any duty that may in future devolve 
upon them. We are still hoping to be spared from any serious 
diflSculty with the neighboring nation to the south-west of us, 
but, if any emergency should arise, we are certain that the 
Peterborough Cavalry will do its full duty like brave men. 

Below is a list of Dublin men who have joined this organiza- 
tion, with the dates of the enlistments: 

Names Enlistment Dates 

Henry Kibling July 28, 1876 

O. H. Moore " " " Corporal 

G. W. Moore » .. >. 

Charles F. Appleton " " " 

Luke F. Richardson " " " 

James G. Piper " " " Sergeant 

George A. Gowing " " " 

Rufus P. Pierce " " " 

Warren L. Fiske " " " 

Henry Dwight Learned " << << 

Frank A. Pierce " " " 

Alfred C. Frost " " " 

Wasliington Proctor " " " 

George B. Rice May 13, 1879 

Henry C. Piper " " " 

Clifford Gowing " " " Bugler, 1st Sergeant, 

1st Lieutenant 

John L. Allison Aug. 26, 1879 

Oscar L. Howe Sept. 13, 1879 



550 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

Names Enlistment Dates 

Joseph W. Powers May 1, 1880, 1st Lieutenant 

Charles Fred. Knight Aug. 16, 1880 

Frank H. Weston Aug. 27, 1880, Bugler, Sergeant 

William L. Longley Sept. 7, 1882 

Edward J. Doyle Sept. 16, 1882 

C. Fred. Wellman March 27, 1883 

John T. Crowe April 3, 1883 

Wilson B. Richardson July 12, 1884 

Sumner L. Perry Aug. 25, 1884 

Edwin L. Twitchell May 16, 1885, Sergeant 

Joseph Doyle May 19, 1885 

Edwin P. Baldwin April 5, 1888 

Herbert L. Wetherbee May 27, 1890 

DeLoss H. Bond April 7. 1894 

Charles E. Howe May 15, 1895 

Fred. W. Moore March 23, 1907 

Everett L. Hannaford March 12, 1910 

We have already spoken, on page 131, of The Dublin 
Chemical and Bacteriological Laboratory, which was in- 
corporated in 1909 to aid physicians, boards of health, and in- 
dividuals in sanitary work. 

Dublin Town Improvement Society 

This society was organized about eighteen years ago, and 
adopted its constitution, August 29, 1898. Its object was to 
enlist the cooperation of all residents of the town in preserving 
the natural beauties and advantages of the region, in promot- 
ing the general welfare, and in carrying forward such improve- 
ments as may from time to time seem fitting and necessary. 
Any resident or taxpayer of Dublin, of either sex, or any per- 
son spending the summer in Dublin, could become a member 
of the society. The trifling assessment of fifty cents was an- 
nually levied upon each member. The society was not to incur 
a debt exceeding a hundred dollars beyond the funds on hand 
in the treasury, without express authority from the society. 
Money contributed for a specific purpose could be used for no 
other purpose. The first President of the society was Col. 
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, the first Vice-President, Henry 
D wight Learned; the first Secretary, Henry D. Allison; the 
first Treasurer, John G. Townsend; the Finance Committee 
consisted of George B. Leigh ton, Francis M. Jencks, and Mrs. 
Sarah G. Pierce; and the Executive Committee consisted of 
Franklin MacVeagh, Henry H. Piper, Willard H. Pierce, 
James H. Frothingham, and Clesson E. Gowing. 



LIBRARIES AND SOCIETIES 551 

Society for Betterment of Child Labor Conditions 

In August, 1909, the Dublin Society for the Betterment of 
Child Labor Conditions was organized, with Joseph Lindon 
Smith for President; Dr. Alfred H. Childs, Vice-President; 
Gerard C. Henderson, Secretary; and Henry D. Allison, 
Treasurer. An Executive Committee was appointed, consisting 
of Miss Georgiana Hopkins, Miss Mary Lionberger, George 
DeForest Brush, Arthur T. Appleton, and Daniel K. Catlin. 
The objects of the society were well indicated by its name and 
were in harmony with the general objects of similar societies 
throughout the country, which are endeavoring to induce 
legislatures and Congress to pass laws looking to the ameliora- 
tion of the condition of children whose ignorant, sometimes 
brutal, parents, instigated by capitalists, compel them to work 
to earn money to support their families, with no regard for their 
education or training in other respects. 

The Dublin Welfare Association 

This society was formed in 1912. Its objects were to look 
after the roads, sanitation, forestry, and town planning. Sev- 
enty-four names were originally signed to the constitution. 
The first President was George D. Markham; Vice-Presidents, 
Milton D. Mason and Arthur Jeffrey Parsons; and Secretary, 
John A. Gleason. Committees were appointed to look after 
sanitation, forestry, roads, town planning, agriculture, and 
social conditions. The first report by the Governing Commit- 
tees of the association was submitted, September 1, 1913. 
They stated that "one year's test had proved that this Asso- 
ciation has brought that cordial cooperation between the per- 
manent residents of Dublin and the summer residents which 
is so necessary to the interests of both and has been so long 
hoped for." The society has given special attention to roads. 
In the village, they have secured the grounding of the tele- 
phone wires, the establishment of the little plat known as 
"The Green," between the two stores, and encouraged so far 
as possible the building of a new schoolhouse and the altera- 
tions to the front of the Town Hall. The sanitation committee, 
in conjunction with the Dublin Laboratory, already mentioned, 
and the board of health, has been of the highest service in pro- 
tecting the water supply, and has made progress in dealing 
with the mosquito and fly pests. The forestry committee was 



552 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

not successful in procuring a satisfactory law to prevent 
"slashing" in timber cutting in this section, but it has aided 
in precautions against forest fires. This society was of influ- 
ence in securing the laying out of the South Boulevard across 
the State, through Dublin, from the Connecticut River to the 
Atlantic Ocean. It is a circuitous route, secured in part, un- 
doubtedly, through the influence of public men who were 
selfishly working for their own interests and those of their 
own towns, but it places Dublin in the list of Boulevard towns. 
This society is still in a flourishing condition, and the village 
and town in general are indebted to it and its promoters for 
many valuable improvements. 

MoNADNOcK Grange, Patrons of Husbandry 

Early in October, 1884, W. H. Stinson, Grand Master of the 
order in this state, came to Dublin and addressed a gathering 
in the Town Hall upon the work, aims, and value of the Grange 
organization. A paper was then circulated and sixteen men 
and women were found ready and willing to join such a local 
organization. They were: Samuel Adams, Henry Dwight 
Learned, Warren L. Fiske, Corydon Jones, John E. Baldwin, 
Frank H. Stockwell, George E. Matthews, Jabez B. Town- 
send, Charles F. Appleton, Mrs. Jane M. Adams, Mrs. Eva 
A. Learned, Mrs. Emily M. Fiske, Mrs. Lilian G. Appleton, 
Miss Sarah F. Townsend, Miss Kate A. Adams (afterwards 
Mrs. Townsend), and Mrs. Fannie M. Matthews. 

The persons named above were initiated into the Order of 
the Patrons of Husbandry, October 14, 1884, and organized 
the society known as Monadnock Grange, No. 103, of Dublin, 
N. H. They were the charter members. As a large portion 
of Monadnock Mountain is in Dublin, no explanation of the 
name is necessary. 

The first officers of this Grange were: Samuel Adams, 
Master; Henry Dwight Learned, Overseer; Warren L. Fiske, 
Lecturer; Charles F. Appleton, Steward; John E. Baldwin, 
Assistant Steward; Mrs. Eva A. Learned, Chaplain; Corydon 
Jones, Treasurer; Miss Sarah F. Townsend, Secretary; 
George E. Matthews, Gate Keeper; Miss Kate A. Adams 
(afterwards Mrs. Townsend), Pomona; Mrs. Fannie M. 
Matthews, Flora; Mrs. Jane M. Adams, Ceres; Mrs. Lilian 
G. Appleton, Lady Assistant Steward. 

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to 1916: Samuel Adams, Henry Dwight Learned, Warren L. 
Fiske, Fred. C. Gowing, Fred. A. Pierce, Arthur Wright, Wil- 
fred M. Fiske, Frank P. Fiske, Elmer H. Eaves, Mrs. Sarah G. 
Royce, Henry N. Gowing, Maurice S. Tuttle, Edwin G, 
Kemp, and Everett M. Hannaford. 

The Lecturers have been: Warren L. Fiske, Mrs. Jennie N. 
Gowing, Rev. George W^. Patten (of the Unitarian church), 
Mrs. Kate A. Townsend, Frank P. Fiske, Mrs. Jane E. Powers, 
Mrs. Mabel J. Fiske, Mrs. Sarah G. Royce, Miss Ina Eaves, 
Mrs. Kate A. Townsend (second term). Miss Mabel E. May, 
Mrs. Eva A. Learned, Mrs. Lilian G. Appleton, Mrs. Harriet E. 
Preston, and Mrs. Ethel M. Craig. The following have been 
Assistant Lecturers: Mrs. Sarah G. Pierce, Mrs. Louisa B. 
Willard, and Mrs. Idella M. Carey. 

The duties of those who fill the office of Secretary are always 
more or less difficult. The following persons have acceptably 
filled this office: Miss Sarah F. Townsend, Mrs. Kate A. 
Townsend, Mrs. Hannah M. Fiske, Miss Alice M. Gowing, 
Wilfred M. Fiske, and Mrs. Grace B. Scribner. 

The musical exercises interspersed with the Grange services 
have added greatly to their interest. The following have 
served as choristers: Charles M. Townsend, Mrs. Idella M. 
Carey, Mrs. Ada L. Preston, Miss Ella Porter, Edwin G. 
Kemp, and Mrs. Bessie M. Kemp. 

A Grange paper was edited and presented to the society by 
Miss Idella M. Fiske (afterwards Mrs. Carey), January 19, 
1886, called "The Evening Star." Its publication has been 
continued since, at irregular intervals. Its articles have been 
interesting and entertaining and added much to the enjoy- 
ment of the meetings. 

Dublin has never failed to sustain social and literary asso- 
ciations for the education and improvement of the inhabitants, 
and the Grange came at an opportune time to assist in such 
work, and has been not only of much benefit to its members, 
but to the community as well. 

Note. The facts respecting the Grange were communicated by Warren L. Fiske, 
Esq., the oldest person (1916) in Dublin. 



CHAPTER XIV 

Miscellaneous Matters of Interest 
Hardships of Early Settlers 

kJf the hardships endured by those who first came to Dublin, 
it is not easy for the present generation to form an adequate 
conception. It is true their situation was somewhat amelio- 
rated by their proximity to Peterborough, where a grist-mill 
was in operation; but, during the deep snows of winter, the 
roads were impassable for oxen or horses. It is related that 
Mrs. William Greenwood, one morning in winter, put on 
snow-shoes, took half a bushel of corn on her shoulder, went 
by marked trees to Peterborough, had it ground into meal, 
and returned to Dublin the same day. 

The first log cabins, as they had been described to us by 
Benjamin Marshall, were rude structures. Neither bricks, 
nails, nor boards were accessible; and, for dwelling places, the 
pioneers in the settlement built with logs what would now be 
called a pen, in dimensions about fifteen feet by twelve, having 
two doors, one on the south side, and the other on the east. 
For a roof, they took spruce bark, and tied it to poles by means 
of withes or twisted twigs. For a cellar, they dug the loose 
earth from the top of the ground, piled up logs on three sides, 
then, with bark and dirt, the whole was so covered as to ex- 
clude the frost. For a floor, they split white ash into planks, 
and smoothed them with a narrow axe. One man, it is said, 
was at great expense to procure boards for a roof; but, having 
made shingles, he fastened them to the boards by wooden pegs. 
For a chimney, they laid stone up to the mantel-tree, and then 
split laths, built them up cob-house fashion, and plastered 
inside and outside with clay mortar. If a few bricks could be 
obtained, they would lay up a pile of flat stones two or three 
rods from the house, and construct an oven on the top of the 
pile, using clay for mortar. New-comers were in the practice 
of taking their dough to their neighbor's oven, when one was 
near enough, or they baked their bread on the stone hearth by 
their own fire. 




'Hir^ 



WILLIAM H. WALSH 
CHARLES P. CLUKAY 
RICHARD C. MERYMAKI 
ERNEST r. HENDERSON 
CLIFTON P. NAYLOR 
JUNIUS A. RICHARDS 
JOHN LEIGHTON 
HARRY D. ELLIOTT 
CHARLES R. THOMAS 
CHARLES P. PAIGE 
GEORGE B. HENDERSON 
CHARLES H. PORTER 

NORMAN 



CLYDE V. NEWTON 
ALMERIN M. COWING 
HENRY LEIGHTON 
LOUIS C. EAVES 
SEYMOUR L. AUSTIN 
PAUL F. HANNAFORD 
HILDRETH M. ALLISON 
ROGER A. WESTON 
ROBERT H. MACCURDY 
GEORGE E. LEIGHTON 
LELAND W. GRAY 
THOMAS A. HADLEY 
CABOT 



Dublin's Honor Roll 



MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS OP INTEREST 555 

Though bears were occasionally troublesome, yet their 
flesh was sometimes used as food, when they could be caught. 
Eli Greenwood, son of William Greenwood, used to relate, 
that, before he was of age, he, with his father and brother, 
came up at times to the west part of the town to work upon 
the lots which had been given them, and that, on one occasion, 
they had for several days no other meat than a quarter of an 
old bear baked. He added that his father, as twelve o'clock 
approached, was wont to say, "We had better not eat dinner 
till late; for, if we eat early, we shall not be hungry enough 
to get down much of the old bear." 

In the year 1781, Aaron Marshall was troubled with bears 
in his cornfield. He set two guns at the place where the bear 
entered the field. The neighbors, being together at a husking, 
heard the report of the guns, and all went to see how it fared 
with the bear. They found him dead, carried him to the house, 
laid him down on the floor, pulled Benjamin Marshall, then a 
small boy, out of bed, and placed him on the back of the bear. 

Wolves were troublesome as late as the year 1790. One 
night in December of that year, they entered the barn-yard 
of Aaron Marshall, killed five or six sheep, and ate them 
nearly all up. On opening the door in the morning, a sheep 
stood on the step with an icicle of blood hanging to her throat. 
About the same time, a lynx or catamount attacked Mr. 
Marshall's geese, of which the old gander gave warning by 
running to the house-door, and screaming at the top of his 
voice. The animal was caught the next night in a trap set for 
the purpose. 

One evening in the year 1772, the wife of Ebenezer Cobb, 
who lived on lot eight, range nine, heard her pig squeal, as if 
in great distress. She caught her broom, ran to the pen, and 
found a bear holding her pig by the top of his neck. Not 
willing to lose her pig, she began to pound the bear with her 
broom, calling at the same time for help; and she drove him 
off, and saved her pig, before any help came. 

Mrs. Ivory Perry, after she was ninety years of age, was 
heard to say that, in the winter, she used, in the early days of 
the town, to ride to meeting on an ox-sled, but that she some- 
times went on foot. Returning alone from meeting, one Sun- 
day afternoon, she saw a wolf near where John Brooks once 
lived. The wolf was walking along by the side of the road. 
She thought it was a dog; but, on seeing afterwards a stuffed 
wolf-skin, she recognized it as belonging to the same kind of 



556 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

animal that she saw on the road. Mrs. Perry said that they 
were sometimes obliged to cut up their corn to prevent bears 
from destroying it. On one occasion, she went to the corn- 
field at the beginning of twilight to gather ears of corn. She 
had filled her apron; and her son John, then a small boy, had 
filled a basket. John suddenly screamed out, "Mother, there 
is a bear!" The bear sat up on his haunches, eating green 
corn. She called the dog, but he did not come; and the bear, 
apparently undisturbed, continued eating, while she and her 
son walked away. The bear was seen again the next evening. 

The habitations of the early settlers were not always sub- 
stantial log cabins; but sometimes they were temporary huts 
rather loosely put together, and, in one instance certainly, 
affording small protection against the inclemency of the 
weather. We have good authority for the following statement : 
Thomas Atwood, who settled on lot twenty-one, range six, 
came to Dublin in the autumn, and lived the first winter in a 
kind of shanty which had no chimney; the fire was made 
against the perpendicular side of a large rock. In the course 
of the winter, they had a child born during a storm of rain. 
The only way they could contrive to prevent the rain from 
falling on Mrs. Atwood was to extend over her a side of leather 
which had been recently purchased. 

During the period of the Revolutionary War, there were 
many instances of severe hardship. Those women especially 
whose husbands were in the army experienced heavy trials. 
We give an instance of one which exhibits both patriotic forti- 
tude and enduring domestic toil and perseverance. It is taken 
from a "Sketch of the Life of Nathaniel Belknap," by his son, 
Lawson Belknap : — 

"In the summer of 1779, the situation of the American 
army became somewhat critical, and a call was made for more 
troops. Richard Gilchrest was selected to go; but the situation 
of his family was such as to make it necessary for him to be 
at home. He requested Mr. Belknap to go in his stead. Mr. 
Belknap said he would go, if his wife were willing. After the 
situation of the army and the necessity of more men were 
explained to her, Mr. Belknap put the question, 'Are you 
willing I should go?' It was a trying moment, even for a 
woman of the Revolution. She had two small children, the 
oldest but two and a half years old, three cows, and some 
other young stock, and her husband would not return before 
mid- winter. She turned to Mr. Gilchrest, and said, 'If we are 



MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS OF INTEREST 557 

sick or need help, will you assist us?' His answer was, 'Yes.' 
Then, turning to her husband, she said, 'You may go and 
fight, Mr. Gilchrest will take care of us.' During Mr. Belknap's 
absence, Mrs. Belknap took care of her children and cattle. 
Mr. Gilchrest assisted in bad weather, harvested her corn and 
potatoes; and she worked at her loom so much that money 
enough was earned to purchase another cow, which she bought 
and paid for before her husband's return. Mr. Belknap served 
six months, was promoted to the post of orderly sergeant, 
and was discharged in Rhode Island at the time of the great 
snow-storm, 1780. He was engaged in no general battle, but 
took part in several skirmishes, in one of which his right-hand 
man fell, and he saw his cousin's head split open by a British 
sabre. He received pay for his services in paper money; the 
worth of which may be judged from the fact, that, while on 
his way home, he paid fifty dollars for a pair of snow-shoes, 
twenty-five dollars for a meal of victuals, and five dollars for 
a glass of brandy." 

From Mr. Belknap's "Sketch," we make a few more excerpts; 
as the facts stated indicate, in some respects, the general hard- 
ships of the early settlers : — 

"When Mr. Belknap moved his wife to Dublin, her marriage 
portion from her father was one cow. As the grass on the 
newly cleared land was abundant, there was a large supply 
of milk, a part of which was lost for want of suitable vessels. 
These could not be obtained at a nearer distance than New 
Ipswich. Mr. Belknap started one morning on foot for New 
Ipswich, with a bag under his arm to bring home whatever 
utensils he might purchase. He procured two earthen pots; 
one of which he put in each end of his bag, and placed them 
on his shoulder. On returning homeward, he met one of his 
townsmen in Peterborough, who kindly offered to carry his 
pots to Dublin. From the rough condition of the roads, or, 
as Belknap rather thought, in consequence of having taken 
too much flip, his friend let the pots swing together, and one 
of them was broken and spoiled; and thus, after a journey 
through the woods of more than thirty miles, he returned with 
only one pot." 

"Mr. Belknap suffered his part of loss from the destruction 
of sheep by wolves. He had increased his flock to the number 
of eight, and was not a little elated with the hope of having a 
plenty of the warm woollens — which his wife well knew how 
to manufacture — wherewith to clothe himself and family. 



558 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

But, going one morning to the rear of his buildings, he found 
the mangled remains of his sheep, all of which had been torn 
in pieces by the wolves; and, with them, his faithful dog, that, 
in attempting to protect the property of his master, had shared 
the same fate. On another occasion, he had eleven out of 
thirteen sheep killed in a single night." 

"Mr. Belknap had erected a barn large enough to hold all 
his crops; but, on the 20th of October, 1788, a severe thunder- 
storm passed over the town, and his barn was struck by light- 
ning, and his hay, grain, and potatoes, with all his farming 
tools, were destroyed. Nothing was saved except a single 
pumpkin, which his son, seven years old, rescued from the 
burning building, and rolled down the hill almost to the next 
neighbor's. The people of the town immediately turned out, 
and erected another frame on the same foundation, and, in 
a short space of time, the new barn was completed." 

For many years after the first settlement of Dublin, there 
were but few sleighs. The travelling was all on foot or on horse- 
back. The practice, from the south part of the town to the 
great road, was, when the snow became deep, to begin at 
Twitchell's Mills, and proceed to Moses Greenwood's in the 
following manner: the oxen and young cattle were turned 
unyoked into the road, and one person went before them to 
commence a track, and he was followed by the cattle. When 
the man on the lead became tired, another took his place. 
At each settlement, the fresh cattle were put forward; and, by 
being thus driven in Indian file, a good horse-path was made. 

The food of the first settlers was of the plainest kind. While 
clearing his farm, Mr. Belknap boarded at Samuel Twitchell's 
during the season for work out of doors. His food for a certain 
day, as he described it, would seem not at all suitable for a 
laboring man in modern times. His breakfast, he said, was 
bean-porridge; his dinner, a piece of baked pumpkin, with a 
thin slice of pork baked upon it; and his supper, bean-porridge. 
For breakfast and supper, bean-porridge was a common dish. 
Dinners were more varied; but Mr. Belknap was often heard 
to say, he believed he had eaten a well-full of bean-porridge. 
No recipe is given, that we know of, in modern books of cook- 
ery, for the making of this article of food; but, if it were water 
in which meat had been boiled with beans added, it must 
have commended itself in hard times by its nutritive qualities, 
and, to the hard-working and hungry man, might not have been 
unsavory to the taste. The recipe has not been lost. Within 



MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS OF INTEREST 559 

recent years, bean-porridge has been prepared, under the 
direction of aged persons, to be served at gatherings calculated 
to reproduce the styles and manners of the past. Like other 
articles of food, the quality of this soup will depend upon the 
skill and liberality of the cook, but, when properly prepared, 
it is delicious to the taste. The almost constant use of it in 
the olden time, and the frugal manner in which it was too 
frequently made, were responsible for the fact that it was not 
always relished, and came to be considered a "common" 
article, suitable for humble families. Properly made, it is an 
appetizing and very nutritious article of food. 

Anecdotes 

Among the early settlers in school-district number three, 
were John and Simeon Russell. They were brothers, but their 
dispositions were not of that character which contributes to 
the peace and harmony of society. They were often engaged 
in petty wrangling with each other, especially when they had 
been partaking of the intoxicating cup. It happened that one 
of them found a swarm of wild bees in a hollow tree standing 
on the land of the other, and he claimed them as his property. 
The other claimed them on the ground that they were on his 
land. Many an altercation took place in relation to the bees. 
The time arrived at length for taking the honey, and the 
finder started for that purpose. He felled the tree, but his 
brother, warned probably by hearing the strokes of the axe, 
came to the spot, and a sharp quarrel was begun. Both claimed 
the bees, and both were determined to have them. The con- 
tention was continued for a long time, but neither would yield. 
At length one of them kindled a fire, as is generally done in 
such cases, to destroy the bees. This enraged the other still 
more, and the contest was renewed with additional vigor. 
While they were thus struggling for the mastery, the fire took 
strong hold of the tree, which proved to be dry, and consumed 
the entire contents of the tree, leaving the contending brothers 
with bloody noses, but not one drop of honey. Such is the 
result, if not literally, yet figuratively, of many a quarrel. 

Two members of the Baptist Church, a Mr. Rollins and a 
Mr. Riggs, had a misunderstanding with regard to some deal- 
ings between them, and Mr. Riggs took occasion to call his 
brother Rollins an old skin-flint. Mr. Rollins considered it 



560 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

scandalous, and reported his brother Riggs to the church for 
discipline. A meeting was called, and presided over by Elder 
Willard. Mr. Rollins stated his grievance, and the brethren 
discussed the matter, and gave their opinions. The elder 
cautioned them against being hasty, and suggested the pro- 
priety of ascertaining the definition of the opprobrious epithet 
by consulting a dictionary. A messenger was sent for a diction- 
ary, and one was procured; but they were doomed to be dis- 
appointed, for the word could not be found. In this dilemma, 
they felt somewhat perplexed; but the elder proposed that 
Brother Riggs should state to the church what he meant when 
he called Brother Rollins an old skin-flint. Mr. Riggs, who 
had been sitting in silence during the whole proceedings, rose 
up and said in a sonorous and lisping manner, that was natural 
to him: "I meant that Brother Rollins was a right-down, honest, 
clever man^ 

This must, of course, in the absence of other testimony, have 
been deemed satisfactory. 

William Spaulding, who went from Dublin to reside in 
Cavendish, Vt., lived eight years with Rev. Mr. Sprague, 
beginning in 1801. He often drove Mr. Sprague in his coach 
to Keene, on a visit to Mrs. Sprague. On one occasion, he 
said, Dr. Daniel Adams, with Dr. Nathan Smith, called on 
Mr. Sprague. Rev. Mr. Ainsworth, who was present, was 
previously acquainted with Dr. Smith, and, after shaking 
hands with him, he said, "Shall I introduce to you Daddy 
Sprague.^" Mr. Sprague, taking no notice apparently of the 
rude mode of introduction, said, "I am happy to see you, sir; 
I have often heard of you as an eminent surgeon;" and, putting 
his hand on Mr. Ainsworth's shoulder, continued, "I have a 
foolish fellow here, and I want you to trepan him; take out 
two ounces of his brains, and put in a little common sense and 
decency." 

A number of clergymen were present one evening at the 
house of Mr. Sprague; and, while he was out of the room, they 
began to discuss the question of disinterested benevolence, 
which, in that day, was a topic of no small interest. Experienc- 
ing considerable difficulty in finding a satisfactory example, 
they agreed to refer the matter to Mr. Sprague for a decision. 
Accordingly, when he came in, Mr. Ainsworth stated the 
point of discussion, and the difficulty which they encountered. 



MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS OF INTEREST 561 

and requested him to solve the question by furnishing a satis- 
factory example. Mr. Sprague quickly replied, "Surely, 
brethren, I find no difficulty in deciding. I have a case in my 
mind, a clear and evident one; one, in short, that must forever 
settle the question." But, as he hesitated, and seemed unwil- 
ling to state the case or example, the brethren urged him to 
proceed. "Well," said he, "it is the people of Jaffrey, who 
pay Brother Ainsworth three hundred dollars a year for preach- 
ing, when they do not get, nor expect to get, the least particle 
of benefit from it. That is what I call pure, disinterested 
benevolence." 

Moses Adams (the first of the name in Dublin) and John 
Muzzy were highly esteemed for their sound judgment and 
strict integrity. They were often called upon as referees to 
settle difficulties among their neighbors. It is related that 
Mr. Adams, being requested by John Farnum to act as referee 
in a case between him and Dr. Nathaniel Breed of Nelson, for 
taking too much toll for grinding his grain, inquired how much 
Farnum supposed he had lost in that way. Mr. Adams, on 
being told, went to his own grain, measured out the amount, 
delivered it to Farnum, and thus settled the matter. 

Fatal Casualties 

The first death in Dublin was occasioned by the falling of a 
tree. John Robinson had settled on lot ten, range one, before 
Samuel Twitchell was married. Mr. Robinson had built an 
oven, and Mr. Twitchell, having commenced housekeeping 
without one, took the dough for a batch of bread, on an after- 
noon in 1767, and, accompanied by his wife, went to Mr. 
Robinson's for the purpose of using the oven. Mr. Twitchell 
inquired for Mr. Robinson, and Mrs. Robinson said he was in 
the woods not far off chopping down trees; but she added that 
she had not heard the sound of his axe for some time. Mr. 
Twitchell repaired to the chopping, and found his friend 
fatally injured by the falling of a tree, a branch of which struck 
him as it fell. It is said that every person in town was present 
at the funeral of Mr. Robinson. By what clergyman the 
funeral service was performed is not known to us. His body 
was buried, it is said, without the limits of the present grave- 
yard, in the road, south-east of the old meetinghouse spot, 
near the place where the hearse-house formerly stood. 



562 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

William Greenwood was killed, June 27, 1782, by the falling 
of timbers at the raising of a barn. 

Joseph Mason was killed, March 11, 1806, by the falling of 
a tree. 

Joel Kendall, a brother, on a visit at his home, and his son, 
Moses Kendall, a young man of about sixteen years of age, 
were killed by the same stroke of lightning, June 1, 1806. 

Luther Pratt, a son of John and Rebecca (Derby) Pratt, 
who lived on lot eight, range eight, on or near the spot where 
John D. Grimes lives, was drowned, August 8, 1819, above 
East Harrisville. 

Nathaniel Watts of Peterborough was killed, October 14, 
1822, by the premature explosion of a charge of powder from 
a rock, which he was blasting in the well of Joab Evleth, where 
the latter's son, Joseph, settled. 

An infant daughter of Nathan Jones was suffocated, Novem- 
ber 18, 1822, by a bean in the trachea. 

Peter Morse died, November 17, 1823, from injuries which 
he received by a log rolling upon him, while at work in his 
mill, about a week previously. 

Aaron Greenwood died, June 10, 1827, by suicide. 
Minott Hay ward was so injured by a fall in a building which 
he was erecting that he died a few days afterwards, April 21, 
1828. 

John Hayward died, December 21, 1828, killed by the wheels 
of his wagon passing over him. 

Franklin Derby died, September 6, 1836, by suicide. 
Francis W\ Fiske, a young son of Daniel Fiske, lost his life in 
a singular manner, June 20, 1839. He was walking in the yard 
with a light shawl put over his head and fastened under the 
chin. Passing in front of an ox-team, one of the oxen inserted 
one of his horns under this garment, lifting the lad from the 
ground by his neck in such a manner that the child was strangled 
to death. 

Elliot Due, a colored man, residing in Hancock, was found 
drowned, April 19, 1843, in the north part of Dublin, in shallow 
water. Intoxication was supposed to be the cause of the 
accident. 

Neverson Greenwood, on sliding from a hay-mow, came 
forcibly upon the end of a pitch-fork handle, which entered 
his body and caused death in a few days, on February 22, 
1845. 

Ellen R., infant daughter of Franklin J. Ware, of East 



MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS OF INTEREST 563 

Harrisville (then in Dublin), died. May 1, 1850, from the 
effects of swallowing some hard substance. 

JVIrs. Amanda C, wife of Webster Corey, died, February 2^, 
1856, from the breaking of a blood vessel, at the age of 19. 

Luther Darling died, April 26, 1860, from the effects of 
being thrown from a wagon on the nineteenth of the same 
month. 

John A. Kendall, who had enlisted in Co. I., 3d Regiment, 
N. H. Volunteers, was drowned at Concord, N. H., August 23, 

1861, while bathing. 

Sylvester C. Abbott of Sullivan, but who enlisted from 
Dublin, in Co. E., 6th Regiment, N. H. Volunteers, died at 
Hatteras Island, N. C, February 3, 1862, of disease con- 
tracted in the army. 

Alexander Lyle, who enlisted from Dublin, in Co. G, 2d 
Regiment, N. H. Volunteers, was killed in battle, at Williams- 
burg, Va., May 5, 1862. 

Levi Willard, of Co. K, 6th Regiment, N. H. Volunteers, 
was killed in the 2d battle at Bull Run, Va., August 29, 1862. 

William Beal, of Co. E, 6th Regiment, N. H. Volunteers, 
was killed in the 2d battle at Bull Run, Va., August 29, 1862. 

Charles P. Phelps, of Co. G, 2d Regiment, N. H. Volunteers, 
was killed in the 2d battle at Bull Run, Va., August 29, 1862. 

John H. Monks, who enlisted for Dublin, in Co. E, 6th 
Regiment, N. H. Volunteers, was killed in the 2d battle at 
Bull Rim, Va., August 29, 1862. 

Frank Wetherbee, in the 2d Company of Sharpshooters, was 
killed in battle at Antietam, Md., September 17, 1862. 

Rufus Cogswell, of Co. F, 10th Regiment, N. H. Volunteers, 
died at Washington, D. C, September 26, 1862, of disease 
contracted in the army. 

William A. Allison, a young son of James Allison, died of 
lockjaw, October 5, 1862. 

Albert Kimball, about nine years of age, son of Stephen 
Kimball of Harrisville, then a part of Dublin, died, October 6, 

1862, of a fractured skull, caused by his falling thirty feet 
from a cherry tree, on Sunday, October 5, and striking his 
head upon a rock. 

Edgar E. Towne, of Co. G, 6th Regiment, N. H. Volunteers, 
was killed in battle at Fredericksburg, Va., December 14, 1862. 

John Phillips, of Co. G, 14th Regiment, N. H. Volunteers, 
died of a disease contracted in the army, at Offutt's Cross 
Roads, Md., December 19, 1862. 



564 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

George W. Warren, a former resident of Dublin, of Co. E, 
6th Regiment, N. H. Volunteers, died of disease contracted 
in the army, at Philadelphia, Pa., January 2, 1863. 

Asaph W. Pierce, of Co. A, 14th Regiment, N. H. Volun- 
teers, died of disease contracted in the army, at Poolesville, 
Md., January 21, 1863. 

Henry H. Holt, of Co. G, 13th Regiment, N. H. Volunteers, 
died of disease contracted in the army, at Portsmouth, Va., 
August 21, 1863. 

Solomon S. Sawtell, who enlisted for Dublin in Co. E, 6th 
Regiment, N. H. Volunteers, died at Louisville, Ky., October 
2, 1863, of disease contracted in the army. 

Almira M., wife of John A. Wheeler, committed suicide, 
December 17, 1863. 

Corporal Malachi W. Richardson, of Co. G, 13th Regiment, 
N. H. Volunteers, was killed in battle, at Cold Harbor, Va., 
June 2, 1864. 

First Sergeant Almon G. Pierce, of Co. G, 14th Regiment, 
N. H. Volunteers, died at Camp Parapet, La., June 8, 1864, of 
disease contracted in the army. 

First Lieut. Jesse A. Fisk, of Co. K, 14th Regiment, N. H. 
Volunteers, was killed in battle at Winchester, Va., in the great 
struggle known as the battle of Opequan, September 19, 1864. 

George W. Hazen, of Co. G, 14th Regiment, N. H. Volun- 
teers, was killed in battle at Winchester, Va. (battle of Ope- 
quan), September 19, 1864. 

Corporal Lewis D. Learned, of Co. G, 14th Regiment, N. H. 
Volunteers, was killed in the battle of Cedar Creek, Va., 
October 19, 1864. 

Samuel P. Holt, of Co. A, 14th Regiment, N. H. Volunteers, 
died, October 24, 1864, of wounds received in battle. 

Albert C. Greenwood, of Co. A, 14th Regiment, N. H. 
Volunteers, died, December 3, 1864, of wounds received in 
battle. 

Nathan M. Derby, of Co. E, 6th Regiment, N. H. Volun- 
teers, died at home, April 20, 1865, of disease contracted in 
the army. 

Edson S. Hazen, of Co. G, 14th Regiment, died at home, 
October 5, 1865, of disease contracted in the army. 

William P. Heald, who was of Co. B, 8th Regiment, N. H. 
Volunteers, died, February 17, 1868, of disease contracted in 
the army. 

David F. Harradon, son of William and Lucinda Harradon, 



MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS OF INTEREST 565 

was drowned, Sunday morning, July 19, 1868, in Stone Pond, 
in Marlborough. 

James E. Lewis was killed, October 6, 1868, by the cars, in 
Fitchburg, Mass. 

Richard Stephen Doyle died, October 17, 1868, from cutting 
an artery in his leg with a jack-knife. 

Daniel Fiske was fatally injured, August 9, 1878, by a fall 
in his shed, death being almost, if not quite, instantaneous. 

Isaac Remick died, October 11, 1879, as the result of an 
accident, from which he bled to death. He was ill and, in 
attempting to go from his bed to a chair, he fell, striking his 
left wrist upon the sharp edge of one of the side-pieces of his 
bedstead, which cut an artery and, before a physician reached 
him, he died from the loss of blood. 

Franklin Bond, suffering from a painful malady, in a fit of 
extreme nervous depression, became unbalanced and hung 
himself in his barn, July 8, 1882. 

John Edwin Kendall, who was working for Elmer Howe, 
was drowned, July 17, 1883, in the pond near Mr. Howe's, 
sometimes called Farnum Pond. He and Oscar Howe were 
bathing. In diving, Kendall stuck in the mud. Howe endeav- 
ored to save him, but could not bring him to the surface. 
Rev. Reuben Kidner of the Episcopal Church, then a young 
man, and skilled in diving, made the attempt on the following 
morning and brought young Kendall's body to the surface of 
the water. Kendall was named for an elder brother, John A. 
Kendall, who, as already noted in this chapter, was drowned at 
Concord, N. H., August 23, 1861, shortly after enlisting in the 
army. The one drowned at Concord had also been rescued 
from drowning in Monadnock Lake, several years before. 

A man named Richard Parker was kicked by a horse, August 
9, 1888, from which death resulted. 

Frank T. Adams committed suicide, by shooting, April 2, 
1899. 

Albert A. Adams, a brother of the preceding, only a few 
weeks later, also committed suicide, by shooting, May 23, 1899. 

Richard France and Lewis Joseph Edward Ellis were 
drowned in Monadnock Lake, May 20, 1903. They were in a 
boat with another person. The boat was capsized. Their 
companion reached the shore, but these two boys, either being 
unable to swim, or seized with cramps, were drowned. France 
was a butler of George B. Leighton. He was a native of Old- 
ham, England, and was twenty-five years of age. Ellis was 



566 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

a Keene boy, sixteen years of age, the son of Henry and 
Louisa E. (Campbell) Ellis. He was emploj^ed by Benjamin 
Willard. 

Frank E. Pierce, a native of Dublin, then living in Peter- 
borough, going from the latter town to Dublin, November 
17, 1903, upon the mail wagon, was seized with a heart affec- 
tion, and died very suddenly, as the vehicle was near the house 
where his brother Fred. A. Pierce then lived (where the Walkers 
are living, as we go to press). 

Luke F. Richardson, who died, August 16, 1910, not long 
previously, at different times, had suffered the amputation of 
both legs. It was hoped that, by the former operation, the 
progress of the malady would be checked. It was afterwards 
thought that the only possible chance of saving his life was in 
the amputation of the other limb. The operation, however, 
did not prevent the disease from terminating fatally. 

Charles E. Greenwood was drowned, October 8, 1910, in 
Connecticut River. 

Walter L. E. Robbe was killed, August 12, 1912, by falling 
from a telephone pole, and dashing his head against the plat- 
form of the hay-scales a few rods west of Allison's store. He 
was a lineman. He had reached the summit of the pole, and 
it was thought that he was suddenly seized with dizziness or 
heart difficulty. 

Herbert L. Fiske, a native of Dublin, and a son of Warren 
L. Fiske, Esq., was killed almost instantly, June 21, 1913, 
near the village of Eastondale, in West Bridge water, Mass. 
He was riding on a land-roller, and fell or was thrown from it, 
falling, in some way, between the roller and a fence, and was 
crushed to death. The burial was in the Dublin cemetery. 

Matti Oja, a little son of Herman Oja, living in a shanty on 
the Keene road, a few rods west of Howe Reservoir, was killed 
by a passing automobile, September 1, 1915. The car was not 
rapidly driven, but the child, who was but two and a half 
years of age, dashed suddenly in front of it, from the side of 
the road, before the chauffeur could stop it. In trying to avoid 
the child, the car was ditched and the occupants, consisting 
of two young ladies, besides the chauffeur, were slightly 
injured. 

The first death by drowning in Monadnock Lake occurred 
several years ago, in the seventies. It was that of a young man 
named George Clark from Peterborough, who came up to the 
lake one Sunday morning with friends and, in some way, got 



MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS OF INTEREST 567 

into the water. His body came to the surface a few days later 
and was recovered. We are unable to ascertain exact facts. 



Justices of the Peace 

The following persons have been commissioned as justices 
of the peace for Dublin. Asa H. Fisk, Thomas Fisk, Jonathan 
K. Smith, Henry C. Piper, Walter J. Greenwood, and Henry 
Dwight Learned became eventually justices of the peace 
throughout the state. So also did Aaron Smith. All of the 
preceding, and also Asa Heald, were justices of the peace and 
quorum, as was also John Snow. Asa Fisk, Richard Strong, 
and Nahum Warren were appointed justices, but never took 
the oath of office. The names are placed in the order of ap- 
pointment, but the precise dates of appointments are not known 
to us. 



Joseph Greenwood 

Reuben Morse 

Samuel Twitehell 

John Snow 

Asa Fisk (did not qualify) 

Thaddeus Morse, Sen. 

John Taggart, Jr. 

Joseph Appleton 

Rufus Piper 

Cyrus Frost 

Jonathan K. Smith 

Asa Heald 

Richard Strong (did not quaHfy) 

Nahum Warren (did not quaHfy) 

Asa H. Fisk 

Thomas Fisk 

Moses Marshall 

Aaron Smith 



Milan W. Harris 
Osgood N. Russell 
John G. Parker 
Ebenezer Greenwood 
Cyrus E. Hardy 
Franklin J. Ware 
Joseph Perry 
Jacob Gleason 
Henry C. Piper 
Walter J. Greenwood 
James Allison 
Warren L. Fiske 
Henry Dwight Learned 
Milton D. Mason 
Charles J. Ellis 
W. A. Whitcomb 
W^ilfred M. Fiske 



Letter of Matthew Thornton 

As the first settler of Dublin, Wm. Thornton, was a brother 
of Hon. Matthew Thornton, a signer of the Declaration of 
Independence, any incident which connects that worthy indi- 
vidual with Dublin is worthy of preservation. The following 
is an original letter from MATTHEW THORNTON to 
Thomas Morse. It shows the scarcity of writing paper in that 
day; for it is all written on one side of a piece of paper about 
six inches long and three inches wide, yet folded and directed 
on the outside : — 



568 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

" To Capt. Thomas Morse in Dublin. 

" Londonderry, March 8th, A. D. 1775. 
"Good Old Friend,— 

I Long to hear from you and family; and, as the time that the 
men which Purchased Land from me in your Town Set to pay is past, 
take the trouble to let them know that they must Settle Immediately. 
Mrs. Thornton Joines with me and sends Compliments to your wife 
and family. From, Sir, 

"Your Real friend and H'ble Ser't., 

"Matthew Thornton." 

Province Tax for 1770 

The following receipt shows that the province tax on Dublin, 
at that period, was not a light one, considering the small num- 
ber of inhabitants and the newness of the settlement : — 

"Province of New Hampshire. 

"April, 1771. Received from Thomas Morse, by Major Willard, 
seven pounds, five shillings, eightpence, one farthing, the Province 
tax of Dublin for the [year] 1770. 

£7.5.8M- 

"H. Geo. Jaffrey, Treasurer." 

Caesar Freeman. Slave in Dublin 

In the book which contains the town clerk's record of births 
is the following : — 

"Caesar Freeman, servant to Gardner Town, was twenty- 
one years of age, July 8, 1790, at which time his said master 
gave him his freedom." 

Other colored persons lived in Dublin who had been slaves. 
Whether they were ever held as slaves here is not known. The 
names of Caesar Lewis and Cato Boston are found in the tax- 
list of 1793. Their names are not inserted in succeeding tax- 
lists. 

A colored man, whose name was Dupee, lived at one time on 
lot three, range five. 

Fortune Little, who lived on lot three, range ten, had been 
a slave. He was brought from Africa at an early age, and sold 
to a Mr, Little of Shirley, Mass., but was liberated, and re- 
moved to New Hampshire, when slavery ceased in the Bay 
State. 











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MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS OF INTEREST 569 

Prices of Various Articles in 1768-9 

Rye, per bushel, sixty cents; corn, per bushel, forty-five 
cents; potatoes, per bushel, thirteen cents; oats, per bushel, 
thirty cents; butter, per pound, nine cents. Beef, two and a half 
cents per pound; boards, three dollars thirty-three cents per 
thousand. The foregoing prices are taken from the account- 
book of Deacon Eli Morse, in which is found the following : 

"June the 11th, 1770. Jonathan Knowlton began one year's 
service. 

"June, 1771. For one year's work, old ten., £112.10.0." 

This sum was equivalent to fifty dollars in modern money. 

June, 1770, John Wight is credited one dollar for three days' 
work. The credit for two days' work of oxen is fifty- three cents. 

In December, 1781, Ebenezer Twitchell was charged fifty- 
one cents for two bushels of potatoes and "a crowing Biddie." 

Military Affairs 

The first person who received a military commission in 
Dublin was Thomas Morse. He was commissioned as captain 
of the eighth company of the sixteenth regiment. His com- 
mission was dated at Portsmouth, the second day of June, in 
the fourteenth year of the reign of George III., Annoque 
Domini 1774, and signed by J. Wentworth. The next captains 
were Moses Adams, Samuel Twitchell, and James Chamberlain. 
Capt. Chamberlain's commission was dated at Portsmouth, 
February 16, 1786. He served till 1793; when the men, liable 
for military duty, were, by mutual agreement, divided into 
two companies. The west half formed the first company of 
light infantry, and were commanded by John Morse, taking 
post at the right of the first battalion of the twelfth regiment. 
The east half formed the fifth company as before, and was 
commanded by James Adams, who was then a merchant on 
the Appleton stand. He was succeeded by Abel Wilder, who 
rose to the post of Colonel. He was followed by Moses Marshall, 
who served until 1806. The captains of the light infantry, after 
John Morse, who rose to the post of Major, were Phinehas 
Gleason, Andrew Allison, and Robert Muzzy. Captain Muzzy 
signed an agreement in 1806, to divide the regiment east and 
west, instead of north and south. This brought the company 
of light infantry to the post of the left of the regiment instead 
of the right; and so great was the dissatisfaction caused by 



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HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



the measure that little was done till 1808, when the legislature 
incorporated a company of grenadiers, which took post on the 
right of the regiment, and was commanded by Dr. Samuel 
Hamilton. The company of grenadiers were dressed in uni- 
forms of straight scarlet coats, white pantaloons, black gaiters, 
and white belts. The uniform w^as afterwards changed to blue. 
Twenty different persons have commanded this company, 
of whom Rufus Piper rose to the rank of colonel. It was dis- 
banded when under the command of Henry C. Piper; and their 
arms, which had been furnished by the state, were returned to 
the arsenal at Portsmouth, and their records to the Adjutant- 
General. The following is a list of the commanders of the 
grenadier company in the order of their service : — 



Samuel Hamilton 
John Crombie 
Samuel Mason 
Joseph Gowmg 
Richard Strong 
Bela Morse 
John Taggart, Jr. 
Rufus Piper 
Samuel Allison 
Calvin Mason 
Joseph Evleth 



Almerin Gowing 
Dexter Mason 
Luke Knowlton 
Joseph Evleth 
Calvin Learned 
Charles A. Hamilton 
Jason Phelps 
Ebenezer Greenwood 
Joseph P. Frost 
Henry C. Piper 



The following is a list of the commanders of the infantry 
company; but the order of service, is not, in all cases, certainly 
known : — 



Joseph Hay ward, Jr. 

Benjamin Wallingford 

John Jones 

Jedediah K. Southwick 

John Wight 

Moses Adams, 3d (in lineal descent) 

Abraham Sliattuck 

Samuel Adams 

Jona. K. Smith (who became colonel) 

Joel Hart 

Elias Hardy 

Ebenezer Perry 



Asa H. Fisk 
Jacob Gleason 
Curtis Smith 
Thaddeus P. Mason 
Cyrus E. Hardy 
Henry Heard, Jr. 
Cyrus Piper, Jr. 
Joseph W. Powers 
Thomas S. Corey 
Rufus W. Piper 
Lewis P. Randolph 



A company, or troop, of cavalry was formed, the members of 
which belonged in part to Dublin and in part to Nelson. We 
have no information respecting the time when this company 
was organized or disbanded. The commanders who resided in 
Dublin were John Warren, Nahum Warren, and Simeon 
Stanley. 



MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS OF INTEREST 571 

At the period when these companies were disbanded, the 
old militia system of New Hampshire fell to pieces. When the 
Civil War began, the young men throughout the North were 
altogether untrained in military tactics and manoeuvres. In 
most cases, their only knowledge of the use of arms was as 
hunters and sportsmen. The war would have been of briefer 
duration if the old militia drill had been maintained, and the 
men had been accustomed to such exercises. When the emer- 
gency arose, the young men of the North were intensely loyal, as 
a rule, and astounded the world by the rapidity with which 
they acquired a military knowledge, but many costly blunders 
would have been saved if the old militia drill had not fallen 
into disuse. Since the Civil War, a few companies of "National 
Guards,'' composed of volunteers, compose the militia of the 
state, which only consists of a single regiment of infantry, com- 
posed of a band, twelve companies, and a machine gun com- 
pany; one battery of field artillery; one troop of cavalry; a 
coast artillery corps, consisting of four companies; a signal 
corps, and a hospital corps. 

In the first half of the last century, there were as many as 
thirty or forty regiments in the state. All men between certain 
ages were required to drill. Without wishing any war, it seems 
desirable that all able-bodied men, within the appropriate age 
limit, should be thoroughly drilled in military tactics, and 
supplied with the requisite amount of munitions, that they 
might be able, in any emergency, which might suddenly come 
upon the country, to ward ofT the danger, by the use of force, 
if need be. At this present time, while the fearful struggle is 
raging in Europe, many statesmen are considering plans for 
some reorganization of a compulsory military (or militia) 
service throughout the entire country. It is highly probable 
that something of the kind will be done as a protective measure. 

An account of the Peterborough Cavalry, of which 
organization many Dublin men have been members, was 
given in the preceding chapter. 



CHAPTER XV 

Industries 
Manufactures 

IT. ARRisviLLE. What is called Harris ville, previous to 1870, 
was partly in Nelson, and partly on the thirteenth lot of the 
tenth range in Dublin. This lot was first settled about 1774 
by Abel Twitchell, who built a grist-mill and a saw-mill, im- 
mediately after settling, both under the same roof. The build- 
ing was burned down; but how long after its erection, we do 
not know. It was soon rebuilt. At an early date, Jason Harris 
built a blacksmith and a trip-hammer shop on the site of the 
later Wilson stand. On the same stream of water, Jonas Clark, 
in 1799, built and put in operation a clothing-mill, or a mill 
for fulling and dressing cloth. In this mill, Mrs. Clark spun 
linen thread by water power, a single thread at a time. Mr. 
Clark sold his mill to James Horsley in 1804, and removed with 
his family to Shipton, Lower Canada, afterwards called 
Canada East, and now the Province of Quebec, where he re- 
sided till 1819, when he returned to Dublin. He was the father 
of Rev. George Faber Clark and of Rev. Samuel Fulton Clark, 
Unitarian clergymen, both of whom were born in Shipton. 

A machine for carding wool was set up in the grist-mill by 
Bethuel Harris and Abel Twitchell (father of Mrs. Harris), 
before Mr. Clark sold out. This machine has been supposed 
to be the second one that was run in the United States. Messrs. 
Harris and Twitchell purchased the clothing stand of Mr. 
Horsley, and united the business of carding wool and dressing 
cloth, in one building, situated on the spot where the mill of 
Messrs. C. C. P. Harris and A. S. Hutchinson, now a part of 
the Cheshire Mills plant, stands. It is usually known as the 
"middle mill." 

That mill, once owned by Harris and Hutchinson, was built 
in 1822, by Bethuel Harris and his son Cyrus Harris, and was 
first operated in 1823, As soon as it was finished, Milan Harris, 
another son of Bethuel, put in machinery for manufacturing 
woollen cloths, which were dressed by B. and C. Harris. Sub- 



INDUSTRIES 573 

sequently a company was formed consisting of Bethuel Harris 
and his sons Cyrus and Milan. This company was dissolved 
in 1832, Milan Harris leaving the same. 

The first power looms that were started in Harrisville were 
put in operation by Milan Harris in 1823 or 1824. In 1832 and 
1833, Milan Harris and Abner S. Hutchinson built the "upper 
mill," as it is called, on the site of the old grist-mill and saw- 
mill. This partnership continued between two and three 
years. In 1835, Almon Harris, a brother of Milan Harris, re- 
turned to Harrisville, after living in various places, and the 
brothers formed a partnership under the firm name of M. & 
A. Harris, which continued operations in the "upper mill" 
until 1847, when Almon Harris established himself in business 
in Pennacook (then Fisherville), N. H. Milan W. Harris, who 
was connected with this mill, after the removal of Almon 
Harris, went into business with his father, and was connected 
with the business at the "upper mill" until his death in 1873. 
Subsequently, the "upper mill" was sold to the Cheshire Mills 
Co., and is now altogether disused. For many years, this mill 
was covered with ivy vines, which gave it an attractive ap- 
pearance. The solemn stillness, however, which now pervades 
the building produces a rather gloomy effect. In the days of 
Milan Harris, this mill had two sets of machinery, doing more 
than the usual work on account of its capacity. In that mill, 
from twenty-five to thirty hands were regularly employed in 
the fifties, and, afterwards, more. The cloth manufactured for 
many years was called doeskin. In the middle of the last cen- 
tury, about fifty thousand pounds of wool per year were used 
in the mill, which made from forty to forty-five thousand yards 
of very superior black doeskin cloth; outselling in price per 
yard nearly every other mill in the United States, and even 
the majority of the German doeskins. In 1852, it was selling 
at one dollar per yard. 

The "middle mill," as it was called, at Harrisville, was 
built in 1822, by Bethuel Harris and his son Cyrus Harris, on 
the site of the old mill in which Jonas Clark and, later, James 
Horsley had fulled and dressed cloth. Bethuel and Cyrus 
Harris dressed cloth in this building, and they were succeeded 
by the firm of Bethuel, Cyrus, and Milan Harris, which was 
dissolved in 1832. About 1835, Charles C. P. Harris and Abner 
S. Hutchinson formed a partnership, under the firm name of 
Harris and Hutchinson, and purchased this "middle mill." 
They manufactured woollen goods, principally doeskins and 



574 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

cassimeres. They continued the business until the company 
failed in the great "panic" of 1857. In its palmy days, this 
mill did about half the business done by the Milan Harris Co. 
at the "upper mill." After the failure, Mr. Hutchinson con- 
tinued to work for others at the same business until shortly 
before his death, which occurred at Harrisville in 1894. Mr. 
C. C. P. Harris was the first postmaster at Harrisville, and held 
the office as long as he lived. He died at Harrisville in 1888. 

In the years 184'6 and 1847, Cyrus Harris formed a company, 
and, under his superintendence, a large building was erected, 
which has been called the "lower mill" (although another, 
but connected with it, was afterwards built below it). The 
structure built by Cyrus Harris was of granite, brought from 
the quarry in Marlborough. It is four stories high, one hun- 
dred eleven feet long, and forty feet wide. The roof was cov- 
ered with slate. The health of Mr. Harris failed, and he died 
in 1848. The building was subsequently sold to Messrs. J. 
Colony and Sons, who, in 1851, put in four sets of machinery 
and twenty-four looms. A large boarding-house and other 
buildings were erected by the Messrs. Colony; and the whole 
plant was then called the Cheshire Mills; which has since been 
extended by purchases, so as to include all the mills above the 
stone mill. In the fifties, they were making flannels, at the 
rate of a thousand yards a day. It was sold by the bale at 
thirty-two cents per yard. The amount of sales per year was 
ninety-six thousand dollars. This company is still doing busi- 
ness and is the most important industry in Harrisville. They 
make various kinds of woollen cloths, but we have not the 
exact statistics of their amount and value at the present time. 

PoTTERSviLLE. This village was in the north-west part of 
the original township of Dublin, but was included in the town 
of Harrisville, which was incorporated in 1870. It was then, 
for a while, called West Harrisville, but has, for many years, 
been called Chesham, a name which has been given to its 
post-office and railway station. The name Pottersville was 
derived from the manufacture of pottery, which, formerly, 
in that village, consisted of brown earthen-ware. Clay of an 
excellent quality is found in inexhaustible quantities a few 
rods south of the schoolhouse. The business was commenced 
by David Thurston about the year 1795. Jonathan Flood 
Southwick, from Danvers, Mass., purchased Mr. Thurston's 
shop, and continued the business till his death, when it passed 
into the hands of a kinsman, Jedediali Kilburn Southwick, who 



INDUSTRIES 575 

came from that part of Dan vers which is now Peabody, Mass., 
in the early part of the last century. Previous to 1820, he 
built the brick house on the main street of Pottersville. The 
non-intercourse and embargo acts and the war with England 
gave such an impulse to the manufacture of this kind of ware 
that some eight or ten shops were built in the vicinity. Be- 
tween the close of the war with England and the middle of the 
nineteenth century, that business steadily declined. In 1852, 
there was but one pottery in operation in what was then 
Dublin. This declension was caused partly by the low duties 
and large importations of cheap English white-ware, and partly 
by the low price of tin-ware. In former times, milk was kept 
in earthen pans, which were very heavy and clumsy, as well 
as easily broken. The neat, light, and unbreakable tin pans, 
when they came upon the market, quickly displaced the earthen 
goods. After this change came about, pottery was mostly 
confined to the making of large ware and flower-pots, and, in 
later times, to handsome vases and ornamental goods. The 
white-ware entirely drove the fancy and brown-ware from the 
market. There had been a time when brown earthen- ware 
came near being a kind of currency. Farmers in the vicinity 
of potteries were glad to exchange their surplus produce for 
it. They carried the ware to Vermont and to western Massa- 
chusetts, and exchanged it for cash or grain, or such articles 
as were needed in their families. 

The last persons who carried on the pottery business in 
Pottersville were Ebenezer Russell & Son. The son was Os- 
good N. Russell. This pottery (which has disappeared) was 
the first building in Pottersville, on the north side of the road, 
as one approached from Harrisville by' the southerly road. 
It was at the top of the hill, near the junction of the ancient 
road with the present highway. The house of Osgood N. Rus- 
sell stood directly opposite the pottery, on the south side of 
the highway. The next house to the west, on the same side 
of the road, was that of Ebenezer Russell. This pottery came 
to an end during the fifties. 

The name of the first potter in Pottersville was Felton, who 
came from Danvers, Mass., in the employ of J. F. Southwick. 
There was a pottery in the east part of lot sixteen, range nine, 
carried on by Nathaniel Furber; and some have said that he 
began the business in Dublin. 



576 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

Wooden-ware and Lumber 

The manufacture of articles of wooden-ware was begun at 
the mills in the north-east part of the original township of 
Dublin, at the small hamlet called at first Handyville, from 
the proprietor of the mill. After the opening of the railroad, 
it was called East Harrisville. Nearly all of the small village 
has been burned. The railroad station is now called East- 
view. The mill was built by George Handy and Nathaniel 
Greely, in 1838. After a few years, Mr. Greely sold out to 
Mr. Handy, who continued the business. In the fifties, the 
annual amount of sales of washboards, clothes-pins, and mop- 
sticks was stated to be $8,800, besides five hundred dollars' 
worth of lumber. Mr. Handy continued the business until 
1853, when he sold the premises to Asa Fairbanks. The mill 
continued to be operated by Mr. Fairbanks for many years, 
and afterwards by the Wares and the Farwells, but is not 
now in operation. 

The first saw-mill in the north-west part of the town was 
built by Moses Adams, Sr., on lot eighteen, range ten, near 
the present house of Alfred W. Seaver. 

The second saw-mill in that part of the town was built by 
Eli Greenwood and stood where the recent mill of Percy W. 
Russell was located, at Pottersville. It was rebuilt several 
times. In 1826, it was carried off by a freshet, on the same 
night of the slide at the White Mountains, which destroyed 
the Willey family. The first grist-mill in this part of the town 
was built by Moses Whitaker, in 1796, on lot nineteen, range 
eight, on the brook between the Howe Reservoir and the Rus- 
sell Reservoir, in a spot not now reached by any highway. It 
was in operation but a few years. The running portion was 
bought by Abner Smith and added to the old Greenwood 
mill. 

In 1834, a saw-mill was built by Robert Worsley and Lyman 
Russell, on land owned by Mr. Worsley, on the brook in lot 
twenty-one, range eight. It afterwards passed into the hands 
of Messrs. Needham and Heath, who added a clothes-pin shop. 
The mill ceased to be used before the middle of the last cen- 
tury. It has wholly disappeared. 

In 1849, Messrs. Bemis, Symonds, & Co. erected a wooden- 
ware shop on the stream just below the "Great Meadow" 
(now the bed of the large reservoir east of Chesham station). 
The next year, they built a saw-mill on the opposite side of 



INDUSTRIES 577 

the stream. This was the mill at what was known as Bemis- 
ville, near the Chesham station. They manufactured two 
hundred fifty gross of mop-sticks at five dollars per gross, 
fifteen hundred dozen of washboards at one dollar per dozen, 
and they sold one hundred fifty thousand feet of boards at 
seven dollars per thousand, as a year's business. That mill 
is now in the township of Harrisville. It is still in operation, 
with changes of proprietors, and continues to saw a large 
amount of lumber. 

In 1850, George Handy built a large saw-mill and wooden- 
ware manufactory on the site of that erected by Moses Adams, 
Sr., in lot eighteen, range ten, near the house of A. W. Seaver. 
It soon changed owners. It was last operated by the Sea vers 
and has now disappeared. 

The old Greenwood mill was rebuilt, in 1842, by Cyrus W. 
Woodward. As rebuilt, it consisted of a saw-mill, grist-mill, 
and wheelwright shop, and carpenter's shop. This mill was 
afterwards purchased by Percy W. Russell, much enlarged, 
and used for the manufacture of various kinds of wooden- 
wares. The business became extensive and was very pros- 
perous, but the destruction of the mill by fire, about three 
years ago, brought it to an end. The mill has not been rebuilt. 
Mr. Russell is an enterprising man and was engaged in several 
kinds of business, besides operating the mill. He still resides 
at Chesham. 

Luther Carlton, who once owned the old Greenwood mill, 
previous to its ownership by Mr. Woodward, used a part of his 
water power for manufacturing starch, and worked up from 
ten to fifteen thousand bushels of potatoes in a season, pota- 
toes selling, at that time, from ten to fifteen cents per bushel. 
Mr. Carlton came to Potters ville from Lunenburg, Mass., and 
died in 1838. 

Samuel Twitchell built a saw-mill and grist-mill on the brook 
which is the outlet of Thorndike Pond. He was one of the 
earliest settlers. His distinguished son. Dr. Amos Twitchell, 
when a boy, worked some in this mill. He was a studious 
youth and, when engaged upon a problem in his arithmetic, 
was likely to forget what he was about. On one occasion, his 
father entered the mill and found his son's thoughts buried 
in study. In the meantime, the grist had been ground and the 
wheels continued to turn until they became smooth and 
spoiled. This mill was in lot seven, range one. 

Col. Charles W. Pierce had a grist-mill and saw-mill, which 



578 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

was built upon the site of the Twitchell mill. At one time, he 
manufactured seventy-two hundred gross of clothes-pins per 
year, at eight cents per gross. 

Joseph H. Spofford operated the Pierce mill for a few years, 
turning out clothes-pins and other wooden- wares. 

Amos E. Perry had a saw-mill in Harrisville, which was 
built and first owned by Thaddeus Perry Mason. The amount 
of their manufactures of boxes for shoes, boots, and cloth, 
and of their manufactures of various kinds of lumber, was 
twenty-five hundred dollars per year. 

As Harrisville is now not a part of Dublin, we cannot speak 
at length of the thriving business of the Winn Brothers' chair 
factory, nor of the crafts carried on in Chesham. 

A saw-mill was built by Samuel Allison on lot seventeen, 
range six, about 1830. It was on the Keene road, near Howe 
Reservoir. It was owned successively by Jeremiah K. Need- 
ham, Charles W. Cleaveland, and Henry Holt. It passed into 
the possession of Micah Howe, who lived in the two-story 
house recently owned by the heirs of Dow J. Hart. It was after- 
wards owned and operated by Mr. Howe's son, Lambert L. 
Howe, who lived in the cottage house near the reservoir, which 
was named for that family. We have no statistics at hand of 
the amount and value of the products of that mill. It disap- 
peared many years ago. There is authority for the statement 
that Samuel Allison's first saw-mill was nearly opposite the 
house of Mr. Fairbanks, on the Keene road. 

Moore Brothers & Knight were in the lumber business for 
several years. 

The mill of C. F. Knight & Son, on the road from Bond's 
Corner to East Jaffrey, has done a thriving business, but we 
cannot state the exact amount. Henry H. Wiswall operated 
a saw-mill in town for several years. 

We shall attempt no enumeration of the portable saw-mills 
which have been set up, from time to time, by out-of-town 
lumbermen, to saw the logs which have been cut upon the 
tracts of timber which they have purchased. 

Grist-Mills 

We have spoken of the grist-mill built by Moses Whitaker, 
in 1796, on lot nineteen, range eight. It was operated but a 
few years. There was also a grist-mill in the old Greenwood 
mill, that stood on the site of the mill of Percy W. Russell, 



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which was recently destroyed by fire. We have also spoken 
of the grist-mill built by Samuel Twitchell in the south part 
of the town; also of the grist-mill operated by Col. Charles 
W. Pierce, on the same site. These grist-mills, in most cases, 
were connected with saw-mills of which we have already 
spoken. There was also a grist-mill in the Handy district, or 
East Harrisville, as it came to be called. Thaddeus Morse, 
for many years, operated a grist-mill at the outlet of Monad- 
nock Lake. The mill still remains upon the site, and has been 
used for sawing wood. Benjamin Frost built a grist-mill on 
lot five, range one; but, for want of suitable head and fall of 
water, it was not practicable to operate it. He sold the mill 
and a small piece of land to Nathan Hunt of Jaffrey, who 
built a house, barn, and clothier's shop, and, after a few years, 
sold the whole to Elijah B. Kimball, who set up a carding 
machine, and, for a number of years, carded wool and dressed 
cloth. 

Wool-Carding 

Elijah B. Kimball, of whom we have just spoken, after 
carding wool and dressing cloth for several years, sold his 
plant to Col. Jonathan Locke and moved to Peterborough. 
Colonel Locke continued, for several years, to dress cloth and 
to card wool into rolls. These rolls were spun by women upon 
spinning-wheels into yarn. The women and girls did a large 
amount of knitting, both of stockings and of mittens, many of 
which were for sale. The country merchants "put out" knit- 
ting, to use an expression of the time, and many girls and 
women earned no small amount of money in this way, before 
the invention of knitting machines and the construction of 
hosiery-mills. 

Miscellaneous Industries 

Braiding. The braiding of palmleaf hats was once an ex- 
tensive industry throughout the country. Thousands of girls 
and women throughout New England were employed in this 
manner. The country merchants sent agents around to dis- 
tribute the palmleaf, cut into long narrow strands, and col- 
lected into bunches; and, afterwards, came around again and 
collected the hats and paid for the braiding. Many girls 
earned their "wedding outfit" in this way. As in the case of 
knitting, factory-made goods, and of a finer quality, drove 
this industry to the wall. 



580 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

Pearlash. We learn from a valuable paper prepared by 
Warren L. Fiske, Esq., that this substance, of the same 
chemical nature as soda or saleratus, was manufactured in 
Dublin, in the former part of the last century. The business 
was conducted by Joseph Appleton. The building in which 
the work was done stood at the foot of what was known as 
Meetinghouse Hill (or Potash Hill), just off the wharfing, on 
the south side of the road, west of Mrs. Rice's house. The 
floor of the upper story was level with the highway. Teams 
could be driven upon this floor, and the loads of ashes dumped, 
which fell into leeches upon the basement floor. The lye ob- 
tained by the percolation of water through these leeches was 
evaporated, in cauldrons, very much as maple sap is con- 
verted into sugar. The substance which formed the residuum 
was known as pearlash, the crude form of soda. Josephus 
Snow attended to the business of making the pearlash. 

Shoes and Shoe-Pegs. Besides the general manufacture 
of shoes for home consumption, such as were made by all 
cobblers, John Piper, Joseph F. Hayes, and Jackson Green- 
wood manufactured, in each of their shops, for many years, 
two thousand pairs of sale-shoes per year, worth fifty cents 
per pair. Joseph Morse manufactured, for many years, 
twenty-five hundred pairs of shoes per year, which were 
valued at fifteen hundred dollars. Many females were em- 
ployed in binding shoes for the above-named manufacturers. 
Much of their work, says Mr. Fiske, "was sent to them from 
Lynn and other shoe towns, to be finished up, that is, to peg 
on the bottoms, etc., and for this work they received fifty 
cents a pair. As soon as they finished a case, they would send 
it back, and receive another case in return." 

The manufacture of shoe-pegs was begun by Ezra Rider, 
on lot three, range five, where he owned a grist-mill and saw- 
mill. Mr. Rider sold out to Joseph P. Frost and George Bullard. 
The mills, which were on or very near the site of the Dublin 
Electric Company's plant, were afterwards purchased by 
Samuel W. Hale, who manufactured five thousand bushels of 
shoe-pegs a year, from white birch timber, and sold them at 
from fifty to seventy-five cents per bushel. Large quantities 
of these shoe-pegs were sent to Europe and sold in Liverpool 
and Hamburg. Mr. Hale afterwards moved to Keene, and, 
after some years, bought the Dinsmore house, which is now 
the administration building of the State Normal School at 
Keene. In Keene, he engaged in various kinds of wooden-ware 



INDUSTRIES 581 

manufactures, at different plants. He was the Governor of 
New Hampshire, 1883-85. 

Brick-Making. There were at least two places in town 
where brick was manufactured. One of these brick-yards was 
on the John Gleason farm, on land now owned by Mr. Catlin. 
Here was made the brick used in constructing the house known 
as Monadnock No. 1, where the Monadnock post-ofBce is 
located. The house was built by Samuel Adams, was long 
owned by John Gleason and his heirs, of whom it was pur- 
chased by Colonel Leighton. 

The other brick-yard was on the old Thomas Morse farm, 
then owned by Deacon Jesse Morse. Mr. Fiske observes: 
"It would take seven or eight days to burn a kiln of brick, 
so that they would come out in good shape. Dea. Morse, a 
most exemplary man, was very strict in his observance of 
Sunday, and would not think of such a thing as putting any 
wood upon the fire in the kiln, after twelve o'clock Saturday 
night, and trusted in the Lord to keep the fire agoing. The 
result was that he lost many brick that were not fit for the 
market. John Bullard, a young man who worked for Dea. 
Morse, and another young man in the neighborhood, put their 
heads together and decided to save one kiln at least for the 
good deacon. So they went to the kiln very early one Sunday 
morning and wooded up, and the result was that the brick 
came out in good condition. The deacon, in speaking of the 
brick, said: 'Providence was on my side, this time.' He did 
not know that Providence had worked through the agency of 
those two young men." In this yard was made the brick used 
in the construction of the Trinitarian Congregational meeting- 
house that once stood near the residence of John A. Gleason. 

There was excellent clay in Potters ville, and, at a time be- 
fore 1820, brick enough was made there to construct the South- 
wick residence, which still stands in that village. 

Drovers. In former times, men, known as drovers, did a 
thriving business in purchasing of the farmers animals suitable 
for the market and driving them there. These animals (cattle, 
sheep, and calves) were collected at a certain place, at a defi- 
nite time, and driven on foot to the Brighton market. Two 
Dublin men, Samuel Davison and Jesse Warren, made a spe- 
cialty of that business. In those days, the hill and mountain 
pastures were filled with cattle and sheep being fattened for 
the market. In later years, after dressed beef began to be 
rushed from the West, and especially since refrigerator cars 



582 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

have made the transportation of dressed meats easy and safe, 
the cattle-raising and the sheep-raising industries have de- 
clined, and the pastures are now covered with brush, and the 
flocks and herds have disappeared. 

Teaming. In former times, before the railroads were con- 
structed, there were three four-horse teams which plied regu- 
larly between Keene and Nashua, passing through Dublin. 
They carried merchandise for the stores along the route, as 
well as goods for manufacturers and business men. Sometimes, 
in the winter, when the snow was deep, they would be stalled 
for two or three days at a time, and the bar-rooms of the hotels 
along the route were made merry by them. The breaking of 
the roads to accommodate the winter travel was a difficult 
and severe undertaking in former years. In recent years, we 
have not had so much snow as formerly, and the rollers keep 
the roads in very good condition. In the middle of the last 
century, however, and much later, it would take all of the men 
and boys in town, as well as all of the oxen and steers, at- 
tached to sleds, with ploughs at their sides, to keep the roads 
passable. The old teamsters were generally a jolly and good- 
natured crowd, but sometimes they became profane if the trav- 
elling were not good. 

The great four-horse teams have disappeared, but much 
teaming and trucking are still done in Dublin, especially for 
the accommodation of the large number of summer residents. 
In more recent years, the following have been engaged in the 
teaming and jobbing business: Wilfred M. Fiske, W. B. Whit- 
comb, C. M. Atwood, Priest & Atwood, Atwood & Gay, and 
the Dublin Stage Company. The latter company uses a large 
auto- truck. 

Ice Business. In the earliest times, it was a rather un- 
usual thing to make use of ice for domestic purposes. At first, 
individuals harvested their own ice, using primitive methods, 
quite crude as compared with the improved apparatus of 
modern icemen. At a later time, men furnished ice for houses 
as a side-business, in connection with other forms of business. 
In the nineties, John H. Mason began the business of harvest- 
ing ice for summer residents and others on quite an extensive 
scale. He built icehouses near the site of the old first meeting- 
house and cut ice from Monadnock Lake, which is of the finest 
quality, usually from fifteen to eighteen inches thick, occa- 
sionally thicker. When his health failed, he sold the business 
to Wilfred M. Fiske, who still continues to carry it on. 



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Tanneries. Micali Morse had a tannery on lot nine' 
range five, about 1790, or later. He moved from town, and it 
is not known that tanning was continued at that site. Joseph 
Hay ward, Jr., had a tannery near the present summer resi- 
dence of Mrs. Monroe. The Haywards built that house. Mr. 
Hayward's son, Minot Hayward, who died when only twenty- 
seven years of age, was in the same business with his father. 
Mr. Joseph Hayward died in 1846, and his son, James Hay- 
ward, continued the business four years more, and died in 
1850, at the early age of thirty years. Another tannery, 
operated by Curtis Smith, was located near the present resi- 
dence of Fremont E. Mason. A dam was constructed here, 
that the water in the small stream might be used for running 
a bark-mill, to grind the hemlock bark which was used in tan- 
ning. The hides, in those days, were readily purchased of the 
farmers in this and the adjoining towns. They all kept a large 
stock at that period, partly for the market, and partly for 
domestic purposes. The small tanning industries have all 
disappeared from this vicinity. Large tanning syndicates do 
all of the business. They import the most of their hides, which 
are no longer produced in this region in sufficient quantities. 
Chemicals also very largely take the place of hemlock bark in 
tanning, as hemlock trees have become quite scarce. 

The editor of the former history of the town stated that, in 
1852, the total amount of sales of the products of the various 
manufacturies of the town, which then included Harrisville, 
Pottersville, and Handyville, amounted to $172,576. He had 
not learned the exact amount of the invested capital and the 
annual cost of materials or stock. The business has varied 
from year to year. In 1870, the new town of Harrisville was 
created, which took away by far the most important part of 
the manufacturing industries. At the present time, the Knight 
saw-mill is the only important industry within the limits of 
the town. 

Charcoal. In the latter part of the preceding century, 
Asa Knowlton constructed of brick a kiln for producing char- 
coal, near the highway, called accordingly the "Charcoal 
Road." The kiln was a short distance south of his house. 
The business was continued for several years, and the kiln is 
still there, but not now used. Mr, Knowlton is advanced in 
years and can no longer attend to active business. 

Livery-Stables. The advent of summer residents made 
necessary and profitable the livery business upon a large scale. 



584 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

George A. Gowing established a stable in the rear of his resi- 
dence. His sons, Clifford Gowing and Clesson E. Gowing, were 
connected with their father in this business and have con- 
tinued it since their father's death. George W. Gleason has a 
livery-stable on the land in the rear of his store. Hiram A. 
Carey also has a stable on land in the rear of the residences 
of Warren L. Fiske, Esq., and Wilfred M. Fiske. Business 
has been done for many years at all of these stables. At first, 
the business was wholly confined to the renting of horse-teams 
and boarding the horses of summer residents. Since the ad- 
vent of automobiles, the renting of horses is not quite so usual 
as in former times, although much business in this line is still 
done. The proprietors of these stables, however, are beginning 
to provide themselves with good automobiles and chauffeurs, 
which can be hired by parties desiring them. There is hardly 
any business in which changes are not necessary to meet the 
demands of the age. All of these stables are well equipped and 
do a good business every summer. 

Business Depending on Electricity 

Telegraph. A telegraph wire was extended to Dublin in 
1864. The office was established in the store then operated by 
George W. Gleason, and was moved to his store on the south 
side of the street, when he began business in that building. 
The office has remained in that building to the present time. 
The use of long-distance telephones has considerably diminished 
the necessity of resorting to the telegraph. 

Telephones. In the nineties, telephone wires were strung 
to Dublin; and a public telephone office was established in 
Gleason's store about 1897. A central station for Dublin 
patrons is now located in a part of the Gleason building. 
There are public telephones at Gleason's store, Allison's store, 
and French's Inn. 

The Dublin Electric Company was formed, February 
11, 1899, for the purpose of producing electric lighting facilities. 
The manager and principal owner was Charles F. Appleton. 
The plant was first located near where S. W. Hale made shoe- 
pegs. This plant furnished the electric light used for lighting 
the public buildings and private residences in Dublin, as well 
as certain streets and roads. Electric lighting was introduced 
into the Town Hall in 1899. In 1900, twenty-four street 
lights were installed and electric lights were introduced into 




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the churches. In the summer of 1907, a new up-to-date plant 
was installed, which is in use at the present time, located near 
the residence of Mr. Appleton. The water is taken from 
the dam near the former peg-mill, through fourteen hun- 
dred sixty-five feet of forty-two-inch steel penstock, with 
eighty -five feet of fall. This plant was put in operation, 
December 15, 1907, the old plant having been abandoned. 
The new plant was for a time under the superintendence of 
Arthur T. Appleton, who had graduated in 1907 from the 
University of Vermont, having pursued a special course in 
electrical engineering. In September, 1911, the business of the 
Dublin Electric Company was sold to the Keene Gas and Elec- 
tric Company, with the understanding that they would build 
a high-tension line to connect Keene and Dublin and furnish a 
twenty-four hour service in Dublin. In the summer of 1915, a 
steel tower line was constructed between the Keene sub- 
station and the Dublin plant, which is now used as a sub- 
station. As a result of this added power, the street lighting 
has been much extended, and now includes all of the roads 
around the lake and the road to Jaffrey for quite a distance, 
and also the road to Peterborough for three quarters of a mile. 
There was some opposition to lighting the public highways, 
especially around the lake, but the density of the darkness, in 
consequence of the growth of brush and timber much of the 
way, caused night travel to be so dangerous that street lights 
became a necessity. A law requiring all persons to use lights 
upon vehicles in the night would not carry with it the certainty 
that all would comply with the requirement, or that all lights 
would be of such a nature as to answer the purpose. Many 
houses belonging to the older residents of the town, and all 
of those owned or occupied by the summer residents, are now 
lighted with this brilliant illuminant. 

Electric door-bells and call-bells are now universally used 
in all the large houses of the summer residents, and are begin- 
ning to be used considerably by the native population. In- 
ventions crowd upon each other so rapidly that the appoint- 
ments of a modern house have little in common with those of 
seventy -five years ago. 

Water and Heating 

There has, as yet, been introduced no public water supply, 
although something of the kind is greatly needed. Many 



586 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

houses, including all those of the summer residents, have been 
provided with a system of water supply, at private expense, 
which insures running water, both hot and cold, and bathing 
and toilet facilities. 

There is a great need of a public water supply for the vil- 
lage, to insure protection against fires, as well as to supply 
water in times of drought. There have been several seasons 
in recent years when the wells and springs became exhausted 
in many localities. At certain times, it became a serious 
problem to know how or where to find water, without going 
to the lake for it, which has been done in certain cases. The 
lake, so near at hand, would furnish a never-failing supply for 
an aqueduct system. 

The ancient method of heating houses with fireplaces was 
really delightful and healthful, barring the labor involved in 
preparing the fuel. Stoves were more convenient and gave 
more heat, but were more unsightly and much less healthful. 
Many of the houses, at the present time, have steam heat, 
which is cleaner and healthier, if more expensive, than stove 
heating. 

Hotels 

In the earliest times, many of the farmers obtained licenses 
to keep inns, as they were called, and to sell spirituous liquors, 
the use of which, then, was not regarded as a vice, any more 
than the present use of lemonade or grape-juice. It is also 
said that the liquors then in use were much purer and less in- 
jurious than those of to-day. The little log-cabins and humble 
homes of the earliest settlers were inhabited by kind-hearted 
persons, who were very hospitable. They knew what hard- 
ship meant, and they never rudely turned a stranger from their 
doors. Whatever they possessed they shared with the stranger 
who came to them. It was rarely that their kindness was abused 
or bestowed unworthily. Those who made a business of lodg- 
ing and feeding strangers, and who generally obtained a license 
so to do, charged only a small pittance for their attentions. 

The first pretentious hotel in town was Chamberlain's 
Hotel. The house is said to have been built as early as 1772 or 
1773. It was on the southern end of lot nine, range six, on the 
site occupied by the Unitarian Church, which was owned for 
nearly twenty-five years by James Rollins. It passed into the 
possession of Rev. Edward Sprague in 1797. James Chamber- 
lain, the father of Cyrus Chamberlain, lived here from 1797 



INDUSTRIES 587 

to 1801. In the latter year, Cyrus Chamberlain purchased 
the property of Mr. Sprague. The Chamberlains, father and 
son, kept a good hotel here. The elder Chamberlain died in 
1826. Cyrus Chamberlain continued the business as long as 
he remained in Dublin. He was the first postmaster of the 
town and held that office until he moved to the state of New 
York in 1835. The house was purchased by Daniel Fiske, the 
father of Warren L. Fiske, Esq., and was moved in 1852 to its 
present location, to make room for the new Unitarian Church. 
It is now the residence of Wilfred M. Fiske. The post-office 
was in the bar-room. A few parallel strips of tape, tacked to 
the wall, crossing each other in such a manner as to produce 
diamonds, served as receptacles for the few letters which were 
received. 

Later, Dr. Asa Heald opened a fine hotel on the "Flat," as 
the lower end of the village came to be called. The building is 
now French's Dublin Inn. Dr. Heald was also the postmaster 
for many years, and all the mail for Harris ville was then taken 
from the Dublin office. It was carried by a Mr. Corey, on 
foot, summer and winter, for several years. Mr. Fiske de- 
scribes him as a tall man, which was to his advantage in wad- 
ing through the deep snow. He had but little mail to carry, 
and could easily take it in a small satchel swung over his 
shoulder. The appearance of the Heald house has been some- 
what changed. We remember when long green blinds ex- 
tended from the window sills of the lower story to the tops of 
the windows on the third floor, upon the west and east ends of 
the building. This gave a stately appearance to the house, 
as if it were some public building. Dr. Heald died in 1874, and 
his widow lived until 1890. 

The old Appleton store, at the upper end of the town, with 
the dwelling connected with it, was purchased in the early 
seventies by Charles H. Leffingwell of Providence, R. I., 
who converted it into an excellent boarding-house, accom- 
modating the best class of guests. The table was particularly 
good. His prices, although not high for the accommodations 
furnished, seemed high, at that time, in a modest village like 
Dublin. Transient guests were also received, although the 
proprietor did not seek for them. After the death of Mrs. 
Leffingwell, the business was continued by their son, Henry 
R. Leffingwell, until the building was burned in November, 
1908. Many persons from all parts of the country have spent 
happy days in that old building. The situation is particularly 



588 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

delightful, commanding a fine view of the whole Pack Monad- 
nock range of mountains to the east. 

The former Heald Hotel was utilized as a tavern in the nineties. 
A man named George W. Preston was proprietor in 1896-97. 
It was then taken by Henry R. Leffingwell, who managed it 
for many years, calling it the "Leffingwell Inn," or simply 
"The Leffingwell." Shortly after the upper hotel was de- 
stroyed by fire, Mr. LeflBngwell moved to Vermont. The lower 
hotel has been managed for several years by Walter French, 
and is known as French's Inn. It is a good house and the 
genial proprietor is anxious to serve his guests acceptably. 
In 1910, F. S. Willcox, who had done a thriving business in a 
South Carohna winter hotel, bought the house built by Horace 
Hamilton, opposite the site of the Leffingwell Hotel, and 
fitted it up for the accommodation of guests. The table and 
the service in general were of the finest pattern, and the prices 
correspondingly high. It was in operation for about four 
seasons. Mr. Willcox owns the building as these pages go to 
the press, but it was not used as an inn after the season of 
1914. It was called the Willcox Inn. It met the needs of a cer- 
tain class of patronage admirably; but there was not enough 
of that patronage, in this place, to make it profitable to operate 
a hotel upon that plan. 

At the present time, there is no winter hotel in Dublin. 
French's Inn is open in the summer. 

BOARDING-HOUSES 

After summer visitors began coming to Dublin, several ex- 
cellent boarding-houses were opened which gave great satis- 
faction to the patrons. Principal among these were the houses 
of Thaddeus Morse, F. F. Myrick, John Gleason (succeeded 
by his son-in-law, Rufus P. Pierce), John H. Mason, J. S. 
May, Mrs. C. May, George A. Gowing, Joseph Morse, Jack- 
son Greenwood, Walter J. Greenwood, Samuel Adams, Jr., 
J. L. Adams, Geo. W. Conant, Mrs. B. Estey, Mrs. P. F. Nice, 
Washington Proctor, Miss Anna Betts, A. R. Burton, Samuel 
F. Townsend, Mrs. Persis Rice, and others. At present, Mrs. 
Ada Preston, at the Unitarian parsonage, during the summer 
season, is the only one in the upper part of the village who 
takes that class of boarders. 

At the lower end of the village, Mrs. Albert J. Moore took 
boarders, for several years, in the house now occupied by 



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Samuel L. Straw. Mr. Frank B. Farley, who lives in the house 
formerly occupied by Samuel Adams, Jr., is also engaged in the 
same business. There are many families which have taken 
boarders and roomers temporarily, often as an accommoda- 
tion rather than a business. 

Stores 

There was a store for a long time in a part of the building 
which was used by the Leffingwells f or a summer boarding-house 
and hotel. Those who conducted that line of business in this 
place appear to have been Joseph Abbot, Nathan Adams, James 
Adams, Eli Adams, Aaron Appleton, and Joseph Appleton. 

Joseph Hayward kept a store at his house, which is the same 
building that is now Mrs. Monroe's residence, on the old road 
to Harrisville. 

There was a store on the "Flat," near the residence of the 
late George T. Beal, in which the following men did business: 
Samuel Hamilton, William F. Pulsifer, Henry Whitcomb, and 
Cyrus Piper. Samuel Hamilton was a physician. Henry Whit- 
comb remained in town only a short time. He went to Han- 
cock and was, for many years, in business with his brother 
John Whitcomb. Their store was widely known throughout 
the country. Henry Whitcomb's death resulted from the kick 
of a horse. Cyrus Piper has a grandson who is a prominent 
resident of Keene. In those days, before the Washingtonian 
temperance reformation, a common article for sale in all 
stores similar to this was New England rum, made in Medford, 
Mass., and sometimes called Medford rum to distinguish it 
from the imported Santa Cruz rum, which came from the 
West Indies and was more expensive. In early times, the use 
of such a beverage was not deemed immoral, and its sale by 
merchants was regarded as a matter of course. Warren L. 
Fiske, Esq., in a valuable paper, which he has permitted us to 
use, states that rum was sold by the jug or by the glass. The 
price per glass was three cents with sugar and two cents with- 
out the sugar. 

At a later period, Samuel Davison built a store, which is the 
building between the houses now occupied by Samuel L. Straw 
and Frank B. Farley. The successive firms and individuals 
who did business here were: Davison & Moore, James Coch- 
ran, Samuel L, Taggard, John M. & Samuel W. Hale, Oliver 
Whitcomb, Cyrus Piper, and Cyrus Piper, Jr. 



590 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

Gershom Twitchell had a store at his house, which once 
stood at the south end of lot thirteen, range nine, in the north- 
east corner of the four corners produced (formerly) by the old 
road from the lake to Harrisville and the east and west road 
which passes the house of the late Solon Willard. 

The early merchants at Pottersville were Jonathan F. 
South wick, who introduced the pottery industry there; Levi 
Willard, who also repaired clocks and watches, and was a 
brother of the venerable pastor of the Baptist Church; May & 
Davis; James Lewis; Robert Worsley; and Moses Wark. We 
cannot continue the line since Harrisville became a separate 
town. That line of business in that place is now conducted 
by Bemis Brothers, in a store near the Chesham railroad 
station. 

Harrisville became an important part of the town after the 
introduction of the woollen industry on quite an extensive 
scale. The early stores in that place were kept by C. P. Per- 
kins, Upham & Clement, and D. Clement. We shall not trace 
the succession of merchants since Harrisville became a sepa- 
rate township. The latest (to 1916) have been W^illiam J. Hal- 
pin and W. B. McClellan, the latter of whom is still engaged 
in that kind of business. 

About the middle of the last century, Ebenezer Greenwood 
established or undertook the management of what was known 
as Union Store, No. 292, near the Unitarian meetinghouse, 
practically on the site of Allison's store. Mr. Greenwood was 
the postmaster from 1849 to 1853 and the town-clerk from 
1846 until the former part of the year 1858, when he resigned 
and James A. Mason was appointed in his place. Mr. Green- 
wood moved from town in the latter year. Daniel Fiske con- 
ducted the store for a time, with Charles W. Fiske as clerk. 
James A. Mason purchased this store in 1853 and conducted 
the business a few years. The latter's father, Dexter Mason, 
bought the building of his son, September 10, 1859. He rented 
it a few years to George W. Gleason. In 1869, Dexter Mason 
built the two-story store building now standing upon the site. 
It was opened for business on the 23d day of October in that 
year. He associated with him in business his son, Milton D. 
Mason, under the firm name of D. Mason & Son. This firm 
continued until April 1, 1871, when the business was pur- 
chased by the son, Milton D. Mason, who bought the build- 
ing, April 5, 1880. He conducted the store for thirty years 
and sold the business and good-will to his son-in-law, Henry 





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INDUSTRIES 591 

D. Allison, who still (1916) conducts the same. The character 
of the retail store business in country towns has greatly changed 
in the past fifty years. Formerly all trucking was done by 
teams from Wilton or Keene. After completion of the Man- 
chester & Keene R.R., now a branch of the Boston & Maine 
R.R., goods were brought to Harrisville upon the cars, and 
forwarded to Dublin by teams, and more recently by motor 
trucks, which are also used in forwarding goods from Keene 
and elsewhere. Since the large department stores were es- 
tablished in the cities and larger towns, mercantile business 
has changed materially. In former times, the country stores 
were expected to keep everything wanted by country people, 
who depended on the home stores for their supplies. At the 
present time, many goods are purchased at these large depart- 
ment stores, which send an immense amount of advertising 
matter throughout the whole region. Milton D. Mason has 
been a justice of the peace since 1884, was postmaster during 
the four years from 1888 to 1892, was town-clerk for the twelve 
years from 1902 to 1913, both inclusive, and was again chosen 
to the same office in 1916, and has held various other town 
offices and been very prominent in town affairs. Mr. Allison, 
who took over the business in 1901, became postmaster in 
1914. He has been a representative to the General Court, and 
was the candidate for Governor upon the Progressive ticket 
in 1914. 

George W. Gleason first began business as a dealer in general 
merchandise in 1860, in a small hired building, on the north 
side of the street, which, as has been stated already, was the 
the old Union Store, formerly conducted by Ebenezer Green- 
wood. Mr. Gleason informs us that he began with a capital of 
five hundred dollars. No kerosene or coal oil had been dis- 
covered, and he sold whale oil and tallow candles for illuminat- 
ing purposes. Potatoes sold for twenty-five cents a bushel, 
eggs at ten cents a dozen, and beans at five cents a quart. It 
was before the days of canned or package goods. In 1868, he 
built the two-story store building upon the south side of the 
street, in which he has since been interested, to the present 
time (1916). He was appointed postmaster in 1861, and held 
the position nearly a third of a century. He was appointed 
telegraph operator for the Dublin oflBce in 1864, and has held 
the business to the present time, which makes him the oldest 
continuous operator in New Hampshire, if not in the United 
States. Various forms of business have been conducted in this 



592 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

building. Under the same roof were the store, the post-office 
(for many years), the telegraph office, an express office, a 
public telephone station, and a news agency. Mr. Gleason 
also did a large business in real estate and insurance. He has 
not sought public office and has devoted himself very closely 
to his several branches of business. He has been in continuous 
business for considerably more than a half-century, having 
occupied his present store for about forty-eight years. For a 
short time, he placed the business in the hands of his son and 
another young man, under the firm name of Gleason and 
Ordway. Since then, he has been associated with his son, 
John A. Gleason, under the firm name of G. W. Gleason & 
Son. 

Both of the merchants in town have done much real estate 
business for the summer residents, buying and selling for them, 
and renting and caring for their property. The large influx of 
summer visitors has given to both of the stores a large and 
prosperous business. On almost any day throughout the sum- 
mer, as well as in the late spring and early autumn, these places 
are lively centres of activity. As they are dealing with the 
finest class of people in the country, they intend to carry a 
stock of goods of the very best quality in all lines which now 
are salable in stores so situated. 

Mechanics 

In the following paragraphs, as in many that have preceded, 
we wish to acknowledge the assistance that has been afforded 
by a carefully prepared paper by Warren L. Fiske, Esq., 
which he kindly loaned to us. 

Carpenters. The former "History of Dublin" enumerated 
the following list of men who had made carpentry a business 
in Dublin: William Greenwood, Sr. ; Moses Mason; Benjamin 
Mason; Joshua Greenwood; Samuel Jones, Sr. ; Amos Bab- 
cock; John Crombie; Daniel Boutell; Ebenezer Richardson; 
Abel Wilder; Nehemiah Upton; Rufus Piper; Reuben Twitchell; 
John Wilder; Cyrus Frost; Ebenezer Burpee; Charles Perry; 
Augustine P. Snow; George Worsley; Reuben W. Twitchell; 
Drury Marshall; Leonard Snow; Henry Morse; Benjamin F. 
Morse; James G. Piper; Clark C. Cochran; Henry C. Piper. 
To this list, in later years, are to be added the names of Thomas 
Perry; Granville Bruce Gilchrest; Franklin Bond; Ivory Perry; 
Willard D. Learned; Alamander L. Ball; Willard H. Pierce; 




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INDUSTRIES 593 

H. A. Patterson; F. W. Stevens; T. W. Sanders; Walter B- 
Bailey; J. L. Brockway; Fremont E. Mason; and the latter 's 
son, Clarence F. Mason; also Ned. M. Pierce, son of Willard 
H. Pierce; and Harry F. Mason, the latter's son-in-law. 

Blacksmiths. The former "History of Dublin" gives the fol- 
lowing list of early blacksmiths : Moses Johnson; Nathan Bixby; 
John French, Jr.; William Maxwell; Jason Harris, whose 
shop was at Harrisville; Joshua Greenwood, 2d; Elisha Knowl- 
ton, who worked in a shop owned by Joseph Appleton, on a 
site opposite the present Willcox Inn; Ebenezer B. Wal ling- 
ford; Deering Farrar; Benjamin Wallingford; Benjamin Mar- 
shall, whose shop was at Bond's Corner; Richard Phillips, who 
lived south of the lake; David Richardson, whose shop was in 
district No. 5, a little east of Miss Houghton's summer resi- 
dence; Samuel Gilson; William Stanley; Simeon Stanley; 
Moses Perry; John Fife; Samuel Moore, whose shop was in 
the south part of the town, near the house of Frank C. Moore; 
Benjamin Darling; Abraham Shattuck; John Sanders, who 
moved to East Jaffrey and continued the business there many 
years, until his death; Joseph Thurston, whose shop was near 
where Clifford Gowing's house stands; Daniel H. Mason, whose 
shop was later used by Mr. Proctor, and who later carried on 
the business in Sullivan, many years, until his death; Luther 
Hemingway, whose shop was on the opposite side of the road 
from Mrs. Rice's house; T. Osgood Wilson; Abijah Wilson, at 
Harrisville; Maynard Wilson, at Harrisville; Elias Joslin, who 
married a daughter of Alexander Emes and became a pros- 
perous and influential man in Keene; Aaron Richardson; 
and Washington Proctor, who was in business nearly fifty 
years, on the "Flat," in a shop formerly occupied by Daniel 
H. Mason. Mr. Fiske states that many of these smiths, in 
addition to their ordmary work, made axes, hoes, chains, and 
the shoes for shoeing the oxen and horses, and even the nails 
for nailing them on. Many of these smiths also had a farm on 
which they raised produce for their families. 

Mr. Fiske also speaks of a Mr. Thayer, who had a small 
shop where Fremont E. Mason's barn stands, where he made 
nails for blacksmiths to use in shoeing. He had a large dog 
which he had trained to run in an endless-chain-rig and blow 
the bellows for heating the nail rods. In this way, nails could 
be made quite fast. 

Mr. Proctor did practically all the blacksmithing for many 
years. Since his death, that kind of business has been done in 



594 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

a shop to the rear of the residence of Wilfred M. Fiske. In 
this shop have wrought Wilfred M. Fiske, Albert P. Fiske, and 
J. A. Porter, the last-named having been, for several years, the 
only blacksmith in the village. 

Shoemakers. We have already spoken of the larger busi- 
ness of manufacturing shoes which was once carried on in 
Dublin. It remains to give the list of shoemakers or cobblers, 
who made and repaired boots and shoes for their neighbors 
and townsmen. In the former "History of Dublin," we find the 
following list: Marstin Holt; Gershom Twitchell; Samuel 
Taggard; Solomon Davis; Samuel Ames; Oliver Stone, who 
afterwards lived in Nelson and died there; Solomon Morse; 
Cyrus Piper; Joseph F. Hayes, whose shop was on the lot 
where Samuel Adams has recently lived; John Piper, whose 
shop still stands, on the so-called John Piper lot, where Harry 
F. Mason lived (1915); Jackson Greenwood, whose shop still 
stands in the yard of Mrs. Harriet Greenwood; Thomas 
Perry, 2d; Ebenezer Greenwood, whose shop was near the 
spot where M. D. Mason's hay-scales are located; Horatio 
Greenwood; James Bullard; James Grimes; Josiah Bemis; 
Levi Conant; Samuel Stone; Joseph Morse, whose shop still 
stands, nearly opposite the No. 1 schoolhouse; and Cyrus E. 
Hardy. We cannot add to this list. This kind of business has 
disappeared practically in all small places. Boots and shoes 
are now purchased ready-made. Very little repairing is done, 
and that mostly by cobblers connected with the large shoe- 
stores. In large places, a very few persons make a specialty 
of cobbling, but they are seldom seen in small towns. Some of 
the persons mentioned in the preceding list lived until a com- 
paratively recent period, and continued to do some work in 
that line nearlj^ as long as they lived; but nobody has suc- 
ceeded to their business in Dublin. 

We have spoken of the tanners and curriers in a previous 
paragraph. 

Wheelwrights. The former history of the town men- 
tions the following wheelwrights: Richard Rowel; William 
Greenwood; Jeremiah Greenwood; Alline Newell; and Luke 
Belknap. There was a wheelwright-shop connected with the 
old Greenwood mill at Pottersville, after it was purchased by 
Cyrus W. Woodward. 

Millwrights. In former times, we find two millwrights 
in Dublin: Moses Marshall and Gilbert Tuel. Gilbert Tuel 
married Mrs. James Adams, who was the mother of the wife 



INDUSTRIES 595 

of Jonathan K. Smith. Moses Marshall lived in the house 
later known as the Craigin house, which was burned a few 
years ago. 

Painters. In the former history, we find a list of painters. 
They were Paul Nelson, Orlando Twitchell, and Jason Phelps. 
In later years, since the summer residents have caused many 
buildings to be constructed, there has been considerable paint- 
ing done in town. Among the number of painters, we find: 
James O. Josselyn; James G. Piper; Henry C. Piper; George 
W. Davis; Charles W. Leffingwell; L. A. & C. E. Fairbanks; 
Greenwood & Pellerin; Alfred F. Greenwood (Boisvert in 
French); and the latter's adopted son, William Greenwood. 
Several of these have employed many apprentices and work- 
men, whose names we cannot collect. 

Plumbing. The plumbing in town, much of which is of 
the best workmanship, has generally been done by Keene 
plumbers, or those who have come from other large places. 
Ernest A. Gay is the only plumber we find who has resided in 
Dublin. 

Masons. There were never many masons in Dublin. The 
former history mentions Jeremiah Barrett, Edward Wilson, 
Asa Fisk, and Jonathan Dodge. An honorable mention should 
be made of Asa Greenwood, a native of Dublin, who was one 
of the best stone masons in this part of the country. He built 
stone buildings in Marlborough, stone bridges in Keene and 
Peterborough, and the fine stone mill in Harrisville. For many 
years, we do not find a mention of masons in Dublin. In recent 
years, there have worked at this trade in town Francis A. 
Spaulding, John H. Mason, T. J. Eaves, and E. S. Wait. Other 
persons, not legal residents of the town, have stopped here for 
a short time while engaged on contracts. Much of the work in 
that line is done by workmen who come from larger places for 
some particular job. 

Machinists were mostly to be found in Harrisville, which 
became a separate town in 1870. Formerly, Freeman F. My- 
rick, Frank Greenwood, and John Wait worked at that 
trade. 

Coopers. Charles Preston and William Farmer were 
coopers. We have also found that Samuel Smith, John Snow, 
and Benjamin Page Hardy did considerable business in that 
line. 

Stone-Cutters. There formerly worked at this trade 
Bela Morse, Joshua Stanley, Thomas Perry, and Silas P. 



596 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

Frost. There are none now within the limits of the town who 
make a specialty of this business. 

Gravestone-Makers. Formerly, Francis Phelps, Joseph 
Phelps, and Levi Knowlton made such goods. At present, all 
such work is done in the neighboring towns of Peterborough 
and Keene, so far as required for the Dublin cemetery. 




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CHAPTER XVI 

Physicians, Sickness, and Mortality 

1 HE first physician who resided in Dublin was Nathan Bur- 
nap. He was in town as early as 1776, and lived on the twelfth 
lot of the sixth range. His house was on the site of the Dexter 
Mason house, where the Coolidge (or Norris) house now stands. 
Respecting the professional qualifications of Dr. Burnap or the 
extent of his practice, tradition is silent. 

Dr. Young of Peterborough was much employed by the peo- 
ple in the east part of Dublin before, as well as after, the above 
date. 

The name of Dr. Ward Eddy occurs in the clerk's records in 
1781, that of Dr. Abel Maynard in 1787, and that of Dr. 
Benjamin Hills in 1794. Dr. Eddy only remained a year or a 
little more. He moved to Stoddard, in 1782 or 1783, and 
resided there the remainder of his life, although he practised 
a short time in Vermont. He died in Stoddard at an advanced 
age. Dr. Maynard lived in the little house that stood between 
the houses of Mrs. Rice and John A. Gleason, which was burned 
within a few years. Dr. Maynard died on Christmas Day in 
1834. Dr. Hills lived in the most northerly part of the town, on 
lot fifteen, range ten, where Silas P. Frost lived for a time. The 
house has disappeared, and the road is abandoned which led 
past it. Dr. Hills removed from town in 1821. 

Dr. Samuel Hamilton was clerk of the Dublin Social Library 
in 1794, and he appears to have been the principal physician in 
the town till his removal in 1815. He lived on the site of the 
Dr. Heald house, now French's Inn. He was a representative 
to the General Court, a selectman, a merchant, and, for many 
years, had much influence in managing the business of the 
town. He moved to Canandaigua, N. Y., and afterwards to 
Rochester, N. Y. 

Dr. Moses Kidder succeeded to the home and the practice of 
Dr. Hamilton in 1815. He was born in Billerica, Mass., in 
1789. After completing his medical studies, he went into the 
army as a surgeon. After leaving the army, he settled in Town- 
send, Mass., where he remained until 1815, when he came to 



598 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

Dublin and took the place of Dr. Hamilton who left Dublin 
in that year. He was considered a good physician and was 
highly esteemed by the Rev. Mr. Sprague. Dr. Kidder lived 
at Mr. Sprague's house a large part of the winter of 1815-16. 
According to the genealogical tables in the former history of 
the town, Dr. Kidder moved his family to Ashby, Mass., in 
the spring of 1816. He appears to have practised in the town 
a little longer, perhaps at certain seasons of the year. His final 
departure was in 1819. 

Dr. Stephen H. Spaulding came to Dublin in 1819, from Lit- 
tleton, Mass., and purchased the house and land of Dr. Kidder. 
He remained in town until 1823, then moved to Natick, Mass. 

Dr. David Carter, who had been a physician in Marlborough 
and Peterborough, settled in Dublin in 1824. He married a 
sister of Dr. Amos Twitchell. Dr. Carter lived for a time in the 
house that stood on the site of the Proctor house, where Mr. 
Upton lives, and, at another time, in the Corydon Jones house, 
where Mrs. C. R. Fisk lives. Dr. Carter died in Dublin in 1828, 
having been in practice here only four years. He had one child. 
Miss Eliza Carter, who survived him many years and died in 
Keene. She was a refined and cultivated lady, of estimable 
social qualities. 

Dr. John H. Foster succeeded Dr. Carter. He came from 
Ashby, Mass., and moved in 1833 to Chicago, 111., which he 
made his future residence. 

Dr. Simeon S. Stickney, from Townsend, Mass., began prac- 
tice in Dublin in 1836, and removed to Milford, N. H., in 1837. 

Dr. Albin Jones Eaton came to Dublin from Fitzwilliam, 
about 1837, to take the place of Dr. Stickney. He remained 
until the latter part of 1839. He was born in Ashburnham, 
Mass., June 19, 1809, but his father's family, after living a few 
years in Royalston, Mass., moved to FitzwiUiam, about 1825 
or 1826, when Albin was a young man. After receiving his medi- 
cal education, he settled in Fitzwilliam, but soon moved to 
Dublin. He finally settled in Worcester, Mass. He married 
Miss Delight Stone. He had but one child that lived to ma- 
turity. Miss Maria Stone Eaton, who became a highly edu- 
cated lady and was a professor of chemistry and mineralogy 
in Wellesley College, Wellesley, Mass. 

Dr. Ransom N. Porter came to Dublin in 1848, from New 
Salem, Mass., and practised medicine in town until 1852. He 
went from here to Deerfield, Mass., where he spent the rest of 
his life. He died there many years ago. He was a justice of the 




DR. JOHN G. PARKER 



PHYSICIANS, SICKNESS, AND MORTALITY 599 

peace for a long time and was the moderator of the town- 
meetings in Deerfield for about ten years. He was a brother of 
Royal H. Porter of Keene, who, for over a half-century, was 
connected with the Cheshire Bank, in the various positions of 
clerk, cashier, and treasurer of that institution. Dr. Porter was 
on the school-board in Dublin. He was a man of versatile tal- 
ents and a genial person. 

Dr. John Gideon Parker took the place of Dr. Porter. He 
was born in Peterborough, July 2, 1818; graduated at Norwich 
University, with the degree of A.B., in 1847; and took the de- 
gree of A.M. from the same institution. He graduated in the 
department of medicine from Dartmouth College in 1852. He 
practised medicine in Dublin from 1852 to 1865. He was here 
through the trying period of the Civil War. He went from 
Dublin to Warner, in this state, where he died, September 12, 
1869. 

Dr. Asa Heald came to Dublin in the twenties, and bought 
the house and land which Dr. Spaulding had owned. He built 
that large house on the "Flat" which has been used for a hotel 
by himself, and later by the Leffingwells, and last of all by Mr. 
French. The house was built in 1827. Dr. Heald was born in 
the neighboring town of Nelson, May 6, 1798, and took his 
degree in medicine at Bowdoin College, on the twenty-fifth 
anniversary of his birth. May 6, 1823, coming at once to Dub- 
lin to begin practice. He died in Dublin, January 28, 1874, in 
the fifty-first year of his residence in town. He was the post- 
master for many years, the post-office being in the bar-room of 
his hotel. 

Several persons, besides those above named, have, for short 
periods, practised medicine in Dublin. Among them were Dr. 
White, Dr. Peabody, Dr. Beede, Dr. Pettes, Dr. Hitchcock, and 
Dr. Edward Barton. The last named practised a short time in 
Sullivan. He married Miss Harriet Wilson of that town and 
settled in Orange, Mass., where he lived until his death. Dr. 
Stephen Jewett of Rindge settled, in 1804, on lot eleven, range 
one, and remained in town for a short time. 

Physicians in the neighboring towns have had, at times, much 
practice in Dublin, especially in those parts of the town adja- 
cent to their own. Dr. Kidder, during his residence here, is said 
to have been the physician for nearly all the families in town. 
The whole business of the town would afford one physician a 
fair support, but, if it were to be divided and subdivided, as it 
has been in some former periods, it would not be so easy for a 



600 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

physician to acquire a good living. It has, therefore, happened, 
in former years, that some of the physicians have resorted to 
means of obtaining a livehhood independent of their profession, 
as, for example, Dr. Heald, who kept a public house and was 
also the postmaster; also Dr. Hamilton, who was a merchant. 

Dr. Henry Hilliard Smith was born in Liverpool, Ohio, June 
16, 1837. He graduated at the medical department of Dart- 
mouth College, in 1859. He was an acting-assistant-surgeon 
in the United States Navy, 1861-65, during practically all of 
the Civil War. Soon after this he came to DubHn and virtually 
succeeded to the practice of Dr. John G. Parker. He lived in 
the house, opposite the John Piper place, where Thomas Fisk, 
Esq., had previously lived. He died in Dublin, October, 3, 1911, 
having been for more than fifty years a physician, but not in 
active practice the last few years of his life, in consequence of 
failing health. His practice was formerly extensive, involving 
long rides into the country, at all seasons and under all condi- 
tions of weather. He was kind, sympathetic, and benevolent, 
and rendered many services with no other compensation than 
the consciousness that he had done all that he could for some 
unfortunate person. Dr. Smith was interested in all patriotic 
movements and always took an active part in the exercises of 
Memorial Day. He married the daughter of Thomas Fisk, Esq. 

There were two or three physicians whose connection with 
the town was so brief and ephemeral, that we cannot obtain any 
information with respect to them. There was a Dr. L. K. 
Hatch, who came to town in 1851 or 1852, and remained about 
a year. There was also a Dr. George F. Harvey, who came 
about 1863 or 1864, and remained a very short time. Dr. I. W. 
Russell, a dentist, was in town for a short time, in 1855-56. 

Dr. Hamilton Osgood practised medicine in Dublin nearly 
six years, from about 1891 until 1897, and sometimes in later 
years. He was one of the summer colony and not a legal resi- 
dent of the town. 

Dr. Edmund Channing Stowell, a graduate of Harvard Uni- 
versity in 1888, and of the Harvard Medical School in 1892, 
has spent many seasons in Dublin, in a house upon the road on 
the south side of the lake. While living here, his professional 
services have been available, and his wife, Mrs. Sarah R. 
Stowell, also practises medicine. They have purchased what is 
known as the Shaker farm, near the eastern edge of Marl- 
borough and near the Dublin line, in the north-west corner of 
Jaffrey. A part of the land on this farm is in Dublin. 




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PHYSICIANS, SICKNESS, AND MORTALITY 601 

Dr. Joel Ernest Goldthwait, a graduate of the Harvard 
Medical School in 1890, who had taken a degree at Boston 
University in 1885, lived many summers in a summer residence 
on what was once the Calvin Mason place in Dublin, but is 
now located in the southern part of the present township of 
Harrisville. He came here for rest, and his practice, while here, 
may be said to have been merely incidental. 

Dr. Curtis Augustine Wood, born in Dublin, April 7, 1846, 
graduated at the Dartmouth Medical School in 1869. He prac- 
tised medicine a long time in Greenville, N. H. He returned to 
his native town about 1897 and lived in the house where his 
ancestors had lived before him, on the Peterborough road. 
He had a quite extensive practice and was esteemed by his 
fellow-townsmen. Dr. Smith's health had failed, and much of 
his practice now devolved upon Dr. Wood. Dr. Wood, while 
attending a patient, contracted an infectious disease, of which 
he died, December 1, 1902. Mrs. Wood did not long survive 
her husband. Their only son and child, Ralph C, lives upon 
the homestead. 

Dr. Alfred Henry Childs succeeded to the practice of Dr. 
Smith and Dr. Wood. He was a graduate of Harvard Univer- 
sity, magna cum laude, in 1897, and of the Harvard Medical 
School in 1901. He came to Dublin in 1903. He Hved a few 
years in the Unitarian parsonage, but is now living in the so- 
called Rufus Piper house, where Rufus P. Pierce lived at the 
time of his decease. Dr. Childs has been very successful and 
has a very large practice. He is now (1916) the only physician 
in town. 

In the early period of the settlement of Dublin, it has been 
said that fever and ague prevailed extensively; but for many 
years past no cases have been known unless contracted in some 
other region. 

No full record of births, deaths, ages, and diseases has been 
kept in this town. In the partial records in the office of the 
town-clerk, we find the births pretty fully recorded, but only a 
small portion of the deaths. 

In the year 1777, the dysentery prevailed, and twenty deaths 
are recorded as having occurred in the months of July, August, 
and September. All, except one, Abigail Mitchell, were children 
or youths. There were only three other deaths recorded for 
the whole year. 

From January, 1820, until the close of his active pastorate, in 
1854, a full record of deaths in the town was kept by Rev. Dr. 



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HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



Leonard, the pastor of the First Church. The ages of the per- 
sons who died, and their diseases, when known, are noted in 
this record. Rev. Messrs. Bridge and Rice continued the 
same, with not quite the same degree of fulness and precision. 
The later pastors have recorded the deaths of persons whose 
funerals they personally attended, occasionally noting other 
deaths. 

The following table shows the number of deaths at different 
ages, in periods of five years, between 1820 and 1852: — 



Under one year of age 
From one to five years 
From five to ten . . 
From ten to fifteen 
From fifteen to twenty 
From twenty to twenty-fiv 
From twenty-five to thirty 
From thirty to thirty-five 
From thirty-five to forty 
From forty to forty-five 

Whole number, 



63 From forty-five to fifty 

75 From fifty to fifty-five 

20 From fifty-five to sixty 

26 From sixty to sixty-five 

6 From sixty-five to seventy 

42 From seventy to seventy-five 

14 From seventy-five to eighty 

31 From eighty to eighty-five . 

10 From eighty-five to ninety 

30 From nhiety to one hundred 
520; average per year, 16 }4 



9 

18 
14 
28 
13 
40 
23 
34 
14 



This statement is from the former history. The numbers there 
given, and here repeated, make a total of five hundred eight- 
een. Dr. Leonard's total — five hundred twenty — was doubt- 
less right. In printing, a 5 in the last column of figures, in the 
manuscript, might easily have been mistaken for a 3. 

The average population for the thirty-two years previous to 
1852 was eleven hundred sixty-seven; and, of course, the num- 
ber of deaths per annum must have been one out of seventy- 
one and four-fifths, or one and thirty-nine hundredths per cent. 
The United States census makes the annual deaths per cent in 
the New England States one and fifty-five hundredths, or one 
death out of sixty-four persons. In the Middle States, with Ohio, 
the annual percentage of deaths is the same as that of Dublin, 
for the same period, namely, one and thirty-nine hundredths. 
This was nearly one death to every seventy-two persons of the 
population. 

From 1820 to 1852, eighty-seven persons died of consumption 
in Dublin. No other disease has proved so fatal. It has been 
supposed by some that it is more prevalent here than in other 
places; but, by examining other bills of mortality, we find that 
an equally large proportion of deaths are ascribed to this disease 
in many towns of New England. 

The number of deaths in Dublin, during the above period. 





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from scarlet fever was twenty-four; from dysentery, eighteen; 
from typhoid fever, thirty; and from croup, fifteen. 

The number of deaths in each month of twenty-five years, 
beginning with 1820, was as follows: in the month of January, 
thirty-eight; February, thirty-eight; March, thirty-eight; 
April, thirty-three; May, thirty-seven; June, thirty-three; July, 
twenty-eight; August, thirty-six; September, thirty; October, 
forty-three; November, thirty-eight; December, forty- three. 
It will be noted that the number of deaths in October was un- 
usually large. Having seen that tuberculosis was by far the 
most fatal of all maladies during that period, the supposition 
probably proved to be correct that consumptive patients are 
very likely to die when the leaves fall. 

It will be perceived that a large number of persons in Dublin 
have survived the age of seventy years, the whole number, 
within the period considered, having been one hundred nine- 
teen; that is, one death of every four and one- third. According 
to tables kept in Prussia, the persons dying over seventy years 
of age were one to eight and one-half. In Concord, N. H., 
a record of deaths, from 1805 to 1820, showed that one out of 
six attained the age of seventy and upwards. Dr. Leonard's 
object in presenting these facts was to show that the bill of mor- 
tality in Dublin was a most favorable showing as compared 
with statistics in other places. We feel that the same is true of 
the Dublin of to-day, although the facts are not at hand to 
enable us to reach a definite conclusion upon the subject. 
Tuberculosis seems to be much less prevalent than formerly, 
in proportion to the size of the population. In recent years, very 
few deaths have resulted from scarlet fever or dysentery. 

In 1853, Dr. Leonard stated in the former history of the town 
that the following persons survived the age of ninety years: 
Daniel Albert, ninety-six; Ebenezer Hill, ninety-one; Widow 
Carlton, ninety-two; Widow Rollins, ninety-eight; Kezia, 
widow of Ivory Perry, ninety -four; Lydia, widow of Samuel 
Fisher, ninety-six; Olive, widow of Richard PhiHips, ninety-five; 
Deacon Francis Appleton, ninety. Dr. Leonard also stated that 
Joshua Stanford, who was born in Sudbury, Mass., March 27, 
1753, was still living, in August, 1854, in the one hundred 
second year of his age. He was then able to do some work. 
He could read without glasses, but his hearing was very imper- 
fect. He did not long survive the writing of those words. He 
died, March 20 (or 19), 1855, having completed, within a week, 
one hundred two years. 



604 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

The church records give the death of another Joshua Stan- 
ford, who died, December, 1855, at the age of ninety-nine. It 
is probable that the Rev. Mr. Bridge, who made the record, 
used the word Joshua where he should have had Josiah Stan- 
ford, a brother of Joshua, three or four years younger. 

Since the former history was published the following names 
must be added to complete the list to the present year (1916) : 
Elizabeth, widow of Abijah Richardson, ninety; Isaac Apple- 
ton, ninety-one; Jeremiah Bemis, ninety-one; Mrs. Anne 
Augur, ninety-seven; John Perry, ninety-five; Rebecca, widow 
of Nathaniel Belknap, one hundred two years and one month, 
the oldest person who ever lived in the town; Benjamin Mar- 
shall, ninety-four; Betsy, widow of Rev. Elijah Willard, at Pot- 
tersville, ninety -five; Dorothy, widow of David Townsend, Jr., 
ninety-seven; Lucy, widow of Stephen Cogswell, ninety-two; 
Sally Smith, ninety-nine; Anna, widow of Col. Rufus Piper, 
ninety-two; Hervey Learned, ninety-two; Moses Eaton, Jr., 
ninety; Rebecca Pratt, widow of Moses Eaton, Jr., ninety- 
three; Tamesin, widow of Malachi Richardson, ninety-one; 
Deacon Jesse Ripley Appleton, ninety-five; Julia Piper, widow 
of Dexter Derby, ninety-two; Diantha L. Fiske, ninety. 

Warren L. Fiske, Esq., was ninety years of age, March 12, 
1916. Asa Knowlton was eighty-two, March 2, 1916. John A. 
Upton was eighty-two in June, 1916. 

Besides those who were over ninety years of age at death, 
we have noticed, in compiling the genealogies, that the follow- 
ing had reached the ninetieth year, dying before they had quite 
attained that age: Jonas Brooks Piper, a former resident; 
Charles W. Gowing; Mrs. Olive G. Marble; Thomas Perry; 
Ebenezer Burpee; Mrs. Julia Piper; Levi Johnson; and John 
Wilson Learned. 




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CHAPTER XVII 

Dublin as a Summer Resort 

/V.NY native of Dublin who returned to the place of his birth 
to enjoy the festivities of the centennial celebration, in 1852, 
found the town looking very much as it had looked for a quarter 
of a century. The farmhouses were all occupied, herds and 
flocks were grazing in the hill pastures, teams of heavy oxen 
were drawing large loads of new hay into the barns,. schools 
were in session in the then ten districts of the town, each house 
being comfortably filled, and among all the families of the town, 
as a rule, there was a mutual acquaintance and a general spirit 
of friendship, love, and good-will. If any survivor of that 
festival were now to revisit his native town, and drive over the 
highways, and survey the different sections of the township, 
he would hardly realize that he was in the municipality in 
which he was born, so many and so far-reaching have been 
the changes. 

The causes of these changes have been various. Deaths, 
removals from town, the loss of young men in the Civil War, 
the decreasing number of children in families (almost to the 
vanishing point in some cases), and the business attractions 
of larger places for young men who have received a better 
education than it was possible for boys to obtain when families 
were larger, have all tended to depopulate the town. The chief 
cause, however, for the greatest physical changes which have 
been wrought in the place is the coming of the summer visitors. 

The unsurpassed natural beauty of Dublin could not always 
be kept from the knowledge of those who seek to find an escape 
from the confusion and heat of a crowded city during the sum- 
mer months. Natives of Dublin were prominent residents and 
business men of Boston and other cities. RecaUing the loveli- 
ness of their old home, their thoughts naturally turned to 
Dublin, to its green hills and glassy lakes, its ancient church, 
and its intelligent and hospitable inhabitants, as furnishing the 
ideal conditions for a restful and delightful summer. 

Thus we find, as early as 1840, the daughters of Solomon 
Piper, a prosperous merchant of Boston and a native of Dublin, 



606 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

spending the summer with their uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. 
John Piper. This may properly be called the beginning of 
summer boarding, by city people, in the town, which was des- 
tined to become a large business. Friends of these ladies soon 
followed them. In 1846, Miss Hannah Piper, a sister of Solo- 
mon and a member of his household, married Jackson Green- 
wood of Dublin, who lived where Mrs. Harriet Greenwood 
now lives. She arranged to fill her house with summer guests, 
who were charmed with the town and its people. Among Mrs. 
Greenwood's guests was Theodore Parker, one of the most 
vigorous thinkers of his day, whose life-work gave a great im- 
petus to the study of theology in the true, scientific spirit. 
Mr. Parker spent two seasons here. 

About 1851, Mr. Solomon Piper purchased the house which, 
in a remodelled form, has later been occupied by Washington 
Proctor and John A. Upton. Mr. Piper used this for a summer 
residence. Perhaps this was the beginning of the ownership of 
summer residences in Dublin by city people. 

Among those who early opened their homes to receive sum- 
mer guests, the names of Mr. and Mrs. Thaddeus Morse will 
long be remembered. Heretofore, the summer visitors had been 
accommodated in the lower part of the village, but when Mr. 
and Mrs. Thaddeus Morse received guests in the summer of 
1857, it introduced this class of visitors to the very heart of 
Dublin's scenic charms, with Monadnock Lake in front of the 
house, and one of the finest views of Monadnock Mountain in 
the rear. Many persons of distinction were entertained in this 
ancient mansion. The Lombards were here in 1859. In 1863 
came the Page and Jameson families. Mr. James A. Page 
was the principal of a Boston school, and is now the oldest 
survivor of those who have received honorary degrees from 
Harvard University. Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Deblois came here in 
1866 and for several years afterwards. Mr. and Mrs. Wyman 
came on their wedding trip in 1867. Miss Mary Ann Wales 
came first in 1868, also the Bacons. Mr. and Mrs. James Em- 
erton were there in 1879. From 1857 until 1881, in which latter 
year the death of Mr. Morse occurred, this house was filled 
every summer with the best of people. Many of these boarders 
eventually acquired summer homes of their own in Dublin 
and are among the more prominent of the summer colony. 
After the death of Mrs. Morse, in 1884, the place passed into 
the possession of Mr. Daniel A. Dwight of Boston, who con- 
tinued to occupy it every season, until his death a few years 



DUBLIN AS A SUMMER RESORT 607 

ago, since which it has been in possession of his daughter, 
Mrs. F. D. Clark. 

Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Myrick came to Dublin from Chelsea, 
Mass., in 1864, and purchased the Hayward farm, overlooking 
the lake. They paid the modest price of a Dublin farm at that 
time. In those days, scenic attractions would not have been 
considered in a purchase price. To-day, many times the 
amount given would be refused as a price for the estate. Mr. 
and Mrs. Myrick, rather reluctantly, consented to board for a 
time three young men from Jamaica Plain, Mass. This was 
the beginning of what proved to be a most important under- 
taking. In 1868, there came to Mr. Myrick's the family of 
John Osgood of Boston, which led to the coming of the family 
of Prof. Lewis B. Monroe, who married a daughter of JVIr. Os- 
good. With them came also the family of Dr. Hamilton Os- 
good. There came to town, about the same time, Mrs. J. S. C. 
Greene and Gen. Caspar Crowninshield. Professor Monroe 
purchased the Myrick place in 1872, and made it his summer 
home until his death in 1879. A daughter of the Monroes 
married the painter, Eric Pape, and another daughter married 
the sculptor, George Gray Barnard. This place is still in the 
possession of Mrs. Monroe. The Greenes afterwards established 
themselves on the south side of the lake. General Crownin- 
shield built the attractive cottage now owned by Miss Amy 
Lowell, and one on what was formerly the Capt. Dexter Mason 
farm. It was largely due to General Crowninshield that Dublin 
became so famous as a summer resort. He was a man of wealth 
and social influence in Boston, connected with the most re- 
spectable families, and popular in the leading clubs. Through 
his exertions, persons prominent in social, literary, and cultured 
circles were led to select Dublin for a summer home. After his 
death, his beautiful Dublin homes passed into the possession of 
his daughters. One is now owned by his granddaughter, Mrs. 
Constance (Coolidge) Atherton. 

These experiments in summer boarding soon led to the open- 
ing of other houses for that purpose. This line of business may 
be said to have reached its height about 1879 or 1880, when 
no less than ten or a dozen houses in the town were crowded to 
overflowing. Besides those already mentioned, several other 
persons engaged in the business. Among those who came each 
season were many Boston school-teachers, and all who came, as 
a rule, were refined and agreeable persons, representing the 
best elements of the communities in which they lived. They 



608 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

found accommodations in the homes already mentioned and in 
the houses of John Gleason (who was succeeded by Rufus P. 
Pierce), John H. Mason, J. S. May, Mrs. C. May, George A. 
Cowing, Joseph Morse, Walter J. Greenwood, Samuel Adams, 
Jr., J. L. Adams, George W. Conant, Mrs. B. Estey, Mrs. P. 
F. Nice, Miss Anna Betts, A. R. Burton, Mrs. Persis Rice, 
Washington Proctor, Samuel F. Townsend, and perhaps others. 

The business of summer boarding in private houses gradually 
declined, and visitors who did not own cottages were, for sev- 
eral years, entertained at the Leffingwell or the Boulderstone. 
The Leflfingwell, long the only hotel in the town, was formerly 
the residence of a village merchant, whose store adjoined the 
house. It was a good old mansion and in some of the rooms 
the panels, cornices, and wainscoting were tasteful in design 
and attractive to guests. It was built by Joseph Appleton and 
was purchased by Dr. C. H. Leffingwell of Providence, R. I., 
in 1871. After being used as a private boarding house for a 
few years, it was opened as a hotel, in 1877, and called the 
Appleton House, from the name of its builder and long-time 
owner. It was managed by Dr. LeflBngwell's son, Henry R. 
Leffingwell. The table was excellent, the rooms were kept in 
perfect order, the scenic views (including the whole Pack Mo- 
nadnock range) were of the finest, the air was salubrious, and 
hundreds of guests from all parts of the country enjoyed the 
comforts, the charms, and the quiet restfulness of this hospi- 
table inn. Large additions were made to the building from 
time to time, creating, at last, a rather fantastic structure in 
which it would have been difficult for an old resident to recog- 
nize the former home of Joseph Appleton. After prospering 
for more than thirty years, the business of this house, largely 
as the result of the building of cottages for their personal use 
by so many of the summer colony, began to decline. Finally, 
on the evening of November 22, 1908, this ancient structure 
was completely destroyed by a fire, whose origin still remains 
a mystery. 

The Boulderstone, owned by Mrs. Richard Burton, con- 
sisted of two cottages on the easterly slope of Snow Hill, which 
were opened as a boarding-house in 1888. The appointments 
were calculated to suit the tastes of the best class of guests. 
After serving this purpose for a few years, the buildings were 
used as cottages for private families. 

About 1895, the old Heald Hotel, which had been a stage 
tavern for more than three-quarters of a century, passed into 



DUBLIN AS A SUMMER RESORT 609 

new hands and was fitted for an inn. In 1899, Henry R. Leffing- 
well, proprietor of the Appleton House, which name was 
changed to "The LefBngwell," took into his hands this old 
tavern in the lower village and called it the LeflBngwell Inn. 
The prices were somewhat more moderate than those charged 
at "The Leffingwell," but the accommodations were of the 
best. After the destruction of the upper hotel by fire, Mr. 
LefBngwell continued to do business at the Inn for a time, but 
eventualy moved from town. This building is a well-preserved 
specimen of an old-time three-story mansion. It is still used 
for a public house in the summer and, from its proprietor, 
Walter E. French, known as Frenchs Inn, and is patronized 
by a good class of guests. 

To the summer boarding-houses and inns succeeded the 
cottagers, who now constitute the rank and file of the numerous 
summer colony. Dublin is divided ino two somewhat unequall 
sections by a high ridge of land extending from the northern 
edge of Beech Mountain, in a outhwesterly direction, to 
Monadnock Mountain in the south-west part of the town. 
This high ridge or watershed is the dividing line between the 
Connecticut and Merrimack River basins, or, speaking more 
properly, between the valley of the Ashuelot River, which 
flows into the Connecticut, and the valley of the Contoocook 
River, which flows into the Merrimack. The section of the town 
west of this watershed contains Monadnock Lake, the north- 
ern and western slopes of Monadnock Mountain, and many 
hills on whose summits and slopes are choice viewpoints which 
have been eagerly selected as locations for cottages by wealthy 
citizens of Boston, New York, Chicago, St. Louis, and other 
cities. From most of the locations selected for cottages are fine 
views of the lake, Mount Monadnock, and the long range of the 
Green Mountains of Vermont, together with many hills and 
mountains situated between them and Dublin. 

The first summer cottage, properly so called, in the town, 
was built by Mrs. J. S. C. Greene. It was begun in 1872 and 
occupied in 1873. The next two cottages were built by Dr. 
Hamilton Osgood and Gen. Caspar Crowninshield. These 
were on the north side of the lake. Mrs. Greene and Dr. Os- 
good afterwards built cottages upon the south side of the lake. 
These first cottages upon the south side were the beginning of 
a settlement sometimes called the "Latin Quarter." In 1879, 
there were eight summer cottages in town, five of which were 
new that year. Between 1879 and 1893, the number had in- 



610 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

creased to fifty-six. At the present time (1916), there are not 
less than ninety cottages in Dublin, many of them very elegant 
and costly. 

Among those who have made permanent homes in Dublin, 
coming here from large places, are the well-known portrait 
painters, Abbott H. Thayer and George deForest Brush. 
Along with these should also be mentioned William Preston 
Phelps, a landscape painter with a well-earned reputation, a 
native of Dublin, professionally educated in Germany, who 
lives and has a studio in Chesham village, formerly a part of 
Dublin. Col. George E. Leighton of St. Louis, who purchased 
the Gleason farm, built an elegant summer cottage upon a com- 
manding position overlooking the lake. His son. Col. George 
B. Leighton, who succeeded him upon the estate, is a legal 
resident of Dublin, and his landed interests include five of the 
important old farms of the town, two of them being within the 
present limits of Harrisville. Much money has been spent in 
developing these farms. A large force of men is constantly 
employed upon them, and the dairy products, poultry, vege- 
tables, and maple sugar produced upon them have found a 
ready market. Miss Edith Page, who died in the summer of 
1916, purchased the Derby farm, in the southern part of the 
town, several years ago. She was much interested in agricul- 
tural matters and enjoyed the development of her farm and 
dairy stock, upon which she spent considerable sums of money. 
Another gentleman who has become a legal resident of the town 
is William B. Cabot, who has built a handsome cottage near 
the village. He has been much interested in the exploration of 
Labrador and the north-eastern portion of the habitable part 
of Canada, and has given much attention to the languages and 
habits of the Indians of those regions, and of the Algonquin 
dialects. 

About 1885, Dr. Horace P. Farnham, a skilful and successful 
New York physician, purchased a part of the old town com- 
mon and erected an attractive mansion almost exactly upon 
the spot formerly occupied by the second meetinghouse of the 
First Congregational (now Unitarian) Society. His widow, 
whose benefactions will be gratefully remembered, still oc- 
cupies this house each summer. She built the fine stone library 
in the village, in memory of her husband, of which a descrip- 
tion has been given in another chapter. James Harding Froth- 
ingham of Boston built an elegant cottage nearly upon the 
site of the former Town House upon another part of the com- 



DUBLIN AS A SUMMER RESORT 611 

mon. He also purchased and remodelled the old Sprague 
mansion, later known as the Waite house. Mr. Frothingham 
was very fond of Dublin, and his mortal remains rest in the 
village cemetery. 

The elaborate residence, built several years ago, by E. H. 
Hamilton, a native of the town, being thought to be favorably 
situated for a summer hotel, was recently purchased by Fred- 
erick S. Willcox of Aiken, S. C, and fitted for such a purpose. 
The appointments were of the best and the prices made to cor- 
respond. Persons prepared to pay such prices now rarely come 
to Dublin, except as cottagers. Mr. Willcox did not use the 
house for an inn more than two or three seasons. He has oc- 
cupied it two summers as a private residence for his own family. 
Many eminent men and statesmen have been attracted to 
Dublin because of its elegant scenery and the high character 
of both the resident inhabitants and the summer visitors. 
Among those who have passed their summers here may be 
named the Right Hon. (now Viscount) James Bryce, a former 
British Ambassador to the United States, who was here several 
seasons; Count Speck von Sternberg, a former German Ambas- 
sador to this country; the Hon. Henry White, a former Ambas- 
sador of the United States to Italy, and also to France; the 
Hon. Franklin MacVeagh, a former Secretary of the Treasury; 
the Hon. Ethan Allen Hitchcock, a former Secretary of the 
Interior; Senator A. J. Beveridge of Indiana; Rear Admiral J. 
G. Walker; Lieut. Commander Simms; and Lieut. Commander 
J. M. Reeves. Brief visits have been made by many persons of 
distinction, including, among others, President William H. 
Taft, who was here twice during his term of office. 

Among authors, men of letters, and college professors who 
have spent summers in Dublin, nearly all of them owning their 
own cottages, have been the following: Col. Thomas Went- 
worth Higginson, who was fondly attached to the place and 
was helpful in civic improvements and the interests of the old 
church, wdiose cottage was recently purchased by Prof. Kenneth 
Brown; Prof. Raphael Pumpelly, whose geological researches 
in this country and Asia have made him widely known, whose 
cottage, on the north-eastern spur of the Monadnock foothills, 
overlooking the lake, is one of the highest in town; Prof. Al- 
bert Bushnell Hart, editor of that series of volumes known as 
"The American Nation: a History," and of many other valu- 
able historical works; Prof. Richard Burton, well known 
through his poems and essays; Prof. John Osborne Sumner; 



612 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

Basil King; Moorefield Storey, author of a life of Charles Sum- 
ner; Prof. Charles E. Dana; Winston Churchill; Mrs. Kate 
Gannett Wells; Samuel L. Clemens, more familiarly known 
by his pseudonym, Mark Twain, who rented a cottage here for 
two seasons; and Prof. Henrj' AV. Rolfe of Leland Stanford 
University. 

Besides the artists already mentioned, Dublin has attracted 
Joseph Lindon Smith, whose cottage on the lake shore is beau- 
tiful for situation, and whose Italian garden and theatre are 
not only attractive in appearance, but have furnished much 
enjoyment to many who have been entertained therein; also 
Edmund C. Tarbell, Frank W. Benson, Birge Harrison, Miss 
Rose Lamb, Stanley Mortimer, John H. Prentice, and others 
who have remained for brief intervals of time only. Among 
clergymen who have built or rented cottages have been Rev. 
Reuben Kidner, Rev. George F. Weld, and Rev. L. H. Thayer. 
The latter was from Portsmouth, and his cottage was within 
the limits of Harrisville. Rev. Robert Collyer of Chicago 
(later of New York) was in town for portions of several sea- 
sons, and his voice was frequently heard in the Unitarian 
church. We have already mentioned Rev. Theodore Parker. 
Rev. Samuel Hobart Winkley, an honored preacher of the 
Unitarian faith for more than half a century in Boston, passed 
many summers in Dublin, and died here in 1911. Rev. William 
R. Alger, another noted Unitarian divine, who succeeded Theo- 
dore Parker as a preacher in the Boston Music Hall, was an 
occasional summer visitor here, as was also Rev. William C. 
Winslow. Rev. John C. Learned of St. Louis, a native of Dub- 
lin, never forgot the town of his birth and honored it with 
frecj[uent visits. The same was true, in former years, of the 
brothers Rev. George F. and Rev. Samuel F. Clark. Rev. 
Henry Meyer, an Episcopalian clergyman of Philadelphia, 
was here in the seventies and, as we have seen, conducted the 
first services in Dublin according to the ritual of that church. 
The Rev. Dr. Goodwin of the Episcopal Theological School in 
Philadelphia was here in the summers of 1879 and 1880, and 
preached on Sundays in the Unitarian meeting house. Other 
preachers of that faith have made shorter visits, and the 
Bishop of New Hampshire makes a yearly visit to the town, 
which is always an occasion of much interest. 

Dr. Joel E. Goldthwait, a Boston physician, had a cottage 
upon the height of land between Dublin and Harrisville, with 
a broad view of the surrounding country, north, west, and south. 



DUBLIN AS A SUMMER RESORT 613 

Dr. E. Lindon Melius of Baltimore owns a cottage on the 
south-eastern slope of Beech Mountain. Dr. Edmund Chan- 
ning Stowell lived many summers on the south side of the lake 
and is now living on the old Shaker farm, in the north-west 
corner of Jaffrey. The latter's wife, Mrs. Sarah R. Stowell, is 
likewise a physician. Dr. Hamilton Osgood, whom we have 
already mentioned, was, for many seasons, a welcome and 
helpful summer resident, as was also Dr. H. K. Faulkner of 
Keene. Another valued summer resident, whose professional 
services have been of great benefit to the town, is Mr. John 
Lawrence Mauran, an architect from St. Louis, who furnished 
plans for the public library, for the new schoolhouse in process 
of erection in the village, and for the alterations to be made 
upon the front of the Town Hall, that its architecture .may be 
in harmony with that of the ancient church across the street. 

Other esteemed cottagers in the town have been Henry 
Copley Greene, Ernest F. Henderson, William Amory (whose 
widow has made valuable improvements upon the estate), 
Mrs. Fannie D. Clark (whose summer home, long the residence 
of the late Thaddeus Morse, had been occupied many seasons 
by her father, the late Daniel A. Dwiglit), Misses Ida and 
Ellen Mason, Miss L. S. Brewer, Mrs. George B. Upton, Miss 
Amy Lowell (a sister of President Lowell of Harvard Univer- 
sity), Mrs. Edward Frothingham, Miss Susan Upham, and 
others who have come from Boston; also A. J. Parsons, recently 
deceased, of Washington, D. C; Francis M. Jencks of Balti- 
more; Daniel Catlin, Daniel K. Catlin, Mrs. J. G. Chapman, 
Mrs. Mary MacKittrick, George D. Markham, Thomas H. 
MacKittrick, Miss Mary Lionberger, and others, from St. 
Louis; Charles MacVeagh, Miss Rebecca A. Caldwell, Mrs. 
H. P. Farnham, Mrs. L. B. Monroe, and others, from New 
York; Mrs. Marshall Field of Chicago; and John J. Allbright 
of Buffalo. Among those who have been here in more recent 
years are Arthur Lyman, Robert Treat Paine, Mrs. Josiah 
Bradlee, and Sumner B. Pearmain, of Boston; also Miss Al- 
berta M. Houghton, whose estate includes the former Darra- 
cott farm, Mrs. Otto F. Mertsch, Miss Georgiana Musgrave, 
Miss Martha Silsbee, Miss Alice H. Upton, Mrs. Charles F. 
Aldrich, and Mrs. Caroline Williams. 

That section of Dublin on the east of the dividing ridge, 
which slopes to the east, still belongs quite largely to what may 
be called the native stock of the town. The western slope has 
drawn the greater number of city purchasers. The eastern 



614 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

slope, however, is not without its attractions. From the 
higher elevations in this section may be obtained a magnificent 
view of the whole range of the Pack IMonadnock Mountains, 
from the Hurd and Holt Hills in Nelson, along the peaks and 
ridges of the Thumb, Skatutahkee, Hale, Pack Monadnock, 
Temple, Barrett, and Kidder Mountains, to Watatick in the 
south. These mountains never look finer than in the winter, 
when there is more or less snow upon them. The bare rocks 
and ledges present a bluish appearance, which, contrasted 
with the white snow, upon a clear day, produces a charming 
effect. Many visitors now come to town in the winter to enjoy 
these beautiful views, to coast down the hills, and to take 
tramps upon snow-shoes and slide on skees. 

The scenic beauties of this section have not escaped the 
eyes of those who were searching for attractive building sites. 
Several of the cottages already mentioned are upon this side 
of the town, including those of Mr. Jencks (near the summit 
of Beech Mountain), Dr. Melius, Miss Brewer, Professor Bur- 
ton, Hon. Franklin MacVeagh, Prof. A. B. Hart, William B. 
Cabot, Rev. Reuben Kidner, and others which are situated 
along the summit of the dividing ridge, from which a view may 
be had in either direction. Other summer residents on the 
eastern slope are Mrs. A. J. Parsons, Miss Adele G. Thayer, 
Louis Cabot (whose estate includes several of the old farms in 
Dublin), Miss Minnie Preble (upon the Edith Page estate), 
and Prof. Jeffrey R. Brackett of Simmons College, whose land 
is largely in Peterborough, and from whose cottage one has a 
view that could not be finer. 

Although the coming of the city people has brought a new 
life, with many new forms of pleasure and amusement, and 
has wrought many transformations in the general appearance 
of the town, the delightful simplicity, the patient industry, 
the kindly feeling, the generous hospitality, the high character, 
and quiet dignity of those of the old stock who still remain are 
as noticeable as ever in the past. Formerly the city visitors 
and the town people mingled, in social functions, much more 
freely than is the case to-day. At present, the functions of the 
summer colony are principally confined to those who con- 
stitute that class. The same is true of the native citizens. 
Their different interests render it impractical that it should 
be otherwise. At the same time, there is the most perfect har- 
mony and good feeling between all classes in the community. 
Their mutual relations are characterized by the utmost cour- 



DUBLIN AS A SUMMER RESORT 615 

tesy, frankness, and confidence. The advent of the city people 
has led to many improvements that would never have come 
without them. Improved highways, good public buildings, cer- 
tain adornments of the village, and a general activity and ap- 
pearance of animation throughout the town are traceable to 
this source. The churches, the stores, and the philanthropic 
interests of the town are greatly helped by them. The old farms 
have very generally disappeared. In the place of the ancient 
farmhouse has arisen the fine mansion of the cottager. In the 
place of the open field, the trees and shrubs have sprung up. 
The change from the old Dublin to the new is most noticeable 
in the winter, when few of the visitors are here, when many of 
the highways are disused, and a feeling of loneliness comes over 
the town. 

Little or nothing has been done in a public way to advertise 
the beauties of Dublin, because a general rush of any who might 
come has not been desired. The greatest care has been used to 
prevent the desirable locations from falling into the hands of 
speculators, or of persons whose presence would mar the high 
character of the standard which has been set by those who have 
already established summer homes in this municipality. In 
this respect, Dublin ranks with Lenox, Newport, Petersham, 
Walpole, Cornish, and other towns in which the greatest pains 
have been taken to ward off all evil and undesirable influences, 
and to welcome only that which tends to promote the refine- 
ment, morality, and best interests of the town. 

The Dublin Lake Club, organized a few years ago, is a centre 
for the social activities of the summer residents. Besides pro- 
viding open air amusements and recreations, it has a good pa- 
vilion on the club grounds, at the east end of the lake, in which 
there are frequent entertainments of a literary and cultural 
character. Authors, statesmen, philanthropists, and workers 
in the various fields of human betterment have addressed the 
members of the club and their guests, who assemble in that 
building upon every Saturday afternoon during the season. 
Besides addresses upon historical and literary subjects, and 
musical entertainments, many speakers have ably discussed 
present-day topics in which all persons are interested. These 
Saturday afternoon entertainments have been marked features 
in the life of those who compose the club membership, to such 
an extent that other engagements are rarely made for that 
afternoon. The club has not only made life in Dublin attrac- 



616 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

tive throughout the season, but its functions have been instruc- 
tive and edifying as well as enjoyable. 

The Golf Club, whose club house stands at the head of the 
Troy road, on the site of the house built by tlie first permanent 
English settler of the township, is another centre of attraction 
for the city people who sojourn here for a time. The grounds 
are well provided with ample facilities for the enjoyment of 
the recreation for which they were designed. 

It is already more than a half -century since the city people 
began to pass the summer months in Dublin in considerable 
numbers. There have been many who came for a long term of 
years. Of these a large number have already entered the life 
beyond. Upon nearly every estate which borders upon the 
lake the head of the household has been removed by death 
w thin the last few years. The same is true with respect to 
several who were accustomed to pass the summer in other 
parts of the town. Many of those who were most prominent 
and most highly esteemed among that class of people have 
joined the great majority. These sad occurrences are producing 
constant changes in the personnel of the cottagers; but the high 
standard is still maintained, and we may well believe that, for 
many years to come, perhaps for all time, Dublin will be re- 
garded as one of the most desirable and most delightful sum- 
mer resorts in America. 



CHAPTER XVIII 

Occupants of Lots 

1 HE first person named in the following list of occupants and 
owners of lots, or parts of lots, in Dublin is supposed to have 
been the first settler of the lot (or particular part of the lot) 
under consideration. The other names (in each group) are 
arranged, as nearly as could be ascertained, in the order of 
their succession. In this respect there are doubtless many 
errors, especially with regard to residents upon a particular 
house-lot, who were tenants and not owners. The names of 
present occupants, or owners, are in italics. Many of the lots 
have been divided and subdivided, and, of course, many 
farms contain land extending into different lots. On many 

lots there have been several settlements. When a dash ( ) 

is placed before a name, it is meant to indicate the first settler 
on another part of the lot; but accuracy in this respect was 
not attainable; and, where there have been many houses 
erected on the same lot, we found the difficulty greatly in- 
creased. Our arrangement, therefore, cannot, in all cases, be 
expected to be infallible. The records are very confusing and 
there are contradictory statements among older residents on 
the subject, which it has not been possible to reconcile. Bes. 
is annexed to the names of those who were residents (tenants), 
not owners. Oumer annexed to a name indicates that the 
person never resided on the lot, but was the owner of it, 
either formerly or at present. The numbering of house sites 
in each lot is the same as on Wadsworth's map of Dublin. 
His numerical order is not always followed exactly in these 
lists. 



RANGE I 

Lot 1. 

Not settled until quite re- 
cently; owned by non-resi- 
dents. A barn was built 
upon it by Deacon Holmes 
of Peterborough. Portions 
of it were included in the 
Peterborough town-farm. 



No. 1. Wm. Pickford had a 
house on this lot; burned in 
1916. 

Lot 2. North Part. 

No. 1. Silas Brown. 
Solomon Piper, 1794. 
Jonas B. Piper. 
Artemas Piper. 



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HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



William Farnswortli. 
Charles Perry. 
William H. Salter. 
Charles Cobb, from Peter- 
borough. 
Adeline Scott, owner (by will). 
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel K. Hood. 
Charles H. Pickford. 

South Part. 

No. 2. Amos Perry. 

Isaac Bond, 1767. 

Jonas Bond. 

Jonas Brooks Piper. 

Samuel Burns. 

John Fife, from Jaffrey. 

John Stone, from Swanzey. 

William Lyle, from Mason. 

Sumner J. Weston, from New 

Ipswich. 
Frank H. Weston. 
Louis Cabot, owner. 
Estate of Louis Cabot. 
No. 3. Site of Fife blacksmith 

shop. 

Lot 3. North Part. 

No. 2. Long owned by Solo- 
mon Piper and his heirs. It 
was not inhabited, but there 
appear to be the founda- 
tions of some building near 
the east line, said to have 
been a barn begun, but never 
finished. 

South Part. 

No. 1. Silas Brown. 
James Rollins, Jr. 
Samuel Rollins. 
Peter Davis. 
Lorenzo Davis. 
Charles Perry, owner. 
Non-resident owners, house 
gone. 



Lot 4. 

No. 1. Francis Smith, from 

Westford, Mass. 
Jeremiah Barrett. 
James Rollins, Jr. 
Timothy Farnsworth. 
James Nay. 
Sally Farnsworth. 
John A. Wheeler, from Ashby, 

Mass. 
Cyrus K. Wheeler. 
Abram Moore, from Jaffrey. 
O. H. & G. W. Moore. 
Orison H. Moore. 

Lot 5. 

John Elliot, 1779. South end. 

Amos Russell. 

Simeon Russell. 

No. 3, Benjamin Frost. 

Centre. 
Cyrus Frost, 2d. 
Joseph Willard Powers. 
William Howard. 
James E. Bailey. 
John H. Crowe, from Jaffrey. 
Edward B. Crowe. 
Sylvester & Edward J. Doyle. 
Thomas Hall. 
Louis Cabot, owner. 
Estate of Louis Cabot. 
No. 4, Stephen Corey. 

East side. 
Isaac Sanderson, from Mason. 
John Nay, cabinet-maker. 
John Russell. 
Alvarus Lawrence. 
Elbridge Baldwin. 
James Baldwin, res. 
Sylvester Doyle, from Ireland. 
John H. Crowe, from Jaffrey. 
Edward B. Crowe. 
Fred. M. Clough of Athol, Mass., 

owner. 
No. 2. Nathan Hunt, 

clothier. Near Stanley 

Brook. 



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619 



Elijah B. Kimball, clothier. 

Jonathan Locke, clothier. 

George W. Gleason, owner. 

Catherine Pickford of Peter- 
borough. 

Nathan F. Coggswell. 

Thomas Hall. 

Charles F. Knight, owner. 

Arthur J. Knight, owner. 

No. 1. Fulling mill, not 

now standing, in which the 
clothiers mentioned above 
worked. 

Lot 6. 

Not settled. Several owners. 

Lot 7. 

No. 3. Samuel Twitchell, 1762 ; 
father of the famous physi- 
cian, Amos Twitchell, M.D., 
of Keene. 

Samuel Twitchell, Jr. 

Ephraim Foster, owner. 

Asa Borden i 

John Hambly i 

John Taggart, Jr. 

Moses Rider, res. 

John Jones, res. 

Luther Barnes, res. 

William Rider, res. 

Gershom Twitchell, Jr., res. 

John Pierce, res. 

Jacob Gleason. 

Emogene L. Eveleth (by will). 

C. Webster Bush and \ own- 
Henry M. Collester / ers. 

Charles H. F. Perry. 

Louis Cabot, owner. 

Estate of Louis Cabot. 

No. 4. Joseph P. Frost. 

Silas P. Frost, res. 

Prudence Wells, res. 

Augustine P. Snow, res. 

Charles A. Hunt, res. 

Charles W. Pierce, owner. 

Mrs. Miller, res. 



Leonard Smith, res. 

House has disappeared. 

No. 2. William Stanley. 

Reuben Barrett. 

Charles W. Pierce. 

Isaac N. Leathers, from Peter- 
borough. 

Eli S. Hunt of Peterborough, 
owner. 

Heirs of Eli S. Hunt, owners. 

J. Hamilton Spofford, 1872. 

Buildings taken away. Sev- 
eral non-resident owners. 

No. 1. James Bowers. 

Luther Bowers, owner. 

No house now. 

No. 6. Samuel Moore. 

James Moore. 

Frank C. Moore. 

No. 5. Site of saw and 

grist-mill built by Samuel 
Twitchell, and of the saw 
and grist-mill owned by C. 
W. Pierce and others. 

Lot 8. 

Nos. 5, 6. Bartholomew Goyer, 
1772. Goyer appears to have 
occupied two house sites on 
this lot. 

No. 3. Nathaniel Bates. 

No. 4. John Stroud. 

No. 1. Samuel Derby, 

1783. 

Dexter Derby. 

Heirs of Dexter Derby. 

Miss Edith Page, 1891, from 
Newton, Mass. Miss Page 
died in 1916. 

Heirs of Edith Page. 

No. 2. Miss Page's farm- 
house. Burned in 1916. 

Lot 9. 

No. 1. Simeon Bullard. 
Timothy Bullard. 
Luther Bowers, 



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HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



Alfred Godfrey, res. 
Leonard Smith, res. 
Marcus Parker, res. 
Luke O. Forbush (by will). 
Geo. L. Forbush, 1874, owner. 
Charles E. Abbott, 1874. 
Henry V. Shattuck, 1890. 
No. 2. Henry V. Shattuck's 
summer cottage. 

Lot 10. 

No. 1. John Robinson, 1763, 
killed in 1767, by the fall of 
a tree, the first death in 
town. 

Abraham Patch. 

William Sawin. 

Benjamin Sawin. 

Adam Bailey. 

John Jones. 

Lucy Jones. 

Jonathan A. Perham, 1856. 

Edmund P. Stone, 1872, owner. 

Hon. Frank G. Clarke, 1893, 
owner, of Peterborough, 

Louis Cabot, 1893, owner. 

Estate of Louis Cabot. 

No house now. 

No. 2. Moses Mason. 

Moses Mason, Jr. 

No house for a hundred years. 
Rev. E. Sprague once owned 
lot 10. 

Lot 11. 

No. 2. Site of house of Dr. 

Stephen Jewett, 1804, from 

Rindge. 
No. 1. William Gilchrest, 

went to Vt. 
Stephen Ames, 1782. 
Jonathan Ames. 
Aaron Appleton, owner. 
Nathan Jones, res. 
John Twitchell, 1st. 
Lockhart Willard. 
Everett Adams. 



Nathaniel Wyman. 

Willard Z. Brooks of Hancock, 

owner. House has been 

taken down. 

Lot 12. 

No. 1. Abel Parker. 

Samuel Gowing. 

Joab Eveleth. 

Joseph Eveleth. 

Mrs. Seba Eveleth. 

Jedediah S. Mann, 1859, of 

Sherborn, Mass. 
Asaph E. Burpee, 1864. 
George S. Harrington, 1868. 
Leonard W. Harrington, 1889. 

No. 2. Samuel Snow. 

Ezra Snow. 

Joseph N. Taft. 

Roswell Gowing. 

Willard Z. Brooks, owner, of 

Hancock. 
Abbott Burpee, 1854. 
Mrs. Ann E. Burpee, 1880. 
George W. Burpee, res. 
Louis H. Burpee, res. 
L. W. Harrington, onmer, 1904- 

Lots 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20. 
Not settled. They are on 
Monadnock Mountain. The 
summit of the mountain is 
south of lot 17, a short dis- 
tance, on the Jaffrey side of 
the town line. There is a 
shelter pavilion on it. 

Lot 21. 

Reuben Spaulding. 

Moses Spaulding. 

No house for many years. 
This lot belongs to the 
" Shaker farm " in the north- 
west corner of Jaffrey. 

Lot 22. 

Phinehas Farrar. This lot was 
annexed to Marlborough in 
1818. 



OCCUPANTS OF LOTS 



621 



RANGE II 



Lot 1. 



Not occupied until recently. 
Prof. Jeffrey R. Brackett 
of Simmons College bought 
land here in 1913, and erected 
a fine cottage upon the lot. 

Lot 2. 

No. 1. Ivory Perry. 

Ivory Perry, Jr. 

George Perry. 

Ivory Perry, 3d. 

Sumner I. Perry, 1885. 

David Shea, 1891. 

Edward F. Madden, 1892. 

Archie R. Garfield, 1892. 

No. 2. John Perry. 

Thomas Perry. 

Granville Parker, 1893. 

Frank E. Burpee, 1897. 

Mrs. Frank E. (Mary F.) 
Burpee. 

E. A. Richardson of Boston, 
1914. 

Dr. Almond F. Townsend, den- 
tist, ofWorcester, Mass., 1915. 

Moses Perry. 

Abel Wilder, res. 

No. 4. Charles Perry. 

This house was burned, and 
Mr. Perry built at No. 3. 

No. 3. Charles Perry. 

Mrs. Charles (Eliza A.) Perry. 

Hiram H. Hall, res. 

Joseph F. May, res. 

Mrs. Joseph F. (Lucy Ann) 
May. 

Louis Cabot, owner. 

Heirs of Louis Cabot. 

Lot 3. 

No. 1. Asa Fairbanks, 1786. 
Moses Fairbanks. 
James Derby, res. 
Jackson Greenwood, 



John Perry, Jr. 
No house now. 

Lot 4. 

Not settled. 

Lot 5. 

No. 1. Charles Stanley. 

Jonathan Dodge, res. 

Henry Heard. 

Daniel G. Jones, 1869. 

Charles H. Moore and C. F. 
Knight, 1880. 

Moore Bros. (G. W. & W. A.) 
and C. F. Knight, 1885. 

C. F. Knight & Son (Lester 
C), 1904. 

C. F. Knight & Son (Arthur 
J.). 

Arthur J. Knight, 1908. 

No. 3. Lumber mill oper- 
ated and owned successively 
by those living at the preced- 
ing number (as owners). 

No. 2. Israel Maynard. 

Jonathan Perry \ 

Samuel Fisk i 

Jonathan Bowers. 

Luke Burnap. 

Ebenezer Burpee. 

Charles Perry. 

House taken away. 

No. 4. A Mr. Marsh, res. 

Josiah Priest, res. 

Richard Phillips, 3d, res. 

Lot 6. 

No. 1. Joel Wight. 

Abraham Jaquith. 

Samuel Gowing. 

William Gowing. 

Joseph Gowing. 

Zaman A. Gowing. 

Joseph Willard Powers. 

Joseph Turner, 1858. 

Samuel W. Hale, owner, 1860. 

Joseph Turner, 1860. 



622 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



Obed Ellis, 1864. 
Melvin O. Hunt, 1870. 
Edward F. Whittaker, 1874. 
Carlos E. King, 1875. 
Charles Fred. Knight, 188^2. 
Louis Cabot, 1887. 
Edgar H. Tuttle, res. 
Heirs of Louis Cabot. 
Guy A. Craig, res. 

No. 2. Robert Fisk, 1784. 

William Maxwell. 
Robert Milliken, owner. 
James Gowing. 
Almerin Gowing. 
S. W. Hale & N. Whitney,1853. 
Nathan Whitney, 1858. 
Otis Fuller, owner, 1869. 
Adin Tolman, owner, 1870. 
Henry Pearson, owner, 1870. 
Eben. W. Fisk, owner, 1870. 
Ann J. Stevens, owner, 1871. 
George Meserve, trustee, 1872. 
George W. Gleason, 1875, 

owner. 
Pierre Despres, 1885. 
Louis Cabot, 1895. 
Heirs of Louis Cabot. 

No. 3. Philip Mills. 

House early disappeared. 

Lot 7. 

Not settled. 

Lot 8. 

Daniel White, according to the 
former history. According 
to the Wadsworth map, the 
White place was at No. 3 in 
lot 9. 

Lot 9. 

No. 1. Gardner Towne, 1772. 
Samuel Emes. 
Ebenezer Emes, 1779. 
Alexander Emes, 1785. 
Stephen J. Woods. 
Ebenezer Burpee. 



Henry Wells. 
William Rugg. 
Moses Corey, owner. 
Stephen Coggswell. 
Lucy Coggswell, 1875. 
Francis T. Blackmer, owner, 
1879. 
• Leonard O. Smith, owner, 1880. 
Frank E. Burpee, 1883. 
No house now. 
No. 2. SchoolhouseNo.4. 

Lot 10. 

No. 1. Joel Wight. 
Timothy Adams. 
A Mr. Caldwell. 
Caleb Hunt. 
Isaac Hunt. 

No. 2. Ebenezer Burpee. 

Frank E. Burpee. 
Mary F. Burpee, owner. 
House in ruins. 

Lot 11. 

No. 1. Henry D wight Learned. 

No. 2. Stephen Bent, 

1780. He moved to Ster- 
ling, near Lake Ontario. 

The former history of the town 
located Moses Rider in the 
south part of this lot, a 
century ago and more. Ac- 
cording to the Wadsworth 
map. Rider, who was suc- 
ceeded on the place by Dr. 
Stephen Jewett, lived at No. 
2 in lot 11, range 1. 

Lots 12, 13, 14, 15. 
Not settled. 

Lot 16. 

Benjamin Mason, Jr., once 
lived on this lot according 
to the Wadsworth map, 
based upon an accurate sur- 
vey of the house site. Mason 



OCCUPANTS OF LOTS 



623 



owned land in lots 16 and 
17. The former history put 
his house erroneously in lot 
17. 

Lots 17 and 18. 
Not settled. 

Lot 19. 

James Adams. 
Stephen Russell. 
Lemuel Wheeler. 
Daniel Gleason. 

Lot 20. 

Phinehas Gleason, 1784. 

John Gleason. 

Phinehas Gleason, Jr. 

Asa Heminway, res. 

Amos Wheeler. 

Richard Thomas, res. 

G. P. Taylor, res. 

Henry P. Wheeler. 

Willard & Isaac D. Humes, 
owners. 

Aaron White, 1856, owner. 

WilHam H. Willard, 1857, 
owner. 

Mrs. Solomon Laws of Marl- 
borough, 1864, owner. 

Levi P. Woods, 1880, owner. 

Homer E. Goodridge, 1883, 
owner. 

Albert W. Stockwell, 1890, 
owner. 

Warren W. Kimball, 1897, 
owner. 

No house now. 

Lot 21. 

Not settled. 

Lot 22. 

Joel Porter. 

Lot annexed to Marlborough 
in 1818. 



RANGE III 

Lot 1. 

Samuel Caldwell. 

Samuel Hogg, 1782, name 

changed to Shepherd. 
James Taggart. 
Thomas Hay. 
William Hay, owner. 
Dexter Hay, 1885. 
Charles F. Thatcher, owner. 
Alice M. Eager, 1890, owner. 
William Holden, 1891, owner. 
Alexander Betz, 1899. 

Lot 2. 

No. 1. Josiah Allen. 
Elihu Penniman. 
Nehemiah Upton. 
John A. Upton, 1855. 
Louis Cabot, 1897. 
Estate of Louis Cabot. 

No. 3. Asa Pierce. 

Silas Pierce. 

No. 2. Silas Pierce. 

Samuel Davison. 
Moses Fairbanks. 
Abel Wilder, res. 
Jonathan Hoar, res. 
Jonas Bond, res. 
Joshua Stanley, Jr., res. 
Charles P. Sweetzer, 1871. 
House gone. 

Lot 3. 

Not settled. The "Diamond 
Ledge Gold Mine" was on 
this lot. 

Lot 4. 

No. 3. William Stuart. 

Joshua Stanley. 

Simeon Stanley. 

William T. Wheeler & C. 
Wheeler. 

Cyrus K. Wheeler, owner, 

Mr. and Mrs. Jesse H. Well- 
man, 1869. 



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HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



Charles Fred. Knight, 1888. 
Heirs of C. F. Knight. 
Henry L. Wiswall, owner, 1913. 
Fred. Y. Snow, 1915. 

No. 4. Site of Stanley's 

blacksmith shop. 

No. 2. SchoolhouseNo.3. 

No. 1. Joshua Stanley, Jr. 

Wallace Stanley. 
Benjamin F. Morse. 
William Fairfield, owner. 
Daniel G. Jones, owner. 
Louis Cabot, owner, 1889. 
Estate of Louis Cabot. 

Lot 5. 

Richard Gilchrest, 1775. 
John Gilchrest. 
Nathan B. Buss. 
Hiram Barden, res. 
Hermon Robinson, res. 
Asa Fisk, owner. 
House gone. 

Lot 6. 

No. 1. Nathaniel Belknap, 
1775. 

Nathaniel Belknap, Jr. 

Lawson Belknap. 

Horatio Greenwood. 

Louis Cabot. 

House taken away. 

No. 2. Jackson Green- 
wood. 

Abel Wilder, res. 

Mary Wilder, res. 

No house for many years. 

Lot 7. 

Caleb Ward, from Warwick, 
Mass., very early, and the 
only known occupant. 

Lot 8. 

No. 1. Abner Hinds, 1778. 

Abner Hinds, Jr. 

No. 2, Moses Corey. 



Charles S. Kendall. 

Samuel W. Hale & Nathan 
Whitney, owners. 

Luke French, 1853. 

Charles S. Bryant, 1863. 

Henry V. Shattuck, 1879. 

Arthur J. and Martha Par- 
sons, 1890. 

Georgiana Parsons, 1895. 

Mark Hopkins, sum. res. 

No. 3. Site of former mill. 

No. 4. Farm house of 

Mark Hopkins. 

Lot 9. 

Joseph Twitchell. 
Joseph Twitchell, Jr. 
Josephus Snow, res. 
Daniel Twitchell, res. 
Abraham Shattuck, res. 
Hervey Learned. 
Henry D wight Learned. 
Hon. Franklin MacVeagh, 

owner. 
House taken away. 

Lot 10. 

Amos Babcock, 1785. 

James Grimes. 

Moses Rider. 

Ezra Rider. 

Ephraim Foster, owner. 

Daniel Twitchell, res. 

Israel Maynard, res. 

Jesse Glover, res. 

John Twitchell, res. 

Elisha Knowlton, res. 

Harvey Wells, res. 

Heirs of Ephraim Foster, 

owners. 
Otis Fuller, owner, 1862. 
William A. Wheeler, owner, 

1868. 
Ann Eliza Penniman, owner, 

1869. 
Benjamin W. Dean, owner, 

1870. 



OCCUPANTS OF LOTS 



625 



Edward Dean, owner, 1874. 
Thomas Jefferson Eaves, 1881. 
Samuel Pellerin, 1909. 

Lot 11. 

No. 1. Daniel Hinds. 

Nathan Bixby. 

Jonathan Mason, owner. 

Ephraim Foster. 

George Foster, 1852. 

Moses Corey, 1857. 

Otis Fuller, 1860. 

William A. Wheeler, owner, 
1868. 

Mr. & Mrs. James Penniman 
of Worcester, Mass., own- 
ers, 1869. 

Benjamin W. Dean of Worces- 
ter, Mass., owner, 1870. 

Edward Dean, 1874. 

Walter R. Taft, 1878. 

John L. Adams, 1880. 

Charles Heath of Boston, 1881. 

Willard D .& Henry D . Learned , 
owners, 1884. 

Elizabeth Upton of Boston, 
1885, sum. res. 

Samuel L. Clemens (Mark 
Twain), tenant. 

Alice H. Upton, sum. res. 

No. 2. Abel Munroe. 

Samuel Ames. 

Stephen My rick. 

House gone. 

Lots 12, 13. 

Not settled. 

Lot 14. 

No. 1. Timothy Twitchell. 
No other known occupant. 
No house for a century. 

No. 2. Log house built 

by Livingston Stone. 

Lot 15. 

Not settled. 



Lot 16. 

No. 1. Paul Morse. 
Amos Emery. 
Jonathan Emery. 
Nathan Holt. 
Daniel Fiske, owner. 
Daniel Phillips, res. 
Richard Phillips, 3d, res. 
Luther Freeman, res. 
No house now. 

No. 2. Rev. George F. 

Weld, sum. res. 

Lot 17. 

Nathan Gleason. 

Jonathan Hoar. 

John Hoar. 

Henry Heard. 

Samuel Morse, owner. 

Abigail Morse, owner of north 

part. 
George P. Taylor, owner of 

south part of the lot. 
House long since taken away. 

Lot 18. 

Daniel Gleason. 

Joseph Griffin. 

Isaac Stowell. 

Luther Freeman. 

Luther Darling. 

Josiah M. Darling, 1870. 

James Allison, owner, 1878. 

William Farmer, 1878. 

John H. Kimball and Henry 

L. Wiswall of Marlborough, 

owners, 1901. 
George H. Eaves, res. 
House burned in 1916. 

Lot 19. 

Daniel Gleason. 

No house for a century. 

Lot 20. 

Nathan Winch. 



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HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



James Sanders. 

No house for many years. 

Lot 21. 

Jeremiah Bemis. 

OHver Bemis. 

Jeremiah W. Bemis. 

John Lewis. 

George U. Lewis. 

James E. Lewis, 1853. 

Richard Thomas of Swanzey 
and Mrs. R. E. Sawyer of 
Concord, Mass., owners, 
1864. 

Nancy D. Thomas of Swan- 
zey, owner, 1865. 

Several non-resident owners. 

House taken away. 

Lot 22. 

Not settled. 



RANGE IV 



Lot 1. 



No. 2. James Robbe. 

Thomas Robbe. 

Agnes W. Robbe. 

Asa F. Gowing of Peterbor- 
ough, owner, 1866. 

House has disappeared. 

No. 3. James Robbe, Jr. 

Benjamin Heard, owner. 

Henry Heard, res. 

Moses A. Fairbanks. 

Moses Fairbanks, 1859. 

Charles P. Sweetzer, owner, 
1871. 

Alexander Betz, owner, 1900. 

Charles D. Donovan, res. 

John J. Doyle, res. 

Laborers without legal resi- 
dence have lived here at 
different times for short 
periods. 

No. 4. Moses Johnson. 

Nathan Whittemore. 



James Rollins. 

Mark Barker. 

Setli Broad. 

House taken down and re- 
placed by the one at No. 1, 
on the county road. 

No. 1. Nehemiah Upton. 

Stephen Gibson. 

Samuel Fisk, Jr. 

Nathaniel Burnham. 

Ebenezer Tarbox, Jr., of Nel- 
son, 1853. 

James Adams, 1864. 

Merrick C. Adams, 1875. 

Agnes J. Puffer (later Mrs. 
Holland), 1899. 

Lester C. Knight, 1909. 

Lot 2. 

Benjamin Learned, Jr. 
John Taggart. 
John Taggart, Jr. 
Noah Smith. 
John Brooks, 1841. 
John L. Adams, 1873. 
Mary A. Read of Boston, 1879. 
Charles L. Clark, 1880. 
Edmund B. Clark, 1893. 
Sylvester Tenney of Peter- 
borough, owner, 1898. 
Fra7ik J. Dwpree, 1898. 

Lot 3. 

Josiah Greenwood. 

Josiah Wait. 

Micajah Martin. 

Asa Powers. 

Elliot Powers, 1825. 

Obed Ellis, 1872. 

Charles J. Ellis. 

John G. Dodge and Charles 

G. Barnard, both of Goffs- 

town, owners. 
James L. Brockway, 1904. 
Arthur A. Paquet, 1908. 
Gustave S. Girardet, 1911. 
William Hemming Walsh, 1915. 



OCCUPANTS OF LOTS 



627 



Lot 4. 

Benjamin Learned, Jr. 
Amos Learned. 
Joseph Rollins. 
Jefferson Heald. 
Levi E. Priest, 1866. 
Asaph E. Burpee, 1868. 
Ebenezer Burpee, 1871. 
Patrick Clukay, 1883. 
Widow Mary A. Clukay. 
Estate of Mary A. Clukay. 

Lot 5. 

John Swan. 

Samuel Fisk. 

Asa Fisk. 

Charles R. Fisk, 1866. 

George W. Gleason, owner, 
1882. 

John E. F. Baldwin, 1882. 

Alfred N. Robbins of Norwood, 
Mass., owner, 1910. 

W. Stanley Tripp of Boston, 
owner, 1914. 

William J. McDonald of Bos- 
ton, owner, 1914. 

Royal S. Wentworth of Chel- 
sea, Mass., owner, 1914. 

Mildred E. Mertsck of Warren, 
N. H., 1915. [Mrs. Otto F. 
Mertsch.] 

Lot 6. 

Ministry Lot. 

Abner Maynard. 

Elijah Kemp. 

Marstin Holt. 

Moses Greenwood, Jr. 

House removed many years 

ago. 

Joseph W'hittemore. 

Others, now unknown, lived at 

this place. The locations of 

this and the preceding house 

are not identified. 
No. 1. Louis Cabot, sum. 



Heirs of Louis Cabot. 

No. 2. Farm house on the 



Cabot estate. 



Lot 7. 

No. 1. 



Joseph Whitte- 



more. 

Rufus Piper. 

William Davis, 1837. 

Heirs of W^illiam Davis. 

Horatio Greenwood, 1871. 

Heirs of Horatio Greenwood. 

Louis Cabot, owner, 1891. 

Heirs of Louis Cabot. 

No. 2. Benjamin Well- 
ington. 

Rev. E. Sprague, owner. 

Asa Fisk. 

Asa H. Fisk. 

Charles Ranstead, from Dor- 
chester, Mass., 1861. 

Willard H., Frank E., and 
Fred. A. Pierce, owners, 
1876. 

Louis Cabot, owner, 1890. 

Heirs of Louis Cabot. 

The house is gone. 

John Pain, res., on a spot 

not located upon the map. 

Lot 8. 

No. 1. Gardner Towne. 
John Learned, 1777. 
Jonathan Perry. 
Ebenezer Perry. 
Charles A. Hamilton. 
Samuel W. Hale, owner, 1854. 
Thomas B. Wait, 1857. 
Nathan Whitney, owner, 1862. 
My rick Ross, 1865. 
William W. Ross, 1870. 
Joseph M. Ross, 1871. 
Peterborough Savings Bank, 

1872. 
Benjamin S. Fenner, 1874. 
Mary Ann Buck of Millbury, 

Mass., owner, 1879. 



628 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



Mrs. Benjamin S. Fenner, 1879. 

Miss Martha Parsons, 1885, 
sum. res. 

Miss Georgiana Parsons, 1886, 
sum. res. 

Miss Georgiana Hopkins, 
owner. 

This is now the farm house. 

No. 2. A summer cot- 
tage of Miss Georgiana 
Hopkins. 

No. 3. Miss Georgiana 

Hopkins, sum. res. 

No. 4. Arthur Jeffrey 

Parsons, sum. res. 

Heirs of A . J. Parsons. 

Farm house of the Par- 
sons family, called "Day- 
spring." 

No. 5. Monadnock Golf 

Club house. 

No. 6. Wilham Yeardly. 

Samuel Ward. 

James Emes. 

House removed many years 
ago. 

Lot 9. 

No. 1. Benjamin Learned. 

Thaddeus Learned. 

John Wilson Learned. 

Moses Corey, res. 

Widow Hannah Learned Corey. 

Francis Phelps, res. 

Joseph Phelps, res. 

Calvin Learned, owner. 

Heirs of Calvin Learned. 

Hon. Franklin MacVeagh,lS96. 

It is Mr. MacVeagh's north 

farm house. 
Thomas S. Lynch, res. 
Alexander Maitland, res. 
Charles E. Simmons, res. 

No. 2. Calvin Learned. 

Rev. John C. Learned and 

Mrs. A. Z. Mason, heirs of 

Calvin Learned. 



Hon. Franklin MacVeagh, 1896. 

It is the south farm house 

of Mr. MacVeagh, which he 

uses for an office. 
No. 3. Ho7i. Franklin 

MacVeagh of Chicago, sum. 

res. 

Lot 10. 

No. 1. Charles Snow. 
Enos Farnum. 
Charles Newton. 
Calvin Learned, 1872. 
James S. Fenner, 1875. 
Thomas Jefferson Eaves, 1880. 
Raphael Pumpelly , owner, 1893. 
Hon. Franklin MacVeagh, 

owner, 1898. 
No house now. 

No. 2. Jabez Puffer. 

John Pain. 

John Snow, Jr. 

Augustine P. Snow. 

Widow Mary H. Snow. 

Rev. John C. Learned and 

Zaman A. Mason, owners, 

1871. 
Alphonzo B. Raynor, 1879. 
Charles H. Smith, 1892. 
Raphael Pumpelly, owner, 

1892. 
Ho7i. Franklin MacVeagh, 

owner, 1898. 

Lot 11. 

No. 1. Simeon Bullard. 

Joel Wight. 

Samuel Fisher. 

Abel Maynard. 

Aaron Applet on, owner. 

Brown and Severance, owners. 

House taken down. 

Lot 12. 

No. 1. Dr. Hamilton Osgood. 
Sumner B. Pearmain, 1910, 
sum. res. 



OCCUPANTS OF LOTS 



629 



Mrs. Margaret (Pearmain) Bow- 
ditch, 1913, sum. res. 

No. 2. George W. Glea- 

son, owner. 

Widow Mary A. Greene, 1882. 

Henry Copley and Belle Greene, 
1900, sum. res. 

Lot 13. 
Not settled. 

Lot 14. 

No. 1. Siteof former saw-mill. 

Lot 15. 

No. 1. Ralph Sanger, owner. 
Andrew Allison, owner. 
Jonathan Hoar, owner. 
Eli Allison. 
James Allison, 1853. 
William Amory, owner, 1897. 
William W. Andrew, res. 
Widow Louise Amory, owner. 
No. 2. William Amory, 

sum. res. 
Widow Louise Amory, sum. res. 
New farm house of Mrs. 

Amory. 

Lot 16. 

No. 1. Levi Partridge, 1762. 
Benjamin Hills, owner. 
Henry Stewart, 1779. 
Adam Caldwell, res. 
Elijah Carley. 
David Mead. 
Abner Sanger. 

Miss Rhoda W. Sanger, owner. 
Cyrus Emery. 
House taken down. 
No. 2. Present school- 
house No. 5. 

Lot 17. 

No. 1. Thomas Steele, owner. 
Isaac Twitchell. 
Cyrus Emery. 



Jonathan Emery, 1855. 

Silas P. Frost, 1855. 

Alfred C. Frost, 1879. 

Widow Harriet P. Frost. 

Mrs. Charles F. Aldrich, 1910, 
sum. res. 

Farm house of Mrs. Aid- 
rich. 

Clarence D. Scribner, res. 

Lot 18. 

Amos Morse. 

No house for a century. 

Lot 19. 

No. 1. Ichabod Rowell, 1780. 
John Rollins. 
James Rollins, res. 
Thaddeus Duncklee. 
William Shattuck, owner. 
House taken down. 

No. 2. First schoolhouse 

No. 5. 

Lot 20. 

No. 1. WiUiam Upton. 
Levi Kemp, from Groton, 

Mass. 
No house for many years. 

No. 2. James Upton. 

House removed long ago. 
No. 3. 2d schoolhouse 

No. 5. 
There appears to have 

been a house site a little 

east of the No. 3 site. 

Lot 21. 

No. 1. Ebenezer Richardson. 
Cyrus Frost, 1st. 
Joseph H. Richardson, 1865. 
Daniel Pomeroy of Orange, 

Mass., owner, 1865. 
William Haradon, 1866. 
Elijah and Murray Fitch of 

Marlborough, owners, 1868. 
Silas P. Frost, owner, 1882. 



630 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



House taken away. 

No. 2. David Richard- 
son. 

Aaron Richardson, died, 1861. 

Widow Abigail Richardson, 
died, 1865. 

House taken away. 

No. 3. Richardson's bhick- 

smithshop site. 

No. 4. Isaac Morse. 

Subsequent occupants of the 
farm lived at No. 1, on the 
new road. 

Lot 22. 

No. 1. John Stone. 

Samuel Stone. 

William Darracott. 

Daniel W. Roby, 1871. 

Charles L. Clark, 1880. 

Miss Alberta M. Houghton, 
1910, sum. res. 

No. 2. John Stone, Jr. 

Silas Stone, son of Capt. John 
Stone of another family. 

Richard Thomas, res. 

Elijah Hardy, 1854. 

William Darracott, owner, 
1856. 

Nathaniel Hitehings, 1861. 

Widow Sarah L. Hitehings. 

Edward E. Sargent, 1879, mar- 
ried Mrs. Hitehings. 

Miss Alberta M. Houghton, 
owner, 1905. 

No. 3. James Cochran, 

who rebuilt at No. 1. 



RANGE V 

Lot 1. 

Not settled. 

Lot 2. 

Not settled. 



Lot 3. 

No. 1. Site of electric light 
plant. 

Charles F. Appleton, 1898. 

Dublin Electric Co., 1899. 

Ashuelot Gas & Electric Co., 
1912. 

Keene Gas & Electric Co., 
leased, 1913. 

No. 7. Old mill site. 

James Houghton, 1781. 

Paul Whittemore. 

Drury Morse. 

Ezra Rider. 

Joseph P. Frost. 

George Bullard. 

Samuel W. Hale, 1848, oper- 
ated a peg mill. 

Nathan Whitney, half inter- 
est, 1851. 

Samuel W. Hale, sole owner, 
1858. 

Milan Townsend, 1858. 

Samuel W. Hale, 1861. 

Benjamin F. Phelps, 1861. 

George F. Cushman of Lisbon, 
1862. 

Horace G. Wood of Albany, 
N. Y., 1875. 

Myra L. Greenwood, 1875. 

Charles F. Appleton, 1898. 

Dublin Electric Co., 1899. 

It passed to later electric com- 
panies, as in No. 1. 

No. 2. House owned by 

owners of the mill at No. 7, 
in succession. 

James Houghton. 

Paul Whittemore. 

Drury Morse. 

Ezra Rider. 

Joseph P. Frost. 

George Bullard. 

Nathan Whitney. 

Milan Townsend. 

Benjamin F. Phelps. 



OCCUPANTS OF LOTS 



631 



John A. Upton. 

Tenants who worked in the 
mill. House gone. 

No. 3. Another house 

that belonged to the mill 
property, and occupied by 
laborers in the mill. 

Moses Greenwood, Jr., res. 

Franklin Wait, res. House 
gone. 

No. 4. Solomon Morse. 

Jonas Clark. 

Levi Marvin, res. 

Rufus Symonds, res. 

Mrs. Tirzah Ranstead, 1850. 

Mrs. Caroline Smith, owner, 
1872. 

Almira L. Greenwood, owner, 
1873. She married Horace 
G. Wood. 

Charles F. Appleton, owner, 
1898. No house now. 

No. 5. Samuel Smith, 

1813. 

Widow Caroline Smith. 

Almira L. Greenwood, 1871. 

Edmund Q. S. Greenwood. 

Horace G. Wood. 

Charles F. Appleton, owner, 
1900. 

One or two mill hands and 
laborers were tenants here. 

House was burned. 

No. 6. House built from 

a barn and owned by Charles 
F. Appleton. 

Peter Naylor {Pierre Cloutier 
in French), res. 

No. 8. Small house re- 
cently fashioned from an- 
other sort of building, owned 
by Charles F. Appleton. 

Andrew J. Naylor, res. 

On the Wads worth map, this 
house is located too far 
from No. 6. 



Lot 4. 

No. 5. House site, probably 

that of Redhood Pike, first 

settler of the lot. 

No. 1. Joseph Eaton. 

Josiah Gr'eenwood. 

Elijah Kemp. 

Drury Morse. 

Benjamin Marshall. 

James Chamberlain, res. 

Widow Anna Chamberlain. 

Henry Kibling. 

Ida M. & Annie A. Matthews, 

owners. 
John A. Upton, 1886. 
Fred. A. Adams, 1901'. 

No. 2. Jonas Bond. 

Franklin Bond. 
Rufus Symonds, res. 
James Greenwood, res. 
Mary M. Robbe, 1882. 
Walter L. E. Robbe, 1912. 
Widow Ada E. Robbe, owner, 

1912. 
Mrs. Albert J. Moore, res. 
No. 3. Schoolhouse of 

District No. 2. 
No. 4. Horace G. Wood, 

1890. 
Widow Almira L. Wood, 1896. 

Lot 5. 

No. 2. Silas Stone. 

John Stone. 

Edward Wilson. 

Rev. Edward Sprague, owner. 

Richard Strong. 

Jonathan K. Smith, 1858. 

Charles W. Gowing, owner, 

1866. 
Jonathan K. Smith, 1866. 
Heirs of J. K. Smith, 1879. 
George A. Piper, 1880. 
Widow Addie L. Piper, 1905. 
George W. Preston, 1910. 

No. 1. Joseph R. Strong. 

Charles W. Gowing, 1847. 



632 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



Fred. C. Gowing. 
Henry N. Gowing. 

Lot 6. 

No. 3. James Rollins. 

John Rollins. 

Joseph Rollins. 

Abraham Mead. 

Levi Conant. 

Horatio Greenwood. 

Abel Duneklee, res. 

Charles Stanley, res. 

Daniel Jackman, res. 

Elliot Powers, res. 

House disappeared long ago. 

No. 1. Moses Green- 
wood. 

Moses Greenwood, Jr. 

Moses G. Gowing. 

Calvin Clark Gowing, 1857. 

George W. Gleason, owner, 
1868. 

Mrs. Abigail G. Pierce, 1868. 

Frank E. Pierce, 1890. 

Mary P. Metcalf, 1899, sum. 
res. 

Albert Metcalf, 1905, sum. res. 

Miss Adele G. Thayer of Bos- 
ton, 1910, sum. res. 

No. 3. Farm house of 

the estate. 

Herman H. Priest, res. 

James MacGregor, res. 

Lot 7. 

In the north-east corner of lot 7, 
range 5, was the first school- 
house of the centre district. 
It was voted to build it in 
1778. It was not completed 
until 1792. It was sold to 
Gardner Towne and re- 
moved in 1796. Not lo- 
cated on the map. 

No. 5. John Alexander. 

Joseph Greenwood. 

James Mann. 



William Davis. 

Joseph Hay. 

Samuel Davison, 1826. 

Isaac Greenwood, res. 

Solomon Morse, res. 

Gershom Morse, res. 

Luther Barnes, res. 

Luke Beard. 

Mrs. Mary G. Gowing. 

Joseph ^Yillard Powers. 

Heirs of J. W. Powers, 1903. 

Mrs. Eva L. Pierce, 1910. 

Ned. M. Pierce, 1912. 

Herman H. Priest, 1913. 

No. 4. Joseph F. Hay, 

1825. 
Nathan Whitney. 
John Q. Adams of Peterbor- 
ough, owner, 1878. 
Samuel Adams, Jr., 1887. 
Frank B. Farley, 1913. 

No. 3. Store built by 

Samuel Davison. 

The merchants were: 

Davison & Moore. 

James Cochran. 

Samuel L. Taggard. 

John M. & Samuel W. Hale. 

Cyrus Piper. 

Residents : 

Cyrus Piper, Jr., bought the 
store in 1855, and res. here. 

Samuel Davison, 1863. 

Harriet Childs, by will, 1873. 

Jane R. Childs, by will. 

Mrs. Emeline C. Betts, 1880. 

William C. Betts, 1889. 

Lucy P. Rice, 1891. 

Ned. M. Pierce, 1906. 

George W. Gleason, owner, 
1910. 

Frank E. Lambert, res. 

Auguste Beaulieau, res. 

Ernest A. Gay, res. 

No. 2. Asa Heald, owner. 

House erected in 1839. 

Samuel L. Taggard, res. 



OCCUPANTS OF LOTS 



633 



Samuel W. Hale, res. 
Nathan Whitney, res. 
Widow Elmira S. Heald. 
Albert J. Moore, 1887. 
Widow Jennie Moore. 
Frank B. Farley, res. 
Samuel L. Straw, 1912. 

No. 1. Eli Hamilton. 

Charles A. Hamilton. 
Jackson Greenwood. 
Walter J. Greenwood, 1872. 
Widow Harriet M. Greenwood, 

1892. 
Mrs. Julia Derby, res. 
Fred. A. Pierce, res., 1912. 

Lot 8. 

No. 2. William Taggart. 

Joseph Adams, 1770. 

Samuel Jones, in new house. 

Samuel Jones, Jr. 

Corydon Jones, owner, 1846. 

Dr. David Carter, res. 

Hermon Robinson, res. 

Samuel Adams, res. 

James Chamberlain, 2d, res. 

Levi Conant, res. 

Mrs. Prudence Minott, res. 

Rebecca Pratt, res. 

Mrs. Bela Morse, res. 

Thomas Fisk, 1867. 

Henry H. Smith, M.D. 

Widow Arabellas. Smith,1911. 

WillardH. Pierce, owner, 1915. 

Harry F. Mason, 1916. 

No. 1. Corydon Jones. 

Edwin L. Twitchell, res. 
Heirs of Corydon Jones, 

owners. 
Widow Ahhy M. Fisk, res., 1908. 
John A. Gleason, res. 
Wesley W. Shay, res. 
Robert H. Fisk, res. 
Albert A. Preston, res., 1916. 

Lot 9. 

No. 9. Clesson E. Gowing. 



No. 8. 



James Chamber- 



lain, 1773. 
Rev. Edward Sprague. 
Benjamin Perry. 
Joseph Perry, 1850. 
George A. Gowing, 1850. 
Widoiv Lydia S. Goicing. 
No. 7. Joseph Perry, 

1850. 
George A. Gowing, owner, 1866. 
Widow Abigail G. Pierce, 1867. 
George W. Gleason, 1868. 
No. 6. Store of George 

W. Gleason, built 1868. 
Merchants : 
George W. Gleason. 
Gleason & Ordway. 
G. W. Gleason & Son. 
Tenants over store: 
John G. Townsend, res. 
Samuel L. Straw, res. 
Perley Martin, res. 
Charles P. Fisher, res., 1908. 
Herbert L. Childs, res., 1912. 
Earle E. Parkhurst, res., 1915. 

No. 5. Town hall. 

Dedicated, Dec. 28, 1882. 
No. 4. The Farnham 

Memorial Library. 
Dedicated, June 20, 1901. 
No. 3. Unitarian Par- 
sonage. 
First occupied, July 4, 1883. 
Rev. H. D. Catlin, res., 1883. 
Rev. Gran\dlle Pierce, res., 

1886. 
Rev. George W. Patten, res., 

1890. 
Rev. George W. Cooke, res., 

1898. 
Rev. Franklin K. Gifford, res., 

1900. 
Albert P. Fiske, res., 1903. 
Charles P. Fisher, res., 1905. 
House burned, Nov. 22, 1908. 
New house built on site, 1910- 

11. 



634 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



Alfred H. Childs, M.D., res., 
1911. 

George II. Preston, res., 1915. 

Josiah L. Seward, D.D., rooms. 

No. 2. An annex to the 

Leffingwell Hotel, called 
"The Casino," built in re- 
cent years. It was burned, 
Nov. 22, 1908. It has not 
been replaced by any build- 
ing. 

No. 1. Store and resi- 
dence. 

Merchants : 

Joseph Abbot. 

Eli & James Adams. 

Adams & Appleton. 

[Eli Adams and Aaron Apple- 
ton.] 

Aaron Appleton. 

Joseph Appleton. 

Residents : 

Joseph Abbot. 

Eli Adams. 

James Adams. 

Aaron Appleton. 

Joseph Appleton. 

Rev. Henry A. Kendall, res. 

Samuel Appleton, owner. 

David Appleton, owner. 

Rev. Levi W. Leonard, D.D., 
res. 

Moses Cragin, res. 

Daniel G. Jones, res. 

Alona Stone, res. 

Thomas Fisk and George W. 
Gleason, owners, 1871. 

Charles H. Leffingwell, 1871, 
who converted the residence, 
with adjoining store, into a 
first-class boarding house, 
which finally became an inn 
of a high order. 

Henry R. Leffingwell, 1898. 

Buildings burned, Nov. 22, 
1908, and nothing has been 
built upon the site. 



George W. Gleason, owner. 
No. 10. Mrs. Ann E, 

Hayden of Boston, 1887. 

sum. res. 
Miss Charlotte A. Johnson of 

Boston, 1905, sum. res. 
Micah Morse lived and 

had a tannery on lot 9, 

range 5. 
No. 11. James A. Porter, 

1906. 
No. 12. Roman Catholic 

Church of "My Lady of the 

Snows." 
No. 13. Charles E. Howe, 

1890. 
Thomas W. Saunders, 1907. 
Ernest A. Gay, res. 
George A. Clukay, res. 
House burned in 1914. 

James L. Brockway, 1908. 

Alfred F. Boisvert, called 

Alfred F. Greenwood, 1911. 
Wesley W. Shay, res. 
Paint shop belonging to 

the preceding place. 
Frank Don Atwood, res., 1915. 

Lot 10. 

No. 5. On former Wait estate. 

Lewis P. Randolph, 1882. 

James H. Frothingham of Bos- 
ton, owner, 1898. 

Frothingham heirs, owners, 1900. 

Various summer tenants. 

Samuel S. Durfee, sum. ten. 

No. 4. On former Wait 

estate. 

James H. Frothingham of Bos- 
ton, owner, 1884. 

Frothingham heirs, owners, 
1900. 

Charles Preston, res. 

House taken away. 

No. 3. On former Snow 

or Wait estate. 

John Snow, Jr. 



OCCUPANTS OF LOTS 



635 



Elisha Knowlton. 
Mrs. Joseph Whittemore. 
James Bullard. 

Mrs. Joseph R. Strong, after- 
wards Mrs. Joseph Knight. 
Lewis P. Randolph. 
Mrs. James Hayward, 1852. 
George W. Gleason, owner, 

1866. 
WilHam I. Howe, 1869. 
Nancy Guild, 1871. 
Joseph B. Yardley, 1873. 
Heirs of J. B. Yardley. 
Calvin Learned, 1875. 
Heirs of Calvin Learned, 1880. 
James H. Frothingham of Bos- 
ton, owner, 1892. 
Frothingham heirs, owners, 1900. 
Various summer tenants. 

A few feet north-east of 

No. 2 was the site of the sec- 
ond schoolhouse in the cen- 
tre district, used from 1796 
until 1823. 

No. 2. Site of old brick 

Town Hall, built in 1823, 
sold to Daniel Fiske and re- 
moved in 1860. The lower 
room was used for school 
purposes, 1823-1841, the 
third school-room in the 
district. 
James H. Frothingham of Bos- 
ton, 1885, sum. res. 
Frothingham heirs, 1900. 
Various short term summer 

tenants. 
Mrs. Josiah Bradlee, sum. ten. 

No. 1. Rev. Joseph 

Farrar. 
Rev. Edward Sprague. 
John Snow. 
Josephus Snow. 
Thomas B. Wait. 
James H. Frothingham of Bos- 
ton, owner, 1884. 
Frothingham heirs, 1900. 



Various short term summer 

tenants. 
Arthur T. Bradlee, sum. ten. 

No. 6. Mrs. Mary W. 

McKittrick of St. Louis, 
Mo., 1898, sum. res. 
George D. Markham of St. 
Louis, sum. res. 

No. 7. Miss Mary Ann 

Wales of Boston, 1885, sum. 
res. 
Miss Lucy S. Brewer of Boston, 
1893, sum. res. 

No. 8. Miss Agnes R. 

Parkhurst, later the wife of 
Prof. Richard Burto7i, 1887, 
sum. res. 
No. 9. Part of the pur- 
chase of Miss Parkhurst, 
afterwards Mrs. Burton, of 
Hartford, Conn. These two 
cottages, when built, were 
called "Boulderstone Cot- 
tages," and were used for 
high-class boarders. The 
Burtons now use one of 
them for a sum. res. 
They have been rented to 
various short term summer 
tenants. 

No. 10. Arnold Wells 

Catlin of Brooklyn, N. Y., 
1884, sum. res. 
Edward C. Sterling of St. 

Louis, Mo., 1889, sum. res. 
The house has been burned. 

No . 1 1 . Misses Ellen and 

Ida Mason, 1888, sum. res. 
Hon. (now Viscount) James 
Bryce, British Ambassador 
to the United States, rented 
this house for a time. 
Hon. Henry White, Ambassa- 
dor of the United States to 
France in 1907, recently 
rented this house for a 
time. 



636 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



The lodge of the 



No. 12. 

Piirapelly estate. 

John Lindgrin, res. 

No. 13. Thomas H. Mc- 

Kittrick, 1898, sum. res. 

Mrs. Marshall Field of Chi- 
cago, 111., sum. ten. 

Mrs. Caroline C. Williams of 
Chicago, III., sum. res. 

No. 14. John H. Pum- 

pelly of New York, N. Y., 
1893, sum. res. 

No. 15. John H. Pum- 

pelly purchased, in 1893, 
the ground on which this 
cottage and the preceding 
stand; built the houses, and 
they have been rented to 
various short term tenants. 

Lot 11. 

No. 1. 
No. 2. - 

1901. 
No. 3. 

ony, lake cottage, 1892. 
Burton C. Russell, 1910. 
No. 4. Clesson E. Gow- 

ing, lake cottage, 189 If.. 
No. 5. Milton D. Mason, 

lake cottage, 189 If.. 
No. 6. Henry D. Allison, 

lake cottage, 189 Jf.. 
No. 10. Walter Ban- 
croft of Gardner, Mass., lake 

cottage, 1890. 
Heirs of Walter Bancroft. 
No. 7. Miss Susan Up- 

ham, 1896, sum. res. 
No. 8. Prof. Raphael 

Pumpelly, 1883, sum. res. 
No. 9. Prof. Raphael 

Pumpelly, owner, 1883. 
Thomas Handasyd Cabot, sum. 

res. 
Lot 12. 

No. 9. Col. Thomas Went- 



- Hearse house. 
Dublin Lake Club, 

— George H. Col- 



worth Higginson, 1890, sum. 
res. 
Prof. Kenneth Broicn, 1915, 
sum. res. 

No. 3. On former Phillips 

farm. 
George W. Gleason, owner, 

1882. 
Mrs. Mary A. (Mrs. J. S. C.) 
Greene of Boston, owner, 
1882. 
Henry C. and Belle Greene, 

owners, 1900. 
Summer tenants. 
Edmund Channing Stowell, 
M.D., now of Jaflfrey, was a 
tenant here for several sea- 
sons. 

No. 2. On former Phillips 

farm. 
George W. Gleason, owner, 

1882. 
Mrs. M. A. (Mrs. J. S. C.) 
Greene of Boston, owner, 
1882. 
Joseph Lindon Smith, 1889, 
sum. res. 

No. 1. Same changes of 

own rship as No. 2. 
Summer cottage owned by J. 
L. Smith, 1889. 

No. 4. On old Phillips 

farm. 
G. W. Gleason, owner, 1882. 
Mrs. M. A. (Mrs. J. S. C.) 
Greene of Boston, owner, 
1882. 
Hamilton Osgood, M.D., 

owner, 1882. 
Mrs. Mary A. Buck, sum. ten. 
Fiske Warren of Harvard, 

Mass., sum. ten. 
Miss Rebecca Appleton Cald- 
well of New York, N. Y., 
1913, sum. res. 

No. 5. On old Phillips 

farm. 



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637 



G. W. Gleason, owner, 1882. 
Mrs. M. A. (Mrs. J. S. C.) 

Greene of Boston, owner, 

1882. 
Hamilton Osgood, M.D., 

owner, 1882. 
Edward Burnett of Providence, 

R. I., 1902, sum. res. 
Miss Agjies G. Troup of Provi- 
dence, R. I., 1912, sum. res. 
Hon. Josiah Quincy, sum. ten., 

1916. 
No. 6. On old Phillips 

farm. 
G. W. Gleason, owner, 1882. 
Mrs. M. A. (Mrs. J. S. C.) 

Greene of Boston, owner, 

1882. 
Henry C. and Belle Greene, 

owners, 1900. 
Henry Pemberton of Philadel- 
phia, Pa., 1900, sum. res. 
Mrs. Quincy A. Shaw, Jr., of 

Boston, 1915, sum. res. 
No. 7. Richard Philhps, 

original farm homestead, 

1782. 
George W. Phillips. 
Richard Phillips, 2d. 
William Phillips. 
George W. Gleason, owner, 

1882. 
Mrs. Mary A. (Mrs. J. S. C.) 

Greene of Boston, owner, 

1882. 
House taken away. 
No. 8. On old PhilHps 

farm. 
G. W. Gleason, owner, 1882. 
Mrs. M. A. Greene, owner, 

1882. 
Henry C. and Belle Greene, 

owners, 1900. 
Widow of Prof. Henry B. Hill 

was a tenant for several 

seasons. 
Summer tenants. 



Lot 13. 
No. 3. Miss Mary Amory 

Greene of Boston, sum. res. 
Summer tenants: 
No. 4. Ahhot H. Thayer, 

legal and sum. res., 1903. 

Ahhot Thayer's Studio. 

Studio of Miss Gladys 

Thayer. 
Gerald H. Thayer, legal 

and sum. res. 

No. 2. Alexander Scott. 

Eli Morse. 
Thaddeus Morse. 
Thaddeus Morse, Jr. 
Heirs of Thaddeus Morse, 1882. 
Widow Sarah A. Peele of Bev- 
erly, Mass., 1885, sum. res. 
Daniel A. Dwight of Boston, 

1887, legal and sum. res. 
Mrs. Fannie D. Clark, 19H, 

sum. res. 
Clark farm house. 



Almon A. Baldwin, res. 

Lawrence E. Welch, res. 

No. 1. Old grist-mill, 

formerly operated by Thad- 
deus Morse. 

Lot 14. 

No. 7. Peter Morse. 

Peter Morse, Jr. 

Nathan Whitney, 1868. 

Livingston Stone of Charles- 
town, N. H., 1868, sum. res. 

Mrs. Sarah A. Peele of Boston, 
1885, sum. res. 

Mrs. Jane P. Hunnewell of 
Boston, 1886, sum. cottage. 

Mrs. Daniel A. Dwight of Bos- 
ton, 1897, rented to summer 
tenants. 

Mrs. Fannie D. Clark of Bos- 
ton, 191i, rented to summer 
tenants. 

No. 1. On former P. 

Morse farm. 



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HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



Livingston Stone, owner, 1868. 
Miss Anita E. Wheelwright of 

Boston, 1885, sum. res. 
Mrs. Emma B. (Mrs. J. G.) 

Chapman of St. Louis, Mo., 

1897, sum. res. 
John Laurence Mauran of St. 

Louis, Mo., 1915, sum. res. 
No. 2. Miss Mary Lion- 

berger of St. Louis, Mo., 1900, 

sum. res. 
No. 3. Chapman farm 

house. 
Robert C. Woodward, res. 
No. 4. On former P. 

Morse farm, also largely on 

former T. Morse farm. 
James O. Josselyn, 1872. 
Bartholomew W. Taggard of 

Boston, 1880, sum. res. 
Hon. Ethan x\llen Hitchcock, 

of St. Louis, Mo., Secretary 

of the Interior under Mc- 

Kinley and Roosevelt, 1896, 

sum. res. 
Arthur Lyman, of Boston, sum. 

ten. 
Thornton Kirkland Lothrop of 

Boston, 1911, sum. res. 
Mrs. John L. Mauran, owner, 

1915. 
Howard Elliott of Neiv Haven, 

Conn., President of the N . Y., 

N. H., & H. R. R., sum. ten. 
No. 5. Cottage owned 

by heirs of Mrs. J. G. 

Chapman. 
Summer tenants: 
No. 6. On former P. 

Morse farm. 
Livingston Stone, owner, 1868. 
George W. Gleason, owner. 
George E. Gilbert, as trustee 

under the will of George L. 

Foote, late of Cambridge, 

Mass., 1888. 
Miss A. E. Foote, sum. res. 



George L. Foote, sum. res. 

No. 8. Ernest F. Hender- 
son s studio. 

No. 9. Ernest F. Hender- 
son of Boston, 1902, legal and 
sum. res. 

No. 10. A summer cot- 
tage owned by Ernest F. 
Henderson. 

Summer tenants. 

Lot 15. 

No. 1. Land owned by Liv- 
ingston Stone. 

Mary Shreve Hutchinson of 
Boston, 1900, sum. res. 

Prof. John Osborne Sumner 
of Boston, married Miss 
Hutchinson'. 

Lot 16. 

No. 1. Thomas Morse. 

John Morse. 

Jesse Morse. 

Francis Shattuck, 1858, from 

Groton, Mass. 
Everett Kendall, 1867, from 

Boylston, Mass. 
Daniel Fiske, owner, 1869. 
Charles W. Fiske, 1870. 
Livingston Stone, owner, 1885, 

from Charlestown, N. H. 
Various short term tenants. 
Widow Louise Amory, owner, 

1909, of Boston. 
Dublin Lake Club, 1910. 
They have golf links here. 



Lot 17. 



2d, 



No. 1. John Knowlton 

1789. 
Silas Knowlton, 1830. 
Asa Knoidton, 1876. 
Frank A. Whitcomb, res. 
No. 2. Knowlton's char 

coal kiln. 



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639 



Lot 18. 

Not settled. 

Lot 19. 

No. 1. Joseph Barrett. 

William Rollins. 

Abel Stevens. 

Henry Heard. 

Ebenezer Perry. 

William Shattuck, owner, of 

Groton, Mass. 
William A. Shattuck, owner, 

1852, of Groton, Mass. 
Non-resident owners; house 

taken away. 



Samuel Williams. 



Lot 20. 

No. 1. 

Abijali Williams. 

Josiah Bemis. 

Benjamin Page Hardy. 

Asa Knowlton, owner, 1869. 

House taken away. 

Thomas Lewis. Site of his 

house not located on map. 

No. 2. Daniel Symonds. 

Lemuel Wheeler. 

Jacob Hart. 

Joel Hart. 

House disappeared long ago. 

Lot 21. 

No. 1. Elias Hardy. He was 
the only occupant of this 
house site, and moved to 
Walpole in 1842. No house 
here now. 

No. 2. Thomas Hardy, 

1784. 

Moses Hardy, 1816. 

Cyrus E. Hardy. 

William Spaulding, 1856. 

Mr. Spaulding left in 1883. 

Non-resident owners since. 

House in ruins. 

No. 3. Thomas Wake- 
field, 1778. 



Cyrus Wakefield. 

David Hart. 

Jesse Knowlton. 

Jason Phelps. 

Mr. Phelps moved to Potters- 
ville in 1846. This house 
was burned soon after. 

Lot 22. 

No. 1. Capt. John Stone. 

John C. Stone. 

Amos Robbins, res. 

Levi Felch of Groton, Mass., 

owner, 1856. 
Non-resident owners. 
House long ago removed. 
John Davis lived on this 

lot, in a house not located 

upon the map. 



RANGE VI 



Lot 1. 



No. 2. William Thornton, 1752. 

He was the first settler of Dub- 
lin. A monument has been 
placed to mark the site of 
his house. 

No. 1. Abijah Richard- 
son, Jr., 1818. 

Samuel A. Richardson, 1877. 

Mrs. Augustine Wood, owner, 
1877. 

Luke F. Richardson, owner, 
1898. 

Clifton E. Richardson, 1900. 

Lot 2. 

No. 3. Isaac Appleton. 
David Appleton, 1845. 
John Twitchell, res. 
Frank M. Twitchell, 1869. 
Horace G. Wood, owner, 1879. 
Mrs. Luke F. Richardson, 

owner, 1880. 
Malachi Richardson, owner, 

1881. 



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HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



Mrs. Jcames A. Hannaford, by 
will, 1887. 

Mrs. Julia A. Tenney of An- 
trim, owner, 1902. 

Mrs. Emily A. Hannaford, res. 

Everett M. Hannaford, 1915. 

No. 1. Luke Richardson. 

Augustus T. Woodward and 
John M. Taggard, both of 
Marlborough, 1853. 

Albert Clark. 

Francis A. Spaulding, from 
Hancock, 1866. 

WidowOrinda Spaulding, 1901. 

Charles F. Appleton, owner, 
1908. 

Frank E. Willis, res. 

Arthur T. Appleton, 1912. 

Mr. Appleton retains the own- 
ership, but has moved to 
Massachusetts. 

No. 2. A saw and grist- 
mill erected by Luke Rich- 
ardson, and owned and oper- 
ated by the owners of the 
house at No. 1. It was not 
used by the Appletons and 
is not now standing. 

Lot 3. 

Not settled. It was owned by 
the Appleton family, who 
have occupied lot 4. 

Lot 4. 

No. 1. Joseph Eaton, 1781. 

Francis Appleton, 1786. 

Jesse Ripley Appleton, 1849. 

Charles F. Appleton, 1901^. 

Arthur T. Appleton, res. 

Various short term tenants in 
a part of the house. 

A building belonging to 

the Dublin Electric Co., 
sold to the Ashuelot Gas & 
Electric Co., now leased to 
the Keenc Gas & Electric 



Co. Not located on the 
map. 

Lot 5. 

No. 1. Henry Strongman. 
Richard Strongman. 
James Rollins. 
John Millikin. 
Salmon Wood, died, 1842. 
Benjamin Learned, res. 
Augustine Wood, died, 1892. 
Widow Elizabeth R. Wood, 

died, 1900. 
Curtis A. Wood, M.D., died, 

1902. 
Widow Ida L. Wood, died, 

1903. 
Ralph C. Wood, 1903. 
George H. Preston, res. 
Albert A. Preston, res. 

Lot 6. 

No. 3. William Strongman. 
Joseph Rollins, Jr. 
John Dixon, res. 
Timothy Warren, res. 
Isaac Greenwood, res. 
Israel Maynard, res. 
Thomas Sherwin, res. 
Mrs. Asenath Greenwood, res. 
William Allen Greenwood, 

owner. 
Horatio Greenwood, 1852. 
George Franklin Bond, 1854. 
Thomas Fisk, assignee, 1870. 
Stephen O. Hawkins, 1870, 

from Ashuelot. 
Mrs. George F. Bond, 1870. 
Abial M. Hawkins, 1898, of 

Brooklyn, N. Y. 
Mrs. William C. Wyman, 1899, 

of Brookline, Mass. 
Louis Cabot, 1903. 
Heirs of Louis Cabot. 
Short term tenants. 
Ernest A. Gay, res. 
No. 2. East side of house. 



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641 



Jackson Greenwood. 

Samuel Twitchell. 

Volney Wilder, 1837. 

Widow Lucy Gowing, 1838. 

Ira Crombie, res. 

Jonas H. Brooks. 

George Wood, res. 

Sylvia Twitchell, res. 

Betsey Twitchell, 1853. 

Estate of Betsey Twitchell, 
1878. 

James G. Piper, owner, 1880. 

House has disappeared. 

Non-resident owners. 

No. 2. West end of 

house. 

Cyrus Piper. 

Jackson Greenwood. 

John Wilder. 

William Burns. 

Widow Hannah Burns, 1842. 

Miss Hannah Burns. 

Nathaniel Holt, married Han- 
nah Burns. 

David Burns, 1871, by will. 

Estate of David Burns. 

Mrs. Reuel Brigham, 1873. 

James G. Piper, 1880. 

The house is gone. 

Non-resident owners. 

No. 1. Isaac Greenwood, 

1781. 

Joshua Greenwood. 

Joshua Greenwood, Jr. 

Jonas B. Piper, Jr. 

Albert A. French, 1874, of 
Gill, Mass. 

Charles S. Bryant, 1879. 

Fred. A. Pierce, 1885. 

Robert A. Walker, 1909. 

Lot 7. 

No. 8. Site of Joseph Thurs- 
ton's blacksmith shop. 

No. 6. Dr. Samuel Ham- 
ilton. 

John Saunders, blacksmith. 



Daniel Boutell, res. 

Josiah Greenwood, res. 

Almerin Gowing, 1853. 

Elbridge Joseph Gowing, 1866. 

Almerin Gowing, 1873. 

George A. Gowing, owner, 
1880. 

Clifford Gowing, 1886. 

William C. Strong, res. 

Robert C. Woodward) owners, 

Charles P. Paige / 1916. 

Frank E. Holden, res., npper 
flat. 

Charles P. Paige, res., lower 
flat. 

Lewis C. Case, res., loiver flat. 

No. 5. Deering Farrar. 

Reuben Muzzy. 

Ebenezer B. Wallingford. 

William Stanley, res. 

Cyrus Piper, owner. 

Mrs. Abigail Twitchell, res. 

Elbridge Joseph Gowing, 1866. 

William Darracott, 1873. 

Mrs. Elmira Coggswell, 1878. 

Heirs of Mrs. Coggswell, 1894. 

George T. Beal, 1900. 

Addie M. Beal, 1910, on the 
death of her father. 

Frank E. Willard, res. 

Fay E. Armstrong, 1915, res. 

Near the preceding build- 
ing stood a small store for 
many years. The last mer- 
chant there was Cyrus Piper. 
The following is the list of 
merchants who did business 
in that store. 

Dr. Samuel Hamilton. 

W^illiam F. Pulsifer. 

Henry Whitcomb. 

Cyrus Piper. 

No. 4. Nathan Whitte- 

more. 

Dr. Moses Kidder. 

Dr. Stephen H. Spaulding. 

Dr. Asa Heald, who built the 



642 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



fine three-story mansion now 
standing on the site, in 1827, 
which he used for a tavern. 

Joseph F. Hay, res. 

Joseph Morse, res. 

OHver Whitcomb, res. 

Charles H. Heald succeeded to 
the estate, on the death of his 
father, Dr. Heald, in 1874. 

Mrs. Lucy P. Rice, 1895. 

George W. Preston leased the 
tavern for a time, calling it 
the "Monadnock House." 

Henry R. LefBngwell, 1898, 
who called it the LefSngwell 
Inn. 

George W. Gleason, owner, 
1909. 

Walter E. French, owner since 
191Jf, 7vho calls it French's 
Tavern. 

No. 3. William McNey. 

Asa Norcross, 

James Rollins. 

Nathan Whittemore. 

John Millikin. 

Moses Marshall, res. 

Thomas Hay, res. 

Solomon Morse, res. 

Zadoc Chapman, res. 

Henry Whitcomb, res. 

Dr. David Carter, res. 

Cyrus Piper. 

Moses Cragin. 

Solomon Pi])er, Jr., owner and 
sum. res., 1852. 

Mrs. Elvira Farnsworth, res. 

Washington Proctor, 1866. 

Heirs of Mr. Proctor, 1898. 

John A. Upton, 1905. 

Various short term tenants. 

Leon L. Patrick, res. 

George A. Clukay, res. 

Clifton P. Clukaj/, res. 

No. 7. Site of Wash- 
ington Proctor's blacksmith 
shop. 



No. 2. Trinitarian Cong. Ch., 

1877. 

No. 1. Paul Nelson. 

David Townsend. 

Anna Townsend. 

Isaac Remick, who married 

Anna Townsend. 
Widow Anna Remick. 
Willard H. Pierce, 1882. 
First house on east side of 

the Monument road, going 

north from Monument. Not 

located on the map. 
Leon L. Patrick, 1916. Mr. 

Patrick purchased the land 

in 1908. 
Second house north of the 

Monument, on east side of 

the Monument road. Not 

located on the map. 
Joh7i Carter, 1911. 
Third house north of the 

Monument, on the east side 

of the Monument road. Not 

located on the map. 
Joseph E. Lord, 1911. 
Fred. E. Hamberg, 1916, res. 

Lot 8. 

First house (1916) north 

of Monument, on the west 
side of the Monument road. 
Not located on the map. 

Earle E. Parkhurst, 1912. 

House vacant in 1916. 

No. 7. The Soldiers' 

Monument, dedicated, Oct. 
27, 1870. 

No. 6. John Piper. 

Heirs of John Piper, 1884. 

David Townsend, 1884, from 
Peterborough. 

Heirs of David Townsend. 

Daniel Sewell, res. 

Harry F. Mason, res. 

George W. Eaves, res., 1916. 

No. 5. Mrs. Julia Piper, 



OCCUPANTS OF LOTS 



643 



1837, widow of Jonas B. 
Piper, Sr. 

Mrs. Julia Derby, owner, 1884. 

Charles W. Leffingwell, res. 

Fred. A. Pierce, res. 

Miss Emily E. Derby, oivner, 
1911. 

House a few rods north 

of Miss Derby's house at 
No. 5. Not located on the 
map. 

William P. Gerard, 1910. 

No. 4. Henry C. Piper, 

1857, purchased the land of 
his father, Rufus Piper. He 
died in 1894. 

Widow Harriet E. Piper, died 
in 1914. 

Dr. Henry 11. Piper. 

Mrs. Charles W. Leffingivell. 

No. 3. William Green- 
wood, Jr. 

Joshua Greenwood. 

Asa Greenw^ood. 

Luther Smith. 

Rufus Piper, died in 1874. 

Henry C. Piper, 1849 to 1857. 

Widow Anna G. Piper, died in 
1885. 

James G. Piper, 1869, died in 
1887. 

Heirs of James G. Piper. 

Rufus P. Pierce, 1889, died in 
1902. 

Mrs. Sarah M. G. Pierce. 

Dr. Alfred H. Childs, 1911. 
Since this purchase. Dr. 
Childs lived two or three 
years in the Unitarian par- 
sonage, then returned to 
this house. 

No. 10. Premont E. Ma- 
son, 1887. The land had 
formerly belonged to the 
Piper estate, at No. 3. 

Very near the site of the 

house at No. 10. was an 



ancient tannery. We were 
informed by the late Joseph 
Morse that it was built and 
operated by Micah Morse, 
who lived near, either in lot 
8, range 6, or in lot 9, range 
5. At a later time, there 
was a tannery here operated 
by Curtis Smith, who lived 
at No. 9. The little dam 
was built for water power to 
grind bark. 

No. 2. Isaac Adams, a 

weaver. 

Joseph Abbot, merchant. 

Dwelling removed. 

Schoolhouse No. 1 built on 
this site in 1841, the fourth 
in the district. 

As these pages go to the 

press, an excellent large 
schoolhouse, the fifth in the 
district, is being built, just 
west of the preceding site, on 
the same side of the street. 

No. 9. William Green- 
wood, 2d. 

Jeremiah Greenwood. 

Alline Newell. 

Curtis Smith. 

Jonathan K. Smith, owner. 
Made into double house. 

East side: 

Mrs. Lucy Dearborn, 1847. 

Thomas Perry, 2d, res. 

Joseph W. Domett, 1865. 

Granville Bruce Gilchrest, 
1868. 

Joseph Morse, 1879, owner. 

Granville Bruce Gilchrest, 
1881. 

Elmer B. Howe, 1890, died, 
1898. 

Widow Lucy J. M. Howe. 

Samuel A. Mason, res. 

Edwin L. Twitchell, owner; 
1903. 



644 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



Edwin G. Kemp, res. 

Mrs. Edwin G. Kemp, 1916, by 

will. 
West side: 

Samuel L. Taggard, 1847. 
Joseph Morse, 1850, died, 1904. 
Charles Willis Morse of Keene, 

owner. 
Miss Eliza Adams, res. 
Frank E. Clukay, res. 
No. 8. Mrs. Harriet L. 

Wait, 1889. 
John H. ISIason, 1906, died, 

1913. 
Widow of John H. Mason. 
Ernest A. Gay, res. 
William C. Greenwood, res. 
George A. Clukay, res. 
Walter B. Emery, 1916, res. 

No. 1. John Wilder. 

Reuben W. Twitchell. 

Luther Smith. 

Eli Hamilton. 

Henry Gould. 

Joseph Turner, 1855. 

Mrs. Mary G. G. Powers, 1858. 

Heirs of Mrs. Powers, 1868. 

William F. Wheeler, 1869. 

George W. Gleason, owner, 

1869. 
Stephen Hazen, 1869. 
Elliot Powers, 1872. 
George E. Matthews, 1886. 
Alamander L. Ball, res., died, 

1902. 
Samuel L. Straw, res. 
George W. Gleason, owner, 

1906. 
Mrs. Ellen E. Houghton, 1907. 

Lot 9. 

No. 13. Trinitarian Congrega- 
tional Parsonage. In 1837, 
a syndicate composed of 
Jesse Morse, Isaac Appleton, 
Abijah Richardson, and Mal- 
achi Richardson, purchased 



land of the Daniel Fiske es- 
tate, and built this building 
for the accommodation of 
clergymen of their society. 
In 1866, they transferred the 
property to the Trinitarian 
Congregational Society, as a 
parsonage, under the condi- 
tions stated on page 321 of 
this history. 

Occupants : 

Rev. James Tisdale, 1836-39. 

Rev. Henry A. Kendall, 1840- 
50. 

Rev. Alonzo Hayes, 1851-53. 

Samuel L. Taggard, res. 

Rev. George S. Kemp, 1854-55. 

Rev. Edward F. Abbott, 1855- 
59. 

Rev. Nathan W. Sheldon, 
1860-61. 

Rev. Oscar Bissell, 1861-65. 

Rev. Andrew J. Fosdick, 1866- 
70. 

Rev. John F. Bassett, 1875-76. 

Rev. Richard M. Burr, 1877- 
79. 

Rev. George B. Cutler, 1884- 
85. 

Rev. George W. Ruland, 1894- 
95. 

Rev. Edwin B. Burrows, 1896- 
97. 

Rev. William F. Whitcomb, 
1899-1900. 

Rev. George H. Hefflon, 1901- 
05. 

Wesley W. Shay, 1901-07. 

Rev. Henry A. Coolidge, 1909- 
12. 

Rev. Harry A. G. Abbe, 1912. 

No. 12. Warren L. Fiske, 

1860. 

Henry E. Fiske, 1912. 

No. 11. Stood formerly 

where the Unitarian church 
now stands. 



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645 



James Rollins. 

Cyrus Chamberlain. 

James Chamberlain, 1st. 

Daniel Fiske. 

Moved in 1852 to its present 
location. 

Daniel Fiske, died, 1878. 

Widow Betsey Fiske, died, 
1881. 

Diantha L. Fiske, res. 

Warren L. Fiske, res., 1857- 
60. 

George D. Fiske, res., died, 
1892. 

Abraham Perkins, res. 

Hiram A. Carey, res., 1888- 
1902. 

Wilfred M. Fiske, 1887. 

No. 10. Church of the 

First Congregational (Uni- 
tarian) Society, dedicated, 
March 2, 1853. 

No. 9. Site of the old 

union store, now occupied 
by the store of H. D. Allison. 

Merchants : 

Ebenezer Greenwood. 

James A. Mason. 

Daniel Fiske. 

Charles W. Fiske. 

George W. Gleason. 

New store built, 1869: 

Dexter Mason & Son, 1869. 

Milton D. Mason, 1871. 

Henry D. Allison, 1901. 

Resident over store: 

Milton D. Mason, 1871, owner, 
1880. 

The oval plat, surrounded 

by a curb, between the two 
stores, was constructed in 
1916, in connection with the 
work upon the "South Side 
State Road," constructed 
from 1914 to 1918. 

No. 8. Ebenezer Green- 
wood. 



James A. Mason. 

Dexter Mason, 1859, died, 
1884. 

Heirs of Dexter Mason, 1884. 

Milton D. Mason, owner, 1889. 

John H. Mason, res. 

William W. Andrew, res. 

Fay E. Armstrong, res. 

No. 7. N. Horace Hamil- 
ton (name changed to Ed- 
mund Horace Hamilton), 
1880. 

A few short term tenants. 

Frederick S. Willcox, 1910. 

This house was an excellent 
inn, for two or three seasons, 
under Mr. Willcox, known as 
the "Willcox Inn." 

The former brick Trinita- 
rian Congregational Church 
stood on a site between 
No. 6 and No. 7. It was 
built in 1835; dedicated, 
June 22, 1836; taken down 
in 1877. 

No. 6. George W. Glea- 
son, purchased land of Trin- 
itarian Congregational So- 
ciety, 1879. 

Lilla F. Souther, 1879. 

Widow Freelove Souther, 1882. 

Mrs. Eliza C. Farnham, owner, 
1892. 

Charles R. Fiske, res. 

John A. Gleason, 1908. 

No. 5. James Allison 

1898. 

Henry D. Allison, 190J^. 

No. 4. Hiram A. Carey, 

1901. 

No. 3. Emmanuel (Epis- 
copal) Church, consecrated, 
August 3, 1888. 

No. 2. Rectory of the 

Episcopal Church, built in 

1889. 

V. Reuben Kidner, 1889. 



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HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



No. 1. Proj. Albert Bush- 

nellHart, 1901. 

No. 14. William B. Cabot, 

1905. 

No. 15. James Allison. 

Ralph D. Childs, res. 

Miss Annie M. Allison. 

House a few rods north- 
east of No. 15, on same side 
of road. 

Walter B. Bailey, 1912. 

House a few rods north 

of the preceding, on the west 
side of the road. 

William W. Andrew, 1912. 

Lot 10. 

No. 8. Moses Marshall, died, 

186^2. 
Orlando Marshall, 1852. 
Mary Ann Marshall, 1852. 
Orlando Marshall, 1858. 
Daniel Fiske, owner, 1866. 
Mrs. Caroline M. May 1 

and \ 1866. 

Lydia C. Dodge j 

from Lynn, Mass., sum. res. 
Mrs. Louisa T. Cragin, 1880, 

from Boston, sum. res. 

George A. Craigin,M. D., owner. 

House destroyed by fire. 

No. 7. Reuben Twitchell. 

Daniel Twitchell, 2d. 

John Piper. 

Levi W. Leonard, D.D. 

Rev. William F. Bridge, 1855. 

Joseph L. Richards, 1866. 

Daniel Fiske ] 

, owners, 

1866 
Jonathan K. Smith J 

Rev. George M. Rice, 1866, 

died, 1882. 
Widow Persis F. Rice. 
No. 6. Dr. Abel May- 

nard. 
Abel Maynard, Jr., 1815, died, 

1826. 



Lucinda Maynard, dau. of Dr. 
Abel Maynard. 

George A. Hamilton of Han- 
cock and Peterborough, 
owner, 1862. He was to 
maintain Miss Maynard and 
her sister here. 

Mrs. M. Louise Norris of St. 
Louis, Mo., 1899, who pro- 
posed to build a fine cottage 
on the estate, but did not do 
so. 

The house is gone. 

No. 10. The proposed 

site of Mrs. Norris's cottage. 

No. 5. The lodge of Fran- 
cis M. Jencks, tenanted by 
his caretakers. 

No. 4. The site of the sec- 
ond meetinghouse of the 
First Congregational (Uni- 
tarian) Society, dedicated, 
December 3, 1818; taken 
down in 1852. 

Horace P. Farnham, M.D., of 
New York, N. Y., purchased 
this site of the town of Dub- 
lin and erected the fine resi- 
dence now standing upon 
the spot. He died in 1886. 

Widow Eliza Carey Farnham. 

No. 3. Site of a former 

log cabin. The first min- 
ister. Rev. Joseph Farrar, is 
said to have built a cabin 
near here and to have lived 
alone. 

No. 11. The old town 

pound. 

The north-east (or older) 

part of the cemetery is on 
this lot. 

No. 9. Site of the first 

meetinghouse in Dublin, on 
the line between lot 10 and 
lot 11, used for public wor- 
ship from 1771 until 1818. 



OCCUPANTS OF LOTS 



647 



Marstin Holt lived some- 
where on this lot in 1779. 

No. 2. Dr. E. Lindon 

Melius of Baltimore, Md., 
sum. res. 

No. 1 . Francis M. JencJcs 

of Baltimore, Md.,1898, sum. 
res. 

Lot 11. 

A part of the first meeting- 
house in Dublin was on this 
lot. See lot 10, No. 9. 

The greater portion of the 

cemetery is on this lot, an 
older portion being on lot 10, 
range 6, and part of a more 
recent addition on lot 11, 
range 5. 

No. 1. Caspar Crownin- 

shield of Boston, 1878, built 
the cottage on this site, 
which was his summer resi- 
dence for several years. He 
was one of the pioneer sum- 
mer residents, and his in- 
fluence was instrumental in 
bringing to Dublin many of 
his Boston acquaintances. 

Mrs. Elizabeth Crowninshield, 
wife of George L. Peabody, 
of Boston and Hamilton, 
Mass., of the trustees under 
the will of Caspar Crownin- 
shield, 1898, sum. res. 

Miss Amy Lowell of Brookline, 
Mass., 1901, sum. res. 

No. 2. Dr. Hamilton Os- 
good of Boston, 1878, sum. 
res. 

Mrs. Martha E., wife of Pier- 
poni P. Flint of Boston, 1882, 
sum. res. 

Lot 12. 

No. 9. Joseph Hayward, Jr. 
Minott Hayward. 



James Hayward. 
Samuel L. Taggard, 1851. 
Samuel W. Hale, owner. 
Charles A. Hamilton, owner. 
Dexter Mason, owner, 1854. 
Cyrus E. Hardy, 1856. 
Ebenezer D. Richards, 1857. 
Freeman F. Myrick, 1863. 
John Osgood of Boston and his 
children and their families 
boarded several seasons with 
Mrs. Myrick. 
Prof. Lewis B. Monroe of 
Boston (house in Chelsea), 
Mass. 1872. He- had sum- 
mered here several seasons 
previously. 
Heirs of Prof. Monroe. 

No. 8. Site of Hayward 

tannery. 

Just a few feet south of 

No. 7, Mrs. Mary A. Greene 
(widow of J. S. Copley 
Greene) of Boston built the 
first summer cottage in Dub- 
lin, which was begun in 1872 
and occupied in 1873. A 
few years later, she aban- 
doned this cottage and built 
another south of the lake. 
This cottage was taken 
down. The land was pur- 
chased of Yardley and Hunt 
(see No. 7) and sold to Cas- 
par Crowninshield. 

No. 7. Abel Twitchell. 

Dr. Nathan Burnap. 
Nathan Bixby. 
Joseph Hayward, 1781. 
John Hayward. 
Dexter Mason. 
William W. Yardley ] 

and 1871. 

Melvin O. Hunt J 
Caspar Crowninshield of Bos- 
ton, owner, 1878. 
Mrs. Harriet Crowninshield, 



648 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



wife of David H. Coolidge, 
and, later, the wife of Isaac 
Norris, of the trustees under 
the will of Caspar Crownin- 
shicld, 1898, who removed 
the former buildings and 
built the fine cottage now 
standing here. 
Mrs. Constance (Coolidge) Ath- 
erton, sum. res., came into 
possession in 1907. 

No. 6. The place called 

"Lochstead," taken from 
the former Cyrus and John 
H. Mason farm. 
George L. Osgood of Boston, 

owner, 1879. 
William K. Browne of Boston, 
owner, 1884, who built the 
cottage. 
Adolph Kuttroff of New York, 

N Y., trustee, 1913. 
The cottage was rented to 

various summer tenants. 
Rev. Basil King, 1916, sum. res. 

No. 5. The place called 

"Fairview," taken from the 

former Dexter Mason farm. 

George L. Osgood, owner, 1878. 

William K. Browne of Boston, 

owner, 1884. He built the 

cottage. 

George E. Leighton of St. 

Louis, Mo., sum. ten. 
Daniel Catlin of St. Louis, Mo. 

sum. ten. 
Adolph Kuttroff of New York, 

N. Y., trustee, 1913. 
Rented to summer tenants. 

No. 4. The place called 

"Owl's Nest," taken from 
the former Cyrus and John 
H. Mason farm. 
George L. Osgood, owner, 1879. 
William K. Browne of Boston, 
owner, 1884. He built the 
cottage. 



Adolph Kuttroff of New York, 

N. Y., trustee, 1913. 
Rented to summer tenants. 
Samuel S. Durfee, .sum. ten. 
No. 3. The Catlin farm 

house. 
Robert Rennick, res. 
No. 2. Joel White, whose 

house was burned. 
Benjamin Mason, Jr. 
Cyrus Mason, died, 1870. 
John H. Mason, 1869. 
Mr. Mason sold to Mr. Catlin, 

in 1889, and this house^was 

taken down. 
No. 1. Daniel Catlin of 

St. Louis, Mo., 1889, sum. 

res., died, 1916. 
Heirs of Daniel Catlin. 

Lot 13. 

No. 1. Taken from the Glea- 

son farm. 
Richard T. Parker of Boston, 

1882, sum. res., died, 1904. 
Heirs of Richard T. Parker. 
Mrs. Kate Gannett Wells of 

Boston, sum. ten. 
Daniel Catlin of St. Louis, 

Mo., owner, 1907, died, 1916. 
Heirs of Daniel Catlin. 
Daniel K. Catlin of St. Louis, 

Mo., sum. ten. 
No. 2. Farm buildings 

belonging to the preceding 

estate. 
Benjamin Willard, res. for 

many years. 
House vacant in 1916. 

No. 4. W'illiam Scott. 

Robert Muzzy. 

Thomas Alden. 

Amos Jackson. 

Joseph Hay ward, Jr., owner. 

Stephen Pierce, res. 

Salmon Blodgett, res. 

Jonas Clark, res. 



OCCUPANTS OF LOTS 



649 



Samuel Adams, who removed 
the house that once stood 
here and built the brick 
house at No. 3. 

George Elliot Leighton of St. 
Louis, Mo., owner, 1887, 
who built the fine summer 
residence now standing on 
the site of the house removed 
by Mr. Adams, died, 1901. 

George Bridge Leighton of St. 
Louis, Mo., later of Boston, 
legal res. of Dublin, son of the 
preceding, who has, in 1916, 
much enlarged the cottage. 

No. 3. Monadnock Farm, 

No. 1. 

Samuel Adams built the house. 

Phinehas Gleason, Jr. 

John Gleason. 

Rufus P. Pierce, res. 

George E. Leighton, owner, 
1887, died, 1901. 

Frank C. Potter, res. 

George B. Leighton, owner, 
1901. 

Tenanted by farm workmen. 

Herbert Baxendale, res. 

Mrs. Margaret Conor, res. 

Monadnock Post-office is in 
this house, G. B. Leighton, 
postmaster. 

Lot 14. 

No. 2. Site of the former 

house of John Wilson 

Learned. 
No. 1. John Wilson 

Learned. 
Asa Morse. 
Roland Farnum. 
Elmer B. Howe, 1864. 
George E. Leighton, owner, 

1889. Monadnock Farm, 

No. 2. 
George B. Leighton, otoner, 1901. 
Charles Burton Shay, res. 



Lot 15. 

Nathan Knowlton lived on this 

lot. The site is not located. 
No. 1. Monadnock Farm, 

No. 3. 
Thomas Fisk built this house 

in 1852. 
Moses A. Brown and Lorenzo 

L. Brown of Fitchburg, 

Mass., 1865. 
Moses A. Brown, sole owner. 
George Bridge Leighton, of the 

estate of Moses A. Brown, 

18SS, present owner. 
Wesley W. Shay, res. 
J. Augustus Grau, res. 
No. 2. Deacon John 

Knowlton. 
Luther Barnes. 
Luke Knowlton, who moved 

to Marlborough in 1849. 
No house now. 

Lot 16. 

No. 3. The paint shop of L. 
A. & C. E. Fairbanks. 

No. 2. Joseph L. Fair- 
banks, 1886. 

No. 1. Site of house 

once occupied by Andrew 
Allison. 

It is said that Samuel 



Allison once had a saw-mill 
on the brook, nearly oppo- 
site the Fairbanks residence. 

Lot 17. 

No. 4. Robert C. Woodward, 

owner, 1903. 
Merton T. Woodward, res. 

No. 3. Samuel Allison. 

Jeremiah K. Needham. 

Charles W. Cleaveland. 

Henry Holt. 

Micah Howe. 

Mrs. Lucy M. Howe, wife of 

John Andrew Bruce, 1876. 



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HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



Livingston Stone of Charles- 
town, N. H., and Swissville, 
Pa., owner, 188G. 

Joseph L. Fairbanks, res. 

Samuel Griffin Parker, res. 

Dow J. Hart of Marlborough, 
owner, 1911, died, 1916. 

House vacant several years. 

Heirs of Dow J. Hart. 

William D. Adams, owner, 
1916. 

No. 2. Lambert L. Howe, 

1859, of Micah Howe. 

Julia A. Gage of Marlborough, 
1881. 

Charles W. Fiske, 1886. 

Pierre Loiselle, 1898. 

Henri Dion, 1903. 

John L. Mauran, owner, 1907. 

Tenanted recently for short 
periods by laboring men's 
families. 

No. 1. Site of a saw-mill, 

which later produced wood- 
en-ware products, built by 
Samuel Allison in 1830, and 
continuously operated by 
the first five occupants of 
the house at No. 3 and by 
the first three occupants of 
No. 2. 

Lot 18. 
Not settled. 

Lot 19. 

Near the eastern edge of the 
lot, on the south side of the 
highway, is a shanty, which 
has been occupied for several 
years by the family of a Finn 
named Herman Oj a. In front 
of this shanty, the Oja child 
was killed in 1915. 

John Barrett settled on 

this lot in 1784. The site is 
not located. 



No. 1. — — Joseph Barrett, 

1779. 
John Riggs. 
Jonas Wight. 
House removed long ago. 

Lot 20. 

Levi Barrett liv^ed somewhere 

upon this lot. The site is 

not located. 
Robert Muzzy, owner of a 

part. 
Samuel Adams, owner of a 

part. 
Piper & Jones, owners, who 

pastured it. 
No house within a century. 

Lot 21. 

Thomas Atwood lived on this 
lot, but the site of his house 
cannot be located. 

Samuel Lewis once lived 

on the north part of this lot, 
but we cannot locate the 
site. 

Oliver White lived on an- 
other part of the lot. His 
house site is not discovered. 

Samuel W^illiams owned 



the east part of the lot. 
Lot 22. 

Not settled. 



RANGE VH. 



Lot 1. 



No. 1. The house located here 
upon the map belongs to the 
Turner family and is really 
across the town line and in 
Peterborough. Hence the 
succession of owners will not 
be traced. 

No. 2. John Richardson. 

Daniel Fiske. 



OCCUPANTS OF LOTS 



651 



Nathan Holt. 

Mary R. Richardson, 1887. 

Wilson B. Richardson, 1903. 

Orison H. and Frederick W. 
Moore, 1907. 

Lor en W. Adams, 1913. 

No. 3. John Morse, 

owner. 

Abijah Richardson, died, 1840. 

Malachi Richardson, died, 1887. 

Luke F. Richardson, died, 1910. 

Widoiv Mary R. Richardson. 

Luke Harland Richardson. 

No. 4. Site of the log 

cabin in which the Richard- 
sons first settled. 

No. 5. Site of a cabin 

in which John Richardson is 
said to have lived. 

Lots 2, 3, and 4. 

Not settled. 

Lot 5. 

No. 1. Joseph Drurv, 1778. 
Abel Wilder. 
Jonathan Townsend. 
Samuel F. Townsend, died, 

1882. 
Widow Betsey G. Townsend. 
Charles M. Townsend, 1883. 
George de Forest Brnsh, 1901, 

widely known as a portrait 

painter. 

Lot 6. 

No. 1. Hart Balch, 1779. 

David Townsend, Jr., 1779. 

David Townsend, son of Da- 
vid, Jr. 

David Townsend, son of the 
preceding David, 1850. 

Albert A. French, 1876. 

William A. Wheeler, 1876. 

James M. Hannaford, 1881. 

James Hannaford, 1882. 



Emily A., wife of J. A. Hanna- 
ford, 1895. 

Henry E. Taylor, from Ever- 
ett, Mass., 1895. 

Alvano T. Nickerson of Somer- 
ville, Mass., and Henry E. 
Taylor, 1898. 

Alvano T. Nickerson, 1900. 

John F. Conway, from Lincoln, 
N. H., 1902. 

John Conway, 1904. 

John B. Tiittle, of Boston, 
1904. 

John A. Gleason, owner, 1905. 

Frederic C. Beaulieu, 1905. 

Mrs. Helen S. Burr of New 
York, N. Y., 1912. 

Williayn K. Nichols, owner, 
19U. 

Lot 7. 

No. 1. John Alexander. 

Ebenezer Emes, 1779, 

William Davis. 

John Rollins. 

Artemas Childs. 

Rev. Edward Sprague, owner. 

Asa Gibbs. 

Luke Richardson, owner. 

Myrick Ross, res. for many 

years, owner in 1860. 
No house for many years. 

Lot 8. 

No. 1. Ebenezer Twitchell. 

Abijah Twitchell. 

Seth Cobb, 1780. 

Stephen Davis. 

Seth Cobb, Jr. 

No house for many years. 

Lots 9, 10, and 11. 

Not settled. 

Lot 12. 

No. 3. Henry W. Rolfe of 
Palo Alto, Cal., 1887, sum. 
res. 



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HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



Alfred G. Rolfe of Pottstown, 
Pa., 1903, sum. res. 

Miss Martha Silsbee of Boston, 
1912, sum. res. 

No. 2. Joel Wight. 

Eli Wight. 

Luther Barnes. 

William Hartwell. 

Lyman Farnum. 

Jonas H. Brooks. 

Cornelius Towne, Jr., 1852. 

Alvah and William H. Ken- 
dall, 1868. 

Daniel R. Marshall, trustee for 
William H. Kendall, 1870. 

Herbert K. Faulkner, M.D., 
and Walter R. Porter, both 
of Keene, 1885. 

Herbert K. Faulkner, M.D., 
of Keene, 1889, sum. res. 

Harry Seaton Rand of Cam- 
bridge, Mass., 1916. 

No. 1. Mrs. Eugenia, 

wife of Edward Frothingham, 
1898, sum. res. 

Count Speck von Sternburg, 
former German Ambassador 
to the United States, rented 
this cottage for a time. 

Lot 13. 

Not settled. 

Lot 14. 

No. 1. Schoolhouse No. 6, 

built in 1840, second in the 

district. 
Zaccheus Watkins once 

lived on this lot, site not 

located. 

Lot 15. 

Elias Knowlton lived on this 
lot, site not located. 

No. 1. Edward Cheney. 

Thomas Fisk, owner. 
No house for many years. 



Lot 16. 

No. 1. Thomas Muzzy. 

Robert Muzzy. 

Robert Muzzy, Jr. 

Joseph Whittemore. 

Thomas Fisk, who built the 
house at No. 1, lot 15, range 
6, in 1852, and this house 
was abandoned. 

Lot 17. 

No. 1. Joshua Farnum, 1778. 
Enos Farnum. 
Joshua Farnum, Jr. 
Roland Farnum. 
Ebenezer Atwood. 
House removed. 

No. 2. Horace Yeardly. 

John Brooks. 

Joseph B. Yeardly, res. 

Arba S. Amsden, res. 

William Yeardly, owner. 

The house is gone. 

No. 3. First schoolhouse. 

No. 6. It was removed in 

1840. 

Lot 18. 

Not settled. It was "sold to 
Joshua Farnum for an iron 
bar." 

Lot 19. 

No. 1. John Wight. 
Jonas Wight. 
Jonas Wight, 2d. 
Samuel W. Hale, owner. 
William Pratt of Peterborough, 

owner. 
No house for many years. 

Lot 20. 

On a site not located. 
Thomas White, 1781. 
John White, res. 
John Twitchell, res. 
Thomas Sargent, res. 



OCCUPANTS OF LOTS 



653 



Cornelius Towne, Jr. 

No. 1. Summer cottage 

of Percy W. Russell of Ches- 
ham, never much used. 

Lot 21. 

John Caldwell, 1778, lived on 
a site not located. 

No. 1. WiUiam Haven. 

Ruggles Smith. 

John Gleason. 

Josiah Fitch, 1852. 

Josiah L. Sargent, 1855. 

Frederick A. Searle, 1858. 

Norris Allen of Lowell, Mass., 
and Calvin Allen, Jr., from 
Rindge, 1873. 

Fred J. Sundstrom, 1900. 

Henry L. Wiswall, of Marl- 
borough, owner, 1886. 

Frederick J. Sundstrom, 1893. 

Lot 22. 

On site not located. 

David Stanford. 

Zebulon Norris. 

Nealley Norris. 

Asa Metcalf, res. 

Adam Templeton, res. 

Amos Stanford, res. 

No. 1. Thaddeus Met- 
calf, who lived principally 
in Marlborough, located here 
in 1858, remaining a short 
time. 

The house is removed. 

The remaining three ranges of 
lots have belonged to the 
new town of Harrisville since 
1870. We shall undertake to 
give the occupants while 
they formed a part of Dub- 
lin, but cannot always take 
the space to trace shifting 
tenants and non-resident 
owners since these lots be- 
came a part of another town. 



RANGE VIII. 

Lot 1. 

No. 1. John Clark. 

Josiah C. Spring. 

Aaron Greenwood, 1813, died, 
1827. 

Neverson Greenwood, died, 
1845. 

Heirs of N. Greenwood. 

James Lowe, res. 

John S. & G. Bruce Gilchrest, 
1864. 

John S. Gilchrest, 1865. 

Union Mfg. Co. of Peterbor- 
ough, 1903, owners. 

Hubbard Vigneault, res. 

Alvin Townsend & Herbert F. 
Nichols, both of Peterbor- 
ough, 1907, owners. 

House burned. 

Lot 2. 

No. 1. Samuel Smith. 

Asa Fiske. 

Parker Fiske. 

Levi W. Fiske, 1851. 

Mrs. Samuel S. Tucker, 1899. 

Orville F. Barber, 1904. 

Fred. I. Eaves, 1905. 

Mrs. Wallace W. Lampman, 

1907, owner. 
Mark Peavy, 1908. 
Eugene Fred. Gilchrest, 1915. 

Lot 3. 

No 1. Site of the old Green- 
wood house. 

Lot 4. 

Not settled. 

Lot 5. 

No. 1. David Townsend, Jr. 

House burned. 
Amos Townsend, who built a 

new house on the site. 



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HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



Jabez B. P. Townsend & 
Charles M. Townsend. 

Jabez B. P. Townsend. 

Miss Sarah F. Townsend. 

George W. Gleason, owner, 
1887. 

Amos Lawrence Faxon of Bos- 
ton, 1887. 

Amos Lawrence & John Lyman 
Faxon, owners, 1916. 

Lot 6. 

No. 1. David Townsend, Sr., 

1779. 
Dr. Abel Maynard. 
Samuel Fisher. 
Samuel Fisher, Jr. 
No house for many years. 

Site not located. 

D. Gray Nutting, 1779. 
Benjamin Wiley, 1781. 
No house for many years. 

Lot 7. 

No. 2. Site of the former 
schoolhouse No. 9. 

No. 1. Simeon Johnson. 

Adam Johnson. 

Ira Fuller. 

Daniel Warren. 

Nahum Warren. 

Charles Corey. 

Bela Morse, 1867, died, 1888. 

George M. Tarbox, died, 1893. 

Heirs of G. M. Tarbox. 

John D. Grimes, 1908. 

The house was burned and 
Mr. Grimes moved into the 
house in lot 8, No. 2, on the 
opposite side of the road, on 
the same farm. 

Lot 8. 

No. 2. Jonathan Adams,1782. 

Joshua Flint. 

John Pratt. 

Daniel Twitchell, 2d. 



Daniel G. Jones. 

Bela Morse, owner. 

James Abbot, res. 

George M. Tarbox, owner. 

House j)ractically abandoned 
for several years. 

John D. Grimes, oioner, 1908. 

Mr. Grimes repaired the house 
and moved into it after his 
house upon the opposite side 
of the road was destroyed 
by fire. 

No. 1. Amos Emery. 

John Crombie. 

Clark C. Cochran. 

David Appleton, owner, 1854. 

George W. Hazen, 1862, died, 
1864. 

Stephen Hazen, died, 1887. 

Charles S. Hazen, died, 1914. 

Edson H. Hazen. 

Lot 9. 

No. 1. Joseph Twitchell, 3d. 
Augustine Wood, owner, 1854. 
George Wood, 1866, died, 1893. 
Heirs of George Wood. 
George A. Gowing, owner, 1893. 
House not now habitable. 

Lot 10. 

No. 1. Jabez Puffer, 1773. 

David Elliot, 1779. 

James Demeritt. 

Ellis Stedman. 

Josiah Wait. 

Homer & Ladd, owners. 

Franklin Wait, res. 

Harvey Allen, res. 

Levi Sawin, res. 

David Townsend (grandson of 

David, Sr.), owner. House 

gone. 

Lot 11. 

No. 1. Jabez Puffer. 
Daniel Morse. 
Levi Morse. 



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655 



Aaron Appleton, owner. 

Amos Stanford, res. 

John Gilchrest, res. 

Franklin Wait, res. 

Edward Milliken. 

Moses Twitchell, owner, 1853. 

Winslow Royce & Albert G. 

Hubbard, owners, 1855. 
Bela Morse, owner, 1859. 
George D. May, 1871. 
Benjamin Crosby, 1871. 
Benjamin W. Crosby, 1876. 
Oilman Kendall, 1878. 
Zophar Willard, owner, 1884. 
Arthur Rotch, owner, 1885. 
Mrs. Edward Frothingham, 

owner, 1901. 

Lot 12. 

No. 1. Reuben Morse. 

Bela Morse. 

Bela Morse, Jr. 

Eli & Charles A. Hamilton. 

Samuel L. Taggard. 

E. T. Burnham, owner. 

Charles Quimby of Bow, owner. 

Samuel Burnham of Man- 
chester, owner, 1848. 

Charles Cheney of Manches- 
ter, owner, 1854. 

Oilman Whittemore, res. 

J. M. & G. W. Platts of Lon- 
donderry, owners, 1855. 

Alvah Kendall, 1855. 

Albert A. J. Seaver, 1871. 

Oilman Kendall, 1873. 

Zophar Willard, owner, 1884. 

Mrs. Emily E. Sears of Bev- 
erley, Mass., 1884, sum. res. 

Mrs. Mary L. Jones of New 
Bedford, Mass., 1894, sum. 
res. 

Mrs. Jones is the widow of 
Edward C. Jones of New 
Bedford. House burned, 
1915; a much finer one built, 
1916. 



Lot 13. 

No. 1. Thaddeus Mason, Sr. 

John Mason. 

Daniel Phillips, res. 

The old house was burned. 

Calvin Mason, who built a 
new house. 

Joseph L. Richards. 

Elliot Cotton, 1865. 

Heirs of Elliot Cotton. 

House taken away. 

No. 2. Site purchased 

of the Cotton heirs. 

Rev. Lvcius H. Thayer of Ports- 
month, 1900, sum. res. 

No. 3. Site purchased of 

the Cotton heirs. 

Joel E. Goldthwait, M.D., of 
Boston, 1900, sum. res. 

Williajn H. Kirkbride of Cam- 
den, S. C, 1915, sum. res. 

No. 4. Site purchased of 

the Cotton heirs. 

Mrs. S. E. Rand, sum. res. 

Lot 14. 

There were three house sites 
upon this lot, neither of 
which is located on the map. 

Dr. W' ard Eddy. 

Willard Hunt. 

Isaac Hunt. 

A Mr. Spaulding. 

No house on the lot for many 
years. 

Lot 15. 

Not settled. 

Lot 16. 

No. 1. John Muzzy. 
John Muzzy, Jr. 
Reuben Muzzy. 
Isaac Fuller. 
Jeremiah Stickney. 
Jonas Brooks. 
John Brooks. 



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HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



Ebenezer A. Brooks. 

Adam Templeton, res. 

Joseph B. Yardley. 

David White, res. 

William Yardley, 3d. 

Ebenezer French, res. 

Joseph B. Yardley, 1856. 

Walter B. F. Rowe, 1872. 

The Baptist Ch. of Chesham 
was organized in the old 
house that stood upon this 
spot, on Dec. 7, 1785. The 
house was last occupied by 
Mr. Rowe. 

Charles MacVeagh of New York, 
N. Y., 190j^, who removed the 
old house and erected a sum. 
res. 

Lot 17. 

Two early settlers upon this lot 
lived on spots which have 
not been located. 

John Wight. 

Josiah Reed. 

No. 1. Moses Adams, 

Jr. 

Moses Adams, 3d. 

Henry A. Adams, who removed 
the old house and built the 
present fine farm-house. 

Frederick M. Adams of New 
York, N. Y., owner. 

Charles MacVeagh, owner. 

Lot 18. 

Oldham Gates, 1784. 
No subsequent settler and no 
house for many years. 

Lot 19. 

No. 1. Thought to have been 

the house site of Matthew 

Davis. 

No. 2. Moses Whitaker. 

Paul Fitch. 
Cornelius Towne, Jr. 
Ira Knowlton. 



Josiah Wight, res. 

House taken away long ago. 

Lot 20. 

House site not located. 
Asa Pratt. 
John Pratt. 
Moses Riggs. 
Samuel Lewis. 
Timothy Pratt. 

Lot 21. 

On a site not located on map. 
John Stroud, 1778. 
Jonathan Flood Southwick. 

No. 6. Charles L. Nye. 

House vacant in 1916. 

No. 5. Jabez Wight. 

John Wight. 

Asa Hemenway. 

Aaron Smith. 

Elisha Smith. 

Aaron Smith, Jr. 

Heirs of Aaron Smith, Jr. 

Ruth A. Smith. 

Mrs. Albert L. Russell, 1903, 

died, 1906. 
Heirs of Mrs. Russell. 
Various tenants. 
Walter B. F. Rowe, res. 

No. 4. Calvin Smith. 

Lambert L. Howe, 1870, died, 

1896. 
Widow Lizzie C. Howe, died, 

1914. 
Mrs. C. Albert Seaver, 1912. 
Henry E. Parker, res. 
Jackson Eddy, res. 

No. 3. David Thurston. 

Jedediah Kilburn Southwick. 
Nathaniel Furber. 
Augustus Southwick. 
Thomas Hardy, 1854. 
Solon Willard, 1864. 
Orrin M. Bullard, 1873. 
David Willard, 1878. 
Ambrose La Point, 1900. 



OCCUPANTS OF LOTS 



657 



No 2. 



Former store. 



Mrs. James L. Russell, 1871. 

Miss Adnie E. Russell, 1891. 

Ehvyn W. Seaver, married Miss 
Russell. 

No. 1. John French, Jr., 

1783. 

Robert Worsley. 

Mrs. Calvin Carleton, 1863. 

Albert L. Russell, 1888. 

Percy W. Russell, 1899. 

The house marked, on the 

map, as No. 11, lot 22, is 
really on the west side of lot 
21. An additional purchase 
extended the estate a few 
feet into lot 22. 
Morris M. Heath, 1849, of the 
Southwick estate. 

Amos Sargent, Aaron Smith, 
and Josiah Knight, 1850, 
owners. 

Joseph B. Yardley, 1851. 

Mrs. Susan Currier, 1852, 
mother of Mrs. Yardley, 
formerly Mrs. Taylor, sub- 
sequently Mrs. Timothy 
Blodgett. 

Timothy Blodgett, 1870. 

Mrs. John A. Bruce, 1885. 

Charles M. Brown, by will, 1907. 

Walter E. Rowe, res. 

Lot 22. 

No. 13. Office of Percy W. 

Russell. 
No. 12. From the Ira 

Smith estate. 
John E. Needham, 1844. 
Prentiss W. Greenwood, 1851. 
Josiah H. Knight, owner. 
Merrill Mason, owner, 1855. 
Arba Greenwood, 1855. 
Elijah W. Mason, 1856. 
Ira Prentiss Smith, 1867. 
Hoi ton Travis. 
Widow Martha Travis. 



No. 11. 



This place was 



wrongly located upon the 
map. It appears from deeds, 
as well as the former history 
of the town, that it should 
have been located upon the 
western edge of lot 21. 

No. 10. A Mr. Manning, 

res. 

Calvin Carlton. 

Prescott Lewis. 

Cyrus W. Woodward. 

George W. Worsley, 1854. 

Ira Smith, 1854. 

Herman P. Smith, 1881. 

Sewell F. Hayes, 1883. 

George W. Bemis, oivner, 1910. 

Various tenants. 

No. 9. Franklin M. 

Smith. 

Merrill J. Russell, 1859. 

Ira Smith, owner. 

Lyman Russell, 1866, died, 
1878. 

W^idow Ursula Russell, died, 
1904. 

Cyrus E. Russell, owner. 

Widov) of Cyrus E. Russell, 
oivner. 

No. 8. John White, res. 

James KJiowlton. 

Jonathan Russell, Jr. 

James L. Russell. 

John Gove. 

Silas Bruce, res. 

Josiah H. Knight, res. 

John McFee, res. 

Ebenezer H. Russell, res. 

Ira Prentiss Smith. 

Rev. Lyman Culver, res. 

Zopliar Willard, owner. 

Dolly A. Patterson, 1867. 

Horace W. Smith, 1877. 

Joseph Colburn, 1879. 

David D. Gay, 1880. 

Ebenezer G. Matthews, 1882, 
died, 1901. 



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HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



Widow Irene Matthews, died, 

1905. 
Franklin K. Matthews. 

Mrs. W. B. F. Rowe, 1906. 

Percy W. Russell, owner, 1911. 

No. 7. Site of the mill 

used for the manufacture of 
lumber and various kinds of 
wooden-wares, operated suc- 
cessively by Cyrus W. Wood- 
ward, Ira Smith, Albert L. 
Russell, and Percy W. Rus- 
sell, and which was des- 
troyed by fire recently. 

No. 6, Edward G. Rus- 
sell. 

No. 5. Shop of Edward 

G. Russell. 

No. 4. Daniel Green- 
wood. 

Josiah Lewis. 

Mrs. Anna Lewis. 

Josiah Bemis. 

George W. Worsley. 

William Richardson. 

Charles J. Smith, 1864. 

Percy W. Russell, owner, 1905. 

Many short term tenants. 

No. 3. Site of the Metho- 
dist Episcopal meeting-house 
built in 1842, which stood 
here twenty years. 

Not located. 



Jonathan Russell. 

Ebenezer Russell. 

Not located. 

Moses Riggs. 

Luther Carlton. 

Not located on the map. 

Summer cottage built by Percy 
W. Russell. 

No. 2. William Green- 
wood, Jr. 

Arba Greenwood, 1818, 

Zophar Willard, 1854. 

Franklin M. Smith, 1855. 

Josiah Fitch. 



Frederick A. Searle, 1874. 
Charles E. Thayer, 1888. 
Martin M. Mason, owner,1894. 
Mrs. Sarah W. Coe, owner, 

1901. 
There is no house now. 
No. 1. Mrs. Sarah 

W. Coe's "Knickerbocker 

Kamp." 



RANGE IX. 



Lot 1. 



No. 1. Benjamin Marshall. 

Bartholomew Persons. 

William Page. 

Abigail Warren. 

Nahum Warren. 

Moses Eaton, Jr. 

House is in ruins. 

Lot 2. 

No. 1. Daniel Warren. 

Nahum Warren. 

William Davis. 

Moses Eaton, Jr., died, 1886. 

Luther P. Eaton, died, 1915. 

Clifton E. Richardson, 1916. 

No. 2. John Gilchrest, 

died, 1876. 
Gilman Gilchrest, died, 1902. 
Charles A. Gilchrest. 

Lot 3. 

Not settled. It has been a 
part of the Warren farm. 

No. 1. Schoolhouse No. 

10, according to the former 
district arrangement of 
Dublin. 

Lot 4. 

No. 1. John Hill. 

Benjamin Wiley. 

No house for many years. 



OCCUPANTS OF LOTS 



659 



Lot 5. 



East Harrisville. 

No. 1. David Pierce. 

Luther Pierce. 

Albert G. Hubbard. 

David Bagley 

Horace W. Hyde 

No house for many years. 

No. 2. Eastview (for- 
merly called East Harris- 
ville) railroad station. 
Not located on map. 



A. R. McDonald, 1913, near 
the station. 

No. 3. Ebenezer Hill, 

1773. 
Jacob Damon. 
Luke Richardson. 
Kinney Knowlton, res. 
Daniel Townsend. 
Leonard O. Smith, 1868. 
Wilham Lakin, 1873. 
Jacob G. Lakin, 1878. 
Lemuel D. Lakin, 1892. 
Charles P. Hay ward, 1892. 
Charles S. & Arthur Knight, 

1911. 
Widow Clara A. Martin, 1911. 

No. 4. Charles Stanley. 

No house recently. 

No. 5. Moses Marshall. 

James Burns. 
George Handy. 
Asa Fairbanks. 
Made into two tenements. 
In one tenement, the following: 
Asa Fairbanks. 
Henry J. Farwell. 
Lewis S. Farwell. 
Frank C. Farwell. 
In other tenement, the follow- 
ing: 
Anion P. Hart. 
David V. Hill. 
Wilham B. Spofford. 
This house became a part of 



the property belonging to the 
owners of the mill at No. 6. 
The house was destroyed by 
fire. 

No. 6. The mill owned 

successively by George 
Handy, Asa Fairbanks, and 
the Farwells, with other 
brief term intermediate 
owners. It was used for man- 
ufacturing lumber, wash- 
boards, mop sticks, clothes- 
pins, and other kinds of 
wooden-wares. It is not 
now (1916) in operation. 

No. 7. Site of a saw-mill 

which was used before the 
building of the mill at No. 6. 

No. 8. Reo Adams. 

James Adams. 
Gilbert Tuel. 
George Handy -i 
Nathaniel Greely / 
Bela Morse. 
Joseph Turner. 
Franklin J. Ware. 
Harvey J. Ware. 
Ebenezer G. Matthews. 
William Lakin. 
George L. Traxler, res. 
Charles Henry Spofford, res, 
Joseph Hamilton Spofford, res. 
Benjamin Travis, res. 
Darius Upton, res. 
Amon P. Hart, res. 
Charles Green, res. 
Samuel Hebert, res. 
A Mr. Stowell, res. 
Edgar L. Ware, res. 
Lewis S. Farwell, in whose 
house the East Harrisville 
post-office was located. 
House burned a few years ago. 

No. 9. George Handy. 

Asa Fairbanks. 
Henry J. Farwell. 
Harvey J. Ware. 



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HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



Charles C. Farwell. 

House vacant in 1916. 

No. 10. Asa Fairbanks. 

Jabez Townsend. 

David Bartlett. 

Charles C. Farwell, owner. 

William B. Spofford, res. 

Harvey J. Ware, res. 

Frank C. Farwell, res. 

Lewis S. Farwell, res. 

House vacant in 1916. 

No. 11. The original lo- 
cation of No. 3, before the 
present road was built. 

Lot 6. 

No. 1. Gardner Towne. 
Thaddeus Twitchell. 
Abijah Twitchell, 2d. 
Elias Joslin. 
Albert G. Hubbard. 
Edwin Ware, 1866. 
David C. Owen, 1872. 
Wallace W. Lampvian, 1900. 

Lot 7. 

Site not located. 
Benjamin Smith. 

No. 1 . Abijah Twitchell, 

1st. 
Ebenezer Twitchell. 
Calvin Twitchell. 
Mrs. Arvilla Twitchell. 
Winslow Royce, 1854. 
Widow of Winslow Royce. 
Percy W. Russell, oivner, 1913. 
Different tenants. 

Lot 8. 

No. 2. Alexander Fames. 
Raymond Hunt. 

Site not located. 

Ebenezer Cobb, 1778. 
No. 1. Charles E. Town- 
send. 
Luke Tarbox, 1872. 
George L. Wright, 1881. 



Mrs. Lucy F. Wright, 1895 1 
Arthur E. Wright, 1895 I 
No. 3. Aaron Marshall, 

1778. 
Luke Richardson, res. 
Allen BilHngs, res. 
Alson Upton. 
Reuel Brigham. 
Charles E. Townsend, owner, 

1858. 
David M. Townsend, 1860, 

died, 1895. 
Widow Helen M. Townsend, 

died, 1902. 
Charles E. Townsend, son of 

David M., and nephew of 

the preceding Charles E. 

Lot 9. 

Not settled. 

Lot 10. 

No, 1. Jonathan Morse. 

Timothy Adams. 

Josiah Wait. 

FrankUn Wait. 

Daniel Townsend. 

David Townsend, 3d, owner. 

Sylvester Blodgett, res. 

John Todd, res. 

Other short term residents. 

Daniel Townsend, owner, 2d 

time, 1858. 
Cheshire Mills Co., owners, 

1858. 
Sarah L. Pillsbury, 1859. 
Joshua P. Pillsbury, 1863. 
George D. May, 1869. 
Thomas Frazier, 1870. 
Thomas Fisher, 1874. 
Robert McKim, 1876. 
Albert J. Upton, res. 

Lot 11. 

No. 1 and No. 2. Summer 
cottages near the pond, 
owned by Eugene E. Applin. 



OCCUPANTS OF LOTS 



661 



No. 3. 



Joshua Twitchell. I Lot 14. 



Moses Twitchell. 
Jesse Warren, owner, 1869. 
Zophar Willard, owner, 1879. 
Augustus Lapoint, 1880. 
Robert Venable, 1894. 
Widow of Robert Venable. 

Lot 12. 

No. 1. Fred. Emery. 

No. 2. Byron E. Rob- 
ertson's lake cottage. 

No. 3. A lake cottage of 

Eugene E. AppHn. 

No. 4. Lake cottage of 

Bertram A. Powers. 

No. 5 Lake cottage of 

T. A. and Harold A. Peart. 

No. 6. Stephen Twitch- 
ell, 1778. 

Joseph Adams. 

Timothy Adams. 

James Burns. 

Jonathan Townsend, owner. 

Non-resident owners. 

No house for seventy-five 
years. 

Lot 13. 

No. 1. Charles Hebert. 

No. 2. Tenement house 

owned by Cheshire Mills 
Co. 

No. 3. Gershom Twitch- 
ell, Jr., 1774. 

Josiah Twitchell. 

Gershom Twitchell, 3d. 

Luther Twitchell. 

John Twitchell, 2d. 

Eli Hamilton. 

Joseph F. Hay, owner. 

Non-resident owners. 

No house for many years. 

Schoolhouse No. 8 stood 

near the preceding house till 
1841. 



At a site not located on the 
map, Dr. Benjamin Hills set- 
tled in 1784, and Hved several 
years. 

No. 1. Benjamin Mason, 

Sr. 

Bela Mason. 

Samuel Mason, Jr. 

Levi Emery, 1833. 

Solon Willard, 1875, died, 1908. 

Everard C. Willard. 

Samuel E. Willard. 

Lot 15, 

No. 1. Josiah Stanford. 
Phinehas Stanford. 
Thaddeus Mason, Jr. 
Thaddeus P. Mason. 
Heirs of T. P. Mason. 
Phinehas Gleason, res. 
Amos E. Perry, 1854. 
Orlando and Darwin C. Fogg, 

1862. 
Orlando Fogg, 1863. 
Frederick M. Hardy, 1887. 
George B. Leighton, oumer, 1890. 
This is Monadnock Farm, No. 

4. 
Frederic Trudelle, res. 

Lot 16. 

On a site in the east part of 

the lot, not located upon the 

map. 
Nathaniel Furber, a potter. 
Ebenezer French, res. 
Hughenos Tyrrell, res. 
John Grimes, res. 
Other brief tenants. 
No house for a century. 
No. 1. Moses Adams, 

Sr. 
James Adams. 
The preceding two, father and 

son, died the same day, June 

4, 1810. 



662 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



Gilbert Tuel, married Mrs. 

James Adams. 
Jonathan K. Smith. 
David Willard and Charles 

H. Nye, 1865. 
Charles H. Nye, 1867. 
George W. Seaver, Jr., 1889. 
George B. Leighton, owner, 1904^. 
This is Monadnock Farm, 

No. 5. 
The dwelling has been burned. 

Lot 17. 

Never settled. Long owned 
by J. K. Smith and Isaiah 
Adams. 

Lot 18. 

No. 1. Samuel Adams. 
Isaiah Adams, died, 1865. 
Emily and Eliza Adams, by 

will. 
Reuben C. Philbrick. 
George F. Winn, owner, 1878. 
Reuben C. Philbrick, 1898, 

died, 1909. 
Forrest S. Lowell, 1909. 
Clarence B. Seaver, 1916. 

Lot 19. 

No. 4. Site of the old pottery. 
No. 3. ■ — — Site of the house 

in which Osgood N. Russell 

lived a few years. 

No. 2. Ezra Morse. 

Ezra Morse, Jr. 

John Morse, 2d. 

John Wight. 

Miss Susannah Wight. 

Rebecca Wight, widow of Jo- 

siah Wight, 1855. 
Jonas WMght. 
G. W. Bemis and S. T. Sym- 

onds, owners, 1868. 
Sylvester T. Symonds, owner, 

1884. 
Non-resident owners. 



House is gone. 

No. 1. William Wright. 

Abel Duncklee. 
Ebenezer B. Wallingford. 
Benjamin Wallingford. 
John Morse, 2d. 
Ebenezer Russell. 
Osgood N. Russell, 1854. 
Edwin T. Daniels, 1860. 
Royal H. Porter of Keene, 

owner, 1861. 
Sewall A. Seaver, 1862. 
Widow Maria L. Seaver, 1876. 
Sherman Derby, owner, 1879. 
Cornelius K. Towne, owner, 

1880. 
Samuel M. Brown, 1889. 

Lot 20. 

No. 13. Site of the Baptist 
meetinghouse, prior to 1843. 

No. 12. Cornelius 

Towne. 

Cornelius Towne, Jr. 

Elijah W. Towne. 

Cornelius K. Towne. 

Mrs. Samuel M. Broivn, oioner. 

Occupied by tenants. 

No. 11. James Rollins. 

Simeon Stickney. 

Jeremiah Stickney. 

Whitcomb French. 

Rev. Henry Tonkin, res. 

James A. Farwell. 

Jason Phelps. 

William Preston Phelps, 1889. 
See No. 7. 

No. 10. Oldham Gates. 

John Farnum. 

Abel Blood. 

James Rollins. 

Benjamin Wallingford. 

Lyman Russell. 

James L. Russell. 

William Knight, 1858. 

Martin M. Mason, 1866. 

Samuel Dana Bemis, 1866. 



OCCUPANTS OF LOTS 



663 



David Willard, 1873. 

Dana T. Symonds, 1877. 

A. Clayton Phelps, 1879. 

Walter S. Parker, 1897. 

Widow of Walter S. Parker. 

No. 9. Aaron Beals. 

William Beals. 

William Haven. 

Timothy Pratt. 

James Bemis. 

Thomas Bemis. 

Samuel Dana Bemis, 1873. 

Edward M. Towne, 1887. 

Lewis P. Randolph, 1899. 

L. Isabelle May of Boston, 1901, 
sum. res. 

Site not located on map. 

Eli Bemis. 

No. 8. John French, 

Sr. 

Whitcomb French. 

Abraham Shattiick, res. 

John Shattuck, res. 

C, Lawrence, owner. 

No house for many years. 

No. 7. Studio of Wil- 
liam Preston Phelps, an ani- 
mal and landscape painter 
widely known, professionally 
educated in Germany. 

No. 6. Saw-mill and 

wooden-ware shop, built by 
Bemis and Symonds, later 
operated by the Seavers. 

No. 5. Sylvester T. Sym- 
onds. 

Frank P. Symonds, 1903. 

No. 4. George W. Bemis. 

Daniel W. Gould. 

Carl H. Bemis, 1893. 

Lewis P. Randolph. 

Frank P. Symonds, oumer. 

No. 3. Elbridge G. 

Bemis. 

Thomas Hardy, 1858. 

Milan M. Derby, 1871. 

John Stewart. 



No. 2. 



Frederick C. Far- 



well, 1894. 
Arthur F. Seaver, 1909. 
William McGrath. 
No. 1. Frederick A. 

Searle. 
George W. and Joel Franklin 

Mason, 1858. 
George W. Mason, 1863. 
George Grant Mason, 1915. 

Lot 21. 

No. 17. Mrs. Mary Bush, 
1905, sum. res. 

Miss Emily Dawes, sum. res. 

No. 16. Lyman Russell. 

William Parker, 1860, died, 
1898. 

Widow Mary E. Parker. 

No. 15. Eli Greenwood. 

Eli Greenwood, Jr. 

Charles Mason. 

Edward Hagar. 

Josiah H. Knight. 

George W. Worsley. 

House burned in 1842. 

Joseph Eaves, owner, 1845. 

George F. Bemis, 1899. 

Carl H. Bemis, 1902, sum. res. 

No. 14. Location of the 

Baptist meetinghouse on its 
second site, 1843-1867. 

No. 13. A cottage built 

by Percy W. Russell and 
rented to various tenants. 

No. 12. Schoolhouse No. 

7 of the former Dublin 
schools. 

No. 11. Baptist meet- 
inghouse in its third and 
present location, moved here 
in 1867, remodelled in 1910. 

No. 10. Levi Willard, 

brother of Rev. Elijah. 

Moses Wark. 

Franklin Wight. 

Rev. Warren Cooper. 



664 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



Reuben W. Twitchell, res. 

Amos Sargent, died, 1871. 

Widow Lucy Sargent, died, 
1885, and willed her house to 
the Baptist society for a par- 
sonage. The society then 
sold one that it already 
owned at No. 9 on this lot, 
and all of the Baptist minis- 
ters of the place, since 1885, 
have lived here. Their 
names may be found in the 
account of that church in 
this history. 

No. 9. The Baptist so- 
ciety built a parsonage here 
in 1858. Their ministers 
lived here from 1858 to 1885. 
Their names may be found 
in the account of that church 
in this history. 

Elmer J. Starkey, 1886, died, 
1904. 

Mrs. Fidelia E., undoio of 
Thomas H. White, 1910. 

No. 8. Riverside Ceme- 
tery. The land was pur- 
chased, January 7, 1873, of 
David Willard by the Town 
of Harrisville. 

No. 7. George F. Bemis, 

1875. 

A new house immedi- 
ately south of the preceding. 

Caspar C. Bemis, 1911. 

The Chesham post-office is 
now located in this house. 

No. 6. Chesham rail- 
road station. The Manches- 
ter & Keene R.R. was com- 
pleted, November 27, 1879. 
It is now a part of the 
Nashua & Keene Branch of 
the Boston & Maine R.R. 
No. 5. Mrs. Betsey Wil- 
lard. 
Stephen Spaulding Mason. 



Cornelius K. Towne. 

Benjamin A. Sherwin. 

Oren A. Sherwin. 

George F. Bemis. 

Caspar C. Bemis, res. 

George TV. Bemis. 

No. 4. The north part 

of the preceding building. 

Store of Bemis Bros. 

The post-office was in this 
store many years. Tenants 
have lived over the store. 

No. 3. Josiah H. Knight. 

Merrill Mason. 

David Willard. 

George W. Bemis. 

Charles A. Bemis, 1875. 

Mrs. Mary A. Bemis, 1880. 

Mrs. Sarah R. Bemis, 1882. 

Samuel Dana Bemis, 1883. 

Bernard F. Bemis. 

No. 2. Hezekiah Worces- 
ter, died, 1914. 

No. 1. Stephen Spauld- 
ing Mason. 

Roger S. Derby, 1866. 

Frank Shover, 1871. 

John Lapoint, 1873. 

Forrest T. S. Lapoint, 1902. 

Lot 22. 

No. 1. Abner Smith. 

Ira Smith. 

Ira P. Smith, 1854. 

Martin M. Mason, 1867. 

Mrs. Sarah W. Coe of New 

York City, 1904, sum. res. 
No. 2. A cottage of Mrs. 

Coe. 
No. 3. Mrs. Coe's " Crazy 

Camp." 



RANGE X. 
Lot 1. 

Not settled. 



OCCUPANTS OF LOTS 



665 



Lot 2. 

Not settled. Owned for many 
years by the Warrens and 
the Batons. 

Lot 3. 

No. 1. William Bedlow, 1774. 

John Warren. 

Jesse Warren. 

John F. Warren. 

Luther P. Eaton, owner. 

Fred. Carkin, res. 

House burned. 

No. 2. Fortune Little, 

1784. 
Daniel Albert. 
No. 3. Ebenezer Pratt. 

Lot 4. 

No. 1. Oliver Pratt. 

Jesse Pratt. 

Abel W^inship. 

Joshua Flint. 

Purchased by the Town of 
Dublin for an alms-house, 
Bela Morse, superintendent. 
The town retained possession 
of the farm till 1867. The 
subsequent occupants were: 

Lyman Parker. 

Harvey J. Ware. 

Milan L. Parker. 

Lots 5, 6, 7. 
Not settled. 

Lot 8. 

No. 1. Site of an old saw-mill. 

Lot 9. 

No. 1. Lake cottage of George 
L. Burdett. 

Lot 10. 

Not settled. 



Lot 11. 

No. 1. Lake cottage of H. M. 
Irish. 

Lot 12. 

Not settled. 

Lot 13. 

Village of Harrisville. 

Previous to the incorporation of 
the new town of Harrisville, 
in 1870, the occupants of this 
lot had been the following : 

Abel Twitchell. 

Abel Twitchell, Jrl 

Cyrus Harris, owner. 

Allen Bancroft. 

Jason Harris. 

Deering Farrar. 

Abraham Shattuck. 

Milan Harris. 

Lovell Harris. 

Thomas Taunt. 

Isaiah Woods. 

Boarding-house of Milan 

Harris. 

Boarding-house of the 

Cheshire Mills. 

— — Amos E. Perry's saw-mill. 

Moses K. Perry. 

Woollen mill of Milan 

Harris. 

Woolen mill of the Colo- 



nys, called Cheshire Mills. 
— • Samuel Farwell. 
— Thaddeus O. Wilson. 



Abijah Wilson. 

Henry Colony. 

Alfred T. Colony. 

Parsonage. 

Rev. Otis C. Whiton. 

Rev. Jeremiah Pomeroy. 

Rev. Daniel H. Babcock. 

Rev. William G. Tuttle. 

Since the new town was sep- 
arated from Dublin, the 
character of the population 



666 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



has greatly changed. The 
different houses, with new 
ones that have been added, 
have been tenanted largely by 
mill operatives of various 
nationalities, many of whom 
have remained but a short 
time. The changes have been 
so frequent and the number 
of tenements so many that it 
would have been a practical 
impossibility to have traced 
them. We were, therefore, 
compelled to abandon the 
attempt. 

Wadsworth's map of the 
town locates the following 
buildings in this lot: 

No. 1. Cheshire Mills. 

No. 2. Former Harris 

Mill, now owned by Cheshire 
Mills Co. 

No. 3. Stratton's stable, 

now owned by Dublin Stage 
Co. 

No. 4. The Samuel Far- 
well store of 1853. 

No. 5. The Samuel Far- 
well house. 

No. 6. 



The old 



Abel 

Twitchell and Allen Ban- 
croft house. 

No. 7. The store kept 

by Bradley, later by Winn 
Bros., also by the Halpins, 
now by McClellan, who is 
the present postmaster. 

No. 8. Library building. 

No. 9. St. Denis's Ro- 
man Catholic Church. 

No. 10. Schoolhouse, for- 
merly No. 8 of the Dublin 
schools. 

No. 11. Boarding-house of 
the Cheshire Mills. 

No. 12. The former Thad- 

deus and Abijah Wilson 



house, now owned by the 
Chesshire Mills. 

No. 13. The Lovell Har- 
ris house. 

No. 14, The Corey house, 

now owned by Cheshire Mills. 

No. 16. The Thomas 

Taunt and Judson Blodgett 
house. 

No. 17. The Perry saw- 
mill, now owned and en- 
larged by Winn Bros. 

No. 18. The Amos E. 

Perry house. 

No. 19. The Harrisville 

railroad station on the Man- 
chester & Keene (now a part 
of the Nashua & Keene) 
Branch of the Boston & 
Maine R.R. 

Lot 14. 

In the north-east corner of this 
lot are six or seven houses 
belonging to the village of 
Harrisville, built, with a 
single exception, after the 
lot was severed from Dublin. 
Tenants have changed so 
frequently that we cannot 
attempt to trace them. 

nearly opposite No. 6 is 

the Yardley house, whose oc- 
cupants have been the fol- 
lowing: 

Joel Wight. 

William Yardley. 

William Yardley, Jr. 

Horace Yardley. 

Heirs of the Yardleys. 

Zophar Willard, owner, 1892. 

George F. Tufts, 1892. 

No. 6. The Nubanusit 

House, Charles A. Blake, 
proprietor. 

No. 5. Summer cottage 



OCCUPANTS OF LOTS 



667 



of Mrs. Zophar Willard and 
Frank S. Harris. 

No. 4. Richard Rauhold. 

No. 3. Summer cottage 

of Ella A. Tucker. 

No. 2. Phinehas Stan- 
ford, 1775. 

Daniel Stanford. 

James Blodgett. 

Jonas Davis. 

No house for many years. 

No. 1. Persia Beal. 

Edwin P. Hunt, 1889. 

Arthur E. Childs, owner, 1905. 

Reuben A. Dunn, res. 

Almon A. Baldwin, res. 

Lot 15. 

No. 1. Josiah Stanford, 1775. 

John Mudge. 

Dr. Benjamin Hills. 

Daniel Fiske and Moses Eaton, 

owners. 
Gershom Morse and Addison 

Morse, owners. 
Joseph B. Yardley. 
Silas P. Frost. 
No house for many years. 
No. 2. Thomas Murray, 

1861. 
Michael Pender, 1864. 
William W. Heath, 1882. 
House in ruinous condition 
No. 3. Michael Pender, 

owner, 1864. 
E. Jones & Son, 1871. 
Roger S. Derby. 
Wilham K. Heath, 1873. 
House in ruins. 

Lots 16, 17. 

Not settled. 
Lot 18. 

No. 1. George M. Towne. 

No. 2. Cornelius Towne, 

Jr. 

Morris M. Heath. 



Wellington W. Seaver, 1864. 
Charles A. Seaver, owner. 

No. 3. Site of a saw-mill 

built by Moses Adams, Sr., 
subsequently owned, or oper- 
ated, by Samuel Adams, 
James Derby, Samuel Far- 
well, George Handy, Lewis 
Carpenter, Charles C. Seaver, 
and George W. Seaver. 

No. 4. Samuel Farwell. 

George W. Seaver. 

B. O. Hale, res. 

Other tenants. 

No house now. 

No. 5. Site of a house 

tenanted by the following: 

A. Mr. Craig. 

A Mr. Spencer. 

A Mr. Lowe. 

Samuel Bryant. 

Lewis Carpenter. 

Other tenants. 

No house now. 

No. 6. Alfred W. Seaver. 

No. 7. Richard C. Smith, 

1898. 

Ella D. Smith, 1900. 

Camille Gonyou, 1901, sum- 
mer cottage. 

Heirs of C. Gonyou. 

Lot 19. 

No. 1. Joel Kendall, killed, 
1806, by lightning, with a 
brother and son. 

Whitcomb French, Jr. 

Jesse Lawrence. 

Charles Corey. 

Sherman Derby, 1835. 

Frank H. Parker, 1881. 

Darius Farwell, 1882. 

Charles Albert Seaver, 1882. 

Lot 20. 

No. 1. Joseph Mason, killed, 
1806, by the fall of a tree. 



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HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



Samuel Mason. 

Merrill Mason. 

Samuel Mason, Jr. 

Joel Franklin Mason and James 
Appleton Mason, 1863. 

James Appleton Mason, 1883, 

Thomas M. Dillingham, M.D., 
purchased the eastern half of 
the house and farm, 1895. 

James B. Bell, if. D., purchased 
the western half of the house 
and farm, 1895. 

These owners use the place for 
summer residences, but Dr. 
Dillingham has purchased a 
place in Roxbury, in which 
he lives permanently. 

Rev. Pitt Dillingham had a 
summer cottage a little to 
the north-west of this house, 
which was burned, and he 
now summers in the apart- 
ments of his brother, Dr. 
Thomas M. Dillingham, in 
this house. 

Lot 21. 

No. 1. Ebenezer Babcock. 



Rev. Elijah Willard. 

Levi Willard. 

Heirs of Levi Willard. 

Benjamin Willard, 1871. 

Frank H. Meloon, 1889. 

Wellington Wells, 1900, sum. 

res. 
No. 2. Stephen Spauld- 

ing Mason. 
VanNess Davis. 
Josiah H. Knight. 
George O. Collester, 1864. 
Warren B. Fitch, 1886. 
Charles E. Pratt, 1887. 
Frank L. Pratt, 1888. 
George V. L. Meloon, 1895. 
Samuel Griffin Parker, 1900. 
Benjamin Willard, owner, 1907. 

Lot 22 

One early settler. 

Bela Greenwood. 

The lot passed into the pos- 
session of the Willard family 
and the house disappeared. 

This lot was the northwest 
corner of the original Dublin. 



CHAPTER XIX 
Dublin in the World War 

By Hexry D. Allison 

W ELL may the citizens of Dublin look back with pride and 
satisfaction to the record of their town's participation in the 
last great war with Germany and the Central Powers. 

Having a population of five hundred and seventy-one peo- 
ple, twenty-six of her boys were enlisted in the service at the 
time of the signing of the armistice on November 11, 1918. 
A decided majority of these enlisted men were of native 
Dublin or New England stock, whose forefathers had strug- 
gled for freedom in 1776, or, later, had fought in the Civil 
War; and that the same spirit which summoned their ances- 
tors to the cause of liberty in the early days still coursed in 
the blood of these men of the present generation is evidenced 
from the fact that every native-born Dublin boy was a volun- 
teer in the service of his country. 

On April 6, 1917, the United States declared war on Ger- 
many and officially entered hostilities against her. In order 
to provide an army capable of turning the scales in favor of 
the Allies, and at the same time deeming it just that all male 
citizens throughout the country should be made to feel an 
equal responsibility. Congress, early in its military program, 
passed the Selective Service Bill requiring the registration of 
all men between the ages of twenty-one and thirty-one years. 
June 5 was set for the registration day, and on this date forty 
men were recorded in Dublin. 

In the subsequent year, 1918, Congress put through legis- 
lation calling for two more registrations. On July 5, 1918, all 
males who had attained their majority during the previous 
year were required to register. It is a notable fact that, owing 
to voluntary enlistments, there was no one to record at this 
date. 

In the summer of 1918, the ages of liability to military serv- 
ice were extended to a minimum of eighteen, and to a 
maximum of forty-five years. Under this provision sixty- 
eight new names were recorded on September 12, 1918. Very 
few of the men in either the first or third registration were 



670 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

actually drafted into the Army, for decidedly the major part 
of Dublin's soldiers were volunteers. 

Seventeen of our men served in the Army, eight in the 
Navy, and one in the Marine Corps. Thirteen of them went 
overseas, and eight fought at the front. During the terrific 
battles of the war in which our soldiers were engaged and did 
their full share, including those of St. Mihiel, Belleau Wood, 
Chateau-Thierry, Toul Sector, Second Battle of the Marne, 
Chemin des Dames, and others, it is an extraordinary fact 
that none of them were killed, and but three were seriously 
wounded or gassed. At the time of this writing nineteen 
have been honorably discharged from the service, four are 
still in Europe; but with the war ended there is good reason 
to expect all of them to return in comfortable health. The 
three who have been gassed have since greatly improved. 
Three have been made Ensign, three. Corporal, three. Ser- 
geant. One has won his commission as 2nd Lieutenant, two 
have been commissioned 1st Lieutenant, and two, Lieuten- 
ant in the Navy. Both the 2nd and 26th Divisions, to which 
some of our boys belonged, have been commended for bravery 
in action by General Pershing. 

In the summer of 1917, an almost unanimous response 
came from the townspeople and summer residents for an in- 
crease of crops and greater harvests. Many vegetables were 
raised by people who had never, at least in recent years, culti- 
vated a garden. The school children competed for prizes and 
made excellent progress in the raising of vegetables from their 
"War Gardens." The growing of wheat and other cereals, a 
much neglected but successful crop in the earlier days of the 
town's history, was again resumed with good success. Excel- 
lent crop^ rewarded the efforts of those who had worked early 
and late to assist in increasing the food supply. Henry D. 
Learned was appointed local Chairman of the Agricultural 
Committee, and Henry N. Gowing was made Food Adminis- 
trator. 

Canning demonstrations were given in the vestry of the 
Unitarian Church, and twice weekly during the summer 
season, when vegetables were being harvested, the Misses 
Elizabeth Jencks, Janet Elliott, and other young ladies in 
charge met to assist, or to can the vegetables brought there. 

During the summer a lecture on the war was given by Pro- 
fessor Albert Bushnell Hart, of Harvard University, and Mr, 
and Mrs. Joseph Lindon Smith spoke on their trip to France 



DUBLIN IN THE WORLD WAR 671 

and to the War Zone. Madame Dupriez, who, with her hus- 
band Professor Dupriez, Exchange Professor at Harvard, and 
their children, was living in Belgium at the time of that coun- 
try's invasion by the German army and suffered the hardships 
imposed, also gave an account of her experience. 

Dublin subscribed more than two hundred and thirty thou- 
sand dollars toward the first four liberty loans. No fixed 
amount was apportioned the town in the first two loans, the 
state being divided into districts, and Dublin was included in 
the territory with Peterborough as its head. John A. Gleason 
was made the local Chairman of the third and fourth drives, 
and Mrs. Ella G. Mason, Ladies' Chairman. As the quota to 
be raised was based on the town's valuation, Dublin's allot- 
ment in each instance was higher than that of the majority 
of places of a similar size, owing to the large amount of sum- 
mer residential property. Twenty-seven thousand dollars was 
asked for in the Third Loan and approximately $82,000 raised. 
Fifty-four thousand and seven hundred dollars was requested in 
the Fourth Loan and $84,520 subscribed. The Fifth Loan 
now in progress, is under the direction of Henry D. Allison. 
Forty-one thousand dollars is Dublin's apportionment and 
considerably over that sum has been subscribed at the time 
of this writing. 

Contributions were generously made to the Y. M. C. A. 
and the Red Cross. Clesson E. Gowing was appointed local 
chairman for these drives. Upwards of twelve thousand dol- 
lars was subscribed to the latter organization. On June 29, 
Howard Elliott, Jr., with four of his mates from St. Mark's 
School, gave a musical entertainment in the town hall for the 
aid of the Red Cross. 

Rallies for the sales of W^ar Savings and Thrift Stamps 
were held in the town hall on June 5 and September 13, with 
addresses at the first meeting by the Rev. Robert Falconer, 
who had just returned from over-seas work with the Y. M. 
C, A., Joseph Madden, Esq., of Keene, and the Rev. Albert 
Lazenby; the latter meeting was presided over by George D. 
Markham, Esq., of St. Louis, and the speakers were Hon. 
Allen Hollis, State W^ar Savings Director, and Bishop Edward 
Parker of Concord. 

In his final report to December 31, 1918, the State Director 
announced that the town's sales of War Savings and Thrift 
Stamps for the year amounted to $10,086.80, equivalent to 
$17.67 for each person. Thus Dublin was one of five towns in 



672 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

Cheshire County to raise more than its allotted quota. 
Milton D. Mason was the local Chairman of these sales. The 
thirteen pupils in the village grammar school purchased dur- 
ing the year $1,475 worth of War Savings Stamps and Liberty 
Bonds. 

A Salvage Society, the proceeds from the sales of waste 
material going to the stricken people of Belgium, was organ- 
ized by Mrs. Abbott Thayer, with the aid of Miss Janet 
Elliott, and netted a considerable sum. 

Money was also raised for the Italian War Relief Fund, and 
a campaign was conducted for the Armenian and Near East 
Relief Fund, with Mrs. Ella G. Mason, Chairman. A sum 
amounting to about two hundred dollars was yielded from 
this drive, considerably in excess of the quota asked for. 

After the selective draft became effective, regulations for 
the rationing of food, particularly with reference to the use 
of wheat flour, the use of sugar cards by the local store- 
keepers, the daylight saving plan with clocks set ahead one 
hour through the summer months, the gasless Sundays, a 
new and real war condition was felt throughout the com- 
munity. But so wilhngly and unitedly did people in all walks 
of life comply with these requests that but little difficulty re- 
sulted in their enforcement. It was a striking illustration of 
the unity and efficiency of our democratic form of government 
that, when a request came from official sources asking auto- 
mobilists to forego their Sunday pleasure ride in order to help 
win the war by saving gasoline, nearly everyone complied 
willingly, and public sentiment alone made it prohibitory for 
the remainder. 

Mrs. William Brooks Cabot presented the town with a 
beautiful Service Flag, bearing fourteen stars to represent the 
number of Dublin boys in the service at the time. The flag 
was hung from the front window of the town hall. Later in 
the season Mr. J. L. Mauran, a summer resident and a well- 
known architect of St. Louis, a former President of the Asso- 
ciation of American Architects, who designed the Public 
Library building and the new schoolhouse here, gave a fine 
large American flag to the town. It floated from the new steel 
flagstaff in the village oval. 

The oval is the result of a plan worked out by Mr. Mauran, 
and made financially possible through the aid of summer resi- 
dents, for beautifying the village street, and includes the re- 
moval of all electric-light and telephone poles, and the placing 



DUBLIN IN THE WORLD WAR 673 

of the wires underground. The display of the Stars and Stripes 
from this sixty-foot staff in the village center, is particularly 
beautiful and impressive. 

Rev. Albert Lazenby of Cambridge, Mass., acting pastor of 
the local Unitarian Church, was responsible for the arrange- 
ment of several very interesting and helpful patriotic meet- 
ings during the summer. Mr. Lazenby's daughter was serv- 
ing as a Red Cross nurse with the Harvard Medical Unit; and 
one of his sons was a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Canadian serv- 
ice of the British Army. 

Through his efforts a public meeting in commemoration of 
the outbreak of the war was held in the town hall, on Sunday 
evening, August 4, at which George D. Markham, Esq., pre- 
sided. Addresses were made by Charles MacVeagh, Esq., the 
Reverends R. Kidner and Robert Falconer, Oliver Prescott, 
Esq., and Hon. William Roscoe Thayer. A collection was 
taken amounting to two hundred dollars, and contributed to 
the War Relief Funds of the French, Italian, and Belgians. 
A message was sent by the Chairman of the meeting to the 
boys in the service, who had enlisted from the town, and to 
those who had been accustomed to make Dublin their summer 
home, as follows: 

"W>, the townspeople and cottagers of Dublin, N. H., in 
public meeting assembled, send affectionate greetings to our 
' Boys ' in the service, and we beg to assure them of our earnest 
support in the warfare they have undertaken in behalf of 
justice and freedom, of civilization and humanity. We pray 
that God will protect them and prosper their arms and give 
them a speedy victory." 

On August 25, Major George Haven Putnam gave an ad- 
dress at the town hall on "England in War Times." Major 
Putnam witnessed the reception given the American troops in 
Westminster Abbey, and, as a representative of our govern- 
ment, took part in the Fourth of July celebration in London. 
Rev. Robert Falconer also spoke at this meeting and Rev. 
R. Kidner presided. A collection was taken and sent for the 
benefit of the British War Relief Funds. 

An impressive discourse was given in the Trinitarian Church 
on Sunday evening, September 1, by Sir Raymond Blath- 
wayte who was visiting friends here; he reviewed the terrible 
losses of the British in the war. The collection taken was sent 
to the children of the blinded soldiers. 

A meeting of Thanksgiving for the armistice was held in 



674 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

the vestry of the First (Unitarian) Church on Sunday evening, 
November 24, 1918, at which Honorable FrankHn MacVeagh, 
Secretary of the Treasury under President Taft, was the pre- 
siding officer, he having prolonged his summer's stay here for 
that purpose. A musical program was rendered and ad- 
dresses given by Rev. H. Sumner Mitchell, of Keene, and 
Rev. Albert Lazenby. 

The Dublin branch of the American Red Cross Society was 
formed May 1, 1917, almost immediately after this country 
had entered into the war, with Mrs. Annie E. Childs, President, 
and Mrs. Ella G. Mason, Secretary and Treasurer. On June 
12 the organization voted to affiliate with the New Hamp- 
shire Chapter and this arrangement became effective June 15 
of that year. The following officers were elected: Mrs. Annie 
E. Childs, President; Mrs. Idella M. Carey, Vice-President; 
Mrs. Ella G. Mason, Treasurer; Mrs. Grace B. Scribner, 
Secretary. 

Meetings for work were held weekly thereafter, and finan- 
cial aid was contributed from the proceeds of entertainments 
by the Ladies' Social Circle and the summer residents. The 
society has met at various times in the vestry of the First 
(Unitarian) Church, at the residence of Mrs. John A. Gleason, 
at the "Casino" building, formerly connected with Leffing- 
well's Hotel, and more recently in the schoolroom of the town 
house. Thousands of articles for the soldiers have been made 
and sent to France including dressings, bandages, knitted 
garments, etc. 

A revival of the knitting industry has resulted from this 
period of war activity, especially among the younger genera- 
tion who had hitherto known practically nothing of this useful 
art, but who now, in many instances, can rival the work of their 
grandmothers. The society has more than one thousand dol- 
lars in its treasury and one hundred and sixty-eight members; 
the officers remain the same as those of last year. 

During the summer of 1917, the work of making Surgical 
Dressings was continued by the Dublin Branch of the Wom- 
en's Department, National Civic Federation, of which Mrs. 
William Brooks Cabot was Chairman, Mrs. Charles MacVeagh, 
Vice-Chairman, and Miss Elizabeth Jencks, Secretary and 
Treasurer. Mrs. Charles Frost Aldrich was Chairman of Sur- 
gical Dressings. The work was carried on in the barn work- 
room of the Learned cottage. In June of 1917 the Dublin 
Branch of the Red Cross voted to affiliate with the Civic 



DUBLIN IN THE WORLD WAR 675 

Federation and thereafter the societies cooperated in the work 
of war relief. In 1918, the Surgical Dressings Committee 
having been absorbed by the Red Cross, Mrs. Charles F. 
Aldrich was appointed to the charge of the Dublin work and 
it was carried on at the Dublin Lake Club. Over one hundred 
and twenty thousand dressings were sent to France through 
the Surgical Dressings Committee of the Federation during 
these two years. 

The great demand for doctors and nurses for the army 
during the last year of the war made it extremely difficult to 
properly care for all the sick at home, especially during the 
epidemic of the so-called "Spanish Influenza" which raged 
throughout this country and the world, during the winter of 
1918-19. Our own physician. Dr. Childs, temporarily moved 
to East Jaffrey in the late fall, and in addition to his regular 
work here, assumed the practice of the two doctors from that 
town who had gone to the army. 

A government act requiring the registration of all German 
enemy aliens became effective in 1918. The record of each 
was officially filed, and finger prints and photographs taken. 
But two such registrations were locally required; both, women. 
Seven alien men, who had previously been recorded in Boston, 
coming to town by permission, were compelled to file with 
the postmaster; a permit to leave in the fall was again re- 
quired. Milton D. Mason was local Chairman of the Com- 
mittee on Public Safety. 

Signal lights at night from Monadnock Mountain, Pack 
Monadnock, and from the higher hilltops in surrounding 
towns during the summers of 1917-18, arrested the atten- 
tion of citizens and were reported to authorities. Secret- 
service men worked on the case a considerable part of the 
time during the second summer in an effort to connect the 
lights with the work of submarines in sinking ships off the 
Atlantic coast, and also with the movement of troops from 
Camp Devens, the theory being that information was being 
relayed through these flashes from hill to hill. The fact that 
von Bernstoff, German Ambassador, had visited Dublin late 
in the season of 1916, and that plans to use Monadnock 
Mountain as a wireless base in case of an invasion of this 
country by Germany, were reported discovered among the 
seized papers found on Captain Franz von Papen, the German 
agent, seemed sufficient reasons for alarm. An effort to con- 
nect the Dean murder in Jaffrey with these lights was at- 



676 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

tempted, but up to this time nothing definite has been 
disclosed. 

The great difficulty experienced in securing accurate rec- 
ords of soldiers who had fought in previous wars in this coun- 
try, early led to the appointment of a State Historian in 1917, 
Professor Richard W. Husband, of Dartmouth College, under 
authority of an act passed by the State Legislature in March, 
1917, who in turn appointed an historian from every town in 
New Hampshire, to obtain exact data of local men in the service 
immediately upon enlistment, and complete their records to 
the end; they were then filed in Concord. Henry D. Allison 
was appointed Historian of Dublin. 

On Sunday afternoon, September 15, 1918, at four o'clock, 
the Honor Roll of the Dublin "Boys," placed in front of the 
town hall, was dedicated. Printed invitations, by letter, and 
public notices were sent. A most beautiful autumnal day 
with the hazy warmth of early fall made possible the proceed- 
ings in the open air on the lawn of the First (Unitarian) 
Church. Nearly the entire population of the town assembled. 
An American flag over the speaker's table and flags of the 
Allied Nations in the rear, gave a fit setting to the occasion. 

Charles MacVeagh, Esq., acted as Chairman, in the place 
of Mr. J. L. IMauran, who had been unexpectedly called away. 
The bugle call to "assembly" opened the exercises, and 
prayer was offered by Rev. Mr. Lazenby. After the opening 
remarks by the Chairman, Mr. Basil King delivered an elo- 
quent and profound address. The bugle then called the au- 
dience to the opposite side of the street. Henry D. Allison 
stated that the Honor Roll had been made possible through 
the kindly suggestion and generous contribution of Mr. 
Edward A. Grozier, publisher of the Boston Post, who was 
passing his first season here. The balance of the necessary 
sum to secure it would be contributed by members of the 
families and friends of the "Boys." 

The names were then read in the same order as they appear 
on the Roll, arranged according to the dates of their enlist- 
ment into the service. The audience then sang a verse of 
"The Star-Spangled Banner" and as the Chairman unveiled 
the beautiful Roll, Mrs. Robertson, to the tune of "America," 
most expressively sang: 

" God save our noble men, 
Bring them safe home again, 
God save our men. 



DUBLIN IN THE WORLD WAR 677 

Make them victorious. 
Patient and chivalrous 

They are so dear to us, 
God save our men." 

The bugle sounded "lights out"; Mr. Lazenby gave the 
benediction. 

The work was designed by Mr. Gerome Brush, and executed 
in his studio in Dublin. The eagle, is modelled in plaster, 
finished in gold leaf, and the United States shield is colored 
in red, white, and blue. The names are lettered in black on 
a white background. It is seven by nine feet in size. 

Dublin's Men in the Service 

HiLDRETH M. Allison 

Private, Ordnance Department, U. S. Army. Occupation: Student. 
Single. Completed third year at Dartmouth College and entered the 
service four days later. Enlisted June 4, 1918; age, 21 years. Located 
at Fort Slocum, N. Y., Camp Raritan, N. J., Company B, Aberdeen 
Proving Ground, Md., Company I. Discharged February 7, 1919. Re- 
turned to college and was chosen Class Poet for graduation. 

Seymour L. Austin 

Sergeant, Hospital Corps, U. S. Army. Occupation: Farmer. Single. 
Educated at Peterborough High School. Enlisted June 4. 1917; age, 17 
years. Located at Camp Stuart, Va., 48th Infantry; Camp Sevier, 
S. C, 90th Infantry; Camp Hancock, Ga. Promotion: Sergeant, 
October 5, 1918. Discharged March 10, 1919. 

Norman Cabot 

Private, U. S. Army. Occupation: Student at Harvard University. 
Inducted into the service October 19, 1918. Located at Harvard 
S. A. T. C, Cambridge, Company G. Discharged December 9, 1918. 

Charles P. Clukay 

Petty OiEcer, U. S. Navy. Single. Educated in the Public Schools. 
Enlisted September 1, 1916; age, 18 years. Stationed at Newport, R. I., 
Training Ship Constellation; U. S. S. Tacoma. Promotions: Seaman, 
2nd Seaman, Pettj' Officer. Now in the service. 

Louis C. Eaves 

Corporal, Aviation Corps, Balloon Division, U. S. Army. Occupation: 
Carpenter. Single. Educated at New Hampshire State College. En- 
listed March 16, 1918; age, 25 years. Located at Kelly Field, Texas, 
Arcadia, Cal., 52nd Balloon Co. Promotions: Carpenter, Corporal, 
July 1, 1918. Discharged January 24, 1919. 

Harry D. Elliott 

Electrician, Naval Reserves, U. S. Navy. Single. Occupation: Student. 
Educated at New Hampshire State College. Enlisted April 26, 1917; 
age, 17 years. Stationed on the Training Ship Topeka, Portsmouth, 



678 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

Bumpkin Island, Hingham, Mass., Newport Radio School, R. I., Radio 
School, Cambridge, Mass. Tromotions: Seaman, Electrician, Third 
Radio. Discharged February 19, 1919. 

Almerin M. Gowing 

Corporal. Photographic Department Signal Corps, U. S. Army. Occu- 
pation: Art Student. Single. Educated at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, 
N. Y. Enlisted February 5, 1918; age, 21 years. 55th Service Company. 
Located at Columbia University, N. Y., Camp Merritt, N. J., Paris, 
France. Promotion: Corporal, January, 1919. Now in the service 
overseas. 

Leland W. Gray 

Wagoner, Coast Artillery Corps, U. S. Army. Occupation: Mechanic. 
Married. Came here from Pepperell, Mass. Educated in the High 
School and Business College. After twice volunteering and being re- 
jected for physical defects was inducted into the service July 13, 1919; 
age, 22 years. Battery B, 37th Artillery. Located at Durham College, 
Fort Hancock, N. J., Camp Eustis, Va., Camp Lee, Va. Discharged 
December 18, 1918. 

Thomas A. Hadley 

First-Class Private, Infantry, U. S. Army. Occupation: Teamster. 
Married. Came here from Spofford, N. H. Inducted into the service 
July 25, 1918; age, 27 years. Company H, 74th Infantry, 12th Divi- 
sion. Located at Camp Devens, Mass. Discharged January 22, 1919. 

Paul F. Hannaford 

Sergeant, Emergency Engineers, U. S. Army. Single. Occupation: 
Electrician. Educated at Wentworth Institute, Boston. Enlisted 
April 26, 1918; age, 26 years. Located at Durham College, Camp 
Devens, Mass. Promotions: Corporal, August 11, 1918, Sergeant, 
November 1, 1918. Discharged January 28, 1919. 

Ernest F. Henderson, Jr. 

Ensign, Naval Reserves, U. S. Navy. Occupation: Student. Single. 
Educated at Harvard University. Enlisted April 3, 1917; age, 20 years. 
Signal Corps, Radio Operator, Cambridge, Mass., Rockland, Me. 
Relieved from Radio service August 24, 1917, Naval Aviation Ground 
School, M. I. T., October 1. Hampton Roads, Va., Pensacola, Fla., 
France, Italy. Promotion: Ensign, February 27, 1918. September 21, 
flew from Italy back to France over the Alps. Returned to United 
States February, 1919. Discharged March 15, 1919. 

George B. Henderson 

2nd Lieutenant, Infantry, U. S. Army. Occupation: Student. Single. 
Educated at Harvard University and the University of Wisconsin. En- 
listed August 27. 1917; age, 23 years. 330th Regiment. Located at 
Fort Sheridan, 111., Camp Sherman, Ohio, France. Promotion: 2nd 
Lieutenant, November 27, 1917. Now in the service overseas. 

George E. Leighton 

Ensign, Naval Reserves, U. S. Navy. Occupation: Student. Single 
Educated at Harvard University. Enlisted July 26, 1918; age, 2 



DUBLIN IN THE WORLD WAR 679 

years. Naval Reserves, Naval Overseas and Transportation Service 
Logistic Data Board, New York City. Promotion: Ensign, July 26, 
1918. Discharged March 10, 1919. 

John L. Leighton 

Ensign, Naval Reserves, U. S. Navy. Occupation: Student. Single. 
Educated at Harvard University. Enlisted April 16, 1917; age, 20 
years. Stationed "Tanniwher," U. S. S. Harvard, U. S. S. Leviathan; at- 
tached to Staff of Admiral William S. Sims. Commander IT, S. Naval 
Forces, Europe. Promotions: Coxswain, Yeoman, Ensign. Discharged 
March 14, 1919. 

Henry K. Leighton 

Seaman, Naval Reserves, U. S. Navy. Occupation: Student. Single. 
Educated in Preparatory Schools. Enlisted March 5, 1918; age, 21 
years. Naval Reserves. Located at U. S. Customs House, New York 
City. Discharged December 5, 1918. 

Richard S. Meryman 

1st Lieutenant, Engineers, U. S. Army. Occupation: Artist. Single. 
Educated at Boston Art Institutions. Enlisted September 17, 1917, 
after having previously served in France in the Ambulance Corps. 
Age, 37 years. 40th Engineers. Located with the American Expedi- 
tionary Forces, France. Discharged March 15, 1919. 

Robert H. McCurdy 

Private, Infantry, U. S. Army. Occupation: Laborer. Married while in 
the service. Came here from Troy, N. H. Educated in the Public 
Schools. Inducted into the service July 25, 1918; age, 30 years. Com- 
pany E, 42nd Infantry, 12th Division. Located at Camp Devens, 
Mass., Camp Upton, N. Y. Discharged January 24, 1919. 

Clifton P. Naylor 

Private, Marine Corps. Occupation: Painter. Married. Educated in 
the Public Schools. Enlisted April 19, 1917; age, 22 years. Battalion 
Machine-Gun Company, 6th Regiment. Located at Charlestown 
Navy Yard, Mass., New London, Conn., Quantico, Va., France. 
Wounded and gassed; particulars lacking. Now in the service overseas. 

Carlyle V. Newton 

Private, Infantry, U. S. Army. Occupation: Farmer. Single. Came 
here from Colchester, Vt. Educated at the High School. Inducted into 
the service June 8, 1918; age, 22 years. 303rd Infantry, Q. M. C. De- 
tachment, 76th Division. Located at Camp Devens, Mass., France. 
Now in the service overseas. 

Charles P. Paige 

Private, Field Artillery, U. S. Army. Occupation: Junior partner 
Dublin Auto Company. Single. Educated at Colby Academy. En- 
listed May 28, 1917; age, 20 years. Battery D, 103rd Field Artillery, 
26th Division. Located at Concord, N. H., Boxford, Mass., Newport 
News, Va., France. The 26th Division was engaged in the Battles of 
Chemin des Dames, Toul Sector, Chateau-Thierry, St. Mihiel, Verdun, 
Meuse-Argonne, etc. Discharged April 29, 1919. 



680 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

C. Herbert Porter 

Private, Motor Transport Corps, U. S. Army. Occupation: Chauffeur. 
Single. Educated at Marlborough High School. Enlisted December 5, 
1917; age, 27 years. Motor Truck Company, 388. Located at Fort 
Slocum, N. Y., Fort Ringgold, Texas, Camp Logan, Texas, Motor 
Transport Company 678, Camp Upton, N. Y. Discharged April 4, 1919. 

Junius A. Richards 

1st Lieutenant, Army Aviation, U. S. Army. Occupation: In Business, 
Boston. Single. Educated at Harvard University. Enlisted April 16, 
1917; age, 24 years. Located at Minneola, L. I., Selfridge Field, Mich., 
9th Aero Squadron; England, Commanding xVmerican Aviation Field 
at Grantham; Air Service Headquarters, London. In charge of all 
U. S. Air Service personnel in Scotland, July to November, 1918. Pro- 
motion: 1st Lieutenant, July 14, 1917. Discharged December 22, 1918. 

Charles R. Thomas 

Sergeant, Infantry, U. S. Army. (Regulars.) Occupation: Chief Tele- 
phone Operator. Single. Educated at Peterborough High School. En- 
listed May 29, 1917; age, 28 years. Company D, 9th U. S. Infantry, 2nd 
Division. Located at Fort Slocum, N. Y., Syracuse, N. Y., and in 
France. Participated in the battles of St. Mihiel, Verdun Sector, Cha- 
teau-Thierry, Belleau Wood. Gassed at Chateau-Thierry July 4, 1918. 
Promotions': Private, First Class, July 1, 1917, Mechanic, July 20, 1917. 
Supply Sergeant, July, 1918. Discharged March 14, 1919. 

William H. Walsh 

Lieutenant, U. S. Navy. Married. Educated at Princeton University, 
U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. Enlisted July 3, 1903; age, 19 
years. Stationed on U. S. S. Virginia, Training Ship Chesapeake. Pro- 
motions: Ensign, Lieutenant. Retired March 3, 1911. In 1917, In- 
spector of Engineering Material, Aeronautics, Bureau Steam Engineer- 
ing, U. S. Navy, Detroit, Mich. Now in the service. 

Roger A. Weston 

Private, Coast Artillery Corps, U. S. Army. Occupation: Printer. 
Single. Educated at Peterborough High School. Enlisted July 6, 1918; 
age, 18 years. 73rd Coast Artillery Corps. Located at Fort Adams, 
R. I., France. Discharged December 30, 1918. 

Of the above twenty-five men who entered the service, 
thirteen were students or graduates of colleges, or of the 
higher educational institutions; eight more attended high or 
preparatory schools, and four had common-school educations. 

At the last school meeting held March 11, 1919, it was 
voted "that the School District transfer all its claims in the 
old Number 1 School-house to the Town of Dublin, for His- 
torical Purposes." 

There may the Honor Roll be suitably preserved ! 

Many of our enlisted men in the camps regretted that the 
opportunity to go overseas did not come to them. Had the 



DUBLIN IN THE WORLD WAR 681 

war continued a few weeks longer, a considerable number 
more would have been gratified; but on November 11, 1919, 
Germany accepted the terms of the armistice; fighting ceased, 
the most terrible of all wars was over, and Dublin rejoiced with 
the world. 

At the annual Town Meeting, held on March 11, 1919, it 
was voted to raise and appropriate three hundred dollars, to 
arrange a reception for the returning soldiers. A committee 
of five was chosen to carry out the plan, consisting of Clesson 
E. Gowing, Robert C. W^oodward, Henry D. Allison, John A. 
Gleason and Harry F. Mason. It is hoped that the reception 
can be held early in the summer. 

There are many names of soldiers whose records we would 
like to include in this History, but it is necessary to confine 
the list to those whose legal residence at the time of enlist- 
ment was Dublin, and who have been officially credited to the 
town by the State Department at Concord. Some of these 
boys lived just over the line in an adjoining town but at- 
tended school here, or mingled in the social life of the com- 
munity. Others lived in Dublin in childhood, or in later life, 
and moved away. But it seems proper to mention their names; 
also the Summer Resident boys who have passed many sea- 
sons in town: 

Lieutenant Arthur T. Appleton, 2nd Development Battalion, En- 
gineers, Camp Humphrey, Va. 

Sailsmaker Howard Burton, U. S. Navy. 

Major Norman D. Cota, Instructor in Tactics, U. S. Military 
Academy, West Point, N. Y. 

Private Dick R. Eaves, 56th Balloon Co. 

Private Wayland P. Frost, Artillery Officers' Training School, 
Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky. 

Private John Herman Miller, 12th Supply Train, Camp Devens, 
Mass. Died in camp of influenza, September 28, 1918. 

Private Burton A. Willard, Auto Mechanic, 57th Ammunition 
Train. 

Private Warren Wheeler, Headquarters Co., Camp Devens, Mass. 

In Service Overseas 

Captain F. Elliot Adams, 307th Infantry. 

Sergeant Theodore F. Allison, Sanitary Train, 3rd Division; with 

Army of Occupation, Germany. 
Wagoner Robert W. Allison, Ambulance Co. No. 8; with Army of 

Occupation, Germany. 



682 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

Bugler Forrester Coulter, U. S. Marines, France. 

Private Amie J. Dion, 103rd Infantry, 26th Division. 

Seaman Albert Dei\l\nche, U. S. Navy. 

Sergeant Don A. Eaves, Motor Transport Co. 309. 

Sergeant Guy A. Eaves, 301st Supply Train. 

Corporal John E. McLaughlin, 103rd Infantry, 26th Division. 

Private Edward Nesbit, Medical Department, 28th Engineers. 

Lieutenant John Earl Sewell, Canadian Royal Air Forces. 

Lieutenant Robert Sewell, Canadian Royal Air Forces. 

Private Clarence E. Strong, 103rd Infantry, 26th Division. 

Private James Venable, 326th Infantry. 

Corporal Arthur J. Winslow, 103rd Infantry, 26th Division. Dec- 
orated on Feb. 19, 1919, "for extraordinary heroism in action 
near Bois de St. Remy, France, Sept. 12, 1918." 

Summer Residents 

Lieutenant-Colonel Hugh Cabot, in charge of Harvard Red Cross 
Unit, France. 

Major Grenville Clark, Adjutant General's Office, Washington; 
in charge of Military Training Camps. 

Ensign Philip M. Childs, U. S. Navy. 

Ensign Thomas Durfee, Naval Aviation, U. S. Na\T. 

Colonel Joel E. Goldthwait, Medical Reserve, Orthopedic Sur- 
geon, England and France. Awarded distinguished service 
medal. Originator of the "development battalion," which was 
introduced in every army camp in this country and in the Amer- 
ican expeditionary force; a great number of men found to be 
slightly defective physically were restored to health and made 
fit for service. 

Lieutenant Joel Goldthwait, Artillery, U. S. Army. 

Sergeant Albert Bushnell Hart, Jr., Medical Corps, U. S. Army. 
Field Testing Section, Gas Defense Division, France. 

Sergeant Adrian Putnam Hart, Medical Corps, U. S. Army. Field 
Testing Section, Gas Defense Division, France. 

Major F. Clinton Kidner, Medical Reserve, Orthopedic Surgeon, 
served in various hospitals in England. 

Major Bradley Martin, Infantry, U. S. Army, France. 

Lieutenant Thomas H. McKittbick, Jr., U. S. Infantry, Intelligence 
Officer, Liverpool, Cardiff, and France. 

E. C. Sterling McKittrick, Wynne-Bevan Ambulance Corps. 

Italian Red Cross awarded him the Silver Medal for Merit, and 

he received from the King of Italy the Bronze Medal for Valor. 

Lieutenant Rogers MacVeagh, 348th Field Artillery, U. S. Army, 

A. E. F., France. Later at Headquarters, Ninth Army Corps. 



DUBLIN IN THE WORLD WAR 683 

Captain Ewen C. MacVeagh, 5th Field Artillery, U. S. Army, 
A. E. F., France. Later at Headquarters, Second Array Corps. 

Major Lincoln MacVeagh, 318th Infantry, U. S. Army, A. E. F., 
France. Later at Headquarters, 80th Division. 

Lieutenant Charles MacVeagh, Jr., Infantry, U. S. Army. In- 
structor S. A. T. C, Columbia University, N. Y. 

Francis MacVeagh served in the Ambulance Corps in France; de- 
fective vision prevented his enlistment. 

These five brothers are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Charles MacVeagh. Charles and 
Francis are twins. 

Lieutenant-Colonel Harleigh Parkhurst, Field Artillery, U. S. 
Army. Instructor in School of Fire, Fort Sill, Oklahoma; Prov- 
ing Station, Lakehurst, N. J. 

Ensign Channing Stowell, U. S. Navy. 

Lieutenant William C. Stribbling, Jr., Royal Air Force, England. 
Service in Mesopotamia. Previously served in Norton-Harjes 
Ambulance Section, France. 

L. Ellsworth Thayer, Naval Reserves, U. S. Navy. Served 
in France in the Ambulance Corps in 1916; returning, gradu- 
ated from Amherst College, then entered the Navy. Now 
engaged in Relief Work in Syria. 

Lieutenant Cushing Toppan, 282nd Aero Squadron, U. S. Army; 
Air Service, Headquarters, London, England. 

Corporal Charles F. Toppan, 55th Regiment Heavy Artillery, 
U. S. Army, A. E. F., France. Took part in the Second Battle 
of the Marne, Operations on the Vesle and the entire Argonne- 
Meuse Offensive. 

War-time duties of present or past Dublin residents and 
cottagers include the work of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lindon 
Smith in helping the Society for the Relief of French Orphan 
Children; they have made three trips to France during the 
war to study the situation and on returning, have lectured 
throughout the country; they have raised over $200,000 for 
this fund. Mr. Smith has served as an entertainer at the 
Y. M. C. A. huts at the front, and is at present in France 
engaged in this work. 

Miss Eleanor F. Cabot enlisted with the American Red 
Cross Society to do Nurses' Aid. She was commissioned for 
Child Welfare work and arrived in France December 24, 1917. 
On June 25, 1918, she was transferred to the Military Serv- 
ice, American Expeditionary Forces, and later to the French- 
Service de Sante, which brought her duties close up to the 
front. After the signing of the armistice she went with the 
Balkan Unit to northern Albania, where she is now engaged. 



684 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

In the absence of railroad accommodations the method of 
travelling is on horseback with Italian cavalry horses supplied 
by that government. 

Professor Harvey C. Hayes, of the Physics Department, 
Swarthmore College, conducted experimental work at the 
submarine base in New London, Conn., and perfected a listen- 
ing device for detecting U-boats. 

Captain J. M. Reeves, whose family summered here several 
seasons, commanded the battleship Maine. 

Captain Henry Copley Greene first went to France in 1916, 
when he worked for six months for an English committee of 
the French Wounded Emergency Fund, motoring through 
Southern and Central France and delivering hospital supplies 
and making visits to the many local hospitals. After six 
months in this country he returned in April, 1917, for the 
same work, but since September, 1917, has been a delegate of 
the American Red Cross Reconstruction Service in and about 
Noyon, Compiegne, and Laon. He has been twice decorated, 
once with the Medaille de la Reconnaissance, a decoration given 
for service to the French civilians during the war, and with 
the Croix de Guerre, awarded him especially for his aid in the 
evacuation of sick and old people under shell fire during the 
last offensive. 

Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Niles Roberts were active workers in 
behalf of the Italian War Relief Fund and were instrumental 
in raising substantial sums of money for that purpose. Pro- 
ceeds from the sale of his book "Nedda," were contributed to 
this cause and yielded several thousands of dollars. 

Admiral William S. Sims, Commander of the U. S. Naval 
Forces in Europe, was a frequent visitor here in past years 
when Mrs. Sims, daughter of former Secretary of the Interior, 
Ethan Allen Hitchcock, lived in her father's home "West- 
mere," on the west shore of the lake. 

Dr. Frank E. Spaulding, born and brought up in the west 
part of the town on "Spaulding hill," Superintendent of 
Schools in Cleveland, Ohio, headed the American Commission 
to France to organize Education for the American Army dur- 
ing the war, and especially during the period of demobilization. 

Throughout the world the word "camouflage" has become 
familiar during the war. Although this word is of French 
origin, the thing itself is primarily an American creation, the 
work neither of warriors nor army experts, but of a distin- 
guished artist, a well-known Dublin resident, Abbott H. 



DUBLIN IN THE WORLD WAR 685 

Thayer, who has permanently lived here for more than 
twenty-five years. 

In 1896, an essay by Mr. Thayer on "The Law Which 
Underlies Protective Coloration," was published in The Auk, 
and shortly afterwards reprinted in the Year Book of the 
Smithsonian Institution. In 1909, the Macmillans published 
" Concealing-coloration in the Animal Kingdom," written by 
Abbott H. Thayer's son, Gerald H. Thayer, and illustrated by 
father and son. 

Protective coloration, as set forth in this book, was one of 
the main starting points of camouflage, and to a considerable 
extent has guided its development. Assurance of these facts 
were given Mr. Thayer in England and Scotland in the winter 
of 1915-16, when he went abroad to tender the Allies more 
direct help in this matter. 

Professor Herdman, of the University of Liverpool, sug- 
gested that the naturalists of Great Britain ought to sign a 
joint statement to the effect that they believed Mr. Thayer's 
unique knowledge of protective coloration could be made of 
the greatest use to the War Department. It proved, however, 
that, owing to the efforts of several other British scientists, 
notably Professor J. Graham Kerr of Cambridge and the Uni- 
versity of Glasgow, who had even urged that the government 
create a special bureau for the adoption of Thayer's discov- 
eries, "concealing coloration" was already doing war service 
of various kinds, both on land and sea. 

Camouflage has carried the principles of visual deception to 
hitherto undreamed-of lengths of application, and to mani- 
fold and divergent new developments. 

But the latest military camouflage was mainly a matter of 
masking batteries and guns for airplane detection. Stand- 
ardized materials, wire netting, colored shreds of burlap, etc., 
manufactured in vast quantities behind the lines were the 
main dependence for this roofing-over and screening of guns. 
The latest marine camouflage, again, sought not concealment 
of ships, but effects of distortion of outline and perspective 
which would puzzle the U-boat observers looking through the 
periscope, as to the vessel's speed, distance, exact form, and 
especially her course, or direction of movement. 

Professor E. B. Poulton, F. R. S., etc., President of the 
Linnean Society of London, the distinguished English evolu- 
tionist, writes as follows: 

"During the sixty years which have elapsed since that his- 



686 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

toric day [of the reading before the Linnean Society of Dar- 
win's and Wallace's joint essay on Natural Selection], Enghsh- 
speaking workers — among the foremost the American Artist- 
Naturalist, Abbott H. Thayer, and his son Gerald H. Thayer 
— have studied this principle [protective coloration], con- 
tinually extending it by the discovery of fresh applications, 
and analysing it into a whole group of cooperating principles; 
but in spite of all these naturalists have done, it required the 
Great War and a misused French word in order to arrest the 
attention of their fellow-countrymen. . . . 

"We may, however, forgive the inaccurate use of a new 
word which the war has brought into our language because of 
the attention which has now been focussed upon a most in- 
teresting subject — attention which rightly demands a new 
and widely accessible edition of this work [Thayers' 'Con- 
cealing Coloration']. Here are clearly explained and illus- 
trated the principles underlying the art of 'Camouflage,' 
practised by Nature from time immemorial but in some of its 
main lines only made known to Man by the discoveries of 
Abbott H. Thayer." 



GENEALOGIES 

Introduction 

(_JwiNG to the large number of families whose registers 
have been collected, we have been obliged to make use of 
many abbreviations, and to abridge some portion of the matter 
that we should have been glad to insert in full. Many facts 
and dates have been added to the registers contained in the 
former history. Many of these have been supplied by the 
history committee, many by citizens who have kindly aided 
in the work, others by our own personal researches in the 
records of various towns, in the library of the New England 
Historic Genealogical Society of Boston (a collection remark- 
ably complete), in the State Library at Concord, and in the 
Vital Records Department in the State House at Concord. 
In addition, blanks were sent by the committee to numerous 
families, which were filled and returned by them. These 
sources of information are not infallible and the editor is not 
responsible for the errors which they contain. The most that 
he can promise is to reproduce faithfully the information 
which he has derived from sources supposed to be accurate. 
After a long experience in such work, he has learned to be 
cautious about the information imparted even by family records 
and personal correspondence. He has sometimes detected de- 
ception and misrepresentations. It is his intention to print 
nothing that will injure any person and he believes that the 
following family registers are as nearly accurate as can ever 
be the case in works of this kind. 

The editor has discovered that, in the former history of the 
town, dates of deaths, apparently taken from the church 
records, are really the dates of funerals. He has endeavored 
to correct such dates wherever it could be done. The collec- 
tion of the cemetery inscriptions has aided greatly in doing 
this. 

It has been found impossible to trace the genealogies in de- 
tail much beyond the limits of Dublin. Descendants of Dublin 
persons who were born and have lived in other places cannot 



688 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

generally be included in this work unless they lived so near 
Dublin, or kept up such a close intimacy with the town, that 
it was thought to be advisable to include them. As a rule, a 
person who has left Dublin and established family connections 
in another place is not further considered in these registers. 

ABBREVIATIONS 

ae for aged. 

b for born. 

ch for child or children. 

d for died. 

D for Dublm. 

dau for daughter. 

H for Harrisville. 

hus for husband. 

m for married. 

res for resides or resided. 

re for removed. 

s. p for si?ie prole, without children. 

unm for unmarried. 

w for wife. 

q. V for whom see, in the family register of his or her family. 

Printed genealogies are now so common that it is presumed 
that the reader will very readily understand the plan here 
used without further explanations. 

Register of Families 
ABBE 

Harry Allen Grant Abbe, b. in Hartford, Conn., Aug. 
8, 1870; son of Burr Reeve and Julia Arnold (Jones) Abbe; 
graduated at Yale University, A.B., 1892; and at the Hartford 
Theological Seminary, B.D., 1900; has lived in Hartford, 
Conn., Ft. Payne, Ala.; C. Nyack, N. Y.; Stowe, Vt.; Somers, 
Conn.; and Brockton, Mass. He is the present pastor of the 
Trinitarian Cong. Ch. in Dublin, and resides in the parsonage 
of that society. He was m., June 20, 1900, at Fishkill-on- 
Hudson, by Cecil Bancroft, LL.D., Principal of Phillips An- 
dover Academy, to Aida Kittredge, b. at Fiskhill-on-Hudson, 
N. Y., Dec. 5, 1876; dau. of Dr. Charles M. and Marcella 
(Conant) Kittredge. Her father was a physician. They have 
four ch. : 

I. Julia Conant, b. at Fishkill-on-Hudson, N. Y., Aug. 9, 1901. 
II. Charles Kittredge, b. at C. Nyack, N. Y., May 20, 1903. 

III. Mary Helene, b. at Fishkill-on-Hudson, N. Y., April 26, 1905. 

IV. George Bancroft, b. in Somers, Conn., Jan. 28, 1911. 



GENEALOGIES 689 

ADAMS 

I. Family of Moses Adams 

1. Moses Adams, from Sherborn, Mass., b. ab. 1726, set- 
tled in Dublin, 1763, on lot 16, range 9; m., 1st, Hephzibah 
Death, who d. in Sherborn, before he came to Dublin. He 
m., 2d, Mrs. Mary (Russell) Swan, the widow of William 
Swan of Peterborough, who had died in the French war. She 
d. in Dublin, Dec. 10, 1808, at the age of 78 years. He d. in 
D., June 4, 1810, at the age of 84 years, of a distemper of which 
his son James d. on the same day. He had the rank of captain 
in the militia. Eleven ch.: 

I. John; m., Jan. 25, 1774, Mary, dau. of James Rollins, Sr.; re. to 
Nelson, and thence to the Black River country in north-western 
New York. 
II. Hephzibah, b. m Sherborn, Mass., Dec. 8, 1761; m. Asa Fairbanks, 
q. V. 

III. Abigail, b. m D., June 23, 1765; d. there, AprU 15, 1780. 

IV. Hannah, b. in D., Feb. 8, 1767; m. John Morse, q. v. 
V. Moses, Jr., b. in D., Nov. 10, 1768, 2. 

VI. James, b. in D., April 3, 1770, 3. 

VII. Sarah, b. in D., Feb. 17. 1772; d. young, date unknown. 

VIII. Samuel, b. in D., Dec. 10, 1773; d. there, Aug. 27, 1777. 

IX. David, b. in D., April 2, 1775; d. there, Aug. 17, 1777. 

X. David, b. in D., Dec. 25, 1778; d. there, Dec. 18, 1779. 

XI. Jesse, b. in D., Feb. 17, 1781; d. there, when young, date unknown. 

2. Moses Adams, Jr., son of Moses, Sr., 1, b. in D., Nov. 
10, 1768; d. there, April 30, 1844; settled on lot 17, range 8. 
He m., in Sullivan, Jan. 20, 1793, Hannah Wilson, b. in 
Keene, June 27, 1772; d. on the homestead, Jan. 13, 1864, 
in her 92d year, the dau. of Daniel and Abigail (Morse) Wil- 
son, later of Sullivan. Her mother was a dau. of Thomas 
Morse, the first permanent English settler of Dublin. Three 
ch.: 

I. Samuel, b. m D., May 3, 1794, 4. 
II. Moses, 3d, b. m D., Aug. 27, 1795, 5. 

III. Isaiah, b. in D., Jan. 11, 1797; d. there, Nov. 26, 1865; a man of 
scholarly tastes, who was preparing for college, when his eye- 
sight failed, and the idea was abandoned. He and his mother 
lived many years on lot 18, range 9, but both died at the house of 
his brother Moses, on lot 17, range 8. 

3. James Adams, son of Moses, Sr., 1, b. in D., April 3, 
1770; d. there, June 4, 1810, of a distemper of wkich his father 
died the same day, in the same house. He lived on the home- 
stead, lot 16, range 9. He m., Aug. 31, 1794, Abigail Hayward, 



690 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

b. in D., Dec. 25, 1777; d. there, Oct. 15, 1857; dau. of 
Joseph and Rebecca (Prescott) Hay ward. She was m., 2d, to 
Gilbert Tuel. Eight ch.: 

I. Polly, b. in D., Nov. 2, 1795; m., March 6, 1815, Samuel Farwell; 

res. in Nelson and Roxbury. 
II. Calvin, b. in D., Dec. 18, 1796; m., Sept. 6, 1821, Rebecca Farwell; 
res. in Ohio, and d., Aug. 10, 1850. 

III. Hannah, b. m D., June 28, 1798; d. there, February, 1801. 

IV. Sarah, b. in D., Feb. 10, 1800; m. Jonathan K. Smith, q. v. 
V. Reo, b. in D., Aug. 9, 1802, 6. 

VI. James, b. in D., Dec. 8, 1805, 7. 
VII. John, b. in D., Aug. 16, 1807; res. in the city of New York. 
VIII. Abigail, b. m D., Dec. 3, 1809; m. Dexter Mason, q. v. 

4. Samuel Adams, son of Moses, Jr., 2, b. in Dubhn, May 
3, 1794; d. in Peterborough, July 26, 1887. He settled on lot 
18, range 9; afterwards lived on lot 13, range 6, and built the 
brick house, known as Monadnock No. 1, in which the Monad- 
nock post-office is located. The bricks used were made on 
that portion of the farm now owned by Mr. Catlin. He after- 
wards moved to Peterborough, near the Dublin line, where he 
spent the remainder of his life. He was a captain in the 
militia, and represented Peterborough in the General Court. 
He was skilled in nearly all the handicrafts, such as carpen- 
try, horseshoeing, etc. He m., 1st, June 19, 1817, Almira 
Kendall, b. in D., April 3, 1795; d. there, June 26, 1823; 
dau. of Joel and Abigail (Babcock) Kendall. He m., 2d, 
Dec. 23, 1824, Martha Broad, b. in Needham, Mass., Sept. 
17, 1791; d. in D., June 20, 1825; dau. of Seth and Azubah 
(Saunders) Broad. He m., 3d, Jan. 23, 1827, Azubah Saun- 
ders Broad, b. in Needham, Mass., March 6, 1794; d. in Peter- 
borough, May 31, 1854; same parents as the preceding. 
Four ch. : 

I. John Quincy, b. in D., Oct. 18, 1827, 8. 

II. Sarah Broad, b. m D., July 18, 1829; d. in Peterborough, Aug. 10, 
1869; unm.; a refined, intelligent lady; clerk of the Union 
Mfg. Co. about twenty years. 
III. Samuel, Jr., b. in D., Sept. 14, 1831, 9. 

rV. Hannah Almira, b. in D., July 8, 1833; d. unm., in Peterborough, 
Nov. 1, 1857. 

5. Moses Adams, 3d, son of Moses, Jr., 2, b. in D., Aug. 27, 
1795; d. on the homestead, on lot 17, range 8, Nov. 7, 1873. 
He res. upon the farm which his father settled. He was well- 
educated and served upon the school board. He had a good 
idea of schools and made valuable suggestions with respect to 



GENEALOGIES 691 

methods, which Dr. Leonard acknowledged in the former history. 
He was a captain in the old militia. He m., April 12, 1821, 
Sarah (Sally) Morse, b. in D., March 29, 1802; d. on the home- 
stead. May 11, 1881; dau. of Thaddeus, Esq., and Betsey 
(Mason) Morse. Six ch. : 

I. Harriet, b. in D., March 10, 1822; d. there, Oct. 1, 1833. 
XL Emily, b. in D., Feb. 18, 1824; d. on the homestead, June 11, 1903. 

III. Eliza, b. in D., March 11, 1826; d. in D. village, Sept. 4, 1907. 

IV. Charles Wilson, b. m D., Jan. 29, 1828; m., Dec. 26, 1855, Maria 

Abigail Henry, b. in Chesterfield, July 1, 1836; dau. of John P. 
and Laura (Stone) Henry. Res. Rockford, III.; Sacramento, 
Cal.; and San Francisco, Cal. Three ch.: 1. Charles Henry, h. in 
Rockford, 111., Oct. 16, 1857; 2. Idella Maria, h. in Sacramento, 
Cal., Aug. 10, 1865; 3. Laura May, b. in Sacramento, Jan. 12, 
1874. 
V. Henry Albert, b. in D., Dec. 11, 1837; d. on the homestead, Feb. 
19, 1881; m., Oct. 22, 1874, Julia Wilkinson Eastman, b. m 
Buffalo, N. Y., Nov. 16, 1843; d. at Lancaster, N. H., April 
21, 1899; dau. of Richard Holt and Sarah Urania (Fuller) East- 
man; res. on the homestead. No ch. 
VI. Frederick Morse, b. in D., Oct. 27, 1840; m., 1st, Sept. 1, 1869, 
Ida Estelle Goodrich, b. m Milford, N. Y., Feb. 7, 1851; d. in 
New York, N. Y., March 6, 1883: dau. of Reuben and Margaret 
(Cheseborough) Goodrich; m., 2d, Dec. 16, 1884, Mary Louisa 
Magee, b. in Toledo, Ohio, July 28, 1849; dau. of James War- 
ren and Mary Ann (Livermore) Magee. Mr. Adams has been a 
court stenographer and a lawyer; res. in the city of New York. 
One ch.: 1. Frederic Elliot, b. in New York, N. Y., April 21, 
1886. 

6. Reo Adams, son of James, 3, b. in D., Aug. 9, 1802; 
m., 1st, June 2, 1831 (correcting page 337 of the former His- 
tory of Dublin), Susan Flint, b. in D., March 18, 1809; d., 
April 3, 1839; dau. of Joshua and Susanna (Babcock) Flint; 
m., 2d, July 22, 1841, Hephzibah Damon FHnt, b. in D., 
Jan. 27, 1822; same parents as the preceding. He lived, till 
1836, in Dublin, lot 5, range 9, where the Wares lived later. 
He res. in Keene, Ohio, afterwards. Eight ch.: 

L Ellen Maria, b. in D., Jan. 27, 1832. 
II. George Clinton, b. in D., April 18, 1833. 

III. Josephine Amanda, b. in D., Nov. 16, 1834. 

IV. Mary Warren, b., Dec. 17, 1836. 

V. Myron, b., March 19, 1839; d., July 12, 1839. 
VI. Elbridge Gerry, b.. April 18. 1842. 
VII. Charles Flint, b., Jan. 5, 1850. 
VIII. John, b., April 23, 1852. 

7. James Adams, Jr., son of James, 3, b. in D., Dec. 8, 
1805; d. there, April 18, 1892; res. in Dublin and Peterborough; 



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m., 1st, Jan. 24, 1833, Emily Taggart, b. in Dublin, Oct. 11, 
1811; d. there, Aug. 14, 1835; dau. of John, Jr., and Hannah 
(Patterson) Taggart; m., 2d, March 17, 1836, Mary Farwell, 
b. in Nelson, March 19, 1803; d. in Dublin, April 19, 1842; 
dau. of Samuel Farwell, Sr.; m., 3d, Sept. 27, 1842, Louisa 
Hephzibah Gowing, b. in D., June 7, 1814; d. at Bolsa, 
Orange Co., Cal., Jan. 5, 1902; dau. of Joseph and Hephzibah 
(Fairbanks) Gowing. He lived on lot 5, range 9, on the 
place where George Handy and Charles C. Farwell have lived 
in later years. Nine ch.: 

I. James Monroe, b. in D., Dec. 8, 1834; d. there, the same day, 
havmg lived a few hours. 

II. James Marcellus, b. in D., May 1, 1837; d. there, Sept. 10, 1844. 

III. Marv Elizabeth, b. in D., Oct. 1, 1838; d. there, Sept. 18, 1844. 

IV. Emily Maria, b. in D., Jan. 13, 1840; d. there, Sept. 10, 1844. 

V. Charles Gaylord, b. in D., April ^27, 1841; d. there, Sept. 10, 1844. 
The preceding four ch. died of dysentery, and three died in one 
day, and their three bodies were buried on Sept. 11. 
VI. Anna Miranda, b. in D., Oct. 2, 1843; m. David W. Kinsman, q. v. 
VII. George Everett, b. in D., Sept. 27, 1845, 10. 
VIII. John Lavater, b. in Peterborough, June, 5, 1851, 11. 
IX. Merrick Calvin, b. m Peterborough, Sept. 2, 1853, 12. 

8. John Quincy Adams, son of Capt. Samuel, 4, b. in 
D., Oct. 18, 1827; still living, in his 89th year; settled upon 
the farm in Peterborough which had been his father's home- 
stead. He has been prominently identified with the affairs 
of Peterborough, has held important town offices, and is the 
president of the Peterborough Savings Bank. He m., Sept. 29, 
1853, Abbie Warren Fiske, b. in Weston, Mass., June 9, 1831; 
d. at Longmont, Colo., while on a visit to her son, Nov. 16, 
1890; dau. of Sewell and Martha (Stearns) Fiske. Five ch.: 

I. Wallace Perkins, b. in Peterborough, Dec. 23, 1854; d. there, Nov. 

30, 1864. 
II. Henry Fiske, b. in P., May 30, 1857; d. there, Sept. 9, 1892. He 
graduated at the Harvard Medical School, in 1882, and settled in 
Newburyport, where he ranked high as a physician, having an 
extensive and successful practice. His health failing, he went to 
Colorado, but, not obtaining the relief for which he hoped, he 
returned to his native town and died at the early age of 35. He 
m., Sept. 27, 1880, Alma Florence Buswcll, b. in Acworth, Dec. 
26, 1860; dau. of Lyman Buswell. No ch. After the death of 
Dr. Adams, she m., 2d, Rev. Wm. H. Walbridge of Peterborough 
and Milford, N. H., who died in 1916. 

III. Herbert Gleason, b. in P., May 14, 1860; d. there, Aug. 31, 1865. 

IV. Helen Frances, b. in P., June 25, 1864; d. there, Feb. 11, 1914. 
V. Mary Maria, b. in P., Aug. 6, 1873. 



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9. Samuel Adams, Jr., son of Samuel, 4, b. in D., Sept. 
14, 1831; d. at East Jaffrey, July 23, 1914. He inherited 
rare mechanical ingenuity, held important town offices, and 
represented Dublin in the General Court. He married at 
Peterborough, April 21, 1853, Jane Matilda Nay, and lived at 
West Peterborough several years after his marriage, where he 
built a house. He was a machinist. He moved to Rochester, 
N. Y., and, after a few years, returned to New England and 
settled in Dublin, on lot 7, range 5, where Mr. Farley now lives. 
Not long before his death, he moved to East Jaffrey, near his 
dau., Mrs. Townsend. Three ch.: 

I. Loren Warner, b. in Peterborough, Nov. 14, 1857, 13. 
II. Clarabel Fidelia, b. in P., Oct. 1, 1861; m., July 13, 1887, Charles 
Place Ricker, b. in Newburyport, Mass., Sept. 8, 1864; son of 
John Wesley and Hannah Oilman (Merrill) Ricker. He holds a 
position in the American Watch Co., at Waltham, Mass. One 
ch.: 1. Gladys Sterling, b. in Waltham, Dec. 30, 1889. 
III. Kate Adelle, b. in P., Sept. 2, 1864; m. John G. Townsend, q. v. 

10. George Everett Adams, son of James, Jr., 7, b. in 
D., Sept. 27, 1845, is a grocer; lived in Watertown, Mass., 
ten years; since then, in Los Angeles, Cal. He m., Aug. 5, 1873, 
Eleanora Martin Learned, b. in D., Sept. 8, 1845; dau. of 
Hervey and Elvira (Derby) Learned. Three ch.: 

I. Emma Eleanora, b. in Watertown, Mass., May 11, 1877. 
II. Everett Eugene, b. in W., Sept. 12, 1881. 
III. Edwm Learned, b. in W., Oct. 26, 1885. 

11. John Lavater Adams, son of James, Jr., 7, b. in Peter- 
borough, June 5, 1851; has lived in Dublin and Peterborough; 
in Upton, Mass.; and, now, at Santa Ana, Cal., where he is a 
rancher. He m., April 30, 1876, Abbie Jane Wheeler, b. in 
D., Feb. 4, 1853; dau. of John Augustus and Mary Almira 
(Prichard) Wheeler. Three ch.: 

I. Willis John, b. in D., Nov. 12, 1877; m., March 26, 1901, Agnes 
Johnson Watkins, b. at Orwell, N. Y., Nov. 1, 1870; dau. of 
Philo B. and Sally (Lindsey) Watkins. He is a teamster at 
Bolsa, Cal. No ch. 
II. Reo Cyrus, b. in D., Dec. 13, 1879; m., June 25, 1902, Etta 
May Clark, b. near Hastmgs, Hamilton Co., Neb., April 21, 1876; 
dau. of Wm. C. and MatUda Hammond (Cooper) Clark. He is 
a teamster; res. at El Modena, Cal. One ch.: 1. May Etta, h. 
at EI Modena, Cal., Nov. 22, 1904. 
III. George Appleton, b. m Upton, Mass., May 8, 1882; unm. in 1916. 

12. Merrick Calvin Adams, son of James, Jr., 7, b. in 
Peterborough, Sept. 2, 1853, was a farmer several years in 



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Dublin, and moved to Los Angeles, Cal., in 1899. He m., 
June 21, 1876, Mary Elizabeth Hadley, b. in Peterborough, 
July 16, 1851; dau. of Thomas and Asenath (Dyer) Hadley. 
Six ch. : 

I. Eunice Louisa, b. in D., July 2, 1877; m. Clifton E. Richardson, 
q. V. 
II. Albert George, b. in D., Feb. 24, 1879; d. there, May 23, 1899. 

III. Louis Waldo, b. in D., Aug. 17, 1880; unm. in 1904. 

IV. Fred. James, b. in D., Feb. 26, 1882; d. at Los Angeles, Cal., May 

28, 1901. 
V. Frank Thomas, b. in D., Nov. 2, 1883; d. there, April 2, 1899. 
VI. Eva Mary, b. in D., April 18, 1888; unm. in 1904. 

13. LoREN Warner Adams, son of Samuel, Jr., 9, b. in 
Peterborough, Nov. 14, 1857; res. in D., on the Holt farm, 
in lot 1, range 7. He m., 1st, Sept. 13, 1884, Addie Camilla 
Spalter, b. in Groton, Mass., Aug. 20, 1851; d. in Kcene, Nov. 
22, 1899; dau. of John H. and Martha A. (Hildreth) Spalter 
of Keene. He m., 2d, Jan. 1, 1903, Mrs. Ida May (Birch) 
Mack, b. at Parishville, N. Y., Aug. 25, 1871, adopted dau. 
of Wm. Henry and Mary Jane (Irish) Chapin of Stoddard, 
and formerly the wife of John B. Mack, by whom she had a 
son, Wm. Henry Zaner Mack, b. in Stoddard, June 14, 
1895. Mr. Adams had one ch. by former wife, two by second 
wife: 

I. Marion Clara Adams, b. in Keene, Dec. 23, 1886; m. Earle E. 

Parkhurst. 
II. Allen Nay, b. in Dublin, March 30, 1906; d. there, Sept. 16, 1906. 
III. Eldora Jane, b. in Dublin, April 20, 1909. 

11. Joseph Adams Family 

1. Joseph Adams, from Framingham, Mass., m. Prudence 
Pratt; lived first in Nova Scotia, for a short time, then came 
to Dublin, the year not ascertained. He lived first on lot 8, 
range 5, in a house not standing; then in a house on the south- 
ern edge of lot 12, range 9, where he died, date not discovered. 
By his former wife, he had five sons and eight daughters, and by 
the 2d w., ^Yidow Dorcas Winship, two daus. No register of 
the births of his ch. has been obtained. We give their names, 
numbering them without regard to priority of age : 

I. John, b. at Framingham, Oct. 26, 1744; m. and res., as is supposed, 

at HoUiston, Mass. 
IL Timothy, 2. 

III. Jonathan, 3. 

IV. Elisha, 4. 



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V. Joseph; res. at Holliston, Mass. 
VI. Catharine, bapt., April 13, 1746; d. in FitzwiUiam, March 11, 
1816; m. Moses Drury of F. She had eleven eh., the first three 
b. in Framingham, Mass., the remaining eight in F. 
VII. Sarah; m. Abel Twitchell, q. v. 
VIII. Elizabeth; m. Jason Harris, q. v. 
IX. Mary (Molly); m. Josiah Wait, q. v.; 2d h., Drury Morse, q. v. 
X. Prudence; m. Gershom Twitchell, Jr., q. v. 
XI. Abigail; m., Nov. 6, 1783, Daniel Morse, Jr., q. v. 
XII. Hannah; m. Moses Pratt; res. in Holliston, Mass. 

XIII. Deborah; m. a Mr. Hemenway; res. in Holliston, Mass. 

XIV. Esther; m. Moses Riggs. Lived a time in D., on lot 22, range 8, 

next house east of P. W. Russell's mill, north of road. 
XV. Susannah; unm. 

2. Timothy Adams, son of Joseph, 1, b. in Framingham, 
Mass., in 1750; d. in D., Dec. 1, 1818, ae. 68. He m., July 
22, 1773, Mary Bullard, sister of Simeon Bullard; d. in Jaf- 
frey, Feb. 24, 1825; b. probably in New Ipswich; 73 yrs. 
old at death. According to the gravestone of Timothy Adams, 
he and INIary had four ch. who d. in infancy, between 1774 
and 1790. He lived on lot 10, range 9, where the McKims 
live. Ch.: 

I. Hannah Mellen, an adopted dau.; b. in FitzwiUiam, May 27, 1775; 
d. in Jaffrey, July 22, 1861; dau. of Daniel and Susannah (Far- 
well) Mellen. She m., Nov. 10, 1799, Hon. Levi Fisk of JaflFrey, 
and had eight ch. 

3. Jonathan Adams, son of Joseph, 1, m. Hannah Park- 
hurst, and re. to D., in 1782. He lived on lot 8, range 8, 
where John D. Grimes lives. Of their seven ch., probably the 
first two were b. in Framingham, Mass. Ch.: 

L Joseph, b., Feb. 22, 1780. 
IL Hannah, b., March 13, 1782. 

III. Elizabeth, b., Jan. 27, 1785. 

IV. Abigail, b., June 14, 1788. 
V. Sally, b., Oct. 22, 1790. 

VL Lucy, b., March 23, 1792. 
VII. Eunice, b., Dec. 31, 1795. 

4. Elisha Adams, son of Joseph, 1, m., Sept. 22, 1782, 
Comfort Twitchell, dau. of Gershom and Hannah Sawin 
Twitchell of D. Mrs. Adams became insane, and Mr. Adams 
removed to the state of Maine, m. a 2d w., and had seven ch. 
The following ch. of the former w., b. in D.: 

I. Hannah, b., Aug. 22, 1783; m. a Mr. Joslin of Jaffrey, who was 
deaf and dumb. 
II. Timothy, b., May 8, 1785; d.. May 8, 1786. 



696 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

III. Eunice, b., March 22, 1787. 

IV. Polly, b., Feb. 23, 1789; m. Mr. Joslin of Jaflrey, who m. her sister 

Hannah for his former w. 

III. Family of Timothy Adams, 2d 

Timothy Adams, 2d, from Athol, Mass., a nephew of Joseph 
Adams, head of the preceding family; m. Deidamia Hemen- 
way. He came to D. in 1796, and left in 1805. He lived on 
the farm with his uncle Joseph, on lot 12, range 9. It is said 
that he had agreed to care for his uncle in his old age. He was 
employed at several times as a teacher of sacred music. We 
have the births of four of his ch., of whom the elder two must 
have been b. in Athol, Mass. and the other two in D.: 

I. Dexter, b., Feb. 5, 1794. 

II. Martin, b., Oct. 9, 1795. 

III. Roland, b., July 12, 1797. 

IV. Milly, b., July 2, 1799. 

IV. Family of Luther Adams 
Luther Adams, b. at New Ipswich, N. H., abt. 1760, was 
the son of Gen. Stephen ^ (Gen. Thomas, "^ Gen. Timothy, ^ 
Gen. Thomas, - Henry, • the emigrant from England) and 
Rebecca Adams. He m., Oct. 2, 1792, Fanny Stanford, b. 
at Sherborn, Mass., October, 1771; dau. of Josiah and Esther 
(Boyce) Stanford; and was frozen to death in 1803-04, while 
trying to cross the mountains for provisions for his family. 
Ch., the first four b. in D., the last two b. at Weston, Vt.: 

I. Polly, b., Jan. 8, 1793; d., Apr. 13, 1877; m., March, 1816, Robert 
Nichols, b., 1792; d., Dec. 10, 1860; son of Solomon and Ruth 
Goodell Nichols. Res. at Lunenburg and Concord, Vt. Two ch. 
II. James, b., Aug. 2, 1795; d. young. 

III. Luther (Capt.), b.. Nov. 6, 1796; d. at St. Jolmsbury, Vt., Aug. 8, 

1878; m.. Mar. 20, 1822, Adah Brown, b. at Littleton, N. H., 
Mar. 6, 1797; d., Nov. 28, 1867; dau. of Benjamin and Adah 
(Warren) Brown. Nine ch. 

IV. Syrene, b., Apr. 1, 1801; d. at North Littleton, N. H., Apr. 13, 1841; 

m., 1823, as his first wife, Ira Caswell, b. at Lisbon, N. IL, Aug. 14. 
1796; d. at Concord, Vt., July 29, 1874; a descendant of Nathan 
Caswell and Hannah Brigham. Five ch. 
V. Elvira, b., Mar. 30, 1803; d. at Bath, S. D., Apr. 21, 1888; m.. 
Mar. 20, 1828, Daniel Howe, b. at Lancaster, N. H., Aug. 12, 1793; 
d. at Guildhall, Vt., Oct. 24, 1854; son of Daniel and Eunice 
Bucknam Howe. Four ch. 
VI. Mercy, b., June 3, 1805; d., June 7, 1840; m., Dec. 28, 1828, as his 
first wife, Levi Ball of Concord, Vt., b., Feb. 24, 1805; son of 
Joseph Ball. Four ch. 



GENEALOGIES 697 

V. Ephraim Adams 

Ephraim Adams, b. in Lincoln, Mass., Aug. 11, 1767; 
son of John and Lucy (Hubbard) Adams; m., 1st, Oct. 25, 
1795, Martha Mason, b. in D. (now Harrisville) , Dec. 20, 
1777; d. in Homer, N. Y., Oct. 20, 1813; dau. of Joseph and 
Ann (Prentiss) Mason. He d. in or near Texas township, 
Senaca Co., Ohio, Oct. 20, 1820, ae. 53. They never lived in 
D. They had six ch., the first three b. in Sullivan, and the 
last three in the state of New York. After Martha's death, 
he m., 2d, in 1814, a Mrs. Ludden, by whom he had two daus. 
After his death, she took the two daus. and went to the 
Mormons. 

VI. Samuel Adams 

Samuel Adams of Leicester, Vt., according to D. records, 
m., July 7, 1783, Anna Stone, b. July 25, 1765; dau. of Silas 
and Elizabeth (Russell) Stone. They had one ch., recorded 
here: 

L Amos, b., Nov. 26, 1783. 

VIII. Eli and James Adams 

Eli and James Adams were merchants on the Appleton 
stand, many years ago. James lived for a short time on 
lot 19, range 2. We fail to find any record of his family. 

VIII. Abel Adams 

Abel Adams, b. in Stoddard, Feb. 10, 1791; d. in Dublin, 
May 27, 1865; son of Dea. Ephraim and Betsey (Pierce) 
Adams. His mother was first cousin of Gov. Benjamin 
Pierce, the father of President Franklin Pierce. He was a 
direct descendant of Henry Adams, the immigrant, through 
the line of Samuel, Benjamin, John, and Dea. Ephraim. 
He m., Dec. 10, 1819 (correcting the former history, page 
333), Sally Farnum, b. in D., Sept. 4, 1783; d. there, Dec. 17, 
1868; dau. of Joshua and Polly (Borden) Farnum. He lived 
in Stoddard thirty-eight years after his marriage, and moved 
to Dublin, Dec. 10, 1857, on the thirty-eighth anniversary of 
his wedding, to his wife's native town. They were a very 
worthy couple and died s. p. 

IX, Family of Fred. A. Adams 

Fred. Albert Adams, b. at East Jaffrey, July 6, 1875; 
son of John Brooks and Mary Jane (Woodbury) Adams, has 



698 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

res. in Hancock and D. He lives at Bond's Corner, on the 
Benjamin Marshall, or Kibling, place. He m., May 12, 1901, 
Lizzie Ethel Piper, b. in Dublin, April 7, 1884; dau. of George 
Almerin and Adeline (Lassonde) Piper. He has had two ch.: 

I. Aubrey Kenneth, b. in D., Feb. 5, 1905. 
II. Mary Adeline, b. in D., April 20, 1911; d. there, Dee. 17, 1911. 

ALDEN 

Thomas Alden and Mary his w. were in Dublin as early as 
1773. He lived on lot 13, range 6, on or near the site of Mr. 
Leighton's mansion. Ch. : 

I. Timothy, b., Nov. 23, 1774. 
II. Sally, b., April 24, 1778. 

III. Deborah, b., March 8, 1780. 

IV. Polly, b.. May 12, 1781. 
V. Rufus, b., Oct. 31, 1783. 

VI. Joseph, b., Dec. 16, 1787. 

ALLEN 

JosiAH Allen came to Dublin from Weston, Mass., and 
settled upon lot 2, range 3, in 1786 or 1787. He m. Sarah Pike, 
b. in Boston, Mass., about 1756; d. in D., Feb. 3, 1791, ae. 
nearly thirty-five years. He m., 2d, a dau. of Wm. Robbe of Pe- 
terborough. He left his farm in 1812, and went to Peterborough, 
where he d. in the thirties. There were eight ch. by the 2d w., 
six of whom survived their mother, but their names have not 
been made known to us. He had two ch. by the former w., 
who survived their mother, Amos and Charles. He sold his 
farm to a man from whom it passed to Nehemiah Upton. 
The following is an extract from a letter to the chairman of the 
publishing committee of the former history of the town, by his 
son, Amos Allen, Esq., of Newton, Mass.: 

"My father, the late Lieut. Josiah Allen, was born in 1755, in 
Weston, Mass. His ancestors were originally from Wales, Eng.; 
came to this country at a very early period of our national history, 
and settled upon the farm where my father was born, and which re- 
mained in possession of the Allen family nearly or quite two hun- 
dred years. 

"My father served as a soldier in our Revolutionary war four 
years. His first enlistment was in what was called the year service; 
the second, in the three years' service. Soon after leaving the army, 
he, with a Mr. Asa Pierce, also of Weston, purchased the second lot 
in the third range in Dublin, which they divided equally between 
them. The northerly half was taken by my father, the southerly 



GENEALOGIES 699 

haK by Mr. Pierce. My father and Mr. Pierce had married sisters, 
and, after clearing off a few acres, and preparing small but comfort- 
able dwellings, they, with their families, in 1786 or 7, moved to Dublin. 
Mr. Pierce died a few years after, leaving two children. His widow 
married Thomas Davison, and removed to Jaffrey. 

"My mother's maiden name was Sarah Pike. She was born in 
Cross St., Boston. When the British troops occupied the town, her 
father and his family moved to Charlestown; and, when that town 
was burnt, they went to Weston, where her father and mother died 
at an advanced age. My mother died, Feb. 3, 1791, at the age of 35; 
leaving as survivors myself and my brother Charles, now of North- 
port, Me. My father married a second wiie, of the family of Lieut. 
Wm. Robbe of Peterborough. She died a few years before my father. 
They had eight children, six of whom survived her, and, are now 
alive, but have all deserted their native town. 

"My father remained in possession of his farm till about 1812. 
He then sold it to Mr. N. Upton,^ and moved to Peterborough; 
where he died, about twenty years since [in the thirties], very poor, 
and solely dependent upon the pension granted by the government 
for his four years' service in the Revolution. In the early years of 
his residence in Dublin, matters went well with him, and he was re- 
spected. He was chosen Lieutenant in the company commanded by 
Capt. James Adams, the trader. But, in the latter years of my father's 
residence in Dublin, affairs went badly with him. He was obliged 
to sell his farm; and he left the town nearly destitute; but he re- 
tained his principles of integrity, and his kind feelings as a neighbor 
and a friend." 

ALLISON 

1. Andrew Allison, from Londonderry, N. H., was b. 
abt. 1754; d. in D., May 26, 1841 (gravestone). The date of 
his death in the former history, May 28, was the date of his 
funeral, as given in the church records. The use of church 
records by town historians has led to hundreds of errors, where 
funeral dates have been mistaken for death dates. He settled 
in Dublin, 1783, on land (lots 16 and 17, range 6) purchased 
by his father Samuel Allison. His house was on lot 16. He 
m., 1st, Feb. 5, 1784, Sarah Morse, b. in D., in 1769; d. there, 
July 2, 1801; dau. of Dea. Eli and Sarah (Chenery) Morse. He 
m., 2d, October, 1802, Mrs. Betsey Evans of Peterborough, 
the widow of Heman Evans. She was b. ab. 1772; d. in D., 
Oct. 14, 1852, ae. 80. She brought with her, at least, two 
ch. by her former husband: 1. Heman Evans, who d. in D., 
May 9, 1819, ae. 23 years; 2. Betsey Evans, who d. in D., June 

1 There was an owner between Mr. Allen and Mr. Upton, who remained a short 
time. 



700 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

13, 1808, in the twentieth year of her age. Andrew Allison 
had five ch.: 

I. Sarah, b. in D., March 13, 1787; d. m Marlborough, May 4, 

1878, at the house of her brother, Capt. Samuel Allison, ae. 91. 

II. Ebenezer, b. in D., March 18, 1789; m. Phebe Phelps, 1816, and 

res. at Brownsville, N. Y. 

III. Eli, b. in D., Dec. 25, 1791, 2. 

IV. Samuel, b. in D., March 20, 1795; d. in Marlborough, July 31, 

1880. He settled on lot 17, range 6, at the Micah Howe site, 
now ownied by the Hart estate. He re. to Marlborough in 1848, 
and lived in the stone house in that village, where Dr. Aldrich 
lives. He was a captain in the old militia, and a prominent man 
in Marlborough. He m., Jan. 28, 1851, Mrs. Maria (Mason) 
Piper, widow of Artemas Piper. She was b. in D., March 6, 
1804; d. in Marlborough, Jan. 26, 1880; dau. of Benjamin, Jr., 
and Phebe (Norcross) Mason. They had no ch. He moved from 
Marlborough to Charlestown in 1859, but returned to Marl- 
borough in 1867. 

V. Abigail, b. in D., April 20, 1804; m. Cyrus Mason, q. v. 

2. Eli Allison, son of Andrew, 1, b. in D., Dec. 25, 1791; 
d. there, March 25, 1860; m., Dec. 30, 1817, Persis Learned, 
b. in D., Dec. 3, 1797; dau. of John Wilson and Hannah (Wight) 
Learned. She d. in D., March 31, 1885. He was a farmer and 
lived on lot 15, range 4. Seven ch.: 

I. Andrew, b. ui D., May 16, 1821; d. there, January 17, 1850. 

II. John Wilson, b. in D.", March 15, 1823, 3. 

III. Samuel, b. in D., June 1, 1825; d. there, Dec. 10, 1834. 

IV. Webster, b. in D.. July 12, 1827; d. there, Dec. 21, 1834. 
V. James, b. in D., March 13, 1830, 4. 

VI. Sarah Jane, b. in D., Jan. 21, 1835; d. there, July 16, 1841. 
VII. Persis J., b. in D., Nov. 15, 1837; d. there, July 16, 1841. 

3. John Wilson Allison, son of Eli, 2, b. in D., March 
15, 1823; d. in Dorchester, Mass., Oct. 30, 1902. He was 
a ship chandler in Boston, Mass.; res. in Boston and Dor- 
chester, Mass. He m., June 26, 1853, Priscilla Charlotte 
Allen, b. in Augusta, Me., in 1828; d. in Dorchester, Mass., 
Dec. 5, 1901. Seven ch.: 

I. Fred. Lincoln, b. m Boston, Mass., Dec. 31, 1854; d. in Roxbury, 

Mass., Sept. 3, 1890; m. Emma Bassett. 
II. Edwin Charles, b. in B., 1856; d. six months after birth. 

III. Lillie Frances, b. in B., August, 1858. 

IV. Sarah Persis, b. in B., November, 1861. 

V. Nellie Hope, b. in B., May. 1865; m., Sept. 11, 1893, Edwin Ells- 

worth Chesley. Two ch.: 1. Henry Allison, b. in Roxbury, 
Mass., June 14, 1895; d. there, Aug. 8, 1895; 2. Waleott Ells- 
wc/rth, b. in R., March 10, 1897. 



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VI. John Wilson, Jr., b. in Boston, Sept. 1, 1868. 
VII. Charles Morrison, b. in B., Sept. 1, 1868, twin to preceding; d. in 
Roxbury, Mass., in 1876. 

4. James Allison, son of Eli, 2, b. in D., March 13, 1830; 
d. there, April 7, 1914. He was a farmer and settled upon the 
homestead, on lot 15, range 4. Late in life, he sold this 
place and built a house in the village, which he afterwards 
sold to his son, Henry D., and built a smaller house, a few 
rods north upon the same lot. He was prominently identified 
with the affairs of the town. He represented Dublin in the 
General Court, and held important town oflBces. Was select- 
man fourteen years. For several years he served on the 
school board and was always much interested in school work 
and school methods. The prosperity of the Dublin schools, 
beginning under the able care of Dr. Leonard, was continued 
under the wise leadership of a succession of good school-men 
of whom Mr. Allison was one, whose work in that line was of 
great benefit. He was, for many years, a deacon of the Uni- 
tarian church, and was a lineal descendant of both of the first 
two deacons of that church. He m., 1st, March 9, 1854, Sarah 
Jane Darracott, b. in D., May 27, 1837; d. there. May 1, 1878; 
dau. of William and Julia (Johnson) Darracott. She was the 
mother of his children. He m., 2d, Dec. 3, 1878, Betsey Maria 
Darracott, b. in D., April 29, 1839; d. there, July 10, 1880; 
same parents as the former wife. There were nine ch. : 

I. William Andrew, b. in D., May 14, 1855; d. there, Oct. 5, 1862. 
II. Annie Maria, b. in D., March 7, 1859. 

III. Flora Gertrude, b. in D., April 2, 1860, 5. 

IV. John Learned, b. in D., Aug. 3, 1861, 6. 

V. Emma Jane, b. in D., Jan. 27, 1864; m. Frank H. Weston, q. v. 

VI. James Francis, b. in D., March 29, 1865, 7. 

VII. Henry Darracott, b. in D., Feb. 2, 1869, 8. 

VIII. Edwin Sherman, b. in D., Aug. 19, 1871, 9. 

IX. Mabel Persis, b. in D., March, 26, 1874, 10. 

5. Flora Gertrude Allison, dau. of James, 4, b. in D., 
April 2, 1860; m., 1st, Oct. 16, 1894, Edward Warren Roper, b. 
at Revere, Mass., Oct. 12, 1858; d. at San Diego, Cal., Dec. 
31, 1898; son of Edward Franklin and Henrietta Matilda 
(Green) Roper. She m., 2d, Sept. 17, 1902, Charles Torrey 
Simpson, b. at Tiskilwa, 111., June 3, 1846; son of Jabez and 
Matilda Hubbard (Cook) Simpson. She was a graduate of the 
N. H. Normal School at Plymouth, and was a successful 
teacher. Mr. Simpson was in an 111. regiment in the Civil 
War, and was in Sherman's march "from Atlanta to the sea." 



702 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

He was, for thirteen years, a member of the scientific staff of 
the Smithsonian Institution; was a lecturer and instructor, 
for several years, in Georgetown University; and author of 
"Synopsis of the Naiades or Pearly Fresh-water Mussels," 
and "Report on the MoUusca of Porto Rico," and other scien- 
tific papers. One ch. by former hus. : 

I. Marion Roper, b. at Colorado Springs, Colo., March 12, 1896. 

6. John Learned Allison, son of James, 4, b. in D., 
Aug. 3, 1861; is a contractor and builder; has res. at 
Colorado Springs, Colo., and Riverside, Cal. He m., Nov. 1, 
1886, Myrtle Aurilla Pratt, b. in Marlborough, Feb. 3, 1867; 
dau. of Ira Banks and Elizabeth A. (Davis) Pratt. Two 
ch.: 

I. Gertrude Mabel, b. at Colorado Springs, Colo., Sept. 5, 1891. 
II. John Raymond, b. at Colorado Springs, Colo., Aug. 14, 1894. 

7. James Francis Allison, son of James, 4, b. in D., 
March 29, 1865; graudated at Cushing Academy, 1886; at 
Dartmouth College, A.B., 1891; Phi Beta Kappa; President 
of Class; A.M., 1894. Principal of High Schools, Mendon, 
Mass., Sherborn, Mass., Essex, Conn., '91-'05. Supervising 
Principal, High and Graded Schools, No. Bennington, Vt., 
and Examiner of Teachers, Bennington Co., '02-'05; Supt. 
of Schools, Berkshire Hills District, Mass., '05-'07; Supt. 
of Schools, Great Barrington, Mass., '07-' 14; Supt. of 
Schools, Andover, Mass., '14-. 

Past D. D. G. M. 16th Mass. Masonic District. He m., 
June 29, 1895, Emily Blanchard Ware, b. in Sherborn, Mass., 
Aug, 15, 1867; dau. of Vorestus and Mary Rosaline (Butler) 
Ware. Three ch. : 

I. Theodore Francis, b. in Essex, Conn., April 4, 1896. 
II. Margaret, b. in Essex, Conn., Oct. 11, 1897. 
III. Robert Ware, b. in Essex, Conn., June 17, 1899. 

8. Henry Darracott Allison, son of James, 4, b. in D., 
Feb. 2, 1869; graduated from Bryant and Stratton Business 
College, Boston, '88; is a merchant and real estate agent. 
Representative to the General Court, 1913-'14; was chairman 
Committee on Public Improvments; chairman of the Progres- 
sive caucus; member, committee to form new senatorial and 
councillor districts; chosen candidate for Governor, on the 
Progressive ticket in 1914, and has been postmaster of Dublin 
since 1914. Past Master, Altemont Lodge, A. F. and A. M., 
Peterborough. He was one of the six of the eight children of 



GENEALOGIES 703 

his father who reached maturity who taught schooh He m., 
Feb. 3, 1891, Florence Gowing Mason, b. in D., December 16, 
1871; dau. of Milton Dexter and Ellen (Gowing) Mason. 
Three ch. : 

I. Hildreth Mason, b. in D., Oct. 1, 1897; graduated at the Keene 
High School, 1914; Phillips Exeter Academy, 1915; in Dartmouth 
College (1916). 
II. Elliott Sheldon, b. in D., April 18, 1901; in Keene High School, 
fitting for college. 
III. Christine, b. in D., June 9, 1908. 

9. Edwin Sherman Allison, son ol James, 4, b. in D., 
Aug. 19, 1871; is a carpenter in Riverside, Cal. He m., 
Nov. 24, 1904, Anna Isidore Clark, b. in Hubbardston, 
Mass., May 11, 1882; dau. of Edward and Flora '(Davis) 
Clark. Four ch. : 

I. James Edward, b. at Riverside, Cal., Oct. 24, 1905. 
II. Flora Jane, b. at Riverside, Cal., Dec. 2, 1908. 

III. Erma Mabelle, b. at Alpaugh, Cal., Aug. 19, 1911. 

IV. Harry Sherman, b. at Long Beach, Cal., Aug. 6, 1913. 

10. Mabel Persis Allison, dau. of James, 4, b. in D., 
March 26, 1874; m., Aug. 29, 1899, Percy Shields Brayton, 
b. in Worcester, Mass., April 18, 1875; son of Theodore Eli- 
phalet and Sarah Louisa (Shields) Brayton. He graduated 
at Harvard University, A.B., 1899. Submaster, Nichols 
Academy, Dudley, Mass., 1899-'01; Submaster, Keene High 
School, '01-'03; head of department of Physics and Mathe- 
matics, Medford, Mass., '03-. Ch.: 

I. Theodore Allison Brayton, b. in Keene, July 27, 1902. 
II. Donald Stuart Brayton, b. in Keene, Nov. 13, 1908. 

III. Douglas Percy Brayton, b. in Keene, April 30, 1910. 

IV. Persis Learned Brayton, b. in Medford, Mass., Oct. 20, 1911; d. 

there, March 24, 1912. 
V. Benjamin Brayton, b. in Medford, Mass., Nov. 16, 1912. 
VI. Clarence Knowlton Brayton, b. in Medford, Mass., April 21, 1914. 
VIII. Allison Brayton (a dau.), b. in Ashburnham, Mass., Aug. 15, 
1916. 

AMES 

Stephen Ames and his wife Jane, from Mass., came to 
Dublin, 1782, and lived on lot 11, range 1. He was one of 
the selectmen and moderator of a town-meeting, 1785. She d., 
Feb. 25, 1800, in the 90th year of her age. He d., February 
1801, in the 91st year of his age. They appear to have come 
to town with their ch., who took care of them in their old 
age. Three ch. are known to us: 



704 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

I. Jonathan Ames, who m. Fanny Powers of Hollis, N. H. 
He lived on the homestead, lot 11, range 1, and cared for his 
aged parents until their deaths. Seven of his ch. are known to 
us by name, but we do not know when and where the one num- 
bered 7 was b. They were: 1. Jonathan, b. in Mass., 1777; 
2. Simon, b. in Mass., 1779; 3. Stephen Kimball, b. in D., 
Dec. 5, 1783; 4. Rachel, b. in D., June 30, 1785; res. in North- 
field, Mass.; 5. Moody, b. in D., Nov. 12, 1787; 6. Joseph, 
b. in D., Aug. 19, 1789; 7. Fanny, the date and place of whose 
birth we have not ascertained, who m. Benjamin Darling, 
a blacksmith. He worked for Aaron Appleton, then moved 
to the state of New York, and, afterwards, to Northfield, 
Mass. It is also said that Jonathan had another ch. named 
Whitcomb. 

II. David Ames, who, with his wife Anna, came to Dubhn, 
with his father and brother, in 1882. He probably lived on 
the same lot. The births of two of his ch. are recorded in Dub- 
lin: 1. Anna, b. in D., April 21, 1782; 2. Hannah, b. in D., 
Jan. 11, 1784. We do not know where they went from Dubhn. 
Probably other ch. were born to them elsewhere. 

III. A daughter, whose first name we do not know, who m. 
a Mr. Emery of Jaffrey. There were two or three Emerys in 
Jaffrey, whose wives are not mentioned in the records, and we 
do not know which of them was the hus. of this woman. 

ANDERSON 

William Anderson, born in Finland, June 17, 1867, is a 
laborer, unm., the son of Andrew and Anna (Nassau) Ander- 
son. He has worked a few years in Dublin. 

ANDREW 

William Wanes Andrew, b. in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, 
Scotland, Jan. 17, 1859; son of William and Jessie (Milne) 
Andrew; came to D. about the beginning of the present cen- 
tury, and became the superintendent of the estate of Wm. 
Amory, a summer resident. More recently he moved to the 
village, and lived a short time in the Dexter Mason house, 
next building west of AlHson's store. He then built a fine 
house on the new road to Harrisville, on lot 9, range 6, on the 
west side of the road, a few rods north of H. A. Carey's resi- 
dence. While superintending the Amory estate, he lived in 
the former Allison house, on lot 15, range 4. He served sev- 
eral years as a selectman, and has represented Dublin in 




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the General Court. He has sung bass and his wife soprano, 
in the Unitarian church, for many years. He m., Nov. 14, 
1887, Jean Bremner Davidson, b. in Ellon, Scotland, Aug. 
2, 1869; dau. of Joseph and Isabella (Mitchel) Davidson. 
They have res. in Milton, Mass.; Lenox, Mass.; and Dublin. 
Two ch. : 

I. Jessie Isabella, b. in Milton, Mass., April 9, 1894; d. there, April 

23, 1894. 
II. William Edward, b. in Lenox, Mass., Aug. 29, 1896; d. there, 
July 24, 1897. 

APPLETON 

I. Family of Isaac Appleton 

Samuel Appleton came to this country from England about 
1636. Samuel Appleton, Jr., 2d son of the preceding, came 
to this country, with his father, at eleven yrs. of age. Isaac 
Appleton, 5tli ch. of the preceding, was b. at Ipswich, Mass., 
about 1664. Isaac Appleton, Jr., 3d ch. of the preceding, 
was b. at Ipswich, Mass., about 1704. He m. Elizabeth 
Sawyer. Their ch. were Deacon Isaac and Francis, both of 
whom res. at New Ipswich, N. H. Dea. Isaac Appleton, 
3d, b.. May 31, 1731; m., April 24, 1760, Mary Adams, dau. 
of Joseph Adams of Concord, Mass. Their ch. were: 1. Isaac, 
q. v.; 2. Joseph; 3. Samuel; 4. Aaron, q. v. Samuel Appleton, 
the third ch., was b., June 22, 1766; d. in 1853. As stated in 
Mr. Mason's address, he taught school in Dublin, and was the 
donor of the Dublin Appleton Fuiid. A few weeks previous 
to his death, he was heard to say that, before he began the 
business of a merchant, he worked chopping down trees on 
one of the lots of land which his father had purchased in Dublin, 
and that he then thought of settling upon it; but, as it was in 
the month of June, and the weather very hot, he was not satis- 
fied with that kind of labor, and concluded to procure a living 
in some other way. Accordingly, he left the woods, and en- 
gaged in trade. The result is well known. The town of Dublin 
will have reason to remember him with gratitude. Besides 
the thousand dollars which he gave for educational purposes, 
he added two hundred dollars more to aid in the publication 
of the Centennial Address, and the accompanying history of 
the town. For a brief .sketch of his life, see the New England 
Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. viii. No. 1. 

1. Isaac Appleton, 4th in direct line to bear the name, son 
of Dea. Isaac and Mary (Adams) Appleton, was b. in New 



706 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

Ipswich, June 6, 1762; d. in D., Aug. 10, 1853. He settled in 
D., 1785; m., Dee. 9, 1788, Sarah Twitchell, b. in D., Jan. 9, 
1768; d. there, March 28, 1838; dau. of Ebenezer and Wait- 
still (Greenwood) Twitchell. His father had bought lots 1 and 2 
in the 5th range; also lots 1 and 2 in the 6th range. These 
lots were known as the Thornton farm, and William Thornton, 
a brother of Matthew Thornton, who signed the Declaration 
of Independence, settled upon lot 1, range 5, the site of whose 
cabin is now marked by a monument, with a suitable inscrip- 
tion. Isaac Appleton settled upon lot 2, range 6, where the 
Hannafords now live. He was much employed in the manage- 
ment of town affairs, and was chosen ten times to represent 
the town in the General Court. He had eight ch.: 

I. Sarah, b. in D., March 5, 1790; m., m 1816, James B. Todd, b. 

in Peterborough, Nov. 25, 1787; d.. May 29, 1863; son of John 

and Rachel (Duncan) Todd of P. They res. in Byron, N. Y.; 

had ch., names unknown. 

II. Joseph, b. in D., Dec. 5, 1791, 2. 

m. Emily, b. m D., May 15, 1794; m., June 9, 1825, Samuel Esta- 

brook of New Ipswich. She d., Sept. 9, 1842. Ch., n. u. 
IV. David, b. in D., July 16, 1796; d. there, March 17, 1870. He was 

imm., and res. on the homestead. 
V. Mary, b. in D., March 12, 1800; m., Jan. 30, 1823, Cyrus Davis 
of New Ipswich; re. to Illinois, where he d.; ch., n. u.; 2d hus.. 
Asa Holt of Ashby, Mass. 
VI. Samuel, b. m D., July 12, 1803, 3. 
VII. Isaac, b. in D., Feb. 21, 1806; d. in Rochester, N. Y., Nov. 26, 

1827. 
Vm. Harriet, b. in D., Dec. 1, 1811; m. Rev. Henry A. Kendall, 
q. V. 

2. Joseph Appleton, son of Isaac, 4th, 1, b. in D., Dec. 5, 
1791; d. in New Ipswich, May 7, 1840. He was a merchant 
for many years in Dublin village, his residence being what was 
afterwards LefBngwell's hotel, his store being the western end 
of the same building. He m., March 24, 1818, Hannah Knowl- 
ton; dau. of Elisha and Mary (or Polly) (Chamberlain) 
Knowlton. She m., for her 2d hus., Oliver Barrett of New 
Ipswich. Mr. Appleton had six ch.: 

I. Joseph B., b. in D., March 9, 1819; m. and res. at Amboy, 111. 
Five of his ch. are known by name: 1. Samuel Eugene; 2. Abby 
Rosetta; 3. Maria Narcissa; 4. Isaac Jewett; 5. A dau., who 
was b., Feb. 22, 1854. 
II. Marie Theresa, b. in D., Oct. 20, 1820. 

III. Isaac Henry Clay, b. in D., July 20, 1827; d. there, March 30, 

(g. s.), 1830. 

IV. Celestia, b. in D., date undetermined. 



GENEALOGIES 707 

V. Isaac Henry Clay, b. in D., August, 1834; d. there, Feb. 22 (g. s.), 

1837. 
VI. Eugene, date of b. undetermined. 

3. Samuel Appleton, son of Isaac, 4th, 1, b. in D., July 
12, 1803; d. there (?), June 20, 1830. He owned for a short 
time the Appleton store at the top of the hill. He m., March 
20, 1827, Emily Hay ward, b. in D., Jan. 2, 1808; dau. of 
Joseph, Jr., and Sally (Minot) Hay ward of D. She m., 2d, 
June 4, 1833, Calvin Aikin of Francestown, and moved to 
Boston, Mass., where she died. Mr. Appleton had one cli.: 

I. Mary Jane, whose birth we do not find. She m. a Mr. Marr of 
Portland, Me. 

II. Aaron Appleton 

Aaron Appleton, son of Dea. Isaac and Mary (Adams) 
Appleton of New Ipswich, and a brother of Isaac Appleton, 
head of the preceding family, was b. in New Ipswich, Aug. 6, 
1768; d. in Keene, June 20, 1852. He was, for many years an 
enterprising and successful merchant in Dublin, at the old 
Appleton stand on the hill, afterwards LefEngwell's hotel. 
While in trade here, he became the owner of three farms, 
namely, that on lot 11, range 1; that on lot 11, range 4; and 
that on lot 11, range 8. There is no house now on either farm. 
Of these farms he retained possession till nearly the close of 
his life; renting those in ranges 1 and 8; using the other as a 
pasture for cattle. He finally moved to Keene, and purchased 
the window-glass manufactory in that place, and put it into 
successful operation. In company with John Eliot, a native 
of Dublin, he was engaged also in the usual business of a 
merchant, having an extensive trade. He m., 1st, Eunice 
Adams, b. in New Ipswich, March 8, 1770; d. in Keene, July 
24, 1841, s. p., dau. of Dea. Benjamin Adams of New Ipswich. 
He m., 2d, May 10, 1842, Keziah Bixby of Keene, b. in Dublin, 
June 18, 1792; dau. of Nathan and Martha (Twitchell) Bixby. 
She d. in Keene, June 4, 1870. In Keene Mr. Appleton lived 
many years in the old Ralston house on Main Street. After his 
death, his widow built the elegant mansion on the site of that 
house, next north of the new Roman Catholic Church. The 
mansion is now owned by the church and used for the residence 
of the priests. Mr. Appleton had no ch. by either wife. 

III. Francis Appleton Family 

The ancestral line of this family is the same as that of the 
two preceding families, through the first four generations: 



708 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

1. Samuel; II. Samuel, Jr.; III. Isaac; IV. Isaac, Jr. 
Francis Appleton of New Ipswich was the son of Isaac, Jr., 
and Ehzabeth (Sawyer) Appleton, and was of the fifth gene- 
ration. 

1. Francis Appleton, Jr., the son of Francis of Ipswich, 
Mass., and New Ipswich, N. H., was b. in Ipswich, Mass., 
May 28, 1759; d. in D., July 16, 1849. He was 12 years of 
age when his parents moved from Ispwich to New Ipswich. 
He was a brother of President Jesse Appleton of Bowdoin 
College, a man of renown in the educational circles of his time. 
He settled in D., 1786, on lot 4, range 6, where his descendants 
have lived to the present time. He m., June 2, 1789, Polly 
(or Mary) Ripley,^ b. in Rutland District (now Barre), 
Mass., Sept. 3, 1766; d. in D., Aug. 1 (g. s.), 1840; dau. of 
Noah and Lydia (Kent) Ripley. He and his wife united with 
the church in D., Jan. 3, 1790. He was made a deacon in 1795; 
resigned, 1831, having held the office 30 years. Nine ch.: 

I. An infant, b. in D., March 9, 1790; d. there, March 10, 1790. 
II. Polly (Mary), b. in D., Sept. 22, 1792; m. Jonathan Warren, q. v. 

III. Betsev, h. in D., Feb. 12, 1795; d. there, Sept. 11, 1798. 

IV. Ashley, b. in D., Dec. 23, 1796, 2. 

V. Francis Oilman, b. in D., Feb. 24, 1799; m., Sept. 29, 1825, Mary 
Hayward, b. m D., Aug. 26, 1803; dau. of Joseph, Jr., and Sally 
(Minot) Hayward. They res. in Troy, N. Y., and had three ch.: 
1. Alfred Curtis; 2. Mar7j Elizabeth; 3. Frances. 
VI. Eliza, b. in D., May 28, 1801; m. John Gould. 
VII. Serena, b. in D., June 1, 1804; m. Thaddeus Morse, Jr., q. v. 
VIII. Sophia, b. in D., Nov. 15, 1806; m. Thomas Fisk, q. v. 
IX. Jesse Ripley, b. in D., April 25, 1809, 3. 

2. Ashley Appleton, son of Dea. Francis, 1, b. in D., 
Dec. 23, 1796; m., Jan. 27, 1823, Nancy Metcalf, b. in Keene, 

1 William Ripley, from England to Hinghara, 1635; d., 1G56; ch. John and 
Abraham. John d., Feb. 2, 1683; ch. 6 sons: John, Joshua, Jeremiah, Josiah, Peter, 
and Hezekiah. Peter d., April 22, 1742, ae. 74; ch: Peter, Nehemiah, Ezra, Eliza- 
beth, Sarah, and Lydia. Peter, Jr., d., April 28, 1765, ae. 70; ch: Noah and Nehe- 
miah. Noah, b., Sept. 18, 1721, at Hingham; in., Dec. 29, 1743, Lydia Kent; dau. 
of Ebenezer and Hannah Kent; rem. to Woodstock, Conn., Oct. 26, 1747; to Rutland 
District (now Barre), Mass., May 26, 1762. They lived together 34 years and 10 
months, and had 19 ch. Two of their ch. d. young; 17 lived and were m.; all but one 
had ch. Noah Ripley d., Sept. 28, 1788. She d., June 27, 1816, ae. 91, leaving 
13 ch., 105 grandch., and 96 great-grandch. The ch. of Noah Ripley were: 1. Peter; 

2. Silence; 3. Rachel, d. young; 4. Noah; 5. Ezra (the Rev. Dr. Ezra Ripley of Con- 
cord, Mass., who d. in 1841, ae. 90, who lived in the old manse of which Hawthorne 
wrote); 6. Elizabeth (usually called Betty); 7. Rachel; 8. Lydia; 9. Laban, res. in 
Jaffrey; 10. Sarah, who m. Dr. Adonijah Howe of Jaffrey; 11. Lincoln (the Rev. Lin- 
coln Ripley of Waterford, Me.); 12. Abigail; 13. Hannah; 14. Ebenezer; 15. Polly 
(or Mary), who m. Francis Appleton of DubHn; 16. Lucretia; 17. Parthenia, d. young; 
18. N. Hobart; 19. Eli. 



GENEALOGIES 709 

April 2, 1793; dau. of Capt. Thaddeus and Hephzibah Met- 
calf of that place. Cli. : 

I. George Ashley, b., Nov. 23, 1823; m., May 11, 1851, Fanny Reed 
Wooster, dau. of Rev. John Wooster of Granby, Vt. Ch.: 1. 
Flora Louella, h., Nov. 4, 1852. 
II. Francis Gilman, b., June 15, 1825; d., April 27, 1849. 
ni. Nancy Metcalf, b., Oct. 26, 1831. 

3. Jesse Ripley Appleton, son of Dea. Francis, 1, b. in 
D., April 25, 1809; d. there, July 27, 1904. Like his father, 
he was, for many years, a deacon in the Unitarian church. 
He res. upon the homestead, on lot 4, range 6. He represented 
Dublin in the General Court several years. He m., 1st, April 
13, 1841, Louisa Mason, b. in D., Oct. 21, 1807; d. there, Nov. 
3, 1844; dau. of Thaddeus, Jr., and Lydia (Perry) Mason. 
He m., 2d, March 11, 1852, Abigail Sophia Mason, b. in D., 
April 6, 1825; d. there, Dec. 9, 1910; dau. of Calvin and 
Rebecca (Kendall) Mason. Two ch. : 

I. Ellen Rebecca, b. in D., Nov. 30, 1853; d. there, Sept. 14, 1859. 
II. Charles Francis, b. m D., April 6, 1856, 4. 

4. Chahles Francis Appleton, son of Dea. Jesse R., 3, 
b. in D., April 6, 1856; still living upon the homestead farm, 
lot 4, range 6. This is one of the few farms in Dublin still in- 
habited by persons whose families are the living representa- 
tives of several generations of the same name who have lived 
upon the same estate. He has been selectman several times 
and held other town offices, and has represented the town in the 
General Court. He was the superintendent of the Dublin 
Electric Co., which was formed on Feb. 11, 1899, and con- 
tinued in that capacity until the business was purchased by 
the Keene Gas and Electric Co. He m., Nov. 2, 1879, Lilian 
Gertrude Jones, b. in D., Oct. 16, 1857; dau. of Corydon and 
Abigail Greenwood (Piper) Jones. Three ch.: 

I. Ellen Emelia, b. in D., Nov. 14, 1880; m. John A. Gleason, q. v. 
II. Martm, b. in D., Jan. 30, 1882; d. there, Feb. 6, 1882. 
III. Arthur Taggard, b. in D., May 8, 1884, 5. 

5. Arthur Taggard Appleton, b. in D., May 8, 1884, 
son of Charles F., 4, graduated at the University of Vermont, 
in 1907, with the degree of B.S., in the course of Electrical 
Engineering. He was a selectman in Dublin, in 1910-'11-'12. 
He was, for a few years, connected with the Dublin Electric 
Co., res. in the house south of the road, west of the Hannaford 
house, in lot 2, range 6. He re. to East Weymouth, Mass., 



710 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

and became the superintendent of the Weymouth Light & 
Power Co. He m., Sept 26, 1908, Alice Ethel Fox, b. in Brad- 
ford, Pa., April 6, 1883; dau. of Harry Francis and Jane Anne 
(Tait) Fox. Three ch., to 1916: 

I. Francis Merrill, b. in D., Aug. 18, 1909. 
XL Lois Gertrude, b. in D., Nov. 11, 1910. 
in. Janet, b. in D., Aug. 1, 1912, 

ARMSTRONG 

Edwakd Fay Armstrong, b. in Wallingford, Vt., April 
27, 1871, son of Edward V. and Marion Adella (Hemenway) 
Armstrong, is a laborer and has res. in the Dexter Mason house, 
next west of Allison's store, and in the Beal house, the last in 
the village, on the north side of the road, in going to Peter- 
borough. He m., Sept. 3, 1900, Emma Lillian Gamarsh, b. 
in Newport, N. H., March 11, 1880; dau. of Joseph and Mary 
Emma (Shackett) Gamarsh. One ch.: Ella Marion, b. in D., 
Nov. 27, 1901. 

ATWOOD 
I. Ebenezer Atwood 

Ebenezer Atwood, son of Josiah and Prudence (Knight) 
Atwood, was b. in Nelson, Feb. 19, 1785; d. in Marlborough, 
April 12, 1863. He m. Betsey Farnum, b. in Dublin, June 29, 
1786; d. in Marlborough, June 29, 1864; dau. of Joshua and 
Polly (Borden) Farnum. He lived in Nelson, Roxbury, and 
Marlborough; also, for a short time, on the old Farnum farm 
in Dublin. They had three ch.: 

I. Prudence, b., April 6, 1810; d., unm., in Marlborough, Aug. 25, 

1870. 
II. Eliza, b., Dec. 25, 1811; m. Franklin Wight. 

III. Milan, b.. March 2, 1822; d. in Charlestown, N. H., Aug. 18, 1879; 
m. Eveline Townsend of Dublin; b. there. May 5, 1821; dau. 
of David, 3d, and Dolly (Fisher) Townsend. No ch. 

II. Charles M. and Frank Don Atwood 

Charles Milton Atwood, son of Rufus and Mary Ann 
(Patterson) Atwood, was b. in Keene, July 23, 1858. He is 
unmarried; is a teamster in Dublin, and boards with his brother, 
F. D. Atwood. 

Frank Don Atwood, son of Rufus and Mary Ann (Patter- 
son) Atwood, was b. in Keene, Feb. 24, 1860. He is a painter 
and lives in Dublin village. He m. in Boston, Mass., March 



GENEALOGIES 711 

12, 1898, Cora Belle Morse, b. in Wellesley, Mass., Sept. 4, 
1860; dau. of Oliver and Clarissa (Kingsbury) Morse. They 
have lived in Hopedale, Mass., and Dublin. Ch. : 

I. Rufus, b. in Boston, Mass., March 10, 1899; d. there, June 9, 
1899. 

BABCOCK 

I. Amos Babcock 

Amos Babcock from Sherborn, Mass., lived on lot 10, 
range 3. He married at Sherborn, Oct. 2, 1783, Betty Gardner, 
who was b. there, Sept. 3, 1762, dau. of Addington and Mary 
Gardner. The births of four ch. were recorded in Dublin: 

I. Alvin, b., Aug. 11, 1785. 
II. Amos, b., Feb. 2, 1788. 

III. Benjamin, b., Aug. 3, 1790. 

IV. Leonard, b., March 1, 1794. 

11. Ebenezer Babcock 
Ebenezer Babcock, probably a brother of Amos, and his 
w., Rhoda, from Sherborn, Mass., lived on lot 21, range 10. 
They moved back to Sherborn. Three ch. are recorded in 
Dublin: 

I. Patience, b., April 11, 1788. 
n. Anna, b., Feb. 25, 1791. 
III. Ebenezer, b.. May 15, 1793. 

BAILEY 

Walter Billings Bailey, son of George Billings and 
Elizabeth Mahala (Harris) Bailey, was b. in Quincy, Mass., 
Jan. 13, 1873. He is a contractor and builder, and has built 
a house for himself in lot 9, range 6, on the new road to Harris- 
ville. He m., Nov. 20, 1909, Grace Edith Davidson, b. in 
Milton, Mass., Nov. 20, 1880; dau. of Joseph and Isabella 
(Mitchell) Davidson., Ch.: 

I. George Harvey, b. in Jamaica Plain, Mass., May 2, 1912. 

BALCH 

Hart Balch, Jr., as we learn from monographs of Prof. S. C. 
Derby on "Early Dublin," was a direct descendant, in the 
seventh generation, of the emigrant, John Balch, who came to 
Weymouth, Mass., in 1623, and removed thence to Beverly, 
Mass., where he built a house that is still used for a dweUing. 
Hart Balch, Jr., was b. at Newbury, Mass., Nov. 9, 1751. 
He was a posthumous and only child of Hart Balch. His 



712 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

mother was a Bourne. His father was a sea captain, who was 
lost, with all his crew, on a voyage to the West Indies. His 
mother subsequently married a British officer and moved to 
Halifax, N. S. Hart Balch, Jr., m., 1st, Priscilla Holt, by whom 
he had three ch. She probably d. in Jaffrey. He m., 2d, 
Sept. 27, 1779, Dorcas, dau. of Isaac and Abigail Somes of 
Dublin. By her he had eight ch. He d. in Andover, Vt., 
Feb. 15, 1846. The first three of his ch. by Dorcas were re- 
corded in Dublin, as follows: 

I. Deborah, b., Nov. 1, 1780. 
II. Hart, b., Sept. 27, 1784. 
III. Francis, b., Sept. 2, 1786. 

BALDWIN 
I. James A. Baldwin 

James Adams Baldwin, b. in Pepperell, Mass., March 10, 
1810; d. at East Jaffrey, Oct. 14, 1884; son of Abial and Lucy 
(Gassett) Baldwin; res. in Ashby, Mass., Hinsdale, Dublin, 
and Jaffrey. He lived ten or a dozen years, from 1844, on lot 
5, range 1. He m.. May 14, 1837, Catherine Woodworth 
Meade, b. in Richmond, Va., Dec. 27, 1816; d. in Keene, 
March 16, 1894; dau. of Isaiah and Charlotte (Suitor) Meade. 
Seven ch. : 

I. Sarah Louisa, b. in Hinsdale, March 22, 1839; d. at Tidioute, Pa., 
date not furnished; m. Charles Albert Willard. Her only ch. 
was Leon M. Willard, an electrician in Keene. 
II. Ellen Semira, b. in Hinsdale, Feb. 23, 1841; d. in Ashburnham, 
Mass., May 21, 1861. 

III. Eliza Clark, b. m Hinsdale, Jan. 16, 1843; unm. 

IV. Emily Fiske, b. in D., June 7, 1845; d. in Omaha, Neb., in 1882; 

m. George Welcome Woodburn, and had one ch., Cassindana 
Faith, who m. James P. Morse of Keene. 
V. Charles Alpha, b. in D., Jan. 30, 1848; m. Maria Lydia Hodge; res. 
at East Jaffrey; had four ch., Elsie, Clifford, Ethel, and Arthur, 
of whom the eldest d. young; the other three are m. 
VI. Lucy Harriet, b. in D., Nov. 21, 1850; m. George Laban Rice of 
Jaffrey; res. in Manchester; two ch., George Leslie and Jessie 
Edith, both m. 
VII. James Appleton, b. in D., Sept. 11, 1855; res. at East Jaffrey; 
m. Emma F. Carter; three ch., Marian, Herbert, and Edith. 

II. Elbridge Baldwin 

1 . J. Elbridge F. Baldwin, son of Abial and Lucy (Gassett) 
Baldwin, and grandson of David Baldwin, was b. in Pepperell, 
Mass., Oct. 16, 1812; m. Mary Fisk, b. in Jaffrey, Feb. 11, 



GENEALOGIES 713 

1802; dau. of Levi and Hannah (Mellen) Fisk. He res. in D., 
Claremont, and Jaffrey. One eh., John E. F., 2. 

2. John Elbridge Fisk Baldwin, son of Elbridge, 1, b. in 
Dubhn, July 28, 1842, now res. at East Jaffrey. After marriage, 
he hved at first in Dubhn, then several years in Jaffrey, after 
which he returned to Dublin and settled on the Fisk farm on 
lot 5, range 4, where he lived many years. He was a good 
practical farmer and a good auctioneer. He m. Harriet Elmira 
Pierce, b. in D., Oct. 6, 1842; d. at East JaflFrey, Feb. 11, 1907; 
dau. of Col. Charles Whitney and Abigail Greenwood (Go wing) 
Pierce. Eleven ch.: 

I. Charles Elbridge, b. in D., April 28, 1865; d. in Ashburnham, Mass., 

April 4, 1894; m. Cecelia R. Edwards. No ch. 
II. Mary Abbie, b. m Jaffrey, March 9, 1868; d. there, March 11, 1868. 

III. Edwin Pierce, b. m Jaffrey, Jan. 4, 1869; a blacksmith at West 

Riudge; m., Nov. 29, 1894, Lizzie Fredrika Stevens, b. in JafiFrey, 
May 23, 1876; dau. of Fred. Irvmg and Rolna Medora (Wellman) 
Stevens. Nine ch., when the record was taken: 1. Ralph Irving, 
b. in Temple, June 12, 1895; 2. Rolna Medora, b. at East Jaffrey, 
June 27, 1896; 3. Faye Mildred, b. m Jaffrey, Oct. 14, 1897; 
4. Edwin Stevens, b. in Jaffrey, Nov. 10, 1901; 5. Hazel Frances, 
b. m Westminster, Vt., March 29, 1903; 6. Charles, b. at West 
Rindge, June 6, 1906; 7. Rvth Harriet, b. at West Rindge, 
Aug. 11, 1908; 8. Ray Waldo, b. at West Rindge, Aug. 23, 1911; 
9. Dora Lizzie, b. at West Rindge, June 4, 1913. 

IV. Almon Alvin, b. m Jaffrey, Oct. 18, 1870. He is a farmer and car- 

penter and was, for a time, superintendent of the Dublin Stage 
Co. He has res. in Dublin and Harrisville. He m., April 12, 1903, 
Mary Anne Travers, b. in Ireland, Nov. 12, 1870; dau. of Patrick 
and Catherine (Meehan) Travers. No ch. 
V. Carl Fisk, b. in Jaffrey, July 30, 1872; a tool-maker in Hartford, 
Conn.; m., Oct. 23, 1900, Elizabeth Cooke Wilder, b. m Alstead, 
Oct. 15, 1877; dau. of Samuel Seymour and Harriet Alberta 
(Cooke) Wilder. One ch. : Claire Harriet, b. in Hartford, Conn., 
Oct. 6, 1914. 
VI. Mark Elmer, b. in Jaffrey, March 22, 1874; a machinist in Spring- 
field, Vt.; m., Oct. 4, 1905, Bessie Jane Turner, b. at Isle au Haut, 
Me., Jan. 17, 1879; dau. of Ezra and Margaret Dowling (Sholes) 
Turner. No ch. 
VII. Clarabel, b. in Jaffrey, Nov. 19, 1875; unm.; res. in Keene, em- 
ployed in the office of J. A. Wright & Co. 
VIII. Edith, b. in Jaffrey, July 9, 1877; d. there, July 10, 1877. 
IX. Earl Frederick, b. m Jaffrey, June 23, 1878; a machinist in Gard- 
ner, Mass.; m., Sept. 1, 1908, Lucy Mildred Babcock, b. in Clin- 
ton, Mass., Oct. 12, 1881; dau. of George Abram and Sarah 
Josephine (Furbush) Babcock. No ch. 
X. Guy Waldo, b. in Jaffrey, May 9, 1880; unm.; with the Ansonia 
Clock Co., BrookljTi, N. Y. 



714 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

XI. Ray Miguel, b. in D., Sept. 18, 1882; a machinist in Springfield, 
Vt.; m. Cora Elizabeth Wyman, b. in Springfield, Vt., May 30, 
1887; dau. of James L. and Charlotte (Morgan) Wyman. Three 
ch. when the record was taken, all b. in Springfield, Vt. : 1. Rus- 
sell, b., Aug. 4, 1910; 2. Clarabel, b., April 2, 1913; 3. Jatnes El- 
bridge, b., July 12, 1915. 

BARNES 

Luther Barnes m. Ruth Hardy; both b. in Westborough, 
Mass.; re. to Bradford, N. H., and, in 1816, to D., where they 
res. till 1840, when they re. to Waltham, Mass., where he 
died. Ch.: 

I. Gillam, m. and res. in Waltham, Mass. 
II. Parker, a merchant and florist in Boston; m. 

III. Seba, m., 1823, Joseph Evleth, q. v. 

IV. Lucy, m., Nov. 28, 1838, Nelson Kidder; re. to Lyndeborough. 
V. Luther, m. and res. in Boston. 

VI. Elmira, m., 1841, Joshua Shed; re. to Michigan City, Ind., where 
she d. 
VII. Loring Brigham, m. a Parker; res. in Boston; ch., names unknown. 

BARRETT 
I. Jeremiah Barrett 

Jeremiah Barrett and his w., Sarah, from Carlisle, Mass., 
lived on lot 4, range 1. He was a mason and worked at his 
trade, making little or no improvements on his farm. Ch.: 

I. Sarah, b. in D., April 1, 1774. 
II. Lucy, b. in D., Sept. 26, 1775; d. there, Feb. 10, 1777. 

III. Lucy, b. in D., Sept. 27, 1777; d. there, Jan. 21, 1788. 

IV. Susannah, b. in D., March 7, 1779; m., Sept. 21, 1797, William 

Steele of Rindge, N. H. 
V. Rebecca, b. in D., May 10, 1782. 
VI. Rachel, b. in D., May 6, 1784. 
VII. Hazelelponi, b. in D., Sept. 16, 1786. 

II. John Barrett 

John Barrett and his w., Sarah, lived on lot 19, range 6. 
Ch.: 

I. Levi, b. in D., Oct. 24, 1784; d. there, Nov. 5, 1785. 
II. Lucinda, b. in D., Feb. 12, 1786. 

John Barrett's name was in the tax-list till 1809. 

BATES 

Nathaniel Bates, a Revolutionary soldier, lived on lot 6, 
range 1, afterwards the Derby farm. He was killed in the first 
battle of Stillwater, Sept. 19, 1777, leaving a widow and two 



GENEALOGIES 715 

young children. The widow was subsequently m. to John 
Stroud, who lived on the same lot. The ch. of Mr. Bates were: 

I. Edward, m., 1798, Pollj' Corey of Stoddard and lived there. 
n. Nathaniel. 

BEAL 

1. Persia Beal lived on lot 14, range 10. He m., March 14, 
1833, Emily Yeardly, b., Oct. 3, 1806; dau. of William, Jr., and 
Rhoda (Brooks) Yeardly. Ch.: 

I. Mary Jane. 
II. George Thomas, 2. 

III. Caroline A. 

IV. William Yeardly, b. in D., 1842; in the 6th Reg. of N. H. Vols, in 

the Civil War; killed at Bull Run, Va., Aug. 29, 1862: 
V. Andrew Jackson, b. in D., about 1844; in the 9th Vermont Vols, in 
the Civil War; served through the war; has res. in Nelson and 
Nashua. 
VI. Nelson L. 
Vn. Franklin Pierce. 

2. George Thomas Beal, son of Persia, 1, b. in D., Nov. 7, 
1837; d. in Athol, Mass., March 14, 1910; m., Aug. 23, 1862, 
Lestina Phillips, b. in Nelson, Sept. 21, 1834; d. in H., Nov. 7, 
1884; dau. of Reuben and Rebecca (Foster) Phillips. He was 
a farmer; res. in H. and D. He passed his last years in D., on 
lot 7, range 6. Ch.: 

I. Addie Mary, b. in D. (now H.), Sept. 13, 1863; unm.; res. in D. 

II. William Mmot, b. in D. (now H.), Feb. 15, 1865, 3. 

3. William Minot Beal, son of George T., 2, b. in D. (now 
H.), Feb. 15, 1865; m., Nov. 27, 1890, Elizabeth Gillis, b. at 
East Bay, Cape Breton, N. S., June 15, 1869; dau. of Donald 
and Anastasia (McGillivray) Gillis. He res. in Boston. Ch. : 

I. Lestina Anastasia, b. in Boston, Dec. 12, 1897. 

BEAULIEU 

Frederick Cyprien Beaulieu, son of Cyprien and Clarice 
(St. Pierre) Beaulieu, was b. at Madawaska, Me., Aug. 16, 
1880. He married at East Jaffrey, N. H., Oct. 23, 1900, 
Elizabeth Price, b. at Dublin, Ire., Oct. 6, 1880; dau. of 
Patrick Joseph and Mary Warren (Lawless) Price. He is 
a building superintendent and has resided in Harrisville, 
Peekskill, N. Y., Dublin, and Plainville, Conn. Ch.: 

I. Mary Elizabeth, b. at Peekskill, N. Y., Aug. 11, 1902. 
II. Frederick Cyprien, b. at D., Sept. 23, 1904. 

III. Margaret Anna, b. at D., June 12, 1906. 



716 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

IV. Katherine Price, b. at D., Feb. 13, 1910. 
V. John Philip, b. at Plainville, Conn., June 5, 1913. 

BELKNAP 

Nathaniel Belknap, b. in Framingham, Mass., Oct. 3, 
1748; d. in D., July 18, 1826; settled in D., 1774. He m., 1st, 
1777, Hannah Aycrs of Brookfield, Mass.; m., 2d, Nov. 26, 
1797, Rebecca Clark, b. in Townsend, Mass., July 29, 1764; 
d. in D., Sept. 21, 1866, ae. 102 yrs., 1 mo., and 23 days, the 
oldest person who has died in D. Mr. Belknap's Revolution- 
ary service has been narrated in the chapter on the Revolu- 
tion. He lived on lot 6, range 3. Ch.: 

I. Eunice, b. in D., March 8, 1778; m., 1800, Cyrus Twitchell, q. v.; 

res. in Milan. 
11. Martha (Patty), b. in D., March 23, 1779; m., April, 1800, Joseph 
Whittemore, q. v. She d., Sept. 6, 1840. 

III. William, b. in D., Jan. 23, 1781; m. Betsey Barker; res. at Orange- 

burg, S. C, where he d., Aug. 12, 1812. 

IV. Nathaniel, Jr., b. in D., Aug. 22, 1783; m., June, 1808, Sarah Saw- 

yer of Nelson; res. in Goshen, \ t. 
V. Hannah, b. in D., Sept. 14, 1785; m., Dec 22, 1803, Peter Twitchell; 

res. in Middlebury, Vt., where she d., June 2, 1821. 
VI. Luke, b. in D., Oct. 19, 1787; d. there, Oct. 25, 1822; m., June, 1818, 
Polly Felt, b., April, 1793; d. in Clinton, Mass., Nov. 13, 1875. 
Two ch.: 1. Mary; 2. Rachel Maria. 
VII. Rachel, b. in D., Sept. 19, 1789; m., November, 1839, Timothy 
Marshall; res. in Lunenburg, Mass., where she d., Nov. 15, 1849. 
VIII. Lawson, b. in D., Oct. 3, 1799; d. there, Oct. 14, 1853; res. on the 
paternal homestead; m.. May 8, 1832, Sally Munroe, b. in Stod- 
dard, March 16, 1800; d. in D.. Dec. 26, 1865. No ch. 
IX. Alonzo, b. in D., Oct. 14, 1801; d. at Shiawasse, Mich., Nov. 8, 1843; 
m.. May, 1831, Cynthia Sophronia Stewart of Bergen, N. Y., b., 
Oct. 14,"^ 1810; d.. May, 1843. 
X. Sally, b. in D., July 25, 1804; d. there, March 14, 1864. 

BEMIS 
I. James Bemis 

1. James Bemis, from Weston, Mass., b., Sept. 7, 1757; 
d. in D. (now H.), Dec. 15, 1832. He settled in D., 1793, on 
lot 17, range 9, in what is now Chesham. He m., 1st, 1783, 
Hannah Frost of Marlborough, dau. of Jonathan and Hannah 
(Leland) Frost. He m., 2d, 1786, Lois Walker of Sudbury, 
Mass. Mr. Bemis was a soldier of the Revolution. He en- 
listed at the age of 18, and served three years. His father was 
much opposed to his enhsting, because he was so young; but, 
one day, while chopping wood near the road, a party of men 



GENEALOGIES 717 

came along, who were going to join the army at Boston. They 
told him the news of the battle at Lexington, and this so in- 
creased his ardor for serving his country that he struck his axe 
into a stump, declaring that he would never take it out till 
he had struck a blow for the liberty of his country. He 
joined the little party and reached the headquarters of the 
army just before the battle of Bunker Hill. Ch.: 

I. Jonathan, b. in 1785; d. in 1829. 
II. Hannah, b., Jan. 30, 1787; m. Benjamin Fairbanks of Keene. She 
had three ch.: 1. Madison; 2. FrankUn; 3. Ward. 

III. James, b., March 15, 1789; d., July, 1807. 

IV. Lois, b., April 12, 1791; m. John Knowlton; re. to the state of New 

York, where they d., leaving a large family. 
V. Thomas, b., May 7, 1793, 2. 

VI. Josiah, b. in D. (now H.), Aug. 20, 1795; d. in Jaffrey, March 6, 
1852; m., 1st, Esther Riggs of Cornish; m.. 2d, Sibyl Emery, 
of Jaffrey; by whom he had two ch., Alvin J. and Emery; m., 
3d, Dec. 31, 1833, Sarah W. Lewis, dau. of John and Lucretia 
(Bemis) Lewis, q. v., by whom he had one ch., Sarah A,; m., 
4th, Rebecca Greenwood of Marlborough. 
VII. Betsey, b. in D. (now H.), Oct. 15, 1797; d. there, September, 1799. 
VIIL Eli, b. in same place, April 7, 1800; d. there, Sept. 9, 1833. 
IX. Mercy, b. in D. (now H.), Sept. 12, 1804; m., Dec. 28, 1826, Luke 
Knowlton, q. v. 

2. Thomas Bemis, son of James, 1, b. in Weston (?), Mass., 
May 7, 1793; m., 1st, 1815, Sarah Williams, who d., June 22, 
1818; m., 2d, 1821, Anna Knight of Sudbury, Mass. He lived 
on lot 20, range 9. Ch.: 

L Sarah, b. in D., July 22, 1816; d. there, Jan. 18, 1847. 

II. Elbridge G.. b. in D., Oct. 5, 1822, 3. 
IIL Elizabeth J., b. in D., March 11, 1824; m. Sylvester T. Symonds, 

q. V. 
IV. George W., b. in D., Dec. 28, 1825. 4. 

V. Samuel Dana, b. in D., Feb. 8, 1833, 5. 

3. Elbridge G. Bemis, son of Thomas, 2, b. in D., Oct. 5, 
1822; d. in H., Nov. 24, 1874; m., July 21, 1844, Lavina M. 
Symonds, b. in Rindge, Sept. 1, 1824; d. in Winchendon, Mass., 
Dec. 24, 1873; dau. of John P. and Susannah (Faulkner) 
Symonds. He lived on the north part of lot 20, range 9, and 
was part owner of the Bemis and Symonds sawmill. He had 
eleven ch. : 

I. Elizabeth A., b. in D., May 25, 1847; m., 1868, Lucius A. Fisher. 

She d. in Richmond, Nov. 4, 1870. 
n. Washington I., b. in D., May 18, 1849; d. there, May 19, 1849. 

III. Lillie Y., b. in D., Sept. 23, 1851; d. there, Jan. 19. 1853. 

IV. Lillie S., b. in D., April 27, 1853; d. young. 



718 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

V. and VI, died in infancy. 
VII. Leonora M., b. in D., Sept. 24, 1859. 
VIII. to XI, died in infancy. 

4. George Washington Bemis, son of Thomas, 2, b. 
in D., Dec. 28, 1825; d. at Chesham, Nov. 26, 1874; m., 
Oct. 28, 1848, Mary Anna Smith, b. in D., May 21, 1827; 
d. at Chesham, Nov. 15, 1881; dau. of Ira and Mary (Mason) 
Smith. Six ch.: 

I. Charles A., b. in D., Sept. 1, 1849; m. Martha Eaton and had three 

ch. 
II. George Franklin (formerly George Washington), b, in D., July 16, 

1852, 6. 
in. James Thomas, b. in D., September, 1853; d. there, April 5, 1883. 
IV. Mary Anna, b. in D., Oct. 13, 1855; d., Sept. 10, 1886; m., 1st, 
Orren M., son of John A. and Fannie (Goodhue) Bullard of 
Hancock; m, 2d, F. J. Underwood. She had a son by Mr. Bul- 
lard, b., May 14, 1874; d.. May 20, 1874. 
V. Sarah Rebecca, unm.; res, at West Somerville, Mass. 
VI. Ira A., with the house of McLean, Macullar, and Parker of Provi- 
dence, R. I. 

5. Samuel Dana Bemis, son of Thomas, 2, b. in Pottersville, 
Feb. 8, 1833, is still living opposite the Chesham station. He 
is a farmer and was for twenty years chairman of the H. board 
of selectmen. He m., Sept. 27, 1859, Calista Mary Russell, b. 
in Pottersville, June 22, 1841, still living; dau. of James Lewis 
and Anna Prentiss (Mason) Russell. Ch.: 

I. Bernard Forrest, b. at Chesham, Dec. 28, 1868; res. on the home- 
stead with his father; m., 1st, Sept. 3, 1896, Sarah Bertha Starkey, 
b. m Peterborough, April 6, 1873; d. at Chesham, Nov. 23, 1902; 
dau. of Elmer J. and Laura (McCollester) Starkey. He m., 2d, 
June 15, 1904, Bertha Cornelia White, b. in Marlborough, May 
22, 1870; dau. of Thomas H. and Fideha E. (Bancroft) White. 
Ch., all b. at Chesham: 1. Paul Dana, b., Nov. 15, 1897; 
2. Ralph Bernard, b., March 5, 1905; 3. Ruth Evelyn, b., 
Oct. 7, 1911. 

6. George Franklin Bemis, son of George W., 4, b. in D., 
July 16, 1852; m., Feb. 2, 1871, Emma Josephine Smith, b. in 
Westmoreland, May 9, 1853; foster dau. of Ira Prentiss and 
Fanny (Buss) Smith. He res. near the Chesham station; has 
operated a general store, partly in conjunction with his sons, 
and is the proprietor of a livery stable. Six ch., all b. in 
Chesham : 

L Carl Hudson, b., Jan. 2, 1872; m., Feb. 25, 1890, Nellie Lydia 
Howe, b. in H., Jan. 27, 1873; dau. of Lambert L. and Lizzie 
C. (Russell) Howe. Ch., all b. at Chesham: 1. Howard Hudson, 



GENEALOGIES 719 

b., Oct. 8, 1891; 2. Chessie Zella, b., Dec. 19, 1893; 3. Agnes Al- 
berta, b., Sept. 14, 1895; d.. May 20, 1905. 
II. George Whittier, b., March 29, 1875; m. Annie Maud Atwell, a 
native of Boston. He is a merchant near Chesham station. Ch., 
all b. at Chesham : 1. Gordon Whittier,h., hug. S,\^^5; 2. George 
Atwell, b., Nov. 2, 1896; 3. Marguerite Gladys, b„ Nov. 14, 1897; 
4. Norman Donald, b., April 28, 1899. 

III. Perley Smith, b., July 13, 1878; m., 1st, Jan. 1, 1899, Lucy Eleanor 

Brown, b. in Nelson, June 2, 1878; d. at Chesham, Dec. 11, 
1899; dau. of Samuel M. and Emma Susan (Towne) Brown. He 
m., 2d, Grace, dau. of Leslie L. and Harriet L. (Knight) White 
of Marlborough. One ch. by former w., Dorothy Lucy, b. in 
Chesham, Nov. 17, 1899. By the latter w., he had four ch of whom 
two were living in 1911. 

IV. Caspar Crowninshield, b.. May 24, 1880; m. a Miss Felch; res. in a 

new house near Chesham station, and is the postmaster of the 
place. 
V. James Elwyn, b., Nov. 15, 1886; m. and res. in Hopkinton, Mass. 
VI. Grover Cleveland, b., Dec. 20, 1889; d. in Chesham, March 7, 1904. 

II. Jeremiah Bemis 

Jeremiah Bemis, from Weston, Mass., b., July 13, 1765; 
d. in D., Aug. 19, 1856; settled, 1795, on lot 21, range 3, pur- 
chased of Isaac Morse. He m., September, 1788, Sarah Wright 
of Marlborough, b. in New Haven, Conn., April 16, 1766; d. in 
D., July 6, 1857; dau. of Lieut. Oliver and Lois (Johnson) 
Wright. Ch.: 

I. Jeremiah, b. in Weston, Mass., May 13, 1789; m., Dec. 25, 1816, 
Hannah Herrick of Marlborough, b. in Reading, Mass., Sept. 18, 
1789; d. m Weathersfield, Vt., March 9, 1858; dau. of Ebenezer 
and Lydia (Eaton) Herrick. 
II. Lucretia, b. in Weston, Mass., Feb. 16, 1791; m. John Lewis, 
q, V. 

III. Oliver, b. in Weston, Mass., Jan. 13, 1793; m., February, 1817, 

Deidamia Tolman of Marlborough; re., 1819, to Guildhall, Vt. 
Ch.: 1. O/mw, b., 1818; 2. Leander,h.,\^\9; 3. Zom'm, b., 1820. 

IV. Horace, b., June 22, 1799; d., Nov. 20, 1801. 
V. Horace, b., April 13, 1803. 

VI. A dau., b., April 4, 1807; d. the same year. 

BETZ 

Alexander Betz, b. in Soden, Hessen Cassel, Germany, 
Oct. 11, 1856; son of Anton and Christina (Prill) Betz; has 
lived sixteen years on lot 1, range 3. He m., May 11, 1879, 
Crescencia Hild, b. in Soden, Hessen Cassel, May 21, 1853; 
dau. of Jacob and Eva (Lauer) Hild. Before settling upon this 
farm, he worked many years in the city of New York at his 
trade as a piano-maker. Ch., all b. in New York City: 



720 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

I. Joseph, b., Feb. 19, 1880; m., 1st, Mary Curran; m., 2d, Catherine 

Fynn; res. in Stamford, Conn. One ch. by former w., four by 
second w.: 1. Joseph Alexander, b. in Stamford, Conn., Feb. 10, 
1904; 2. Raymond John; 3. Crescencia; 4. Arthur; 5. Lillian, d. 
young. 
II. Anton, b., June 13, 1881; unm.; res. on the homestead with his 
father. 

III. Johann, b., 1883; d. in New York City, 1884. 

IV. Kristina, b., June 18, 1884; d. in New York City, 1890. 

V. Adrian, b., 1886; d. in New York City, 1890. 

VI. Alexander, Jr., b., March 8, 1888; d. in Peterborough, Aug. 14, 1898. 

VII. Fehx, b., 1890; d. in New York City, 1891. 
VIII. CorneHus, b., 1892; d. in New York City, 1893. 

IX. Johann, b., Nov. 8, 1894; unm.; res. with his parents. 

BIXBY 

Nathan Bixby, b. at Hopkinton, Mass., Oct. 14, 1746, was 
the son of Joseph, who was the son of an EngHshman settled 
in that town, and Mehitable (Rugg) Bixby. He m., Oct. 3, 
1771, Martha Twitchell, b. at Sherborn, Mass., Dec. 16, 1747; 
dau. of Joseph and Deborah (Fairbanks) Twitchell. In 1776, 
he volunteered as a soldier for six months, though not legally 
subject to military duty, owing to defect of sight. He marched 
into the state of New York, and was at the battle of White 
Plains. Next year, he purchased of Simeon Bullard a lot of 
land in Dublin. In 1778, he moved to Dublin with his wife 
and three surviving ch. He first settled on lot 12, range 6. In 
1779, he moved to lot 11, range 3, where he lived till 1814, when 
he re. to Keene, where he d., Sept. 15, 1818. His widow d. there, 
March 14, 1822. Ch.: 

I. JuHa, b. in Framingham, Mass., July 8, 1772; d. there, Jan. 28, 
1776. 

II. Nathan, b. in Framingham, Mass., Feb. 26, 1774; d. at St. Mary's, 

Ga., March 6, 1818; for some years a merchant in Charleston, 

s. c. 

III. Martha, b. in Framingham, Mass., Oct. 24, 1775; d. in Livermore, 

Me., May 17, 1831; m., May 2, 1793, Abel Munroe. 

IV. Mary, b. in Framingham, Mass., Nov. 23, 1777; d. in Livermore, 

Me., Nov. 7, 1833; m. Andrew Thorndike. 
V. Joseph, b. in D., July 19, 1780; d. at Charleston, S. C, June 21, 
1821; a shipmaster and owner many years. 

VI. Julia, b. in D., May 28, 1782; m. Alexander Milliken of Peterbor- 

ough; res. in Keene. 

VII. Samuel, b. in D., May 27, 1784; d. there, Jan. 25, 1796. 

VIII. Deborah, I), in D., July 2, 1786; m. John Eliot, q. v. 

IX. James, b. in D., July 4, 1788; a shipmaster; d., March 10, 1819. 
X. John, b. in D., June 17, 1790; graduated at Dartmouth College, 1812; 
re. to the state of New York, 1813; attorney and counsellor at 



GENEALOGIES 721 

law for many years in that state; re. to Keene, where he kept a 
drug store for a long time, and where he d., Dec. 19, 1865. 
XI. Keziah, b. in D., June 18, 1792; d. in Keene, June 4, 1870, s. p.; m. 
Aaron Appleton, q. v. 

BOISVERT 
Alfred F. Boisvert. See Alfred F. Greenwood. 

BOND 
I. Isaac Bond 

Isaac Bond from Sherborn, Mass., settled in D., 1767, on 
the south half of lot 2, range 1. He m., at Sherborn, Apr. 27, 
1758, Abigail Greenwood, a sister of William Greenwood, 1st. 
Ch., the first three b. at Sherborn: 

I. Huldah, b. Feb. 27, 1759; m. Seth Cobb, q. v.; 2d hus., Stephen 

Davis. 
II, Jonas, b. Mar. 21, 176-; m. Ednah Bodwell of Methuen, Mass. 
He d. in D., March 1, 1822, ae. 63. She d. in D., Nov. 16, 1840, 
ae. 76. 

III. Sarah, b. Dec. 25, 1762; m., as his second wife, Asa Pratt, q. v., 

ae. 72. and re. to Vermont. 

IV. Miriam, m. Whitcomb Powers; res. in Jaffrey. 

V. Abigail, b. at Natick, Mass., Apr. 2, 1765; d., unm., Dec. 3, 1837, 
ae. 72. 
VI. Isaac, res. in Chester, Vt. 
VII. William, m. Sarah Spaulding of Jaffrey; res. in Cavendish, Vt. 

II. Franklin Bond 

1. Franklin Bond, adopted son of Jonas Bond, b., April 
10,1801; d. in D., July 8, 1882; m., Dec. 23, 1824, Mary Emer- 
son, b. in Rindge, Jan. 21, 1808; d. in D., May 7, 1876; lived 
on lot 5, range 5. Ch.: 

L George Franklin, b. in D., March 1, 1827, 2. 
II. Mary Maria, b. in D., Jan. 8, 1832; m. Joseph Warren Robbe, q. v. 

2. George Franklin Bond, son of Franklin, 1, b. in D., 
March 1, 1827; d. in D., Aug. 8, 1894; m. Emeline Hawkins, 
b. at Ashuelot, Oct. 5, 1832; d. in Keene, March 11, 1903; 
dau. of Stephen Hawkins; res. in Manhassett, L. I., and D. 
He was a farmer and mechanic. Ch.: 

I. EugeHa Maria, b. at Manhassett, L. I., Nov. 9, 1862; d. m Fitch- 
burg, Mass., March 19, 1886; m. Charles E. Smith of that city. 
II. DeLos Hawkins, b. in D., Nov. 15, 1875; is a brakeman on the B. & 
M. R. R.; res. in Fitchburg, Mass., and Vernon, Vt.; m., Oct. 
15, 1899, Mary Louise Jaquith, b. in Fitchburg, Mass., Aug. 13, 
1877; dau. of Frederick Levi and Nellie (Murphy) Jaquith. 



722 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

BOUTELL 

Daniel Boutell and his w., Grace, lived on lot 7, range 6. 
Ch.: 

I. Roxana, b., Sept. 12, 1795, 
II. Persis, b., July 5, 1797. 

III. Daniel, b., Oct. 8, 1800. 

IV. Lorendo, b., July 27, 1802. 
V. Judith, b., June 4, 1804. 

VI. Cynthia, b., April 2.5, 1806. 

These ch. are supposed to have been b. in D. 

BOWERS 

James Bowers, b. in Groton, Mass., July 16, 1746; d. in D., 
Jan. 24, 1830; son of Nehemiah and Sarah (Larrabee) Bowers. 
His widow, Lydia, d. in D., June 11, 1840, ae. 78. About 1805, 
he re. from Rindge to D., and settled upon lot 7, range 1. 
Seven ch.: 

I. Rhoda, b. in Harvard, Mass., Jan. 3, 1784, supposed to be the same 
who is called Nancy in the former history, who m. Paul Nelson 
and had two ch.: 1. Nancy, who m. William Pratt of Peter- 
borough; 2. Mary Ann, who m. Thomas Robbe, q. v. There 
were also said to have been other ch. whose names are unknown 
to us. 

II. Jonathan S., b. in Rindge, Sept. 19, 1786; res. in Peterborough. 
By his w., Elizabeth N., he had several ch., one of whom, Orinda, 
m. Franklin, son of Daniel Twitchell, 2d, q. v. 

m. Luther, b. in Rindge, Nov. 22, 1788; d. in D., July 31, 1865; res. at 
first in Boston; re., 1830, to the Bullard farm in D., on lot 9, 
range 1, in front of whose ancient cottage still stands that large, 
magnificent elm, often photographed, known as the Bullard or 
Bowers elm. He m., April 8, 1834, Sarah Bullard, b. in D., Feb. 
20, 1784; d. there, May 27, 1840; dau. of Simeon and Ruth 
(Adams) Bullard. 

IV. Levi, b. in Rindge, Nov. 22, 1790; res. in Boston. 
V. Charles, b. in Rindge, Oct. 15, 1792; res. in Boston. 

VI. Lydia, b. in Rindge, Oct. 13, 1794; m. Timothy Bullard, q. v. 
VII. Roxana, b. in Rindge, May 31, 1799; unm. 

BRIGHAM 

Jonas Brigham, b. in Sudbury, Mass., May 22, 1758; d. in 
D., Feb. 11, 1850; lived first in Nelson; re. to D., 1835, on 
part of lots 8 and 9, range 9. He m., 1807, Dorcas (Green) 
Pratt, b. in Bolton, Mass., May 15, 1768; d. in D., Dec. 25, 
1859. She was the widow of Oliver C. Pratt. Ch.: 

L Reuel, b. in Nelson, May 30, 1808; d. in D., Dec. 10, 1873; m., 1st, 
June 2, 1835, Prudence Bums, b. in Nelson, Dec. 17, 1811; d. in 



GENEALOGIES 723 

D., Dec. 11, 1848; dau. of James and Hannah (Twitchell) 
(Gibbs) Burns. He m., 2d, Jan. 28, 1850, Maria J. Cragin, b. in 
the state of New York, Jan. 2, 1832; dau. of Moses and Chris- 
tina Cragin. Ch.: 1. Jane, h. in D., Jan. 19, 1838; 2. George 
Franklin, b. in D., Sept. 15, 1843; d. there, March 7, 1845. 
II. Mary H., b. in Nelson, April 1, 1818. 

BROAD 

Seth Broad, b. in Needham, Mass., May 3, 1756; d. In D., 
April 4, 1806; settled in D., 1799, on lot 1, range 5; m. Azubah 
Saunders of Sturbridge, Mass., b. there, Oct. 28, 1763; sister 
of Rev. Dr. Saunders, President of Vermont University, Bur- 
lington, and afterwards pastor of the Congregational Ch. at 
Medfield, Mass. She d., May 12, 1824, in D. Ch.: - 

I. Betsey, b. in Needham, Mass., Feb. 19, 1782; d. in Williamstown, 

Vt., Sept. 6, 1827; m. Benjamin Stearns of Mount Vernon. 
II. Mehetabel, b. in Needham, Mass., Feb. 19, 1784; m. Nehemiah 
Upton, q. V. 

III. Enos, b. in Needham, Mass., Jan. 28, 1787; d., July 19, 1815. 

IV. Rebecca, b. in Needham, Mass., April 15, 1789; d. m Keene, June 

26, 1835; m. James Wilson of Peterborough; re. to Keene. 
V. Martha, b. in Needham, Mass., Sept. 17, 1791; m. Samuel Adams, 
q. V. 
VI. Azubah, b. in Needham, Mass., March 6, 1794; m. Samuel Adams, 
q. V. 
VII. Lydia, b. in Needham, Mass., May 3, 1797; m., 1st, David Pike of 
Mount Vernon; re. to Montpelier, Vt.; m., 2d, Abijah Wheeler; 
d. m Middlesex, Vt. 
VIII. Sarah (Sally), b. in D., June 27, 1802; d. there, Feb. 13, 1827. 
IX. Clarissa, b. in D., April 5, 1805; m. Jacob Gleason, q. v. 

BROCKWAY 

James Levi Brockway, b. in Brockway, N. B., July 10, 
1877; son of John and Melissa (Nutting) Brockway; res. in 
Dublin on lot 3, range 4; at present, on lot 9, range 5. He is a 
carpenter. He m.. May 10, 1900, Mrs. Josephine Adelle 
(Clukay) Emery, b. in Peterborough, Aug. 3, 1873; dau. of 
Patrick and Mary Ann (Boutwell) Clukay, formerly the wife 
of Frank R. Emery, q. v. Mrs. Brockway had a son, Walter B. 
Emery, q. v., by former hus. 

BROOKS 
I. Family of Jonas Brooks 

Jonas Brooks, b. in Jaffrey, Jan. 27, 1772; d. in Marl- 
borough, Dec. 22, 1842; m., 1799, Mary Tilton, b., Jan. 23, 1777, 
in East Sudbury (now Wayland), Mass.; re. to Dublin, Feb- 



724 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

ruary, 1816, upon lot 16, range 8; re., in 1840, to Marlborough. 
He was the son of Joseph and Abigail Brooks. Seven ch., the 
first six of whom were b. in Jaffrey. 

I. Mary W., b., Nov. 7, 1800; m. Roland Famum, q. v. 
II. John, b., Nov. 21, 1803; m., June 12, 1827, Adeline Twitchell of 
Dublin, dau. of Daniel Twitchell, 2d. Lived in towTi a short 
time. Three ch.: 1. Fidelia Maria, b., March IG, 1828; m. Joseph 
Upton; 2. George W., b., Jan. 24, 1834; 3. Mary E., b., 1839. 
HI. Rebecca T., b., Dec. 1, 1805; m., 1st. Minot Hayward, q. v., by whom 
she had a dau.; m., 2d, William B. Powers; res. in Royalton, Vt.; 
one ch. by Mr. Powers, Mary E., b., February, 1843. 
IV. Ebenezer A., b., Dec. 1, 1810; m., 1833, Henrietta Bruce of Peter- 
sham, Mass.; res. in Nashua; four ch.: 1. Rosanna, d. young; 
2. Isaac M.; 3. Henry; 4. Caroline L. 
V. Elizabeth D., b., March 14, 1814. 

VI. Jonas H., b., July 10, 1815; m., 1842, Julia Foster of Fitzwilliam, 
b. there, Sept. 5, 1820; dau. of Abiel and Lydia Foster; res. for 
a time in D. Ch. : 1. Charles; 2. James, d. in D., March 20, 1846; 
ae. 11 mos., 11 days; 3. Zebuda, d. young; 4. Alfred Lillhurn; 
5. Julia. 
VII. Joseph, b., Oct. 14, 1822; m. Eliza A. B. Hurlburt; res. in Nashua. 
Onech.: Mary Eliza. 

II. Family of John Brooks 

John Brooks, son of Aaron and Waitstill Greenwood 
(Twitchell) Brooks, b. in Nelson, Oct. 14, 1806, went to Sulli- 
van to live with his mother, when the latter became the first 
wife of Jacob Spaulding. He m. in D., April 29, 1841, Harriet 
E. Crombie, who was born in D., Oct. 7, 1819; d. in Jaffrey, 
Nov. 30, 1895; dau. of John and Betsey (Wilder) Crombie. 
They lived in D. 32 years. In 1874, he moved to Jaffrey and 
d. there, April 7, 1885. He was a farmer. They had one ch.: 

I. Anstis R., b. in D., Oct. 24, 184G; m., June 29, 1881, Charles Jesse 
Ellis, b. in Ashburnham, Mass., Oct. 26, 1845; son of Obed and 
Mercy (Stodard) Ellis. They res. in Jaffrey. No ch. 

BRUSH 

George de Forest Brush was b. at Shelbyville, Tenn,, 
Sept. 28, 1855, the son of Alfred Clark and Nancy (Douglas) 
Brush. His father, b. at Danbury, Conn., 1824, d. at Portland, 
Ore., 1908, the son of Hull and Rachel (Norris) Brush, and 
his mother, b. at New London, Conn., d. at Norton, Conn., 
the dau. of Alexander and Lydia (Treby) Douglas. He m. 
in New York City, Jan. 11, 1886, Mary (called Mittie) Taylor 
Whelpley, b. in Boston, Mass., Jan. 11, 1866. Her father, 
James Davenport Whelpley, M. D., son of Rev. Philip 



GENEALOGIES 725 

Melancthon and Abigail Fitch (Davenport) Whelpley, was b. 
in New York City, 1817, and d. in Boston, 1872, and her 
mother, Mary Louise Breed, b, at Norfolk, Va., 1841, was the 
dau. of Rev. Joseph Blainer and Frances Ann Catherine 
(Taylor) Breed. 

Mr. Brush is an artist of national prominence. He was 
educated in his profession at the National Academy of Design, 
New York City, and Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris, under 
Gerome. He was awarded gold medals at the Chicago Exposi- 
tion, 1893; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 1897; Paris 
Exposition, 1900; Buffalo Exposition, 1901; St. Louis Exposi- 
tion, 1904, He res. in New York City during the winter, and 
in D. during the summer. Ch.: 

I. Alfred Payne, b. in Montreal, Can., 1887; d., 1887. 
II. Gerome, b. in New York City, Mar. 11, 1888; m. Louise Seymour. 
Ch.: 1. Joaw, b. at Lausanne, Switzerland, about 1914; 2. Rose- 
mary, b. in D., 1916. 

III. Nancy Douglas, b., in Paris, France, July 4, 1890; m. 1st, in D., 

Sept. 11, 1909, William Robert Pearmain, b. at Chelsea, Mass., 
Mar. 17, 1888; d. at Framingham, Mass., Sept. 27, 1912; son of 
Sumner Bass and Alice Whittemore Upton Pearmain of East 
Jaflfrey, N. H.; m. 2d, in Boston, Oct. 25, 1916, as his second wife, 
Harold Bowditch (Harvard, A.B., 1905, Harvard Medical School, 
M.D., 1909), b. in Boston, June 8, 1883; son of Henry Pickering 
and Selma (Knauth) Bowditch; res. at Brookline, Mass. Ch. by 
first husband: 1. Mary Alice, b.. May 16, 1911; ch. by second 
husband: 2. Mar</m *Sea?;er, b. in Boston, Sept. 13, 1912; S.Henry 
Pickering, h. at Brookline, June 16, 1914. 

IV. Tribbie, b. at Plainfield, N. H., June 27, 1893; d. at Hartford, Conn., 

July 24, 1917. 
V. Georgia, b. in New York City, Dec. 2, 1895; d. in Florence, Italy, 
Apr. 28, 1898. 
VI. Mary, b. at Worcester, Mass., Feb. 28, 1898. 
VII. Jane, b. at East Gloucester, Mass., Sept. 2, 1900. 
VIII. Thea, b. in Florence, Italy, Oct. 2, 1903. 

BULLARD 

I. Asa BuLiiARD 

Asa Bullard, a younger brother of Simeon Bullard, who 
lived many years in D., was born in New Ipswich, April 18, 
1765; taught school in D. in 1785; graduated at Dartmouth, 
1793, received at Harvard the degrees of A.M. (1809), and 
M.D. (1813), and was for several years a successful teacher in 
Boston, where he afterwards practised medicine. He died, 
May 1, 1826, while on a visit at Mt. Vernon, N. H. He was a 
soldier of the Revolution, credited to D. 



726 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

II. Simeon Bullard 

1. Simeon Bull.\rd, b. in New Ipswich, Aug. 30, 1745; d. 
in D., Jan. 21, 1828; m. Ruth Adams, born in Dunstable (now 
Nashua), Dec. 30, 1749. Ch.: 

I. Ruth, b., Aug. 7, 1772. 

II. Azubali, b., July 20, 1774; m., Feb. 16, 1790, Aaron Swan. Ch.: 1. 
John, b., 1790; perhaps others. 

III. Caleb, b., Sept. 7, 1776; d., Jan. 1, 1777. 

IV, Ebenezer, b., Aug. 8, 1780; d., Jan. 15, 1811. 
V. Mary, b.. May 20, 1782. 

VI. Sarah, b., Feb. 20, 1784; m. Luther Bowers, q. v. 
VII. Asahel, b., March 13, 1786. 
VIII. Timothy, b., Aug. 4, 1789; 2. 
IX. Nathan, b., July 18, 1792. 

2. Timothy Bullard, son of Simeon, 1, b. in D., Aug. 4, 
1789; d., Aug, 23, 1833; m. Lydia Bowers, dau. of James 
Bowers, q. v, Ch.: 

I, Charles, b., Feb, 10, 1814. 
11. Caroline, b.. May 11, 1815. 

III. Clarissa, b., Dec. 4, 1816, 

IV. George, b.. May 28, 1818; m. Sophronia Emery of JafiFrey; d,, 

November, 1853. Ch.: 1. Ellen S.; 2. Adelia C. 

V. Luthur Sawyer, b., Nov. 18, 1819. 

VI. Mary Adams, b., Oct. 13, 1821. 
VII. John Allison, b., Oct. 29, 1823. 

BURNHAM 

Nathaniel Burnham, b. in Greenfield, N. H., March 2, 
1796; m,, 1st, Lucy Butler, b. in 1801, dau. of Jonathan Butler 
of Lyndeborough. She d,, Oct, 18, 1830, leaving one ch. He 
m., 2d, June 30, 1835, Mary Wilder, b. in D„ July 27, 1804; 
dau. of Abel Wilder, q. v. Ch. : 

I. Sarah, b., Feb. 10, 1830; m., Dec, 8, 1852, George D. Bonner; res. 
in Roxbury, Mass. 

II. Nathaniel, b., April 16, 1836. 

m. Mary, b.. May 25, 1837; d., Jan. 20, 1842. 
rV. John, b„ Dec. 14, 1839, 
V, Lucy Kezia, b„ Aug. 29, 1841, 

VI, Emeline Emma, b., March 12, 1843. 

VII. Abel W„ b., Dec, 23, 1845, 

BURNS 
James Burns, from Nelson, m. Mrs. Hannah (Twitchell) 
Gibbs, widow of Zenas Gibbs, of Whitestown, N. Y.; to whom 
she was m., Oct, 12, 1794, and by whom she had three sons: 



GENEALOGIES 727 

1. Zenas, b., Feb. 29, 1796; 2. John, b., May 7, 1797; 3. 7ra, 
b., Jan. 5, 1798, who res. in Boston. Mr. Burns d., April 28, 
1838, ae. 77. His widow d., Sept. 20, 1859. The ch. of Mr. 
Burns were: 

I. Hannah, b., April 4, 1802; d., Nov. 30, 1871; m., Nov. 15, 1849, 
Nathaniel Holt, of Milford; res. in D. 
U. Christiana, b., June 22, 1804; m., March 30, 1824, Moses Cragin of 
New Ipswich. 

III. James, b., Nov. 22, 1806; d., Nov. 14, 1832. 

IV. Samuel, b., June 9, 1807 \sic\; m.. May 21, 1835, Melinda, dau. of 

David Pierce. 
V. Prudence, b., Dec. 17, 1811; m., June 2, 1835, Reuel Brigham, q. v. 
VI. Mary, b., Aug. 11, 1814; d., Nov. 28, 1871; m. Joseph Morrison. 
VII. WiUiam, b., April 1, 1817; d.. May 14, 1842. 
VIII. David, b., July 6, 1820. 

BURPEE 

1. Ebenezer Burpee, b. in Jaffrey, Jan. 21, 1801; d. in 
D., Nov. 4, 1890; m. Dorcas Bowman, b., June 17, 1802; d. 
in D., Aug. 11, 1879. Ch.: 

I. Lucy Jane, b. in D., April 8, 1824; m. Andrew J. Snow, q. v. 

II. Julia Ann, b. in D., Jan. 1, 1826; m. Joseph Blanchard. 

III. Maria Eunice, b. in D., Nov. 12, 1827; d. in Bennington, Dec. 2, 

1896; m. George Fish. 

IV. Abbott Bowman, b. in D., June 12, 1830, 2. 

V. Dorcas A., b. in D., Mar. 20, 1832; d. there, August, 1835. 
VI. Asaph, b. m D., Feb. 22, 1835; d. there, AprU 3, 1835. 
VII. Asaph Ebenezer, b. in D., Feb. 2, 1836; unm. 

VIII. Martha Elmira, b. in D., Sept. 2, 1838; d. m Peterborough, Mar. 8, 
1867; unm. 
IX. George W., b. in D., Feb. 22, 1841; m. Mary Brady. 
X. Alonzo J., b. m D., Aug. 9, 1846; d. ui Upton, Mass., April 13, 1893; 
m. Angelia Foster. 

2. Abbott B. Burpee, son of Ebenezer, 1, b. in D., June 12, 
1830; d. in D., August 21, 1879. He was a farmer on the old 
homestead. He m., March, 1853, Eliza Ann Lawrence, b. in 
Groton, Mass., Oct. 4, 1836; d. in Antrim, Dec. 29, 1903; dau. 
of Edward M. and Annis (Frost) Lawrence. He res. a short 
time in Jaffrey before removing to the homestead farm in D. 
Ch.: 

I. Frank Edgar, b. in Jaffrey, Dec. 20, 1853, 3. 

II. Eugenie Ann, b. in D., May 9, 1856; m. Leonard W. Harrington, 

q. V. 

III. Laura Annette, b. m D., June 22, 1858; d. in Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 

6, 1893; m. William Gill. 

IV. Miranda Arvilla, b. in D., Oct. 13, 1860; d. in Leominster, Mass., 

June 4, 1903; m. Lloyd D. Barrows. 



728 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

V. Benjamin Abbott, b. in D., Aug. 8, 1863; m. Jane S. Erlandson; 
res. in Harvard, Mass. 
VI. Millie Louisa, b. in D., Dec. 19, 18G5; m. George McCurdy; now 

addressed as "Mrs. Millie L. Webber," Troy, N. H. 
VII. Lucius Edwin, b. in D., March 26, 1868; unm. 

VIII. George Willis, b., in D., June 23, 1871; inim.; res. in Harvard, 
Mass. 
IX. Louis Henry, b. in D., Jan. 6, 1876; m. Abby Rathbum Parlow; res. 
on Fislier's Island, N. Y. 
X. Winfield Alonzo, b. in D., Mar. 12, 1880; m. Addie Hill. 

3. Frank E. Burpee, son of Abbott B., 2., b. in Jaffrey, 
Dec. 20, 1853; d. in Boston, Mass., Jan. 23, 1901; m., Nov. 
26, 1886, Mary Frances Dalton, b. in Liverpool, Eng., Mar. 
29, 1857; dau. of Thomas and Elizabeth (Byrne) Dalton. He 
was a farmer in D., where she now res. Ch.: 

I. Francis Abbott, b. in D., June 8, 1891. 
II. Cecilia Maria, b. in D., Nov. 13, 1893. 
III. Elizabeth Martha, b. in D., Feb. 22, 1895. 

BURTON 

Clarence Francis Burton, b. in Wilton, Aug. 31, 1845; 
d. in Concord, N. H., March 16, 1904; son of Samuel and 
Elvira M. (Jones) Burton. He m., Sept. 21, 1893, Martha 
Elizabeth Moore, b. in Jaffrey, Oct. 15, 1857; d. in D., May 4, 
1900; dau. of Abram and Julia Maria (Holmes) Moore. They 
res. in Peterborough and D. Ch.: 

I. Lucy May, b. in Peterborough, Oct. 4, 1894. 
11. Howard Francis, b. in D., May 30, 1899. 

CABOT 

William Brooks Cabot, a summer resident, and now a 
legal resident of D., b. in Brattleborough, Vt., Feb. 2, 1858; 
an accomplished civil engineer, who has devoted much time 
to travel, especially in north-eastern Canada and Labrador. 
He has carefully investigated the dialects of certain Indian 
tribes, particularly those of the Algonquin family. He and 
members of his family have kindly entertained Dublin au- 
diences on many occasions with entertaining descriptions of 
the countries and peoples which they have visited. He m., 
May 29, 1886, Elizabeth Lyman Parker, b. in Boston, Mass., 
Oct. 11, 1861; dau. of Francis Jewett and Anna Whiting 
(Lyman) Parker. Ch.: 

I. Dorothy Parker, b. iji Hanover, Mass., July 11, 1887; d. at Long- 
wood, Mass., Jan. 6, 1896. 
II. Anna Lyman, b. in Cambridge, Mass., Nov. 17, 1888; m. Joseph 



GENEALOGIES 729 

Randolph Coolidge, 3d, of Brookline, Mass., and has two ch.: 
1. Julia; 2. Joseph Randolph, 4th. 

III. Eleanor Frances, b. in Cambridge, Mass., Jan. 12, 1890. 

IV. Katharine Lyman, b. in Brattleborough, Vt., Mar. 20, 1891. 
V. Norman, b. at Chestnut Hill, Mass., Feb. 20, 1900. 

VI. Mary Minot, b. in Brookline, Mass., Nov. 7, 1901. 

CAREY 

WiLLARD Olcott Carey, son of Samucl and Harriet (Olcott) 
Carey, was b. at Peterborough, N. H., June 10, 1824. He m. 
1st, in D., Oct. 1, 1848, Julia Ann Robbe, b. there, April 23, 
1827; d. at Peterborough, June 19, 1850; dau. of James and 
Margaret (Taggart) Robbe; and m. 2d, in New York City, 
Nov. 6, 1853, Emma Thorndike Perry, b. in D., Oct. 9, 1826, 
d. at Swanzey, N. H., Feb. 9, 1898; dau. of Ebenezer and 
Emma Thorndike (Dodge) Perry. He is a machinist and 
farmer, and has res. in Boston, New York City, California, and 
at Peterborough. Ch. by first wife: 

I. Rosa Julia, b. at Roxbury, Mass., Nov. 14, 1849; m. Willis H. Winn. 
Ch. by second wife: 

II. Willis Herbert, b. at Roxbury, Mass., Sept. 1, 1854; d. at Peter- 
borough, May 11, 1857. 

III. Alice Emma, b. at Peterborough, Jan. 25, 1857; m. Nathan F. 

Cogswell. 

IV. Herbert Willard, b. at Peterborough, July 14, 1858. 

V. Hiram AbifF, b. in Brooklyn, N. Y., Sept. 17, 1860; a liveryman m D.; 
m., May 9, 1888, Idella Maria Fiske, b. m Faribault, Mmn., May 6, 
1868; dau. of Warren L. and Emily M. (Matthews) Fiske. No ch. 
VI. Mabel Jane, b. at Milford, N. H., Nov. 5, 1863; m. Wilfred Mat- 
thews Fiske (7), q. v. 

CATLIN 

Rev. Hasket Derby Catlin, b. in New Brighton, N. Y., 
June 26, 1839; still living in Northumberland, Pa. He was the 
sixth pastor of the First Congregational (Unitarian) Church of 
Dublin, 1882-1885. He was a graduate of Yale University, 
A.B., 1859; A.M., 1862. For an account of his ministry see 
the chapter on Ecclesiastical History in this work. He m., 
Oct. 31, 1878, Hannah Taggart Priestly, b. in Northumber- 
land, Pa., Jan. 21, 1848; dau. of Joseph and Hannah Huston 
(Taggart) Priestly. Ch.: 

I. Joseph Priestly, b. in Northumberland, Pa., July 25, 1879; m. Esther 

Hooker Trowbridge. 
II. Lucy Helen, b. in Eastport, Me., Feb. 15, 1889; d. there, Dec. 9, 
1890. 



730 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

CHAJVIBERLAIN 

1. Capt. James Chamberlain, from Sherborn, Mass., 
came to D. in 1772; m. Hannah Adams, dau. of Isaac Adams; 
lived first on lot 9, range 5. He sold his house and farm to 
Rev. Edward Sprague, and bought, on the opposite side of the 
road, lot 9, range 6. He was a soldier of the Revolution and, 
during the last years of his life, received a pension from the 
United States. He d., Jan. 23, 1827, ae. 85. Hannah, his wife, 
d., July 29, 1800, ae. 55. He m., 2d, April 25, 1801, widow 
Mary Fisk of Leominster, Mass. Ch.: 

I. Cyrus, b. ab. 1770, 2. 

II. Polly (Mary), b., Sept. 24, 1773; m., Jan. 9, 1795, Elisha Kaowlton, 
q. V. 

III. James, b., Dec. 3, 1781; d., June 23, 1785. 

IV. Hannah, b., March 14, 1788; m. Elisha Knowlton, q. v. 

2. Cyrus Chamberlain, son of James, 1., b. abt. 1770; m., 
Oct. 25, 1794, Julia Mason, dau. of Thaddeus, q. v., who d., 
June 27, 1839, at Pembroke, Genesee County, N. Y., to which 
place he himself removed in 1835. He kept a hotel which 
formerly stood where the Unitarian Church now stands. This 
house was removed in 1852 and is the one in which Wilfred M. 
Fiske now lives. Mr. Chamberlain held the office of postmaster 
from the time a post-ofiice was established in town till he moved 
away. He was town-clerk 28 years in succession, and once 
afterwards. Ch.: 

I. Clarissa, b., Aug. 31, 1795; d. at Lyons, N. Y., April 24, 1847; m. 

Ashley Hamilton, q. v. 
II. James, b., March 20, 1797, 3. 

III. Lucy, b.. May 18, 1801; m., June 10, 1834, Lemuel Lakin of Han- 

cock; res. at Pembroke, N. Y. Ch.: 1. Julia C, b.. May 26, 
1835. 

IV. Cyrus, b., Nov. 18, 1802. 

V. Julia, b., April 13, 1809; d. m Eochester, N. Y., April 7, 1833; m., 

May 16, 1830, Lemuel Lakm. 
VI. Elvira, b.. May 23, 1812; m., January, 1838, Judah L. Peck, and 
res. at Waupun, Dodge County, Wis. 

3. James Chamberlain, son of Cyrus, 2, b. in D., March 
20, 1797; m., Nov. 28, 1833, Anna Marshall, b. in D., Sept. 25, 
1801; d. there, Nov. 15, 1860; dau. of Benjamin and Hannah 
(Morse) Marshall. Ch.: 

I. GranvUle M., b. m D., Jan. 14, 1835; d. there, Jan. 4, 1842. 
n. Elvira E., b. in D., Sept. 14, 1837; d. there. Mar. 23, 1878; m. Cjtus 

H. Bemis, No. ch. 
m. Maro Johnson, b. in D., Aug. 29, 1841; d. at Columbia Falls, Men- 



GENEALOGIES 731 

tana, Nov. 19, 1903. He was a soldier from D. in the Civil War. 
He rose to the rank of Captain and commanded a company of 
U. S. Colored Troops. He was educated at Phillips Exeter Acad- 
emy. After the war, he settled at Frisco, Utah, and moved from 
there to Butte, Montana. He was never married. 

CHAPMAN 

Zadoc Chapman m., May 4, 1803, Esther Marshall, b., 
Apr. 28, 1781; dau. of Aaron and Esther (Townsend) Marshall. 
He was a mason by trade; had a large family of children; 
resided in the state of Maine. 

CHENY 

Edward Cheny, and Abigal his w., lived on lot 15, range 7. 
Ch.: 1. Edward, b. in D., Sept. 18, 1777. 

CHILDS 
I. Family of Abtemas Childs 

Artemas Childs, b., Aug. 16, 1762, in Northborough, 
Mass.; d., Nov. 9, 1839; m. Lucy Keyes, dau. of Simon Keyes 
of Wilton, b., Aug. 24, 1769, d., April 21, 1848; re. to D., 
1799; lived on lot 7, range 7, bought of William Davis; re. 
subsequently to Ballston Spa, N. Y., where they died. Ch.: 

I. Mary, b., April 11, 1794; m., Feb. 22, 1812, Samuel Davison of 

Peterborough, b., June 3, 1788; re. to D., 1815. 
IL Lucy, b., Feb. 3, 1796; d., Nov. 23, 1823. 
in. Sally, b., Oct. 27, 1797; d., Aug. 27, 1822. 
IV. Harriet, b., Aug. 31, 1799; d. unm. 
V. Jane R., b., Mar. 26, 1801; d. unm. 

VI. Artemas J., b., Aug. 12, 1802; m. Nancy Dolloff of Ballston Spa, 
N. Y.; re. to Peoria, 111. Ch.: 1. Henry D., b., Nov. 1825; d., 
Sept. 3, 1827; 2. Harriet; 3. Lucretia; 4. Alfred. 
VII. John L., b., Jan. 20, 1804; d., Oct. 2, 1827. 

VIII. Levi L., b., Feb. 23, 1806; m. Ann ; res. at Gaines, N. Y.; 

7 ch., names unknown to us. 
IX. Emelme, b., Sept. 16, 1807; m. William E. Betts, of Ballston Spa, 
N. Y. Ch.: 1. William C, b., Aug. 10, 1833; d.. Mar. 20, 1837, in 
D.; 2. Henry D., b., Sept. 27, 1835; 3. William C, b., Jan. 4, 
1839; 4. Charles, d., in infancy; 5. Sarah C, b., Oct. 17, 1844. 
X. Leander W., b., Oct. 17, 1812; d., Oct. 9, 1826. 

XI. Horace A., b., July 17, 1814; m. Mrs. Elizabeth F. Dennett, Ken- 
tucky; res. at Centre Grove, 111. 7 ch., names unknown to us. 

II. Family of Herbert L. Childs 

Herbert Leslie Childs, b. in Deerfield, Mass., Jan. 4, 
1867; son of Henry Seymour and Lucy Esther (Grout) Childs; 
m., June 25, 1891, Harriet Correll Lusk; dau. of David Hall 



732 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

and Henrietta (Storer) Lusk. He had seen service in the U. S. 
Navy. He lived a few years in D., in the tenement over Glea- 
son's store, he himself being a clerk in the same store. Ch. : 

I. Henry Everett, b. in Washington, D. C, June 25, 1893; a student 
in Rochester University. 
II. Elizabeth Lusk, b. in Rochester N. Y., July 7, 1901. 

III. Family of Ralph D. Childs 

Ralph David Childs, b. in Deerfield, Mass., April 18, 
1872; son of Henry Seymour and Lucy Esther (Grout) Childs; 
a clerk in Allison's store. He has lived in the house of Miss 
Annie Allison and in that of his brother. Dr. A. H. Childs. 
He m., Jan. 15, 1897, a lady whose maiden name was Mary 
Evelyn Greene; dau. of Samuel Worcester and Hannah Maria 
(Lander) Greene. No ch. 

IV. Family of Dr. A. H. Childs 

Alfred Henry Childs, M.D., b. in Deerfield, Mass., 
Feb. 29, 1876; son of Henry Seymour and Lucy Esther (Grout) 
Childs, graduated at Harvard, A.B., 1897; received his degree 
of M.D. from Harvard, 1901. He came to D. early in this 
century and succeeded to the practice of Dr. Smith and Dr. 
Wood. He has been eminently successful in his practice. He 
m., Oct. 21, 1903, Lucy Anna Eastman, b. in Whitingham, 
Vt., Feb. 20, 1873; dau. of Hubbard and Lucy Melinda (Chase) 
Eastman. They live in what is known as the Col. Rufus 
Piper house, which he has purchased. He lived two or three 
years in the Unitarian parsonage. One son, b. and d., Aug. 
6, 1907. 

CLARK 

Jonas Clark, b. in Townsend, Mass., June 3, 1775, was 
son of William and Sarah (Locke) Clark. His mother was b. 
at Concord, Mass., June 9, 1717; d.. Mar. 29, 1776. His father, 
William Clark, was the son of William and Eunice (Taylor) 
Clark of Concord, Mass. William, Sr., was b., probably at 
Boston, 1679, son of Samuel and Rachel Clark, the former 
of whom came from England, according to tradition, when 
he was about 12, with his father Joseph, settled in Con- 
cord, Mass., 1686, and d., Jan. 30, 1729/30. His w. d., Oct. 
19, 1722. Jonas Clark came to D., 1797; a clothier; first 
established this business in D.; built his mill on the spot where 
the old brick woollen factory was afterwards built in H.; sold 
to James Horsely, 1804, and removed to Shipton, P. Q., Jan. 



GENEALOGIES 733 

16, 1805; where he, with his family, res., on land reclaimed by 
him from the wilderness, until Oct. 25, 1819, when he returned 
to D., where he res. till Nov. 23, 1849 when he re. to Peter- 
borough. He m. Mary Twitchell, dau. of Abel and Sarah 
(Adams) Twitchell, q. v. Their first 4 ch. were born in D,, the 
rest at Ship ton: 

I. Elvira, b., Sept. 21, 1800; m., Sept. 21, 1826, Oliver Frost, of Jaffery; 
re. to McDonough, N. Y., where she died, July 1, 1833. Ch.: 
1. Elvira Clark, b., Feb. 19, 1829; d., Mar. 19, 1829; 2. Mary Ann, 
b., Feb. 13, 1830; d., Sept. 8, 1831. 
II. Maria, b., Feb. 23, 1802; unm.; res. at Peterborough. 

ni. Adaline, b., June 6, 1803; d., Feb. 20, 1807. 

IV. Leander, b., Oct. 16, 1804; m., Dec. 30, 1841, Mary A., dau. of 
Samuel Jones. When a young man, his leg was amputated above 
the knee, in consequence of a severe injury by machinery at 
Rockingham, Vt. His plan of life was thus changed; he taught 
school and subsequently engaged in shoe-manufacturing; res. 
at Peterborough. Ch.: 1. Sarah Ann, b., Oct. 26, 1842; d., Sept. 
15, 1843; 2. Salvia Martin, b., June 7, 1845; d., Aug. 11, 1848; 

3. Eugene, b., Apr. 14, 1850. 

V. William (Hon.), m.. Mar. 22, 1836, Clarissa Cutter, dau. of John, Jr., 
and Betsey (Crosby) Cutter, of Jaffrey. He was a tanner and 
currier in JafiFrey until March, 1839, when he re. to Campton; 
largely engaged in leather manufacturing, mercantile, shoe, and 
other business; much employed in public business; State Senator 
for District No. 12, in 1849, and 1850; J. P. 14 years; postmaster 
at Campton several years. Ch.: 1. Clara Cutter, b., Oct. 8, 1838; 
2. Emeline Duncan, b., Apr. 4, 1841; d., Jan. 31, 1843; 3. William 
F., b., Dec. 19, 1842; 4. Charles Elmer, b., Dec. 12, 1844; 5. Emily 
Adams, h., Jan. 11, 1848; 6. Ermina Demerry, b., Sept. 19, 1852. 
VI. Melzar Wentworth, b. Dec. 6, 1812; m., 1837, Sabrma Hobart Lin- 
coln of Hingham, Mass.; a baker; res. at Hingham. Ch.: 1. An- 
drew Jackson, b. Dec. 13, 1837; 2. Mary Lewis, h., Oct. 10, 1839; 
d., March 18, 1843; 3. Adaline Augusta, b., Nov. 23, 1841; 

4. Emma, b., Nov. 22, 1844; 5. Francis Marion, h., Sept. 20, 
1846; 6. George Faher, b., April 16, 1848. 

VII. Galen, b., March 28, 1814; m., April 27, 1839, Rebecca McCoy of 
Missouri. From Missouri he re. to Philadelphia, Pa., where his 
wife died. He then re. to San Francisco, Cal., and did not remarry. 
Ch.: 1. Elvira Missouri, b., April 20, 1840; 2. Joseph Locke, b., 
Nov. 3, 1842; 3. Mary Ann, b., July 16, 1844; 4. Galen Alonzo, 
h.. May 30, 1846; 5. Solon McCoy, b., Feb. 7, 1848. 
Vin. Sarah Adams, b., Feb. 13, 1816; d. at Campton, May 19, 1844; in- 
terment in D.; a successful school-teacher; never married. 
IX. George Faber (Rev.), b., Feb. 24, 1817; graduated at the Harvard 
Divinity School, 1846; ordamed to the Unitarian Ministry at 
Charlemont, Mass., Aug. 11, 1847; pastorates: Warwick, Mass., 
1848-1852; Norton, Mass., 1852-1861; Stow, Mass., 1862-1867; 
Castine, Me., 1867-1870; Mendon, Mass., 1871-1883; and Hub- 
bardston, Mass., 1883-1889; removed to West Acton, Mass.; d. 



734 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

in Boston, Mass., July 31, 1899; a faithful and honored minister 
of the gospel. He m., April 1, 1847, Harriet Emery of Jaffrey. 
He worked at shoemaking till he had acquired means for an edu- 
cation. He attended several terms of the Melville Academy, he 
then continued his studies at Phillips Exeter Academy, from 
which he entered the Harvard Divinity School. 
X. Samuel Fulton (Rev.), b., Feb. 24, 1818. He learned the trade of a 
tanner and currier and worked at his trade till he had acquired 
the means to commence his education. He studied for a time with 
Rev. Dr. Abbot of Peterborough, and then spent three years at 
Phillips Exeter Academy from which he entered the Harvard 
Divinity School where he graduated in 1847. He was ordamed to 
the Unitarian Ministry at Athol, Mass., April 19, 1848. His 
pastorates were: Athol, Mass., 1848-1856; Ware, Mass., 1856- 
1861. He d. in Ware, March 27, 1861, comparatively early in 
life, having given great satisfaction to the two parishes in which 
he ministered. He m., April 30, 1848, Mary E. Morse, b. m D., 
June 15, 1826, d. m Athol, Mass., April 1, 1853; dau. of Thaddeus, 
Jr., and Serena (Appleton) Morse. The ladies of Athol erected 
a chaste and beautiful monument to her memory. Ch.: 1. Frank 
Appleton, b., June 22, 1850. 
XI. Clarissa Caroline, b., June 6, 1819; res. at Peterborough. 

CLUKAY 

Patrick Clukay, b. in Roxbury, Vt., June 4, 1842; d. in 
D., Dec. 5, 1891; son of Francis and Louisa (Bushnell) Clukay. 
He was a private in the Civil War. He m., Oct. 22, 1867, 
Mary Ann Boutwell, b. in Lyndeborough, Dec. 5, 1852; d. in 
D., Dec. 17, 1913; dau. of James and Ellen Maria (O'Connell) 
Boutwell. Ch.: 

I. Frank Edward, farmer, b. in Lyndeborough, Aug. 4, 1869; m. 1st 
Annie Murphy, b. in Ireland, d.. May 18, 1913; dau. of Patrick and 
Bridget O'Connor Murphy; m. 2d, Aug. 2, 1910, Hannah B. 
Davison, b., Apr. 28, 1875; dau. of John and Margaret Caroline 
Johnson Davison. He served in the Civil War, and res. in D. Ch. 
by first wife: 1. Harry Frank, b. at E. Jaffrey, N. H., Nov. 13, 
1895; m. Gertrude Donovan; 2. Mary Lilian, b. in D., Jan. 26, 
1897; m. William Greenwood; 3. Charles Patrick, b. in D., Nov. 
27, 1900; 4. James William, b. in D., July 24, 1903. 
II. Albert, b. in Wilton, March 25, 1871; d. in Peterborough, May 18, 
1895. 

III. Josephine Adelle, b. in Peterborough, Aug. 3, 1873; m. 1st Frank R. 

Emery, q. v.; m. 2d James L. Brockway, q. v. 

IV. Charles Ernest, b. in Peterborough, Dec. 12, 1875; d. in D., Jan. 

12, 1897. 
V. Clifton Patrick, farmer, b. in D., June 10, 1885; m. at Peterborough, 
Nov. 22, 1906, Maria Ann Roberts, b. at West Peterborough, 
Aug. 3, 1882; dau. of George Edward and Mary Isabel (Hood) 
Roberts. Ch.: 1. BeHram Clifton, b. in D., Feb. 17, 1908. 



GENEALOGIES 735 

VI. George Almon, carpenter, b. in D., March 23, 1889; m. at West- 
borough, Mass., June 24, 1908, Maude Edith Bell, b. at Petite 
Riviere, N. S., Mar. 8, 1888; dau. of Martin Joshua and Mary 
Letitia (Wentzell) Bell. Res. in D. 

COBB 
I. Ebenezer Cobb 

Ebenezer Cobb with Abigal his w. came to D. from Temple, 
Feb. 14, 1778, and lived on lot 8, range 9. His second w. was 
Olive. His first w. d., Dec. 9, 1788. Ch. : 

I. Josiah, b., Aug. 1, 1778. 
II. Abigail, b., Oct. 12, 1780. 

III. Sarah, b., Aug. 15, 1783. 

IV. Ebenezer, b., Sept. 3, 1787. 
V. Timothy, b., Feb. 12, 1791. 

VI. Hannah, b., June 7, 1793. 

II. Seth Cobb 

Seth Cobb and Catharine his wife came from Packers- 
field (Nelson) in 1780, and lived on lot 8, range 7. Catharine 
d., Dec. 11, 1789. Mr. Cobb m., 2d, Huldah, dau. of Isaac 
Bond. Ch.: 

I. Catharine. 
II. Ithamar. 

III. Lydia. 

IV. David Perry. 

V. Simeon. The first five ch. were b. in Packersfield (Nelson). 
VI. Huldah, b., Oct. 9, 1791. 
VII. Seth, b., Aug. 24, 1796, d., Nov. 5, 1822. 
Vni. Ednah B., b., Oct. 12, 1798; d., Sept. 20, 1822. 

III. Joseph Cobb 
Joseph Cobb m.. May 3, 1804, Hannah Yeardly. Ch.: 
I. Charles, b., Sept. 22, 1804. 

COCHRAN 
I. James Cochban 

James Cochran, b. in Ireland; came to D. with his family 
about, 1779, and settled on lot 22, range 4. He re. to Jaffrey, 
1792. We know the names of three ch.: 1. John M.; 2. Wil- 
liam; 3. Jane. 

II. Clark C. Cochran 

Clark C. Cochran, b., March 8, 1807, came to D. from 
New Boston, 1845; m., April 14, 1835, Rebecca Crombie, b. 



736 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

in D., May 24, 1814; dau. of John and Betsey (Wilder) Crom- 
bie. He purchased part of lot 8, range 8, of the heirs of John 
Crombie. They re. to Illinois, 1854. Ch. : 

I. Mary Celestia, b. in New Boston, Nov. 5, 1836. 
II. John C, b. in New Boston, Feb. 7, 1843. 

III. James I., b. in D., June 27, 1846. 

COLONY 
I. Henry Colony 

Henry Colony, b. in Keene, Mar. 23, 1823; d. there, July 
18, 1884; son of Josiah and Hannah (Taylor) Colony, with 
other members of his family became a joint owner of the 
Cheshire Mills in H., where he made his residence in the early 
fifties, re. to Keene later in life, where he spent his last days. 
He m. Mary L. Hayward, a native of Surry, who d. in Keene, 
Apr. 14, 1884, at the age of 57 yrs. and 6 mos. Ch. : 

I. Frank H., b. in Keene, June 13, 1848; res. in Boston. 
II. Fred, b. in Keene, Feb. 3, 1850; res. in Wilton. 

III. James, b. in H., Oct. 13, 1852; res. in Keene, where he d., Nov. 9, 

1910. 

IV. Edward, b. in H., May 9, 1853; d. in Keene, Dec. 22, 1896. 

V. Mary, b. in H., 1858; m. James S. Wilkins, Jr.; res. in Keene and 
Manchester. 

II. Alfred T. Colony 

Alfred Taylor Colony, b. in Keene, May 7, 1828; d. 
there, Dec. 15, 1876; son of Josiah and Hannah (Taylor) 
Colony. He was an owner, with other members of his family, 
of the Cheshire Mills in H., where he res. many years, and 
where his following three sons were b.: 1. Alfred, b., Dec. 15, 
1859; 2. Harry Hawkins, b., Apr. 1, 1865; 3. Laurence Dana, 
b., July 14, 1872. The wife of Mr. Colony was Fanny Hawkins 
who was b. in Troy, Sept. 9, 1832; d. in Keene, May 11, 1880. 

CONANT 

Levi Conant came to D. from Littleton, Mass., in 1837. 
His wife was Anna W. Mead, dau. of Abraham Mead, of Little- 
ton. In D. there are recorded the births of the following ch.: 

I. Benjamin, b., July 28, 1837; d. in Arlington, Mass., June 12, 1915. 
He was fifty years of the printing firm of Conant & Newhall in 
Boston. 

II. Sherman, b., Dec. 31, 1839. 

ni. Henry, b., Dec. 18, 1843. Mr. Conant re. to Littleton in 1845, 
where other ch. were b. to them. Benjamin's obituary mentions 
two sisters who were still living. 



GENEALOGIES 737 

COOLIDGE 

Rev Henry Albert Coolidge, b. in Leominster, Mass., 
May 7, 1867, son of Rev. John Wesley and Nancy (Merriam) 
Coolidge, was educated at the Maine Wesleyan Seminary. He 
was settled in D., 1908-1912, as pastor of the Trinitarian 
Congregational Church. He m. 1st, Aug. 13, 1892, Nellie Caro- 
line Goodhue, b. in Hancock, August, 1872; d. in Stoddard, 
July 18, 1893; dau. of Warner Clark and Louisa Viola (Hay- 
ward) Goodhue. He m. 2d, Sept. 2, 1895, Blanche Louise 
Dodge, b. in Stoddard, April 26, 1878; d. in Wilmot, Nov. 15, 
1898; dau. of Edward Blanchard and Laura Josephine (Woods) 
Dodge. He m. 3d, Oct. 9, 1900, Dora May Sargent, b. in 
Nashua, May 16, 1874; dau. of George G. and Aramenta G. 
(Clement) Sargent. Ch. : 1. Paulina, b. in Francestown, Nov. 
26, 1901; d. in Greenfield, Nov. 3, 1903; 2. May Louisa, b. in 
Francestown, Jan. 8, 1903; 3. George Warner, b. in Goffstown, 
Sept. 2, 1905. 

COREY 

1. Stephen Corey, b. in Harvard, Mass.; d. in D., July 
9, 1799; came to D, in 1797; m. Tryphena Wilder of Lan- 
caster, Mass., who d., 1838. Ch.: 

I. Stephen, b., Sept. 12, 1777, 2. 
II. Nancy, b., 1780; m. James Carravan; res. in New Haven, 
Conn. 

III. Rebecca, b., Mar. 13, 1785; d., Oct. 9, 1834. 

IV. Moses, b., Jan. 11, 1787, 3. 

V. David, b., Feb. 28, 1790; m., 1817, Betsey Winship; res. in Jaf- 
frey. Ch.: 1. ^es^e, b., Oct. 21, 1818; d., Oct. 3, 1827; 'I.John 
C, b.. Mar. 20, 1820; res. in Kentucky; 3. Stephen, b., Nov. 
22, 1822; d., June 26, 1851; 4. Charles G., b., Aug. 28, 1826; 
5. David, b., Dec. 17, 1827; 6. James Munroe, b., Aug. 22, 1828; 
res. in Maryland. 
VL Luther, b., 1792; d., 1795. 
VII. Sarah, b., 1794; d., 1849; m. Abel Godfrey. 

VIII. Charles, b.. May 3, 1797; d.. May 26, 1867; m., Nov. 15, 1825, 
Eliza Derby, b., Nov. 28, 1797; d., Jan. 18, 1867; dau. of Sam- 
uel and Lois (Twitchell) Derby. Ch.: 1. Webster, b., Aug. 28, 
1827, whose w., Amanda C, d., Feb. 22, 1856, ae. 19; 2. Willard, 
b., Nov. 22, 1828; d., Sept. 13, 1830; 3. Charles, h., Jan. 13, 
1830; 4. Eliza Jane, b., Sept. 29, 1831; 5. Elvira Maria, b., 
Jan. 6, 1833; 6. Milan, b., Sept. 7, 1835. 

2. Stephen Corey, Jr., son of Stephen, 1, b., Sept. 12, 
1777; d., August, 1813; m., Sept. 14, 1800, Martha Woods 
of Peterborough; res. in Vermont. Ch.: 



738 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

I. Stephen, b., Feb. 4, 1804; d., Feb. 12, 1814. 

II. Melinda, b., Jan. 24, 1806; m., Apr. 1, 1849, George Hadley; res. at 
Peterborough. 
ni. Rebecca H., b., Apr. 14, 1810; m., Feb. 7, 1837, William G. Currier. 
Ch.: 1. William S., b., Sept. 28, 1837; 2. Martha A., b., Jan. 15, 
1845. 
IV. Silas P., b., Sept. 16, 1813; m.. May, 1837. Ch.: 1. Rebecca H., b., 
1842; 2. Ella, b., 1845; res. in Vermont. 

3. Moses Corey, son of Stephen, 1, b., Jan. 11, 1787; d., 
Oct. 30, 1866; m., June 16, 1814, Lydia Hinds, b., Aug. 
26, 1788; d., Jan. 14, 1847; dau. of Abner Hinds. He m. 
2d, Jan. 13, 1850, Hannah Learned, b., July 11, 1806; d., 
Oct. 3, 1890; dau. of John Wilson Learned. Ch.: 

I. Rebecca T., b.. May 18, 1815; d., Oct. 9, 1834. 
II. Benjamin H., b., Nov. 3, 1816; d., Feb. 19, 1838. 
HL Moses, b., Feb. 8, 1818; d., Jan. 11, 1839. 

IV. John Wilson, b., Sept. 2, 1821; m., Oct. 19, 1848, L. Maria Gleason, 
dau. of Phmehas; ch.: 1. Albert C, b., Sept. 8, 1849; res. in Mary- 
land. 
V. Maro v., b., March 14, 1823; m., Dec. 25, 1850, Elizabeth Van- 
degrift. He d., April 3, 1850; she d., Feb. 14, 1854; res. in 
Delaware. 
VI. Thomas S., b., Dec. 4, 1825; m.. May 20, 1852, Ellen Piper, dau. 
of Cyrus. She d., Jan. 15, 1862, ae. 31. Ch.: 1. Maro V., b., 
June 29, 1853; res. m the city of New York. 
Vn. Lydia E., b., Nov. 13, 1827. 
VIII. Albert L., b., Nov. 8, 1829; res. in Delaware. 
IX. Elizabeth T., b., May 17, 1831; d., March 20, 1852. 

CRAIG 

Guy Alfred Craig, the son of Parker Bartlett and Rosilla 
Eleanor (Bartlett) Craig, was b. at Bradford, N. H., Dec. 2, 
1881. He m., Oct. 23, 1889, Ethel May Messer, dau. of Charles 
Curtis and Jennie May (Weeks) Messer. He studied at Mount 
Hermon, and has res. at Warner, N. H., and in D., where he 
is now a farm superintendent and selectman. One ch. : Harold 
Richard, b. at Warner, Aug. 14, 1910. 

CROMBIE 

John Crombie, from Londonderry, b., April 15, 1776; d., 
July 29, 1847; m., 1800, Betsey Wilder, b., Dec. 26, 1780; 
d., Sept. 2, 1862; dau. of Col. Abel Wilder. They lived on 
the north half of lot 8, range 8, which was purchased of Aaron 
and Benjamin Marshall. Ch. : 

I. Ira, b., Feb. 4, 1801; m., Aug. 5, 1824, Lucy Wilder; res. at Peter- 
borough; ch., names miknown to us. 



GENEALOGIES 739 

n. John, b., Feb., 1803; d., Feb. 15, 1803. 

III. Moses, b., March 17, 1804; m., Nov. 22, 1828, Louisa Morse, dau. 

of Thaddeus Morse, Sr.; res. in Illinois. Ch.: 1. John, b., Feb., 
1830; 2. Thaddeus Morse, h., Oct., 1831. 

IV. Abel Wilder, b., Aug. 3, 1806; married; no record of his family 

obtained. 
V. John, b., July 29, 1808; m. and res. in Rochester, N. Y.; merchant; 
ch., names unknown to us. 
VI. Hannah, b., March 26, 1811; d., Sept. 5, 1813. 
VII. Rebecca, b.. May 24, 1814; m. Clark C. Cochran, q. v. 
VIII. Mary J., b., Feb. 10, 1817. 
IX. Harriet E., b., Oct. 7, 1819; m. John Brooks, q. v. 
X. James, b., Jan. 11, 1822; res. in Rochester, N. Y. 
XL Betsey G., b., April 18, 1824; d.. May 17, 1838. 

DARLING 

Luther Darling, b. in Mason, Dec. 19, 1807, d. in D., 
April 26, 1860; the result of an accident; m., March 4, 1831, 
Lydia Lake Knight, b., March 26, 1809, d., March 8, 1874; 
dau. of Benjamin Knight; res. in D., Hancock, Jaffrey, and D., 
to which town he returned in 1840. Ch.: 

I. Susan Almeda, b. in Antrim, Aug. 1, 1832; d. in D., Oct. 8, 1846. 
II. Benjamin Pierce, b. in Antrim, Feb. 14, 1834. 

III. James, b. in Hancock, May 31, 1836. 

IV. Josiah M., b. in Jaffrey, May 23, 1838. 

V. Lydia Ann, b. in D., Jan. 8, 1841; m. Asa Knowlton, son of Silas, 

q. V. 
VI. Mary Jane, b. in D., Aug. 15, 1843. 
VII. Mehetabel A., b. in D., Sept. 18, 1845. 
VIII. Susan Maria, b. in D., April 3, 1848. 
IX. Jonathan Emery, b. in D., April 20, 1850. 

DARRACOTT 

William Darracott, b. in Shrewsbury, Vt., Feb. 17, 1804; 
d. in D., Aug. 28, 1884; settled. May, 1833, on lot 22, range 
4, on the farm formerly occupied by Samuel Stone; m.. May 
1, 1834, Julia Johnson of Jaffrey, b., April 17, 1806, d. in D., 
Dec. 11, 1861; dau. of Levi Johnson. Ch.: 

I. Sarah Jane, b.. May 27, 1837; m. James Allison, q. v. 

II. Betsey Maria, b., April 29, 1839; m. James Allison, q. v. 

III. An infant son, b.. May 2, 1843; d.. May 5, 1843. 

IV. An infant dau., twin to the preceding, d., May 19, 1843, according 

to the headstone, correcting the former history. 

V. Julia Rosetta, b., May 22, 1845; d., April, 22, 1875. 

DAVIS 

William Davis, from Amherst; b., September, 1753; d., 
Aug. 28, 1819; settled in D., 1793, on lot 7, range 7; m.. 



740 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

April 3, 1794, Betsey Jones, dau, of Samuel Jones, Sr.; re., 
1801, to lot 7, range 5, and, in 1804, to lot 3, range 1. Ch.: 

I. Daniel, b., Nov. 19, 1794; d. in Peru, Vt., March 25, 1853. 
II. William, b., Feb. 21, 1797; d. in D., Oct. 4, 1870; m.. May 29, 
1823, Annis Lovell of West Boylston, Mass., who d. in D., April 
18, 1859, in her 71st year. We have the record of an infant that 
d., Oct. 18, 1827. 

III. Peter, b., Sept. 10, 1799; d., Aug. 16, 1852; m., October, 1821, 

Ehzabeth Turner of Peterborough; m. 2d., Nov. 11, 1828, 
Louisa Royce of Marlow, b., Aug. 31, 1810; d.. May 29, 1870. 
Ch.: 1. Joseph, b., Nov. 23, 1822; m., Sept. 25, 1847, Martha 
Hadley of Peterborough, where they res.; 2. Lorenzo, b., Feb. 
26, 1830; m., Dec. 22, 1853, Mary E. Prescott of Groton, Mass.; 
3. William, b., Jan. 28, 1832; d., Dec, 26, 1857; 4. Ann Louisa, 
b., Aug. 9, 1834; m. Maj. William Henry Burt, an oflBcer of the 
Civil War, a lawyer in Keene, where he died. She was a lady of 
much culture and refinement. She continued to reside in Keene 
many years after her husband's death, where she died, s. p.; 
5. George S., b., Nov. 25, 1844; d., Dec. 26, 1862. 

IV. Lucy, b., March 20, 1802; m., Feb. 25, 1827, Aaron Sawtell of 

Jaffrey, where they res. 
V. Samuel, b., Sept. 30, 1804; d., Oct. 3, 1805. 

VI. Eliza, b., Feb. 8, 1807; m., September, 1828, David Bobbins of 
Jaffrey, and re. to Peru, Vt. 
VII. Ruth, b.. May 3, 1810; d., Aug. 15, 1834. 
Vin. Hannah, b., Dec. 4, 1812; m., Jan. 13, 1831, William Hayward of 
Gilsum; res. in Lawrence, Mass. 
IX. Sarah, b., Sept. 15, 1815; d. at Lawrence, Mass., Sept. 1, 1851; 
m., Aug. 8, 1847, Milton B. Barney of Cumberland, R. I., who 
d. at Lawrence, Dec. 31, 1849. 

DAVISON 

Samuel Davison, b., June 3, 1788, came to D. from Peter- 
borough, 1815. He was a farmer and a merchant. He operated 
the store on the flat opposite the hotel. He continued to live 
in D. until his death. He m., Feb. 22, 1812, Mary Childs, 
b., April 11, 1794; d. in D., Sept. 16, 1860; dau. of Artemas 
and Lucy (Keyes) Childs. 

DERBY 

Samuel Derby, b. in HolHs, Aug. 23, 1771; d. in D., Feb. 
9, 1841; son of Thomas T. and Elizabeth (Wright) Derby. 
He came to D., about 12 years of age, with his step-father, 
Stephen Bent. On Jan. 30, 1796, he purchased of Bartholo- 
mew Goyer the farm on which he spent the remainder of his 
life. He was an active, energetic man, never afraid of hard 
work, and often, at harvest time, when the moon favored, 
worked all night. His first ancestor in this country was John 



GENEALOGIES 741 

Derby, and the line runs, John, John, Ebenezer, Tarbox, 
Samuel. He m. 1st, Aug. 21, 1796, Lois Twitchell, b. in D., 
Jan. 6, 1777; d. there, Feb. 25, 1805; dau. of Joseph and Mercy 
(Holbrook) Twitchell. He m. 2d, Feb. 23, 1806, Betsey 
Knowlton, b. in D., May 14, 1781; d. there, March 28, 1833; 
dau. of Deacon John and Martha (Jennings) Knowlton. He 
m. 3d, May 29, 1834, Ruth Perry, b., Nov. 21, 1789; d., Sept. 
26, 1868; dau. of Jonathan and Betsey (Hill) Perry. Ch.: 

I. Eliza, b., Nov. 28, 1797; m., Nov. 10, 1825, Charles Corey, q. v. 
XL Dexter, b., Dec. 22, 1799; d., March 21, 1802. 

III. Lucy, b., Nov. 27, 1801; m., March 18, 1824, Moses G. Gowing, 

q. V. 

IV. Lois, b., Feb. 12, 1805; m., March 17, 1834, Oliver Martin; res. 

in Walpole; ch., names unknown. 
V. Elvira, b., Dec. 8, 1806; m., Dec. 20, 1825, Hervey Learned, q. v. 
VI. Mary .\un, b.. May 17, 1808; m., Feb. 14, 1832, Luther D. Knowl- 
ton; res. at Walpole. 
VIL Dexter, b., July 10, 1810, 2. 
VIII. Franklin, b., May 20, 1812; d., Sept. 6, 1836; m., 1835, Susanna 

, of Boston, Mass., who d.. May 3, 1836, ae. 28. 

IX. Webster, b., July 28, 1814; d., AprU 22, 1835. 
X. Betsey Jane, b., Nov. 27, 1819; m., Jan. 29, 1839, Charles Whitte- 
more, q. v.; res. at Ravenswood, Long Island, N. Y. 

2. Dexter Derby, son of Samuel, 1, b. in D., July 10, 
1810; d. there, July 7, 1886; held various town offices, such 
as, school committeeman, selectman, and town agent. He m., 
Dec. 17, 1840, Julia Piper, b. in D., March 27, 1819; d. there, 
Nov. 17, 1911; dau. of Jonas Brooks and JuHa (Green- 
wood) Piper. Mrs. Derby was an old-time teacher of youth 
in the public schools. She was a lady of marked mental en- 
dowments, and retained her interest in public affairs to the 
last. Ch.: 

I. Samuel Carroll, b. m D., March 3, 1842, 3. 

II. Emily Elizabeth, b. m D., Nov. 26, 1846; a successful teacher, 
for many years, in the public schools; res. in D. 

3. Samuel Carroll Derby, son of Dexter, 2, b. in D., 
March 3, 1842; graduated at Harvard University, A.B., 
1866; A.M., 1869 (in course), 1877 (by examination, after a 
period of study). He was Acting President of Antioch Col- 
lege, 1873-1877; President of Antioch College, 1877-1881; 
has been for many years Professor of Latin in the Ohio State 
University at Columbus. He m. 1st, Aug. 29, 1872, Eunice 
Harlow Ransom, b. at Pierrpont Manor, N. Y., July 15, 1842; 
d. at Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 4, 1881; dau. of Giles Peckham 



742 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

and Cynthia (Harlow) Ransom. He m. 2d, Dec. 27, 1883; 
Frances Gage Janney, b. in Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 2, 1852, 
d. there, Aug. 30, 1892; dau. of John Jay and Rebecca Ann 
(Smith) Janney. He m. 3d, Aug. 29, 1903, Margaret Eliza- 
beth Leonard, b. in Hinsdale, Feb. 18, 1867; dau. of Dr. 
William Smith and Martha Elmira (Greenwood) Leonard. 
Ch.: 1. Florence Harlow, b. at Yellow Springs, Ohio, Nov. 8, 
1873; m., July 24, 1901, Charles Edmund Haigler, connected 
with the College of Mines, Houghton, Mich. 2. Alice Green- 
wood, b. at Yellow Springs, Ohio, Oct. 24, 1878. 3. Walter 
Janney, b. in Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 23, 1884; drowned in 
Buckeye Lake, Licking Co., Ohio, Sept. 9, 1903. 4. Dorothy 
Frances, b. in Columbus, Ohio, May 2, 1889; d. there, Jan. 
10, 1900. 

DION 

Henry Dion (whose real name in French is Honore Dione) 
was b. at St. Michel, P. Q., Sept. 6, 1872; a laborer who was 
employed on various estates in D. He was the son of Odilon 
and Caroline (Racine) Dione. He m., April 19, 1897, Lydie 
Loiselle, b. in H., May 5, 1874; dau. of Pierre and Louise 
(Puisson) Loiselle. Mrs. Dione m. 1st, Jan. 30, 1893, Alstide 
DuBuque, b. at St. Brigide, P. Q., Jan. 6, 1872; d. there, 
Oct. 3, 1896; son of Honore and Josephine (Molier) DuBuque. 
Ch.: 1. Eva Marie DuBuque, b. at St. Brigide, Nov. 27, 1893; 

2. Lena Rose DuBuque, b. in St. Angel, P. Q., Jan. 3, 1895; 

3. Dora Delphine DuBuque, b. at St. Brigide, Aug. 29, 1896; 

4. Aimee Joseph, b. in H., Dec. 19, 1897; 5. Odilon, b. in D., 
Sept. 2, 1898; d. the same day; 6. Anne Louise, b. in D., Oct. 
3, 1899; 7. Marie Rose, b. in D., July 18, 1900; d. there, 
Sept. 22, 1900; 8. Georgiana, b. in D., Oct. 27, 1902; 9. 
Alfred Henri, b. in D., March 7, 1904; d. there, July 4, 1904. 

DOYLE 

John Joseph Doyle, b. in Stoddard, Jan. 5, 1867, was by 
trade a painter and paper-hanger. He is the son of Robert 
and Mary (Clark) Doyle. He m., Sept. 14, 1908, Susan Au- 
gusta Woodbury, b. in East Hardwick, Vt., March 29, 1870; 
dau. of William H. H. and Orra Ann Dodge (Hale) Woodbury. 
She had previously been the wife of Miles Davis, but had re- 
sumed her maiden name. Ch.: 1. Mary Margaret, b. in 
Peterborough, May 13, 1910; 2. Robert Woodbury, b. in Peter- 
borough, July 24, 1911; 3. William Henry, b. in Peterborough, 
Feb. 19, 1915. 



GENEALOGIES 743 

DUPREE 

Francois Joseph Dupree, b. in Bridport, Vt., Feb. 14, 
1856; son of Nelson Dupree; has been an overseer in a mill 
and a farmer; res. on the John Brooks place. He m., May 2, 
1880, Nellie Elizabeth McCaffrey, b. in Winchendon, Mass., 
Aug. 3, 1862; dau. of Hugh and Bridget Lurella (Curran) 
McCaffrey. Ch.: 

I. Mabel Louise, b. in Peterborough, July 16, 1881; d. there, July 
22, 1889. 
IT. Frank Edmund, b. m Peterborough, Feb. 6, 1883; d. there, Nov. 5, 
1893. 

III. Myrtle May, b. in Peterborough, April 1, 1891; m. Walter Edward 

French. 

IV. Earle James, b. in Peterborough, Oct. 6, 1892; m.. May 9, 1916, 

Bessie Lucile Carey of Thompson ville. Conn., where he is fore- 
man in one of the rooms of the Remington Arms Co. 

FAMES see EMES 

EATON 

Moses Eaton, b. in Hancock, Aug. 3, 1796, d. in D., Nov. 
16, 1886; son of Moses and Esther (Ware) Eaton; came to 
D. from Hancock, 1835; m., Nov. 21, 1835, Rebecca Pratt, 
b. in Fitchburg, Mass., July 2, 1798; d. in D., Jan. 21, 1892; 
dau. of John Pratt. Ch.: 

I. Luther Pratt, b. in D., Dec. 25, 1836; d. there. May 14, 1915. 
II. Mary Rebecca, b., Aug, 11, 1838; m. Luke Felton Richardson, 
q. V. 

III. Sarah Elizabeth, b. in D., May 11, 1840; d. there, June 7, 1858. 

EAVES 

I. Thomas J. Eaves 

Thomas Jefferson Eaves, b. in Mason, July 17, 1852, came 
to D. in 1881. He is the son of Robert and Mary (Farmer) 
Eaves. He m., April 8, 1876, Eliza Jane Howard, b. in 
Ashby, Mass., Oct. 19, 1853; dau. of Caleb and Anna Worcester 
(Russell) Howard. Ch.: 

I. Lura Armina, b. in Ashby, Mass., Sept. 23, 1876; m. Arthur Ernest 
Wright. 
II. Elmer Howard, b. in D., Oct. 9, 1878. 

in. Ina Elizabeth, b. in Peterborough, Feb. 5, 1880; m., March 8, 
1905, Horace Harriman Meader. 

IV. Fred Ira, b. in D., Oct. 26, 1881; m. 1st, Dec. 24, 1903, Esther 

Mahala Lampman; m. 2d, Ethel Louise Lindsey. 



744 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

V. Amy Idella, b. in D., Dec. 19, 1884; m. Almon Marcellus Flagg. 
VI. Guy Arthur, b. in D., May 23, 1887. 
VII. Ernest Victor, b. in D., May 2, 1890. 
VIII. Bert Orlando, b. in D., Dec. 15, 1892. 
IX. Ralph Eldred, b. in D., March 7, 1895. 
X. Don Alton, b. in D., Dec. 19, 1896. 
XI. Dick Robert, b. in D., May 26, 1899. 

II. George W, Eaves 

George Washington Eaves, b. in Lunenburg, Mass., 
Nov. 22, 1842; son of Robert and Mary (Farmer) Eaves; 
is a carpenter. He m., Nov. 25, 1867, Hannah M. Willett of 
Andover, Mass., who d. in Fitchburg, Mass., Nov. 5, 1870; 
m., 2d, Emma Farmer, b. in Townsend, Mass., Aug. 24, 1856; 
dau. of William and Martha Jane (Putnam) Farmer. Ch.: 
1. Frank William, b. in D., Aug. 13, 1880; 2. Eva Miretta, 
b. in D., Dec. 19, 1884; 3. Harland Don, h. in D., Jan. 3, 1888; 
4. Louis Clifton, h. in Pepperell, Mass., Nov. 20, 1892; 5. 
Anna Genevieve, b. in Hollis, Oct. 4, 1894; 6. Alice Emma, twin 
to the preceding. 

ELIOT 

I. David Eliot 

1. David Eliot, b. in Bradford, Mass., 1751; son of John 
Eliot; came to D. from Mason, 1778, and settled on lot 10, 
range 8, which he purchased of Jabez Puffer. He d. in D., 
Jan. 4, 1793. He m. 1st, 1778, Hannah Adams of New Ips- 
wich, b., Aug. 4, 1761; d. in D., Jan. 14, 1789; dau. of Benjamin 
and Priscilla Adams. He m. 2d, Nov. 19, 1789, Mrs. Lucy 
(Emery) Campbell, b. in Townsend, Mass., April 28, 1756; 
d. in D,, Jan. 23, 1846. David Eliot the head of this family 
has been described to us as a man of marked character and 
worthy of some words of notice in the annals of the town of 
his adoption. In the spring of 1775, soon after the commence- 
ment of hostilities at Lexington and Concord, Captain Towne 
was engaged in raising a company of volunteers in New Ipswich 
to join the confused army of avengers then rolling in from every 
quarter towards Boston. Among the few who came from 
neighboring towns to join this patriotic band were the brothers, 
David and John Eliot, from Mason. The company was soon 
formed {Q5 in number), marched to Cambridge, was attached to 
Colonel Reid's regiment, and there assigned the post of honor, 
the right wing. At the battle of Bunker Hill, they were early 
on the ground and in the hottest of the fight, though each man 



GENEALOGIES 745 

had but a gill of powder and fifteen balls dealt out to him in 
the morning. David Eliot, like most of his company, had 
only his fowling-piece for arms, which, after a few rapid dis- 
charges, became hot and dangerous. Just then he discovered 
a good musket on the ground, the owner having been killed or 
carried away. He seized the prize, expended the remainder of 
his ammunition with it, brought it off the field, and kept it to 
the day of his death. Captain Towne's Company remained in 
service till the evacuation of Boston by the British, in the 
following spring, and was then discharged. Among the strong- 
headed men of D. in the olden time Mr. Eliot held a very 
respectable rank and exercised an increasing influence. He 
was much consulted in private matters, employed ' in the 
public affairs of the town, and held a commission in the militia. 
He was a member of the Baptist Church. Ch. : 

I. David, b., Nov. 20, 1779; d., Nov. 27, 1781. 

II. Hannah, b., March 31, 1781; m., September, 1799, Amos Emery, 
Jr., q. v.; res. in Windham, Vt.; ch., names unknown. 

III. John, b., July 9, 1783; lived, after the death of his father, with 

his uncle. Major Benjamin Adams, in New Ipswich until his 
majority. In 1804, he began trade in Chesterfield, in partnership 
with Capt. Benjamin Cooke. In 1809 he m. Deborah Bixby, 
dau. of Nathan Bixby, and re. to Keene. For many years, a 
part of the time in connection with Aaron Appelton, and again 
with his sons, he carried on an extensive and prosperous busi- 
ness in general merchandise; interested also in the manufacture 
of window-glass. He continued m business to a great age. In 
addition to these more active duties he was President of the 
Cheshire Bank and director in several corporate companies. 
Ch. : 1. Deborah Maria, b. in Keene, Sept. 21, 1811; d. there, 
unm., Dec. 10, 1862; 2. John Henry, b. in Keene, June 15, 1813; 
graduated at Harvard College, 1835; a lawyer in Keene; m. 
Emily Ann Wheelock, three sons and one dau., two sons and the 
dau. now living; 3. James Bixby, b. in Keene, March 2, 1815, 
twice married, four sons and five daus., few of whom are now 
living. 

IV. David, b., Nov. 8, 1790; d., Aug. 20, 1798. 
V. Daniel, b., Oct. 10, 1792, 2. 

2. Daniel Eliot, son of David, 1, was b. in D., Oct. 
10, 1792, and died in New York City, March 30, 1868. 
He m., Oct. 6, 1818, Abigail Greele, b.. May 12, 1793; d. at 
Stonington, Conn., March 3, 1877; dau. of Capt. Samuel 
Greele of Wilton, N. H. He began his career as a clerk in the 
store of Aaron Appleton, at D., from 1806-1809; after which 
he commenced classical studies; entering the Sophomore Class 
at Dartmouth College from which he was graduated, 1813. 



746 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

He studied medicine one year with Professor Perkins of 
Dartmouth College, and one year with Dr. Amos Twitchell of 
Keene. In the fall of 1815, he went to the city of New York 
and, in the following year, engaged in a glass-manufacturing 
and trading enterprise, in conducting which, through a very 
extensive sliding-scale of profit and loss, he spent ten years 
in Ulster County. In 1827, he removed to the city of New 
York and formed a connection with his brother-in-law, 
Augustus Greele, in the commission business, chiefly devoted 
to paper and collateral objects. After the retirement of Mr. 
Greele, the firm, for several years, was Eliot, Burnat, & 
Babcock. In 1843, he purchased a farm on the Hudson River, 
near Newburgh; built a house and, in the following year, took 
possession and retired from active business. Ch., b. at Wood- 
stock, N. Y. : 

I. Lucy Ann, b., Sept. 26, 1819, 3. 

II. Dr. Augustus Greele. b., July 18, 18'-21,4. 

III. Rev. Henry Bond, D.D., b., June 21, 1823, 5. 

IV. Caroline Cornelia, b., Oct. 9, 1826; d. in New York City, Dec. 26, 

1870; m., Dec. 29, 1846, Hon. George Cornell, distinguished 
member of the New York Bar; res. in New York City. Ch.: 1. 
Amy A., h., Nov. 12, 1847; d., Aug. 27, 1862; 2. Edith, b., Sept. 
24, 1850; m., July 1, 1886, her cousin, Sandford Sidney Smith 
(3, III), q. v.; 3. Robert Clifford, A.B. (Cornell, 1874), judge, 
member of the New York Bench, b.. Mar. 28, 1853; m., Oct. 19, 
1876, Malvina Helen Lamson of New York City; res. in New York 
and at Bayside, L. I.; no issue. 

3. Lucy Ann Eliot, dau. of Daniel, 2, b. at Woodstock, 
N. ¥., Sept. 26, 1819, d. in New York City, Nov. 3, 1870. 
She m. in New York City, May 22, 1844, Augustus FitzAlan 
Smith, A.B. (New York University, 1839), a distinguished 
member of the New York Bar. Ch. : 

I. Florence, b.. Mar. 11, 1845; d., unm., in New York City, July 19, 
1871. 

II. Eliot, member of the New York Bar, b., July 10, 1847; d., s. p., at 

Morristown, N. J., Dec. 10, 1910; m. 1st, June 10, 1874, Julia 
Pratt of Albany; m. 2d, Jan. 21, 1886, Emmeline Ferlini; m. 3d, 
June 14, 1893, Estelle Raymond of New York City and Morris- 
town, N. J. 

III. Sandford Sidney, A.B. (Harvard, 1870), member of the New York 

Bar, b., Apr. 15, 1849; m. 1st. June 3, 1873, Katharine V. To£Fey 
of Cambridge, Mass.; m. 2d, July 1, 1886, his cousin, Edith 
Cornell (2, IV, 2), b., Sept. 24, 1850; dau. of Hon. George and 
Caroline Cornelia (Eliot) Cornell. One ch. by first w.: 1. Julia 
Pratt, h., Feb. 15, 1880; one ch. by second w. : 2. Philip Sidney, b., 
July 5, 1888; d., June 5, 1905. 



GENEALOGIES 747 

rV. Howard Augustus, of the Bar of New York City and Rochester, 
N. Y., b., Jan. 31, 1851; m., Nov, 11, 1885, Cornelia Culver Ely of 
Rochester, N. Y. Ch.: 1. Augustus Howard, Signal Corps, 
U. S. A., b., Sept. 24, 1886; 2. Lawrence Douglas, Engineering 
Corps, U. S. A., b., Aug. 25, 1888; 3. Oliver Culver, Machine Gun 
Corps] U. S. A., b., May 28, 1894; 4. Eliot Boughton, b., June 19, 
1897. 
V, Lucy May, b., July 17, 1853; d. in New York City, Jan. 24, 1882; 
m., Sept. 26, 1877, John H. Cole, A.B. (Harvard, 1870), member 
of New York Bar. One ch.: 1. Lucy May, h., Dec. 31, 1881; m. 
Henry Norris Russell of Princeton, N. J., and had four ch.: (1) 
Elizabeth (twin), b.. Mar. 26, 1910, (2) Lucy May (twin), b.. 
Mar. 26, 1910, (3) Henry Norris, Jr., (4) Emma Margaret, b., 
Feb. 17, 1914. 

VI. Leonore, b., June 16, 1858; m. in New York City, Dec. 9, 1879, 
Hon. John Candler Cobb, merchant, of Boston and Milton, Mass. 
Ch.: 1. John Candler, Jr., journalist, of Chicago, b., Dec. 18, 
1880; m., Dec. 16, 1909, Mary Louise King of Chicago; one ch., 
Margaret Victoria, b., Aug. 18, 1914; 2. Emma May, h., Nov. 12, 
1882; m., Jan. 11, 1910, Dr. Nathan Chandler Foot, A.B. (Har- 
vard, 1903), of New York City; two ch.: (1) Louise Katruaa, b. 
in Munich, Germany, Dec. 9, 1911; (2) Ellen Bellows, b. at 
Chestnut Hill, Mass., Feb. 23, 1913; 3. Augustus Smith, A.B. 
(Harvard, 1907), banker, of Boston, b., Aug. 1, 1885; m., June 9, 
1915, Christme Converse of Newton, Mass.; one ch., Jean, b. at 
Milton, Mass., Mar. 3, 1916; 4. Dr. Stanley, A.B. (Harvard, 
1910), 1st Lieut., Medical Reserve Corps, U. S. A., of Milton, b., 
Dec. 18, 1887; m., July 10, 1915, Elizabeth Almy of Cambridge; 
ch.: (1) Sidney, b., June 5, 1916; 5. Florence, b., Jan. 6, 1890; 
m., June 3, 1911, Walter D. Brooks, A.B. (Harvard, 1902), of 
Milton; one ch., Florence Cobb, b. at Milton, Mar. 2, 1912; 
6. Beatrice, of Milton, b.. Mar. 24, 1892; 7. Hildegarde Boughton, 
of MUton, b., Nov. 7, 1893. 

Vn. Emma Martin, b., Sept. 8, 1859; m., Apr. 10, 1882, Henry Ives 
Cobb, A.B. (Harvard, 1880), architect, of Boston, Chicago, and 
New York City. Ch.: 1. Henry Ives, A.B. (Harvard, 1904), 1st 
Lieut., Field Artillery, U. S. A., architect, of New York City, b.. 
Mar. 24, 1883; m., Oct. 3, 1906, Carolyn S. Postlethwaite of 
Washington, D. C; two ch.: (1) Henry Ives, 3d, b., Nov. 8, 1907, 
(2) Margaret Barron, b., Dec. 27, 1908; 2. Cleveland, A.B. 
(Harvard, 1906), 1st Lieut., Signal Corps, U. S. A., banker, of 
New York City, b.. May 26, 1884; 3. Leonore, h., Nov. 15, 1885; 
m., Sept. 20, 1910, Robert Amory, A.B. (Harvard, 1906), of 
Boston; three ch.: (1) Priscilla, b., July 1, 1913, d., Jan. 24, 1914, 
(2) Robert, Jr., b., Mar. 2, 1915, (3) Cleveland, b., Sept. 2, 1917; 

4. Candler, A.B. (Harvard, 1908), of the New York Bar, b., 
Apr. 18, 1887; m., Dec. 20, 1910, Beatrice Carpenter of New York 
City; three ch.: (1) Beatrice Candler, b., Oct. 8, 1911, (2) Emma 
Candler, b., Aug. 21, 1915, (3) Florence Candler, b., Dec. 14, 1917; 

5. Eliot, 1st Lieut. Signal Corps, U. S. A., engineer, of New York 
City, b., Nov. 23, 1888; 6. Priscilla, h., Feb. 23, 1890; d.. Mar. 16, 
1891; 7. Alice, b., Oct. 14, 1892; d., Apr. 1, 1893; 8. Boughton, 



748 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

A.B. (Harvard, 1915), Ens., U. S. N., architect, of New York City, 
b., June 18, 1894; 9. Russell, A.B. (Harvard, 1919), of New York 
City, b., May 7, 1897; 10. Emerson, b.. May 10, 1902; d., Apr. 26, 
1910. 

4. Dr. Augustus Greele Eliot, son of Daniel, 2, b. at 
Woodstock, N. Y., July 18, 1821, d. at Rostock, Germany, 
May 10, 1911. He received the degree of A.B. from Yale 
College in 1839, and M.D. from the College of Physicians and 
Surgeons, New York City, in 1843. He m. 1st, in New York 
City, Dec. 10, 1850, Elizabeth Antoinette Proctor of Exeter, 
N. H., Boston, and New York City, who d. in New Y^ork City, 
May 25, 1885; dau. of Col. Amos Proctor; m. 2d, Oct. 12, 
1887, Caroline Elise Alwine Gossel, dau. of Dr. Ludwig Gossel 
of Hamburg, Germany. Ch. by first w. : 

I. Grace, b., Sept. 5, 1851; d. in New York City, Aug. 12, 1870. 
II. Ernest Frank, b., Mar. 16, 1853; d., unm., in New York City, Nov. 
30, 1872. 

ni. Jessie, b., May 19, 1855; m., Nov. 20, 1883, Philip Devereux 
Jolmston of Alexandria, Va., mechanical engineer of New York 
City and Cold Spring-on-Hudson. 

IV. Hon. Walter Graeme, E.M.. C.E., Ph.B., Ph.D., Major, Coast 
Artillery, National Guard, b. at Woodstock, N. Y., Nov. 16, 1857; 
m., 1892, Maud Stoutenburgh of New York City and Hyde Park 
on Hudson. He has held many important positions (see Eliot 
Family by Walter Graeme Eliot, 1887). Ch.: 1. Marion Elinor 
Viola, of New York City, b., Sept. 1, 1892; m., Sept. 8, 1917, 
Carleton James, 107tli inf., U. S. A., of New York City; 2. 
Amory Vivion, A.B. (New York City College, 1917), Lieut., 
U. S. A., of New York City, b., June 11, 1894; 3. Van Cortlandt 
Stoutenburgh, banker, of New York City, b. at Cedarhurst, L. I., 
Aug. 21, 1896; 4. Priscilla Alden, b. in New York City, Feb. 4, 
1898; d. at Cedarhurst, Nov. 20, 1898. 
V. Louise May, of New York City, b., Aug. 16, 1859; m., Sept. 28, 1891, 
Walter McDougal, merchant, of New York City; no ch. 

5. Rev. Henry Bond Eliot, D.D., son of Daniel, 2, 
b. at Woodstock, N. Y., June 21, 1823, d. at Port Jefferson, 
L. I., Aug. 25, 1912. He graduated at New Y^ork University 
in 1840, and at Union Theological Seminary, N. Y., in 1843, 
and received the degree of D.D. from New Y^ork University. 
He m. 1st, Oct. 24, 1843, Martha A. Skinner; m. 2d, May 9, 
1866, Joanna V. W. Holmes. Ch. by first w. : 

I. Henry Augustus, merchant, of New York City, b., Mar. 15, 1845; 
d., s. p., at Montclair, N. J., Mar. 0,1 895; m.. May 13, 1869, 
Margaret J. Young. 
II. Caroline Skinner, b. at Northampton, Mass., Aug. 6, 1849; d., unm., 
Mav 17, 1866. 



GENEALOGIES 749 

III. Mary Montgomery, of New York City and Summit, N. J., b. at 

Brooklyn, N. Y., Mar. 3, 1855; d.. May 20, 1895; m., June 
18, 1890, Thomas R. Hughes, b. at Holywell, N. Wales. Ch.: 
1. Henry Eliot, b., Aug. 15, 1892; d., July 23, 189G; 2. Edith 
Morris, h.. May 27, 1894; 3. Frederick Montgomery, b.. May 6, 
1895; d., May 20, 1895. 

IV. Rev. Arthur Montgomery, A.B. (Dartmouth, 1884), of Port JeflFer- 

son, L. I., b., Sept. 10, 1862; m., July 4, 1892, Maud M. TUley. 
Ch.: 1. Arthur Henry, b., July 13, 1893; 2. Gertrude Louisa, h., 
Oct. 23, 1896. 

II. John Eliot 

John Eliot, brother of David Eliot, with Rachel, his w., 
came to D., May, 1779, and lived on lot 5, range 1, Ch. : 

I. Miriam, b., Dec. 16, 1771. 
II. Andrew, b., June 27, 1776. 
III. Sarah, b., Aug. 22, 1779. 

EMERY 
I. Amos Emery 

Amos Emery and Lucretia his w. came to D. from Temple, 
March 3, 1778, and settled first on lot 8, range 8, then on lot 
16, range 3. He was b. in Townsend, Mass. Two of his 
brothers, twins, settled in Jaffrey. He was a man of more than 
common intellectual power, a great reader of the books to 
which he had access and, till his health failed, 1817, exerted 
much influence in the affairs of the town. His w. d., May 15, 
1821, ae. 68; he d., Nov. 2, 1827, ae. 83. Ch.: 

I. Amos, m., September, 1799, Hannah Eliot, dau. of David Eliot. 

II. Lucy, b., Oct. 30, 1778. 

III. Esther, b., Dec. 30, 1780; m. John Perry, q. v. 

IV. Cyrus, d., Jan. 1, 1861, ae. 78, unrn. 

V. Jonathan, m., Dec. 30, 1819, Lucy Hoar, who d., May 18, 1826, ae. 

33. He d., March 31, 1872, ae. 87. 
VI. Levi, m., April 19, 1831, Elvira Mason, b. in D., Nov. 16, 1804, 
d. there, Oct. 13, 1862, dau. of Thaddeus Mason, Jr. He d., March 
14, 1879. No. ch. 

II. Frank R. Emery 

Frank R. Emery, b. in Bridgton, Me., 1870 or 1871; son 
of R. B. and Marian (Martin) Emery; was a farmer, lived 
for a short time in D. He m,, 1889, Josephine Adelle Clukay, 
b. in Peterborough, Aug. 3, 1873; dau. of Patrick and Mary 
Ann (Boutwell) Clukay. Ch.: 

I. Walter Burton, b. in D., Feb. 2, 1890. 



750 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

EMES 
I. Ebenezer Emes 

Ebenezer Emes and Elizabeth his w. came to D., July 18, 
1779, and settled on lot 9, range 2. Samuel Emes, who lived 
on this lot before Ebenezer came, may have been the father 
both of Ebenezer and Alexander Emes. There is a tradition 
that Samuel Emes used to come to D. on foot and spend a 
part of the season on his farm, returning in the autumn with 
a heavy load on his back. It is said that, when he became 
tired from the weight of his burden, he was wont to take up 
quite a large stone in both hands and that, carrying this stone 
awhile, he felt himself rested when he dropped it. The name 
of Ebenezer Emes appears in the tax-list, for the last time in 
1798. This name is often spelled Eames. Ch.: 1. Eunice, 
b., July 9, 1780; 2. Polly, b., Aug. 1, 1782; 3. Patty, h., June 
30, 1784; 4. Nelly, b., Aug. 15, 1786; 5. Nancy, b., Oct. 3, 
1788; 6. Julia, b., Oct. 1, 1790; 7. Ebenezer, b., Oct. 29, 1792; 
8. Nathan, b., April 30, 1797. 

II, Alexander Emes 

Alexander Emes was from Needham, Mass.; b., April 
11, 1761; d. in D., Jan. 16, 1845. He settled first on lot 9, 
range 2, Sept. 1, 1788. He m. 1st, Sept. 1, 1788, Sarah Bates 
of Jaffrey, b., June 2, 1768, d., Jan. 10, 1790; m. 2d, Feb. 2, 
1792, Beriah Marshall, b., June 7, 1773; d.. May 11, 1859; dau. 
of Aaron Marshall. Mr. Emes then re. to lot 8, range 9. Ch.: 

I. Sarah (Sally), b., Nov. 18, 1789; m. Famum Fisk and res. in 
Potsdam, N. Y. She d., Sept. 12, 1838. 
n. Cynthia, b., Dec. 24, 1792; d.. April 5, 1815. 

III. Alexander, b., May 5, 1795; d., Sept. 1, 1798. 

IV. Beriah, b., March 19, 1797; d., Sept. 6, 1798. 
V. Mary, b., February, 1799; d., Feb. 7, 1799. 

VI. Elizabeth, b., Feb. 29, 1800; d. the same day. 
VII. Alexander, b., July 16, 1804; d., Oct. 3, 1822. 
VIII. Esther T., b., Sept. 2, 1806; d., Aug. 22, 1826. 
IX. Maria, b., Sept. 29, 1808; m.. May 28, 1840, Elias Joslin; res. in 
Keene. Ch.: 1. Emeline, b. in Keene, Nov. 28, 1842; m. Hon. 
Horatio Colony; two sons and one dau. 
X. Emeline, b., Dec. 22, 1810; m. Charles E. Townsend, q. v., and res. 
on the Emes farm. 

III. James Emes 

James Emes with Ruth his wife came to D. from Needham, 
Mass., where their 1st three ch. were b. They lived on the 



GENEALOGIES 751 

east part of lot 8, range 4. His name appears in the tax-list 
for the last time in 1805. He was town clerk, 1793. Ch.: 

1. John, b., March 26, 1785; 2. Persis, b.. May 29, 1786; 

3. James, b., Feb. 9, 1789; 4. Ruth, b., March 4, 1793; 5. 
Samuel, b., April 23, 1795; 6. Maria, b., July 3, 1799; 7. 
Alexander, b., March 16, 1802. 

EVLETH 

JoAB EvLETH was b. in Princeton, Mass., Jan. 13, 1764, 
being of the fourth generation from his ancestor who came 
from England. He m., 1794, Lydia Gowing of Jaffrey, b., 
Aug. 13, 1760; d. in D., Sept. 30, 1830, he settled on lot 12, 
range 1; where he d., Aug. 29, 1847. Ch.: 

I. Josepli, b., Nov. 5, 1795; d. in D., May 4, 1859; res. on the home- 
stead; m., 1823, Seba Barnes, b., July 6, 1798; d., June 16, 1892; 
dau. of Luther Barnes. Ch.: 1. Joseph Granville, b., Feb. 13, 
1824; d. in Philadelphia, Pa., March 4, 1866; m., Oct. 15, 
1850, Ellen A. Gowing, b. in D., Dec. 10, 1832; d., July 26, 1904; 
dau. of Almerin Gowing, q. v.; 2. Everett Mansfield, b., Dec. 29, 
1825; m., Nov. 6, 1851, Eliza Jane Piper, b. in D., Nov. 12, 1828; 
d., March 14, 1854, dau. of Cyrus Piper, q. v.; 3. Alvinza Lauris- 
ton, h., Nov. 8, 1827; d., Jan. 12, 1830; 4. Clayton Marett, b., 
Nov. 9, 1829; 5. Lydia Valeria, h., April 3, 1832; m., 1853, 
Jonas Cutter of Jaffrey, where she res.; ch.: 1. Isabella Valeria, 
b., July 13, 1854; d., Aug. 31, 1869; 2. Mortimer Evleth, b., 
June 5, 1856. 6. Seba Ladora, b., Jan. 4, 1834; 7. Lucy Emogene, 
h.. May 21, 1835; m. Mr. Taylor of Peterborough; 8. Sarah 
Ravania, h., July 31, 1837; 9. Carlero Barnes, h.. Mar. 17, 1841. 
II. William, b., June 10, 1797; m. Sarah Lawrence. 

III. Gilman, b., July 1, 1799; d., January, 1841; m. Laura Pratt. 

IV. Lydia, b.. May 28, 1802; m., April 17, 1832, Abram Stanley of 

Jaffrey, son of Jonathan and Betsey (Ross) Stanley; res. in 
Chester, Vt. 
V. Augusta, b., April 21, 1806; m., May 18, 1830, Capt. Isaac White 
of Nelson, where they res. 

FAIRBANKS 

I. Asa Fairbanks 

1. Asa Fairbanks came from Sherborn, Mass.; b., March 

4, 1762; d., July 26, 1819; settled in D., 1784, on lot 3, range 

2, purchased by his father, Deacon Ebenezer Fairbanks; m., 
April 28, 1784, Hephzibah Adams, b. in Sherborn, Mass., 
Dec. 8, 1761; d., Aug. 18, 1862, at the age of 100 years 8 months 
and 10 days; dau. of Capt. Moses Adams, q. v. Asa Fair- 
banks enlisted in the service of his country at the age of four- 
teen, and performed guard duty around military stores in 



752 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

SherborD one summer season. At the age of sixteen, he en- 
listed again, and joined the army in Rhode Island. He was 
there employed a portion of the time as a ferryman from Tiver- 
ton to Greenwich, transporting soldiers, horses, provisions, 
ammunition, etc. On one occasion, when returning with an 
empty boat, a sturgeon of large size, being at play, jumped 
out of the water into the boat, broke down the middle seat, 
and proved a troublesome passenger. He sold it, on reaching 
the shore, for a gallon of rum. At another time, he was ordered 
to take a load of soldiers across the river by night, in company 
with six other boats. During the passage, a severe tempest 
arose. It was stormy and dark. They lost their pilot and lights 
and, in this condition, they were tossed about by the waves, 
not knowing where they were, or whither they were going. 
In the course of the night they were drifted on an island and 
found another boatload in the same condition. Only one 
boat of the seven found its way, that night, across the river. 
When morning came, they found they were near the enemy. 
As boats crossed and recrossed the river, they made signals of 
distress, but they were not relieved till they had passed two 
days and two nights without food or the means of making a 
fire to dry themselves. They were supposed by their officers to 
be lost. At another time, when sleeping on the ground, a cry 
was heard, "A cannon-ball is rolling towards us!" He in- 
stantly sprang up on his hands and knees; the ball struck 
his cartridge-box, on which his head, a few seconds before, was 
resting, and dashed it to pieces; it then struck a stone wall, 
opened a gap and, rolling a few rods farther, stopped. In the 
year 1780, he enlisted again for six months and served a por- 
tion of the time at West Point. He was there when Arnold 
attempted to give it into the hands of the British. Ch.: 

I. Hephzibah, b., March 31, 1785; d., Oct. 13, 1843; m. Joseph 

Gowing, q. v. 
II. Asa, b., March 17, 1787; m. 1st Polly Wliitcomb by whom he had 
six ch. She d., Sept. 24, 1838, ae. 53. He m. 2d Sarah Henistou 
by whom he had one ch. 

III. Moses, b., Feb. 3, 1789, 2. 

IV. Ebenezer, b., May 28, 1794, 3. 

2. Moses Fairbanks, son of Asa, 1, b. in D., Feb. 3, 1789; 
d., June 12, 1878; m. Jane Harper, who d., Oct. 5, 1873, in her 
80th year. Ch.: 

I. Hephzibah J., b.. May 31, 1816; m. 1st, April 16, 1837, William 
S. Chadwick, who d., Sept. 8; 1839; m. 2d, October, 1846, Luke 



GENEALOGIES 753 

Sweetser, who d., July, 1850; two ch. by former hus.; one ch. 
by latter hus. 

II. Betsey, d., Jan. 4, 1820, ae. 5 mos. 

m. Infant son, b., Nov. 26, 1821; d. the day following. 

IV. Moses A., b., Sept. 29, 1822; m., Aug. 9, 1844, Abigail Hadley, b., 
Sept. 7, 1822. Ch.: 1. Mary S., b., Feb. 13, 1845; 2. Albert B., 
b., Nov. 17, 1847; 3. Ellen L., b., Sept. 3, 1849; 4. Abby E., 
b.. May 23, 1851; 5. Ella J., b., May 23, 1851, twin. 
V. Loretta, b., June 2, 1823; m., Aug. 15, 1844, Solomon Garfield; 
one ch.: 

VI. Asa, b.. May 25, 1828; d. in Keene; m., Dec. 21, 1852, Sarah A. 
Ware of Hancock, b., Oct. 15, 1834; d. in Keene. He operated 
for many years the saw-mill and wooden-ware manufactory at 
East Harrisville. He lived in Keene the last few years of his life. 

3. Ebenezer Fairbanks, son of Asa, 1, b. in D., May 28, 
1794; m. 1st Betsey Wilder, b. in Peterborough, Nov. 6, 1794; 
d. there, Sept. 23, 1828; Hved five years in Mount Tabor, 
Vt.; returned to Peterborough, 1822; m. 2d Eleanor C, dau. 
of Timothy Farnsworth of D. Ch. : 

I. Amaziah, b. m D., Sept. 7, 1814; m. 1st Lucinda Pierce, who d., 

Aug. 17, 1841, ae. 21; m. 2d Mary Ann Holt. 
II. Betsey, b. at Mount Tabor, Vt., March 6, 1817; m. WiUiam M. 
Grimes. 
m. Nancy H., b. at Mount Tabor, Vt., June 15, 1820; d. at Peter- 
borough, Jan. 30, 1837. 
IV. James W., b. at Peterborough, Dec. 14, 1822; m. Lydia Searle. 
V. Lorenzo, b., April 21, 1825; d., Feb. 22, 1827. 
VI. Nancy A., b., May 29, 1828; m. Daniel Carter. 
VII. Eleanor H., b., Jan. 29, 1830; m. Levi Fairbanks. 
VIII. Lorenzo A., b., Nov. 9, 1831; d., Aug. 8, 1833. 
IX. Elvira F., b., Oct. 28, 1833. 
X. George W., b., Oct. 14, 1835. 
XL Merrick G., b., Jan. 9, 1838. 
XIL Amna, b., Nov. 23, 1839. 
XIIL Josephine C., b., June 13, 1845. 

II. Joseph L. Faikbanks 

Joseph Leander Fairbanks, b. in St. Johnsbury, Vt., 
Dec. 30, 1848; son of Robert Leander and Belinda (Ellis) 
Fairbanks; a painter and decorator; lives on the main road 
to Keene. He m., Aug. 2, 1870, Louise Florence Caswell, 
b. in Joliet, 111., May 11, 1851; dau. of Henry James and Ro- 
setta Idelia (Haseltine) Caswell. Ch.: 1. Leon Allison, b. 
in Charlestown, Vt., April 3, 1872; 2. Curtis Eugene, b. in 
Barton, Vt., Jan. 26, 1876; 3. Belle Lesley, b. in Keene, Sept. 
17, 1883; m. Henry N. Gowing, q. v. The two sons are both 
Painters and decorators, and have been engaged in lumbering. 



754 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

III. George W. Fairbanks 

George Willard Fairbanks, b. in Hancock, Vt., Jan. 27, 
1837, was a farmer for a time in D. He was son of Lyndes 
and Patience (Wolfe) Fairbanks. He was a private in the Civil 
War in the 5th N. H. Vols. He m., March 4, 1880, Luvia 
Elmandia Arnold, b. in Kirby, Vt., May 21, 1859; dau. of 
William Wallace and Lydia (Wood) Arnold. Ch.: 

I. James Lloyd, b. in Charlestown, N. H., Feb. 17, 1881; m., Sept. 
17, 1902, Charlotte Esther Hunt. One ch.: 1. Gertrude Mae, b. 
in Charlestown, May 26, 1904. 

FARLEY 

Frank Bethuel Farley, farmer, b. in Marlow, April 26, 
1870; son of Lucius Pierce and Jane Ruth (Knight) Farley. 
He m. at Hudson, N. H., June 24, 1909, Mrs. Alice Celia 
(Lewis) Elliot, b. in Alstead, April 28, 1878; dau. of Clarence 
Augustus and Amy Estella (Campbell) Lewis; res. at Marlow 
and Dublin. Mrs. Farley had a son by her former hus. : Harry 
D. Elliot, b. at Windsor, Vt., June 3, 1899. 

FARNSWORTH 

Timothy Farnsworth, son of Aaron, b. at Groton, Mass., 
Oct. 6, 1769; m. 1st Elizabeth Robbe, dau. of the celebrated 
"Dr." William Robbe of Peterborough. Rev. Elijah Dunbar, 
in his "Description of Peterborough," published in the N. H. 
Historical Collections, August, 1822, says: "Lieut. William 
Robbe, seventh son of William and Agnes (Patterson) Robbe, 
was fully believed by his mother to be endued with the power 
of curing the king's evil (scrofula). In her youth, she had 
supposed herself cured of this disease by a man, reputed to be 
the seventh son, who traversed Ireland, it was said, at his 
majesty's expense, and performed, it was believed, the most 
marvellous cures, by gently rubbing the diseased person in 
the throat with his naked hand and, instead of taking a reward, 
bestowing a piece of silver. Mrs. Robbe charged her son to 
attend gratuitously to all who should apply for relief, and to 
give each a piece of silver; and he never refused his assistance 
to any who applied. Applications were numerous and fre- 
quent, and after he was unable to lift his hands, they were guided 
by others to impart the healing influence. It would require a 
volume," according to Mr. Dunbar, "to record the extraordi- 
nary cures which have been ascribed to his instrumentality." 
Mrs. Farnsworth was born, March 1, 1772, d., Oct. 27, 1812. 



GENEALOGIES 755 

They lived a few years in Peterborough and moved to D. in 
the spring of 1800, and settled on lot 5, range 1. The second 
wife of Timothy Farnsworth was the widow of George Nay of 
Peterborough, b. in 1776, dau. of Daniel Clary of New Ipswich. 
She d., July 6, 1849. Ch.: 

I. Abigail, b., March 29, 1793; m. Richard P. Shattuck. 

II. Eliza, b., Aug. 17, 1797; m. Alvarus Lawrence, q. v. 

III. Jane, b., March 10, 1800; m. James Nay of Peterborough. 

IV. Eleanor, b., Jan. 28, 1802; m. Ebenezer Fairbanks, q. v. 
V. Sarah (Sally), b., Aug. 13, 1804. 

VI. William J., b., Jan. 15, 1807; d., Nov. 14, 1851; m., Nov. 26, 

1829, Elvira Piper, b., Feb. 29, 1812; d., June 23, 1889; dau. of 
Solomon Piper. Ch.: 1. Elvira Maria, b., March 13, 1831; m. 
Washington Proctor, q. v.; 2. Emily Jane, h., Jan. 25; 1834; 
3. William Granville, b., Feb. 3, 1836; d.. May 11, 1858; 4. 
Julia P., b., Sept. 14, 1838; m. Washington Proctor, q. v.; 5. 
John Merrill, b., Sept. 12, 1841; 6. James Maro, h., Aug. 17, 
1845; d., Sept. 22, 1849; 7. Walter Greenwood, h., Feb. 18, 1848; 
d., Sept. 29, 1849. 
VII. Francis F., b., Dec. 24, 1809. 
VIII. Timothy, b., Sept. 17, 1812; m. Sarah Dennis. 
IX. Asa P., b., Jan. 14, 1815; m. Susan Mann. 

FARNUM 
I. Joshua Farnum 

Joshua Farnum, from Dracut, Mass.; b., April 20, 1760; 
d. in D., July 1, 1837; settled in D., March, 1782, on lot 17, 
range 7. He m. 1st, Dec. 19, 1782, Polly Borden, b. in Monson, 
Mass., Nov. 21, 1761; d. in D., Sept. 18, 1806. He m. 2d, 
Jan. 27, 1807, Mrs. Abigail Kendall, widow of Joel Kendall. 
She d., Oct. 13, 1828. Ch.: 

I. Sarah (Sally), b., Sept. 4, 1783; m., Dec. 10, 1819, Abel Adams, q. v. 
II. Mary, b., Dec. 30, 1784; m., Nov. 23, 1809, Samuel Jones, Jr., q. v. 

III. Betsey, b., June 29, 1786; m. Ebenezer Atwood, q. v. 

IV. Clarissa, b., July 15, 1790; d., July 7, 1831. 

V. Enos, b., Aug. 27, 1793; m.. May 23, 1853, Eliza Houghton, b., 
in Worcester, Mass., Jan. 8, 1809. They returned to Dublin and 
both d. there. 
VI. Joshua, Jr., b., Feb. 18, 1795; d. in Stoddard, March 20, 1825; 
m., July 20, 1820, Rhoda Manning. Ch.: 1. Heman; 2. Franklin; 
3. Rhoda; 4. Adaliza. 

VII. Millicent (usually called Emily), b., Feb. 8, 1797; m., Oct. 18, 1835, 

Enoch S. Howe; res. m Aurelius, Mich. 
VIII. Hannah, b., Nov. 22, 1798; m., March 16, 1837, Cornelius Towne, 
Jr., q. V. 
IX. Roland, b., Sept. 7, 1800; m., Nov. 13, 1828, Mary W. Brooks, 
dau. of Jonas Brooks. Ch.: 1. Martha S., b., Aug. 29, 1829; 
m.. May 1, 1853, Peter C. Grant; res. in Jefferson, 111.; 2. John 



756 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

J., b., March 21, 1832; 3. Clara F., b., June 29, 1834; 4. Sarah 
M., h., Feb. 13, 1836; d., April 9, 1847; 5. Henry A., b., Nov. 
29, 1843. The family moved from town. 
X. Roxana, b.. May 9, 1806; m., Nov. 24, 1831, Charles Fogg of 

Hancock; res. in that town. 
XI. Louisa, b., Nov. 26, 1810; m., July 26, 1834, Charles Mason, son 
of Samuel Mason, Sr., q. v.; and res. in Barry, 111. 
XII. Lyman K., b., June 25, 1814; m. Eveluie R. Cutter of JaflFrey, 
where they res. They had a son named Charles L. and other ch. 
whose names are unknown to us. 

II. John Farnum 

John Farnum, brother of Joshua Farnum, with his wife 
Huldah, lived on lot 20, range 9. Ch.: 
I. Archelaus Kenny, Nov. 24, 1779. 

FARRAR 
I. Rev. Joseph Farrar 

Rev. Joseph Farrar, the first pastor of the First Congre- 
gation (Unitarian) Church, was not married while he lived in 
D. For a complete account of his birth, death, and family, see 
pages 228 and 229 of this history. 

II. Deering Farrar 

Deering Farrar was a blacksmith; worked in the Jason 
Harris Shop and in the shop on lot 7, range 6, where his wife 
Polly had the following ch.: 1. Deering, b., Sept. 4, 1808; 
2. Franklin, b., Feb. 16, 1811; 3. Caroline, b., April 12, 1813. 

III. PiiiNEHAS Farrar 

Phinehas Farrar, b., Nov. 12, 1772; d. in Michigan, Sept. 
24, 1855; son of Phinehas and Lavina (Warren) Farrar; 
m.. May, 1794, Abigail Stone, b., Sept. 18, 1773; d., Jan. 24, 
1840; dau. of Eliphalet and Lydia (Goddard) Stone. He set- 
tled in D., on lot 22, range 1, which, by an act of the legisla- 
ture was annexed to Marlborough in 1818. Ch.: 

I. Cynthia, b., April 20, 1795; a teacher in Boston, Mass., for many 
years; then went to a missionary station at Ahmednuggar, 
India, sailing from Boston, June 6, 1827. She d. in India, 
Jan. 24, 1852. 
II. Charles, b., Nov. 16, 1796; m., March 12, 1822, Dorcas Coolidge, 
dau. of Abraham Coolidge of Troy; res. in Armada, Mich. 

in. Nancy, b., Oct. 20, 1798; m., 1820, Asa Holman; res. in Romeo, 
Mich. 

IV. Philmda, b., Feb. 24, 1801; m., March, 1821, George Lane, son of 
John Lane of Marlborough; res. in Boston, Mass. 



- GENEALOGIES 757 

V. Elizabeth, b., Nov. 12, 1802; unm.; res. at Romeo, Mich. 
VI. Edmund W., b., Nov. 16, 1804; m., June 6, 1838, Harriet Kerch- 
dale of Columbia, Tenn.; res. at Nashville, Tenn. 
VII. Ruth, b., Aug. 8, 1807; m., Nov. 16, 1829, Minot T. Lane, son of 
John Lane; res. at Detroit, Mich. 
VIII. Minot, b., Sept. 22, 1810; m., Nov. 24, 1834, Mabel Barnes of 
Whitesborough, N. Y., res. in various places; d. at Saratoga 
Springs, N. Y.; AprU 18, 1874. 
IX. Carohne, b., March 21, 1813; d., Dec. 17, 1834. 
X. Luther, b., Sept. 14, 1817; res. at Romeo, Mich. 

FARWELL 

Heney James Farwell, b. in Fitchburg, Mass., March 11, 
1830; son of Samuel and Lucinda (Scripture) Farwell; was 
for some years engaged in wooden-ware manufacturing at 
East Harrisville; m. 1st, March 16, 1854, Elizabeth Townsend, 
b. in D., Feb. 6, 1833; d. there, Feb. 3, 1855; dau. of Amos 
and Betsey (Priest) Townsend. He m. 2d, May 29, 1856, 
Mary AngeHne Hardy, b. in Hollis, March 13, 1836; d. in 
H., Feb. 19, 1901; dau. of Benjamin Page and Mary (Col- 
burn) Hardy. Ch.: 1. Lizzie Ida, b. in D., Jan. 25, 1855; 
d. there, Oct. 2, 1863; 2. John Henry, b. in D., March 18, 
1867. 

FISHER 
I. Samuel Fisher 

Samuel Fisher with Lydia his w. lived jBrst on lot 11, range 
4; next, on lot 6, range 8. He d., Nov. 7, 1795, ae. 46. She 
d., Mar. 8, 1847, ae. 96. Ch.: 1. Lydia, b. in 1785; d.. 
Mar. 20, 1855, ae. 70; 2. Dorothy, b. in 1787; m. David 
Townsend, 3d., q. v.; 3, Cynthia F., b. in 1789; m. Jonathan 
Townsend, q. v.; 4. Samuel, m. and res. in Mason, and had 
several ch. Miss Dolly Fisher, a sister of Samuel Fisher, d. 
in town, February, 1837, ae. 86. 

II. Charles P. Fisher 

Charles Pembroke Fisher, b. in Nelson, Dec. 3, 1872; 
son of Sumner Pembroke and Emma Caroline (Scripture) 
Fisher; was employed for a few years as a clerk in D.; res. 
over Gleason's Store, and earlier in the Unitarian parsonage 
which was burned. He m., Jan. 11, 1894, Margaret M. Cuth- 
bert, b. at Garden City, Minn., June 12, 1874; dau. of Robert 
and Harriet (Cram) Cuthbert. Ch.: 1. Ruth, b. in Keene, 
May 4, 1896; 2. Dolores, b. in Peterborough, June 13, 1901. 



758 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

FISK 
I. Samuel Fisk 

1. Samuel Fisk, b., Nov. 28, 1768; settled in D., 1791, on 
lot 5, range 4, where he d., Oct. 18, 1844. He was a great- 
grandson of Samuel Fisk who res. at Groton, Mass., as early 
as 1704. The latter's son, Thomas, b., Feb. 21, 1712, res. in 
Pepperell, Mass., where he d., April 3, 1754, leaving five ch., 
among whom was Thomas, b., March 12, 1745. Thomas m. 
Sarah Shipley; dau. of John Shipley. She was of Scotch- 
Irish descent, b., Dec. 25, 1748, and d., Feb. 18, 1831. Thomas 
was a Revolutionary soldier. In January, 1781, he re. with 
his family from Pepperell to JafTrey, and settled on the farm 
which adjoined lots 4 and 5, range 1, of D., where he d., March 
15, 1818. His ch. were: Samuel, q. v.; Asa, q. v.; Levi, b., 
Feb. 16, 1775; Sarah, b., March 22, 1779; d., April 21, 1844; 
Polly, b., Nov. 3, 1782; d., June 14, 1804; Joel, b., Jan. 14, 
1787; d., Jan. 19, 1823. Samuel Fisk, whose name is at the 
head of this notice, m., Jan. 17, 1793, Mary Twitchell, b., 
Jan. 23, 1771; d., Dec. 19, 1834; dau. of Samuel Twitchell, 
Esq. Ch.: 

I. Asa, b., May 8, 1794; d., Aug. 24, 1796. 
II. Mary, b., Oct. 19, 1795; m.. May 7, 1828, William Cogswell of 
Peterborough, where they res. Ch.: 1. William F., drowned, 
June 27, 1847; 2. Frances D.; 3. Lucas; 4. James B. 

III. Samuel b., April 1, 1797; m., March 29, 1825, Betsey Gleason, 

dau. of Phinehas Gleason; settled 1st on lot 1, range 4, in D.;re. 
to Peterborough, 1839. Ch.: 1. Elizabeth S., b., May 18, 1826; 
2. Maria L., b., July 11, 1828; 3. A7nos T., b., Aug. 27, 1831. 

IV. Asa, b., Feb. 16, 1799, 2. 

V. Alice Wilson, b., Sept. 16, 1800; m., Feb. 28, 1826, Elias Hardy, 

q. V. 
VI. Betsey, b., Sept. 21, 1802; m., June 9, 1829, Ephraim Foster, q. v. 
VII. Louisa, b., Oct. 17, 1804; d., unm., Jan. 20, 1870. 
VIII. Julia T., b., July 22, 1808; m., April 16, 1835, Edward Foster; 
res. in Lexington, Mass. She d. in D., July 25, 1842. Ch.: 1. 
Mary T.; 2. George; 3. Deroy; 4. Julia C. 
IX. Amos T., b., Jan. 23, 1811; d.. May 29, 1814. 

2. Asa Fisk, son of Samuel, 1, b. in D., Feb. 16, 1799; 
d. there, Aug. 17, 1868; m., April 12, 1835, Priscilla Ranstead, 
b. in Westmoreland, June 3, 1813; d. in Westminster, Vt., 
Sept. 4, 1891; dau. of John and Tirzah (Britton) Ranstead. 
He lived on the homestead, on lot 5, range 4. Ch.: 

I. Charles Ranstead, b. in D., April 25, 1843, 3. 
II. Frank H., b. in D., March 28, 1855; m. Mary Thurston. 



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3. Charles Ranstead Fisk, son of Asa, 2, b. in D., April 
25, 1843; d. there, Jan. 7, 1908; res. for a time on the home- 
stead, afterwards in the village. His last residence was the 
house where John A. Gleason lives. He m., Oct. 18, 1868, 
Abbie Maria Jones, b. in D., Aug. 11, 1850; dau. of Corydon 
and Abigail Greenwood (Piper) Jones. Ch. : 

I. Mabel Gertrude, b. in D., Aug. 17, 1873; d. there. Dee. 7, 1874. 
II. Harry Herbert, b. in D., Feb. 11, 1876; d. there, Aug. 11, 1879. 

III. Mary Emeha, b. in D., Oct. 14, 1877; m., Oct. 14, 1898, Fred 

Arthur Lewis, b. in Lancaster, N. H., May 19, 1874; son of Alden 
and Sarah (Savage) Lewis; res. in Brockton, Mass.; a shoe 
laster. No ch. 

IV. Charles, b. m D., Jan. 5, 1880; d. there, Jan. 10, 1880. 

V. Robert Henry, b. in D., March 18, 1881; d. there, Apr. 27, 1916. 
He was a machinist in Southbridge, Mass. He m., April 18, 
1906, Mary Ethel Vaughan, b. at Mystic, Canada, June 12, 
1882; dau. of Charles and Mary Jane (McDonald) Vaughan. 
Ch.: 1. Harry Vaughan, b. in Southbridge, Mass., Jan. 19, 1907. 
VI. Hollis Ranstead, b. in D., Dec. 25, 1882; a shoemaker in Cam- 
pello, Mass. He m., Nov. 21, 1904, Bertha Drowns, b. at St. 
Jolms, Newfoundland, Oct. 24, 1878; dau. of Jabez and Eliza- 
beth Anne (Butler) Drowns. Ch.: 1. Ina Ranstead, b. in Cam- 
pello, Mass., Nov. 5, 1905. 

11. Asa Fisk 

Asa Fisk, b., July 1, 1771; great-grandson of Samuel Fisk 
of Groton, Mass., and a brother of Samuel Fisk of the pre- 
ceding section, settled in D., 1801, on the south part of lot 7, 
range 4, purchased of Rev. Edward Sprague, where he res. 
till he d., Aug. 8, 1848. He was by trade a mason and, for 
neatness and thoroughness in his work, it is believed he was 
excelled by few. He was for many years in commission as 
justice of the peace, but never officiated in that capacity. He 
m., Aug. 4, 1800, Cynthia Mann, dau. of Nathan Mann, and 
grand-daughter of Rev. Elisha Mann, a former minister of 
Wrentham, Mass. She was born in Marlborough, Mass., 
Oct. 5, 1778; d. in D., Aug. 30, 1858, but res. in Jaffrey some 
years previous to her marriage. Ch.: 

I. Thomas, b., Dec. 29, 1802; d. in D., April 30, 1889; m., April 19, 
1832, Sophia Appleton, youngest dau. of Deacon Francis Appleton, 
q. V. She was b., Nov. 15, 1806; d. in D., Oct. 2, 1890. They 
settled, April 21, 1832, on a farm, lots 15 and 16, range 7, purchased 
of Joseph Whittemore, where they res. till 1852, when he erected 
and moved into a new house in the north part of lot 15, range 6, 
the spacious mansion now known as Monadnock No. III. Mr. 
Fisk was one of the most capable and prominent men of the town, 
who had much to do in the preparation of the former history of 



760 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

the town. He was actively interested in securing the soldiers' 
monument. In the latter part of his life he moved to the village 
and lived in the house now owned by Harry S. Mason. Ch.: 
1. Jesse Appleton, b. in D., June 7, 1836; killed in the battle of 
Opequan, Sept. 19, 1864. His body, with many others of his com- 
rades, was buried in a large grave upon the battle-field, over which 
the State of New Hampshire has erected a chaste and costly 
momument containing the names of all whose bodies repose be- 
neath it; 2. Arabella Sophia, b., May 29, 1844; m. Henry H. 
Smith, M.D., q. v. 
II. Cynthia Maria, b., Sept. 2, 1804; m., Oct. 11, 1838, Calvin 
Learned, q. v. 

III. Asa H., b., March 23, 1812; m., May 24, 1838, Carolme Ranstead 

and res. on the homestead. Ch.: 1. Caroline P., h., Dec. 7, 
1841; m. Henry Foster, q. v.; 2. John H., b., Jan. 15, 1844. 

IV. Sarah, b., Sept. 30, 1815; d.. May 18, 1840. 
V. Amos, b., July 17, 1817; d., Aug. 15, 1819. 

FISKE 

1. Asa Fiske, b., Oct. 7, 1764, in Holden, Mass.; d. in D., 
July 2, 1829; settled in D., 1801, on lot 3, range 9. He m. 1st, 
Oct. 4, 1787, Dolly Warren, b., 1764; d. in D., Aug. 6, 1818. 
He m. 2d, Mar. 11, 1819, Mrs. Esther Perry, widow of Moses 
Perry. In early times this name was quite generally spelled 
Fisk. Ch.: 

I. Lucy, b., Aug. 3, 1788; m., Dec. 28, 1809; Samuel Matthews of 

Hancock; m., 2d, Benjamin Dearborn. 
II. A child (twin), b. in 1790; d. in infancy. 

III. Parker (twin), b.. 1790; d., Aug. 30, 1793. 

IV. A son who d. in infancy. 

V. Parker, b., Feb. 14, 1793, 2. 

VI. Mary, b.. Mar. 29, 1796; m.. Mar. 13, 1817, Levi Priest of Hancock. 
VII. Daniel, b., June 18, 1798, 3. 

VIII. Dorothy S., b., Nov. 21, 1819; m.. Mar. 28, 1843, Isaac F. Preston 
of New Ipswich; res. in Peterborough. 

2. Parker Fiske, son of Asa, 1, b., Feb. 14, 1793; d. in 
D., Oct. 8, 1866; m., Feb. 29, 1820, Mary B. Priest of Hancock, 
who d. in D., Apr. 27, 1863. Ch.: 

I. Eunice P., b., Feb. 18, 1822. 
II. Levi W., b., Apr. 29, 1825, 4. 
III. Mary E., b., Apr. 25, 1830; d., Oct. 13, 1874. 
IV. Asa P., b., Dec. 23, 1832; d., Feb. 28, 1833. 

3. Daniel Fiske, son of Asa, 1, b. in D., June 18, 1798; 
d. in D., Aug. 9, 1878; m., 1st, Mar. 16, 1820, Esther Eaton, 
dau. of Moses Eaton. She d., Dec. 2, 1858, ae. 60. He m., 
2d, May 19, 1860, Betsey Eaton of Hancock, who d. in D., 
Oct. 2, 1881, ae. 72. Ch.: 




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GENEALOGIES 761 

I. Laura Ann, b., Sept. 4, 1821; m., Apr. 26, 1847, Mark True of 
Francestown, a graduate of Dartmouth College; professor of 
Latin and Greek at New Hampton Academy and Theological 
Seminary, 1846-7; principal of Hancock Literary and Scientific 
Institution, 1848-9. He d. in Antrim, Feb. 13, 1875. She d., 
May 8, 1852. They had one ch.: 1. Abbott F., b., Apr. 4, 1852, a 
member of Brown University, but did not finish his course, res. 
in Antrim; m. Mary Brant of Stoddard, by whom he had three 
ch. He d.. Mar. 19, 1889. 2. Herbert Osgood, b.. May 30, 1859; 
graduate of Harvard Medical School; res. in Worcester, Mass.; 
was a son of Mr. True by his second wife. 

H. Diantha Louisa, b., Aug. 25, 1823; d., Dec. 29, 1913. She was for 
many years a valued teacher of the young in D., Keene, and other 
localities. 

in. Warren Lorenzo, b.. Mar. 12, 1826; still living in his ninety-first 
year in remarkably vigorous health, the oldest person in'D., 5. 

IV. Sarah Maria, b., Apr., 13, 1828; d. in Fitchburg, Mass., Jan. 13, 
1905; m. Charles C. Martin, b. in South Bridgton, Me., Sept. 4, 
1835; d. in Townsend, Mass., Oct. 7, 1889. No ch. 
V. George D., b., Sept. 27, 1830; d. unm., Jan. 12, 1892. 

VI. Charles Wallace, b., June 14, 1833, 6. 
VIL Francis W., b., Dec. 1, 1835; d., June 20, 1839. 

VIII. Josephine, b., July 9, 1838; m., Sept. 13, 1866, Abraham Perkins of 
Lynn, Mass., Ch.: 1. Cora E., b., Apr. 17, 1867; 2. Arthur F., 
b.. Mar. 24, 1870; d., July 2, 1876; 3. Florence M., b., Mar. 18, 
1881. 

IX. Henry A., b., June 1, 1841; d.. Mar. 19, 1842. 
X. Isabel, b., Dec. 2, 1843; d., Oct. 5, 1846. 

4. Levi Whiton Fiske, son of Parker, 2, b. in D., Apr. 29, 
1825; d. in Harrisville, May 27, 1887. He was a farmer on the 
old homestead in D. (later in Harrisville). He m., Feb. 26, 
1857, Sarah Jane White, b. in Peterborough, Aug. 16, 1824; 
d. in H., Oct. 7, 1885, dau. of William M. and Sarah (Law) 
White. Ch.: 

I. Frank Parker, b. in D., May 31, 1858. He has devoted time to 
farming (on the old homestead), schoolteaching, and carpentry. 
He m.. May 6, 1882, Hannah Morrison Spofford, b. in Peterbor- 
ough, July 8, 1865; dau. of Ira Atwood and Sabrina (Twitchell) 
Spofford. Onech.: Charles Parker Fiske; b. in H., Oct. 25, 1883. 
He is a mechanic; res. in Milford; m., Nov. 2, 1904, Wellie 
Owens, b. in Amherst, May 22, 1879; dau. of Ernest Herbert and 
Lucinda (Lang) Owens; and they have one ch., Owen Parker 
Fiske, b. in Haverhill, Mass., Nov. 29, 1910. 
11. Fannie White, b. in D., May 27, 1862; d. in H., Nov. 21, 1881. 

5. Warren Lorenzo Fiske, son of Daniel, 3, b. in D., 
Mar. 12, 1826; res. upon the old homestead. He was for many 
years a successful schoolteacher. He had been a representa- 
tive to the General Court, a justice of the peace. Town Treas- 



762 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

urer forty-one years, and the clerk of the Unitarian Society 
twenty-six years. He has always been very prominent in town 
affairs and has held every important office within the power of 
his fellow citizens to bestow upon him. He m., July 9, 1857, 
Emily Maria Matthews, b. in Marlow, Aug. 8, 1835; dau. of 
Robert Warren and Emily (Fox) Matthews. Ch.: 

I. Clarence Leslie, b. in D., Mar. 8, 1860; d. there, Apr. 9, 1864. 
II. Wilfred Matthews, b. in D., Dec. 27, 1863, 7. 

III. Idella Maria, b. in Faribault, Minn., May 6, 1868; m. Hiram Abiff 

Carey, q. v. 

IV. Henry Eugene, b. in D., Apr. 28, 1870, 8. 
V. Herbert Leslie, b. in D., Dec. 12, 1871, 9. 

VI. Albert Perley, b. in D., Feb. 24, 1877, 10. 

6. Charles Wallace Fiske, son of Daniel, 3, b. in D., 
June 14, 1833; was a farmer, lived several years in D.; was 
afterwards a gardener; he d. in Waltham, Mass., May 14, 1909. 
He m., 1st, Sarah A. Matthews, b. in Marlow; d. in Lynn, Mass., 
Aug. 26, 1864; m. 2d, Nov. 21, 1864, Mary Lois Frasier, b. in 
Bangor, Me., Nov. 18, 1846; dau. of William and Lois (Tib- 
betts) Frasier. Ch.: 

I. Flora Mabel, b. in Lynn, Mass., June 2, 1865; m., Nov. 7, 1889, 
Leonard Hassler Rabone, b. in London, Eng., Oct. 14, 1862; son 
of Samuel Clarke and Amanda (Hassler) Rabone. He is a watch- 
maker in Waltham. Ch. : 1. Ralph Ernest, b. in Waltham, Dec. 
27, 1890; d. there, Dec. 28, 1890; 2. Gladys Edna, b. in Wal- 
tham, Mass., Dec. 24, 1891. 
11. Daniel Francis, b. in Lynn, Mass., Oct. 14, 1866; d. there, Feb. 12, 
1867. 

III. Leston Alden, b. in D., July 28, 1868; m. Emma J. Trenholm. 

IV. Alice May, b. in D., Dec. 29, 1869; d. there, Aug. 13, 1871. 
V. Ernest Linton, b. in D., Dec. 23, 1871; d. the same day. 

VI. Carroll Everett, b. in D., Sept. 16, 1873; d. there, Jan. 19, 1888. 
VII. Edna Clara, b. in D., Nov. 23, 1877; m.. Mar. 16, 1904, LaForrest 
Sanford Achom, b. in Waldoboro, Me., Aug. 14, 1879; son of 
Sanford H. and Emma I. (DeShoe) Achorn. He is a mechanic in 
Newtonville, Mass. One ch.: Vera Emma, b. in Newtonville, 
Mass., Feb. 17, 1905. 
Vni. Charles Merton, b. in D., Aug. 13, 1879. He is a watchmaker in 
New York. He m.. Mar. 28, 1903, Esther Ericson, b. in Sweden, 
May 2, 1878; dau. of Gustav Friderich and Josephine (Johnson) 
Ericson. 

7. Wilfred Matthews Fiske, son of Warren L., 5, b. in 
D., Dec. 27, 1863; by trade a blacksmith and carpenter; res. 
on the Daniel Fiske homestead. He has been for several years 
engaged in the ice business. He has held many important town 
offices, serving as Selectman, member of the School Board, and 



GENEALOGIES 763 

Representative to the General Court, and has been for many 
years a deacon in the First Congregational (Unitarian) Church. 
He m., Oct. 20, 1887, Mabel Jane Carey, b. in Milford, Nov. 5, 
1863; dau. of Willard Olcott and Emma Thorndike (Perry) 
Carey. One ch.: Clarence Warren, b. in D., July 28, 1898. 

8. Henry Eugene Fiske, son of Warren L., 5, b. in D., 
Apr. 28, 1870. He occupies a part of the Daniel Fiske home- 
stead and lives in a part of his father's house especially pre- 
pared for his accommodation. He m., Apr. 27, 1904, Edith 
Emogene Tarbell, b. in Lyndeborough, Sept. 19, 1880; dau. 
of Joseph Albert and Amaret (Lakin) Tarbell. Two ch. : 1. Carl 
Myron, b. in D., Mar. 5, 1905; 2. Alice Emily, b. in D., Jan. 
12, 1916. 

9. Herbert Leslie Fiske, son of Warren L., 5, b. in D., 
Dec. 12, 1871; d. at Eastondale, Mass., June 21, 1913. He 
was engaged in farming and the care of estates. He m.. Mar. 
11, 1896, Hattie Bertha Lewis, b. in Lancaster, Nov. 7, 1876; 
dau. of Alden and Sarah (Savage) Lewis. Ch.: 1. Bertha 
May, b. in D., Apr. 13, 1897. 

10. Albert Perley Fiske, son of Warren L., 5, b. in D., 
Feb. 24, 1877; m., May 1, 1901, Jennie Maria Vinall, b. at 
East Pepperell, Mass., Aug. 24, 1877; d. at West Newton, 
Mass., Feb. 11, 1912; dau. of George Henry and Rebecca 
Maria (Knight) Vinall. He is a machinist. Ch.: 1. Paul 
Albert, b. in Peterborough, Apr. 27, 1902; 2. Hazel Frances, 
b. in D., Aug. 21, 1903; 3. Lendall Warren, b. at Newtonville, 
Mass., May 14, 1906; 4. Ruth Lillian, b. at West Newton, 
Mass., June 28, 1911. 

FLINT 

Joshua Flint, from Reading, Mass., b., Apr. 6, 1782; set- 
tled in D., May 7, 1808, on lot 8, range 8; m., May 6, 1808, 
Susanna Babcock, b., Jan. 23, 1785, youngest dau. of Nathan 
Babcock of Fitchburg, Mass.; re. to Ashby, Mass., Dec. 25, 
1812, then back to D., May 1, 1818; settled on lot 4, range 10, 
and re. to Roxbury, Oct. 5, 1838, where he res. many years. 
Ch.: 

I. Susan, b., Mar. 18, 1809; d., Apr. 3, 1839; in., June 2, 1831, Reo 
Adams, son of James Adams, q. V. Ch.: 1. Ellen Maria, h., Ja.n. 
27, 1832; 2. George Clinton, b., Apr. 18, 1833; 3. Josephine 
Amanda, h., Nov. 16, 1834; 4. Mary Warren, h., Dec. 17, 1836; 
5. Myron, h.. Mar. 19, 1839; d., July 12, 1839. 
II. Ivers, b., Oct. 12, 1810; d., Nov. 19, 1810. 



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m. Maria, b., Sept. 26, 1813; d., Oct. 6, 1813. 

IV. Ivers, b., Aug. 27, 1814; m., Dec. 19, 1840, Harriet Townsend, b., 

Jan. or Feb. 26, 1817, dau. of David Townsend, 3d; res. in Roxbury, 

N. H. Ch.: 1. Josephine Amanda, b., Oct. 19, 1841; 2. Lavater 

Munroe, b.. May 4, 1846. 
V. Elmira Jane, b., Feb. 16, 1820; m., Aug. 30, 1842, Jairus Collins of 

Marlborough, b., Apr. 13, 1816. 
VI. Hephzibah Damon, b., Jan, 27, 1822; m., July 22, 1841, Reo Adams, 

q. v.; res. in Keene, Ohio. Ch.: 1. Elbridge Gerry, b., Apr. 18, 

1842; 2. Charles Flint, b., Jan. 5, 1850; 3. John, b., Apr. 23, 

1852. 
VII. Sarah Childs, b., Sept. 30, 1825; m., June 15, 1852, Henry Gould, 

b., Feb. 25, 1827, son of John Gould of New Ipswich; res. in D. 

and Marlborough. 

FOOTE 

George Luther Foote, son of George Luther and Esther 
Manton (Young) Foote, was b. at Cannes, Alpes Maritimes, 
France, Feb. 19, 1886. He graduated at Harvard, A.B., 1908, 
and m. at Keene, N. H., May 15, 1915, Doris Russell, b. at 
Keene, Nov. 26, 1893; dau. of Burton Charles and Elise 
(Renouf) Russell. He is a musical composer of distinction, and 
res. at Cambridge, Mass., making Dublin his summer residence. 
One ch.: Doris, b. at Cambridge, May 20, 1916. 

FOSTER 

Ephraim Foster, son of John Foster of Winchester, was b. in 
that town, Aug. 21, 1790; settled in D., July 30, 1814, on the 
farm purchased of Nathan Bixby by Jonathan Mason of Bos- 
ton, lots 11 and 12, range 3. He re. to Walpole, November, 
1822; returned to D., Mar. 15, 1827; purchased the Jonathan 
Mason farm which he had before merely rented. He d. in D., 
July 11, 1855. He m. 1st, Dec. 1, 1816, Julia Rider, dau. of 
Moses Rider; b., Dec. 31, 1796; d., Dec. 19, 1827. He m. 2d, 
June 9, 1829, Betsey Fisk, b., Sept. 21, 1802; dau. of Samuel 
Fisk. Ch.: 

I. John, b., May 28, 1819; d., June 23, 1820. 

II. James, b.. May 27, 1821; m., December, 1846, Elizabeth R. K. 
Titcomb, of Newburyport, Mass. ; res. in Boston, Mass. He d., 
Nov. 13, 1854. 

III. George A., b.. May 23, 1824; res. in California. He was a ranch- 

man. He m., November, 1863, Mary Ranstead, b. in Westmore- 
land, Oct. 21, 1823; dau. of John and Tirzah (Britton) Ranstead. 
One ch.: Fred Ranstead, b. in D., Aug. 27, 1864; d. in Portland, 
Me., Dec. 9, 1881. 

IV. Julia, b., Sept. 5, 1826; m.. May 24, 1846, Charles W. Going, q. v. 
V. Henry, b., Apr. 28, 1830; d. in White Township, Cambria Coimty, 



GENEALOGIES 765 

Pa., Jan. 2, 1892, where he had been a farmer. He m., Jan. 1, 
1863, Caroline Priscilla Fisk, b. m D., Dec. 7, 1841, dau. of Asa 
H. and Caroline (Ranstead) Fisk. Three ch., all born at the place 
where he died. 1. Caroline Elizabeth, b., Oct. 14, 1863; 2. Frank 
Snow, b., Apr. 11, 1868; 3. Fred Henry, b., Jan. 20, 1875. 
VI. John, b., Nov. 9, 1832, a schoolteacher in Minn.; a graduate of 
Phillips Exeter Academy; graduated at Dartmouth College, 
A.B., 1858; m., Sept. 20, 1866, Ada J. Wing, b. in Sandwich, 
Mass., Sept. 13, 1843; dau. of Paul and Laura Ann (Soule) Wing. 
Ch.: 1. fFi'Wmwi Henr?/, b. in Sandwich, Mass., July 13, 1867. He 
was in the employ of the American Smelting & Refining Co., 
Aguas Calientes, Mexico. He m., Dec. 15, 1902, Frances Cline 
Milor, b. at Fort Smith, Arkansas, Oct. 28, 1871; dau. of Charles 
and Amanda (Largen) Milor. No ch. 2. Ellen Soule, b. in Sand- 
wich. Mass., May 10, 1869; unm. 3. George Frederick, b. in Fari- 
bault, Minn., Aug. 1, 1871. He m. Harriet Fairfield. 
Vn. Frederick, b. m Walpole, Nov. 2, 1834; d., Sept. 14, 1836. 
Vni. Andrew Butler, b. m Walpole, Feb. 26, 1837; d. in Westford, Mass., 
June 22, 1859. 
IX. Frederick, b. m Walpole, Jan. 6, 1839, d. in Boston, Mass., Feb. 26, 
1858. 

FRENCH 

I. John French 

John French, b. in Woburn, Mass., May 27, 1727; settled 
first in Hollis, N. H., where all his children were born; then re. 
to Nelson and remained many years; then re. to D., Mar. 28, 
1783. He m. Mary Whitcomb, b. in Bolton, Mass., June 19, 
1731. Ch.: 

I. Mary, b., July 12, 1750; m. Thomas White, q. v. 

II. Hephzibah, b., Jan. 31, 1752; m. Edmund Taylor; d. at Cavendish, 
Vt. 

ni. William, b.. May 19, 1754; killed at the battle of Bunker Hill. 

IV. John, b., Apr. 8, 1757; m. Susannah White; res. in D. a long time; 
had a large family; d. at Northfield, Mass. 
V. Elizabeth, b., Aug. 22, 1759; m. Eli Greenwood, q. v. 

VI. Jonathan, b., Jan. 9, 1762; m. Eunice Carlton of Rindge; d. in D. 
VII. Abigail, b.. Mar. 20, 1764; m. a Mr. Hadlock of Weathersfield, Vt. 
VIII. Whitcomb, b., Oct. 26, 1767; d. at Keene, Apr. 11, 1855; m., Oct. 
9, 1793, Sally Patrick of Fitzwilliam, b., Nov. 6, 1772; d., 1864. 
Ch.: 1. Whitcomb, a colonel in the militia, b., July 19, 1794; m. 
Mary Kendall; dau. of Joel Kendall; res. in Peterborough; several 
ch., among whom were Granville, Henry, and others. 2. Daniel, 
b., Sept. 11, 1796; d. at Albany, N. Y., May 12, 1838; m. Asenath 
English. 3. Jerusha, b., Dec. 17, 1798; m. Abraham Shattuck, 
q. V. 4. Sumner, b., Dec. 23, 1800; m., 1st, Mandana Murray of 
Hinesburg, Vt.; res. in Illinois; was three times m, 5. Stillman,h., 
Nov. 5, 1803; m. Lucy Winch of Sullivan; was a liveryman in 
Keene. 6. Betsey G., b., Aug. 3, 1806; d. unm. 7. Malancy B., 



766 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

b., Feb. 11, 1810; d., unm., Jan. 17, 1898; res. in Peterborough. 8. 
Abigail, b., Sept. 8, 1812; d., Oct. 12, 1812. 9. Leander, h., Sept. 3, 
1816; d. in Swanzey, Aug. 27, 1840; m. Lois Farwell. 

IX. Rebecca, m. Enoch Foster; d. in Roxbury. 
X. Ebenezer, m. Polly Fisher of D.; d. at Norwich, Vt. 

XI. Joseph, d. at HoUis at the age of six months. 

II. Luke French 

Luke French, from Jaffrey, b., July 25, 1807; m. 1st, Jan. 
26, 1832, Nancy W. Blanchard, b., 1809; d., June 20, 1839; 
dau. of Simeon Blanchard; re. to D., Mar. 11, 1853; settled on 
lot 8, range 2, and lots 7 and 8, range 3. He m. 2d, Sept. 4, 
1839, Lucy Spaulding; dau. of Deacon Abel Spaulding. Ch.: 

I. Susan E., b., Jan. 28, 1833. 

II. Richard, b.. May 19, 1834. 

III. Sarah M., b., Feb. 28, 1836; d., Jan. 12, 1842. 

IV. Preston L., b., Apr. 26, 1838. 
V. Sylvanus, b.. May 11, 1840. 

VI. Ermina, b., Feb. 20, 1842. 
VII. Evander, b., Apr. 7, 1843. 

VIII. Hannah C, b., Sept. 14, 1844; d., Mar. 16, 1845. 
IX. Abel, b., Feb. 10, 1846. 
X. Orford, b., Jan. 15, 1848. 
XL A son, b., Aug. 12, 1849; d. the same day. 
XII. Merrill, b., Oct. 5, 1850. 
XIII. Emmons, b., Apr. 23, 1853. 

FROST 
I. Benjamin Frost 

1. Benjamin Frost moved from Jaffrey to D., 1806. He 
was b., Dec. 1, 1778; d.. Mar. 9, 1825. He purchased a part of 
lot 5, range 1, and built a house. He m., Dec. 18, 1806, Annis 
Pierce of Jaffrey, b., Apr. 12, 1783; d., Oct. 28, 1834; dau. of 
Samuel Pierce. Ch.: 

I. Cyrus, b.. May 12, 1827; m. 1st, November, 1829, Cynthia Nay of 
Sharon, who d., Jan. 20, 1837. He m. 2d, Nov. 9, 1837, Betsey 
McCoy of Sharon. He lived on the paternal homestead till 
Mar. 13, 1852, when he moved to Peterborough. Ch.: 1. Lydia 
Ann, b., July 30, 1831; 2. Charles Albert, h., Sept. 9, 1838; 3. 
Sarah Eliza, h., Dec. 15, 1839; 4. Cynthia A., b., Aug. 6, 1843. 
II. Annis, b., Dec. 30, 1808; m., Dec. 10, 1834, Edward M. Lawrence 
of Pepperell, Mass. He d. in Peterborough, Dec. 12, 1853. Ch. : 
1. Eliza Ann, b. in Groton, Mass., Oct. 4, 1836; m. Abbot B. 
Burpee, q. v.; 2. Nancy L., b. m D., Apr. 6, 1841; 3. Samuel H., 
b. in Jaffrey, May 13, i844; 4. Lydia M., b. in D., May 5, 1847; 
d. there, July 9, 1850; 5. Lydia M., b. in Jaffrey, Mar. 12, 1851; 
d. there. Apr. 6, 1851. 

III. Eliza, b.. Oct. 17, 1811; d., Apr. 14, 1835. 



GENEALOGIES 767 

IV. Benjamin, b., June 25, 1813; m., Nov. 22, 1836, Lydia M. White of 

Deerfield, N. H., res. in Nashua. 
V. Joseph P., b., June 19, 1815; m., Jan. 4, 1844, S. Ehza Cutter; 

dau. of Abel Cutter of Jaffrey. Ch.: 1. Edith Eliza, b., Oct. 17, 

1844; 2. Joseph Albert, b., June 12, 1846. Joseph P. Frost moved 

from D. to Jaffrey, Apr. 20, 1849. 
VI. Albert, b.. Mar. 20, 1817; m., Feb. 21, 1843, Mary Boutell of Antrim; 

re. to Salem, Mass., 1845; thence to Boston, Mass., and in 1848, to 

Peterborough. Ch.: 1. George Albert, h.,MdiT.'i^,\M'^; 2, Mary 

Ellen, b., Apr. 30, 1847; 3. Eugene Leslie, b., Aug. 30, 1849; d., Aug. 

21, 1852; 4. Emma Jane, h., July 17, 1851; d., Aug. 10, 1852. 
VII. Silas Pierce, b., Feb. 9, 1820, 2. 
VIII. Caleb Whitney, b., Feb. 9, 1822; m. in Boston, Mass., Nov. 29, 

1849, Mrs. Rhoda D. Burgin, formerly of Lancaster, N. H.; res. 

in Boston, Mass. 

2. Silas Pierce Frost, son of Benjamin, 1., b. in D., Feb. 
9, 1820; d. there, Sept. 24, 1893; the result of being thrown 
from a carriage. He learned the trade of a stone mason which 
he followed a portion of his life, and he was also a farmer. He 
m., Feb. 8, 1849, Betsey Evans Mason, b. in D., Aug. 22, 1824; 
d. there, Apr. 3, 1887; dau. of Cyrus and Abigail (Allison) 
Mason. Ch.: 

I. Walter Clarence, b. in D., Mar 11., 1851, 3. 

II. Alfred Clinton, b. in D., Mar. 31, 1852, 4. 

III. Charles Mason, b., Sept. 24, 1858; d.. May 21, 1879. 

3. Walter Clarence Frost, son of Silas P., 2, b. in D., 
Mar. 11, 1851; graduated from Appleton Academy, New Ips- 
wich, 1872; from Dartmouth College, A.B., 1876. He res. in 
Colorado Springs, Colo., and is an investment agent and dealer 
in stocks, bonds, mortgages, real estate, and mines. He m., 
July 3, 1878, Mary Ella Hildreth, b. in New Ipswich, Oct. 7, 
1853; dau. of John Caldwell and Harriet Maria (Blanchard) 
Hildreth. Ch. : 1 . Hildreth, b. in Newton, Mass., June 23, 1880; 
2. Hester, b. in Newton, Mass., June 9, 1884. 

4. Alfred Clinton Frost, son of Silas P., 1, b. in D., 
Mar. 31, 1852; was a prosperous farmer in D. where he d., 
Apr. 18, 1904. He m., Nov. 30, 1880, Harriet Frances Patter- 
son, b. in Henniker, Aug. 5, 1858; dau. of Alonzo and Caroline 
Elizabeth (Wood) Patterson. Ch.: 

I. Wesley Harold, b. in D., Sept. 20, 1883; d. there, Oct. 18, 1883. 

II. Edith Caroline, b. in D., July 20, 1884; m. Burton W. Tarbox. 

III. Henry Walter, b. in D., May 16, 1886; m., Nov. 12, 1912, Lura 

Walker Holt, b. in Concord, N. H., Jan. 21, 1886; dau. of Oscar 
and Grace (Porter) Holt. He res. on a farm in Putney, Vt. 

IV. Wayland Patterson, b. in D., June 27, 1894. 



768 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

n. Colonel. Cyrus Frost 

Col. Cyrus Frost, b. in Marlborough, Sept. 25, 1797, was 
the son of Lieut. Jonathan and Beulah (Stone) Frost. He m., 
Nov. 1, 1821, Caroline Richardson, b. at Newton, Mass., May 
22, 1797; dau. of Ebenezer and Rhoda (Coolidge) Richardson. 
He lived a few years in D. on the farm of his wife's father. 
Ch., allb. inD.: 

I. Almira., b., July 20, 1823; d., Dec. 21, 1823. 
II. Sarah Jane, b., Apr. 20, 1825; d., Feb. 5, 1826. 
III. Ebenezer Richardson, b.. May 26, 1828; m., Dec. 8, 1853, Rachel 
L. demons of Belgrade, Me.; res. in Boston, Mass., where he d. 
IV. Laura Sophia, b.. May 16, 1830; d., Feb. 6, 1872; m. O. H. Perry 

of Springfield, Mass. 
V. Edward Jonathan, b., June 17, 1833; m. Elizabeth Mott of Peter- 
borough; res. in Philadelphia. 
VI. Sarah EHzabeth, b., June 23, 1836; m.. Mar. 2, 1862, Clark Farrar 
of Keene. He d., Apr. 20, 1866; she m. 2d, July 26, 1868, Hervey 
Upham; res. in Texas. 
VII. Harriet Coolidge, b., Dec. 31, 1838; m. Rev. Charles E. Holton. 
VIII. Amanda Caroline, b., Apr. 4, 1842; m. Charles H. Thurston. 

III. Albert O. Frost 

Albert Orvis Frost, b. in Winchendon, Mass., Dec. 10, 
1869; was a farmer and lived a few years in D. He was the 
son of George Albert and Oriseville Sarah (Fisher) Frost. He 
m., Sept. 30, 1891, Winnie Delia Perry, b. in D., Dec. 2, 1872; 
dau. of Charles Henry Franklin and Mary Eliza (Moore) 
Perry, and res. at Northfield, Mass., Manchester and Peter- 
borough, N. H., and in D. One ch.: 1. Forest Appleton, b. in 
Manchester, Oct. 28, 1892. 

GARFIELD 

Archie Reuel Garfield, son of Solomon and Mary Eliza 
(Richardson) Garfield, was b. at Vineland, N. J., May 24, 1867. 
He m. at Marlborough, Mass., June 2, 1888, Mary Ella Hager, 
b. at Marlborough, 1859; dau. of Martin and Saba (Lucas) 
Hager. He has res. at Vineland, N. J., Peterborough and East 
Jaffrey, N. H., Sudbury, Mass., and in D., where he is settled 
on a farm. 

GATES 

Oldham Gates, with Deborah, his wife, came to D., June, 
1784, and lived on lot 20, range 9. Ch.: 

I. Eleanor (Nelly), b., Aug. 30, 1785. 
n. Amos, b., Aug. 29, 1787. 



GENEALOGIES 769 

III. Ruth, b., Nov. 2, 1789. 

IV. Oldham, b.. Mar. 12, 1892. 
V. Anna, b., June 15, 1794. 

VI. Nathan, b.. May 2, 1796. 

GIBSON 

Stephen Gibson, with Eliza his wife, lived on lot 1, range 4. 
Ch.: 

I. Eber, b., Nov. 14, 1810. 
II. Sarah (Sally), b., June 13, 1812. 

GIFFORD 

Rev. Fkanklin Kent Gifford, b. at Garrison, N. Y. 
Mar. 6, 1861; son of Rev. Elisha and Louise Jane (Knapp) 
Gifford, was the tenth pastor of the First Congregational (Uni- 
tarian) Church in D. He studied at the Cambridge High 
School and also at Phillips Exeter Academy. He m. 1st, 1893, 
Mabel Vaughan Woods, who d. in Hallowell, Me., 1898; dau. 
of Benjamin Woods. He m., 2d, Maud Martin, dau. of D. C. 
Martin of Winona, Minn. One ch.: Hazel Woods, b. in Hal- 
lowell, Me., Apr. 19, 1895; d. there, Sept. 20, 1914. See the 
account of him in the chapter on Ecclesiastical History. 

GILCHREST 

1. Richard Gilchrest, b. in Lunenburg, Mass., Feb. 22, 
1753; d. in D., June 19, 1833. His father, William Gilchrest, 
was b. in Glasgow, Scotland, 1711; went to Ireland, lived in 
the family of Robert Smith, and emigrated with him to the 
United States in 1736. William's wife was Elizabeth White, 
b. in the County of Londonderry, Ireland, who came to this 
country when she was four years old. William and Elizabeth 
had seven sons and four daughters. Richard was the third son 
and, from 14 till 18 years of age, lived with William Smith. 
He then lived two years with a Mr. Bellows, whose house, 
during that time, was broken open and robbed of some prop- 
erty. The robber, whose name was Linsey or Lindsey, con- 
cealed himself in the chamber of a house in Fitchburg and, 
being armed with a loaded musket, threatened death to any- 
one who should approach him. Gilchrest ascended a ladder, 
entered the chamber, disarmed and secured the robber, who 
was hung. Gilchrest worked a short time in Littleton, Mass., 
driving a team, for which he was celebrated. He then went 
to Swanzey, N. H., and lived with an uncle. He responded to 
the call to arms, Apr. 20, 1775, described on page 176. In the 



770 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

winter of 1775-76, he returned to D., and was m. to Mary 
Swan of Peterborough, dau. of John Swan. She was b., Aug. 
14, 1758, and d., Jan. 16, 1816. He purchased lot 5, range 3, 
erected buildings on the same, and there spent the remainder 
of his life. He served as constable and collector of taxes for 
many years; was distinguished as a successful catcher of rogues 
and for making them confess their crimes. When his neigh- 
bors were in trouble he was ever on hand to afford aid. He was 
never weary of watching at the bedside of the sick. Though 
he was rough in manner and speech, yet he was kind of heart. 
His second wife was Margaret Moore of Peterborough. His 
third wife was Eleanor Gray, also of Peterborough, who died, 
Jan. 10, 1833. Ch.: 

I. Elizabeth, b., 1777; d. the same year. 
II. EUzabeth, b., Feb. 6, 1778; d., Jan. 30, 1843. 
III. Nancy, b., Feb. 27, 1780; m. Josiah Wait, q. v. 
IV. Joshua, b.. May 1, 1782; d.. May 25, 1822; m. Mary Corey of Mil- 
ton, N. Y. Ch.: 1. Richard; 2. Sarah Maria; 3. Eliza Ann; 4. 
George. 
V. Sarah (Sally), b., Apr. 5, 1785; d., Sept. 6, 1835; m. John Goodell of 

Boston, Mass. Ch.: 1. Richard; 2. Anthony; 3. Lucy. 
VI. Mary, b., Apr. 15, 1787; m. John Warren, q. v. 

VII. William, b., June 28, 1789; m. Sarah (Sally) Robbins of Peter- 
borough. 
VIII. Hamiah, b., June 14, 1793; m. Ezra Morse, Jr., q. v.; re. to Roches- 
ter, N. Y. Her 2d husband was John Goodell of Troy. 
IX. John, b., Dec. 22, 1795, 2. 
X. Oilman, b., January, 1800; d., August, 1837, in Troy, N. Y. 

2. John Gilchrest, son of Richard, 1, b. in D., Dec. 22, 
1795; d. on his homestead farm in H., Aug. 22, 1876. He m., 
Mar. 27, 1818, Margaret Stanley of D., b., July 30, 1795; d., 
Feb. 22, 1876. After the division of the town, this homestead 
was in the southeast corner of the new town of H. Ch. : 

I. Sarah, b., Dec. 19, 1818; d., Aug. 18, 1821. 

II. Margaret, b., Oct. 18, 1820; d., June 24, 1887; m., June 30, 1843, 
Neverson Greenwood of D., q. v. Her 2d husband was Thomas 
Churchill. One ch. by first husband: Emogene, b.. May 11, 
1845; d.. Mar. 3, 1859. 
III. Sarah, b., Dec. 6, 1822; d.. Mar. 31, 1898; m. Joshua S. Lakin of 
Hancock. Ch.: 1. Amarct, b., June 26, 1847; d., Jan. 2, 1907; 
m. Joseph A. Tarbell of Hancock. Ch.: 1. Sanford McClellan, 
b., May 23, 1879; m., Sept. 18, 1907, Ethel Louise Milliken; 2 ch.; 
2. Edith Emogene, b., Sept. 19, 1880; m., Apr. 27, 1904, Henry 
Eugene Fisk of D., q. v. 2. Emogene, b., June 23, 1851; d., Feb. 
15, 1881; m. Fred Richards. 3. Myron C, b., Aug. 30, 1857; d., 
Oct. 15, 1874. 




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GENEALOGIES 771 

IV. Oilman, b., Nov. 28, 1824; m., 1st, Jane Phillips of D., by whom he 
had several children of whom we know the name of one, Bruce 
Granville, of New York. The second wife of Oilman was Nancy 
C. Draper, by whom he had several ch. : 1. Fred. S., b., June 1, 
1864, who m. Dora Hunt of Hancock, and had three ch. ; 2. Carrie 
Belle, b., Jan. 1, 1867; m. Edgar Ware of Hancock; four ch.; 
3. Charles A.,h., July 8, 1876; m. Mabel Wait of D.; 4. Martha 
Mary,h., Mar. 31, 1879; m. B. F. Tenney of Antrim. Oilman 
Oilchrest d. at the old homestead in the eastern part of H., Apr. 30, 
1902. His 2d w. d., Feb. 1, 1903. 
V. John Sullivan, b., Sept. 16, 1827; was a farmer in H.; m. Catherine 
Miller Sheldon, b. in Temple, June 17, 1829; d. in H., July 21, 
1901; dau. of Artemas and Maria (Miller) Sheldon. Ch. : 1. 
Katherine Maria, h. in New Ipswich, Aug. 12, 1853; m. Charles 
P. Hayward of Hancock; 2. Augusta Anna, b. in Peterborough, 
Mar. 16, 1857; d. in H., Jan. 25, 1875. 

VI. Charles I., b., Feb. 10, 1830; d. m Santa Barbara, Cal., 1906; m. 
Lydia S. Tyler of Ohio; six ch. 
VII. Hannah Augusta, b., Feb. 11, 1832; d., April, 1901; m. John Rourke 
of Brandon, Vt. Ch. : 1. Charles 0., b., Nov. 4, 1854; d. m Keene, 
1916; 2. Fannie Augusta, h., Apr. 23, 1865; d.. Mar. 12, 1887. 
VIII. Granville Bruce, b., Nov. 7, 1834; m. 1st, Feb. 19, 1865, Emily L. 
Morse; dau. of Joseph Morse of D. She d., Feb. 11, 1901. He 
m. 2d, Apr. 20, 1902, Mrs. Fannie Louisa (Yardley) Hunt, widow 
of Melvin O. Hunt. No ch. 

IX. Elizabeth M., b., Aug. 14, 1837; d.. May 5, 1870; m. Myron W. 
Eaton of Peterborough. 

GLEASON 

1 . Phinehas Gleason, though not one of the first, was one 
of the early settlers, and was well acquainted with the hardships 
and privations to which the first settlers were exposed. He 
was the first who began a settlement on the north side of 
Monadnock. He was one year in the Revolutionary Army 
and, for several years before his death, he received a pension. 
He was from Sudbury, now Wayland, Mass.; b., 1757; d. in D., 
Dec. 10, 1840. He settled, 1784, on lots 20 and 21, range 2, 
purchased by himself. His first house was on lot 20. He m., 
Mar. 10, 1789, Hannah Rowell, dau. of Ichabod Rowell. She 
was b. in Kingston, N. H., 1769, and d., Oct. 6, 1838. Ch.: 

I. Phinehas, d. in infancy. 
II. Rebecca, b.. May 5, 1791; d.. May 24, 1837; m., 1811, Ebenezer 
Belknap CoUester of Marlborough; res. in Sullivan. 

III. Sarah (Sally), b., Feb. 28, 1793; m., 1812, Asa Hemenway, b. in 

Marlborough, June 6, 1790; d. in Granville, N. Y., Feb. 16, 1864. 
She d. in the same place, Apr. 14, 1864. They had nine children. 

IV. Mary, b., Feb. 27, 1795; d., Dec. 6, 1861; m. 1st, 1815, Cephas 

Brown of Sullivan. He d., Aug. 1824, ae. 33. Her 2d husband 
was Nehemiah Upton, q. v. She had four ch. by Mr. Brown: 1. 



ITZ HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

Mary Caroline, b., Feb. 7, 1816; m. Joseph R. Strong, q. v.; 
2. Calista, b., July 16, 1818; m., June 8, 1846, Edmund Clark, of 
Royalton, Ohio; 3. Cephas, b., Sept. 3, 1820; 4. Lucy S., b., 
June 23, 1823; d. unm., Jan. 19, 1876. 
V. Phinehas, b., Apr. 12, 1797; m. 1st, Nov. 20, 1823, Sarah P. Smith, 
b., Aug. 10, 1802; d., Sept. 30, 1857; dau. of Ruggles. He m. 2d, 
Feb. 24, 1858, Mrs. Abbie Adams (Farwell) Nims, b. in Roxbury, 
June 9, 1819; d. in Castleton, 111., Apr. 7, 1907; dau. of Samuel 
and Mary (Adams) Farwell; widow of Rufus Franklin Nims. 
Mr. Gleason d. in Castleton, 111., Mar. 26, 1874. Ch.: 1. Eliza, 
b., May 15, 1824; d., Feb. 4, 1845; m., Sept. 12, 1844, Cyrus 
Piper, Jr., q. v.; 2. L. Maria, b., Apr. 27, 1826; m., Oct. 19, 1848, 
John W. Corey, q. v.; 3. Charles R., b., Dec. 12, 1828; d., Sept. 5, 
1832; 4. ZMC?/^n«,b., Jan. 7, 1831; d., Aug. 20, 1832; 5. Charles 
C, b., Mar. 1, 1833; 6. Jonathan S., b., Apr. 10, 1835; 7. Clo- 
rinda, b., Feb. 26, 1837; 8. Albert, b., Apr. 19, 1843; d., Nov. 19, 
1843. Two or three ch. by 2d w. were b. in Illinois. 
\T. Betsey, b., June 15, 1799; m., Mar. 29, 1825, Samuel Fisk, Jr., q. v. 
VII. Hannah, b., Feb. 13, 1801; m., Dec. 27, 1825, Peter Morse, q. v. 
VIII. A son, d. in infancy. 
IX. A son, d. in infancy. 
X. Lucy, b., 1805; d., 1807. 
XL Jolm, b., July 17, 1807, 2. 
XII. Jacob, b., May 3, 1809, 3. 

2. John Gleason, son of Phinehas, 1, b. in D., July 17, 
1807; d. in D., Apr. 4, 1879; was a successful farmer and promi- 
nent citizen of the town, holding many positions of trust and 
honor. He lived in the brick house at the northwest corner of 
Monadnock Lane, which is now known as Monadnock No. 1, 
owned by George B. Leigh ton. He m., Sept. 22, 1835, Harriet 
Morse; b. in D., Apr. 17, 1809; d. in D., Aug. 11, 1886; dau. 
of Thaddeus, Esq., and Betsey (Mason) Morse. Ch.: 

I. Harriet Morse, b., June 27, 1836; m. Walter J. Greenwood, q. v. 
II. George Washington, b., Feb. 22. 1838, 4. 
III. Ellen, b., Dec. 8, 1839; d., Feb. 4, 1845. 
IV. John, b., Feb. 17, 1842; d., Feb. 5, 1845. 
V. Alvin, b.. May 5, 1846; d.. Mar. 6, 1847. 
VI. Sarah Maria, b., Jan. 17, 1849; m. Rufus P. Pierce, q. v. 
VII. Emma Eliza, b., Dec. 11, 1850; m. George W^ Perry, q. v. 

3. Jacob Gleason, son of Phinehas, 1, b. in D., May 3, 
1809; d. in Peterborough, Sept. 27, 1873. He was an enterpris- 
ing and highly esteemed resident of the town. He lived upon 
the farm formerly owned by Samuel Twitchell, Esq., father 
of the celebrated Amos Twitchell, M. D., of Keene. He m., 1st, 
Nov. 27, 1834, Clarissa Broad, b. in D., Apr. 5, 1805; d. in D., 
Aug. 21, 1853; dau. of Seth Broad. He m., 2d, Martha A. 
Wilson, who d. in D., Feb. 12, 1872, ae. 58. Ch.: 



GENEALOGIES 773 

I. James Wilson, b., Sept. 23, 1835; d. in D., June 23, 1861. 
n. Henry Harrison, b. in D., Dec. 21, 1837; d. in D., Apr. 8, 1864. 

4. George Washington Gleason, son of John, 2, b. in D., 
Feb. 22, 1838; has been a merchant for a half century in the 
village of D. Notices of his business experiences have appeared 
in former pages of this work. He m., Dec. 11, 1866, Harriet 
Amelia Morse, b. in D., Mar. 28, 1840; d. in D., Aug. 16, 1900; 
dau. of Thaddeus, Jr., and Serena (Appleton) Morse. Ch.: 

I. Ellen Amelia, b. in D., Dec. 13, 1867; d. in D., July 1, 1886. 
II. A dau., b. in D., Feb. 17, 1870; d. there the following day. 

III. Ada Gertrude, b. in D., Feb. 17, 1871; d. in D., Dec. 8, 1880. 

IV. Jolm Arthur, b. in D., July 15, 1875, 5. 

V. George Herbert, b. in D., Jan. 8, 1878; d. there, Dec. 8, 1880. 

5. John Arthur Gleason, son of George W., 4, b. in D., 
July 15, 1875; a merchant in the store in which his father has 
done business for so many years. He has been postmaster and 
town clerk and filled many other important positions, and has 
been a representative to the General Court. He m., Nov. 14, 
1900, Ellen Emelia Appleton, b. in D., Nov. 14, 1880; dau. of 
Charles Francis and Lillian Gertrude (Jones) Appleton. Ch.: 

I. John Ripley, b. in D., Dec. 23, 1907. 
II. Eleanor, b. in D., Mar. 17, 1909. 

GOWING 
I. James Gowing 

1. James Gowing, Jr., b., Apr. 16, 1763, was the son of 
James Gowing of Lynnfield, Mass., who was b., Jan. 18, 1736; 
d., June 6, 1805. The elder James m. Lydia Wellman, b., 
May 7, 1735; d., Jan. 4, 1826. He was of Scotch, and she of 
Welsh descent. The elder James had 12 ch. 1. Lydia, b., 
Aug. 13, 1760; m. Joab Evleth, q. v.; 2. Samuel, b., Jan. 6, 
1762; m. Betsey Hill; res. in Vermont; 3. James, who forms 
the subject of this paragraph, who settled in D., 1788, on lots 
6 and 7, range 2, and d., Jan. 15, 1836; 4. Benjamin, b., Jan. 4, 
1765; m. Polly Emery; res. in Vermont; 5. William, b.. Mar. 1, 
1767; m. Abigail Miller; res. in Peterborough; d., October, 
1854; 6. Azel, b., June 10, 1769; m. Nancy Taggart; res. in 
Jaffrey; m. 2d, Betsey Gibson; re. to New York State; 7. Levi, 
b.. May 16, 1771; m. Achsah Hill; res. in Vermont; 8. Rosan- 
nah, b.. May 10, 1773; m. Oliver Hale; res. in Vermont; 9. Sim- 
eon, b., July 3, 1775; m. Mary Frost; res. in Vermont; 10. 
Tirzah (twin), b., July 3, 1775; m. Samuel White; res. in Peter- 
borough; 11. Joseph, q. v., in a subsequent section; 12. Esther, 



774 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

b. in Jaffrey, June 2, 1780; m. Perley Fassett; res. in \Yinches- 
ter; and m., 2d, Josiah Burbank. The elder James Gowing 
moved from Lynnfield, Mass., to Jaffrey in 1777. James 
Gowing, Jr., m., 1792, Abigail Greenwood, b., Apr. 27, 1774; 
d., Jan. 10, 1817, the dan. of Moses Greenwood, Sr. He m. 2d, 
February, 1818, Mrs. Lucy Wilder of Keene. Ch.: 

I. Anna, b., May 20, 1793; m. Rufus Piper, q. v. 
n. Elmira, b., Nov. 21, 1794; m. Jackson Greenwood, q. v. 

III. Moses Greenwood, b., June 25, 1797; m.. Mar. 17, 1824, Lucy 

Derby; dau. of Samuel Derby. Ch.: 1. Maria B., h.. Mar. 16, 
1825; d., July 4, 1895; 2. Luaj, b., June 7, 1827; d., June 13, 
1827; 3. Calvin Clark, b., Aug. 14, 1831; d., Aug. 25, 1883. The 
latter's wife, E. Maria, d., Jan. 27, 1867, ae. 33 years 5 months. 
Moses G. Gowing lived where Miss Adele Thayer's house stands. 
He d., Sept. 11, 1800; Lucy, his wife, d., Oct. 13, 1884. 

IV. Almerin, b., Oct. 1, 1799, 2. 

V. Harriet, d. in infancy. 
VI. Lyman, d. in infancy. 

VII. Betsey, b., Sept. 22, 1805; d.. Mar. 29, 1851; m., October, 1824, 

Samuel Twitchell; res. in Peterborough. 

VIII. James, d. in infancy. 

IX. Jonathan, d. in infancy. 

X. Abigail Greenwood, b., May 15, 1811; m. Charles W. Pierce, q. v. 

XI. James, d. in infancy. 

XII. Harriet, b.. Mar. 4, 1814; d. unm., June 4, 1859. 

XIII. James R., b., Dec. 14, 1818; d. in Boston, Mass., Sept. 7, 1842. 

2. Almerin Gowing, son of James, 1, b. in D., Oct. 1, 1799; 
d. in D., Sept. 9, 1882; was the captain of a militia company. 
He m., Sept. 19, 1826, Sarah Sanders, b. in Jaffrey, Aug. 9, 
1806; d. in D., Aug. 18, 1877; dau. of Samuel Sanders. Ch.: 

L George Almerin, b., Dec. 8, 1827, 3. 
II. Elizabeth M., b., July 13, 1829; m. Jonas B. Piper, q. v. 

III. Ellen A., b., Dec. 10,' 1832; m. Joseph Granville Evleth, q. v. 

IV. Elbridge J., b., Jan. 20, 1838. 

V. Albert J., b., Jan. 20, 1838; d., Feb. 18, 1838. (Twin to the pre- 
ceding.) 

VI. Adelaide L., b., Mar. 8, 1842; d. unm., Nov. 20, 1863. 

3. George Almerin Gowing, son of Almerin, 2, b. in D., 
Dec. 8, 1827; d. in D., June 21, 1911; was a farmer and the 
proprietor of a livery stable in D. village. He m., Oct. 15, 
1850,Lydia Sheldon Perry; b. in D., Mar. 31, 1829; still living 
as these pages go to the press, beloved by a large circle of friends. 
She was the dau. of Benjamin and Susan (Sheldon) Perry. Ch. : 

I. Ellen, b. in D., Aug. 9, 1851; m. Milton D. Mason, Esq., q. v. 
II. Clifford, b. in D., Oct. 2, 1858, 4. 
III. Clesson Elbridge, b. in D., Nov. 15, 1865, 5. 



GENEALOGIES 775 

4. Clifford Gowing, son of George A., 3, b. in D., Oct. 2, 
1858; res. in D. village, engaged in farming and the livery- 
business. He m. Mary Elizabeth Hardy, b. in Peterborough, 
July 30, 1860; d. in Peterborough, Mar. 4, 1912. Ch.: 1. Mar- 
guerite, b. in H., Feb. 9, 1880; m. Marshall Ellon Willard, q. v. 

5. Clesson Elbridge Gowing, son of George A., 3, b. in 
D., Nov. 15, 1865; res. in D. village, operating a livery and 
garage. He m. Mary Kate Mcintosh; dau. of Ebenezer W. 
and Ruth A. (Vose) Mcintosh. Ch.: 1. Almerin M., b. in D., 
Mar. 19, 1896. 

II. Joseph Gowing 

1 . Joseph Gowing, eleventh child of the elder James Gowing 
of the preceding family; b., Dec. 12, 1777; d., Jan. 26, 1838; 
settled in D., 1806, on lots 6 and 7, range 2, purchased of his 
brother, William Gowing; m., Nov. 17, 1807, Hephzibah 
Fairbanks, b.. Mar. 31, 1785; d., Oct. 13, 1843; dau. of Asa 
Fairbanks. Ch. : 

I. Asa Fairbanks, b., Dec. 8, 1808; d. in D., June 30, 1872; m. 1st, 
Dec. 2, 1845, Agnes Robbe, d.. May 20, 1852, ae. 37; m. 2d, 
May 31, 1853, Catharine Robbe, sister of his first wife; res. at 
Peterborough. Ch.: 1. Lizzie R., b., Dec. 15, 1847; 2. Frederick, 
b., Aug. 15, 1851; d., Dec. 4, 1851. 
II. Joseph M., b., Apr. 8, 1810; m., Dec. 10, 1840, Harriet M. Brown; 

res. in Batavia, N. Y. 
m. Zaman A., b. in D., Nov. 10, 1811; d. there. May 12, 1855; m., Oct. 
11, 1842, Mary Greenwood; b., Dec. 24, 1818; d. in D., Jan. 17, 
1868, having m. for her 2d huband Joseph Willard Powers. Ch.: 

1. Eugene Lavater, b.. May 11, 1844; d., Dec. 30, 1847. 2. Emily 
Amelia, h.. Mar. 28, 1849; m., Jan. 15, 1880, John Parr Nichol- 
son, b. in Delaware, Oct. 7, 1844; son of Robert and Sarah (Bur- 
gess) Nicholson; res. in Fairlee, Kent Co., Md. He is a lawyer, 
was a member of the Maryland legislature in 1897, and is now 
Judge of the Orphan's Court m Kent Coimty. Ch.: 1. Mary 
Burgess, b., Jan. 28, 1881; d. in Fairlee, Md., July 20, 1882; 

2. Howard Parr, b., Aug. 27, 1882; d.. Mar. 27, 1883; 3. Mabel 
Gowing, b., June 27, 1884; 4. Florence Frances, b., Jan. 27, 
1887. All four of the ch. were born at Fairlee. 

IV. Louisa H., b., June 7, 1814; m., Sept. 27, 1842, James Adams, q. v. 
V. Anna A., b.. Mar. 7, 1817; m., Nov. 6, 1845, Abel Wilder, Jr.; res. 
in Peterborough. 
VI. Charles Wellman, b., Dec. 21, 1819, 2. 
VII. Lavater L., b., Jan. 17, 1827; d., Sept. 19, 1851. 
Vin. Lydia R., b., Dec. 1, 1829; m., June 30, 1850, Joseph Willard Powers, 
q. V. 

2. Charles Well]vla.n Gowing, son of Joseph, 1, b. in D., 
Dec. 21, 1819; d. in D., Sept. 8, 1909; was an enterprising and 



776 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

prosperous farmer, his farm, one of the best in town, being in a 
high state of cultivation. He was a representative to the 
General Court, a selectman several years and, for fourteen 
years, agent of the Appelton Fund. He m., May 24, 1846, 
JuHa Foster, h. in Walpole, Sept. 5, 1826; d. in D., Apr. 27, 
1903; dau. of Ephraim and Julia (Rider) Foster. Ch.: 

I. Fred Charles, b. in D., Oct. 23, 1855, 3. 
XL Mary Abbie, b. in D., Apr. 21, 1860; m., June 7, 1886, James Henry 
Hamill; b. in Sharon, Apr. 11, 1858; d. in Washington, D. C, 
1916; son of Bernard and Ann (Beirne) Hamill. Ch.: 1. Charles 
Bernard, b. at Washington, D. C, May 4, 1892; a graduate of 
the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute of Troy, N. Y. 
in. George Foster, b. in D., July 8, 1864; d. there, Dec. 7, 1881. 

3. Fred Charles Cowing, son of Charles W., 2, b. in D., 
Oct. 23, 1855; succeeded his father on the homestead farm 
on the eastern side of the town. He was a representative to 
the General Court in 1893 and 1895, and was a selectman 
three years. He m., Jan. 17, 1883, Jennie Newton, b. in Marl- 
borough, Sept. 3, 1855; dau. of Martin Luther and Sarah Maria 
(Strong) Newton. Ch.: 

I. Alice Mary, b. in D., Nov. 28, 1884. 
II. Henry Newton, b. in D., Oct. 17, 1886, 4. 

HI. Albert Charles, b. in D., June 2, 1889; a graduate of the Worcester 
Polytechnic Institute. 

4. Henry Newton Gowing, son of Fred C, 3, b. in D., 
Oct. 17, 1886; m., Dec. 27, 1909, Belle Lesley Fairbanks, b. in 
Keene, Sept. 17, 1883; dau. of Josepji L. and Louisa F. (Cas- 
well) Fairbanks. He res. upon the homestead farm. 

GOYER 

Bartholomew Goyer, with Joanna his w., was the first set- 
tler on the Derby farm, lot 8, range 1. He was a foreigner, said 
to have been b. in France, played upon the violin, and told 
fortunes with cards and by inspecting the palms of hands. 
He sold his farm to Samuel Derby and re. to North Adams, 
Mass. Ch.: 

I. Sarah, b., July 28, 1774; d., Aug. 12, 1774. 
II. Jemima, b., Oct. 4, 1775. 

III. William Alexander, b., Nov. 4, 1777. 

IV. Bartholomew, b., Nov. 4, 1779. 
V. Ebenezer, b., July 22, 1781. 

VI. Deborah, b.. Mar. 5, 1785; d., Sept. 10, 1786. 
VII. Benjamin, b., July 8, 1786. 



GENEALOGIES 777 

GREENWOOD 
I. William Gkeenwood 

1. William Greenwood, from Slierborn, Mass., worked on 
the roads in D. as early as 1762. He settled on lot 8, range 6, 
in 1765; was a carpenter by trade and was killed at the raising 
of the frame of a barn belonging to Deacon Benjamin Learned, 
June 28, 1782, ae. 61. He m. Abigail Death of Sherborn, who 
d., Oct. 1, 1814, ae. 91. Ch.: 

I. Daniel, by whose wife Rebecca is recorded the birth of one ch., 
Simon, h.. Mar. 2, 1773. 
II. Waitstill; m. Ebenezer Twitchell, q. v. She d., June, 1788. 

III. Elizabeth; m.. Aug. 27, 1772, Moses Greenwood, q. v. 

IV. Eli, b., 1751, 2. 
V. Joshua, 3. 

VI. Hephzibah, m., Nov. 4, 1779, James Rollins, Jr.; res. in Parkers- 
town, Vt. 
VII. Abigail, m., Oct. 6, 1785, Joseph Rollins, q. v. 
VIII. William, 4. 

2. Eli Greenwood, son of William, 1, b. in Sherborn, 
Mass., in 1751; d. in D., Oct. 8, 1827. He m., Dec. 12, 1776, 
Elizabeth French; b. in Hollis, Aug. 22, 1759; d. in D., Jan. 
17, 1833; dau. of John French. He came to D. with his father, 
1762, and settled on a farm, lot 21, range 9, which his father 
gave him. Ch.: 

I. Betsey, b.. Mar. 5, 1791, d„ Jan. 8, 1818. 
II. Lucinda, b., November, 1795; d., Apr. 25, 1797. 

m. EH, b.. Mar. 13, 1799; m., Sept. 25, 1822, Roxana Carlton, b., Jan. 
20, 1801; dau. of Luther Carlton of Lunenburg, Mass. Mr. 
Carlton re. to D., where he d., 1838. Eli Greenwood, Jr., re. to 
Marlborough, March, 1836, thence to Nashua, April, 1842, where 
he d., July 31, 1868. His widow re. to Troy, N. Y. Ch.: 1. 
Arvada T. h. in D., Oct. 30, 1824; d., Nov. 21, 1824; 2. Eliza M., 
b. in D., Dec. 6, 1825; m., June 10, 1846, John P. Wight; res. in 
Troy, N. Y.; 3. Zoa Ann, b. in D., Oct. 14, 1829; d.. Mar. 7, 
1866; 4. Martha A., b. in D., Aug. 24, 1832; d., Sept. 19, 1848; 

5. CAar/e5/.,b. in Marlborough, Nov. 12, 1837; d., Dec. 14, 1858; 

6. Sarah S., b. in Marlborough, Dec. 10, 1838; d., Sept. 10, 1839. 

3. Joshua Greenwood, son of William, 1, m., Aug. 22, 
1779, Hannah Twitchell, dau. of Gershom, Sr., and settled on 
his father's homestead. He d., Dec. 1, 1827, ae. 72; Hannah 
his w. d.. May 26, 1836, in her eighty-first year. Ch.: 

I. Sarah, b., June 7, 1780; m. Philo Sage; res. in Richland, N. Y. 
II. Abner, b., Aug. 30, 1781; m. Polly Edson; res. in the State of New 

York. 
III. William, b., July 9, 1783; m. Betsey Morse; dau. of Thaddeus 



778 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

Morse, Sr. Cli.: 1. George G., b., Nov. 13, 1808; 2. William A., 
b., Aug. 14, 1811,; m. Sophia Hopewell, res. in Peoria, 111. Wil- 
liam Greenwood, the son of Joshua, was distinguished while in D. 
for his ingenuity as a mechanic; and liis portrait which his friends 
secured for the former history of the town was a good representa- 
tion of the features and expression of his countenance in 1852, 
when he visited his old home for the centennial. 

IV. John, b., Jan. 26, 1785; m., March, 1811, Tolly Mason; dau. of 
Thaddeus Mason, Sr.; re. to Richland, N. Y., where he d., having 
had six ch. 
V. Anna, b., Apr. 11, 1787; m., William Spaulding of Cavendish, Vt., 
and raised a family of ch. 

VI. Joshua, Jr., b., Aug. 3, 1789; m. Eunice H. Bond; res. in Richland, 

N. Y. 
VII. Hannah, b., July 1, 1791; m., Dec. 22, 1814, Joseph Twitchell, q. v., 

son of Joshua. 
VIII. Jeremiah, b., June 1, 1793; m. Dorcas Wilder, dau. of Col. Abel 
Wilder; res. in Keene. Ch.: 1. Edward Sjrrague, b.. May 18, 
1818; m., and had a family. 2. James Wilder, b.. Mar. 5, 1820; 
m. and had one dau.; 3. Cyrus, b.. May 14, 1822; d., Oct. 24, 1822; 
4. Hannah Sprague, m,, Aug. 27, 1839, Jeremiah Lanphear, who 
d., Dec. 5, 1842. Ch. names unknown; 5. Julia,; m.; C. Dorcas 
Elvira,h., July 5,18^7; d., Feb. 24, 1829; 7. Jeremiah; 8. Electa; 
d., Aug. 3, 1837, ae. 7; 9. Albert; d., February, 1837, ae. 2. 

IX. Julia, b., Mar. 29, 1795; d., Aug. 31, 1796. 

X. Asa, b., July 3, 1797; m., Dec. 31, 1821, Mrs. Lucy Evans, widow of 
Heman Evans; dau. of Benjamin Mason. Among his ch. were 
Heman, John, and others. He moved to Marlborough, where he 
built a house of granite. His wife d., and he m., 2d, Mary Minot, 
and re. to Illinois. He built the granite bridge on the road from 
Keene to Swanzey, another in the village of Peterborough, and 
the granite factory of the Cheshire Mills in Harrisville. 

XL Prudence, b., Dec. 23, 1799; m.. May 11, 1819, John Piper. Ch.: 
1. So/oTOon, b., Feb. 10, 1820; m., Aug. 9, 1840, Jane McMicheal 
of Philadelphia. For their descendants see Jolm Piper (6). 

4. William Greenwood, son of William, 1, d., Aug. 30, 
1830, ae. 74. By his w. Azubah he had the following ch.: 

L Azubah, b.. Mar. 3, 1783. 
11. Lovisa, b.. Jan. 10, 1785. 

m. Sylvia, b., Feb. 4, 1787; d. unm.. May 21, 1830. 
IV. Arba, b., June 12, 1790; d.. May, 1836. By his w. Betsey had the 
following ch.: 1. Laura Adeline, h., Sept. 17, 1813; m. George 
W. Worsley, q. v. 2. Prentiss William, h., Oct. 22, 1815; m. 
Harriet Knowlton, dau. of Ehsha Knowlton, by whom he had two 
ch. 1. LeroyP.; 2. Washington H.H.; 3. Lucinda Azuba, h., Apr. 
16, 1822. Arba Greenwood's 2d w., Nancy S., d., 1854, ae. 63. 
V. William, b., Sept. 18, 1791. 
VI. Daniel, b., Feb. 13, 1794. 
Vll. Emily, b., June 25, 1798. 
VIII. Elmina, b., January, 1816. 



GENEALOGIES 779 



II. Joseph Greenwood 



Joseph Greenwood, Esq., was an early settler in town, and 
succeeded John Alexander on lot 7, range 5. He is said to have 
been a carpenter and a weaver. He was employed as a teacher 
of youth, and gave instruction in liis own house. The town 
records, which he kept from the date of incorporation till 1793, 
are legibly written. In the record of births, we do not find the 
names of his own ch. His wife's name was Sarah. Among the 
few deaths recorded is the following: "Ebenezer Greenwood, 
son of Joseph and Sarah Greenwood, deceased Jan. 30, 1780." 
He re. with his family to the District of Maine in 1793. 

III. Moses Greenwood 

1. Moses Greenwood, from Newton, Mass.; b., 1750; d., 
July 2, 1827; settled in D., 1771, on lot 6, range 5. He m., 
Aug. 27, 1772, Elizabeth Greenwood, b. in Sherborn, Mass., 
Apr. 8, 1754; dau. of William, Jr., and Abigail (Death) Green- 
wood; came to D. with her father's family; d. in D., Apr. 5, 
1827. Ch.: 

I. Abigail, b., Apr. 27, 1774; m. James Gowing, q. v. 

II. Moses, Jr., b., June 29, 1776, 2. 
m. Aaron, b., Sept. 23, 1778, 3. 

IV. Hannah, b.. May 5, 1781; d., Jan. 2, 1828; m., 1799, Jesse Ocking- 
ton. Ch.: 1. Horatio; 2. Maria, m., Dec. 20, 1823, Isaac 
Whitney of Jaffrey; 3. Benjamin. 
V. Samuel, b., Aug. 12, 1783; d., Mar. 29, 1785. 
VI. Samuel, b., June 27, 178G; d., Aug. 3, 1830; m., 1827, in Lower 

Canada. 
VII. James, b., June 23, 1788; m. Mary Symonds. Ch.: 1. Cyrus, b., 
Nov. 16, 1810; 2. Joseph, b., 1815; 3. Julia, b., 1816; 4, James; 
5. Mary. The first three of these ch. were b. in D., the other two 
m Weld, Me., where they res. 
VIII. Betsey, who d., Mar. 23, 1826, ae. 36. 
IX. Phebe, who d., Sept. 2, 1816, ae. 24 years. 

2. MosEs Greenwood, Jr., son of Moses, 1, b. in D., 
June 29, 1776; d. there, Sept. 6, 1827; m., 1792, Asenath Hill, 
b., Aug. 17, 1778; d., May 31, 1851. Ch.: 

I. Asenath (Sene), b., Oct. 23, 1798; d.. Mar. 6, 1803. 
II. Nathan, b., Aug. 22, 1800; m. Merinda Cragin of New Ipswich. 
He d. of cholera, 1832, in New York. 

III. Alvm, b., Dec. 7, 1802; m. Sophia Wood of Hancock. He d. in 

Georgia. 

IV. Asenath, b., July 8, 1804; m.. Mar. 3, 1824, Charles Cragin of 

New Ipswich. She d. in Northville, N. Y. 



780 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

V. Moses, 3d, b., Mar. 6, 1806; m. Serena AVillis of Newton, Mass.; 

res. in North Leeds, Me. 
VI. William Allen, b., Feb. 19, 1809; m., Apr. 12, 1836, Martha Green, 
of Northborough, Mass., b., Apr. 25, 1813; re. to Boston, Mass., 
in 1833. Ch.: 1. William, b., July 16, 1837; d., Feb. 19, 1853; 

2. Mary, h., Nov. 5, 1838; 3. Arthur, b., Sept. 4, 1845; d., Apr. 

3, 1846; 4. Ajinie, h., Nov. 18, 1850. 
VII. Olive, b., Oct. 21, 1810; unm. 

VIII. Ebenezer, b., Oct. 23. 1812, in a log house opposite the "Rider 
Mill," lot 3, range 5; m., Nov. 19, 1835, Lucy Smith, b., Nov. 5, 
1816; dau. of Ruggles Smith. Mr. Greenwood held the office of 
town clerk for several successive years and, for a portion of that 
time, was the town treasurer; he was postmaster from 1849 to 

1853. Ch.: 1. Lucy Marcella, b., Aug. 21, 1836; 2. Mark True, 
b., Nov. 18, 1838; 3. Ebenezer Tyler, h., Feb. 27, 1841; 4. Jona- 
than Allen, b., Jan. 16, 1844; 5. George Leonard, b., July 16, 1849; 
6. Sarah Maria, h., Apr. 28, 1852. Ebenezer Greenwood's family 
moved from D. 

IX. Horatio, b., Oct. 21, 1814; d.. May 12, 1891; m., Jan. 16, 1838, 
Sophronia Wilson, b., Feb. 2, 1816; d., Apr. 14, 1902; dau. of 
James Wilson, 2d, of Keene; granddau. of Seth Broad. He re., 

1854, from lot 6, range 5, to the "Belknap Farm," which he had 
purchased. Ch. : 1. Charles A., b.. Mar. 8, 1839; d., November, 
1839; 2. C7mrZes^.,b., July 24, 1842; d., Dec. 23, 1864; 3. Mary, 
h., Nov. 4, 1844; 4. Ellen S., b., Oct. 11, 1849; d., Apr. 23, 1884; 
m. L. C. Baldwin; 5. James F., b., Sept. 3, 1851; d., Feb. 12, 
1880. 

X. Edmund Quincy Sewall, b.. Mar. 27, 1820; m., Nov. 8, 1843, Mary 
Jane Hill; b.. Mar. 27, 1822. Ch.: 1. Men P^'., b., Aug. 12, 1844; 
2. Almira L., b.. May 1, 1846; m. Horace G. Wood, q. v.; 3. 
Charles E., b., July 3, 1848; 4. Caroline A., b., Apr. 19, 1851. 
Mr. Greenwood d., Apr. 7, 1896; Mary J., his w., d., Oct. 17, 1899. 

3. Aaron Greenwood, son of Moses, 1, b., Sept. 23, 1778; 
d. in D., June 10, 1827; m. Mary Townsend; dau. of David 
Townsend, q. v., who d. in D., Sept. 20, 1856, ae. 74. Ch.: 

I. Tamesin, b., Mar. 28, 1810; m., Mar. 23, 1837, Malachi Richardson, 

q. V. 
II. Neverson, b., Apr. 20, 1812; m., Jan. 31, 1843, Margaret, dau. of 
J. Gilchrest. He d., Feb. 22, 1845. Ch.: 1. Emo(7ene, b., May 11, 
1845; d.. Mar. 3, 1859. The widow m., 2d, Thomas Churchill of 
Plymouth, Mass. 

III. Charles, b.. Mar. 15, 1817; d.. Mar. 11, 1819. 

IV. Mary, b., Dec. 24, 1818; m. 1st, Oct. 11, 1842, Zaman A. Gowing, 

q. v.; m., 2d, Joseph Willard Powers, q. v. 

IV. Joshua Greenwood 

Joshua Greenwood, from Newton, Mass.; b., July 26, 1757; 
d., Oct. 23, 1839; m., Jan. 12, 1786, Abigail Bird of Needham, 
Mass., b., Feb. 22, 1767; d., Aug. 9, 1830. He settled in D., 




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GENEALOGIES 781 

1790, on the west half of lot 6, range 6, and there d. He was a 
blacksmith. Ch. : 

I. Abigail, b., Apr. 28, 1786; m., 1806, Abel Twitchell, Jr., q. v. 
II. Joshua, Jr., b., July 15, 1788; d., Oct. 21, 1849; m.. lst,Sarah Davis 
of Hancock, who d., July 7, 1842; res. on the homestead; m., 2d, 
Mercy Cochran of New Boston. Ch.: 1. Mary Ann, d., Aug. 
8, 1827, ae. 2 yrs.; 2. A son, d. in infancy; 3. Sarah, ra., Apr. 2, 
1845, William Dickinson of Keene; 4. Charles, first, a preacher 
at Alstead and New Market, in connection with the Methodists; 
next, as a Congregationalist in Plymouth, Mass., Westmoreland, 
and other places. He built a fine house in Keene. He m. Adaline 
McGilvray of Peterborough; 5. George; 6. Curtis; 7. Henry; 
8. Munroe; 9 and 10, twins; d. in infancy; 11. Joshua J. C, h., 
1849; d., Apr. 6, 1850. 

III. Sarah, b., Apr. 25, 1789. 

IV. Catharine, b., July 14, 1791; m. Cyrus Piper, q. v. 
V. Mary, b., Apr. 4, 1793; d., Aug. 24, 1819. 

VI. Luther, b., Dec. 1, 1796; d., Aug. 20, 1832. 
VII. Calvin, b.. May 22, 1801; d., July 20, 1813. 
VIII. Louisa, b., May 12, 1803; unm. 
IX. Lavina, b., Apr. 16, 1807; d., Oct. 28, 1815. 

X. Gilman, b., Apr. 16, 1809; d., Nov. 7, 1851; m., 1838, Balona Reed 
of Maine, by whom he had several ch. 

V. JosiAH Greenwood 

JosiAH Greenwood, with Martha his w., lived on lot 3, 
range 4, also on lot 7, range 6. Ch.: 

I. Josiah, b., June 15, 1770. 

II. John, b., Dec. 30, 1771. 

III. Elizabeth, b., Oct. 11, 1773. 

IV. Sabra, b., Feb. 20, 1775; d., Aug. 17, 1777. 
V. Abigail, b., Apr. 27, 177[ ]. 

VI. Nathaniel Greenwood 

Nathaniel Greenwood, son of Joshua Greenwood, m., 
June 24, 1782, Mary Mason, b.. Mar. 22, 1760, dau. of Moses 
Mason, Sr. They res. on lot 7, range 5, until 1792, when they 
re. to Bethel, Me., where she d. He married again in 1825 and 
also in 1840; res. at Farmington, Me. Ch.: 

I. Sarah, b.. Mar. 6, 1783. 
II. Ebenezer, b., July 30, 1785. 

III. Polly, b., Apr. 4, 1787. 

IV. Joseph, b., Feb. 2, 1789. 

V. Nathaniel, b., Dec. 27, 1790. 

The following is a copy of a record by the town clerk, James 
Ernes: "Thaddeus Greenwood, the son to Nathaniel and Mary 
Greenwood, and Lydia Greenwood, the dau. of Nathaniel and 



782 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

Mary Greenwood, were b. at Sudbury, Canada, Jan. 14, 1794." 
It is probable that Bethel was the place of this birth of twins, 
then called as in the record. 

Vn. Isaac Greenwood 

1. Isaac Greenwood was a lineal descendant of Thomas 
Greenwood, who came to this country in the year 1667. From 
him the line was through John, Josiah, and Nathaniel, who 
was the father of Isaac. Isaac Greenwood was b. in Newton, 
Mass., Aug. 13, 1759. In the spring of 1780, he bought his 
time (he was not twenty-one till the next August) , and enlisted 
in the army of the Revolution. He served six months at West 
Point, on the Hudson. He was there at the time of Arnold's 
plot and, had that traitor been successful, he would have 
been surrendered with the troops to the British. He m., Feb. 
26, 1784, Abigail Jackson, b., 1762, dau. of Deacon Joseph 
Jackson of Newton. He, immediately after his marriage, set- 
tled in D., on lot 6, range 6, which he purchased of William 
Strong. He res. in D. till February, 1815, when he re. to Need- 
ham, Mass., where he d., Jan. 19, 1832. His widow survived 
him but a short time. Ch.: 

I. Charles, b., Dec. 7, 1784; d., Dee. 29, 1787. 
II. Abigail, b., Sept. 28, 1786; m. Amos Lyon and res. in Lowell, Mass. 

III. Charles, b., Oct. 7, 1788; d. in Waltham, Mass., Nov. 22, 1820; m. 

Susannah Kean. 

IV. Patty (Martha), b.. May 4, 1791; d., Nov. 19, 1792. 

V. Abijah, b., June 13, 1792; m. Charlotte Mcintosh; res. in Needham, 

Mass. 
VI. Isaac, b., Sept. 17, 1793; ni. Abigail Perry; res. in Dover, Mass. 
VII. Jackson, b.. May 4, 1796, 2. 

Vin. Betsey, b., Dec. 29, 1802; m. John Morse; res. in Natick, Mass. 
IX. Lyman, b., Apr. 22, 1806; m. Eliza Parker; res. in Natick, Mass. 

2. Jackson Greenwood, son of Isaac, 1, b. in D., May 4, 
1796; d. in D., Feb. 11, 1872; m., 1st, Elmira Gowing, b., Nov. 
21, 1794; d., May 11, 1845; dau. of James Gowing. He m. 2d, 
July 9, 1846, Hannah Piper, who d., Oct. 30, 1878; dau. of 
Solomon Piper, Sr. Ch.: 

I. Walter Jackson, b., July 5, 1827, 3. 
II. Martha E., b., Aug. 19, 1832; m. William S. Leonard, M. D., q. v. 

3. Walter Jackson Greenwood, son of Jackson, 2, b. in 
D., July 5, 1827; d. in D., Apr. 25, 1892. Lived on the old 
homestead. He was honored with various town offices and 
served two terms in the General Court. He m. 1st, Mar. 9, 
1850, Sarah Beulah Wight; b. in D., Nov. 27, 1829; d. in D., 



GENEALOGIES 783 

May 13, 1850; dan. of Capt. John and Beulah (Smith) Wight. 
He m. 2d, May 11, 1862, Mrs. Lucretia (Raymond) Wight; 
b. in SterHng, Mass., Sept. 26, 1836; d. in D., Sept. 26, 1869; 
dan. of Joseph and Lucretia (Wilder) Raymond. He m. 3d, 
Mar. 12, 1876, Harriet Morse Gleason; b. in D., June 27, 1836; 
still living in the Greenwood homestead; dau. of John and Har- 
riet (Morse) Gleason. Ch.: 1. Frank Wight, b. in D., May 2, 
1850; d. in D., Jan. 19, 1875. 

VIII. Bela Greenwood 

Bela Greenwood came from Sherborn, Mass., with his w. 
Mary, and lived on lot 22, range 10. His name was last in the 
tax list, 1795, after which date he re. to Nelson, where, he d. 
at an advanced age. 

I. Persis, b., Jan. 5, 1784; d., May 10, 1784. 

II. Calvin, b., Sept. 14, 1785. 

m. Polly, b., Sept. 3, 1787. 

IV. Cyrus, b., Jan. 4, 1792. 

HAMILTON 

Dr. Samuel Hamilton was the son of Reuben and Lucretia 
Hamilton, who came to D., 1801, from Brookfield, Mass., and 
d., 1805. Samuel was the seventh of the following eleven ch.: 

I. Reuben, b., Apr. 13, 175[ ]; 2. Hannah, b., May 30, 1760; 
3. Silas, b., Aug. 16, 1762; 4. Asa, b., Dec. 28, 1763; 5. Lydia, 
b., June 21, 1766; 6. Mary, b., Aug. 20, 1768; 7. Samuel, b., 
Nov. 5, 1770; 8. Dorothy, b.. May 23, 1772; 9. Luke, b., Mar. 
1775; 10. Betsey, b., Mar. 27, 1778; m. Reuben Muzzy; 

II. Eli, b., Apr. 19, 1781, q. v. Dr. Samuel Hamilton m. 
Mehetable Bemis of Brookfield, Mass. Ch. : 

I. Asliley, b., Feb. 24, 1794; m. Clarissa Chamberlain; dau. of Cyrus 
Chamberlain. Ch. : 1. JwZzarena, b., Oct. 2, 1816; res. in Palmyra, 
N. Y.; 2. Edmund Seivall, b., July 22, 1818; res. in New York 
City; 3. Charles; res. at Canandaigua, N. Y. There were five 
other ch. whose names have not been reported and who d. 
young. 
II. Eliza, b., Aug. 9, 1796; m. Silas Ball; res. in Eochester, N. Y. 

III. Rebecca, b., June 16, 1798. 

IV. Harriet, b., Aug. 3, 1800. 
V. Mary Fay, b., Nov. 7, 1802. 

Eli Hamilton, a brother of Dr. Samuel Hamilton, b., Apr. 
19, 1781; d.. Mar. 24, 1852; m., Feb. 21, 1804, Mary Twitchell, 
b., Apr. 22, 1785; d. in Bronson, Mich., June 30, 1875; dau. of 
Gershom Twitchell, Jr. Ch.: 



784 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

I. Horace, b., Nov. 19, 1805; d., Oct. 8, 1807. 
II. Horace Adams, b., Aug. 31, 1808; d., May 15. 1809. 

III. Hubbard Adams, b., Feb. 20, 1811; d., Jan. 20, 1846; m., Sept. 8. 

1833, Mary Darling Sargent, who d., July 2, 1852. Ch. : 1. Mary 
Jane, b., Nov. 16, 1833; d., July 3, 1846; 2. George Austin, b.. 
Mar. 5, 1836. He m., Oct. 25, 1860, Frances Louisa Emerson, b. 
in Hancock, Mar. 5, 1836; recently d. in Peterborough; dau. of 
Richard and Hannah A. (Warren) Emerson. Two ch.: 1. Mar- 
tha Jane, b. in Hancock, Feb. 27, 1862; 2. Anne Emerson, b. in 
Peterborough, Feb. 7, 1875. 

IV. Charles Augustus, b., Feb. 22, 1815; d., Dec. 7, 1888; m., July 5, 

1835, Susan Perry of D., who d., Jan. 3, 1899; dau. of Benja- 
min Perry. Ch.: 1. Charles, b., Dec. 10, 1837; m., Jan. 16, 1862, 
Lucretia R. Rugg of South Londonderry, Vt.; 2. Edwin, b., Feb. 
23, 1842; killed by lightning, July 13, 1871; m. Helen Taylor of 
Grafton, Vt., b., Jan. 27, 1842; 3. Horace, b.. May 4, 1847; m.. 
1st, Hortense L. Nice, who d., July 1, 1874; m., 2d, Mary Smith 
of Philadelphia; one son by 2d m., Aubrey, b., Apr. 4, 1894; 
4. Oliver, b., Apr. 10, 1852; d. in Springfield, Vt., Apr. 10, 1865. 

HANDY 

Geoege Handy came to D. from Rindge, 1837. He began 
the manufacture of wooden- ware at the mills on lot 5, range 9. 
He left town in 1853. His 1st w., Irena A., d., Jan. 25, 1849, 
ae. 33. His 2d w. was Julia H. Chapman, dau. of Moses 
Chapman of Peterborough. Ch.: 1. George E., b., 1844. 

HANNAFORD 

James Alonzo Hannaford, b. in Peterborough, Oct. 6, 
1858; d. in D., Nov. 24, 1902; son of James M. and Jane M. 
(Chandler) Hannaford. He was the son of a veteran soldier. 
In Peterborough, he was for several years in the meat and pro- 
vision business, in D. he was a farmer. He m., Jan. 29, 1880, 
Emilie Ann Richardson; b. in D., Dec. 9, 1849; dau. of Malachi 
and Tamesin (Greenwood) Richardson. Ch.: 

I. Edith Frances, b. in D., Feb. 23, 1881; m. Claborn Henry Ripley. 
11. Everett Malachi, b. in D., Aug. 5, 1882; res. on the homestead; 
m., Apr. 22, 1915, Signe Olivea Nyhmd, b. in Askersund, Sweden, 
Apr. 22, 1887; the dau. of Andrew Gustav and Josephine (Peter- 
son) Nylund. Ch.: 1. Paul Philip, b. in D., Mar. 26, 1916. 

III. Mary Tamesin, b. in D., Nov. 29, 1883; d. there, Dec. 27, 1885. 

IV. Sarah Amelia, b. in D., May 17, 1885. 
V. Paul Francis, b. in D., Oct. 13, 1891. 



GENEALOGIES 785 

HARDY 
I. Thomas Haedy 

1. Thomas Hardy, b. in Hollis, N. H., June 11, 1756; d., 
July 25, 1816; purchased, July, 1777, parts of lots 21, ranges 
5 and 6, of his brother-in-law, Thomas Wakefield, who res. on 
the south part of lot 21, range 5. He was in the army of the 
Revolution three years, and was engaged in the battles of 
Bunker Hill, Bennington, and Trenton. He was at West 
Point at the time of Arnold's treachery. When he was not in 
the army, he worked on his land, clearing it and putting up 
buildings. He m., January, 1784, Lucy Colburn of Hollis, b., 
Jan. 12, 1761; d. in Walpole, Sept. 29,^1846. Ch.: 

I. Thomas, b., Oct. 23, 1784; graduated at Dartmouth College, 18l2; 
preceptor of Chesterfield Academy; teacher in Exeter and Boston; 
m., September, 1826, Sarah Folsom of Exeter; res. at Dover; had 
several ch. 
II. Moses, b., Sept. 14, 1786, 2. 

III. Elias, b., Apr. 3, 1788; d., Apr. 20, 1788. 

IV. Robert, b., Mar. 23, 1789; m., February, 1815, Abigail Stone; 

dau. of John Stone, q. v.; res. in Rutland, N. Y. 
V. Lucy, b., Nov. 25, 1792; m. Amos Sargeant of Marlborough; re. to 

D., 1849; a deacon of the Baptist Church. 
VI. Phmehas, b., Jan. 23, 1795; m., 1822, Sarah Rowland of Rutland, 
N. Y.; res. at Leroy, N. Y. 
VII. Elizabeth,b.,Nov. 28, 1796; m.. May 26, 1832, SilasKnowlton, q. v. 
VIII. Elias, b., Dec. 19, 1798; m., Feb. 28, 1826. Alice W. Fisk; dau. of 
Samuel Fisk; re. to Walpole, Apr. 6, 1842. Ch.: 1. Samuel 
Albert, b., Nov. 18, 1827; m., Jan. 3, 1854, Sarah Ann Hall; res. 
in Boston; 2. Thomas Alfred, b., Nov. 27, 1829; d., Oct. 1, 1853; 
3. Julia Sophia, b., Feb. 23, 1832; 4. Mary Louisa, h.. May 20, 
1834; 5. Lucy Maria, b., June 4, 1839; 6. A7ina Elizabeth, h., 
June 8, 1844. 
IX. Anna, b., May 4, 1801; d., October, 1840; m., Sept. 24, 1825, 
Joel Hart, q. v. 

2. Moses Hardy, son of Thomas, 1, b. in D., Sept. 14, 
1786; m., Oct. 3, 1813, Elizabeth Sargeant of Marlborough, 
who d., Feb. 7, 1854, ae. 65. Ch.: 

I. Elizabeth, b.. May 8, 1814; d., Sept. 27, 1817. 
II. Harriet, b., May 2, 1815; d., Dec. 20, 1830. 

III. Moses, b.. May 26, 1816; m. 1st, Mar. 28, 1843, Clarissa Sargeant of 

Phillipston, Mass.; d., Oct. 12, 1843; m. 2d, Dec. 24, 1845, Emily 
Colburn of Langdon; res. in Roxbury. He was a delegate to the 
Constitutional Convention, 1850. 

IV. Lucy, b., July 11, 1817; m., Sept. 4, 1845, Jolm Towns; res. in 

Marlborough. 
V. Cyrus Edmund, b., Sept. 29, 1818; d., Feb. 6, 1878; m.. May 11, 



786 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

1845, Sarah Jones of Marlborough; d., Aug. 26, 1863, ae. 46; 
dau. of Samuel and Abigail (Merriam) Jones. Ch.: 1. Eugene 
Walker, b., Feb. 19, 1846; d., Dec. 3, 1854; 2. Solo?i Augustus, h. 
July 5, 1847; d., July 30, 1852; 3. Abbie Sarah, h., Oct. 30, 1848; 
4. Ada Maria, b., Apr. 10, 1851; d., June 11, 1851; 5. Charles 
Webster, b., Apr. 11, 1852; 6. Solon Wallace, b., Jan. 10, 1854; 
d., Nov. 20, 1877. 

VI. Elizabeth, b., Jan. 7, 1820; m., Dec. 13, 1837, Nathan H. Knight; 

res. in Roxbury; d., Nov. 20, 1877. 
Vn. Thomas, b., Feb. 22, 1821; d.. Mar. 3, 1869; m., Nov. 4, 1847, Annis 
Willard, b. in D., Mar. 9, 1825; d. in D., November, 1865. Ch.: 
1. Rodney Onsloio, b. in Roxbury, July 17, 1848; m., 1st, Mireca 
A. McNeil; m., 2d, Mary C. Young; 2. Lucy Ella, b. in Roxbury, 
Mar. 17, 1852; d. in D., Feb. 8, 1869; 3. Edward Levi, b. in D., 
June 28, 1854; m. Ada F. Chase; 4. Albert, b. in D., Mar. 28, 
1858; d. at East Westmoreland, Sept. 21, 1901 ; m. Mary J. Wood- 
ard; 5. Caroline Elizabeth, b. in D., Aug. 19, 1860; d. in Brook- 
line, N. H., Aug. 13, 1895; m. Jolm B. Hardy; 6. Grace Annis, 
b. in D., July 10, 1865; d. at East Sullivan; unm.; Oct. 8, 1891; 
lived in the family of Caleb Goodnow. 
Vin. Samuel Sargeant, b., Sept. 7, 1822; m., Nov. 12, 1848; Mary Foster 
of Peterborough; res. in Nelson. 

IX. Deborah Jane, b.. Mar. 26, 1824; m. Joseph S. Phillips; res. in 
Roxbury. 
X. Amos S., d., Nov. 3, 1833, ae. 7 yrs. 

XI. Daniel Webster, b.. May 13, 1831. 

II. Benjamin Page Hakdy 

Benjamin Page Hardy, son of Solomon Hardy, from Hollis, 
with his w. Mary, settled on lot 20, range 5; succeeding Josiah 
Bemis on the "Williams Farm." Ch.: 

I. Lavina. 
II. Mary Angeline, b. at Hollis, Mar. 13, 1836; m., as his second w., 

Henry James Farwell, q. v. 
III. Harlan Page, d., July 29, 1851, ae. 13 years and six months. 
rV. Elvira, d., Nov. 22, 1854, ae. 14 years and six months. 
V. Elizabeth A., d., June 26, 1851, ae. 3 years and 9 months. 
VI. Solomon S. 
VII. Clarissa L. 

VIII. Elizabeth A., d., June 26, 1851, ae. 3 years and nine months. 
IX. Mark A. 

Solomon Hardy, father of Benjamin Page Hardy, d.. May 
11, 1851, ae. 84. 

HARRINGTON 

1. George Smith Harrington, b. in Woodstock, Conn., 
Feb. 10, 1824; d. in D., Dec. 13, 1895; was the son of James 
Riley and Esther (Abbott) Harrington. He was a machinist 
and had lived in Connecticut and Massachusetts before settling 



GENEALOGIES 787 

on a farm in the south part of D. He m. 1st, Nov. 1. 1846, 
Hannah Mareella Smith; b. in Foster, R. I., May 23, 1822; 
d. in Kilhngly, Conn., Apr. 23, 1861; dau. of John and Ruth 
(Shippee) Smith. He m. 2d, Mar. 18, 1862, Margaret Smith, 
b. in Foster, R. I., Nov. 8, 1817; d. in D., Apr. 9, 1896; a 
sister of the preceding w. Ch.: 

I. James Riley, b. in Killingly, Conn., August, 1848; d. there, Sept. 12, 
1849. 
II. Leonard William, b. in Killingly, Conn., Sept. 29, 1851, 2. 

III. Clarence Jordan, b. in Killingly, Conn., Oct. 13, 1858; d. there, Oct. 

12, 1859. 

IV. A dau., b. in Killmgly, Conn., Apr. 16, 1861; d. there, Apr. 18, 1861. 

2. Leonard William Harrington, son of George S., 1, 
b. in Kilhngly, Conn., Sept. 29, 1851; d., June 21, 1916; was a 
farmer in the south part of D. He m., June 15, 1873, Eugenie 
Ann Burpee, b. in D., May 9, 1856; dau. of Abbott and Eliza 
Ann (Lawrence) Burpee. Ch.: 

I. Hannah Marcelia, b. in D., June 22, 1874. 
II. Eva Augusta, b. in D., May 13, 1875. 

III. Rena Arvilla, b. in D., May 17, 1879. 

IV. Clarence George, b. in D., Oct. 23, 1881. 
V. Annie Eugenie, b. in D., Jan. 11, 1884. 

VI. May Isabelle, b. in D., Apr. 18, 1895. 

HARRIS 

I. Jason Harris 

Jason Harris, m., June 8, 1786, Ehzabeth Adams; dau. of 
Joseph Adams. He was a blacksmith on lot 13, range 10; moved 
to Nelson. Ch.: 

I. Heman, b., Feb. 20, 1790. 
II. Hannah, b.. May 28, 1794. 
III. Jason, b., Dec. 28, 1797. 

II. Bethuel Harris 

Bethuel Harris, founder of the industries in H., and from 
whom that village has taken its name, came to Packersfield 
(Nelson), from Medway, Mass., at an early date and settled on 
a farm and soon after m. and had ten ch. before leaving the 
farm. In 1819, he built a brick house on the line between Nel- 
son and D., in which he continued to res. until he d. in 1851. 
Some years after, five of his sons, Cyrus, Milan, Almon, 
Charles, and Lovell, and one son-in-law, Abner S. Hutchinson, 
built homes for themselves in the immediate vicinity, all but 
one of brick, just over the line on the Nelson side; that built by 



788 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

Lovell was of wood and was on the D. side. The interests of 
this family are so interwoven with the interests of H. that a 
brief outline sketch of the family is demanded. Bethuel 
Harris m. Deborah Twitchell; b., Aug. 14, 1776; d., Oct. 30, 
1855; dau. of Abel and Sarah (Adams) Twitchell. Bethuel was 
b., Aug. 14, 1769; d., July 21, 1851, the son of Erastus and 
Rebecca Harris of Wrentham, Mass. Ten ch.: 

L Cyrus, b., Feb. 6, 1797; d., Apr. 4, 1848; res. in H. and Winchester. 
He was engaged in woolen manufacturing. He m., 1st, Lydia 
Wright of Nelson; m., 2d, Lucy Corey of Stoddard; d., Feb. 28, 
1882, ae. 82; three ch. 
II. Milan, b., Jan. 29, 1799; d., July 27, 1884; was engaged in woolen 
manufacturing in H. for many years. He m.. 1st, Lois Wright 
of Nelson, who d., Dec. 19, 1842; m., 2d, Harriet Russell, b., 
Nov. 10, 1810; d.,Dec. 19, 1880. Four ch.: 1. Milan Walter, b., 
Sept. 22, 1823; d., Aug. 28, 1873; was engaged in woolen manu- 
facturing with his father all his life; m. Lydia Heald of Nelson; 
d., Feb. 9, 1883, ae. 60; three ch.; 2. Charlotte Elizabeth, h., 
Sept. 27, 1825; m., 1st, Silas Atwood; m., 2d, George Bumap; 
fourch.; 3. Lncretia Jane, h.. Mar. 27, 18^S; d., Feb. 28, 1875; 
m. Joseph K. Russell; five ch.; 4. Alfred Romanzo, b., Mar. 22, 
1830; res. in California; four ch. 

III. Almon, b., Aug. 29, 1800; d., Sept. 15, 1876. He lived with his 
father until 1821; he then lived in various places, including Water- 
town, Mass., Marlow, and Winchester. He re. to H. in 1835 and 
engaged in the woolen business with his brother Milan until 1847, 
when he moved to Fisherville, N. H. (now Pennacook), where he 
built up a successful woolen business which continued until his 
death; a business still continued by his descendants. He m. 
Phebe Sheldon of Hancock; three ch. 

IV. Lovell, b., Aug. 25, 1802; d., Sept. 19, 1888. He was a carpenter by 
trade. He lived in H. on the D. side of the line, where he worked 
at his trade for many years. About 1855, or 1860, he moved to 
Illinois and settled on a farm, which he carried on for many 
years. He then came to Milford, N. H., where he contmued to 
res. until he d. He m. 1st, Mar. 29, 1827, Betsey Felt of Nelson, 
b., Sept. 13, 1803; d., Oct. 23, 1834. He m. 2d, Aug. 11, 1836, 
Caroline Bums of Milford, N. H., b., June 13, 1809; d., July 12, 
1894. Three ch. 
V. Calmer, b., Sept. 12, 1805; d., July 19, 1880. He lived in H. many 
years, built a machine shop there in which he carried on a general 
machinist's business. He afterwards moved to Claremont, N. H., 
where he was in charge of a department in a cotton factory. He 
later moved to Suncook, N. H., where he was employed in a simi- 
lar position. In 1855, he moved to Minnesota and lived upon a 
farm till his death. He m. 1st, Oct. 16, 1832, Lucretia E. Perry, 
b. in D., June 28, 1805; d. in Suncook, Mar. 1, 1854; dau. of 
Thomas Perry, He m. 2d, Jan. 18, 1855, Harriet E. Harris of 
Shrewsbury, Vt., who d. at Wiscoy, Minn., Jan. 27, 1874. He 
m. 3d, Sept. 22, 1874, Mrs. Elizabeth Drake. Seven ch. 



GENEALOGIES 789 

VI. Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, b., Oct. 20, 1807; d., Sept. 23, 1888. 
He always lived in H. He m. 1st, Nov. 15, 1832, Fanny Wilson, 
b.. May 19, 1809; d., Feb. 21, 1846; dau. of Abijali Wilson of 
Nelson. He m. 2d, Jan. 28, 1847, Matilda Stratton of Lincoln, 
Mass., b., Jan. 30, 1821; d., Dec. 20, 1887. He was the first and, 
for many years, the only postmaster in H. His only ch., Emogene, 
m. Lewis Stratton, of Lincoln, Mass. 
VII. Mary, b., July 12, 1809; d., Mar. 9, 1895; m. Abner Stiles Hutchin- 
son, b. in Amherst, Dec. 10, 1803; d. in H., July 17, 1894. He 
always lived in H. after his m., and was associated in the woolen 
business, first with Milan Harris in what was known as the "Upper 
Mill," afterwards with C. C. P. Harris in what was known as the 
"Middle Mill." Five ch. 
VIIL Sarah (Sally), b., Aug. 20, 1811; d., Apr. 23, 1886; m., Apr. 6, 1837, 
Calvin Hayward of Hancock, b., Feb. 16, 1808; d., Aug. 14, 1867. 
Three ch. 
IX. Lydia, b., Dec. 2, 1815; d., June 6, 1841. 
X. Lois, b., Dec. 4, 1817; d., June 21, 1899; m. Edmund Prouty of Al- 
stead, b., July 24, 1818; d., Aug. 18, 1890; no ch. Both buried 
inH. 

HART 

David Hart, from Ashby, Mass., settled in D., 1812, on the 
south part of lot 21, range 5. He m. Lucy Page. Ch. : 

I. Jacob, m., 1821, Susan Williams; dau. of Abijah Wilhams. Ch. : 
1. Cordelia, b., 1822; 2. Adeline Williams, h., 1824. Jacob Hart 
re. to Charlestown, N. H., 1824. 
II. Nathaniel. 

III. Joel; m., Sept. 24, 1825, Anna Hardy; dau. of Thomas Hardy, q. v. 

Ch.: 1. Leroy, b., Nov. 16, 1826; 2. Joel Willard, b., Sept. 11, 
1830; 3. Anna Eliza, b.. Mar. 29, 1833. This family re. to 
Barry, 111. 

IV. Lucy. 

V. Sewell Page, b., June 13, 1813; m., 1835, Mary Ann Bemis, dau. of 
James Bemis. Re. to Barry, 111. 
VI. Norman, b., Nov. 5, 1817; m., 1836, Emily Greenwood of Marl- 
borough. He d., November, 1838, on his way to Barry, 111. Ch.: 
1. Sylvia, b., November, 1837. 

HAY OR HAYES 

1. Thomas Hay (name more recently spelled Hayes), from 
Merrimack; b., 1760; d., Mar. 2, 1839; settled in D., 1792. 
He m., 1792, Rebecca Pool; b., 1766; d., Feb. 1, 1854. Ch.: 

I. Thomas, b., Nov. 2, 1792; d., July 30, 1793. 

II. Mary, b., 1794; m., Apr. 29, 1819, Abijah Richardson, Jr., q. v. 

III. Thomas, b., 1796; m. Abigail Wilkins. 

IV. Joseph F., b., 1799, 2. 

V. William, b., 1803; d., Dec. 19, 1883, ae. 80 yrs. 11 mos.; m., 1849, 
Rebecca H. Loring of Boston; d.. Mar. 22, 1883, ae. 63. 



790 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

VI. Dexter, b., 1807; d., Aug. 29, 1891; m. Rhoda Doe; d.. May 28, 
1889, ae. 82. Ch.: 1. Mary L.; 2. William F., d., Aug. 29, 1858, 
ae. 17. 

2. Joseph F. Hay, son of Thomas, 1, b., 1799; d., Aug. 5, 
1878, ae. 78 years, 11 months, 12 days. He m., 1820, Nancy 
Sanders, who d., Sept. 3, 1893, ae. 91 years, 18 days; dau. of 
Samuel Sanders of Jaffrey. Ch.: 

I. Nancy A., b.. May 28, 1821; m., Apr. 28, 1845, Nathan Whitney, b., 
Nov. 3, 1818; re. to Peterborough, 1840, and to D. 1851. Ch.: 
1. AlbeH R., b.. Mar. 25, 1846; 2. Eugelia Mezota, b.. May 28, 
1848; 3. Frances Emelia, b., Aug. 9, 1850; 4. Clara M., b., June 
24, 1852; and others. 
II. Joseph A., b., 1823; d., Sept. 28, 1826. 

III. Sophronia, b.. May 28, 1827; d., Dec. 23, 1846. 

IV. Emeha M., b., Nov. 9, 1832; m., June 13, 1850, Samuel W. Hale of 

Fitchburg, Mass., afterwards of D. and Keene. He was Gov- 
ernor of New Hampshire. Ch.: 1. William, h.. May 17, 1854; 
res. in Marlborough and Keene; several ch.; 2. Emelia; m. Rev. 
DeLos Love. 
V. Marquis DeLafayette, b., Oct. 27, 1834. 
VI. Isabelle, b., June 22, 1837. 
VII. William, b.. May 13, 1839; d., July 22, 1839. 

HAYWARD 

1. Joseph Hayward came from Concord, Mass., to D. in 
1781; m. Rebecca Prescott; settled on lot 12, range 6. He d.. 
May 9, 1835, ae. 89; she d., Oct. 30, 1825, ae. 79. Ch.: 

I. Rebecca, d., July 10, 1785, ae. 11. 
II. Betsey, m., Aug. 14, 1793; Reuben Morse, Jr., q. v. 

III. Josepii, b., Nov. 22, 1772, 2. 

IV. Charles Prescott, b. in Concord, Mass., Sept. 30, 1774; came to D. 

with his parents in 1781; at about twenty years of age he pur- 
chased land of his father in Hancock, on which he provided for 
himself a home. He m. 1st, May 25, 1796, Sarah Mason, b. in D., 
Dec. 9, 1774; d. in Hancock, Oct. 24, 1847; dau. of Thaddeus and 
Sarah (Morse) Mason. He m. 2d, March, 1849, Mrs. Mary 
(Haven) Mason, widow of John Mason, a brother of his former w. 
He d. in Hancock, Feb. 17, 1854. He had a family of ten ch. His 
descendants have lived principally in Hancock. His grandson, 
Rev. William W. Hayward, wrote the history of Hancock. 
V. Abigail, b., Dec. 25, 1777; m., Aug. 31, 1794, James Adams, q. v. 
VI. Lucy, b., Jan. 31, 1780; m. Ivory Perry, Jr., q. v. 
VII. Mary P., b., Apr. 7, 1782; m. Stephen Harrmgton; res. in Nelson; 
re. to Keene. A dau., Rebecca, m. Benaiah Cooke, the editor 
for many years of the Cheshire Republican, a weekly paper at 
Keene. A son, Asaph, was for very many years the proprietor of 
the Eagle Hotel, in Keene, in those days one of the finest places of 
entertainment in this part of the country. 




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GENEALOGIES 791 

VIII. John, b., June 4, 1785; d., Dec. 21, 1828, killed by the wheels of his 
wagon passing over him. He m. Elizabeth C. Seaver of Rox- 
bury, Mass., who d., Apr. 2, 1835. No ch. 
IX. Rebecca,b., Nov. 3, 1787; m., Nov. 27, 1823, Ward Eaton of Haver- 
hill, Mass. 
X. HannahFitch.b., July 23, 1790; m. William Parker; res. in Frances- 
town; several ch. 

2. Joseph Hayward, son of Joseph, 1, b. in D., Nov. 22, 
1772; d. there, Mar. 14, 1846. He m., Feb. 23, 1800, Sarah 
(Sally) Minot of Concord, Mass., b., Oct. 26, 1780; d., Dec. 
8, 1824. Ch.: 

I. Minot, b., Dec. 3, 1800; d., Apr. 21, 1828; m., Dec. 19, 1826, Re- 
becca T. Brooks; b. in D., Dec. 1, 1805; dau. of Jonas and Mary 
(Tilton) Brooks. 
II. Mary, b., Aug. 26, 1803; m., Sept. 29, 1825, F. Oilman Appleton, q. v. 

III. Sarah (Sally), b., July 1, 1805; d., Oct. 27, 1820. 

IV. Emily, b., Jan. 2, 1808; m., Mar. 20, 1827, Samuel Appleton, q. v. 

Her 2d husband whom she m., June 4, 1833, was Calvin Aikin, by 
whom she had several ch. 
V. Ebenezer, b., Feb. 4, 1810; d., Feb. 6, 1810. 

VI. Sylvia, b., Apr. 9, 1811; m., Nov. 28, 1833, William H. Whittemore 
of Greenfield, N. H.; several ch. 
VII. Hannah, b., Aug. 11, 1813; m., May 15, 1838, George W. Bailey of 
Greenfield; res. in PittstowTi, N. Y. 
VIII. Joseph Prescott, b., Feb. 24, 1816; d., Oct. 24, 1820. 
IX. James, b., Jan. 23, 1820; d., Sept. 28, 1850; m., Oct. 24, 1844, Amy 
C. Hoag of Pittstown, N. Y. Ch.: 1. Emily A. H., b., Sept. 12, 
1845; 2. ^(frecZ J. ^..b., Sept. 12, 1849; Mrs. Hayward married 
again. 
X. Sophia Prescott, b., Apr. 19, 1822; d., Feb. 11, 1829. 
XI. Charles Prescott, b., July 7, 1833. 
XII. Joseph Franklin, b., Nov. 30, 1836. 

We have no record of the later marriages of Joseph Hayward. 

HAZEN 

1. Stephen Hazen, b. in Harvard, Mass., Mar. 9, 1812; 
d. in H., Jan. 19, 1887. He was a carpenter by trade and had 
lived in Princeton, Mass., and Sterling, Mass. He m. Sarah 
Maria Wheeler; b. in Concord, Mass., July 24, 1815; d. in H., 
June 28, 1884. Ch.: 

I. George Wheeler, b. in Princeton, Mass., Aug. 24, 1838; killed in the 
battle of Opequan, Va., Sept. 19, 1864, while carrying the colors 
of the regiment. He was a member of Company G, 14th N. H. 
Vols. Unm. 
II. Charles Smith, b. in Sterling, Mass., June 11, 1840, 2. 
III. Edson Stephen, b. in Sterling, Mass., Nov. 6, 1843; d. in H., Nov. 5, 
1865, of disease contracted in the swamps of Louisiana. He was 



792 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

a member of Company G, 14th N. H. Vols., in the Civil War, 
and unm. 

IV. Sarah Maria Frances, b. in Sterling, Mass., Dec. 1, 1845; d. at West 

Brookfield, Mass., Oct. (>, 1896; m. Freeman Allen. 
V. William Wright, b. in Sterlnig, Mass., Sept. 18, 1851; d. unm. in H., 
Oct. 29, 1876. 

2. Charles Smith Hazen, son of Stephen, 1, b. in Sterling, 
Mass., June II, 1840; d. in H., Aug. 17, 1914. He was a loco- 
motive engineer, but spent the last days of his life on a farm on 
the Monument road. He m., Sept. 14, 1876, Minnie Miller, 
b. in Wisconsin, Sept. 13, 1857; dau. of Charles and Anna (Lee) 
Miller. Ch.: 

I. Edson Henry, b. in Ishpeming, Mich., July 31, 1877; res. on the 
homestead. 
II. Hattie Maria, b. in St. Thomas, Canada, Feb. 15, 1879; m. John 
McLaughlin; res. with her mother on the homestead. 

HEALD 
I. Asa Heald 

Asa Heald, b. in Nelson, May 6, 1798; took the degree of 
M.D. at Bowdoin College, May 6, 1823; settled in D., Oct. 9, 
1823, on lot 7, range 6. In 1827, he built the elegant three-story 
mansion in which he afterwards lived. In 1839, he erected an- 
other house on lot 7, range 5, a part of which he purchased. 
He m., Oct. 12, 1830, Elmira Saunderson of Hollis. She was 
b., Dec. 25, 1805, and d., Feb. 15, 1890. Dr. Asa Heald, after 
a long practice in D., d., Jan. 28, 1874, in his seventy-sixth 
year. Ch. : 

I. Elmira Maria, b., Aug. 28, 1833. 
II. Charies Henry, b., Dec. 17, 1835. 

II. Jefferson Heald 

Jefferson Heald, a brother of Dr. Asa Heald, b. in Nelson, 
Dec. 25, 1806; re. to D., 1827. He m., Apr. 3, 1836, Mary Ann 
Powers of Middletown, Conn., b., Feb. 13, 1806; res. on lot 4, 
range 4. The family moved from town. Ch.: 

I. Alfred Weston, b., Jan. 30, 1837. 
II. William Powers, b., Mar. 17, 1840. 

III. Mary Ann, b.. May 17, 1842. 

IV. Sarah EHza, b., Sept. 6, 1845. 

V. George Jefferson, b., Aug. 6, 1848. 
VI. Gilbert Atkins, b., Dec. 28, 1850. 



GENEALOGIES 793 

HEARD 

Henry Heard, b., Oct. 28, 1785, in Wayland (formerly East 
Sudbury), Mass.; re. to D., 1814, and res. on lot 17, range 3. 
Hem., 1st, Mehetabel Colburn of Langdon, b.. May, 1789; d., 
Apr. 28, 1826. He m. 2d, June 18, 1832, Mrs. Belinda Mans- 
field, of Stoddard. Ch. : 

I. Henry, b., Feb. 18, 1816; m., Apr. 30, 1840, Orilla F. Grant, b. in 
Alstead, July 6, 1813. Ch.: 1. George, b., July 17, 1841; 2. Emma 
Roy, b., July 17, 1844; 3. Marion, h., June 30, 1848; 4. Lucy 
Jane, b., July 26, 1850; 5. Marcella, h., Oct. 23, 1852. 
n. Benjamin, b., Oct. 18, 1817; d.. Mar. 7, 1853; m., Aug. 26, 1847. 
Ch.: 1. Mary M., b., July 4, 1848; 2. Eugene Clinton, b., Sept. 
11, 1851; 3. 

III. Mary, b., Apr. 25, 1820; m., Oct. 17, 1837, Augustine P. Snow, q. v. 

IV. Richard, b., November, 1823; m., Nov. 6, 1845, Sarah Jane Gunni- 

son. Ch.: 1. IFarren, b., Aug. 6, 1846; 2. IFaZier C, b., Apr. 24, 
1850; d., Sept. 24, 1850. 
V. Abigail, b.. May, 1824; d., Jan. 8, 1840. 

VI. Samuel, b., August, 1825; m., Nov. 26, 1851, Mrs. Fidelia Pike. 
Ch.: 1. Ahhy, b., September, 1852. 
VII. Hannah W., b., June 16, 1833. 

HENDERSON 

Ernest Flagg Henderson, son of John Cleaves Simms 
and Jane Louisa (Rapallo) Henderson, was b. at New Brighton, 
Staten Island, N. Y., May 11, 1861. He m. in Berlin, Germany, 
1889, Berta von Bunsen, b. at Cromer, co. Norfolk, Eng., 
Aug. 15, 1862; dau. of George and Emma (Birkbeck) von 
Bunsen. He is an author and teacher, and was educated at 
Trinity College (A.B., 1882), Harvard College (A.B., 1883; 
A.M., 1884), University of Berlin (Ph.D., 1889), and received 
L.H.D. from Trinity. Res. in D. Ch. : 

I. Hildegard Gertrude, b. in Berlin, May 5, 1890. 
II. Gerard Carl, b. at Williamstown, Mass., Aug. 13, 1891. 

III. George von Bunsen, b. in Berlin, June 26, 1894. 

IV. Edith May, b. at Chestnut Hill, Mass., Nov. 29, 1895. 
V. Ernest Flagg, Jr., b. at Chestnut Hill, Mar. 7, 1897. 

VI. Frances von Bunsen, b. in Geneva. Switzerland, Feb. 5, 1904. 

HILL 

Ebenezer Hill came to D. from Sherborn, Mass. He was 
b., 1744; d., Oct. 1, 1834; settled in D., 1773, on lot 5, range 7. 
He is put down, in the register furnished, as having settled first 
on lot 4, range 2, which, in the list of occupants, is said to have 
been "not settled." It is certain that he res. on lot 5, range 9. 



794 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

He m., Jan. 19, 1771, Esther Pratt of Sherborn, Mass., b., Nov. 
20, 1748; d., Apr., 1834. Ch.: 

I. Asahel, b., Mar. 22, 1772; m. Ruth Rumrill of New Ipswich, who d., 
Feb. 14, 1821. He d., June 6, 1831. Ch.: 1. Alinda, m. 1st, Oct. 
21, 1821; Jolui T. Richardson, q. v. There were other ch., whose 
names we coukl not ascertain. 
II. Adam, b., Jan. 12, 1774; m. Rebecca Frost, of Pepperell, Mass. 
Ch. : 1. Sumner, b., June 15, 1799, in Townsend, Mass.; m. 
Abigail Hook; re. to Boston, Mass.; 2. Rebecca, h., Sept. 30, 
1801; m. Edward R. Broaders; res. in Boston, Mass.; 3. Mercy, 
b.. May 1, 1803; d. young; 4. Rufus, b., Apr. 19, 1807; d. yoimg; 
5. Lucinda, b., Aug. 8, 1809; m. Reuben Torrey; 6. Converse, 
b., July 1, 1812; d. early m life; m. Dorothy Garner; 7. Jeremiah 
F., h., 1818; m. Susan Brown. 

III. Asenath, d. young. 

IV. Ebenezer, d. young. 

V. Asenath, b., Aug. 17, 1778; m. Moses Greenwood, Jr., q. v. 
VI. Abigail, b., Aug. 31, 1780; m. James Going of Lunenburg, Mass. 
VII. Ebenezer, b., Jan. 13, 1783; re. to Boston, Mass.; d., Sept. 24, 1842; 
m. Dorothy Simonds, of Marlborough, Vt. Ch.: 1. Abhy S., b., 
Jan. 8, 1817; 2. Thomas Baldioin, b., June 27, 1818; d., July 6, 
1829; 3. Martha Esther, b., Feb. 17, 1820; d., Aug. 8, 1822; 
4. Lucy S., b., June 17, 1822; d. in St. Louis, Mo., May 21, 1847. 
She established herself first in Mississippi, where she m. William 
D. Dougherty of St. Louis, to which city she re.; 5. Harriet E., 
b., July 28, 1824; d., Nov. 28, 1841; 6. Ebejiezer A., b., Apr. 29, 
1826; 7. John H., b., Sept. 17, 1828; d., Sept. 11, 1829. 
VIII. Esther, b., July 7, 1785; m. Samuel Smith, q. v. 
IX. Noah, b., Feb. 20, 1787; d., Nov. 21, 1821; m., 1st, Nancy Chase; 
m., 2d, her sister, Sarah Chase. Nancy had two ch., whose names 
we do not know. Sarah's ch. were the following: 1. Nancy, h., 
Jan. 24, 1813; d., Dec. 2, 1836; m. Benjamm Sweetser; 2. Charles 
H., b., Dec. 11, 1814; res. in Boston, Mass.; m. Lucretia D. Mans- 
field of Salem, Mass.; 3. Sarah F., b., Dec. 26, 1816; d.. May 10, 
1842; m. Elbridge Lovejoy of Lynn, Mass.; 4. William S. TV., 
b., Aug. 8, 1819; d., September, 1821. 
X. Olive, b., July 15, 1789; d., Sept. 19, 1827; m. Joel Shattuck of 
Pepperell, Mass. He d., April, 1832. No ch. 

HILLS 

Dr. Benjamin Hills m., May 9, 1787, Mrs. Grace Warren. 
He res. on lot 15, range 10. We know very little about him. 
He left town in 1821. 

HINDS 

Abner Hinds, b. in West Boylston, Mass., Oct. 25, 1750; d. 
in D., Oct. 27, 1834. He m., Apr. 1, 1782, Lydia Ball of Con- 
cord, Mass., b., Dec. 3, 1751; d., Jan. 13, 1828. They settled 
in D., April, 1772, on lot 8, range 3. Ch.: 



GENEALOGIES 795 

I. Persis, b., Mar. 28, 1783; d. unm., July 5, 1860. 

II. Abner, b., Oct. 30, 1784; m., June 2, 1812; res. in Milan, N. H. 

He is supposed to have been murdered with his eldest son in the 
winter of 1828, when hunting in the northwest part of Maine. 
His w. d., Dec. 14, 1848. Ch.: 1. Benjamin F., h., Mar. 17, 1813; 
d., 1828; 2. Silas P., b., Oct. 23, 1815; res. in Newark, N. J.; 
3. Eliza W., b., Jan. 23, 1819; d., Nov. 26, 1833; 4. W. H. H., 
b., Jan. 20, 1821; d., Sept. 3, 1824; 5. Lorenzo, b.. Mar. 16, 1824; 
d., Sept. 3, 1824; 6. Aldridge C, b.. May 1, 1827; res. in Ohio. 

III. Lydia, b., Aug. 26, 1788; d., Jan. 14, 1847; m., June 16, 1814, Moses 

Corey, q. v. 

IV. Benjamin, b., Nov. 9, 1790; d., Aug. 13, 1804. 

HOGG 
Samuel Hogg had his name altered to Shepherd, q. v. 

HOLT 
I. Nathan Holt 

Nathan Holt came from Nelson to D., 1817; settled 1st on 
lots 16 and 17, range 3, purchased of Jonathan Emery. He 
sold to Daniel Fiske and re. to the north half of lot 1, range 7. 
He m., Dec. 22, 1831, Rhoda Eaton, b., June 13, 1806; d.. 
Mar. 25, 1875; dau. of Moses Eaton. He m. 2d, Dec. 22, 1875, 
Lydia J. Owen, who d., Apr. 27, 1877, at the age of 17 years, 4 
months, and 5 days. He d., Feb. 6, 1885. Ch.: 

I. Lewman, b., Oct. 14, 1833; d., Nov. 20, 1856. 

II. Henry H., b., Apr. 15, 1841; d., Aug. 21, 1863; a member of Com- 

pany G., 13th N. H. Vols. 

III. A dau. by the 2d w. 

11. Marstin Holt 

Marstin Holt, with Abigail, his w., came to D. Feb. 2, 1779, 
from Holden, Mass., where they were m., Feb. 13, 1772; lived 
on lot 10, range 6. Ch., first three recorded at Holden: 

I. Moses, b., Dec. 4, 1772. 
11. Amos, b., July 17, 1774. 

III. Aaron, b., Oct. 7, 1776. 

IV. Phebe, b., February, 1785. 

HOUGHTON 

James Houghton is said to have been born Sept. 13, 1728, 
at Pomfret, Conn. He came to D., July, 1781, with Phebe, his 
w., and settled on lot 3, range 5. On leaving D. he moved to 
Maine. Ch. : 

I. Silvanus. 
II. Orinda, m., Nov. 25, 1790, Benjamin Learned, Jr., q. v. 



796 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

III. Bethiah, m., June 1, 1789, Jolm Mason, q. v., son of Moses Mason, 

Sr. 

IV. Asenath. 
V. Experience. 

VI. Mary (MoUy). 

James Houghton, Jr., came to D., May, 1786. He was b., 
1757; m., for a 2d w., Phebe Holt (as is presumed), and had 
six ch. 

HOWE 
I. Elmek B. Howe 

Elmer Brigham Howe, b. in Boylston, Mass., Dec. 24, 1827; 
d. in D., Feb. 21, 1898. He was a farmer and was the son of 
Jotham and Myra (Kendall) Howe. He m., July 7, 1851, Lucy 
Jane Marsh, b., in Keene, Nov. 30, 1829; d. in Marlborough, 
June 1, 1908, the dau. of Israel and Tabitha (Wheelock) Marsh. 
Ch.: 

I. Charles Elmer, b. in Boylston, Mass., Dec. 2, 1852; d. at Long 
Beach, Cal., Dec. 12, 1916; m. Sarah E. Nye. 
H. Oacar Leslie, b. in Boylston, Mass., Jan. 19, 1857; d. in Marlbor- 
ough, Aug. 10, 1891; m. Ella May Symonds. 

III. Myra Susan, b. in Boylston, Mass., Dec. 23, 1859; m. Samuel A. 

Mason. 

IV. Lizzie Frances, b. in D., July 27, 1867; d. in D., July 2, 1896; m. 

Dr. Ira J. Prouty. 

HUBBARD 

Albert G. Hubbard came from Rindge to D., February, 
1839. He bought, 1841, the Pierce Farm, lot 5, range 9. He re. 
in 1847 to part of lots 6, in ranges 7 and 8. He was b., Apr. 30, 
1819; m., Sept. 20, 1842, Lydia Jane Richardson, b., Apr. 22, 
1822; dau. of Reuel Richardson of Peterborough. He moved 
from town and we have no further record of his family. Ch. : 

I. Ellen M., b., Aug. 4, 1843. 
II. Albert Joel, b., Aug. 9, 1853; d.. Mar. 9, 1861. 

HUNT 

WiLLARD Hunt, from Holliston, Mass., son of Abidah and 
Phoebe (Pratt) Hunt, was b., May 7, 1741. He marched, 
Apr. 19, 1775, from Holliston, Mass., and served for a while in 
the Revolution. After the war he came to D. and lived on lot 
14, range 8. He m. Martha Wadkins. About 1800 he moved 
to Hancock, where he d. Ch.: 

I. Caleb, b. at Holliston, Mar. 1, 1760. 
n. Henry, b. at Holliston, Aug. 12, 1762. 



GENEAXOGIES 797 

III. Phoebe, b.. May 8, 1764. 

IV. Isaac, b., Apr. 6, 1767; m. Martha Knowlton; dau. of Deacon John 

Knowlton. He lived in the northwest part of Hancock. Ch.: 
1. Moses, b., Dec. 27, 1788, the ancestor of the Marlborough 
Hunts; 2. Aaron, h., Oct. 10, 1790; 3. David, h., Dec. 26, 1792; 
4. Isaac, h., Feb. 4, 1795, the ancestor of the Hancock Hunts. 
V. Lois, b., Feb. 23, 1770. 

VI. Eunice, b., Aug. 10, 1772; m., Feb. 11, 1793, Benjamin Goodenough. 
VII. Moses, b., Nov. 12, 1774. 

JACKSON 

Amos Jackson m., Jan. 1, 1787, Judith Porter. Ch.: 

I. Amos, b.. Mar. 16, 1788. 
II. Janet, b.. May 23, 1790; d. young. 

III. Joseph, b., Feb. 19, 1792; res. m Illinois. 

IV. Janet, b., Dec. 29, 1793. 
V. Abijah, b., July 2, 1795. 

JOHNSON 

Simeon Johnson settled in D. as early as 1771, on lot 7, 
range 8. He m. Elizabeth Stone, b., Oct. 21, 1753; dau. of Silas 
and Elizabeth (Russell) Stone. He re. with his family, 1819, 
to Keene, Ohio. His dau., Peggy (Margaret), m., July 31, 1783, 
Joshua Stanley, q. v. A son, Silas, was b., Feb. 3, 1779. 
Another dau., Charlotte, m., Dec. 24, 1816, Reuben Rice of 

Ashburnham, Mass. His son, Adam, m. Patty ; was a 

successful teacher in the schools of D.; much employed, and 
sought after for his ability to secure good discipline in a dis- 
orderly school. He was often rough in manner, but his literary 
qualifications were above the common standard of his day. 

JONES 

I. Samuel Jones 

1. Samuel Jones came to D., from Framingham, Mass. 
He was b., Jan. 5, 1746; d., Jan. 22, 1820; m., 1770, Anna 
Gates of Framingham, Mass., b., Jan. 30, 1748; d., Sept. 17, 
1826. They settled on lot 8, range 5, in March, 1777. Ch.: 

I. Betsey, b., Feb. 28, 1773; m., Apr. 3, 1794, William Davis, 
q. V. 
II. Anna, b., 1775; d., 1776. 

III. Anna, b., July 27, 1778; m., 1801, David Buss of Marlborough; re. to 

Marlow. 

IV. John, b., June 28, 1780; m., 1804, Mary Buss of Marlborough; re. to 

Marlow; d., 1846. 
V. Samuel, b., 1783; d., 1785. 
VI. Samuel, b., Sept. 27, 1786, 2. 



798 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

VII. Sarah, b., Oct. U, 1788; m., Nov. 3, 1824, Charles Frost of Swan- 
zey; d., March, 1827. 
VIII. Daniel, b., Nov. 20, 1790; d., 1793. 
IX. Ruth,b., Apr. 30, 1792; d., Nov. 7, 1825; in., 1812, John Sanders, 

q. V. 
X. Daniel, b., Apr. 30, 1794; d., Jan. 5, 1800. 

2, Samuel Jones, son of Samuel, 1, b. in D., Sept. 27, 1786; 
d. in D., June 27, 1862; m., Nov. 23, 1809, Mary Farnum, b., 
Dec. 30, 1784; d. in D., Apr. 24, 1860; dau. of Joshua Farnum; 
res. on the homestead, lot 8, range 5. Ch.: 

I. Mary Ann, b.. Mar. 5, 1810; m., Dec. 30, 1841, Leander Clark, 
q.v. 
II. Daniel Gates, b., Feb. 24, 1811; m.. May 9, 1837, Elizabeth War- 
ren; dau. of John Warren; re. to Jaffrey, 1840; re. to D. Ch.: 
1. Mary Elizabeth, h. in JaSrey, June I'iylSiO; 2. Nancy Adelaide, 
b. in Jaffrey, Sept. 2, 1843; d., Mar. 15, 1866; 3. Sarah Adelia, 
b. in Peterborough, Oct. 25, 1848. The family moved later 
from D. 

III. Aurora, b., Jan. 27, 1816; m., Oct. 1, 1835, Daniel H. Mason, then a 

blacksmith of D., who afterwards lived in Hancock, and Sulli- 
van. She had two sons, George and Albert, the former of whom 
lives unm. in Sullivan. 

IV. Corydon, b., Dec. 4, 1818, 3. 

V. Sarah A., b., June 27, 1821; d., Sept. 5, 1842. 
VI. Emily, b., Dec. 3, 1825; d., May 22, 1845. 

3. Corydon Jones, son of Samuel, 2, b. in D., Dec. 4, 
1818; d. in Fairlee, Kent County, Md., while on a visit, Dec. 
11, 1895. He was a farmer and occupied a house built upon 
the homestead. He m., Oct. 23, 1846, Abigail Greenwood 
Piper; b. in D., Jan. 21, 1818; d. in D., Aug. 3, 1889; dau. of 
Col. Rufus and Anna (Gowing) Piper. Ch.: 

I. Anna Isabel, b. in D., July 31, 1847; d. in D., Sept. 22, 1849. 
II. Walter Buckminster, b. in D., Apr. 23, 1849; d. in D., Sept. 19, 

1849. 
m. Abbie Maria, b. in D., Aug. 11, 1850; m. Charles Ranstead Fisk, q. v. 
IV. Emelia Sarah, b. in D., July 11, 1853; d. in D., Sept. 3, 1876. 
V. Harry Piper, b. in D., May 26, 1855. He is a farmer at Fairlee, 

Kent County, Md. He m., Jan. 9, 1884, Mary Abbie Corey, b. 

in Jaffrey, Oct. 1, 1801; dau. of John Wilson and Lydia Maria 

(Gleason) Corey. Ch.: 1. Hoioard Corey, b., Jan. 4, 1885; 2, 

Clinton Corydon, b., Sept. 13, 1886; 3. Harry Raymond, b., Feb. 

12, 1890; 4. Maurice Hepburn, b., Apr. 22, 1894. All four were 

b. at Fairlee. 
VI. Lilian Gertrude, b. in D., Oct. 16, 1857; m. Charles Francis 

Appleton, q. v. 
VII. Howard Carl, b. in D., Apr. 28, 1861; d. in Concord, May 9, 1895. 



GENEALOGIES 799 

II. John Jones 

John Jones, b. in Princeton, Mass., Nov. 24, 1783; m., 
Dec. 17, 1809, Lucy Lane, b., July 6, 1783, dau. of Col. Francis 
Lane, of Ashburnham, Mass. He purchased in D., in 1808, 
lot 10, range 1; re. with his w., Nov. 16, 1810. He d., May 3, 
1849. Ch.: 

I. Frederick, b., July 20, 1813; graduated at Harvard College, 1835; 
M.D. at Medical School, Philadelphia. He was the translator of 
Rotteck's "General History of the World," 4 vols., published in 
1840, at Philadelphia; res. in New Ipswich; a practitioner of 
medicine; m., 1849, Caroline F. Gibson, dau. of Dr. StUlman 
Gibson, of New Ipswich. 
II. Lucy M., b., Nov. 30, 1819; m.. May 14, 1848, Eri J. Spaulding of 
Troy, N. H. 

KEMP 

Edwin George Kemp, b. in Sutton, N. H., Mar. 25, 1879, 
is the son of Franklin Pierce and Jennie (Eastman) Kemp. 
He is a carpenter and res. in the village. He was m., Oct. 
28, 1900, to Bessie Marian Twitchell, who was b. in Peter- 
borough, Aug. 14, 1881; dau. of Edwin Luther and Lizzie 
(Lawrence) Twitchell. One ch.: 1. Vada Maria?!, b. in Hills- 
borough, Jan. 4, 1902. 

KENDALL 
I. Joel Kendall 

Joel Kendall, b. in Burlington, Mass., Dec. 16, 1776; 
killed by lightning in D., June 1, 1806. His son and also his 
brother, who was on a visit at his house, were killed by the 
same stroke. He m.. May 7, 1789, Abigail Babcock of Sher- 
born, Mass., b. there, Apr. 25, 1769; dau. of Malachi Babcock. 
Mrs. Kendall m. 2d, Jan. 27, 1807, Joshua Farnum, q. v. 
The Kendall ch. were: 

I. Moses, b., July 14, 1790; d., June 1, 1806. 

11. Sophia, b., Nov. 22, 1792; m. Abraham Shattuck, q. v. 

HI. Almira, b., Apr. 3, 1795; m. Samuel Adams, q. v. 

IV. Mary, b.. May 25, 1797; m. Whitcomb French, Jr. 

V. Anna, b., Aug. 18, 1799; m. Samuel Mason, Jr., q. v. 

VI. Rebecca, b., Aug. 16, 1802; m. Calvin Mason, q. v. 

VII. Lyman, b., Dec. 14, 1804; d. young. 

VIII. Abigail, b., Jan. 14, 1807; d., 1852; m. Calvin J. Parker of Jaffrey. 

II. Rev. Henry A. Kendall 

1. Rev. Henry A. Kendall, son of Asa Kendall, was b. 
in Leominster, Mass., June 10, 1778; m., 1807, Lydia Adams, 
b. in Townsend, Mass., Oct. 15, 1784. Ch.: 



800 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

I. Augusta, b., June 26, 1808; ra. George E. Dean. 
U. Henry Adams, b., Aug. 6, 1810, 2. 

2. Rev. Henry Adams Kendall, son of Rev. Henry A., 
1, graduated, August, 1839, at the Gilmanton Theological 
Seminary; was ordained at D., over the Trinitarian Congre- 
gational Church, Oct., 1840; dismissed, July, 1850; installed, 
June, 1851, minister of the East Congregational Church, 
Concord, N. H. He m.. May 27, 1844, Harriet G. Appleton, 
b. in D., Dec. 1, 1811; dau. of Isaac Appleton. Ch.: 

I. Henry Appleton, b.. Mar. 29, 1845. 
II. Samuel Adams, b., Dec. 27, 1846. 
III. Sarah Harriet, b., Apr. 20, 1850; d. at East Concord, June 26, 1853. 

KIDDER 

Dr. Moses Kidder, b. in Billerica, Mass., Jan. 15, 1789, 
was a descendant of James Kidder, who was in Cambridge, 
Mass., at or before 1650. The father of Dr. Kidder lived on 
land which had been in possession of the family from the first 
settlement of the town; but, in 1790, he sold his farm and re. 
to Townsend, Mass. After receiving his medical degree. Dr. 
Kidder was a surgeon in the army, and in practice at Town- 
send, Mass., till December, 1815. He m., January, 1815, 
Rachel S. Kendrick, of Amherst, N. H., b., Jan. 30, 1793; 
dau. of Stephen Kendrick, who was brother of General Ben- 
jamin Pierce's wife. Dr. Kidder spent most of the winter of 
1815-16 with Rev. Mr. Sprague in D., and in the spring of 
1816 re. his family. Ch.: 

I. Nancy, b., Oct. 29, 1815. 
II. Sophia K., b., Apr. 10, 1817; m.. Mar. 6, 1842, B. Hale; two ch. 

III. Elizabeth, b., Feb. 14, 1819; m.. May 16, 1847, William Wood; 

one ch., a son. 

IV. Martha L., b., June 2, 1821; m., Dec. 17, 1851, Avery Wellington; 

one ch., a dau. 
V. Walter, b., June 18, 1823; m., Feb. 15, 1854, Lucy Burnap of Lowell. 
He is said to have taken a medical degree in 1845, but ceased to 
be a practitioner in medicine and engaged in manufacturing 
patent electro-magnetical machines. 
VI. Franklin, b., June 26, 1826; was at first an apothecary, but after- 
wards engaged with his brother Walter in business. 
VII. Moses Warren, b., Sept. 11, 1828; did not marry. 
VIIL Rufus K., b., Feb. 10, 1831; d., Jan. 7, 1849. 

KINSMAN 

David Watson Kinsman, b. in Upton, Mass., Oct. 8, 
1838, was the son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Richards) Kins- 



GENEALOGIES 801 

man. He is by trade a cabinet maker. He m., Mar. 23, 1862, 
Anna Miranda Adams, b. in D., Oct. 2, 1843; d. in Lunen- 
burg, Mass., May 16, 1867; dau. of James and Louisa Heph- 
zibah (Gowing) Adams. Ch.: 

I. Elizabeth Richards, b. in D., Mar. 6, 1863. 
II. Jennie Louisa, b. in D., Sept. 9, 1864. 
III. Willard Joseph, b. in D., Sept. 8, 1866; d. in Lunenburg, Mass., 
July 3, 1869. 

KNIGHT 
I. JosiAH H. Knight 

JosiAH H. Knight, b. in Sudbury, Mass., June 1, 1808; 
d. in Marlborough, June 29, 1884; m., Apr. 3, 1833, Martha 
A. Mason, b. in D., June 24, 1814; d. in Marlborough, June 6, 
1894; dau. of Samuel and Mary (Willard) Mason. He went 
to Marlborough to res. after his marriage and located on the 
farm afterwards owned by John McRoy. He re. to D. in 
1837 and returned to Marlborough in 1855. Ch.: 

I. Hannah M., b. in Marlborough, Feb. 5, 1834; d. in D., Oct. 3, 1852. 

II. Hosea B., b. in Marlborough, Oct. 22, 1835; m., Aug. 20, 1857, 

Abbie Wallace. He re. to Winchendon in 1872. Three ch. 

III. Harriet M., b. in D., Jan. 13, 1838; m. Joseph C. Shattuck of 

Marlborough, q. v. 

IV. Joel S., b. in D., Aug. 5, 1840; m., Sept. 15. 1863, Clara A. Corey. 

He was killed by falling from a load of coal, Nov. 24, 1879. Two 
ch. 
V. Caroline M., b. in D., July 29, 1842; m. Wyman Sawyer of Marl- 
borough. 
VI. John A., b. in D., Mar. 5, 1845; res. in Centralia, Mo.; unm. 
VII. Sarah Ednah, b. in D., Oct. 3, 1848; m. Delevan C. Richardson of 
Marlborough. 
VIII. Josiah, b. in D., Jan. 24, 1851; d. in Marlborough, Dec. 28, 1863. 
IX. Charles Byron, b. in D., Oct. 8, 1853. Recently died in Marl- 
borough; m., Jan. 25, 1881, Clara Selina Nims, b. in Roxbury 
Jan. 25, 1855; dau. of Brigham and Susan Selina (Gould) Nims. 
He was a farmer in Marlborough. His ch. were four sons. 
X. Lana S., b. in Marlborough, Apr. 10, 1857; d. there, Dec. 30, 1863. 

II. Charles Fred Knight 

1. Charles Frederick Knight, b. in Marlow, July 16, 
1853, d. in D., March 1, 1912, son of Ira Davis and Cordelia 
Backus (Heminway) Knight, was a mill owner and farmer. He 
m., Sept. 24, 1877, Julia Maria Moore; b. at Townsend, Mar. 
23, 1851; dau. of Abraham and Julia (Holmes) Moore. Ch.: 

I. Lester Charles, b. in Keene, Dec. 14, 1877, 2. 
II. Florence May, b. in D., May 30, 1880, 3. 



802 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

in. Jennie Maria, b. in D., Aug. 12, 1881; unm. res. in East JafiFrey. 
IV. Cora Bell, b. in D., June 11, 1883; m., Feb. 12, 1906, Harry Earle 
Wright of East Jaffrey. Ch.: 1. BeHha Evlyn, b. in D., Nov. 2, 
1907. 
V. Arthur Julius, b. in D., Apr. 25, 1885, 4. 
VI. William Abram, b. in D., Apr. 25, 1888. 
VII. Ralph, b. in D., Feb. 24, 1889; d. there. Mar. 18, 1889. 

2. Lester Charles Knight, son of Charles Fred, 1, b. in 
South Keene, Dec. 14, 1877. Is a farmer in D. He m., Nov. 
11, 1906, Florence May Knight, b. in Marlow, Dec. 30, 1885; 
dau. of Milan Augustus and Vesta Elizabeth (Shelley) Knight. 
Ch.: 

I. George Alson, b. in Marlow, Apr. 21, 1903. (Adopted). 
II. Fred Chester, b. in Marlow, July 13, 1911; d. the same day. 

III. Gardner Fred, b. in D., Apr. 28, 1912. 

IV. Walter Glenn, b. in D., Jan. 25, 1913. 
V. Robert Arthur, b. in D., May 3, 1915. 

3. Florence May Knight, dau. of Charles Fred, 1, b. in 
D., May 30, 1880; m., Nov. 14, 1905, Wallace M. Spaulding. 

Ch.: 

I. Kate, b. in Peterborough, Feb. 27, 1906. 
II. Mildred, b. in Peterborough, Apr. 20, 1907. 
ni. Henry Wallace, b. in D., Jan. 6, 1914. 

4. Arthur Julius Knight, son of Charles F., 1, m., Oct. 
16, 1905, Mabel Barnes, b. in Fitzwilliam, Oct. 31, 1884; 
dau. of William E. and Julia A. (Bushey) Barnes. He owns 
the Knight mill and hves on the homestead. No ch. 

KNOWLTON 
I. Deacon John Knowlton 

Deacon John Knowlton, b. in Holhston, Mass., Jan. 24, 
1745, m., Apr. 20, 1769, Martha Jennings; came to D., June, 
1770, with his w. and one ch. She d., Aug. 7, 1797. He m. 
2d, Feb. 19, 1798, EHzabeth, dau. of John Wright. She d. in 
April, 1835, ae. 89. Ch. : 

I. Martha, b., Aug. 16, 1769; m. Isaac Hunt, q. v.; res. in Hancock 
II. John, b., Oct. 7, 1771; m. Polly Royal; res. in Dummerston, Vt. 

III. Elizabeth, b., Jan. 11, 1774. 

IV. James, b., July 25, 1776; d., May 2, 1778, in the state of New York. 

V. Abigail, b., Dec. 18, 1778; m. Samuel Moore, q. v. 
VI. Betsey, b.. May 14, 1781 ; m. Samuel Derby, q. v. 

VII. Thaddeus, b., Dec. 26, 1783; m. Rebecca , who d., Jan. 14, 

1826. 
VIII. Simeon, b., Aug. 3, 1786; d., Aug. 28, 1813. 
IX. Kenny, b.. Mar. 5, 1789; m., Oct. 14, 1829, Polly Learned; dau. of 



GENEALOGIES 803 

Deacon Benjamin Learned. Ch.: 1. Levi, b., July, 1831; m., 
Caroline Simons; res. in Chester, Vt. 
X. James, b., Nov. 25, 1791; m., Sally Adams; res. in Richland, N. Y. 
XL Eliza, b., Feb. 28, 1799; m. Barzillai Davis; res. in Nelson. 
XII. Luke, b., Aug. 1, 1801; m., Dec. 28, 1826, Mercy, b. in D., Sept. 12, 
1804; dau. of James and Lois (Walker) Bemis. He settled first 
in D., but moved to Marlborough, in April, 1849. Ch.: 1. James, 
b. in D., Dec. 20, 1828; d. in Marlborough, Dec. 10, 1904; m., May 
23, 1854, Lydia Emily Mason, b. in D., Oct. 2, 1834; d. in Keene, 
Mar. 31, 1887, dau. of Dexter and Abigail (Adams) Mason. She 
was a successful school teacher. He lived in Marlborough, the 
Marlborough and Keene line passing directly through his house. 
Ch.: 1. Lilla M., b., Apr. 16, 1857. 2. Luke, b. in D., Sept. 5, 
1830; m. 1st, Nov. 29, 1854, Jane Pierce of Milbury, Mass. She 
d., Nov. 2, 1861. He m. 2d, Sept. 5, 1867, Hannah M. Town- 
send, dau. of James and Sarah (Killham) Townsend. He served 
through the Civil War in the 14th Reg., N. H. Vols. Ch.: 1. 
Jennie M., b., Oct. 12, 1861; 2. Carrie T., b., Aug. 12, 1878; m. 
Robert L. Whitney. 3. Eli B., b. in D., Dec. 3, 1833; m. at 
Marlborough, Jan. 18, 1858, Elizabeth Elmira Stone, b., Oct. 
21, 1837; d.. Mar. 5, 1885; dau. of Silas Stone. 4. Caroline E., 
b. in D., Jan. 27, 1836; m. William M. Nason. 5. Charles, b, in 
D., June 23, 1838. Served in the Civil War in the 14th Reg., 
N. H. Vols.; d. of fever at Poolesville, Md., Jan. 20, 1863. 

6. Lois Jane, b. in D., Mar. 10, 1842; d. there, Dec. 8, 1845. 

7. Sarah Ann, b. in D., Nov. 27, 1843; m. William M. Nason. 

8. Maria Jane, b. in D., Sept. 3, 1845; d., Sept. 30, 1847. 

XIII. Ira, b., Mar. 31, 1803; d., Oct. 25, 1845; m. Eliza Lovekin; res. in 

Worcester, Mass. 

XIV. Mary, b., July 2, 1804; d.. May 19, 1836; m. Cornelius Town, q. v. 
XV. Levi, b., Mar. 31, 1806; d. in 1854; m. Mrs. Lucy Hadley. Res. 

in Worcester, Mass. 

n. John Knowlton, 2d 

John Knowlton, 2d., b. in Sherborn, Mass., Feb. 23, 
1763; d. in D., Feb. 11, 1830, came to D. in 1789 and settled 
on lot 17, range 5. He was in the army of the Revolution 
three years. He m., Feb. 15, 1790, Susannah Jennings, b. in 
Holliston, Mass., Apr. 3, 1761; d. in D., Mar. 20, 1819. Ch.: 

I. Ebenezer, b., June 6, 1790; m., 1813, Nancy Knowlton; res. in 
Hopkinton, N. Y. 
IL Jesse, b., July 22, 1791; m. 1st, 1816, Sarah Wight, dau. of Jabez 
Wight. She d. February, 1824. Second marriage not recorded. 
Ch.: 1. Jesse; d. young. 2. Mary W., m. Jason Phelps. 
III. Silas, b., Aug. 1, 1793; d. in D., Nov. 12, 1876; m., Apr. 6, 1817, 
Susannah Nutting, b., 1787; d. in D., Jan. 7, 1832; res. on the 
homestead. He m. 2d, May 26, 1832, Elizabeth Hardy, dau. 
of Thomas Hardy. She d. in D., Sept. 26, 1886, ae. 89 years. 
Ch.: 1. Benjamin Franklin, b., Dec. 1, 1818; d., Aug. 18, 1826. 
2. Asa H., b., Sept. 8, 1820; d., Jan. 22, 1832. 3. Elmira, h.. 



804 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

Oct. 23, 1823; m., Sept. 24, 1846, James Moore, q. v. 4. Susan, 
b.. Sept. 1, 1825; m., Apr. 18, 1844, Phinehas Hemenwaj'; res. 
in Fort Ann, N. Y. 5. Harriet E., b.. Mar. 10, 1833. 6. Asa, 
b.. Mar. 2, 1834, a farmer upon the old homestead. As we write 
these words he is the last survivor res. in D. of the veterans of 
the Civil War. He m., December, 1859, Lydia Ann Darling, b. 
in D., Jan. 8, 1841; d. in Swanzey, Feb. 28, 1897; dau. of Luther 
and Lydia Lake (Knight) Darling. Ch. : 1. Lucy Anna, b, in 
D., Jan. 25, 1870; m. Frank Augustus Whitcomb, q. v.; 2. Fred 
Monroe, b. in D., Feb. 2, 1879; m. Lizzie Smith. 

IV. John, b., Sept. 30, 1795; d., January, 1832, at Sandy Creek, N. Y., 
where he res. He m., 1817, Lois Bemis, dau. of James and Lois 
(Walker) Bemis. 
V. Jeremy, b.. Mar. 15, 1798; m.. May, 1819, Elizabeth Tollman, of 
Marlborough; res. in Brooklyn, 111. 

VI. Eunice, b., Apr. 3, 1800; m., 1825, James Upton; res. at Sandy Creek, 

N. Y. 
VII. Mary, b., Sept. 23, 1803; d., July, 1826. 

III. Elias Knowlton 

Elias Knowlton, brother of John Knowlton, 2d, settled 
on lot 15, range 7. He m. Elizabeth Jennings, sister of John 
Knowlton's wife. Nathan Knowlton, another brother, m. a 
sister of the preceding, and lived on lot 15, range 6, but of his 
family nothing is known to us. Ch.: 

Elisha, b„ June 5, 1767; m. 1st, Jan. 9, 1795, Polly (Mary) Cham- 
berlain, b., Sept. 24, 1773; dau. of James Chamberlain, Sr. She 
d., Feb. 20. 1811, ae. 37 yrs. 4 mos. 26 days. He m., 2d, Hannah 
Chamberlain, a sister of the preceding. Ch.: 1. Hannah; m. 
Joseph Appleton, q. v.; 2. Marij, b., July 8, 1812; m., Nov. 3, 
1829, Reuben H. Thwing of Brighton, Mass.; 3. John Taylor Gil- 
man, b., Dec. 20, 1813; d. young; 4. Elvira, m., husband's name 
unknown; 5. Emeline, m., Oct. 23, 1834, John W. Learned, Jr., 
q. v.; 6. Harriet, b., 1820; m. Prentiss W. Greenwood, q. v.; 
7. Andrew Allison; 8. Helen M.; m. Joseph Merrill Russell, q. v. 
Elisha Knowlton was a blacksmith; res. on lot 10, range 5, and 
worked many years in the shop opposite the Appleton store. 
A list of fourteen children assigned to Elias Knowlton may be found on 
page 77 of "The Knowlton Genealogy." 

LAMBERT 

Frank E. Lambert, b. at South Starkton, Vt., July 25, 
1867, the son of Louis and Ellen (Gilbert) Lambert, lived in 
D. a few years, in the old store building at the lower end of 
the village. He m. Mary Esther Jones, b. in New Haven, 
Vt., Sept. 30, 1866; dau. of Jeremiah Joseph and Virginia 
Maud (La Rock) Jones. Mr. Lambert was a general laborer. 
Ch.: 



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I. Winifred Elizabeth, b. in Peterborough, Aug. 23, 1892; d. there, 

Feb. 27, 1893. 
II. Arthur Frank, b. in Peterborough, Nov. 28, 1893. 

III. Cliarles Marcus, b. in Peterborough, Aug. 3, 1895. 

IV. Helen Lillian, b. in D., June 14, 1897; d. there, Dec. 19, 1901. 
V. Beatrice Mae, b. in D., Oct. 17, 1899. 

VI. Violet Dorothy, b. in D., Jan. 7, 1901. 

LAWRENCE 

Alvarus Lawrence, b. in Ashby, Mass., Apr. 17, 1796; 
m. Eliza Farnsworth, b., Aug. 7, 1797. He only lived a few 
years in D. Cli. : 

I. Ambrose, b. in Boscawen, N. H., May 2, 1816; took a degree in 
medicine; m., July 8, 1838, Emily Smith, b. in Marlborough, 
Vt., Mar. 10, 1818. Ch.: 1. George Washington, h., July 9, 1839, 
in Lumpkin County, Ga.; 2. A son, b. in Lowell, Mass., June 
11, 1849; d. there, June 18, 1849. Dr. Lawrence was a practising 
dentist in Lowell, Mass., where he established an office in 1838. 
He was elected Mayor of Lowell, December, 1854. 
II. Charles, b. in D., Mar. 11, 1821; m. and res. for awhile in D. He 
had ch. whose names are unknown. 

III. Samuel, b. in Peterborough, Jan. 29, 1823. He m. Dorothy Ann 

Jones; res. a time in Lowell, Mass. Ch.: 1. Helen. 

IV. John, b., Dec. 15, 1824; m. and res. in Brooklyn, N. Y. 

V. Eliza, b.. Mar. 30, 1827; m. Jacob Upton, and had two sons and 
a daughter. 
VI. Sarah, b., Sept. 11, 1829; m. Rufus F. Hill; res. in Lowell, Mass.; 
no ch. 
VII. Lucy, b., Aug. 1, 1831; m. Jolm Cromarll. Ch.: 1. Elizabeth. 
VIII. Alvin, b., June 17, 1833; res. in Lowell, Mass.; unm. 
IX. Susan, b., July 7, 1835; res. in Lowell, Mass.; unm. 
X. Emily, b., Mar. 23, 1838; res. in Peterborough; unm. 

LEARNED 
I. Benjamin Learned 

William Learned and Goodith his wife were admitted to 
the church in Charlestown, Mass., Dec. 6, 1632. He was one 
of the signers of remonstrance against the banishment of Rev. 
John Wheelwright. He was one of seven who, on Aug. 14, 
164-2, formed the first church of Woburn, Mass. He died in 
Woburn, Mar. 1, 1646. Isaac Learned, son of the preceding, 
came to America with his father; m. Mary Stearns of Water- 
town, Mass. He lived in Chelmsford, Mass., where he d., Nov. 
27, 1657. Benoni Learned, son of the preceding, lived in Sher- 
born, Mass., and was the second deacon of the church in that 
town, and d. there, Apr. 10, 1738. Edward Learned, son of the 
preceding, also lived in Sherborn, where he d., Sept. 9, 1775. 



806 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

1. Deacon Benjamin Learned, came from Sherborn, 
Mass., where he was b., July 24, 1741. He d. in D., Sept. 5, 
1818; in which town he had settled, in 1767, on lot 9, range 4. 
He was the son of Edward and Abigail (Morse) Learned of 
Sherborn. He m. first, Apr. 11, 1765, EHzabeth Wilson, b. 
in 1742; d. in D., Mar. 12, 1771; dau. of Dr. John Wilson of 
Sherborn. He m. 2d, Oct. 31, 1771, Margaret Swan of Peter- 
borough, b., Oct. 27, 1751; d. in D., Jan. 16, 1818. He served 
in the old French War. He was one of the first two deacons 
chosen for the First Congregational (Unitarian) Church of D. 
Ch.: 

I. John Wilson, b., Feb. 20, 1766, 2. 
II. Benjamin, b., Sept. 23, 1767; d. in Wilton, Me., Sept. 16, 1853; 
m. Orinda Houghton; lived a few years in D., on lot 2, range 4, 
also on lot 4, range 4. His name is last on the tax list in 1809, 
and, about this time, he re. to the state of Maine. Ch.: 1. Asa, 
b.. May 18, 1791; 2. Benjamin, h., Apr. 7, 1793; 3. Asenath, b.. 
Mar. 26, 1795; 4. Phehe, b., July 12, 1797; 5. Joseph, b., June 22, 
1799; 6. Oilman, b., Aug. 30, 1801; 7. Polly, b., Sept. 22, 1803; 
8. Orinda, b., Jan. 17, 1806; 9. Betsctj, b.. Mar. 18, 1808. 

III. Samuel, b., June 2, 1770; d., Feb. 19, 1777. 

IV. Eli, b., Aug. 7, 1772. He was a physician in Danby, Vt. 
V. Moses, b., Apr. 12, 1774; res. in Windham, Vt. 

VL Joseph, b.. Mar. 2, 1776; d., Aug. 12, 1777.* 

VII. Abigail, b., Oct. 7, 1777; m., Dec. 9, 1817, Jonas Davis. Marry- 
ing this couple was the last official act of Rev. Edward Sprague. 
His carriage was overturned as he started from the door. He 
sustained injuries which terminated his life in a few days. 
Vm. Amos, b., Sept. 1, 1780; m., Dec, 10, 1817, Mrs. Polly (Dudley) 
Daniels, and res. at Canton, Me. and Jay, Me. Ch.: 1. Amos, 
b., June 20, 1819; 2. Louisa, b., Oct. 27, 1820. 

IX. Betsey, b., June 7, 1782; d. unm.. Mar. 19, 1839. 
X. Thaddeus, b., June 19, 1784; m., February, 1814, Sophronia San- 
derson of Swanzey; res. in Madison, N. Y. 

XI. Jesse, b., July 25, 1786; d. at Brattleborough, Vt., unm., Mar. 
19, 1853. 
XII. David, b., June 14, 1789; d. in the army in 1818. He was a volun- 
teer in the army during the last war with Great Britain and, with 
several others, deserted. They were all taken and sentenced 
to be shot; but, on being taken out for execution, a passer-by 
recognized Learned and knew him to be insane and, in conse- 
quence of this, he was pardoned, while the others were shot. 
Learned d. in the army soon afterward, a natural death. 

XIII. Reuben, b., July 20, 1791; d.. May 6, 1792. 

XIV. Polly, b.,Mar. 20, 1793; d., Dec. 16, 1850; m. Kenny Knowlton,q. v. 
XV. Samuel, b., Apr. 3, 1796; res. in Madison, N. Y.; unm. 

2. John Wilson Learned, son of Benjamin, 1, b. in D., 
Feb. 20, 1766; d. in D., Aug. 23, 1855, at the great age of 89 



GENEALOGIES 807 

years, 6 months. He settled first on lot 14, range 7, but in 
1818, he re. to the old homestead in lot 9, range 4, where he 
spent the rest of his life. He m.. Mar. 2, 1797, Hannah Wight, 
b. in D., Mar. 11, 1769; d. in D., July 1, 1845; dau. of Joel 
and Elizabeth (Twitchell) Wight. Ch.: 

I. Persis, b., Dec. 3, 1797; m. Eli Allison, q. v. 
II. Hervey, b., May 24, 1799, 3. 

III. Eliza, b., Feb. 2, 1801; m., June 1, 1841, Samuel Adams; res. in 

Watertown, N. Y. She m., 2d, William Tyler. 

IV. Ira, b., Mar. 2, 1803; d.. Mar. 25, 1803. 
V. Calvin, b.. Mar. 25, 1804, 4. 

VI. Hannah, b., July 11, 1806; m. Moses Corey, q. v. 
VII. John Wilson, Jr., b., Sept. 6, 1808; m., Oct. 23, 1834, Emeline 
Knowlton, dau. of Elisha Knowlton; res. in St. Johnsbury, Vt. 

3. Hervey Learned, son of John Wilson, 2, b. in D., May 
24, 1799; d. in D., Nov. 19, 1891, at the great age of 92 years. 
He lived on a farm south of his father's homestead, both of 
which are now owned by the Hon. Franklin MaeVeagh. He 
m., Dec. 20, 1825, Elvira Derby, b. in D., Dec. 8, 1806; d. in 
D., Nov. 8, 1878; dau. of Samuel and Betsey (Knowlton) 
Derby. Ch.: 

I. Samuel Derby, b., Oct. 11, 1826; d. at Lonsdale, R. I., Sept. 21, 
1907. He was overseer of construction and repairs for the Lons- 
dale Company for thirty-four years. He m., Aug. 5, 1852, Cyn- 
thia Prudence WooUey, b. in Westmoreland, Apr. 29, 1833; d. 
at Lonsdale, R. I., Jan. 16, 1914; dau. of Elias Sparhawk and 
Prudence (Wetherell) Woolley. Ch.: 1. Charles Ilollis, b. in 
Walpole, May 16, 1857; m. Eva Eleanor Hawkins; res. in Lons- 
dale, R. I.; 2. Leslie Elias (twin), b. in Walpole, Oct. 21, 1865; 
graduated at Brown University, A.B., 1893; took the degree of 
B.D. at an Episcopal theological school in 1896. He is a clergyman 
and has lived in Walpole; Lonsdale, R. I.; Fall River, Mass.; 
and New York City. He m., June 15, 1898, Fannie Tracy Ayl- 
win, b. at Port Hope, Ontario, July 10, 1865; dau. of Horace 
and Fannie Tracy (Shepherd) Aylwin. Ch.: 1. Kenneth Aylwin, 
b. in New York City, June 11, 1900; 2. Margaret Derby, b. in 
New York City, Apr. 7, 1903; 3. Lewis Dudley, h. in Walpole, 
Oct. 21, 1865, twin to the preceding. He is the paymaster of the 
Ashton, R. I., Cotton Mill. He m., Dec. 20, 1888, Anne Sophia 
Berry, b. in Danvers, Mass., Feb. 14, 1865; dau. of Allen Augustus 
and Abby Melissa (Clement) Berry. No. ch. 
11. Betsey Mary Ann, b., Sept. 15, 1828; d., Sept. 1, 1833. 
III. Hervey Dexter, b., June 29, 1830; d. in Dover, Delaware, Jan. 21, 
1916, where he was an extensive farmer. He m. 1st, Jan. 3, 1856, 
Mary Elizabeth Griffith, b. in Dorchester Co., Md., July 10, 1832; 
d., Oct. 16, 1867; m. 2d, Jan. 7, 1869, Lydia Moore. Ch. by first 
w., b. at Dover: 1. Marion Dexter, b., July 10, 1857; d. in Phila- 
delphia, Pa., Aug. 1, 1917; m.. June 26, 1890, Annie Mosser. He 



808 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

was educated at Dickinson College, Pa. (A.B.. 1880; A.M., 1883; 
L.H.D., 1904), Johns Hopkins University (Ph.D., 1887), and 
University of Leipsic, and, as professor of Germanic Languages 
and Literature, was head of tliat department in the University of 
Pennsylvania from 1896 to the day of his death; ch.: (1) Henry 
Dexter, b. in Baltimore, Md., Mar. 17, 1893; (2) Mary Rebecca, 
b. in Philadelphia, Apr. 29, 1896; (3) Anna Carola, b. at Cape May 
Point, N. J., July 14, 1904; 2. Clara Elvira, b., Sept. 13, 1861; 
3. Annie Elizabeth, b., Nov. 10, 1802; 4. Lewis Deroy, b., Sept. 22, 
1867; d., Feb. 23, 1870. Ch. by second w., b. at Dover: 5. Walton 
Dudley, b., Nov. 15, 1869; m. Bertha Estella Tyler; 6. Leiois 
Deroy, b., July 5, 1873; m. Maggie Bishop; 7. Mary Emma 
Elenora, b., July 25, 1876. 
IV. Franklin Dana, b., Nov. 15, 1831; d. at Tropico, Cal., Dec. 2, 
1905; was a carpenter at that place. He had res. in Benson, 
111., Los Angeles, Cal., and Tropico, Cal. He was the post- 
master at Benson nine years, and a notary public thirty-five 
years. He m., Oct. 10, 1861, Rosina Elvira Fisher, b. in Rut- 
land, Vt., June 2, 1839; dau. of Amos and Lydia (Stoddard) 
Fisher. Ch.: 1. Frank Ezra, b. in Clayton, 111., June 8, 1862. 
He is a druggist at Benson, 111., and is the postmaster of that 
place. He m.. May 8, 1889, Martha Ellen Huxtable, b. at Greene, 
m., Apr. 9, 1862; dau. of James and Frances (Ridge) Huxtable. 
Ch.: 1. Dana Harrison, b. in Benson, Dl., Mar. 3, 1899; 2. Elsie 
Theresa, b. in Benson, Jan. 28, 1904; 2. Grant Sheridaji, b. at 
Minonk, Bl., Jan. 16, 1864. He is a lumber dealer in that place. 
He m., Nov. 24, 1886, Arvilla Coleman, b. at Minonk, 111., Sep- 
tember, 1860; dau. of Joseph Woodman and Mary Frances 
(Goodwin) Coleman. Ch.: 1. Ina Viola, b. in Benson, 111., 
Nov. 5, 1887; 2. Mary Edna, b. at Minonk, Apr. 18, 1892. 
V. Betsey Mary Ann, b., Dec. 12, 1833; unm.; res. in Delaware. 
VI. Webster Dennis, b., Dec. 16, 1835; a farmer and fruit grower at 
Dover, Delaware. He has been a representative in the legisla- 
ture of Delaware. He m., May 23, 1865, Deborah Ann Hob- 
son, b. at Little Creek, Delaware, May 20, 1840; dau. of Thomas 
and Sarah Ann (Tigrett) Hobson. Ch. : 1. Sarah Elvira, b. in 
Dover, Del., Aug. 28, 1868; d. there, Sept. 15, 1868. 2. Lucinda 
Viola, b. in Dover, Aug. 8, 1869; m. John G. Conwell. Ch.: 
I. Katharine T., b. in Dover, Del., May 3, 1891; 2. Virginia H., 
b., in Camden, Del., Jan. 2, 1893; 3. Mary Wallace, b. in Dover, 
Del., Dec. 25, 1871; d. there, July 14, 1872; 4. Hannah Corey, 
b. in Dover, Nov, 18, 1873; 5. Frank Hobson, b. in Dover, Feb. 
19, 1878; d. there, Jan. 6, 1897. 
Vn. Adams Darius, b., Jan. 17, 1838; d. in Calvert, Texas, Oct. 23, 
1873. He was Captain of Company E, 9th Reg. U. S. Colored 
Troops, in the Civil War. He m. 1st, Jan. 26, 1865, Lizzie Fox, 
who d., Dec. 14, 1866, at Baltimore, Md.; m. 2d, Dec, 1869, 
Jennie McGee, by whom he had one son born in 1873, named, 
Adams Darius, who was drowned while bathing at Waco, Texas, 
when about twelve years of age. 
VIII. Louisa Viola, b., Nov. 6, 1839; unm. 
IX. Lewis Dudley, b., Sept. 11, 1841; killed at the battle at Cedar 



GENEALOGIES 809 

Creek, Va., Oct. 19, 1864. His body was buried in D., on the 
first anniversary of his death, Oct. 19, 1865. 
X. Marion Deroy, b., Nov. 10, 1843; a fruit grower in Vineland, N. J. 
He was a corporal in the 14th Reg., N. H. Vols., in the Civil War. 
He now res. in Tropico, Cal. He m. 1st, Feb. 26, 1873, Harriet 
Maria Cochran; dau. of Robert and Mary (Carroll) Cochran, 
who d. at South Vineland, N. J., June 22, 1892. He m. 2d, 
Feb. 28, 1894, Emma Louisa Cochran, b. at Unity, N. H., Jan. 
19, 1852, a sister of the former wife. Ch. : 1. Mary Elvira, b. at 
South Vineland, N. J., Apr. 18, 1876; 2. Ada Melvina, b. in the 
same place, Mar. 9, 1879. 
XI. Eleanora Martin, b., Sept. 8, 1845; m. George Adams, q. v. 
XII. Willard Duren, b., Oct. 20, 1847; is a carpenter at Los Angeles, 
Cal. He m., Feb. 6, 1871, Hannah Sylvia Buckminster, b. at 
Vinalhaven, Me., Oct. 28, 1849; d. in Peterborough, July 26, 
1880; dau. of Jeremiah and Hannah B. (Sylvester) Buckminster. 
Ch. : 1. Eugene Howard, b. in Peterborough, Nov. 15, 1871, a 
strawberry grower at Tropico, Cal. He m.. May 28, 1895, Sarah 
Josephine Trask, b. at Cornville, Me., in 1874; dau. of Benjamin 
Franklin and Dolly Jane (Flanders) Trask. Ch. : 1. Willard 
Francis, b. at Los Angeles, Cal., Oct. 16, 1897; 2. Edith Sylvia, 
b. at Tropico, Cal., Sept. 28, 1901; 2. Ethel Jenette, b. in Peter- 
borough, Jan. 2, 1873; 3. Ernest Hooper, b. in Peterborough, 
May 3, 1880; d. m Watertown, Mass., Nov. 6, 1880. 
XIII. Henry Dwight, b., Dec. 28, 1849, 5. 

4. Calvin Learned, son of John Wilson, 2, b. in D., 
Mar. 25, 1804; d. there, Apr. 1, 1880. He Hved on the old 
homestead. He m, 1st, Mar. 8, 1832, Hannah Dunster Bar- 
rett, b., July 11, 1812; dau. of Joel Barrett of Ashburnham, 
Mass. She d. in D., Mar. 12, 1838. He m. 2d, Oct. 11, 1838, 
Cynthia Maria Fisk, b. in D., Sept. 2, 1804; d. there, Jan. 
30, 1882; dau. of Asa and Cynthia (Mann) Fisk. Ch.: 

I. Hannah Emeline, b., Dec. 30, 1832; d., July 14, 1833. 
II. John Calvin, b., Aug. 7, 1834, 6. 

III. Charles Barrett, b., Apr. 12, 1836; d., June 11, 1837. 

IV. Sarah Elizabeth, b., Oct. 8, 1839; d.. Mar. 5, 1840. 
V. Sarah Elizabeth, b., Feb. 15, 1841; d., Aug. 3, 1843. 

VI. Emeline Sophia, b., Dec. 31, 1842; m. Allison Zaman Mason, q. v. 

5. Hon. Henry Dwight Learned, son of Hervey, 3, b. 
in D., Dec. 28, 1849, has always lived in town. He was a 
farmer on the paternal homestead. After the eastern portion 
of that farm, containing the buildings, was conveyed to Hon. 
Franklin MacVeagh, Mr. Learned, who had retained the 
western side of the estate, erected a fine house high up on the 
eastern slope of Mt. Monadnock, in which he has since res., 
and from which is obtained one of the finest views in the 
country. Mr. Learned has been very prominent in the town 



810 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

affairs of D. He was the moderator of town meetings for over 
thirty years, member of the board of selectmen four years, 
member of the school board eleven years, agent of the town 
funds over twenty years, trustee of the Dublin Public Library 
building since presented to the town; representative to the 
General Court, 1877-1878, and 1883; state senator. District 
Number fourteen, 1905-1906; delegate to Constitutional Con- 
vention in 1903. He is a prominent member and faithful 
supporter of the Unitarian society. He m., June 10, 1879, 
Eva Amanda Frost, b. in Jaffrey, Jan. 20, 1857; dau. of John 
and Amanda (Simonds) Frost. Ch.: 

I. Everett Dwight, b. in D., May 22, 1887. His mind inclined towards 
scientific studies. After fitting for college he took the course at 
the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and is now an electrician 
in Worcester. He m., Sept. 4, 1912, Linnie Rowena Rawson, 
b. in Worcester, Mass., Jan, 6, 1887; dau. of Louis Nelson and 
Hattie (Mayers) Rawson. Ch. : 1. Barbara Rowena, b. in Wor- 
cester, June 20, 1915. 

6. Rev. John Calvin Learned, son of Calvin, 4, b. in 
D., Aug. 7, 1834; d. in St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 8, 1893. He was 
educated at the Harvard Divinity School, from which he 
graduated in 1862. He was ordained as the pastor of the 
Unitarian Church in Exeter, May 6, 1863. He remained with 
that church until October, 1869. He was settled in St. Louis, 
Mo., over the Church of the Unity, in April, 1870. He con- 
tinued to be the pastor of that church until his death, Dec. 
8, 1893. He was one of the most eminent preachers in the 
Unitarian Denomination, and his comparatively early death 
was greatly lamented. He m., Aug. 1, 1864, Lucelia Wake- 
field, b. in Reading, Mass., Nov. 17, 1834; dau. of William 
and Sally (Porter) Wakefield. Ch.: 

I. Henry Barrett, b. in Exeter, Mar. 21, 1868; graduated at Harvard, 
A.B., 1890; A.M., University of Chicago, 1894; A.M., Harvard, 
1897. He is an instructor in history in Yale University. He 
m., June 14, 1899, Emily Cheney; dau. of Frank Woodbridge 
and Mary (Bushnell) Cheney. Ch. : 1. John Learned, b. in 
South Manchester, Conn., Aug. 20, 1900; 2. Frank Cheney, h. 
in New Haven, Conn., Apr. 1, 1903; 3. Horace Bushnell, h. in 
New Haven, Conn., July 5, 1904; 4. Mary B., b. in New Haven, 
Conn.; d. in D., September, 190G, at the age of 6 months. 
n. Agnes Wakefield, b. in Exeter, July 10, 1869; m. Dr. Percy Mil- 
lard Dawson. 
III. Harriet Palmer; b. in St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 17, 1873; m. Dr. Albert 
Ernst Taussig, Harvard, 1891; associate professor of medicine 
in Washington University, St. Louis, Mo. 



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II. John Learned 

John Learned, with Mary his wife and five eh., came from 
Temple in 1777, and settled on lot 8, range 4. Ch.: 

I. John, Jr.; m., Dec. 28, 1791, Patty Townsend. 
II. Daniel, m., Nov. 6, 1791, Eunice Austin, and had the following 
ch.: 1. Betsey, b., Jan. 9, 1792; 2. Reuel, b., June 30, 1793. 

III. AbigaU. 

IV. Mary. 
V. Sarah. 

VI. Joseph, b., Oct. 2, 1780. 
VII. Rebecca, b.. May 20, 1785. 

LEFFINGWELL 

Dr. Charles Hazen Leffingwell, b. in Franklin, Conn., 
Dec. 18, 1826; d. in Pittsford, Vt., July 15, 1911; son of John 
and Emily (Ladd) Leffingwell; came here from Providence, 
R. I., was for many years the proprietor of the "Appleton 
House," afterward called the "Leffingwell," on the site of the 
old Appleton store and mansion. The buildings were enlarged 
so many times that their original appearance was entirely 
obliterated. This site was used by Dr. Leffingwell and his 
son, Henry R., until the buildings were destroyed by fire. 
Dr. Leffingwell m. Catherine Dixon, who was b., Dec. 21, 
1828, and d., Feb. 4, 1898. Ch.: 

I. Mary Emily, b. at Franklin, Nov. 21, 1848; m., Sept. 19, 1867, 
Timothy E. Hickey. Ch. : 1. Maude, b., Dec. 30, 1870; d., Jan. 3, 
1871. 
II. Charles Whiting, b. in ChUlicothe, Ohio, Aug. 27, 1852; d. in D., 
Dec. 8, 1909. He was a painter. He m., April 15, 1880, Minnie 
Elvira Piper, b. in D., June 23, 1855; dau. of Henry Curtis and 
Harriet Elvira (Stone) Piper. No ch. Mrs. Leffingwell has been 
from the first the librarian of the Dublin Public Library. Her 
efficient service in that capacity is appreciated by a wide circle 
of readers. 
III. Henry Richard, hotel proprietor, b. at Norwich, Conn., Dec. 10, 
1856; m. Mary Jordan, b., June 5, 1877; dau. of Jerald and Mary 
(Purcell) Jordan. Ch., b. in D.; 1. Charles Hazen, 2d, b., Dec. 4, 
1897; 2. Henry Richard, Jr. ,h., Jan. 9, 1S99; 3. Catherine Dixon, 
h., June 3, 1900; 4. Dorothy Jordan, h., Oct. 5, 1901; 5. George 
Whiting, h., Oct. 21, 1903. 

LEIGHTON 

William Leighton, a shipmaster, b. in England about 
1625, received a grant of land in Kittery, Me., June 13, 1659. 
He finally settled at Watt's Fort, since then called Leighton's 
Fort, in Eliot (then Kittery). In 1656 he m. Catherine, dau. 



812 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

of Nicholas Frost, b., 1633, in Tiverton, England. John 
Leighton, son of William, b.. May, 1661, at Kittery (Eliot); 
d. there, Nov. 10, 1724; m., June 13, 1686, a dau. of Tobias 
Langdon. She d., Nov. 21, 1737, ae. 73 years. He was a 
farmer and the sheriff of York County. William Leighton, 
son of John, b., Sept. 17, 1696, at Kittery (EHot); d. there, 
Aug. 20, 1749; m., November, 1720, Sarah Hill, dau. of Maj. 
John Hill of Berwick, Me. She d., September, 1749. He was 
a merchant at Kittery (Eliot). William Leighton, Jr., b., 
Sept. 17, 1723, at Kittery (Eliot); d. there, Jan. 11, 1793; m., 
Nov. 19, 1747, Katherine Rogers of EHot, dau. of Rev. John 
Rogers. She d., Mar. 17, 1750. He m. 2d, Aug. 6, 1750, 
Mary, dau. of Capt. Jonathan Bane. She d., Jan. 11, 1795. 
He was a merchant at Kittery (Eliot). William Leighton, 
3d, b. at Kittery (Eliot), Apr. 29, 1751; d. there, Dec. 22, 1811; 
m., Jan. 5, 1778, Marian Fernald of Kittery, b., Dec. 12, 
1760; d.. Mar. 5, 1820; dau. of Capt. Dennis and Sarah (Frost) 
Fernald. Sarah Frost's mother was Sarah Pepperell, dau. of 
Capt. Andrew, and niece of Sir William Pepperell. Eliot 
Leighton, son of William, 3d, b. at Kittery (Eliot), Me., June 
20, 1802; d. at Cincinnati, Ohio, Jan. 15, 1868; m.. Mar. 23, 
1831, Elizabeth A. Nason of Eliot, Me., b.. Mar. 23, 1810; d., 
Apr. 19, 1883; dau. of John and Mary H. (Tetherly) Nason. 
He was a merchant; res. in Portsmouth; Boston, Mass.; 
Cambridge, Mass.; and Cincinnati, Ohio. 

1. George Eliot Leighton, son of Eliot and EHzabeth 
A. (Nason) Leighton, b. at Cambridge, Mass., Mar. 7, 1835; 
d. in D., July 4, 1901. He m. at St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 21, 1862, 
Isabella, dau. of Hon. Hudson E. Bridge of St. Louis, Mo. 
She was b., Oct. 21, 1841. He re. to Cincinnati in 1844, and 
was educated there. He studied law and was admitted to the 
bar at 21, in state and U. S. courts. He moved to St. Louis in 
1858, practised there, and held important city positions. In 
1861, he took an active part in organizing the Union troops, 
serving under General Lyon as Lieut, in 3d Mo. Reserves, 
afterwards as Major in the 5th and 12th Mo. Cavalry, and 
Colonel of the 7th Enrolled, Mo. Infantry. In 1862 he was 
in command of the city under Maj. Gen. Halleck and Provost 
Marshal General of the St. Louis Division in the Mo. district. 
Resuming his profession at the close of the war, he became 
chief counsel of the Mo. Pacific R. R. and other corporations; 
was admitted in the Supreme Court of the U. S. and continued 
to practise in the state and United States courts, chiefly in 



GENEALOGIES ' 813 

railroad and corporation cases, until 1874, when he retired 
from his profession to enter upon mercantile pursuits. He 
became president of the Mercantile Bank, a director in the 
Central Elevator Company, and in the St. Louis Bridge Com- 
pany, president of the Tudor Iron Works and of the Bridge 
and Beach Manufacturing Company. He was the president 
of the Mo. Historical Society, in which he took an active in- 
terest. He was one of the directors of Washington University, 
and of the St. Louis School of Fine Arts, also a trustee of 
Bellefontaine Cemetery, and a director in many railway, 
banking, trust, and other companies. He became an early 
visitor to D. He purchased the Gleason farm so delightfully 
situated at the west end of the lake on which he erected a fine 
mansion. He took an active interest in the affairs of D., was 
a kind neighbor and citizen, and was highly esteemed by^all. 
Ch.: 

I. George Bridge, b. at St. Louis, Mo., July 19, 1864, 2. 

2. George Bridge Leighton, son of George Eliot, 1, b. 
at St. Louis, Mo., July 19, 1864; graduated at Harvard Uni- 
versity, A.B., 1888. Although one of the most prominent of 
the summer colonists in D., he is also a legal resident of the 
town and his family record finds its place in these pages. He 
has added to the land purchased by his father until he now 
owns five of the old historic farms of D., two of which are now 
in Harrisville. Happily the old farm mansions are still stand- 
ing upon all but one of these farms. They are the John Glea- 
son farm, the Farnum or Howe farm, the Thomas Fisk farm, 
the Thaddeus Mason, Jr. (and Thaddeus P. Mason) farm, 
and the Jonathan K. Smith farm. The large two-story house 
on the last-named farm, in which Mr. Smith lived, was taken 
down by a later occupant of the farm, and replaced by a small 
house, which was burned within a few years. Mr. Leighton 
conducts an extensive farming industry, including dairy 
farming, poultry farming, and other forms of agriculture, in- 
cluding the manufacture of maple sugar in the spring. He 
gives employment to many men and women upon these 
farms. He is a member of the N. H. Forestry Commission; 
vice-president of the N. H. Historical Society; president of 
the Alleghany by-product Coke Company, Pittsburgh, Pa.; 
president of the Lone Star Ship-building Company, Beau- 
mont, Texas; director of the New York Railways Company; 
and director of the American Steel Foundries. He m. Char- 



814 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

lotte Kayser, dau. of Henry and Emily (Larsen) Kayser of 
St. Louis. Ch.: 

I. George Eliot, b. in D., June 23, 1894, in class of 1917 of Harvard 

University. 
II. Henry Kayser, b. in St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 25, 1896. 
III. John Langdon, b. at St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 25, 1896, twin to the pre- 
ceding, in class of 1919 of Harvard University. 

LEONARD 
I. Levi Leonard, D.D. 

1. Rev. Levi Washburn Leonard, D.D., b. at South 
Bridgewater, Mass., June 1, 1790; d. at Exeter, N. H., Dec. 
12, 1864; son of Jacob and Mary (Swift) Leonard. He grad- 
uated at Harvard College, A.B., 1815; A.M., 1818; D.D., 
1849. He was preceptor of Bridgewater Academy two years. 
He was ordained at D., over the First Congregational (Uni- 
tarian) Church, Sept. 6, 1820; senior pastor after 1854, until 
his death, Dec. 12, 1864. He m. 1st, Sept. 8, 1830, Elizabeth 
Morison Smith, b. in Peterborough, Aug. 8, 1806; d. in D., 
Sept. 13, 1848; dau. of Samuel and Sally (Garfield) Smith. 
He m. 2d, Mar. 25, 1851, Mrs. Ehzabeth (Dow) Smith of 
Exeter, N. H.; dau. of Jeremiah Dow, widow of Samuel G. 
Smith, who d. at Peterborough, Sept. 9, 1842. She had 3 daus. 
by Mr. Smith. 1. Ellen Parker Smith, b., July 18, 1837, who 
d. early in life; 2. Sarah Abbott Smith, b., July 7, 1839; m. 
John Langdon Dearborn of Exeter, N. H.; 3. Ednah Dow 
Smith, b.. May 12, 1841, m. Knight Cheney of South Man- 
chester, Conn. The ch. of the Rev. Dr. Leonard were: 

I. William Smith, b., Oct. 13, 1832, 2. 

II. Ellen Elizabeth, b., June 25, 1846; m., Oct. 13, 1870, Joseph Henry 
Houghton, Esq., then of Princeton, 111., b., in New York, N. Y., 
May 28, 1831 ; d. in Tacoma, Wash., July 8, 1899, son of Joseph 
and Elizabeth (Topliff) Houghton. 

2. William Smith Leonard, M.D., son of Rev. Levi W., 
1, b. in D., Oct. 13, 1832; d. in Hinsdale, June 14, 1902. He 
fitted for college at Phillips Exeter Academy. He graduated 
at Dartmouth College, A.B., 1856, and received the degree 
of M.D. from the medical department of the same institution 
in 1860. He served several years as a school superintendent, 
member of the school board, and library trustee. He belonged 
to the N. H. Medical Society, and was a member of the Board 
of Examining Surgeons in the Pension Department. He m., 
Apr. 30, 1861, Martha Elmira Greenwood, b. in D., Aug. 19, 



GENEALOGIES 815 

1832; d. in Hinsdale, Feb. 22, 1903; dau. of Jackson and 
Elmira (Gowing) Greenwood. Ch.: 

I. Annie E., b. in Hinsdale, Feb. 25, 1862; d. there, Aug. 27, 1862. 

II. Walter Greenwood, b. in Hinsdale, Aug. 3, 1863; d. there, July 18, 

1865. 

III. Frederick Smith, b. in Hinsdale, May 21, 1865. He res. in Hins- 

dale and is the agent of the Fisk Paper Company. He m., Nov. 
30, 1899, Luella Phila Barrows, b. in Hinsdale, Oct. 4, 1860; dau. 
of Warren Snow and Maria Louisa (Walker) Barrows. 

IV. Margaret Elizabeth, b. in Hmsdale, Feb. 18, 1867; m., Aug. 29, 

1903, Prof. Samuel Carroll Derby, q. v. 
V. William Jackson, b. in Hinsdale, Feb. 23, 1869. 
VI. Cora E., b. in Hinsdale, Dec. 15, 1871; d. there. Mar. 17, 1872. 
VII. Edith Ellen, b. in Hmsdale, July 21, 1874; d. there, Apr. 9, 1877. 

II. Herman H. Leonard 
Herman H. Leonard, b. at West Swanzey, Nov. 4, 1856; 
son of Henry Willard and Mary Louisa (Jackson) Leonard; 
was a carpenter; res. in West Swanzey and D. He m., Apr. 
17, 1889, Julia A. Wait, b. in D., dau. of Thomas Barge and 
Harriet Louisa (Snow) Wait. Ch. : 

I. Gretchen Louisa, b. in D., Nov. 5, 1889. 
n. Harry Herman, b. in D., Dec. 21, 1891. 

III. Hildegard Genevieve, b. at West Swanzey, Apr. 18,' 1903. 

LEWIS 
I. John Lewis 

John Lewis, b. in Marlborough, May 7, 1789; d. there, 
Dec. 22, 1848, son of John and Rebecca (Upham) Lewis; res. 
several years in the south part of D. He m., Dec. 14, 1811, 
Lucretia Bemis, b. in Weston, Mass., Feb. 16, 1791; d. in 
Marlborough, Mar. 2, 1861; dau. of Jeremiah and Sarah 
(Wright) Bemis. Ch.: 

I. Sarah W., b. in Roxbury, Nov. 10, 1812; d. in Jaffrey, Dec. 14, 1840; 
m., Dec. 31, 1833, Josiah Bemis, q. v. 

II. Lucretia Bemis, b. in Roxbury, Feb. 5, 1815; d. in Marlborough, 

Aug. 14, 1876; m., Sept. 10, 1838, Thomas White of Marlborough. 

III. John G., b. in D., Dec. 24, 1817; m., Aug. 1, 1843, Sarah S. Leman 

of Hallowell, Me.; settled in Lancaster. He was first lieutenant 
of Company H., 9th Reg., N. H. Vols., in the Civil War, and was 
killed at the battle of Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, 1862. He was 
marching with his company to the place assigned his regiment 
just out of the city, when a shell from the enemy exploded near 
him, and a piece struck him upon the left side of the neck, just 
below the ear, severing the arteries. He fell instantly and never 
again breathed or moved. He was a good man, a kind and genial 



816 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

neighbor and a tried and faithful friend. No truer man ever fell 

a martyr in the war than he. 
IV. Horatio O., b. in D., Mar. 28, 1820; d. in Lancaster, June 1, 1873; 

m. Sarah W. Bemis of Guildhall, Vt. 
V. George U., b. in D., Nov. 4, 1823; m., July 3, 1853, Elizabeth 

Bugbee of Bethel, Vt., where they res. 
VI. Mary A., b. in D., Mar. 24, 1826; m, Enoch Foster of Marlborough. 
VII. A daughter, h. in Windsor, Vt., Aug. 22, 1832; d. the same day. 
VIII. James E., an adopted son, b. in Windsor, Vt., May 23, 1832; killed 

by the cars at Fitchburg, Mass., Oct. 6, 1868. He m., Dec. 25, 

1859, Faustina C. Towne; dau. of Warren C. and Sarah (Hemen- 

way) Towne. They res. in D. They had a ch., Ettie L., which d. 

in D., Dec. 1, 1861, ae. eight weeks. 
IX. A son, b. in Windsor, Vt., June 22, 1834; d. the same day. 
X. Horace O., b. in D., July 11, 1836; d., June 13, 1864, at Armory 

Square Hospital, Washington, D. C, of wounds received at the 

battle of Cold Harbor. 

II. Saaiuel Lewis 

Samuel Lewis came from Amherst, N. H., before 1780. 
He m. Polly Williams, and settled on lot 20, range 5. He d., 
1790; shed., 1798. Ch.: 

I. Samuel, b. in Amherst; m., August, 1796, Polly White, b., 1775, 
dau. of Thomas and Molly White. Ch.: 1. Samuel, b., 1796; 
2. Polly, b., 1798; d., 1799; 3. Abigail, b., 1800; 4. Thomas, b., 
1802; 5. Benjamin, h., 1804. The family re. to Concord, N. H., 
1805. 
II. Thomas, b., 1776; re. to Canada. 
III. Polly, b. in 1778; res. in Cornish. 

LITTLE 

Fortune Little, with his wife Lorancy, came from Shir- 
ley, Mass., and lived on lot 3, range 10. He was a colored 
man and had been a slave. He was brought from Africa at 
an early age and sold to a Mr. Little of Shirley, Mass., but 
was liberated and re. to N. H. when slavery ceased in the 
Bay State. Slaves very commonly took the name of their 
master, their first names being almost anything that fancy 
dictated. Ch.: 

I. Joseph, b„ Oct. 18, 1786. 
II. Pearl, b.. May 25, 1788. 
III. Lorancy, b., Apr. 28, 1791. 

LYNCH 

Thomas Stephen Lynch, b. in Kingston, N. Y., Mar. 19, 
1864, son of John and Catherine (Burns) Lynch, has lived 
in Salem, Mass.; Falmouth, Mass.; Boston, Mass.; and D. 




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He was a member of the D. school board from 1902 to 1905. 
He was the caretaker on the estate of Hon. Frankhn Mac- 
Veagh. He m., Oct. 18, 1892, Mary Agnes Deasy, b. in Ire- 
land, Dec. 23, 1863; dau. of John and Johannah (Crowley) 
Deasy. Ch.: 

I. John Joseph, b. in Falmouth, Mass., Aug. 27, 1893. 
II. Francis Thomas, b. in Marion, Mass., Nov. 25, 1895. 

III. Thomas James, b. in D., Apr. 19, 1907. 

IV. Mary Isabelle, b. in D., Oct. 21, 1909. 

MARSHALL 
I. Aaron Marshall 

Aaron Marshall, b., Nov. 19, 1747, came to D. in 1770, 
from Holliston, Mass. He learned his trade as a scythe- 
maker in Framingham, Mass. He settled on lot 8, range 9, 
where he d., Jan. 11, 1830. He m. 1st, 1770, Esther Town- 
send, b. in Lynn, Mass., Sept. 5, 1751; d. in D., Dec. 22, 1806. 
He m. 2d the widow Billings who, after his death, re. to the 
State of Maine. Ch. : 

I. Beriah, b., June 7. 1773; m. Alexander Ernes, q. v. 
11. Benjamin, b.. Mar. 8, 1776; d. in D., Dec. 16, 1870, at the age of 
94 years, 9 months and 8 days; m., June 11. 1800, Anna Morse, b. 
in Conway, Mass., July 25, 1771; d. in D., Sept. 22, 1854; dau. of 
Micah and Elizabeth (Johnson) Morse. He was a farmer at 
Bond's Corner. He was a natural mechanic and could make a 
great many useful articles. He was expert at shaving shingles 
long after he had passed his ninetieth year. Ch.: 1. Anna, b., 
Sept. 25, 1801; m. James Chamberlain, q. v.; 2. Elizabeth, b., 
July 25, 1804; m., Nov. 20, 1849, David Matthews of Hancock; 
m., 2d, Henry Kibling; d. on the homestead at Bond's Corner, 
Aug. 27, 1880; s. p.; 3. Emily, b., May 3, 1806; d., Dec. 5, 1827; 
4. Aaron, h., Dec. 1, 1807; 5. Drury Morse, h.. Mar. 10, 1809; 
m. 1st, Nov. 16, 1834, Emelia Powers, b., May 22, 1811; d., 
July 3, 1840; dau. of Asa Powers, by whom he had one ch. named 
Emily Ann. He m. 2d, April, 1843, Mary Ann Huckins; res. in Bos- 
ton, Mass.; ch., names unknown; 6. Granville B., b., Nov. 6, 1812; 
m.. May, 1838, Louisa Rebecca Caton; res. in New Orleans. 

III. Esther, b., Apr. 28, 1781; m.. May 4, 1803, Zadoc Chapman; res. 

in Edgecomb, Me. 

IV. Polly, b., Nov. 20, 1790; d., Oct. 28, 1817. 

V. Judith, b., Feb. 19, 1792; d., Feb. 3, 1821; m.. May 13, 1819, Luke 
Richardson, q. v. 

II. Moses Marshall 

Moses Marshall, b., at Holliston, Mass., Dec. 15, 1775; 
son of Benjamin and Sibillah (Johnson) Marshall ; came 
to D. in 1786, and d. there, 1862. He m., Dec. 31, 1801, 



818 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

Lucy Campbell, b.. May 23, 1783; d. in D., July 31, 1859, 
ae. 76. Ch.: 

I. Eveline, b., Sept. 18, 1802; d.. Mar. 10, 1862; m. 1st, May, 14, 1829, 
Merrick Preston; m. 2d, May 5, 1840, John Snow, Jr. She had 
one ch.: 1. Charles, h. in Hillsborough, Aug. 26, 1830, d. in West 
Aloreland, Apr. 24, 1913; unm. 
II. Moses, b., Jan. 16, 1804; d. in infancy. 

III. Orlando, b., Jan. 28, 1805; m., Sept!! 17, 1826, Eliza Mansur, b., 

Oct. 28, 1807. Ch.: 1. Horace, h., Dec. 16, 1826; d., November, 
1828; 2. Alaria A., b.. Mar. 20, 1829; m.. Mar. 20, 1850, Stephen 
Rossiter of Claremont, N. H. Ch.: 1. Kate Maria, b., Oct. 28, 
1850; 2. Marshall Sherman, b., Oct. 28, 1852; 3. Eliza Ann, h., 
Jan. 29. 1831; m., Oct. 28, 1852, Charles W. Tufts of Dunkirk, 
N. Y. 

IV. Lucy E., b., Aug. 2, 1811; d., Mar. 28, 1838; m., Sept. 15, 1836, 

Jeremiah Lamphear of Woodstock, Vt. 
V. Sybil, b., Jan. 2, 1812; d. in infancy. 
VI. Augusta M., b., Feb. 22, 1813; m., Apr. 23, 1835, Jesse Maynard 
of Jaffrey, N. H.; re. to Waukegan, 111. Ch. : 1. Sarah Jane, 
b„ Feb. 11, 1836; 2. Augusta M., b., Jan. 28, 1839; 3. John 
Hamilton, h.. Mar. 12, 1841; 4. Marshall P., b.. Mar. 7, 1847. 
VII. Mary Ann, b., July 19, 1816; d., Sept. 1, 1859. 
Vin. George C, b., May 28, 1818; m., Aug. 27, 1848, Eliza Ann Jevvett 
of Jaffrey, who d., Sept. 12, 1849. 
IX. Sarah Jane, b., Jan. 3, 1820; d., Oct. 7, 1826. 
X. Charles B., b., Sept. 26, 1824; m.. Mar. 14, 1850, Eveline C. Emery 
of New Ipswich, where they res. 

MARTIN 

MiCAJAH Martin, with his wife Polly, lived on lot 3, 
range 4. Ch.: I. Polly, b.. Mar. 28, 1802. II. Jefferson, b., 
Feb. 28, 1804. III. Josiah Adams, b., May 1, 1806. IV. Mad- 
ison, b.. May 10, 1808. V. Franklin, b., Sept. 13, 1810. 
VI. Micajah, b., Sept. 21, 1812. 

MARVIN 

Levi Marvin, of Walpole, N. H., m., October, 1840, Han- 
nah Ranstead; res. on lot 3, range 5. Ch.: I. Edwin, b. at 
Walpole, Oct, 26, 1842; d., at Offutt's Cross Roads, Md., 
Dec. 14, 1862. II. Emily. III. Susan. IV. Oscar. V. Helen. 

MASON 

I. Family of Moses Mason 

Capt. Hugh Mason came to this country with his wife 
Esther in 1634, and settled at Watertown, Mass. He was a 
tanner by trade, and was much employed in town affairs. 
He was commissioned as Captain in 1653, and was repre- 



GENEALOGIES 819 

sentative for ten years. He d., Oct. 10, 1678, in his 73d year, 
and his wife d.. May 21, 1692, aged 82. Of his three sons and 
five daughters, the eldest son, John Mason, followed in his 
father's trade of tanner. He m. Elizabeth Hammond, and 
settled at Cambridge Village, now Newton, Mass., where he 
had six children. His second son was Daniel Mason, a farmer, 
who, by his first wife. Experience Newcomb, had Moses 
Mason, the immigrant to Dublin. 

1. Moses Mason, son of Daniel and Experience Newcomb, 
was b. at Newton, Feb. 10, 1728/9, and d. in D., Oct. 1, 1775. 
He m. in Boston, June 6, 1749, Lydia Knap, dau. of Jesse and 
Mary Knap, and settled at Newton. About 1757 he re. to 
Sherborn, Mass., where he sold land July 27, 1767, and thence 
re. to D. He settled there on lot 10, range 1. His widow re. 
with the family in 1798 to Bethel, Me., and d. there, July 2, 
1802, aged 73. Ch., the first four b. at Newton, the next four 
b. at Sherborn, and the last two b. in D.: 

I. Martha, b., May 28, 1751; d. at Bethel, July 8, 1839; m., Apr. 4, 

1768, Eleazer Twitchell, q. v. 
II. Lucy, b.. May 20, 1753; m. in D., 1776, David Marshall; re. to 
Bethel, 1781, from which place she was driven away by the 
Indians in the same year and settled at Hebron, Me., where she d., 
Nov. 20, 1828, leaving numerous descendants. 

III. Lydia, b., Feb. 10, 1755; d., s. p., at Peterborough, N. H., May 13, 

1798; m.. May 20 or 22, 1781, John Morrison of Peterborough. 

IV. Moses, b., Apr. 26, 1757, 2. 

V. Mary, b.. Mar. 22, 1760; d. at Bethel, 1825; m., June 24, 1782, 
Nathaniel Greenwood, q. v. 
VI. Hannah, b.. May 4, 1762; m. 1st, Feb. 7, 1782, James Mills; re. to 
Bethel, 1785, where her husband was killed in 1700 by the fall of 
a tree; m. 2d, Sept. 10, 1792, Elijah Grover, who d., 1805. In 
1847 she was the only surviving ch. of Moses and Lydia Mason, 
and left numerous descendants. 
VII. Betty, b., July 18, 1764; d. at Bethel, Jan. 31, 1846; m. in D., 
Mar. 29, 1784, Benjamin Clark of Newton, who d., 1842. Her 
descendants in 1840 numbered thirty-seven. 
VIII. Walter, b., Oct. 10, 1766; d. at Bethel, June 30, 1839 or 1840; m., 
Oct. 21, 1793, Esther Barker of Waterford, Me., who d. at Bethel, 
June 20, 1843; dau. of John and Rachel Barker. Ch.: 1. Esther, 
m. Eli Grover; 2. Tliirza; 3. Rachel; 4. Lawson, m. Anna Bean; 
5. Elmira, m. Peter Grover; 6. Walter, m. Charlotte Kimball; 
7. Rachel, m. Andrew Grover; 8. John Barker, Justice of Peace; 
9. Catharine, num.; 10. Thirza; 11. Javan Knapp, b., Sept. 20, 
1817; graduated at Bowdoin College, and studied theology at 
Bangor, Me.; 12. Lucinda Barker. 
IX. John, b.. May 8, 1769; d. at GUead, Me., Sept. 19, 1844; m. in D., 
Jan. 16, 1789, Bethiah Houghton, b.. Mar. 8, 1771; d., Apr. 21, 



820 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

1846, ae. 74-; dau. of James and Phebe Houghton. He re. to Bethel, 
Me., about 1790. and thence to Gilead, Me., 1793. Thirteen ch., 
one, John, b. in D., one b. at Bethel, and the rest at Gilead. 

2. Moses Mason, son of Moses, 1, b. at Newton, Mass., 
Apr. 26, 1757; d. at Bethel, Me., Oct. 31, 1837. He m. at 
Brookfield, Mass., June 20, 1780, Eunice Ayers, b. at Brook- 
field, Jan. 17, 1761; d. at Bethel, Feb. 4, 1846, ae. 85; dau. of 
William and Rachel (Barnes) Ayers, and settled in D. He 
fought in the Revolutionary War under General Stark at the 
battle of Bennington. Ch., the first nine b. in D., the last two 
at Bethel: 

I. Thirza, b., July 3, 1781; m., Nov. 7, 1805, Dr. James Ayer of New- 
field, Me. 
II. Suza, b., June 4, 1783; m., Nov. 28, 1807, Richard Dunnells of 
Newfield, Me. 

III. Moses, b.. Mar. 31, 1785; d., Aug. 27, 1788. 

IV. Aaron, b., Apr. 5, 1787; m. at Bethel, May 8, 1817, Ruby Bartlett, 

b.. Mar. 1, 1796, dau. of Peregrine and Sarah Bartlett of Bethel. 
Ch.: 1. Peregrine Bartlett; 2. Mighill; 3. Sarah; 4. Charles 
Grandeson; 5. Moses Ayers; 6. Solon; 7. Thirza; 8. Mary; 9. 
Susanna; 10. Freeborn; 11. Angclia; 12. Ruby; 13. Aaron. 
V. Moses, M.D., b.. June 2, 1789; m. at Newfield, Me., June 15, 
1813, Agnes More Straw of Newfield, dau. of Gideon and Mary 
Straw. He was representative from 1813 to 1833; County Com- 
missioner from 1829 to 1833; member of the 23d and 24th Con- 
gresses, 1833-1837; member of the Executive Council 1843 and 
1845, and trustee of the Maine Insane Hospital. No ch. 

VI. Lydia, b., July 21, 1791; m., July 23, 1812, Eleazer Twitchell of 

Bethel. 
VII. Eunice, b., Sept. 12, 1793; m., Jan. 2, 1817, Stephen A. Russell of 

Bethel. 
VIII. Hannah, b., July 23, 1795; m., Sept. 5, 1827, Capt. John Pease of 
Parsonsfield, Me. 

IX. Charles, b., Feb. 17, 1798; d. at Bethel, Apr. 2, 1824; m. at Water- 
ford, Me., Oct. 30, 1823, Eunice Hale, dau. of Oliver and Eunice 
Hale of Waterford. 
X. Ayers, b., Dec. 31, 1800; m. at Bethel, Jan. 9, 1826, Eunice (Hale) 
Mason, widow of his brother Charles. Ch.: I.Charles; 9,. Maria 
Antoinette; 3. Oliver Hale; 4. William Wallace; 5. Mary Ellen. 

XI. Louisiana, b., June 15, 1804; m., Oct. 28, 1833, Dr. Baker Webster 
of Sandown, N. H. 

II. Family of Benjamin Mason 

Joseph Mason, son of Capt. Hugh Mason described above, 
was b. at Watertown, Mass., June 10, 1646, and d. there, on 
the old homestead, July 22, 1702. He m., Feb. 5, 1683/4, 
Mary Fiske, who d. Jan. 6, 1723/4, ae. 62i^ years. Their only 
son Joseph Mason, b., Oct. 2, 1688, d., July 6, 1755; m., Sept. 



GENEALOGIES 821 

14, 1710, Mary Monck of South Precinct, Dorchester, Mass., 
now Stoughton, who d., Apr. 22, 1763, ae. 72. He went to Boston 
before the age of 21, remaining there until 1714, when he re- 
turned to the homestead and carried on the tanning business 
of his father and grandfather. He was a deacon, representa- 
tive, justice of the peace, and filled various town-offices. All of 
his six sons and six daughters lived to be married, and left 
numerous descendants. 

1. Benjamin Mason, second son of Joseph and Mary 
Monck Mason, was b. at Watertown, Mass., July 14, 1717, 
and d. in D., July 5, 1801. He m. at Watertown, Sept. 28, 1741, 
Martha Fairbanks, dau. of Eleazer Jr. and Martha (Bullard) 
Fairbanks of Sherborn, Mass. He settled in Sherborn until 
1765, or thereabouts, when he re. to D. with his family. His 
name first appears in the records of the town as working on 
the roads in 1764 and 1765. He settled on lot 14, range 
9, and at first built a plank-house on the top of the hill. 
He was a master-carpenter, and framed most of the houses 
erected in the neighborhood in his day; and, at raisings and 
the like, was distinguished for his agility, fearlessness, and 
self-possession. He was selectman in 1771. His widow d. 
at Sullivan, N. H., Feb. 4, 1815. Ch., all but Bela, b. at 
Sherborn : 

I. Betty, b., Jan. 15, 1741/2; d. at Sherborn, 1767, soon after the 
death of her second ch.; m., Dec. 2, 1762, Micah Leland of Sher- 
born, where they res. 
II. Benjamin, bapt., Apr. 15, 1744; d. young. 

III. Thaddeus, b., July 4, 1746,2. 

IV. Joseph, bapt., Sept. 11, 1748,3. 

V. Abigail, b., Apr. 8, 1752; d., July 13, 1822; m. Reuben Morse, Esq., 
son of Capt. Thomas Morse, q. v. 
VI. Martha, bapt., Apr. 6, 1755, d. young. 
VII. Benjamin, bapt., June 11, 1758; d. young. 
VIII. Benjamin, b., May 28, 1760,4. 
IX. Bela, b., prob. in D., Oct. 1, 1764, 5. 

2. Lieut. Thaddeus Mason, son of Benjamin, 1, was b. 
at Sherborn, Mass., July 4, 1746, and d. in D., Sept. 27, 1821. 
He m., June, 1768, Sarah Morse, b., Apr. 24, 1750; d., Oct. 7, 
1828; dau. of Thomas and Mary (Treadway) Morse. He held 
the office of selectman various times, and was representative 
1795 to 1800. Ch., all but Betsey, b. in D. : 

I. Betsey, b. at Medfield, Mass., Feb. 4, 1769; d., Dec. 15, 1845; m., 

Oct. 12, 1790, Thaddeus Morse (4), q. v. 
II. Thaddeus, b., Nov. 15, 1770,6. 



822 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

III. Julia, b., Nov. 3, 1772; d. at Pembroke, N. Y., June 27, 1839; m., 

Oct. 25, 1794, Cyrus Chamberlain (2), q. v. 

IV. Sarah, b.. Dee. 9, 1775; d. at Hancock, N. H., Oct. 24, 1847; m.. 

May 25, 1796, as his first w., Charles Prescott Hayward (1, IV), 
q. V. 
V. John, b.. Mar. 28, 1777, 7. 
VI. Ebenezer, b., Apr. 23, 1780; d., May 3, 1785. 
VII. Achsah, b., Jan. 23, 1783; d., June 8, 1785. 
VIII. Rufus, b., July 23, 1786; d., Feb. 10, 1787. 
IX. Ebenezer, b., Jan. 19, 1788; d., Jan. 16, 1803. 
X. Achsah, b.. Feb. 19, 1790; d., Aug. 4, 1856; m., Jan. 9, 1810, Salmon 
Wood (1), q. V. 
XI. Polly, b., Apr. 4, 1792; m., March, 1811, John Greenwood (3, IV), 
q. V. 

3. Joseph Mason, son of Benjamin, 1, b. at Sherborn, 
Mass., Sept. 11, 1748, d. in D., Mar. 11, 1806, killed by the 
falling of a tree. He m., Nov. 9, 1769, Anne Prentiss, b. at 
Sherborn, May 10, 1747; d. in D., Jan. 3, 1823; dau. of Nathan- 
iel and Abigail (W^are) Prentiss. Ch., b. in D.: 

I. Samuel, b.. Mar. 29, 1771, 8. 
II. Hepzibah, b., Dec. 2, 1773; m., Nov. 9, 1794, Philip Cummings of 

Peterborough, N. H.; re. to New York State. 
III. A child, d. in infancy. 

rV. Nathaniel, b., Feb. 8, 1776; m., July 16, 1800. Sally Stone of Fitz- 
william, N. H.; res. at Sullivan. Ch.: 1. Eliza Ann; 2. Jesse; 
3. Sarah; 4. Lyman; 5. Elizabeth Valentine; 6. Nathaniel; 
7. Adeline; 8. Hepzibah Cummings; 9. Nathaniel Prentiss; 10. 
Angelina (twin); 11. Alvina (twin); 12. Naiicy Maria; 13. 
Lorenzo Walker. 
V. Martha, b., Dec. 20, 1777; d. at Homer, N. Y., Oct. 20, 1813; m., 

Oct. 25, 1795, Ephraim Adams, q. v. 
VI. Nancy, b.,Oct. 27, 1779; m., June 10, 1807, Elijah Willard (l,I),q. v. 
VII. Joseph, b., Dec. 3, 1781,9. 
Vni. Hannah, b., Oct. 15, 1783; d. unm., July 22, 1864. 
IX. Sally, b., July 9, 1787; m. 1st, Jan. 6, 1803, Ens. Cyrus Wakefield, 
who d., Oct. 5, 1810; son of Thomas, q. v., and Elizabeth (Hardy) 
Wakefield; m. 2d, Oct. 17, 1811, Josiah Woodward of Roxbury, 
N. H. 
X. Polly, b., Dec. 3, 1789; m. Oliver Brown of Sullivan, N. H. 

4. Benjamin Mason, son of Benjamin, 1, b. at Sherborn, 
Mass., May 28, 1760, d. in D., May 16, 1840. He m., Jan. 27, 
1783,Phebe Norcross, b., June 30, 1764; d., July 1, 1841; dau. 
of Asa and Elizabeth Norcross. Ch., b. in D.: 

I. Abigail, b., Apr. 4, 1783; m., 1810, Isaac Rider of Sullivan, N. H.; 

re. to Leroy, N. Y., where she d., leaving one ch. 
II. Asa, b., Jan. 3, 1785; m., 1811, Betsey Rider of Sullivan; re. to 
Leroy, N. Y., where he d. Ch.: 1. Avaline; 2. Betsey; 3. 
Sally; 4. Achsah; 5. Asa; 6. Cyrus. 



GENEALOGIES 823 

III. Achsah, b., Mar. 3, 1787; m.. May 29, 1806, Samuel Leiand, b. at 

HoUiston, Mass., May 21, 1784; son of Abner and Hannah 
(Thayer) Leiand; res. at HoUiston, Leverett, Montague, and 
Ashland, Mass. Ch. : Four sons and four daughters. 

IV. Jeremiah, b., Feb. 11, 1789, 10. 

V. Phebe, b., Aug. 20, 1791; m., Nov. 14, 1815, Daniel Graves of 
Leverett, Mass. ; res. at Leverett and Montague, Mass. Ch. : one 
son and two daughters. 
VI. Benjamin, b., July 9, 1792; m., 1816, Mary Porter; res. at Orwell, 
N. Y. Ch.: 1. Phehe; 2. Betsey; 3. Lorena; 4. Emily, 5. Ashbet; 
6. Granville; 7. Benjamin Franklin. 
VIL Selby, b., Jan. 27, 1794; d., August, 1828; m., Apr. 1, 1813, Joseph 

Muzzy (2, I), q. v. 
VIII. Cyrus, b., Oct. 18, 1795, 11. 

IX. David, b., Aug. 5, 1797; m., May 27, 1820, Boutwell of 

Leverett; res. at Leverett, Wendell, and Montague. Ch. : V. Elmer, 
b., June 12, 1822; m. 1st, June 28, 1843, Sarah F. Graves of Lever- 
ett; d., Feb. 23, 1846; m. 2d, . 2. Catherine Lucretia, h., 

Aug. 23, 1824; m., Jan. 29, 1845, Samuel H. Rankin of Montague; 
res. at Shelburne Falls, Mass. 3. Stillman Franklin, b., May 25, 
1832; 4. Selby Maria, h., Oct. 19, 1836. 
X. Lucy, b., June 3, 1799; m. 1st, Apr. 29, 1819, Heman Evans, who 
d.. May 9, 1819; m. 2d, Dec. 31, 1821, Asa Greenwood (3, X), q. v. 
XI. Julia, b., July 9, 1801; m. at Leroy, N. Y., 1820, Eleazer Boardman. 
Ch.: one son and three daughters. 
XII. A daughter, d. young. 

XIII. Maria, b.. Mar. 6, 1804; d. at Marlborough, N. H., Jan. 26, 1880; 

m. 1st, Sept. 21, 1824, Artemas Piper (1, VIII), q. v.; m. 2d, 
Jan. 28, 1851, Samuel Allison (1, IV), q. v. 

XIV. Sally Elmina, b., July 11, 1811; d.. Mar. 24, 1843; m., April, 1841, 

Calvin Newton of Marlborough, N. H. One ch. 

5. Bela Mason, son of Benjamin, 1, was b., prob. in D., 
Oct. 1, 1764, and d. there, Jan. 6, 1841. He m.. May 12, 1785, 
Sarah Norcross, b., June 10, 1768; d., Mar. 12, 1846; dau. of 
Asa and EHzabeth Norcross; re. to SulHvan, N. H., in 1810. 
Ch., b. inD.: 

I. Betsey, b.. Mar. 1, 1786; m. 1st, Nov. 22, 1807, John Hoar of D., 
who d., Feb. 13, 1813; m. 2d, Jan. 31, 1823, Thomas C. Thomson 
of Keene, N. H. Ch. : two sons and one daughter by first husband, 
and one son and two daughters by second husband. 
II. Capt. Rufus, b.. May 16, 1788; m., June 1, 1815, Prudence Woods 
of Sullivan. He was selectman at various times and representa- 
tive in 1840 and 1841. Ch.: 1. Charles, b., June 28, 1816; m.. 
Mar. 22, 1841, Amanda Seward of Sullivan; 2. Orlando, b.. May 
21, 1818; d., Aug. 3, 1823; 3. Sally Louisa, b., May 25, 1820; d., 
Aug. 5, 1823; 4. Orville, h., Aug. 13, 1822; 5. Orlando, b., June 3, 
1824; 6. Enoch Woods, b., July 18, 1826; d., Jan. 25, 1830; 7. A 
son, b. and d.. Mar. 3, 1828; 8. Rufus Osgood, b., Jan. 22, 1830; 
9. Helen Amanda Maria, b., Dec. 4, 1831; 10. Harriet Louisa 
Augusta, b., Jan. 18, 1834. 



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III. James, b., Apr. 27, 1793; d., Sept. 21, 1825; m., Jan. 1, 1817, Miretta 

Osgood of Sullivan; re. to Ontario, N. Y. Ch.: 1. Ormond Osgood, 
b., October, 1817; 2. Emily Elvira, h., September, 1822; 3. James 
Orlo, b., December, 1823. 

IV. Jesse, b.. Mar. 30, 1795; m., Nov. 24, 1817. Lois White of Sullivan; 

res. at Ontario, N. Y., and later at Coldwater, Mich. Ch. : 1. 
Alcander; 2. Leander; 3. Esther; 4. Sophronia; 5. Sarah; 6. Jane. 
V. Jerusha, b., Aug. 7, 1797; m., Oct. 18, 1824, Curtis Spaulding of 
Sullivan; res. at Keene. Ch. : three sons and one daughter. 
VI. Elijah, b., Apr. 14, 1799; m., February, 1828, Amelia Hubbard of 
Vernon, Vt.; res. at Vernon, Vt., where he d. Ch.: 1. Albert Elijah, 
b., September, 1829; 2. Erastus H.; 3. Amelia Jane. 
VII. Sybil, b., Aug. 25, 1803; m.. May 5, 1826, Ephraim Foster of Sulli- 
van; res. at Keene. Six ch. 
VIII. Sally. 

6. Thaddeus Mason, Jr., son of Lieut. Thaddeus, 2, b. in 
D., Nov. 15, 1770, d. there, Mar. 26, 1851. He m., Oct. 29, 
1797, Lydia Perry, b., Aug. 28, 1775; d., July 11, 1860; dau. 
of Ivory and Kezia (Broad) Perry. Ch., b. in D.: 

I. Calvin, b., Nov. 16, 1798, 12. 
II. Dexter (Capt.), b., Dec. 1, 1802, 13. 

III. Elvira, b., Nov. 16, 1804; d. in D., Oct. 13, 1862; m., Apr. 19, 1831, 

Levi Emery (VI), q. v. 

IV. Louisa, b., Oct. 21, 1807; d. in D., Nov. 3, 1844; m., Apr. 13, 1841, 

as his first wife, Jesse Ripley Appleton (3), q. v. 

V. Charles, b., June 3, 1810, 14. 

VI. Thaddeus Perry, b., Aug. 4, 1817, 15. 

7. John Mason, son of Lieut. Thaddeus, 2, b. in D., Mar. 
28, 1777, d. at Lancaster, N. H., Jan. 6, 1836. He m., Jan. 13, 
1800, Mary Haven of Natick, Mass., who m. 2d, Charles 
Prescott Hayward (1, IV), q. v. He lived in D. until 1811, 
when he re. to Sullivan, N. H., where he served the town as 
selectman several years. In March, 1830, he re. to Lancaster, 
where he died of an injury received from the falling of a tree. 
Ch., the first four b. in D., the rest at Sullivan: 

I. Laura, b., Dec. 16, 1800; m., 1823, Elijah Baker of Sullivan; res. at 
Dalton. Six sons and three daughters. 
II. Ebenezer, b., Apr. 11, 1803; d. at Sullivan, Mar. 27, 1818. 

III. Mary, b., Aug. 21, 1806; m. Seth Adams of Lancaster, N. H., where 

they res. and had ch. 

IV. Capt.' John, b., Oct. 21, 1810; m., Jan. 24, 1832, Matilda Wilson. He 

settled first at Lancaster, N. H., and thence re. to Sullivan. Ch.: 
1. John Wilson, b.. Mar. 23, 1837; 2. James Bracket, h., July 13, 
1839; 3. Harriet Adams, b., Oct. 19, 1841; 4. Emma Haven, b., 
Aug. 7, 1844. 
V. Oren, b.. May 31, 1814; d. at Columbia, Ohio, Aug. 29, 1840; m., 
June 14, 1840, Elizabeth Shaw of Columbia, where he was a 
school teacher. 



GENEALOGIES 825 

VI. David Haven, b.. Mar. 17, 1818, m., June 17, 1845, Sarah White 
of Lancaster, N. H.; res. at Newton, Mass. He was graduated 
at Dartmouth College in 1841, read law at Lancaster, Boston, 
and the Dane Law School, was admitted to the bar in 1843, and 
practised law in Boston. 
VII. George, b.. Mar. 3, 1823; d., Aug. 28, 1825. 

8. Capt. Samuel Mason, son of Joseph, 3, b., in D., Mar. 
29, 1771; d. there, Oct. 20, 1822, of a fever of which most of 
the family were sick. T\yo daughters died soon after his de- 
cease. He m., Oct. 15, 1795, Mary Willard, b. at Harvard, 
Dec. 9, 1777; d.. Mar. 30, 1847; dan. of Ehjah and Mary 
(Atherton) Willard. 

I. Samuel, Jr., b., Nov. 4, 1796, 16. 

II. Martin, b., Sept. 6, 1798; d., July 7, 1800. 

III. Charles, b., Sept. 10. 1800. 17. 

IV. Mary, b.. Dec. 13, 1802; m., June 3, 1823, Ira Smith (3), q. v. 
V. Elijah Willard, b.. Dec. 29, 1804; d., Jan. 15, 1816. 

VI. Rachel, b., Apr. 10, 1807; d., Nov. 29, 1822, 
VII. Harriet, b.. Aug. 11, 1809; d., Nov. 25, 1822. 

VIII. Rebecca, b.. Mar. 12, 1812; m., Apr. 4, 1833, Edward Grant of 
Kennebunk, Me. Seven ch. 

IX. Martha A., b.,June 24, 1814; m.,Apr. 3, 1833; Josiah H. Knight, q.v. 
X. Merrill, b., Sept. 9. 1816; d.. May 13, 1897; m. 1st, Apr. 13, 1842, 
Mary Eliza Russell, b.. May 27, 1823; d., Dec. 17, 1849; dau. of 
Abner and Betsey (Herrick) Russell; m. 2d, Apr. 25, 1850, Harriet 
M. Herrick, b., Dec. 27, 1824; d., Dec. 25, 1897; dau. of Henry 
and Lydia (Dodge) Herrick of Reading, Vt. Ch. by first wife: 
1. Emihj Amelia, d., Nov. 11, 1849, ae. 7; 2. Martin Melville, b., 
Oct. 8, 1843; m., Nov. 28, 1867, Jennie Irene Willard, b. in D., 
Feb. 11, 1850; dau. of Levi and Irene (Knight) Willard; res. at 
W. Harrisville; 3. Mary Eliza, d., Apr. 11, 1845, ae. 12 weeks; 
ch. by second wife: 4. Eliza E., b., June 8, 1851; 5. Charles E., 
b., Apr. 3, 1853; 6. Eenry H., b., Nov. 1, 1855; res. in California; 
7. Harriet L., b., June 24, 1858; d., Aug. 13, 1864; 8. Samuel, b., 
May 19, 1862; 9. Merrill, h., June 2, 1865. 

XI. Ursula, b., Jan. 5, 1820; m.. Mar. 16, 1837, Lyman Russell (2, I), 
q. V. 
XII. Anna Prentiss, b., Apr. 5, 1822; m., Oct. 31, 1839, James L. Russell 
(2, II), q. V. 

9. Joseph Mason, son of Joseph, 2, b. in D., Dec. 3, 1781; 
m., June 5, 1804, Arethusa French of Marlborough; dau. of 
Joseph French; res. at Sullivan. Ch.: 

I. Alonzo, b., Oct. 21, 1805; m., July 2, 1835, Arvilla Stone of Marl- 
borough. Ch.: 1. Edna Augusta; 2. Mary Arethusa French, res. 
at Worcester, Mass. 

II. Ashley, b., July 30, 1807; m., Dec. 2, 1835, Roxana Nims. Ch.: 

1. Crosby Ashley; 2. Jemima Fisk; 3. Josephine Maria. 

III. Sylvester, b., Sept. 4, 1810; m., June, 1841, Laurenza Felt of Sullivan; 



826 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

res. at Nelson. Ch. : 1. Adelaide Arethusa Relief; 2. Joseph 
Bryling. 
IV. Ruth, b., June 30, 1815; m., Nov. 3, 1836, Dauphin W. Wilson; res. 
Sullivan. 

10. Jeremiah Mason, son of Benjamin, 4, was b. in D., 
Feb. 11, 1789. He m. at Holliston, Mass., Feb. 6, 1815, Sally 
Fisk, b. at Holliston, Sept. 2, 1794; dau. of Levi and Jemima 
(Underwood) Fisk; res. at Sullivan, N. H. Ch.: 

I. Emily, b., Oct. 8, 1817; m., Sept. 22, 1841, David Stiles of Nelson; 
res. at Watertown, III. Several ch. 
II. Levi Fisk, b., Sept. 16, 1819; m., June 5, 1844, Elizabeth Faloza 
Hubbard of Sullivan. 

III. Joanna, b., May 4, 1825; d., Jan. 15, 1829. 

IV. George Washington, b., July 18, 1829. 

V. Adra Esther, b. at Sullivan, Jan. 26, 1832; d. at Marlborough, N. H., 
Mar. 5, 1861; m. at Bellows Falls, Vt., June 2, 1852, Charles 
Kendall Mason (20), q. v. 

11. Cyrus Mason, son of Benjamin, 4, b. in D., Oct. 18, 
1795, d. there. Mar. 11, 1870. He m., Nov. 25, 1823, Abigail 
AUison, b. in D., Apr. 20, 1804, d., Jan. 4, 1888; dau. of Andrew 
and Betsey (Carter) (Evans) Allison. Ch., b. in D.: 

I. Betsey Evans, b., Aug. 22, 1824; d. in D., Apr. 3, 1887; m., Feb. 8, 

1849, Silas Pierce Frost (2), q. v. 
IL David, b., Jan. 13, 1826; d. at Concord, N. H., May 4, 1903; a 
member of Co. A, 14th Regt. N. H. Vols. 

III. Charles W., b., Nov. 5, 1836; d. at Ozark, Mo., Dec. 25, 1856. 

IV. Allison Zaman, b., Aug. 13, 1839, 18. 

V. Henry Clay, b., Feb. 22, 1842; d., Sept. 10, 1843. 
VI. John Henry b., Aug. 25, 1846, 19. 

12. Calvin Mason, son of Thaddeus, Jr., 6, b. in D., Nov. 
16, 1798, d. there. May 21, 1884. He m., Oct. 31, 1822, Rebecca 
Kendall, b., Aug. 16, 1802; d., June 20, 1870; dau. of Joel and 
Abigail (Babcock) Kendall. Ch., b. in D.: 

I. Abigail Sophia, b., Apr. 6, 1825; d. in D., Dec. 9, 1910; m.. Mar. 11, 
1852, as his second wife, Jesse Ripley Appleton (3), q. v. 
II. Charles Kendall, b., July 27, 1830, 20. 

13. Capt. Dexter Mason, son of Thaddeus, Jr., 6, b. in 
D., Dec. 1, 1802, d. there. May 10, 1884. He m., 1st, Abigail 
Adams, b. in D., Dec. 3, 1809; d. there, Aug. 2, 1843; dau. of 
James and Abigail (Hay ward) Adams; m., 2d, Harriet Gove 
Farwell, d. in D., Oct. 22, 1889, ae. 65 years 3 months 16 days; 
dau. of Samuel Farwell. Ch., by first wife: 

I. Sally Ann Adams, b.. Mar. 12, 1830; d. in D., June 1, 184S. 
n. James Adams, b., Dec. 21, 1832,21. 



GENEALOGIES 827 

III. Lydia Emily, b., Oct. 2, 1834; m.. May 23, 1854, James Knowlton, 

son of Luke Knowlton (XII), q. v. 

IV. John Dexter, b., Aug. 1, 1841; d. in D., June 26, 1843. 

Ch., by second wife: 

V. Milton Dexter, b., Apr. 2, 1850, 22. 

VI. Fremont Emery, carpenter, b., Jan. 24, 1858; m. at Peterborough, 
N. H., Jan. 13, 1881, Anna Charlotte Piper, b. in Boston, June 2, 
1860; dau. of James Gowing and Eliza Sweetser (Batchelder) 
Piper; res. in D. Ch., b. in D.: 1. Clarence Fremont, b., June 30, 
1881 ; 2. Edith Sweetser, b.. Mar. 7, 1883. 
VII. Jessie Harriet, b., Jan. 19, 1861; m. in D., Oct. 14, 1886, George 
William Cota, train dispatcher and merchant, b. at Essex, Vt., 
June 18, 1860; son of Daniel and Margaret (White) Cota; res. 
at St. Albans, Vt., and at Chelsea, Mass. Ch.: 1. Ardell Mason, 
b. at St. Albans, Oct. 14, 1887; 2. Norman Daniel, b. at Chelsea, 
May 30, 1893. 

14. Charles Mason, son of Thaddeus, Jr., 6, b. in D., June 
3, 1810, d. at Fitchbiirg, Mass., Mar. 12, 1901. He m. 1st, 
at Fitchburg, Aug. 9, 1853, Caroline Atherton Briggs, b. at 
Marblehead, Mass., July 27, 1823; d. at Worcester, Mass., 
June 13, 1890; youngest dau. of Dr. Calvin and Rebecca 
(Monroe) Briggs; m. 2d, at Amenia, N. Y., June 22, 1892, 
Henrietta Maria (Wheeler) Newcomb, b. at North East, N. Y., 
Apr. 13, 1826; d. at Fitchburg, Mass., Mar. 10, 1896; dau. of 
John M. and Hannah (Peck) Wheeler. 

Mr. Mason was a lawyer at Fitchburg. He prepared for 
college at Phillips Exeter Academy; graduated at Harvard, 
1834; tutored in Latin in the University from 1835 to 1839 
inclusive; and read law at the Dane Law School, Cambridge, 
and in the office of Messrs. Hubbard and Watts, Boston. In 
1837 he received the degree of A.M., and that of LL.B. in 
1839. He was admitted to the Boston bar, September, 1839, 
and remained in Boston till May, 1841, when he re. to Fitch- 
burg. In June, 1842, he was appointed one of the Standing 
Commissioners of Bankruptcy for the Massachusetts District, 
under the U. S. Bankrupt Law; in August, 1845, he was Master 
in Chancery, and in July, 1851, a Commissioner of Insolvency 
for the County of Worcester; Representative, 1849 and 1851; 
Delegate to the Constitutional Convention, 1853; Secretary 
of the Fitchburg Mutual Fire Insurance Co., 1865-1869. Ch. 
by first wife, b. at Fitchburg: 

I. Atherton Perry, M.D., of Fitchburg, Mass., b., Sept. 13, 1856; m. 
at Gardner, Mass., July 17, 1890, Gertrude Leone Black, b. at 
Orange, Mass., July 25, 1856; dau. of George Washington and 
Diana (Mowry) Black. He received A.B. from Harvard College, 



828 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

1879; M.D., 1882; and has been, since 1899, bacteriologist for 
the city of Fitchburg. Ch.: 1. Alice Caroline, h. at Fitchburg, 
Oct. 11, 1891. 

15. Thaddeus Perry Mason, son of Thaddeus, Jr., 6, b. in 
D., Aug. 4, 1817, d. there, Aug. 10, 1851. He m., May 18, 
1843, Fidelia Piper, b., Nov. 21, 1823; dau. of John and Pru- 
dence (Greenwood) Piper. For the last eight years of his life 
he suffered severely from consumption which handicapped his 
labor, cramped his natural energy, and finally caused his 
death. Ch.: 

I. Charles Henry, b., June 10, 18-14; d., January, 1910. 
II. Harriet Eliza, b., Dec. 9, 1845; d., Apr. 26, 1876; m., Nov. 24, 1868, 
Samuel Childs, Jr., farmer, b. at Deerfield, Mass., June 8, 1848; 
d. there. Feb. 18, 1906; son of Samuel and Mary (Sheldon) Childs 
of Deerfield. Ch., b. at Deerfield: 1. Annie Fidelia, b., July 15, 
1870; 2. Mason Samuel, b., Dec. 19, 1873; m., Alice J. Corbett 
of Bennington, Vt.; one ch. : Harold of Manchester Depot, Vt.; 
3. Harry Emery, b.. Mar. 15, 1876; d. at Deerfield, July 25, 1876. 

III. Jane Fidelia, b., Nov. 20, 1848; d.. May 22, 1849. 

IV. Ada Maria, b., Nov. 16, 1851; m., Sept. 6, 1882, Augustus Brown, 

farmer, b. at Deerfield. Sept. 22, 1846; d. there, Feb. 10, 1913; 
son of Lewis and Abigail (Crozier) Brown of Deerfield. Ch., b. 
at Deerfield: 1. Gertrude Mason, b., Aug. 8, 1883, d. at Deerfield, 
May 25, 1887; 2. Ernest Augustus, b., Sept. 23, 1884; m., Oct. 11, 
1910, Ethel Florence Temple of Bedford, Mass.; one ch.: (1) 
Ernest Augustus, Jr., b., Aug. 6, 1912; 3. Leland Elliot, b., Nov. 
22, 1887; 4. Harry Mason, b.. May 29, 1889; 5. Winifred Lyle,h., 
Aug. 3, 1891; d. at Deerfield, Aug. 18, 1891. 

16. Samuel Mason, Jr., son of Capt. Samuel, 8, was b. in 
D., Nov. 4, 1796, and d., Sept. 2, 1862. He m., Nov. 20, 1818, 
Anna Kendall, b., Aug. 18, 1799; d., Oct. 10, 1878; dau. of 
Joel and Abigail (Babcock) Kendall. Ch.: 

I. Samuel Kendall, b., Aug. 18, 1819; d., June 12, 1859; m. 1st, Feb. 
13, 1843, Maria Antoinette Whittemore of Pepperell; res. in 

Boston; m. 2d . Two ch. 

II. Stephen Spaulding, b., June 8, 1821, 23. 

III. Almira. b., Sept. 8, 1823; m., Nov. 13, 1841, Ebenezer Russell of 

Marlborough (3, I), q. v. 

IV. Elijah Willard, b., Nov. 23, 1825, 24. 
V. George Washington, b., Nov. 13, 1828. 

VI. Mary Ann, b.. Mar. 24, 1831; m., April, 1850, Solon Willard (2, II), 
q. V. 
VII. Joel Kendall, b., Apr. 19, 1835. 
Vm. James Appleton, b., Sept. 2, 1839. 

17. Charles Mason, son of Capt. Samuel, 8, b., Sept. 10, 
1800, d. at Worcester, 111., Dec. 10, 1849. He m. 1st, Jan. 20, 





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GENEALOGIES 829 

1824, Martha Carlton, who d., July 19, 1833, in her 30th year; 
m. 2d, July 26, 1834, Louisa Farnum, b. in D., Nov. 26, 1810; 
dau. of Joshua and Abigail (Babcock) (Kendall) Farnum; re. 
to Barry, 111., in 1838. Ch. by first wife: 

I. Charles Edson, b., Apr. 25, 1825. 
II. Luther Carlton, b., Nov. 29, 1828; d., Nov. 7, 1839. 

Ch. by second wife: 

III. Martha Louisa, b., Apr. 17, 1835; d., Jan. 21, 1852. 

IV. Mary Elizabeth, b.. May 16, 1836; d., Oct. 4, 1838. 
V. Sarah Jane, b., Feb. 3, 1838. 

VI. Norman Parks, b., Dec. 30, 1839; d., Jan. 16, 1840. 

VII. Emma Ann, b., Dec. 9, 1840. 

VIII. Mary Abby, b., Jan. 13, 1843. 

IX. Ellen Frances, b., June 17, 1845. 

18. Allison Zaman Mason, son of Cyrus, 11, b. in D., 
Aug. 13, 1839, d. at Dorchester, Mass., Feb. 2, 1904. He m. 
1st, in D., Nov. 28, 1867, Emeline Spohia Learned, b. in D., 
Dec. 31, 1842; d. in Boston, Jan. 16, 1883; dau. of Calvin and 
Cynthia Maria (Fiske) Learned; m. 2d, at North Grafton, 
Mass., June 17, 1885, Mary Frances Brown, b. in Boston, 
June 17, 1851; dau. of James and Almira (Libbey) Brown. 
He was an investment broker, and during the Civil War was 
a member of Co. A, 14th N. H. Vols. Ch. by first wife: 

I. Lucelia Learned, b., July 9, 1870; m. at Dorchester, Mass., Mar. 20, 
1895, Morton Ellery Setchell, public accountant, b. at Hyde Park, 
Mass., Mar. 17, 1871; res. at Roslindale, Mass. Ch.: 1. Allison 
Marion, b. and d. at Dorchester, Mar. 23, 1896; 2. Dorothy 
Learned, b. at Roslindale, Aug. 31, 1899; 3. Stanley Stuart, b. 
at Roslindale, Sept. 13, 1901. 

19. John Henry Mason, son of Cyrus, 11, b. in D., Aug. 
25, 1846, d. there, Feb. 4, 1913. He m. at Keene, N. H., Apr. 
9, 1867, Abbie Ann Smith, b. in D., May 6, 1845; dau. of 
Luther and Mary Louisa (Snow) Smith. He was a carpenter 
and ice-dealer, and served the town of Dublin as selectman 
and supervisor of the check list; res. in D. and Marlborough. 
Ch., b. inD.: 

I. Fred Leslie, station agent, Boston, b., Mar. 29, 1868; m. at Hoyt, 
N. B., in 1896, Gertrude Pheobe Smith, b. at Hoyt, May 28, 1873; 
dau. of Warren George and Nancy Smith; res. at Newton, Mass. 
Ch.: 1. Virgijiia Althea, b. at Jamaica Plain, Mass., Nov. 9, 
1898; 2. Ruth Elva, b. at Watertown, May 2, 1904; 3. Doris, 
b. at Watertown, Dec. 12, 1907. 
II. Fannie Evalena, b., Dec. 20, 1869; d. in D., Oct. 24, 1880. 



830 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

20. Charles Kendall Mason, son of Calvin, 11, b. in D., 
July 27, 1830, d. at Sanford, Me., Mar. 28, 1912. He m. 1st, 
at Bellows Falls, Vt., June 2, 1852, Adra Esther Mason (4, IV, 
5), b. at Sullivan, N. H., Jan. 26, 1832; d. at Marlborough, 
N. H., Mar. 5, 1861; dau. of Jeremiah and Sally (Fisk) Mason; 
m. 2d in D., Nov. 27, 1862, EHzabeth Herrick (Andrews) 
Bassett, b. at West Gloucester, Mass., Feb. 5, 1838; d. at 
Sanford, Me., Mar. 25, 1898; dau. of Malachi and EHzabeth 
(Herrick) Andrews, and widow of Rev. Warren A. Bassett. He 
held various town offices, having been U. S. assistant assessor. 
Justice of the Peace, Representative to the General Court of 
N. H., selectman and a member of the school committee of 
Marlborough, and on the school committee of Sanford, Me. 
He was a teacher of penmanship and a book-keeper. Ch. by 
first wife: 

I. Ella Gertrude, b. in H., Aug. 15, 1853; m. Malachi Woodbury 
Andrews, b. at Gloucester, Mass., July 9, 1844; son of Malachi 
and Elizabeth (Herrick) Andrews; res. at Swampscott and Lynn, 
Mass. Ch., b. at Swampscott: 1. Herbert Woodbury, b.. Mar. 25, 
1875; m., Nov. 16, 1911, Harriet Sherman Haight; two ch., b. 
at Pittsfield, Mass.: (1) Sherman Woodbury, b.. May 13, 1913. 
(2) Ruth Gleason, b., May 15, 1915; 2. Flora Gertrude, b., May 3, 
1883; m., Oct. 9, 1913, Anson Merrill Titus; one ch. (1) Marion 
Gertrude, b. at Swampscott, Feb. 3, 1915. 
II. Ada Sophia, b. at Sullivan, Oct. 9, 1856; m. 1st, Sept. 29, 1875, 
William T. Dort, b. at Keene, July 25, 1852; son of William Dort; 
m. 2d at Windsor, Can., Jan. 18, 1892, George Gaylord Robens, b. 
at Pontiac, Mich., Nov. 6, 1854; son of Moses and Maria (Smith) 
Robens; res. at Grand Rapids, Mich., and Austin, Tex. Ch. by 
first husband: 1. Clarence, b. at Grand Rapids; d. in infancy. 

Ch. by second wife: 

III. Arthur EUery, b. at Marlborough, N. H., Apr. 7, 1865; m. in Boston, 

Jan. 17, 1893, Alice May Joy, b. in Boston, May 1, 1870; d. at 
West Newton, Mass., Apr. 19, 1916; dau. of John D. W. and 
Frances E. (Bassett) Joy; no issue. He is a merchant in Boston, 
has been honored with an A.M. by Tufts College, and res. at 
Marlborough, N. H., and in Boston. 

IV. Adra Rebecca, teacher of drawing and painting, b. at Marlborough, 

Dec. 10, 1868; m. at Kennebunk, Me., Jan. 24, 1906, as his 
second wife, Frank Woodbury Bonser, merchant, b. at Kenne- 
bunk, July 18, 1866; son of George and Hannah (Treadwell) 
Bonser. Ch.: 1. Helen Adra, b. at Kennebunk, Apr. 25, 1907. 

21. James Adams Mason, son of Dexter, 13, b. in D., Dec. 
21, 1832; d. at Milford, N. H., May 5, 1885. He m., Nov. 14, 
1853, Lydia Ann Morse, b. in D., Oct. 22, 1834; d. at Milford, 
Jan. 3, 1893; dau. of Addison and Belinda Kose (Emerson) 



GENEALOGIES 831 

Morse. He was a farmer, and res. in D. and Milford. Ch., 
the first b. in D., the rest at Milford: 

I. James Addison, b., Jan. 4, 1857; d. in D., Feb. 12, 1859. 
II. Willis Morse, b., Jan. 21, 1865; d. at Milford, Aug. 27, 1886. 
III. Flora Anna, b., Sept. 7, 1868; m. at Stow, Me., Oct. 22, 1903, James 
Otis Carter, farmer, b. on the South Atlantic Ocean, off the Cape 
of Good Hope, Aug. 11, 1866; son of Edward L. and Mehitable 
Bass (Otis) Carter; res. at Woolwich, Stow, and Richmond, Me. 
Ch., b. at Stow, Me.: 1. Mason Collyer, b., July 13, 1905; 2. 
Esther (twin), b., July 27, 1906; 3. Rachel (twin), b. July 27, 1906. 

22. Milton Dexter Mason, son of Dexter, 13, was b. in 
D., Apr. 2, 1850. He m. in D., June 11, 1871, Ellen Gowing, 
b. in D., Aug. 9, 1851; dau. of George Almerin and Lydia 
Sheldon (Perry) Gowing. He has been closely allied with the 
town in all its activities, and has been a successful merchant 
there for thirty -five years. Was Postmaster, member of the 
School Board, Representative to the General Court, 1917-18, 
serving on the Committee of Public Improvements as Secre- 
tary. Is Justice of the Peace, Notary Public, Town Clerk and 
Treasurer, having held these two town offices for more than 
fifteen years. Member Altemont Masonic Lodge, Chapter 
and Council. He lives, retired, on the old homestead in Dublin 
village. Ch., b. in D.: 

I. Florence Gowing, b., Dec. 16, 1871; m., Feb. 3, 1891, Henry Darra- 
cott Allison (8), q. v. 

23. Stephen Spaulding Mason, son of Samuel, 16, was b. 
June 8, 1821, and d. at Marlborough, N. H., Dec. 16, 1878. 
He m., Sept. 20, 1846, Lucy Ann CoHister, who d. at Marl- 
borough, Jan. 13, 1875; dau. of Charles and Lucy (White) 
CoHister. He settled first in D., and later, in 1869, re. to Marl- 
borough. Ch., all b. in D.: 

I. Hartley D., b., July 23, 1847; m., October, 1872, Eliza Bean. Ch.: 

1. William H., b.. Mar. 3, 1874. 
II. Orson L. (twin), b., Aug. 1, 1849; m., July 4, 1874, Martha F. 

Starkey; dau. of Isaac and Fannie (Hemenway) Starkey. 
m. Orin L. (twin), b., Aug. 1, 1849; d., Dec. 28, 1875; m., July 4, 1872, 
Susan M. Palmer, who m. 2d, June 26, 1878, Melbern A. Wood. 
Ch.: 1. Grace Ann, b., Nov. 17, 1875. 
IV. Ella E., b., Aug. 1, 1851; m., Oct. 26, 1871, William H. Reyoum; 
res. at Keene. 
V. Lettie A., b., Aug. 29, 1853; m., July 4, 1874, Edwin Hall of Han- 
cock, N. H., who d., November, 1874. 
VI. William F., b., Dec. 1, 1855; killed, Oct. 20, 1870. 
VII. Edwin C, b., Feb. 23, 1858. 
VIII. Mvrtle E., b., Aug. 23, 1860. 



832 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

IX. Orley S., b., Oct. 29, 1862. 

X. Fred S., b., Feb. 15, 1865. 

XI. Bertie C, b., July 8, 1867. 

24. Elijah Willard Mason, son of Samuel, 16, was b. 
in D., Nov. 23, 1825. He m., Apr. 11, 1850, Clarissa Cobb of 
Maine, b., Apr. 22, 1824. He re. to Marlborough, N. H., in 
1867. Ch.: 

I. Warren C, b. in D., Jan. 17, 1851; m., 1872, Azubah M. Whitney 
of Keene, N. H.; res. at Troy, N. H. Ch.: 1. Waldo J., h.. Mar. 
25, 1877; d., Nov. 19, 1877; 2. Edith M., b., Nov. 7, 1878; d., 
May 6, 1879. 
II. Charles S., b. in D., Aug. 8, 1853; m., Nov, 26, 1879, Mrs. Ednah M. 
Robertson. 

III. Joseph P., b. at Nelson, N. H., Dec. 11, 1855; m., June 10, 1875, 

Lizzie M. Rollins. Ch.: 1. Everett, b., Nov. 2, 1876; 2. Lena 
May, h., Jan. 20, 1879; 3. Bertha; 4. Lizzie, b., Dec. 11, 1880. 

IV. Jessie A., b. in D., Aug. 13, 1857; m., May 18, 1878, Frank O. 

Rollins. 
V. Abbie K., b., Nov. 13, 1860. 
VI. Frank E., b. in D., May 13, 1862. 
VII. Clara Belle, b. in D., Mar. 20, 1866. 

MAYNARD 

Dr. Abel Maynard was b. at Sudbury, Mass., Apr. 20, 1754, 
and d. in D., Dec. 25, 1834. He was the second son of John, Jr., 
and Esther (Rice) Maynard, and fourth in descent from John, 
the immigrant, who came from England to Sudbury in 1638. 
He res. at Tewksbury and Bedford, Mass., before moving to 
D., 1787, where he settled on lot 6, range 8. He m. Mrs. 
Margaret W. (McDowd or McDowell) Nicholas * of Tewks- 

* Mrs. Margaret W. Maynard was the daughter of Jane (Ray) (Blair) McDowd or 
McDowell, a native of Dublin, Ire. At the time of the Irish rebellion Mrs. Blair set 
sail for America with her husband and two children. They were victims of the " Starved 
Ship," and Mrs. Blair was the only member of her family to reach this country. She 
settled at Peterborough, N. H., where she married a Mr. McDowd or McDowell, a 
native of Edinburgh, Scot. They had two children, Margaret and Elizabeth. Mar- 
garet married first at Tewksbury, Mass., May 5, 1768, Robert Nicholas or Nickless, 
who died at Tewksbury, Oct. 9, 1778, aged 37 years 10 months. Their six children 
were born at Tewksbury: 

I. Margaret, b., Sept. 12, 1769; d. at Tewksbury, Sept. 22, 1778. 

II. Robert, b., June 1, 1771; m. . Ch.: 1. George; 2. Maria; 3. Robert; 

4. Reuben; 5. Amos; 6. Gilman; 7. Rolla; 8. Charles; 9. Lucy Ann. 

III. Elizabeth, b.. Mar. 1, 1773; d. young. 

IV. Judith, b., Apr. 17, 1775; ra. Col. Thomas Estabrook of Brunswick, Me. 

Ch.: 1. Mary; 2. Delia; 3. Harriet, d., Sept. 8, 1884, ae. 83; m. 1st, William 
Weld; m. 2d, May, 1838, Hon. Nathan Cutler of Farmington, Me., at one 
time Acting Governor of Maine; ch. by first husband: (i.) William; (ii.) 
Alexander; (iii.) Alexander Hamilton, who m. Hannah Sweet (Brown) 



GENEALOGIES 833 

bury, who was b., 1748, and d. in D., June 9, 1823; dau. of 
Jane (Ray) (Blair) McDowd or McDowell, and widow of 
Robert Nicholas or Nickles of Tewksbury. Ch., the first two 
b. at Tewksbury, the others in D.: 

I. Lucinda, b., Apr. 26, 1783; d., unm., in D., May 17, 1866, ae. 83. 
II. Betsey, b., Mar. 11, 1786; m. John Pollard of Brunswick, Me. Ch.: 
1. Elizabeth, m. Mr. Overlock of Waldoboro, Me.; 2. Mary Ann; 
3. John; 4. Hannah. 

III. Esther, b., Feb. 21, 1788; m. Vryling Sargent, q. v. 

IV. Abel, Jr., b.. May 3, 1790; d., unm., in D., Apr. 27, 1826. 
V. Nancy, b., July 23, 1792; d., unm., in D., July 11, 1827. 

II. Israel Maynard 

Israel Maynard came to D. from Bolton, Mass., in 1784, 
and settled on lot 5, range 2. He was b., 1763, and d. in D., 
Aug. 21, 1845, having m. Deliverance Fife of Bolton, b., 1763; 
d. in D., June, 1838, ae. 75. Ch., b. in D.: 

I. Dilley, b., Apr. 16, 1786; m. William Earls; res. at Springfield, Vt. 

II. Lucy, b., July 5, 1791; d.. Mar. 16, 1823. 

III. Kezia, b., Feb. 2, 1793; m. Ezra Rider (II), q. v. 

IV. Samuel, b.. Mar. 31, 1797; d., Nov. 18, 1863, ae. 67; m., 1st, Nancy 

Curtis (Porter) Gibbs, b., Apr. 7, 1787; d., Apr. 2, 1849; dau. of 
James and Hannah Curtis Porter, and widow of Abel Gibbs; 
m., 2d, Mrs. Hayden of Temple, N. H.; res. at Peterborough, 
N. H. Ch., by first wife: 1. Hannah Curtis, b.. Mar. 20, 1824; 
d., Oct. 15, 1850; 2. Samuel F., h., Apr. 14, 1827; d. in Iowa; 
3. Israel F., b., June 29, 1829; 4. Eliza, b., July 17, 1832; d., 
Jan. 17, 1862. (See History of Peterborough, N. H.) 
V. Emily, b., July 18, 1801; m. Samuel Cady of Springfield, Vt., and 
res. there. 

MILLS 

James Mills m., Feb. 7, 1782, Hannah Mason, dau. of 
Moses Mason, q. v. 

Philip Mills came from Needham, Mass., in 1780, with 
Anna his wife, and lived on lot 6, range 2. Philip Mills and 
Philip Mills, Jr., were taxed for the last time in 1797. 

MOORE 
I. Family of Samuel Moore 

1. Samuel Moore came to D., in 1812, from Londonderry, 
N. H. He settled on lots 6 and 7, range 1, and built a house on 

Sargent, widow of George Sargent (II), q. v.; 4. Catherine; 5. Stearns; 
6. Kimball; 7. Thomas; 8. Aria; 9. Maria; 10. Ann; 11. Robert. 
V. Nancy, b.. July 19, 1778. 
VI. An infant. 



834 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

lot 7, where he d., Oct. 19, 1859, aged 72. He m.. Mar. 16, 
1815, Abigail Knowlton, b. in D., Dec. 18, 1778; d. there, 
Feb. 28, 1860; dau. of Dea. John and Martha (Jennings) 
Knowlton. Ch., b. in D.: 

I. Letitia, b., Jan. 3, 1816; m. 1st, June 11, 1837, Horace Butterfield, 
who left her in 1838; m., 2d, William B. Smith; res. at Jaffrey, 
N. H. Ch., by first husband; 1. Abigail J., b., Nov. 20, 1837; 
2. John J., h.. May 8, 1839. 
II. James, b.. Mar. 13, 1818, 2. 

2. James Moore, son of Samuel, 1, b. in D., Mar. 13, 1818; 
d. there, Dec. 2, 1855; m., Sept. 24, 1846, Elmira Knowlton, 
b. in D., Oct. 23, 1823; dau. of Silas and Susannah (Nutting) 
Knowlton. Ch., b. in D,: 

I. Mary Eliza, b., Sept. 28, 1848; m. Charles Henry Franklin Perry 
(6), q. V. 
II. Frank Clifton, farmer, b., May 10, 1851; m. at Peterborough, N. H., 
May 20, 1876, Sarah Arvena Weston, b. at Mason, N. H., Apr. 15, 
1847; dau. of Sumner James and Sarah Ann (Morse) Weston. 
Ch.,b. inD.: 1. Fran/cfdson, b., Aug. 5,1877; m. at Peterborough, 
Nov. 25, 1902, Florence Marion Potter; 2. Elva Arvena, b., Jan. 
26, 1882; 3. Eva Leota, h., Mar. 5, 1884; m. at East Jaffrey, 
N. H., May 27, 1907, Morris Judson Wheeler. 

II. Family of Abraham Mooee 

1. Abraham Moore, farmer, son of Abraham and Mary 
(Bruce) Moore, was b. at Lempster, N. H., Aug. 31, 1813, 
and d. in D., Feb. 10, 1872. He m., Jan. 3, 1839, Juha Maria 
Holmes, b. at Grafton, Mass., Dec. 21, 1818; d. at Peter- 
borough, N. H., Dec. 20, 1903; dau. of Samuel and Mary 
(Twitchell) Holmes. He res. at Hopkinton and Townsend, 
Mass., and at Mason, Jaffrey, and Dublin, N. H. While in 
Mason he served in the State militia with the rank of Orderly 
Sergeant. Ch.: 

I. Jane, b. at Mason, Feb. 23, 1840; d. there, Dec. 7, 1844. 
II. George, d. in infancy. 

III. Harriet Jane of Milford, N. H., b. at Townsend, Mass., Nov. 2, 

1845; m. at Keene, N. H., Apr. 8, 1877, Oliver Samuel Tenney, 
b. at Marlborough, N. H., Aug. 8, 1843; d. at Peterborough, 
N. H., June 17, 1909; son of Amos Brooks and Relief Sawyer 
McCollister Tenney; res. at Leominster, Mass., and Keene, 
Winchester and Peterborough, N. H. Ch.: 1. Ada Relief, b. at 
Leominster, Jan. 25, 1880; m. Arthur Morse Emmes; res. at 
Peterborough . 

IV. George Washington, farmer, b. at Mason, Apr. 6, 1847; d. at Wards- 

boro, Vt., Aug. 19, 1916; m., July 3, 1895, Mrs. Carrie (Stiles) 
White, b. at Strafford, Vt., Jan. 26, 1870; dau. of Harvey E. and 



GENEALOGIES 835 

Caroline Sophia (Babcock) Stiles; res. at Mason, Dublin, and 
Jaffrey; now living at Peterborough. Mrs. Moore had by her 
first marriage one ch.: Theron L. White, b. in H., Nov. 22, 1891. 
V. Orison Hull, b. at Mason, Feb. 13, 1849, 2. 

VI. Julia Maria, b. at Townsend, Mass., Mar. 23, 1851; m. Charles 
Frederick Knight, q. v.; res. at Peterborough. 
VII. Emma Josephine, b. at Jaffrey, Jan. 10, 1855; m. Jedediah KUburn 

Southwick (2, II) q. v. 
VIII. Martha Elizabeth, b. at Jaffrey, Oct. 15, 1857; d. in D., May 4, 
1900; m. Clarence Francis Burton, q. v. 
IX. William Abram, b. at Jaffrey, Sept. 7, 1861; m. at Pelham, Nov. 24, 
1898, Mary Ellen Richardson, b. at Pelham, Nov. 23, 1861; dau. 
of Benjamin Franklin and Angeline (Smith) Richardson. He is a 
lumber dealer, and res. in D. 

2. Orison Hull Moore, son of Abraham, 1, was Jb. at 
Mason, N. H., Feb. 13, 1849, and d. at Jaffrey, N. H., May 18, 
1917. He m. at Marlborough, N. H., Mar. 20, 1880, Sarah 
Orilla Southwick, b. in D., Feb. 27, 1853; dau. of Augustus 
and Mary Holman (McCollester) Southwick. He was a cor- 
poral in the New Hampshire National Guard, Troop A, Cav- 
alry, and served the town of Dublin as selectman. He res. at 
Townsend, Mass., and Mason, Jaffrey, and Dublin, N. H. 
Ch., b. in D.: 

I. Fred William, b., Oct. 13, 1881. 

II. Leila, b.. Mar. 2, 1893; m., Nov. 11, 1913, Elmer H. Eaves. One ch.: 
Alton Clyde, b. at Jaffrey, Apr. 20, 1916. 

MORSE 

I. Family of Thomas Mokse 

1. Capt. Thomas Morse, the first permanent English settler 
in D., came from Sherborn, Mass., where he was b., Dec. 5, 
1709. The son of James and Ruth (Sawin) Morse, he traced 
his descent from SamueP Morse of Dedham, Mass., the immi- 
grant from England in 1635, through Joseph, ^ Joseph,^ and 
James,^ his father. He m. at Framingham, Mass., Mar. 29, 
1736/7, Mary Treadway, b. at Framingham, May 16, 1718; d. 
in D., Dec. 25, 1776; dau. of Benjamin and Mary (Maynard) 
Treadway. He d. in D., Jan. 7, 1783. The following is an ex- 
tract from the "Memorial of the Morses," by Rev. Abner 
Morse, A.M. 

" A captain's commission was sent him (Thomas Morse) by 
the royal Governor Wentworth, of New Hampshire, to keep him 
loyal, which he indignantly spurned; and, ere hostilities com- 
menced, he had three sons trained to volunteer at the first call, 
while he, advanced in years, remained at home with the others to 



836 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

carry on the farm, and encourage his fellow-citizens to patriotic 
eflForts. He was pronounced by one of the signers of the Declara- 
tion of Independence, who had much intercourse with him, to be 
the 'shrewdest man he ever knew.'" 

Ch., b. at Sherborn: 

I. Mary, h., Feb. 12, 1737/8; m., 1st, Abram Wheeler of Keene, N. H.; 
ui., 2d, Ezekiel Newton of Southborough, Mass. Ch., by first 
husband: 1. Polly; 2. Susan. 
II. Ruth, b.. Aug. 3, 1739; m. Daniel Morse (1), q. v. 
m. Reuben, b., June 21, 1742,2. 

IV. Rachel, b., Feb. 13, 1743/4; m. Jabez PufiFer, q. v. 
V. Silence, b., Aug. 19, 1745: d. at Sherborn, Aug. 20, 1745. 
VI. Abigail, b., June 7, 1746,3. 
VII. Thomas, b.. May 21, 1748; m. Patty Rowe; re. to Canada. 
VIII. Sarah, b., Apr. 24, 1750; d. in D., Oct. 7, 1828; m., June, 1768, 
Thaddeus Mason (2), q. v. 
IX. Ezra, b. Nov. 16, 1752, 4. 
X. John, b., June 19, 1754, 5. 
XI. Jonathan, b.. May 23, 1756, 6. 
Xn. Hannah, b.. Mar. 10, 1758; d. in D., Jan. 20, 1772, in the 14th year 
of her age. 
XIII. Amos, b., Oct. 7, 1760, 7. 

2. Reuben Morse, Esq., son of Thomas, 1, was b. at Sher- 
born, Mass., June 21, 1742, and d. in D., Aug. 27, 1810. He m., 
June, 1768, Abigail Mason, b. at Sherborn, Apr. 8, 1752; d. 
in D., July 13, 1822; dau. of Benjamin and Martha (Fairbanks) 
Mason. Of Mr. Morse, Rev. Abner Morse wrote: 

" He was a man of quick discernment, deep penetration, and 
sound judgment. He early and zealously espoused the cause of 
his country, and, throughout the conflict which achieved our in- 
dependence evinced a patriotism rarely surpassed and never ques- 
tioned. He enlisted in the army of the Revolution, and fought 
with distinguished bravery in the battle at Ticonderoga. He en- 
joyed the entire confidence of his fellow-townsmen, and was honored 
with the highest offices in their gift; the duties of which he dis- 
charged with ability, and an eye to the public good. He was a 
member of the Congregational Church, and a regular attendant 
upon the ordinances of the gospel, until the close of his active and 
useful life." 

Ch.. b. in D.: 

I, Martha, b., Apr. 28, 1769; m. Robert Muzzy (2), q. v. 
II. Reuben, Jr., b.. Mar. 9, 1771 ; m., Aug. 14, 1793, Betsey Hayward, d., 
July 5, 1851, ae. 80; dau. of Joseph and Rebecca (Prescott) Hay- 
ward; res. at Sullivan, N. H. Ch.: 1. Elizabeth, b.. Mar. 27, 1794; 
res. at Milford, N. H., 2. Rebecca H., h.. Mar. 13, 1796; d., Dec. 



GENEALOGIES 837 

30, 1847; m., 1826, Charles Davis of Milford; 3. Reuben, b., Mar. 
23, 1805; m., Nov. 24, 1840, Melinda A. Lane; dau. of Capt. 
John and Mary (Livingston) Lane; res. at Sullivan and Marl- 
borough, N. H., and at Troy, N. Y.; five eh. 

III. Hannah, b.. Mar. 25, 1773; m., 1796, Darius Gassett of Townsend, 

Mass.; res. at Andover, Vt. Ch.: 1. Sally; 2. Levy; 3. Lovell; 

4. Selina; 5. Darius, d. young; 6. Darius; 7. Lotan; 8. Bela; 
9. Lucius; 10. Silas B.; 11. Hannah; 12. Seneca; 13. Levina. 

IV. Benjamin, Esq., b., July 21, 1775; m. Betsey Howe; res. at Andover, 

Vt. Ch.: 1. Lawson; 2. Ira; 3. Eliza, d. young; 4. Benjamin; 

5. Eliza; 6. Royal, counsellor-at-law at Cincinnati, Ohio; 7. 
Edtvard, res. at Cincinnati, Ohio; 8. Edwin; 9. Reuben; 10. John 
H., d., 1844, member of Union Theological Seminary, N. Y. 

V. Persis, b., Apr. 28, 1779; m., Apr. 28, 1799, Daniel Clary; res. at 

Camden, Me. Ch.: 1. Daniel; 2. John. 
VL Bela, b., Aug. 12, 1783, 8. 
VII. Ebenezer, b., Aug. 30, 1785,9. 
VIII. Abigail, m. John Clary; res. at Jackson, Me. 
IX. Asa, b.. May 2, 1792; d. at Charlestown, N. H., Feb. 10, 1864; m. 
in D., May 2, 1818, Hannah Morse, b. in D., Jan. 21, 1796; d. at 
Charlestown, N. H., Oct. 30, 1884; dau. of Thaddeus, Esq., and 
Betsey (Mason) Morse. Ch.: 1. Naticy, b., Dec. 2, 1820; 2. 
Charles, b., Jan. 13, 1822; m.; 3. James, b., September, 1823; m.; 
res. at Worcester, Mass.; 4. Hannah (twin), b., Jan. 24, 1826; d., 
July, 1844; 5. Harriet (twin), b., Jan. 24, 1826. 
X. Sarah. 

3. Abigail Morse, dau. of Thomas, 1, was b. at Sherborn, 
Mass., June 7, 1746, and d. at Sullivan, N. H., Aug. 26, 1825. 
She m. Daniel Wilson, and res. at Sullivan. Ch. : 

L Daniel, b., Nov. 11, 1770. 

II. Hannah, b. at Keene, N. H., June 27, 1772; d. there, Jan. 13, 1864; 
m. at Sullivan, Jan. 20, 1793, Moses Adams, Jr. (2), q. v. 

III. James, b., Feb. 22, 1774, killed at the battle of Plattsburg, Sept. 

11, 1814; res. at Keene, N. H. Ch.: 1. Miranda; 2. Caroline; 

3. Matilda, b., Feb. 24, 1810; m., Jan. 24, 1832, John Mason, son 
of John and Mary (Haven) Mason, q. v. 

IV. John, Esq., b., June 19, 1778; m. Betsey Nims; res. at Sullivan. 

Ch.: 1. Dauphin, m., Nov. 3, 1836, Ruth Mason, b. m D., June 
30, 1815; dau. of Joseph and Arethusa (French) Mason; 2. 
Charles F.; 3. Harriet, m. Dr. Edward Barton of South Orange; 

4. Betsey M. 

V. Abigail, b.. May 29, 1780. 
VI. Josiah, b.. May 31, 1782. 
VII. PoUv, b.. Mar. 23, 1784. 
VIII. Betsey, b., Feb. 2, 1786. 
IX. Samuel (twin), b., Apr. 18, 1789. 
X. Sally (twin), b., Apr. 18, 1789. 

4, Ezra Morse, son of Thomas, 1, was b. at Sherborn, Mass., 
Nov. 16, 1752, and d. in D., June 3, 1830. He m., 1st, Agnes 



838 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

Swan, b. at Peterborough, N. H., Mar. 26, 1760; d. in D., Aug. 
22, 1815; dau. of John and Agnes (McNee) Swan; m. 2d, 
Mar. 11, 1819, Miriam Wight, b. in D., Oct. 14, 1766; d. there, 
Aug. 18, 1845; dau. of John and EHzabeth (Reed) Wight. Ch. 
by first wife, b. in D.: 

I. John, b., Dec. 5, 1779; d. in D., Mar. 11. 1854 or 1857; m., Apr. 

25, 1816, Hannah WalHngford. b. at HoUis, N. H.; d. in D., June 
18, 1851; dau. of David WalHngford; res. in D. and at Marl- 
borough, N. H. 

II. Ezra, b., Aug. 8, 1783; d., Nov. 4, 1826; m. Hannah Gilchrest, b. in 
D., June 14, 1793; dau. of Richard and Mary (Swan) Gilchrest; 
res. at Rochester, N. Y. 

III. Jeremiah, b., Aug. 11, 1785; d. in D., July 13, 1786. 

IV. Nancy, b., Apr. 6, 1789; m. William Parker of Keene, N. H. Ch.: 

1. Adeline; 2. Jonathan; 3. Jonas; 4. Almeda; 5. Mary; 6. 
Wealthy Ann; 7. William W.; 8. Ellen; 9. Caroline. 
V. Mary, b., Oct. 18, 1796; m. Simeon Stanley (3), q. v. 

5. Major John Morse, son of Thomas, 1, was b. at Sher- 
born, Mass., June 19, 1754, and d. in D., Feb. 19, 1813. He 
m.. Mar. 6, 1783, Hannah Adams, b. in D., Feb. 8, 1767; d. 
there, Apr. 16, 1853; dau. of Moses, Sr., and Mary (Russell) 
(Swan) Adams. His military service is given on page 185. 
He lived on the old homestead where his children were b. 
Ch.: 

I. Samuel, lawyer, of Croydon, N. H., b., Feb. 7, 1784; m., 1827, 

Cliloe Carroll. Ch.: 1. Hannah, b., November, 1832. 
II. Abigail, b.. May 7, 1788; d., unm., in D., Jan. 1, 1869. 

III. Jesse, b., July 15, 1792; d., unm., in D., Feb. 19, 1865. He was a 

deacon, and res. on the old homestead. 

IV. Royal, b., Feb. 13, 1794; d. unm. 

V. Hannah (twin), b., Jan. 21, 1799; d., Feb. 9, 1799. 
VI. John (twin), b., Jan. 21, 1799; d., unm., at Rock Island, 111., Mar. 

26, 1844. "In 1827, he engaged in mercantile business in the city 
of New York. Here, in 1830, he united with the Presbyterian 
Church, Rev. Dr. Spring, pastor, and subsequently evinced the 
efficiency of the faith he had embraced. In 1836, he removed to 
Rock Island. At the organization of the Presbyterian Church, 
he became a member and elder, and was the superintendent and 
the life and soul of the sabbath- school. As a man and consistent 
Christian he was universally respected and by the members of 
the church he was cherished as a brother peculiarly and emphati- 
cally beloved." 

6. Jonathan Morse, son of Thomas, 1, was b. at Sherborn, 
Mass., May 23, 1756, and d. at Leicester, Vt., December, 
1812. He m., Sept. 11, 1783, Thankful Smith, and res. in D. 
and at Leicester, Vt. He was a Revolutionary soldier. Ch.: 



GENEALOGIES 839 

I. Thankful, b., Aug. 14, 1784; m. Daniel Noyes of Salisbury, Vt. 

Nine eh. 

II. Achsah, b., Jan. 28, 1786; m., 1st, Benjamin Cuthbert; m., 2d, 

Daniel Cross, and had eleven ch. 

III. Betsey, b., June 24, 1788; m. John Wheeler Clark, son of John 

Clark. Five ch. 

IV. Anna, b. at Leicester, Dec. 11, 1792; d., s. p., Dec. 8, 1878; m., 1815, 

Thomas Baird, b., July 5, 1789; d., Aug. 9, 1860; son of John and 
Sarah Baird. 

V. Joseph, b., Feb. 12, 1796; m., 1821, Martha Merriman. 

VI. Jonathan, b., Nov. 3, 1801 ; m. Louisa Johnson of Wallingford, Vt. 
Ch.: 1. Ethan; 2. Belinda. 
VII. Sarah, b., Dec. 16, 1806; d. at Chittenden, Vt., Nov. 19, 1804; m., 
Apr. 16, 1826, Hiram Baird, b. at Chittenden, Nov. 19, 1804; 
son of John and Lucretia (Harrington) Baird. Three ch. 

7. Amos Morse, son of Thomas, 1, was b. at Sherborn, 
Mass., Oct. 7, 1760. He m., Aug. 4, 1783, Abigail Rollins, 
supposed to be the dau. of James and Abigail (Downing) 
Rollins (1), q. v. They lived on lot 18, range 4, until 1793 or 
94 when he re. from D. with his family. Ch., the first three 
b. in D.: 1. Amos, b., Dec. 26, 1784. 2. James, b., Feb. 22, 
1787. 3. Fanny, b.. May 30, 1790. 4. Robert, d. at Barre, Vt. 
5. Luther. 6. Joseph. 7. Henry. 

8. Capt. Bela Morse, son of Reuben, Esq., 2, was b. in D., 
Aug. 12, 1783, and d. there, Oct. 8, 1827. He m. Mary Bowers, 
who d. in D., June 23, 1841, aged 48. Ch., b. in D.: 

I. Lucy B., b., Apr. 26, 1800; d. in D., Dec. 28, 1834; m., 1830, as his 
first wife, Alson Upton (II), q. v., son of Nehemiah and Mehitable 
(Broad) Upton. 

II. Bela, b., May 4, 1812, 10. 

III. Mary, b., December, 1814; d. in D., Mar. 13, 1835. 

IV. Henry, b.. Mar. 7, 1816; m.. Mar. 14 or 24, 1842, Catharine Piper, 

b., Nov. 30, 1815; dau. of Cyrus and Catharine (Greenwood) 
Piper; res. at Charlestown, N. H. Ch.: 1. Lucy, b., Dec. 5, 1843; 
2. Ahhy, b., Apr. 23, 1850. 
V. Benjamin F., b., Dec. 12, 1818; d. at Chelsea, Mass., May 12, 1876; 
m., Dec. 2, 1841, Harriet L. Stanley, dau. of Joshua and Margaret 
(Lakm) Stanley. Ch.: 1. Bela B., b., Dec. 25, 1842; 2. Frank 0., 
b., Nov. 25, 1850. 

VI. Eliza J., b.. May 19, 1822. 

9. Dr. Ebenezer Morse, son of Reuben, Esq., 2, was b. in 
D., Aug. 30, 1785; m., Nov. 4, 1816, Esther Crafts, dau. of 
John and Esther (Sartwell) Crafts; res. at Walpole, N. H. Ch. : 

I. John C, b., Apr. 4, 1818; m., Jan. 2, 1851, Joanna P. Emmons; 
res. in Boston. Ch.: 1. Frank, b., Oct. 3, 1851; 2. Charles, b., 
Oct. 1, 1853; d. young. 
II. Charles O., b., Oct. 25, 1819; d., 1845. 



840 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

ni. George M., M.D., b., Aug. 27, 1821; m. Eleanor Chase, dau. of 
Rev. Dr. Chase, Bishop of New Hampshire. Ch.: 1. Harriet, b., 
July 11, 1847; 2. Francis, h., Jan. 15, 1849; d., Sept. 1, 1849; 
3. Charles, b., Dec. 2, 1850; 4. Sarah J., h., Dec. 26, 1853. 
rV. Edward E., b., Sept. 26, 1824; d., 1827. 

V. Esther C, b.. Mar, 19, 1830; m., June 2, 1851, John W. Hayward. 
VI. Henry L., b., Oct. 4, 1833. 
Vn. Francis, b., July 23, 1838; d., 1840. 

10. Bela Morse, farmer, son of Bela, 8, was b. in D., 
May 4, 1812, and d. at Harrisville, May 24, 1888. He m. in 
D., Feb. 16, 1837, Mary Townsend, b. in D., Jan. 11, 1814; 
d. at H., Aug. 7, 1901; dau. of David and Dolly (Fisher) 
Townsend. Ch. : 

I. Elbridge Dellroy, b. in D., July 11, 1847; d. there. Mar. 26, 1850. 
II. Ella Isadore, b. in D., Aug. 19, 1851, 11. 

11. Ella Isadore Morse, dau. of Bela, 10, was b. in D., 
Aug. 19, 1851. She m. at Keene, N. H., Nov. 25, 1872, George 
Milan Tarbox, farmer, b. at Peterborough, N. H., Dec. 31, 
1850; d. at Harrisville, Oct. 31, 1893; son of Luke and Phebe 
Gale (Hannaford) Tarbox; res. at H. and at Putney, Vt. Ch., 
b. at H.: 

I. Harry Morse, farmer, b., Dec. 13, 1877; m. at Antrim, N. H., June 
25, 1902, Mary Augusta Stowell, b. at Antrim, July 21, 1877; dau. 
of Joshua Todd and Ella Lestina (Green) Stowell. One ch.: 
Forest Lyman, b. at New Preston, Conn., Oct. 9, 1905. 
II. Burton Whiting, farmer, b., Dec. 5, 1887; m. at Keene, N. H., Feb. 
25, 1914, Edith Caroline Frost, b. in D., July 20, 1884; dau. of 
Alfred Clinton and Harriet (Patterson) Frost; res. in D. One ch.: 
Eleanor Frost, b. at Keene, Dec. 23, 1914. 

II. Family of Eli Morse 

1. Dea. Eli Morse was b. at Medfield, Mass., Sept. 16, 
1722, and d. in D., July 8 or 18, 1814. He was the son of Na- 
thaniel and Sarah (Coolidge) Morse, and, like Thomas of the 
preceding sketch, was a descendant of SamueP Morse of Ded- 
ham, Mass., through John,^ Joseph,^ and Nathaniel," his father. 
He m. at Sherborn, Mass., Sarah Cheney or Chenery, b. at 
Medfield, 1737 (see "Morse Genealogy"); d. in D., Feb. 23, 
1815; dau. of Isaac and Sarah Chenery. He re. to D. and settled 
on lot 13, range 5, previously owned by Alexander Scott. Ch., 
the first three b. at Sherborn, the rest in D. : 

I. Isaac, b., Aug. 17, 1760, 2. 
II. Peter, b., Dec. 15, 1761,3. 
III. Thaddeus, b., June 23, 1763, 4. 



GENEALOGIES 841 

IV. Sarah, b., July 8 or Aug. 3, 1767; d. young. 

V. Sarah, b., Dec. 29, 1769; m. Feb. 5, 1784, Andrew Allison (1), q. v. 

2. Isaac Morse, son of Dea. Eli, 1, was b. at Sherborn, 
Mass., Aug. 17, 1760, and d., Feb. 13, 1848. He m., 1788, 
Sarah Smith, dau. of Capt. Aaron Smith of Needham, Mass. 
He lived on lot 21, range 4, and later re. to Leicester, Vt. Ch. : 

I. Lucinda, b., Aug. 15, 1789; d. hi D., Oct. 26, 1813. 
II. Sarah, b. in D., July 28, 1796; d., Dec. 18, 1831; m. Horace Par- 
menter of Brandon, Vt. One ch.: Sarah, who d., July 27, 1823. 

III. Eliza, b., Dec. 12, 1798; m., 1812, Justus Morse (3, II), q. v. 

IV. Isaac, b.. May 1, 1801; m.. Mar. 5, 1828, Polly Reynolds; res. at 

Leicester, Vt. Ch.: 1. Eliza, b., Dec. 23, 1828; 2. Albert, b., 
Jan. 23, 1831; 3. Hiram N., b., July 9, 1834. 

3. Peter Morse, son of Dea. Eli, 1, was b. at Sherborn, 
Mass., Dec. 15, 1761, and d. in D., Nov. 17, 1823. He m. at 
Templeton, Mass., 1794, Deborah Cobleigh, who d. in D., 
May 16, 1845, aged 73; dau. of John and Mary (Wilder) 
Cobleigh. Ch., b. in D.: 

I. Alona, b., Nov. 17, 1795; d. in D., Mar. 30, 1853; m. Samuel Stone 

(II, IV), q. V. 

II. Justus, b., Dec. 13, 1797; d., July 12, 1845; m. his cousin, Eliza 

Morse (2, III), dau. of Isaac and Sarah (Smith) Morse. Ch.: 

1. Eliza A., b.. Mar. 18, 1824; 2. Joseph B., b., Jan. 13, 1827. 

III. Peter, b., Jan. or Feb. 10, 1800; d. in D., Jan. 25, 1893; m., Dec. 27, 

1825, Hannah Gleason, b., Feb. 13, 1801; d.. Mar. 3, 1859; dau. 

of Phinehas and Hannah (Rowell) Gleason; res. in Boston. Ch. : 

1. Hannah, b. June 4, 1826; d., June 28, 1897; res. in Boston; 2. 

Granville, b. in D., Dec. 7, 1828; m., June 22, 1852, Achsah A. 

Gates of Marlborough, N. H.; dau. of Elijah and Amoret (Wild) 

Gates; res. at Marlborough; four ch.; 3. Maria Ann, b.. Mar. 15, 

1833; 4. George Hill, b., Jan. 1, 1836; 5. Henry H., b., June 5, 

1841. 

IV. David, b., June 13, 1802; m. at Leicester, Vt., January, 1832, 

Betsey Smith; res. at Leicester. 
V. Nathan, b., Nov. 7, 1806; d., 1854; m., 1830, Jane Robbe, dau. of 
Capt. Samuel Robbe of Stoddard, N. H.; res. at Stoddard. Ch.: 
1. Nathan, b., Feb. 20, 1831; 2. Edward, b., Oct. 4, 1832; 3. Mary, 
b.. May 6, 1834; 4. Van Buren, b., July 3, 1835; 5. Ellen, h.. 
Mar. 26, 1838; 6. Sylvia, b., Dec. 21, 1839; 7. Martha, h., Aug. 3, 
1841; 8. George, h., June, 1843. 

VI. Betsey, b., Aug. 1, 1811; m. Daniel Townsend (3, II), q. v. 

VII. Mary, b., Oct. 12, 1814; d. at Fremont, Neb.; m., Nov. 14, 1839, 
George Taylor; res. at Keene, N. H. 

4. Thaddeus Morse, Esq., son of Eli, 1, was b. at Sherborn, 
Mass., June 23, 1763, and d. in D., Sept. 30, 1841. He m. in 
D., Oct. 12, 1790, Betsey Mason, b., Feb. 4, 1769; d. in D., Dec. 



842 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

15, 1845; dau. of Thaddeus and Sarah (Morse) Mason. He 
lived on the old homestead. Ch., b. in D.: 

I. Betsey, b., Feb. 4, 1791; d. at Keene, N. H., August, 1811; m. in 
D., William Greenwood (I, 3, III), q. v., b. in D., July 9, 1783; 
d. at Peoria, 111., 1854. 
II. Asenath, b., May 24, 1793; d. in D., Jan. 9, 1853. 

III. Hannah, b., Jan. 21, 179G; m. Asa Morse (I, 2, IX), q. v. 

IV. Thaddeus, b., Jan. 28, 1800, 5. 

V. Sally, b., Mar. 10 or 29, 1802; d. in D., May 11, 1881; m. in D., Apr. 
12, 1821, Moses Adams, q. v. 
VI. Louisa, b., June 17, 1807 (June 7, 1805, Morse Genealogy); m. 
Moses Crombie (III), q. v. 
VIL Harriet, b., Apr. 16, 1809; d. in D., Aug. 11, 1886; m. in D., May 4, 
1835, John Gleason (2), q. v. 
Vni. Joseph, b., June 26, 1815, 6. 

5. Thaddeus Morse, Jr., son of Thaddeus, Esq., 4, was 
b. in D., Jan. 28, 1800, and d. there, Feb. 14, 1882. He m. 
in D., Jan. 28, 1823, Serena Appleton, b. in D., June 1, 1804; 
d. there, Jan. 20, 1885; dau. of Francis and Mary (Ripley) 
Appleton. He was engaged in farming, and served the town 
as selectman and representative in the Legislature. Ch., 
b. inD.: 

I. William Appleton, b., Feb. 10, 1824; d. at Melrose Highlands, 
Mass., Dec. 2, 1892; m. at Byron, Me., Dee. 8, 1853, Emily M. 
Austin, b. at Canton, Me., Aug. 27, 1827; d. at Melrose High- 
lands, May 1, 1898; dau. of Abiather Austin. 
n. Mary Elizabeth, b., June 15, 1826; d. at Athol, Mass., Apr. 1, 1853; 
m. in D., Apr. 30, 1848; Rev. Samuel Fulton Clark (X), q. v. 

III. Sophia Jane, b., Dec. 16, 1828; d. in D., Sept. 20, 1850. 

IV. Ellen, b., Feb. 25, 1832; d. in D., May 20, 1857. 

V. John Ripley, b., Aug. 31, 1834; d. at Framingham, Mass.; m. in 
Boston, Apr. 20, 1866, Sarah Jane Lothrop, b. in Boston, Aug. 23, 
1833; d. in Boston; dau. of Anselm and Ruth Jane Lothrop. Ch.: 

1. Ruth Jane, b. in Chicago, 111., Mar. 4, 1869; 2. Augustus 
Lothrop, b. in Chicago, Feb. 12, 1871; m. at Oldtown, Me., Dec. 
24, 1894, Mary Given, b. at Bradley, Me., June 24, 1871; dau. of 
Albert and Henrietta (Spencer) Given; 3. Mabel Serena, b. in 
Chicago, Mar. 15, 1873; 4. Norman Foster, h. on Thompson's 
Island, Boston Harbor, Mass., Feb. 6, 1877. 

VI. Harriet Amelia, b.. Mar. 28, 1840; d. in D., Aug. 16, 1900; m. in D., 

Dec. 11, 1866, George Washington Gleason (4), q. v. 
VII. Francis Appleton, b., Feb. 15, 1843; m. at Reading, Mass., Aug. 20, 
1873, Sarah Wyman Richardson, b. at Reading, Nov. 12, 1849; 
dau. of Abner and Abigail C. Richardson; res. at West Roxbury, 
Mass. Ch.: 1. Herbert Richardson, b. in Boston, Apr. 12, 1875; 
m. at West Roxbury, June 29, 1904, Bertha Stella Nichols, b. at 
West Roxbury, Jan. 13, 1879; dau. of John and Emma Nichols; 

2. Florence Howard (adopted Feb. 26, 1888), b. at St. Louis, Mo., 



GENEALOGIES 843 

Sept. 13, 1885; dau. of George and Mary Clement; m. at West 
Roxbury, Oct. 6, 1909, Joseph Knowles Wiswell, b. at Somerville, 
Mass., Mar. 29, 1879; son of Joseph and Angela Wiswell. 

6. Joseph Morse, son of Thaddeus, Esq., 4, was b. in D., 
June 26, 1815, and d. there Apr. 9, 1904. He m. in D., May 2, 
1839, Jane Warren, b. in D., Sept. 19, 1818; d. there, June 22, 
1891 ; dau. of John and Mary (Gilchrest) Warren. Ch., b. in D. : 

I. EmUy L., b., Feb. 24, 1840; d., Feb. 11, 1901; m., Feb. 19, 1865, 
as his first wife, Granville Bruce Gilchrest (2, VIII), q. v. 
II. Charles Willis, manufacturer, b., Dec. 8, 1848; m., Nov. 1, 1870, 
Angle Melissa Page, b. at Amsterdam, N. Y., Dec. 8, 1845; dau. 
of Amos and Mary Ann (Baldwin) Page; res. at Keene, N. H. 
Ch., b. at Keene: 1. Florence Louise, b., July 3, 1881; 2. Howard 
Warren, bookkeeper, b., July 10, 1884; m. at Keene, July 9, 1907, 
Delia Elvira Griffith, b. at Keene, Oct. 26, 1885; dau. of Irving 
James and Mabel Luella (Carpenter) Griffith; res. at Keene. 

III. Family of Micah Morse 

MicAH Morse, b. at HoUiston, Mass., June 25, 1729, was 
the son of Paul and Sarah (Sheffield) Morse, and a descendant 
of the common ancestor SamueP Morse of Dedham, Mass., 
through Daniel," Jonathan,^ Jonathan,"* and Paul,^ his father. 
During the Revolutionary War he served in the army, and died 
there in 1776. He m. 1st, at Holliston, Nov. 5, 1752, Mary 
Fairbanks, who was b. there, Sept. 28, 1730; the dau. of 
George and Rachel (Drury) Fairbanks; and m. 2d, May 17, 
1764, Elizabeth Johnson, dau. of John and Lydia Johnson. 
He came to D. about 1768 and settled on lot 6, range 5. Ch. 
by first wife, b. at Holliston: 

I. Drury, b., July 31, 1753; d. at Holliston, Oct. 31, 1756. 
II. Micah, b., Oct. 27, 1755; d. at Holliston, Oct. 30, 1756. 

III. Drury, b., Aug. 16, 1757; d., s. p., Nov. 16, 1820; m. 1st, Sept. 23, 

1779, Mary (Adams) Wait, dau. of Joseph and Prudence (Pratt) 
Adams, and widow of Josiah Wait, q. v.; m. 2d, Jan. 5, 1809, 
Bethiah Symonds, widow of Daniel Symonds; res. in D. 

IV. Mary, b., Apr. 11, 1760; m. Mr. Beaman of Riga, N. Y. 

Ch. by second wife: 

V. Micah, b. at Holliston, Mar. 20, 1765. 

VI. Anna, b. at Conway, N. H., July 25, 1771; d. in D., Sept. 22, 1854; 
m., June 11, 1800, Benjamin Marshall, q. v. 

IV. Family of Daniel Morse 

1. Daniel Morse, brother of Micah of the preceding sketch, 
was b. at Holliston, Mass., July 27, 1735, and d. in 1808. He 
m., Jan. 25, 1758, Ruth Morse, b. Aug. 3, 1739; d. at Queens- 



844 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

bury, Vt., Aug. 1, 1811; dan. of Thomas and Mary (Treadway) 
Morse, q. v. He settled in D. on lot 11, range 8, and later, 
about 1800, re. to Underbill, Vt., and then to Queensbury, Vt. 
Ch., the first two b. at Holliston, the rest in D.: 

I. Micah, b., Oct. 27, 1759, 2. 
II. Daniel, b., July 28, 1761, 3. . 

III. Paul, b., Nov. 15, 1763, 4. 

IV. Mary, b., Apr. 5, 1766; m., July 2, 1789, William Upton, 

q. V. 
V. Joseph, b., Feb. 10, 1768, 5. 

VI. Thomas, b., Dec. 3, 1769; m.; res. at Salisbury, N. H. 
VII. Levi, b., Jan. 8, 1772, 6. 
Vin. Sarah, b., Jan. 12, 1777; d. at St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 19, 1863; m., 
Sept. 17, 1795, Nathan Brooks, b. at Mollis, N. H., Aug. 26, 1767; 
d. near Granville, Ohio, Mar. 1, 1826; son of John and Mary 
(Kemp) Brooks. Nine ch. 
IX. Ruth, b., Sept., 1779; d., July 18, 1843; m., Nov. 26, 1802, Jacob 
Allard of Vermont, b., 1781; d.. May 24, 1866; res. at Lawsville 
Centre, Susquehanna Co., Pa. Four ch. 
X. Joel, b., Jan. 20, 1782; m. 1st, Mar. 1, 1810, Sally Hawley of Kings- 
bury, N. Y.; m. 2d, Feb. 23, 1824, Phebe Salmon; m. 3d, Dec. 25, 
1828 or 30, Betsey M. (Adams) Lockwood; re. to Montrose, Pa. 
Seven ch. 

2. Micah Morse, son of Daniel, 1, was b. at Holliston, 
Mass., Oct. 27, 1759, and d., March, 1841. He m., Apr. 6, 
1791, Sally Parkhurst of Holliston, b., Jan. 6, 1768; dau. of 
Josiah and Elizabeth Bigelow Parkhurst. He was a tanner, 
and until he re. from D. he had a tannery on lot 9, range 5; 
res. at Danville, N. Y. Ch. : 

I. Joseph, b., Jan. 4, 1792; d., Dec. 23, 1792. 
II. Clarissa, b., Dec. 22, 1792; d., June 19, 1825; m., Feb. 16, 1819, 

Chauncey West Walker. 
m. James Hervey, b., Mar. 16, 1795; d.. Feb. 2, 1887; m., Jan. 9, 1827, 

Harriet Stillman. 
IV. Laura, b., Feb. 22, 1797. 

V. Sally, b., July 14, 1799; m. George Rawson Beckwith, b. at Keene; 
res. in New York State and in Michigan. 
VI. Amos P., b. in 1801; d. in infancy. 

3. Daniel Morse, son of Daniel, 1, b. at Holliston, Mass., 
July 28, 1761; d.. May 14, 1847. He m. 1st, Nov. 6, 1783, 
Abigail Adams, bapt. at Framingham, Mass., June 29, 1766; 
dau. of Joseph and Prudence (Pratt) Adams; and m. 2d, Mar. 
24, 1791, Jane Graham, b. at Windham, N. H., May 8, 1771; 
d., Nov. 20, 1836; dau. of Hugh and Mary (Anderson) Graham 
or Grimes; re. to Hancock, N. H., and thence to Westford, 
Vt. Ch. by first wife: 



GENEALOGIES 845 

I. Prudence, b. in D., Sept. 19, 1784; d. at Granville, Ohio, Mar. 25, 
1835; m., July 12, 1807, Daniel Shepardson, b. at Middletown, 
Vt., Sept. 27, 1787; d. at Granville, Nov. 24, 1866. Re. from Ver- 
mont to Ohio in 1813. Eight ch. 

Ch. by second wife, all but last two b. at Hancock: 

II. James, b., Jan. 23, 1792; d. before 1810. 

III. Daniel, b., Apr. 9, 1793; d. at Franklin, Vt., Nov. 15, 1882; m., Nov. 

3, 1816, Adelia Colgrave of Fairfax, Vt., b., July 30, 1797; d., 
August, 1855; dau. of Nathan and Olive Tracy Colgrave; res. 
at Enosburgh, Vt. Ch.: 1. Ehenezer Henry Dorvian, b., Sept. 22, 
1817; res. in Illinois; 2. Jerusha, res. at Enosburgh; 3. Jane, b., 
Feb. 10, 1822; res. at Grafton, Mass.; 4. Silas, b., Aug. 22, 1824; 
5. Amory D. Juclson, h., Jan. 1, 1830; 6. Emery, d. abt. 6 years old. 

IV. Abigail, b., Mar. 21, 1795; probably d. young. 
V. Levi, b.. May 22, 1797; probably d. young. 

VI. Mary, b.. May 24, 1799; probably d. young. 
VII. John, b., June 25, 1801; probably d. young. 
VIII. John (twin), b., Feb. 14, 1804; d. in Chicago, 111., Dee. 12, 1875; 
m., Sept. 7, 1828, Sarah Chase of Westford, Vt., b., Aug. 5, 1810; 
d. at Elgin, 111., Sept. 13, 1871; dau. of Isaac and Sarah Bond 
Chase. Ch.: 1. Francis Wayland; 2. Harriet Ellen; 3. Sarah. 

IX. Alpheus (twin), b., Feb. 14, 1804; d. in Canada, Mar. 7, 1866; m. 
1st, March, 1827, Caroline Ives, b., 1811; d. at Waterville, Vt., 
June, 1839; dau. of Amos and Rachel Ives; m. 2d, Dec, 26, 1843, 
Harriet Pamelia (Shepard) Davidson, b.. Mar. 30, 1816; d. in 
Minneapolis, Feb. 27, 1895; dau. of Levi B. and Harriet B. Merritt 
Shepard. Ch. : 1. Henderson Dwight; 2. Eveline Ives. 
X. Ezekiel Page, b. at Westford, Vt., Dec. 22, 1807; d. at Saluba, Iowa, 
Aug. 12, 1854; m., Aug. 29, 1832, Rachel Kempton, b., Oct. 2, 
1805; d. the same day as her husband; dau. of John and Sarah 
Kempton. Ch.: 1. Albert Dutton; 2. Sarah Jane; 3. James Alfred; 

4. Alpheus Alonzo. 

XL James, b. at Westford,- Vt., Sept. 24, 1810; d., Apr. 23, 1885; m., 
Dec. 5, 1831, Urania Knowles, b., July 28, 1808; d., Nov. 18, 
1866. Ch. : 1. Sarah Loraine; 2. Arthur Knowles; 3. Arthur 
Knowles; 4. Henry (adopted). 

4. Paul Morse, son of Daniel, 1, was b. in D., Nov. 15, 
1763, and d. at Bethel, Me., in 1820. He m. Betsey Russell, 
who d. at Newry, Me., in 1844. Paul Morse is said to have been 
the first male child b. in Dublin, but the claim to this distinc- 
tion is disputed, the honor also being given to Robert McNee. 
(See p. 143). He settled at Bethel, Me., in 1799. Ch.: 

I. Betsey Gilbert, b., Nov. 16, 1794; m., Nov. 11, 1819, Ashley James 

Paine, son of James and x\nna Neal Paine. 
n. Sarah, b., June 23, 1798; d., November, 1857; m., January, 1817, 
James Cummings, son of Paul and Betsey (Morse) Cummings. 

III. Rhoda, b. at Bethel, Aug. 10, 1800, or Aug. 23, 1802; d., June 21, 

1875; m.. Mar. 4, 1827, Isaac Lovejoy. 



846 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

IV. Ruth, b. at Bethel, Apr. 23, 1807; d., 1893; m. Nathan W. Tyler, 

son of Nathaniel and Eunice Wright Tyler. 
V. Hannah Wheeler, b. at Bethel, Aug. 4, 1809; m. at Mason, Me., 
July 9, 1839, Charles Wight, son of Daniel and Alice Ripley 
Wight. 

5. Joseph Morse, son of Daniel, 1, b. in D., Feb. 10, 1768, 
d., about 1836. He m. Zilpha Pratt, b.. Mar. 31, 1777; d., 
Apr. 16, 1815; res. at Milton, Vt. Ch.: 

I. Henry Stuart, b. at Milton, May 15, 1801; d. at Shelburne, Vt., 
Oct. 5, 1875; m., May 3, 1826, Lucy Pierson, b., Sept. 29, 1799; 
d.. Mar. 28, 1866; dau. of Ziba and Hannah Campbell Pierson. 
Four ch. 
II. Lyman, b. in Canada, Mar. 16, 1802; d. at Greene, Pa., Jan. 30, 
1885; m., October, 1824, Susan Marietta Barney, b., 1809; d.. 
Mar. 12, 1879; dau. of Erastus and Polly Spencer Barney. 
Two ch. 

III. Lawson, b., Dec. 2, 1804; d., Mar. 25, 1891; m., Jan. 1, 1834, Maria 

Hubbard, b.. May 19, 1812; d., Apr. 17, 1875; dau. of Moses and 
Sophia Lampson Hubbard; res. at Milton. Two ch. 

IV. Almeida Alcott, b., Apr. 9, 1807; d., at Norwalk, Ohio, May 10, 

1889; m. at Franklin, Vt., Dec. 22, 1828, Smyrna Brown, b., 
Mar. 29, 1804; d. at Norwalk, Feb. 2, 1882. Six ch. 
V. Horace, b., Nov. 8, 1809; d., Sept. 13, 1813. 

6. Levi Morse, son of Daniel, 1, was b. in D., Jan. 8, 1772, 
and d. at Jericho, Vt., Feb. 9, 1818. He m.. May 22, 1797 
(Oct. 17, 1799, History of Hancock, N. H.), Sally Grimes or 
Graham, b.. May 14, 1778; d. at Underbill, Vt., Apr. 7, 1837; 
dau. of Hugh and Mary (Anderson) Grimes or Graham. Ch.: 

I. Sally, b., Aug. 20, 1800; d., 1824. 

II. Ruth, b., Feb. 7, 1802; d., November, 18G3; m., 1823; James Riley 
Thompson, son of Samuel Hall and Mary Wright Thompson. 
Three ch. 

III. Calvin, b. in D., Jan. 7, 1804; d. at Jericho, Sept. 11, 1880; m. at 

Underbill, Jan. 14, 1830, Mercy Mead, b. at Pittsford, Vt., Jan. 
11, 1807: d. at Jericho, Dec. 26, 1881 ; dau. of Martin and Freelove 
Wright Mead. Eight ch. 

IV. Ira, b., 1806; d., unm., in California, 1868. 

V. Levi, b., June, 1810; d. at Effingham, N. H., March, 1883; m., 
Nov. 7, 1841, Mrs. Abigail (Morgan) Downs, d., April, 1871; dau. 
of Parker and Sally Clough Morgan. Nine ch. 
VI. James Anderson, b., 1814; d., s. p., 1889; m., 1st, Elizabeth Tucker; 

m., 2d, Lydia Tucker. 
VII. Clark, unm., drowned in the Mississippi River at St. Louis, Mo., 
June 6, 1837. 

V. Family of Gershom Morse 

Gershom Morse was b. at Natick, Mass., May 1, 1776, 
and d. in D., Mar. 30, 1852. He was the son of Daniel^ (Obe- 



GENEALOGIES 847 

diah,^ Daniel,^ Daniel,^ Danielr SamueF of Dedham, Mass.) 
and Mercy (Walker) Morse. He m. at Lincoln, Mass., July 
25, 1799, Lydia Billings, b. there, Sept. 19, 1776; d. in D., May 
19, 1835; dau. of Nathan and Mary Billings. Ch.: 

I. Addison, b., Oct. 24, 1808; d. in D., Aug. 19, 1848; m., Jan. 6, 1834, 
Belinda Kose Emerson of Boothbay, Me., b., Oct. 26, 1808; d. 
in D., July 20, 1885. Ch.: 1. Ujdia Ann, b. in D., Oct. 22, 1834; 
m. James Adams Mason (II, 21), q. v. 

VI. Family of Solomon Morse 
Solomon Morse, Jr., was b. at Stoughton, Mass., Nov. 21, 
1775, and d. in D., Nov. 17, 1825. He was the son of Solomon 
and Mary (Wellman) Morse, and traced his descent from 
Samuel ^ Morse, the immigrant, through Joseph,^ Jeremiah,^ 
Timothy,^ Solomon,^ and Solomon,^ his father. He m. Mary 
Vail of Upton, Mass., and res. at New Salem, Jaffrey, and 
Dublin, N.H. Ch.: 

I. Bradford, m. Caroline Pettingill of Peterborough, N. H. 
II. Rosanna, m. Cromwell Aldrich of Upton. 

III. Brigham, m. Henrietta Frost. Ch.: 1. Charles C; 2. Gustavus A.; 

perhaps others. 

IV. Angelina, b., Apr. 30, 1808; d. at Peterborough, June 15, 1867; 

m., Aug. 27, 1832, as his first wife, Jonas Livingston of Peter- 
borough, b. at Sharon, N. H., Dec. 13, 1806; son of William and 
Elizabeth Saunders Livingston. Ch.: 1. Sherman E., b., July 7, 
1833; 2. Chancellor G., b., Oct. 11, 1835; 3. Northman C, h., Apr. 
23, 1839; 4. Viola F., b.. May 30, 1844; 5. Alfonso J., b., Apr. 12, 
1850. (See History of Peterborough, N. H.) 
V. Mary. 
VI. Cyrus, d., ae. 19, while studying for the ministry. 

VII. Family of David Morse 
David Morse was b. at Holliston, Mass., June 17, 1745, 
and d., Nov. 19, 1808. He was the son of Paul and Sarah 
(Sheffield) Morse and brother of Micah and Daniel of the pre- 
ceding sketches. He m. at Framingham, Mass. (intention 
recorded May 12, 1768), Esther Sanger, b. at Framingham, 
Nov. 23, 1742; d. there, Aug. 25, 1805; dau. of David and 
Bathsheba (Pratt) Sanger. He re. to D., where two of his 
children were born, and then settled at Framingham. Later, 
after 1794, he moved again, this time to Winchester, N. H. 
Ch.: 

I. Benjamin, b. in D., Mar. 31, 1769; d., Mar. 19, 1826; m., Nov. 29, 
1792, Sarah McLafflin or Claflin, d.. Mar. 27, 1818; dau. of Cor- 
nelius Claflin; res. at Framingham, Mass., Winchester, N. H., 
and Dover, Mass. Seven ch. 



848 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

II. Sarah, b. in D., 1771; d., s. p., June 18, 1844; m. at Winchester, 
N. H., 1814, Phineas Lyman. 
III. Luther, b. at Framingham, Nov. 13, 1773; m., 1804, Tirzah Field 

of Winchester, N. H. Two ch. 
rV. Anna, b. at Framingham, Mar. 26, 1776; d., num., December, 1838. 
V. David, b. at Framingham, Aug. 29, 1778; d., unm., June 13, 1808. 
VI. Esther, bapt. at Framingham, Oct. 11, 1778. 
VII. Esther, b. at Framingham, Sept. 1, 1780. 
VIII. John, b. at Framingham, Apr. 18, 1783. 

In a manuscript compiled by Edmund Dana Barbour, of 
Boston, Mass., the two following ch. are also given. 

William, b., 1788; m. Sophia Packard of Winchester, N. H., and re. to 
Swanzey, N. H. 

John' Oilman, b., Sept. 5, 1800 (?); d., Aug. 26, 1888 (?); m. 1st Eliza 
Merriam, who d.,Mar. 30, 1824, ae. 20; m. 2d, Nov. 16, 1824, Sybil Kingman, 
b., Apr. 15, 1797; d., March, 1886. 

MUZZY 

I. Family of John Muzzy 

John Muzzy and his wife Hannah settled on lot 16, range 8. 
Ch.: 

I. John, b., Jan. 8, 1769; d., Sept. 9, 1777. 
II. Abigail, b., Sept. 19, 1772; d., Sept. 17, 1777. 

III. John, b., Sept. 3, 1778; m., Dec. 3, 1821, Sally Robbe, dau. of Lieut. 

William Robbe of Peterborough, N. H. 

IV. Reuben Dimond, b. at Pelham, Mass., June 11, 1780. 

The widow Abigail Muzzy, supposed to be the mother of 
John, Sr., d., Dec. 6, 1777. 

II. Family of Robert Muzzy 

1. Lieut. Robert Muzzy settled in Dublin before the year 
1770. Some years after the close of the Revolutionary War, 
he left his family and went to the State of New York. He d. 
at Sandy Creek, Sept. 9, 1831, ae. 93. One son: 

2. Robert Muzzy, only child of Lieut. Robert, 1, d., Feb. 
1829. He m., Apr. 28, 1789, Martha Morse, b. in D., Apr. 28, 
1769; d., Jan. 11, 1835; dau. of Reuben and Abigail (Mason) 
Morse. Ch.: 

I. Joseph, b., July 28, 1789; m., Apr. 1, 1813, Selby Mason, b., Jan. 27, 
1794; d., August, 1828; dau. of Benjamin and Phebe (Norcross) 
Mason; re. to Richland and thence to Leroy, N. Y. Four sons 
and one dau. 
IL Nabby, b., July 15, 1791; d., Mar. 14, 1845; m. Andrew Templeton; 
res. at Lodi, N. Y. 

III. Calvin, b., June 23, 1793; res. at Bloomingdale, 111. 

IV. Robert, b., July 12, 1795; res. at Adams, N. Y. 



GENEALOGIES 849 

V. Franklin, b., Sept. 11, 1797; d., November, 1838. 

VI. Patty, b., Dec. 2, 1799; res. at Elk Creek, Pa. 

VII. Hannah, b., Mar. 17, 1802. 

VIII. Thomas, b., Apr. 11, 1804; res. at Sandy Creek, N. Y. 

IX. Nelson, b., June 29, 1806; res. at Sandy Creek. 

X. Addison (Rev.), b., Sept. 20, 1808; res. at BristolvUle, Ohio. 

XI. Lawson (Rev.), b., Jan. 12, 1812; res. at Norwich, Conn. 

XII. Isaac, b., July 29, 1814; res. at Sandy Creek. 

NAYLOR 

Peter Frederick Naylor was b. at Williamsburg, Mass., 
Aug. 26, 1866, the son of Joseph and Julia (Sasville) Naylor. 
He m. 1st, at Sherbrooke, Can., 1885, Rosa Manran, b., Nov. 
7, 1864; d. in South Africa; m. 2d, May 2, 1903, Margaret May 
Cullinan, b. at Williamstown, Pa., May 6, 1876; dau. of James 
and Margaret Ann (Kirby) Cullinan. He is a farmer and patrol- 
man of the State roads. Ch. by first wife: 

I. Rosa Julia, b. at North Oxford, Mass., 1886; d. there, 1886. 
II. Andrew Joseph, painter, b. at North Oxford, Apr. 29, 1887; m., 

Dec. 14, 1907, Sarah May Lancey, b. at New Boston, N. H., Aug. 

9, 1891; dau. of William George and Emily (Collins) Lancey. 

Ch.: 1. Edith May, b. at Keene, N. H., June 9, 1911. 
m. Pierre, b. at Chestnut Hill, Conn., 1888; d. at North Oxford, Mass., 

1888. 
IV. Julia, b. at Pontiac, R. I., Oct. 9, 1893; m. Ernest A. Gay. 
V. Clifton Peter, b. at Pontiac, July 4, 1894; living, unm., 1917. 
VI. A son, stillborn, at Pontiac, 1897. 

Ch. by second wife: 

VII. Thomas Clifton, b. at West Peterborough, N. H., May 31, 1907. 

NEWELL 

Alline Newell, from Jaffrey, N. H., m. Mrs. Sally Twitch- 
ell, widow of Reuben Twitchell, and dau. of Col. Abel and 
Hannah Green Wilder. He settled on lot 8, range 6, but later 
re. to Northfield, Mass., thence to Putney, Vt. Ch.: 

I. Alline Sprague, m.; res. in California. 
II. L. W. Leonard, m.; res. in California. 

III. Ira C, b., 1825; d., Jan. 12, 1828, ae. 2 yrs. 4 mo. 16 days (gravestone 

record) . 

IV. Sarah, m.; res. at Putney. 

NORCROSS 

Asa Norcross, with his wife Elizabeth, lived on lot 7, 
range 6. Ch.: 

I. Lucy, b., June 1, 1760; m. Stephen Twitchell (1, III), q. v. 
II. Phebe, b., June 30, 1764; m. Benjamin Mason (4), q. v. 



850 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

m. Elizabeth, b., Apr. 6, 1766. 

IV. Sarah, b., June 10, 1768; m. Bela Mason (5), q. v. 
V. Asa, b., May 25, 1770. 
VI. Moses, b., Feb. 5, 1772; d. Apr. 5, 1773. 
VIL Moses, b., Aug. 5, 1773; d., Apr. 12, 1774. 

NUTTING 

David Gray Nutting, from Temple, N. H., m., 1772, 
Judith Townsend, b., Sept. 4, 1749; d., 1834; dau. of David 
and Judith (Wiley) Townsend. They came to D., Jan. 21, 
1779, and settled on lot 6, range 8. Ch.: 1. David; 2. Judith; 
3. Molly Smith, b., Sept. 2, 1779; 4. Nabby, b., June 1, 1782; 
5. Joseph, b., Nov. 2, 1784. 

PAIN 

John Pain m. Anna (Neal). He came to D. from Needham, 
Mass., and in 1822, Mrs. Pain having died before this date, he 
re. to Maine. Ch.: 

I. Joanna, b. at Needham, Oct. 21, 1778. 
n. Daniel, b. at Needham, July 1, 1780. 

III. Nancy, b.. Mar. 3, 1782; m., Jan. 7, 1813, John Dodge of Jaffrey, 

N. H. 

IV. Mary PhUlips, b., July 23, 1785. 
V. John, b., Apr. 9, 1787. 

VI. Thomas Neal, b.. Mar. 15, 1789. 

Vn. Ruth, b., Oct. 23, 1792. 

Vni. Ashley, b., Jan. 31, 1795. 

rX. William James, b., June 4, 1797. 

X. Charles, b.. Mar. 28, 1799. 

XI. Cornelius, b., Nov. 22, 1802. 

PARKER 

John Gideon Parker, M.D., the son of Gideon and Sarah 
(White) Parker, was b. at Peterborough, N. H., July 2, 1818, 
and d. at Warner, N. H., Sept. 12, 1869. He graduated at 
Norwich University, Vt., 1847, received the degree of M. D. 
from Dartmouth College, 1852, and began the practice of 
medicine in D., Aug. 12, 1852. Later, in 1865, he re. to Warner. 
He m.. May 17, 1853, Isabelle E. Hurd, b. at Lempster, N. H., 
Jan. 26, 1831; d. at Manchester, N. H., May 12, 1878; dau. 
of Smith Hurd of Lempster, N. H. One ch. : James Frederic, 
b., Apr. 9, 1856; m. at Lewiston, Me., Jan. 15, 1879, Helen M. 
Prince, b. Nov. 12, 1858; dau. of Frank L. and Louise (Durgin) 
Prince. He graduated from Colby College, 1874; was Secretary 
of State of Rhode Island, 1917; res. at Providence, R. I. No 
children. 



GENEALOGIES 851 



PARSONS 



Arthur Jeffrey Parsons, son of William and Georgiana 
Brackett (Messer) Parsons, was b. in Boston, May 3, 1856, 
and d. in D., Nov. 5, 1915. He m., June 1, 1887, Agnes Stockton 
Royall, b. at Burlington, N. J., dau. of William Bedford and 
Elizabeth Coxe (Howell) Royall. Mr. Parsons was Chief of 
the Division of Prints of the Library of Congress at Washington, 
and made his summer home in D. Ch. : 

I. Royall, b. in Washington, Apr. 23, 1888. 

II. Georgiana, b. in Boston, Aug. 26, 1889; d. in Washington, May, 
1890. 
III. Jeffrey, b. in D., July 30, 1903. 

PARTRIDGE 

Levi Partridge, son of Job^ (Eleazer,^ John^) and Anne 
Cook Partridge, was b. at Wrentham, Mass., Sept. 22, 1739, 
and d. at Stockbridge, Vt., Jan. 29, 1813. He m. Lydia Miller 
of Keene, N. H., b., Oct. 25, 1747; d., Nov. 28, 1798. As early 
as 1762, he came with his wife to D. and settled on lot 16, 
range 4. About 1779 he re. to Keene, and from thence, in 
1800, to Stockbridge. Ch. : 

I. Levi, b., Apr. 28, 1768; d. in infancy. 
II. Lydia, b., July 30, 1769; d. in 1842. 

III. Levi, b., Mar. 13, 1771; d.. Mar. 18, 1860; settled at Glover, Vt.; 

three sons and tliree daughters. 

IV. Asa, b., Oct. 3, 1772. 

V. Rhoda, b., Oct. 25, 1774; d., July 6, 1862. 
VI. Anna, b., July, 1778; d., Nov. 30, 1858. 
VII. Martha, b., Aug. 17, 1780; d., Oct. 24, 1862. 
VIII. Experience, b., July 27, 1782; d., Apr. 15, 1835. 
IX. Asa, b., Apr. 18, 1786 ; d., Oct. 26, 1851 ; m. at Westmoreland, N. H., 
June, 1808, Charlotte French, b. at Milford, N. H., Aug. 19, 
1786; d., July 5, 1871; dau. of David and Lydia (Twitchell) 
French. Eight ch. 
X. Ziba, b., July 28, 1788; m., Dec. 7, 1812, Mehitabel Gale, b., Dec. 
30, 1789; d., Sept. 22, 1826; res. at Glover, Vt., until after his 
wife's death when he went West. Three ch. 

PATRICK 

Leon Lewis Patrick, carpenter, was b. at Westford, Mass., 
Apr. 27, 1872, the son of Leander David and Mary Ellen 
(Ballon) Patrick. He m. at Providence, R. I., Jan. 31, 1894, 
Mary Aloysius McConnell, b. at Providence, Aug. 30, 1873; 
dau. of Thomas Steven and Bridget Agnes (Flood) McConnell; 
res. at Nelson, N. H. Ch. : 1. Beatrice Lillian, b. at Nelson, 



852 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

Sept. 23, 1896; m. at Keene, N. H., Feb. 3, 1917, Raymond 
Clark Arnaud. 

PELLERIN 

Stanislaus Pellerin was b. at St. Selestian, Necollett 
Co., P. Q., Oct. 3, 1866, the son of Stanislaus and Georgi- 
ana (White) Pellerin. He m. at Hinsdale, N. H., Nov. 16, 
1891, Rebecca Gagne, b. at Halifax, P. Q., June 12, 1877; 
dau. of Louis and Flemaine (Cotee) Gagne. He res. in Dublin, 
where he follows his trade of painter and carpenter. Ch., the 
last eight b. in D.: 

I. Almerian Stanislaus, b. at Ashuelot, N. H., Oct. 1, 1893; d. at 

Wilton, N. H., Mar. 1, 1896. 
II. Ida Edna, b. at Ashuelot, Feb. 18, 1895; m. Fred E. Hamberg. 

III. Eva Cora, b. at Wilton, N. H., July 18, 1897; d. at Harrisville, 

October, 1902. 

IV. Margaret Louise, b., Sept. 16, 1901. 
V. Rainey Mary, b., Apr. 5, 1903. 

VI. Ellenor Melvina, b., Oct. 23, 1905. 
VII. Alfred Louis, b., Oct. 1, 1907; d. in D., May 9, 1908. 
VIII. Eva Hannah, b., June 13, 1909. 
IX. Alfred George, b., July 7, 1911. 
X. Beatrice May, b., Aug. 12, 1913. 
XL Alice Josephine, b., Sept. 5, 1915. 

PERRY 
I. Family of Ivory Perry 

1. Ivory Perry, son of Moses and Deborah (Ivory) Perry, 
was b. at Sherborn, Mass., Nov. 10, 1743, and d., July 22, 
1808. He m. at Sherborn, Sept. 13, 1767, Keziah Broad, b. at 
Needham, Mass., Jan. 19, 1747; d.,Dec. 3, 1842; dau. of Thomas 
and Rebecca (Bacon) Broad of Natick, Mass. He came to 
D. from Sherborn before 1767, worked at clearing land, and 
built a framed house. In 1767 he settled on lot 2, range 2, 
which his father had purchased. Ch., b. in D. : 

I. John, b., June 12, 1768, 2. 
II. Moses, b., Dec. 12, 1769; d.. Mar. 24, 1818; m. 1st, November, 
1806, Persis Townsend of Mason, N. H., who d.. May, 1814; m. 2d, 
Nov. 15, 1815, Esther Colburn of Langdon, N. H., who m. 2d, Asa 
Fiske (1), q. v. Ch. by first wife: 1. Betsey, b.. May, 1808; m., 
1833, David Gray of Peterborough, N. H.; res. at Montpelier, 
Vt.; 2. Kezia, b., March, 1810; m., 1836, William Carly of Peter- 
borough; res. there. 

III. Rebecca, b., Oct. 2, 1771; d., 1852; m., November, 1798, Joshua 

Townsend of Mason, N. H.; re. to Vermont. 

IV. Thomas, b., July 11, 1774; d., Aug. 15, 1774. 

V. Lydia, b., Aug. 28, 1775; m. Thaddeus Mason, Jr. (6), q. v. 



GENEALOGIES 853 

VI. Ivory, Jr., b., Aug. 6, 1777, 3. 
VII. Kezia, b., Apr. 21, 1780; d., Apr. 20, 1790. 
VIII. Deborah, b., Jan. 19, 1784; m. Abel Wilder, Jr. (2), q. v. 
IX. Susanna, b.. May 28, 1787; d.. May 1, 1790. 
X. Thomas, b., Sept. 24, 1793; d., Oct. 5, 1796. 

2. John Perry, son of Ivory, 1, was b. in D., June 12, 1768, 
and d. there, Dec. 1, 1863. He m., June 15, 1800, Esther 
Emery, b. in D., Dec. 30, 1780; d. there, Dec. 24, 1863; dau. 
of Amos and Lucretia Emery. Ch., b. in D.: 

I. Caroline, b., Apr. 1, 1801; m., Dec. 27, 1826, John Snow (1), q. v. 
II. Thomas, b., Jan. 30, 1803; d. in D., Oct. 25, 1892; m., 1854, Mary W. 
Barrett, d. in D., Oct. 19, 1885, ae. 67 yrs. 6 mos.; lived on the old 
homestead. 

III. Lucretia E., b., June 28, 1805; m., Oct. 10, 1832, as his first wife. 

Calmer Harris (II, V), q. v. 

IV. Jolm, Jr., b., Aug. 29, 1807; d., Nov. 2, 1886; m., Nov. 16, 1837, 

Elmira Jewell of Jaffrey, N. H., b., Dec. 18, 1807; d., July 7, 
1884. Ch.: 1. Catherine E., b., Jan. 20, 1838; 2. Harriet M. H., 
b., May 16, 1839; d., Oct. 9, 1839; 3. Mary S., b., Aug. 17, 1842; 
4. Elizabeth, b., Oct. 9, 1844; 5. Harriet, b., Aug. 24, 1846; 6. 
Elwyn H., b., Aug. 1, 1848; d., Apr. 21, 1859. 
V. Orpha B., b., June 7, 1809; d., Apr. 22, 1880. 
VI. Mary A., b., Oct. 26, 1811. 
VII. Esther Catherine, b., Oct. 16, 1813; d., Aug. 27, 1847. 
VIII. Amos E., b., May 5, 1816; m., Dec. 2, 1846, Sophia More, b. at 
Jafifrey, N. H., 1827. Ch.: 1. Enrico H., b., Feb. 28, 1848; 
2. Frederick A., h.. Mar. 24, 1850; 3. John G., h., Sept. 11, 1853. 
IX. Moses K., b., July 22, 1819; m., Apr. 18, 1848, Louisa A. Stanley, 
b., 1828. Ch.: 1. Ellen M., b., Oct. 15, 1849; 2. Kirk T., b., June 
16, 1852. 

3. Ivory Perry, Jr., son of Ivory, 1, was b. in D., Aug. 6, 
1777, and d., June 26, 1844. He m., June, 1802, Lucy Hayward, 
b. at Concord, Mass., Jan. 31, 1780; dau. of Joseph and Rebecca 
Prescott Hayward. Ch., b. in D. : 

I. Charles, b., Apr. 3, 1803,4. 
II. George, b., Aug. 11, 1804; d., Oct. 4, 1841; m., June, 1834, Mary 
Johnson of Hudson, N. H.; re. to Manchester, N. H. 

III. Thomas, 2d, b., Jan. 17, 1806; m., November, 1837, Cynthia Milli- 

kin, b.. May 10, 1809. Ch.: 1. Nancy A., b., Aug. 15, 1843; 
2. Mary C, b., Jan. 12, 1846. 

IV. Rebecca, b., Nov. 22, 1807; d. at Lowell, Mass., Feb. 21, 1841; m., 

Nov. 16, 1833, Philip Hardy of Peterborough, N. H.; res. at Lowell. 
V. Susanna, b., Oct. 3, 1809. 
VL Lucy H., b., Dec. 5, 1810. 
VII. Ivory, Jr., b., Nov. 28, 1812, 5. 

4. Charles Perry, son of Ivory, Jr., 3, was b. in D., Apr. 3, 
1803, and d. there, Mar. 10, 1881. He m., Oct. 10, 1827, Mary 



854 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

Ann Salter, b. at Peterborough, N. H., Dec. 3, 1808; d. in D., 
May 2, 1857. Ch.: 

I. Charles Henry Franklin, h. in D., Apr. 26, 1847, 6. 

5. Ivory Perry, Jr., son of Ivory, Jr., 3, was b. in D., Nov. 
28, 1812, and d. there. Mar. 21 (Mar. 18, gravestone record), 
1887. He m. at Manchester, N. H., July 13, 1842, Hannah 
Dustin Barrett, b. at Hudson, N. H., Jan. 28, 1821; d. at Upton, 
Mass., Apr. 14, 1894; dau. of WilHam and Hannah (Wason) 
Barrett. He was both a farmer and a mechanic, and res. at 
Peterborough and Manchester, N. H., and at Lawrence, 
Mass. Ch.: 

I. Ivory Alphonso, b. at Manchester, N. H., June 17, 1843; d. there, 
Sept. 24, 1843. 

II. Charles Henry, b. at Manchester, Nov. 21, 1844; d. there, Sept. 26, 
1846. 

III. Sarah Susanna, b. at Manchester, Nov. 25, 1846; d. in D., July 15, 
1850. 

rV. George Millard, b. at Lawrence, Mass., July 24, 1849; m. 1st, in 
Boston, Nov. 13, 1876, Ella Frances Keyes, b. at New Ipswich, 
N. H., June 26, 1849; d. at Natick, Mass., Oct. 27, 1881; dau. of 
George Keyes; m. 2d, in D., May 11, 1882, Emma Eliza Gleason, 
b. in D., Dec. 11, 1850; dau. of John and Harriet (Morse) Gleason. 
He is a salesman, and res. at West Medford, Mass. Ch. by second 
wife: 1. George Wason, b. at Springfield, Mass., Aug. 3, 1883; 
2. Walter Gleason, b. at Cambridge, Mass., Dec. 4, 1887. 
V. Daniel Webster, b. in D., June 21, 1852; m. at Nashua, N. H., Oct. 
8, 1879, Emma Augusta Cook, dau. of John March and Emeline 
(Hannon) Cook. He is paymaster of the Nashua Manufacturing 
Co. of Nashua, N. H., and res. there. Ch.: 1. Charles Webster, 
b. at Nashua, N. H., Aug. 16, 1880; d. there, Aug. 20, 1883; 2. 
Grace May, b. at Springfield, Mass., Nov. 13, 1882; 3. Jennie 
Ethel, b. at Nashua, N. H., Sept. 20, 1886; d. there, Feb. 2, 1890; 
4. Fanny Gertrude, b. at Nashua, July 2, 1891. 

VI. Mary Ida, b. in D., June 20, 1854; m. Chester Jefferds Gerry; res. 

at Medfield, Mass. 
Vn. May BeU, b. in D., Apr. 17, 1857; d. at Concord, N. H., June 3, 

1905; m. Harry Emerson Farnum. 
VIII. Ivory Sumner, b. in D., Dec. 12, 1860; m. Elizabeth Cragin; res. 
at Peterborough, N. H. 

6. Charles Henry Franklin Perry, son of Charles, 4, 
was b. in D., Apr. 26, 1847. He m. at Chesham, N. H., Mary 
Eliza Moore, b. in D., Sept. 28, 1848; dau. of James and Elmira 
(Knowlton) Moore. He is a farmer, and res. in D. Ch., b. 
in D.: 

I. Winnie Delia, b., Dec. 2, 1872; m. in D., Sept. SO, 1891, Albert 
Orvis Frost, q. v. 



GENEALOGIES 855 

n. Clara Luella, b., Mar. 11, 1874; m. at East Jaffrey, N. H., Oct. 3, 
1894, Willis Osgood Hadley, farmer, b. at Temple, N. H., May 7, 
1870; d. at Gleneliff, N. H., Jan. 18, 1916; son of Osgood and Lucy 
Hannah (Brown) Hadley; res. at Temple. Ch. : 1. Herman Louis, 
b., Feb. 11, 1899; 2. Curtis Willis, b., Feb. 14, 1903; 3. Osgood 
Lyman, b., Aug. 18, 1907; 4. Franklin James, b., Feb. 25, 1909; 
5. Perry Windsor, b., Sept. 21, 1911; 6. Wilfred Gleason, b., 
Nov. 6, 1914. 

III. Edna Mary, b., Aug. 12, 1875; d. at Peterborough, N. H., Dec. 5, 

1895; m. Walter E. Lawrence. Ch.: 1. Edna May, b., Dec. 1, 
1895; d., Aug. 13, 1896. 

IV. Henrietta, b., Dec. 8, 1876. 

V. Emogene Eveleth, b., Jan. 15, 1879; m., Jan. 24, 1906, Albert Free- 
man Wheeler of Milford, N. H. Ch.: 1. Elmer Moore, b., July 
11, 1907; 2. Gertrude Emogene, b., Aug. 8, 1908; 3. Kajl Free- 
man, b., Oct. 10, 1909; 4. Alice Edna, b., Oct. 9, 1910; 5. Kenneth 
Theodore, b., Dec. 23, 1911; 6. Madelon, b., Apr. 7, 1913: 7. 
Howard Morris, b., June 4, 1914; 8. Mark Gleason, b., Sept. 11, 
1915. 
VI. Edith Alberta, b.. Mar. 14, 1881; d. at Peterborough, N. H., Feb. 

18, 1911. 
VII. Forrest Charles, b., Sept. 26, 1883. 
VIII. Louis Greenwood, b., Nov. 17, 1885. 

II. Family of Jonathan Perry 

1. Jonathan Perry, born at West Cambridge, Mass., now 
Arlington, Mar. 4, 1757,* died in D., Aug. 20, 1824. He m. 
at West Cambridge, June 29, 1780, Betty Hill, b. there, Jan. 
19, 1763; d. in D., Nov. 8, 1842; dan. of Zacliariah and Rebecca 
(Cutter) Hill. He settled in D., 1798, on lot 8, range 4. Ch.: 

I. Jonathan, b. at West Cambridge, Mar. 5, 1782; left D., 1803; m. at 
Danvers, Mass., Apr. 17, 1808, Rebecca Wellington, b. at Ashby, 
Mass., Mar. 29, 1789; dau. of Benjamin and Polly Wellington, 
with whom he lived until their death. Ch., b. at Danvers; 1. 
Jonathan, b., Jan. 30, 1809; 2. Mary Hill, b., Jan. 21, 1811; 

3. Benjamin Wellington, b., Jan. 17, 1813; 4. Rebecca, b., Jan. 17, 
1815; 5. Horatio, b., Oct. 23, 1816; 6. James Munro, b., Dec. 24, 
1818; 7. Harriet, b.. Mar. 21, 1820; 8. Edwin Augustus, h.. 
Mar. 21 or 22, 1822; 9. Henry, b., July 19, 1825. 

n. Elizabeth, b., Jan. 6, 1784; left D., 1803; m., Feb. 1, 1810, Charles 
Hill, a maternal cousin, oldest son of Zacliariah and Abigail Hill 
of West Cambridge. Ch.: 1. Charles; 2. Darius; 3. Joseph; 

4. George; 5. Martha; 6. Mary; 7. Martha. 

HI. Rebecca, b., Dec. 27, 1785; left D., 1807; d. at Danvers, Mass., 
Feb. 19, 1848; m., Nov. 29, 1812, her maternal cousin, Samuel 
Fowls, only ch. of Nathaniel and Love Fowls of Danvers, with 
whom they lived. Ch., the first one b. at Wenham, Mass., the 

* In the Arlington Vital Records occurs the birth of a Jonathan Perry, son of James, 
Nov. 4, 1757. 



856 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

others at Danvers: 1. Rebecca, b., Sept. 10, 1813; 2. Samuel, h., 
Aug. 20, 1815; 3. Louisa, b., July 30, 1817; 4. Martha Watts, 
b., Aug. 2, 1819; 5. William, b., Aug. 10, 1821; 6. Ruth Perry, 
h., July 19, 1824; 7. Joseph Braman (twin), b., Dec. 23, 1827; 
8. Mary Parker (twin), b., Dec. 23, 1827. 

IV. Benjamin, b., Nov. 14, 1787, 2. 

V. Ruth, b., Nov. 21, 1789; m.. May 29, 1834, as his third wife, Samuel 
Derby, q. v. She left D. in 1808, and res. in Boston, Danvers, 
Beverly, and Salem, Mass., and after her husband's death re. to 
Chelsea, Mass. 

VI. Lois, b., Feb. 6, 1792; m. Joseph Proctor of Lyndeborough,N.H., and 
settled at Danvers, Mass. Ch., b. at Danvers: 1. Louisa, b., Mar. 
23, 1824; 2. Joseph, h., Oct. 2, 1825; 3. Charles; b., Apr. 18, 1828; 
4. Almira Elizabeth, b., Apr. 23, 1830; 5. Alfred Putnam, h., Jan. 
16, 1832. 
VII. Mary, b., Apr. 30, 1794, m. Daniel Proctor of Lyndeborough, N. H., 
where they settled after living in several places. Ch. : 1. John, 
b. at Danvers, Jan. 4, 1828; 2. Alary; 3. Lydia; 4. Susan. 
Vni. Charles, b., Nov. 27, 1796; m., Apr. 7, 1822, Mary Berry of Beverly, 
Mass., where they res. Ch., b. at Beverly: 1. Caroline Perkins, 
b.. Mar. 2, 1823; 2. Charles Henry, b., Feb. 19, 1825; 3. Mary 
Jane, b., Apr. 2, 1827; 4. Albert, b., July 14, 1829; 5. George 
Austin, b., Jan. 7, 1832; 6. Ellen Eliza, b., Feb. 1, 1836; 7. 
William Harrison, b., June 11, 1838; 8. Isabella Seaton, b., Feb. 
18, 1841. 

IX. Ebenezer, b., Aug. 26, 1799; m. at Beverly, Mass., Apr. 3, 1825, 
Emma Thorndike Dodge, dau. of Thomas and Emma Dodge of 
Beverly. He settled on the old homestead, but sold the farm 
eventually, and re., 1846, to Peterborough, N. H. Several w inters 
he taught school. Ch.: 1. Emma Thorndike, b., Oct. 9, 1826; m. 
Willard Olcott Carey, q. v.; 2. Ebenezer Herbert, b., Oct. 5, 1829; 
re. to California; 3. Lucy Elizabeth, b., Jan. 5, 1832; 4. George 
Sidney, b., Sept. 22, 1834; 5. Rhoda Ann, b., Dec. 19, 1836; 
6. John Arthur, h., Nov. 18, 1838; 7. Thomas Allen, h., Dec. 23, 
1840; 8. Alfred, b., Sept. 24, 1843; 9. Serene Frances, b., Apr. 18, 
1846. 
X. Jefferson, b., Jan. 9, 1802; went to Beverly, Mass., where he m., 
July 7, 1829, Abigail Friend; re. to Danvers, Mass. Ch., recorded 
at Beverly: 1. Helen Elizabeth, d., in infancy, Aug. 24, 1832; 2. 
Edith Elizabeth, d., June 12, 1830, aged 2 yrs. 6 mos.; 3. Abigail 
Maria, bapt., July 2, 1843; 4. Sarah Ellen, h., Nov. 18, 1844. 

XL James J., b., Aug. 18, 1804; m. at Beverly, Mass., May 15, 1827, 
Maria Friend, b. at Beverly, Apr. 16, 1804; dau. of William and 
Elizabeth (Patch) Friend; res. at Danvers, Mass. Ch.: 1. James 
Albert, b. at Beverly, Jan. 10, 1829; 2. William Francis, b. at 
Beverly, Nov. 22, 1830; 3. Adaline, b. at Beverly, Feb. 7, 1835; 
d. there, Feb. 15 or 17, 1836; 4. Emmeline, b. at Danvers, June 
16, 1837; 5. Mary Adelaide, h. at Danvers, May 5, 1840; 6. 
Horace Derby, b. at Danvers, Aug. 6, 1845. 

2. Benjamin Perry, son of Jonathan 1, was b., Nov. 14, 
1787, and d. in D., Sept. 16, 1849. He m. at Beverly, Mass., 



GENEALOGIES 857 

Mar. 29, 1812, Susan Sheldon, b. there. May 7, 1792; d. in 
D., May 23, 1867; dau. of John and Sarah (Pierce) Sheldon. 
They lived at Beverly until April, 1821, when they re. to D. 
and settled on the "Sprague Place," lot 9, range 5. Ch.: 

I. Susan, b.. Mar. 4, 1813; m. Charles Augustus Hamilton (IV), q. v. 
II. Sarah, b., Apr. 20, 1815; m., Oct. 29, 1835, David Taggart (I, 3), 
q. V. 

III. Benjamin F., b.. Mar. 22, 1817; d. in Philadelphia, Oct. 26, 1842. 

IV. Joseph, b., Apr. 16, 1819; m., Oct. 22, 1845, Maria Rice of Freedom, 

N. H.; res. on the homestead. 
V. Oliver Hazard, b., June 19, 1821,3. 
VI. Maria E., b., June 24, 1824; d.. May 12, 1826. 

VII. Maria E., b., Dec. 31, 1826; m., as his first wife, Henry Curtis 
Piper (8), q. v. 
VIII. Lydia Sheldon, b.. Mar. 31, 1829; m. George Almerin Cowing (3), 
q. V. 
IX. John S., b., Apr. 23, 1832; d.. Mar. 6, 1837. 
X. Edwin, b., May 16, 1834; d., Oct. 17, 1836. 

3. Oliver Hazard Perry, son of Benjamin, 2, was b., 
June 19, 1821, and d. at Paso Robles, Cal., Sept. 26, 1901. 
He m. 1st, in Boston, October, 1844, Alida E. Goodnow, who 
d., April, 1845; and m. 2d, at Stockton, Cal., Feb. 22, 1859, 
Sarah Elizabeth Sparks, b. at Sheffield, Mass., Oct. 25, 1839; 
dau. of Horace and Delia (Cook) Sparks. In 1849 he went to 
California where he engaged in farming. He served in the 
Mexican War as 1st lieutenant, and during the Civil War he 
was captain of the Castoria Guards, Third Brigade, California 
Militia. He was an alderman at Stockton, and res. at Stock- 
ton, Graysonville, Chualar, Salinas, and French Camp, Cal. 
Ch. by second wife: 

I. Sarah Alida, b. at Stockton, Apr. 16, 1860; m. at Chualar, Nov. 6, 
1879, Garrett Jasper Patton, Ph.D., b. at Juda, Green Co., Wis., 
Sept. 1, 1850; University of Wisconsin, 1873; son of Garrett 
Randall and Ruth (Johns) Patton; res. at Gonzales, Cal., where 
Dr. Patton is a stock raiser. Ch., b. at Gonzales: 1. Clyde Elmer, 
b., Dec. 30, 1881; 2. Ina, b., Aug. 14, 1884; 3. Edith, b., June 3, 
1887; 4. Ruth Elizabeth, b.. May 7, 1890; 5. Perry Jasper, b., 
Aug. 28, 1895. 
II. Susan Delia, b. at French Camp, Jan. 24, 1862; d. at Stockton, Apr 

8, 1862. 
III. Oliver Andrew, b. at Stockton, Sept. 5, 1863; m. at Gonzales, Cal., 
July 3, 1887, Margaret E. McBride, b. at Sligo, Pa., 1870; dau. 
of David and Elizabeth Jane (Downs) McBride; res. at Paso 
Robles, Cal. Ch. : 1. Clarence Eugene, b. at Salinas, Jan. 12, 1888; 
2. Alice Leila, b. at San Lucas, Cal., Nov. 8, 1889; 3. Olive Alida, 
b. at San Lucas, Aug. 5, 1891 ; 4. Marguerite, b. at Paso Robles, 
Feb. 2, 1895; 5. Irving Elmer, b. at Paso Robles, Sept. 13, 1900. 



858 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

IV. Irving Edson, b. near Graysonville, Sept. 7, 1869; d. there, Sept. 18, 

1870. 
V. Clarence Eugene, b. near Graysonville, June 22, 1871; d. there, 
Mar. 13, 1873. 

VI. Orrin Hanson, b. near Graysonville, Sept. 24, 1873; m. at Gonzales, 
June 7, 1899, Dorinda H. Mantes, b., Nov. 30, 1877; dau. of 
William and Mary Elizabeth (Smith) Mantes. He is a merchant 
at Soledad, Cal. Ch.: 1. Orrin Herbert, b. at Salinas, Dec. 23, 
1904. 
Vn. Amos, b. at Salinas, May 30, 1876; d. there, June 2, 1876. 

PHILLIPS 

Richard Phillips, from Smithfield, R. I., was b., Sept. 4, 
1754, and d. in D., Nov. 18, 1834. He m. at Rutland, Mass., 
1778, Olive Evans, b.. Mar. 7, 1755; d. in D., Apr. 10 or 11, 
1850; dau. of David Evans of Hopkinton, Mass. He was a 
Revolutionary soldier; came to D. in 1781, and settled on lot 
12, range 5. Ch., all but the first b. in D.: 

I. Richard, b.. Mar. 25, 1779; d. in D., Aug. 21 or 25, 1785. 
II. James, b., May 13, 1781; d., Sept. 24, 1785. 

III. George Washington, b.. Mar, 2, 1783; d. in the army during the war 

of 1812; m., Oct. 7, 1804, Lucmda Bemis, b. at Marlborough, 
N. H., Apr. 12, 1786; dau. of David and Lucinda (Wright) Bemis; 
res. at Marlborough. Ch.: 1. Freelove Paine, b., June 10, 1805; 
d. at Worcester, Mass., July 28, 1853; m. Otis Phillips; 2. Lu- 
anda W., b.. Mar. 21, 1807; d., Apr. 15, 1847; m., June 8, 1831, 
William Wilson, Jr., of Keene, N. H.; 3. Elvira, b.. May 10, 
1809; d., July 30, 1827; m., June 1, 1825, GUman Grimes of 
Hancock, N. H.; 4. George W. A., b., June 16, 1811; m., Oct. 15, 
1830. 

IV. Olive, b., Jan. 12, 1785; d., July 12, 1856; m. 1st, Oct. 7, 1803, 

Ebenezer Bullard, d., Jan. 11, 1811 ; m. 2d, June 28, 1820, Richard 
Phillips of Roxbury, N. H. Ch. by first husband: 1. Richard, b., 
June 21, 1808; d., Apr. 9, 1810; 2. James, b.. May 11, 1810; m, 
1st, Sept. 15, 1836, Rebecca Souther, d.. Mar. 10, 1847; m. 2d, 
Jan. 25, 1849, Levma Ford of Marshfield, Mass. Ch. by second 
husband: 1. Freelove, b., Feb. 5, 1827; m., Aug. 30, 1846, Isaiah 
Souther of Boston; 2. Andrew, b., June 10, 1828; d., Sept. 19, 
1828; 3. Rebecca, h., July 13, 1829; d., July 14, 1829; 4. William, 
b., Sept. 25, 1831. 

PICKFORD 

Charles Henry Pickford, a farmer in D., was b. at 
West Peterborough, N. H., Mar. 5, 1874; son of William 
and Catharine Pickford. He m. at Peterborough, September, 
1901, Elizabeth Murphy, b., at Mary hill (now in Glasgow), 
Scotland, Feb. 26, 1880; dau. of Hugh and Eleanor (Harper) 
Murphy. Hugh Murphy, b. in Ireland, d., Dec. 12, 1889; 




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GENEALOGIES 859 

his w., b. in Ireland about Aug. 2, 1838, still res. in D. Ch., 
b. in D.: 1. Charles, b., Aug. 25, 1902; 2. Marian, b., Mar. 23, 
1907; 3. William, h., Aug. 23, 1908; 4. Elizabeth, b., July 2, 
1910. 

PIERCE 

Asa Pierce, son of Jonas and Sarah (Bridge) Pierce, m. 
(intention recorded May 11, 1783) Betsey Pike, sister of Sarah, 
wife of Lieut. Josiah Allen. He came from Weston, Mass., in 
1786 or '87, and settled on the southern half of lot 2, range 3, 
where he died a few years later. He left two ch., and his widow, 
who m., July 29, 1790, Thomas Davison, and re. to Jaffrey, 
N. H. 

Family of Chaeles W. Pierce 

1. Col. Charles Whitney Pierce was b. at Jaffrey, 
N. H., May 27, 1812, and d. in D., Aug. 24, 1865, the son of 
Samuel and Hetty (Brooks) Pierce. He m., May 27, 1835, 
Abigail Greenwood Gowing, b. in D., May 15, 1811; d. there, 
Mar. 10, 1890; dau. of James, Jr., and Abigail (Greenwood) 
Gowing. He re. from Jaffrey to D., May 7, 1838; purchased 
the mill formerly owned by Samuel Twitchell, Esq., on lot 7, 
range 1, and the house built by William Stanley, 1812. He was 
a manufacturer of woodenware, and served the town as select- 
man. Ch., the first two b. at Jaffrey, the others in D. : 

L Phebe, b., Feb. 18, 1836; d. in D., Jan. 1, 1857. 
II. Charles Henry, b., June 6, 1837; d. in D., Apr. 5, 1860. 

III. James Edwin, b., July 1, 1839; d., Mar. 21, 1866. 

IV. Asaph Webster, b., Sept. 28, 1840; d. at PoolsvUle, Md., Jan. 21, 

1863; Corp. Co. A, 14 Regt. N. H. Vols. 
V, Harriet Elmira, b., Oct. 6, 1842; m. John Elbridge F. Baldwin, q. v. 
VI. Almon Gowing, b., Oct. 28, 1843; d. at Carroltown, La., June 8, 

1864; Sergt. Co. C, 14 Regt. N. H. Vols. 
VII. Rufus Piper, b.. May 11, 1846; d. in D., June 6, 1902; m., July 1, 
1874, Sarah Maria Gleason, b. m D., Jan. 17, 1849; dau. of John 
and Harriet (Morse) Gleason. He was a carpenter and farmer. 
Ch., b. in D.: 1. Emma Gertrude, b., Nov. 17, 1876; m. Edward 
Lyman Gay; 2. Elsie Gleason, b., July 27, 1880; d. in D., Mar. 7, 
1881. 
VIII. Eudora Francina, b., Oct. 31, 1847; d. in D., Mar. 19, 1809. 
IX. Willard Holt, b., Feb. 5, 1849,2. 

X. Clara Gleason, b.. Mar. 23, 1851; d. in D., Apr. 16, 1871. 
XI. Frank Elmer, b., Feb. 3, 1853, 3. 
l'^ XII. Fred Adelbert, b., Oct. 12, 1854, 4. 
XIII. Abbie Greenwood, b., May 22, 1856; d. in D., Apr. 20, 1857. 

2. Willard Holt Pierce, son of Col. Charles Whitney, 1, 
was b. in D., Feb. 5, 1849. He m.. Mar. 31, 1872, Ellen Maria 



860 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

Simmonds, b. at New Braintree, Mass., d. in D., Feb. 20, 1917; 
dau. of Job and Mary Simmonds. He has followed the trade 
of carpenter, and represented the town as a member of the 
Constitutional Convention in 1912, and was representative to 
the General Court, 1918-19. Ch., b. in D.: 

I. Henry Herbert, b., Nov. 7, 1875; d. in D., June 25, 1879. 
II. Clara Amy, b., July 14, 1880; m., Oct. 12, 1904, Harry Floyd Mason, 
b. at Fitehburg, Mass., Nov. 20, 1875; son of Charles Sumner and 
Ida Matilda (Barker) Mason. Mr. Mason is a contractor and 
builder; has served on the school board, and has res. at Harrisville, 
Manchester, and in D. Ch.: 1. Muriel Ruth, b. in D., May 15, 
1906. 
III. Ned Monroe, carpenter, b., Dec. 4, 1882; m. at Peterborough, N. H.; 
Oct. 6, 1904, Eva L. Carpenter, b. at Peterborough; dau. of 
John B. and Lucy (Dupree) Carpenter. Ch.: 1. Ernest Bertell, 
b. at Peterborough, May 25, 1905; 2. Willard Monroe, b. in D., 
May 24, 1906. 

3. Frank Elmer Pierce, carpenter, son of Col. Charles 
Whitney, 1, was b. in D., Feb. 3, 1853, and d. at Peterborough, 
N. H., Nov. 17, 1903. He m. at Peterborough, Dec. 22, 1883, 
Ida May Hannaford, b. at West Peterborough, Mar. 3, 1864, 
dau. of James Munroe and Jane Margaret (Chandler) Hanna- 
ford. Ch., the first five b. in D., the last one at Peterborough: 

I, Elmer Ewing, b., July 20, 1886; m. at Winchendon, Mass., June 23, 
1913, Gertrude Ellen Clark; b. at Williamstown, Mass., Apr. 4, 
1880; dau. of Robert Romney and Laura Maria (Bates) Clark. 
He is director of music in the public schools of Gardner and 
Winchendon, having received his musical education at the Insti- 
tute of Music Pedagogy, Hartford, Conn., and at Northampton, 
Mass. Ch.: 1. Theodore Clark, b. at Springfield, Mass., Apr. 19, 
1914. 
II. May Eva, b., Feb. 18, 1888; d., Apr. 24, 1888. 

III. Viola Beulah, b., July 11, 1889; m. at Laconia, N. H., July 16. 1909, 

Arthur Daniel Wilder, b. at Peterborough, Jan. 5, 1889; son of 
Rodney H. and Laura G. Wilder. They res. at Leominster, Mass., 
where he is freight and express agent. Ch., the first one b. at 
Fitehburg, Mass., the rest at Leominster: 1. Robert Leonard, 
b., June 23, 1910; 2. Norman Pierce, b., Aug. 11, 1911; 3. Carl 
Vernon, b., Sept. 7, 1913; 4. Ruth Evangeline, b.. May 7, 
1916. 

IV. Sam Ellsworth, b., Feb. 3, 1891; d. at Peterborough, Sept. 29, 1907. 
V. Ina Dora, b., Sept. 17, 1894. 

VI. Harry Frank, b., Feb. 22, 1900. 

4. Fred Adelbert Pierce, son of Col. Charles Whitney, 1, 
was b. in D., Oct. 12, 1854. He m. at Bennington, Vt., May 11, 
1879, Eurania Almira Parker, b. at Nelson, N. H., May 15, 
1847; dau. of Samuel and Achsah (Jewett) Parker. He has 



GENEALOGIES 861 

been a selectman of D., tax collector, and representative; he 
is a carpenter and farmer; res. at Peterborough and in D. Ch.: 

I. Claude Clayton, b. at Peterborough, June 5, 1880; m. at Somerville, 
Mass., Aug. 12, 1907, Bertha Emma Griffin, b. at Merrimack, 
Mass., Apr. 16, 1874; dau. of James Francis and Addie Grant 
(Pearson) Griffin; res. at Merrimack, Newburyport, and Boston, 
Mass., and at Providence, R. I., where he is a salesman. Ch., b. 
at Providence: 1. Howard Addison, b., Nov. 14, 1908; 2. Edna 
Elizabeth, b., Nov. 9, 1910; 3. Dorothy Carleton, b., Oct. 16, 1915. 

Family of David Pierce 
David Pierce m. Hepsibah Davis and lived on lot 5, range 9; 
re. to Indiana, in 1837. Ch.: 

I. Luther, m., Dec. 24, 1835, Harriet G. Clyde of Hancock, N. H., b., 
x\pr. 10, 1815; dau. of William and Susanna (Whittemore) Clyde- 
II. Melinda, m.. May 21, 1835, Samuel Burns, q. v, 

III. Hepzibah W., m., June 27, 1837, William Page. 

IV. David. 

V. Lucy D., m., Oct. 18, 1836, David Knight of Alstead, N. H. 
VI. Mary Ann D. 
VII. Harriet Rebecca, b., June 10, 1820; m., as his second wife, William 
Clyde, b., Feb. 4. 1808; father of Harriet G., wife of Luther given 
above. 

Capt. Silas Pierce, b. at Shirley, Mass., in 1750, d. in D., 
Nov. 22, 1809. He m. Hannah Woods, b. at Pepperell, Mass., 
Oct. 6, 1770; dau. of Gen. Lemuel and Sarah Woods of Pepperell. 

"He purchased, 1790, the farm of Asa Pierce (no relation), 
with the exception of the widow's third, and a part of the 
Hogg or Shepherd farm. He was an officer in the army of the 
Revolution during the war. The late Gov. Benjamin Pierce 
is said to have been his cousin, and to have been, for a time, 
his waiter in the army. Capt. P. was wounded in the left arm, 
in consideration of which, a pension was granted to him. His 
arm was rendered stiff by the wound. He was a stout, thick-set 
man, with a Roman nose, and commanding personal presence. 
After the war he moved to Peterborough, went into trade at 
Hunt's Corner, soon failed by some bad management of a 
partner, and was left laden with debts. He and his wife now 
laid aside all show of gentility, to which they had before made 
some claim; moved into a log-house on the hill east of the 
house of the Hayes family; went to work, — he as a layer of 
stone-wall for fence, she as a weaver. They soon moved into 
better quarters, but still humble, near the house which he 
afterwards built, in which Moses Fairbanks now lives. They 



862 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

both worked very hard many years, paid off their old debts and 
purchases of real estate, and acquired the means, with the 
aid of a small property left to Mrs. P. by the will of her father, 
to pass the latter years of their lives in comparative ease and 
comfort. But he did not live long to enjoy his improved con- 
dition. They were both much respected. The widow Pierce 
m. James Brazer, Esq., of Groton, Mass., a wealthy merchant 
of that place."* 

Family of Stephen Pierce 

Stephen Pierce, a tanner, worked for Joseph Hay ward, 
Jr., and lived on his farm, lot 13, range 6; re. to Chesterfield, 
N. H., in 1822. Ch., b. inD.: 

I. Mary M., m., June 21, 1821, Salmon Blodgett. Ch.: 1. Mary 

Williams, b., Jan. 11, 1822; 2. Walter Morris, b., Dec. 11, 1823. 
II. Lucretia, m., May 10, 1827, Cyrus Powers (1, III), q. v. 

Rev. Granville Pierce was b. at Townsend, Mass., Dec. 
17, 1847, the son of Jonathan and Abigail (Turner) Pierce. 
He m. 1st, at Fitchburg, Mass., 1873, Jennie C. Emerson, 
who d. at Northfield, Vt., 1873; m. 2d, at Fitchburg, 1876, 
Georgiana H. Damon. He was educated at the Meadville 
Theological School, Meadville, Pa., and at Emerson College, 
Boston. 

PIPER 

1. Solomon Piper, the immigrant of this family to Dublin, 
was b. at Concord, Mass., Oct. 20, 1754, and d. in D., Dec. 20, 
1827. He was the son of Joseph and Esther (Wright) Piper, 
and traced his ancestry from NathanieP Piper, who came 
from England and settled at Ipswich, Mass., where he died in 
1676, through Jonathan^ (d. at Concord, May 11, 1752) to 
Joseph,^ his father. His mother was the daughter of Henry 
Wright of Westford, Mass. He m., Sept. 28, 1788, Susanna 
Pratt, born at Greenwich, Mass., Nov. 3, 1768; d. in D., 
June 27, 1844; dau. of Rufus Pratt, who d. in the army of the 
Revolution. 

Solomon Piper removed from Concord to Acton with his 
father's family in 1762, and lived there till he came of age. 
About this time the Revolutionary War broke out, and he was 
one of the party that marched from Acton to Concord to meet 
the British troops at the "Bridge," where Capt. Davis fell, 
April 19, 1775. At the call of General Gates, he marched to 

* Cf. Old History, p. 381. 



GENEALOGIES 863 

Saratoga, and was present at the surrender of Burgoyne and 
his army. He was at Rhode Island with General Sullivan, 
and performed other tours of duty during the revolutionary 
struggle. At the close of the war, he purchased land in Temple, 
N. H., in the north part of the town, and re. to it about 1785. 
In 1793 he sold this land in Temple, and purchased in D., of 
Silas Brown, a farm situated on the north halves of lots 2 and 3, 
range 1, where he settled, Apr. 15, 1794. Ch., the first three 
b. at Temple, the others in D.: 

I. Solomon, b., July 19, 1789, 2. 
II. Rufus, b., Jan. 14, 1791,3. 

III. Cyrus, b., Dec. 30, 1792, 4. 

IV. Jonas Brooks, b., Dec. 4, 1794, 5. 
V. John, b., Feb. 17, 1797, 6. 

VI. Susanna, b., Apr. 1, 1799; d. in D., Jan. 5, 1800. 
VII. Susanna, b., Dec. 28, 1800; d. s. p., in Boston, Mar. 7, 1821; m., 

Jan. 20, 1820, Ira Gibbs of Boston. 
VIII. Artemas, b.. Mar. 18, 1803; d., Jan. 24, 1828; m., Sept. 21, 1824, 
Maria Mason, b.. Mar. 6, 1804; d. at Marlborough, N. H., Jan. 
26, 1880; dau. of Benjamin and Phebe (Norcross) Mason (4), 
q. V. Ch.: 1. Riifus Winfield, b., Nov. 8, 1826; m., Mar. 8, 1849, 
Caroline Townsend, dau. of David and Dorothy (Fisher) Town- 
send; res, at Marlborough and Manchester, N. H. 
IX. James, b., Apr. 1, 1805; d. in D., Oct. 10, 1806. 
X. Emily, b.. Mar. 26, 1807; d. in Boston, Aug. 13, 1825; m.. Mar. 16, 
1824, as his second wife, Ira Gibbs of Boston. Ch.: 1. Ira Ballon, 
b.. Mar. 13, 1825; m. Margaret Clarke of Cincinnati, Ohio. 
XI. Hannah, b., Sept. 17, 1809; m., July 9, 1846, as his second wife, 
Jackson Greenwood (VII, 2), q. v. 
XII. Elvira, b., Feb. 29, 1812; m., Nov. 26, 1829, William J. Farnsworth 
(VI), q. V. 

2. Solomon Piper, son of Solomon, 1, was b. at Temple, 
N. H., July 19, 1789, and d. in Boston, Oct. 15, 1866. He m. 
1st, Nov. 11, 1817, Jerusha Hollis, b. in Boston, April, 1780; 
d. there, Aug. 20, 1851; dau. of Daniel and Esther (Owen) 
HolHs; and m. 2d, Nov. 4, 1852, Mary EHzabeth Taggard, 
b. at Hillsborough, N. H., Nov. 11, 1817; d. at Cambridge, 
Mass., Apr. 19, 1888; dau. of William and Mary Trow (Welch) 
Taggard of New York City. 

Mr. Piper removed with his father to Dublin and followed 
farming until the age of twenty-one. All his opportunities 
for obtaining an education beyond those enjoyed at his home 
were afforded by the short common schools of that day, and 
six weeks at New-Ipswich Academy ; at the close of which term 
he received a certificate from the preceptor, stating that he 
was "well qualified for teaching an English-grammar school," 



864 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

which he put into practice the following winter. In June, 1810, 
he went to Boston. On his arrival he immediately engaged 
himself as a clerk to Mr. Benjamin Fessenden, a dealer in 
wood and other fuel on Sea Street. At the close of the war of 
1812, he entered into partnership with his employer. Subse- 
quently he purchased the stand, and, at the decease of Mr, 
Fessenden, succeeded to the whole business. He was a member 
of the Common Council of the city of Boston, representative to 
the Massachusetts General Court, and for many years was 
president of the Freeman's Bank. Ch. by first wife, b. in 
Boston : 

I. Susan Esther, b., Feb. 21, 1819; d. in Boston, Aug. 18, 1820. 
II. Sarah Hollis, b., Feb. 16, 1821, 7. 

III. Susan Esther, b., July 22, 1823, 8. 

Ch. by second wife: 

IV. William Taggard (Harvard, Ph.D., 1883), b. in Boston, Aug. 9, 

1853, 9. 

3. Col. Rufus Piper, son of Solomon, 1, was b. at Temple, 
N. H., Jan. 14, 1791, and d. in D. Mar. 4, 1874. He m., Mar. 
20, 1817, Anna Gowing, b.. May 20, 1793; d. in D., Apr. 24, 
1885; dau. of James and Abigail (Greenwood) Gowing. Ch.: 

I. Abigail Greenwood, b., Jan. 21, 1818; m. Corydon Jones (3), q. v 
11. James Gowing, b. in D., July 4, 1819, 10. 
III. Henry Curtis, b. in D., Feb. 1, 1823, 11. 

4. Cyrus Piper, son of Solomon, 1, was b. at Temple, N. H., 
Dec. 30, 1792, and d. at Keene, N. H., Jan. 29, 1877. He m., 
Feb. 2, 1815, Catharine Greenwood, b. in D., July 14, 1791; 
d. at Keene, July, 1877; dau. of Joshua and Abigail (Bird) 
Greenwood; re. to Charlestown, N. H., in 1853. Ch., b. in D.: 

I. Catharine, b., Nov. 30, 1815; m.. Mar. 24, 1842, Henrv Morse 
(I, 8, III), q. v. 
II. Martha, b., Oct. 1, 1817; m.. May 28, 1844, Leonard Snow (2, III), 
q. V. 

III. Cyrus, Jr., b., Nov. 23, 1819; m. 1st, Sept. 12, 1844, Eliza Gleason, 

b.. May 15, 1824; d., Feb. 4, 1845; dau. of Phinehas and Sarah P. 
(Smith) Gleason; m. 2d, Feb. 2G, 184C, Abby C. Wight, b., June 
10, 1825; d., Feb. 15, 1861; dau. of John and Beulah (Smith) 
Wight. Ch. by first wife: 1. A daughter, d. in infancy, Feb. 2, 
1845; ch. by second wife: 2. Jennie M., d., Apr. 15, 1861, ae. 2 
mos. 9 ds. (gravestone record). 

IV. Calvin, b., Aug. 11, 1823; d., July 25, 1860. 

V. Eliza Jane, b., Nov. 12, 1828; d.. Mar. 14, 1854; m., Nov. 6, 1851, 
Everett Mansfield Evleth (I, 1. 2). q. v.; res. at Marlborough, 
N. H. 



GENEALOGIES 865 

VI. Ellen, b., Oct. 15, 1830; d., Jan. 15, 1862; m.. May 20, 1852, Thomas 
S. Corey (3, VI), q. v.; res. in New York City. 

5. Jonas Brooks Piper, son of Solomon, 1, was b. in D., 
Dec. 4, 1794, and d. there, Jan. 20, 1828. He m., Feb. 10, 
1818, Julia Greenwood, b. in D., May 20, 1795; d. there, May 4, 
1884; dau. of Moses Greenwood. Ch., b. in D.: 

I. Julia Greenwood, b., Mar. 27, 1819; m. Dexter Derby (2), q. v. 

II. Jonas Brooks, b., Mar. 30, 1821, 12. 

III. Samuel Greenwood, b., July 19, 1823; d., Feb. 7, 1825. 

IV. Samuel Greenwood, b., July 2, 1825; d., Sept. 10, 1832. 

6. John Piper, son of Solomon, 1, was b. in D., Feb. 17, 
1797, and d. there, Jan. 3, 1884. He m.,May 11, 1819, Prudence 
Greenwood, b. in D., Dec. 23, 1799; d. at Deerfield, Mass., 
Aug. 25, 1889; dau. of Joshua and Hannah (Twitchell) Green- 
wood. Ch., b. in D.: 

I. Solomon, b., Feb. 10, 1820; m., Aug. 9, 1840, Jane McMichael of 
Philadelphia. Ch.; 1. William Henrij, b., July 3, 1841; 2. 
George M., b., October, 1842; d., July 19, 1850; 3. Mary Anna, 
b., September, 1848; d., July 27, 1850. 
II. Fidelia, b., Nov. 21, 1823; m. 1st, May 18, 1843, Thaddeus Perry 
Mason (14), q. v.; m. 2d, May 23, 1855, Dr. Ransom Noble Porter, 
q. V. 

III. Emily Maria, b., Oct. 21, 1827; m.. May 25, 1847, Frederick A. 

Brown of Boston. Ch.: 1. Alice Littlefield, b.. May 19, 1848; d.. 
May 30, 1848; 2. Emily Frances, b.. May 28, 1849; 3. Frederick 
Augustus, h., Sept. 20, 1851; d., Jan. 2, 1852; 4. Gertrude, h., 
Dec. 15, 1852; 5. Edivard Clark, h., Dec. 17, 1853. 

IV. John Ellery, b., Nov. 29, 1830; res. in Boston. 
V. Henrietta,'b., Feb. 14, 1838. 

7. Sarah Hollis Piper, dau. of Solomon, 2, was b. in 
Boston, Feb. 16, 1821, and d., Mar. 10, 1897. She m., Dec. 23, 
1841, Charles Edwin Stratton of Boston, who d., Dec. 5, 1871. 
Ch.: 

I. Frances Maria, b., Oct. 12, 1842; d., Sept. 18, 1911; m., Oct. 12, 
1865, John James French of Boston, who d., Jan. 17, 1885. Ch.: 
1. Paul, b., July 16, 1866; d., July 18, 1866; 2. Hollis, b., June 26, 
1868; m., June 3, 1896, Helen Goodwin of Bethlehem, Pa.; 
ch.: (1) Alden, b., Sept. 16, 1899; (2) Stanley Goodwin, b., June 
23, 1902; (3) Hollis Stratton, b., Aug. 15, 1904; (4) Rue Elizabeth, 
b., Aug. 28, 1909; 3. Allen, h., Nov. 28, 1870; m., Apr. 14, 1898, 
Ellen Richmond Dorrance of Providence, R. I.; ch.: (1) Maude, 
b., Aug. 31, 1900; (2) Frances Stratton, b., Feb. 23, 1902; 
(3) Ellen, b., Jime 5, 1908; 4. Charles Stratton, b., Feb. 14, 1873; 
m.. Mar. 2, 1905, Isabel Rockwood Mauro of Washington, D. C, 
ch.: (1) John Mauro, b., Jan. 22, 1906; (2) David Stratton, b., 
June 12, 1909; (3) Nathaniel Rockwood, b.. Mar. 8, 1913; 5. 



866 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

Philip, h., Apr. 27, 1876; 6. Helen, h., Jan. 31, 1880; m., Apr. 27, 
1907, John Edward Brooks of Milton, Mass.; ch.: (1) John Ed- 
ward, b., May 30, 1910; (2) Charles Stratton, b.. May 10, 1912; 
(3) Francis French, b., Oct. 26, 1915. 
II. Susan Elizabeth, b., Dec. 19, 1844; d., Feb. 2, 1901; m., Nov. 27, 
1866, Nathaniel Wales of Boston. Ch.: 1. George Canning, b., 
Dec. 23, 1868; m., Apr. 25, 1906, Marie Ames Sweet of Boston; 
2. Alice Stratton, b., Dec. 1, 1872. 

III. Charles Edwin, b., Nov. 17, 1846. 

IV. Solomon Piper, b., Oct. 5, 1848; m., Apr. 18, 1881, Annie Flagg Wales 

of Boston. Ch.: 1. Katherine Wales, b., Apr. 8, 1884; m., Dec. 
3, 1912, Niels Christensen of Beaufort, S.C; ch.: (1) Niels, b.,Oct. 

2, 1913; (2) Anne Wales, b., Oct. 30, 1915. 

8. Susan Esther Piper, daughter of Solomon, 2, was b. in 
Boston, July 22, 1823, and d., Oct. 25, 1910. She m. in Boston, 
Oct. 22, 1856, Bartholomew Welch Taggard, b. in Boston, 
June 10, 1820, son of William (b. in Boston) and Mary Trow 
Taggard (b. in Boston; m. there, Nov. 22, 1813). Ch., b. in 
Boston : 

I. Sarah Hollis, b., Feb. 12, 1858; m. in Boston, Mar. 16, 1892, George 
Edmund Durgin. Ch., b. at Maiden, Mass.: 1. Henry Edmund, 
b., Nov. 9, 1893; 2. Hollis Taggard, b., Nov. 3, 1896. 
II. Henry, b., Nov. 9, 1861; m. in Boston, Oct. 19, 1897, Mary Parker, 
dau. of Charles Wallingford (b. at Framingham, Mass.) and Mary 
Jane (Schoff) Parker (m. at Chelsea, Mass., Nov. 30, 1854). Ch.: 
1. Henry Parker, b. in Boston, Feb. 5, 1899. 

9. William Taggard Piper (Harvard, Ph.D., 1883), son 
of Solomon, 2, was b. in Boston, Aug. 9, 1853, and d. at Cam- 
bridge, Mass., July 29, 1911. He m., July 10, 1879, Anne 
Palfrey Bridge, b. at Lexington, Mass., Dec. 19, 1854; d. at 
Cambridge, May 27, 1911; dau. of WiUiam Frederick and 
Elizabeth Gould (Crosby) Bridge. Ch., b. at Cambridge: 

I. William Bridge, b., Nov. 21, 1880; m. at East Towas, Mich., Jan. 14, 

1914, Stella Oakes. 
II. Elizabeth Bridge, b., Sept. 19, 1883. 

III. Anne Taggard, b., Sept. 26, 1887; m. at Cambridge, Feb. 23, 1907, 

Matthew Hale of Boston. Ch., all but the first b. in Boston: 
1. Anne, b. at Cambridge, June 3, 1908; 2. Matthew, b., Nov. 21, 
1909; 3. Elizabeth Crosby, b., June 11, 1912; 4. Mary Lee, b., Dec. 

3, 1914; d., Apr. 4, 1915; 5. Ellen, b., Dec. 10, 1916. 

IV. Ralph Crosby, b., Aug. 29, 1890; m. at Newton, Mass., June 15, 

1914, Catherine Worcester Cutler. Ch.: 1. Ralph Crosby, h. at 
Cambridge, Apr. 1, 1916; d. there. May 2, 1917. 

10. James Cowing Piper, son of Col. Rufus, 3, was b. in 
D., July 4, 1819, and d. there, Nov. 12, 1887. He m. 1st, Jan. 
31, 1849, Abby Dodge Clifford of Edgecombe, Me., who d. 



GENEALOGIES 867 

in D^ Jan. 30, 1851, ae. 31; m,, 2d, Eliza Sweetser Batchelder, 
b., Feb. 16, 1832; d. in D., Sept. 27, 1886; dau. of John and 
Charlotte (Sweetser) Batchelder. He was a lumber dealer by 
trade; a selectman and member of the school committee of 
Dublin, of the school committee of Boston, where he also 
resided, and a member of the N. H. Militia, Dublin Grenadiers. 
Ch. by first wife, b. in D. : 

I. Rufus, b., January, 1851; d., Aug. 2, 1851. 

Ch. by second wife, b. in Boston: 

II. Anna Charlotte, b., June 2, 1860; m. at Peterborough, N. H., Jan. 
13, 1881, Fremont Emery Mason (12, VI), q. v. 

III. James Rufus, b., Jan. 2, 1864; is a dentist and practises in Boston. 

IV. Emma Harriet, b., Jan. 1, 1866. 

11. Henry Curtis Piper, son of Col. Rufus, 3, was b. in 
D., Feb. 1, 1823, and d. there, June 4, 1894. He m. 1st, Apr. 
12, 1849, Maria E. Perry, b. in D., Dec. 31, 1826; d. there, 
Dec. 28, 1849; dau. of Benjamin and Susan (Sheldon) Perry; 
m. 2d, at Marlborough, N. H., Nov. 6, 1851, Harriet Elvira 
Stone, b. at Marlborough, July 31, 1829; d. in D., Dec. 27, 
1914; dau. of Calvin and Elvira Warner (Wallingford) Stone. 

Mr. Piper was a successful farmer, an honest builder, and 
an eminent teacher. He won the respect and trust of his towns- 
people, who made him superintendent of the schools for thirty- 
two years, selectman for about seventeen years, representative 
to the New Hampshire General Court for 1867 to 1868, and 
delegate to a Constitutional Convention. Ch., by second wife, 
b. inD.: 

I. Henry Hildreth, b., Oct. 28, 1852, 13. 
II. Minnie Elvira, b., June 23, 1855; m. Charles Whiting Leffingwell, 
q. V. 

12. Jonas Brooks Piper, son of Jonas Brooks, 5, was b. 
in D., Mar. 30, 1821, and d. at Peterborough, N. H., Sept. 3, 
1910. He m. in D., Sept. 29, 1846, Elizabeth Melville Gowing, 
b. in D., July 13, 1829; d. at Peterborough, Oct. 28, 1910; 
dau. of Almerin and Sarah (Saunders) Gowing. He was a 
shoemaker, farmer, and mechanic, and served on the school 
committee of Peterborough for one term; res. at Peterborough 
and in D. Ch., b. in D.: 

I. George Almerin, b., Jan. 18, 1851; d., Sept. 27, 1905; m. at Salem, 
Mass., May 30, 1878, Adeline L. Lassonde, b. at St. Hyacinthe, 
P. Q., Nov. 8, 1854; dau. of Joseph and Lucy (Lussier) Lassonde. 
He was a farmer, and res. at Peterborough and in D. Ch., b. in D. : 
1. Lizzie Ethel, b., Apr. 7, 1884; m. Fred Albert Adams, q. v. 



868 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

II. Granville Edwin, b., June 27, 1853; d. s. p., Feb. 20, 1911; m. at 
Peterborough, Jan. 14, 1874, Clara Atabell Tilden, b. at Win- 
chendon, Mass., May 8, 1853; dau. of George B. Tilden. He was 
a barber, and res. at Woburn, Mass., and in D. 

III. Charles Elbridge (twin), b., Apr. 19, 1857; m. at Northborough, 

Mass., Oct. 4, 1879, Ellen H. Fayerweather, b. at Northborough, 
Oct. 4, 1859; dau. of Charles H. and Harriet F. (Fay) Fayerweather. 
He is a cashier; has res. in D.; now living (1918) at Somerville, 
Mass. No ch. 

IV. A son (twin), b. and d., Apr. 19, 1857. 
V. A daughter, b. and d., Dec. 30, 1862. 

VI. Fred Smith, b., Nov. 21, 1867, 14. 

13. Henry Hildreth Piper, D.M.D., son of Henry Curtis, 
8, was b. in D., Oct. 28, 1852. He m., Jan. 12, 1881, Laura 
Weeks Rice,b. at Lancaster, N.H., Feb. 24,1856; dau. of George 
Matthias and Persis Fayette (Weeks) Rice. He graduated from 
Dartmouth College in 1876, received the degree of D.D.S. from 
Boston Dental College in 1889, and for the past thirty years 
has practised his profession in Somerville, Mass. In 1905 he 
received the degree of D.M.D. from Tufts College Dental 
School, in which institution he holds the position of instructor 
in operative dentistry and dental history. In 1914-1915 he 
was President of the Massachusetts Dental Society. He has 
res. at Hanover, N. H., New York City, New Orleans, La., 
Milford, N. H., Boston, Somerville, and West Medford, Mass. 
Ch.: 

I. Mary Stone, b. at Milford, Mar. 13, 1882; m. at West Medford. 
Dec. 7, 1910, Samuel Henry Wilkins, M.D., b. at Cambridge, 
Mass., Feb. 4, 1881; Dartmouth, A.B., 1905; Harvard Medical 
School, M.D., 1908; son of Samuel Henry and Ella Frances 
(Phillips) Wilkins. Ch.: 1. Ann Elizabeth, b. at West Medford, 
Sept. 18, 1916. 

14. Fred Smith Piper, M.D., son of Jonas Brooks, 9, 
was b. in D., Nov. 21, 1867. He m. 1st, at Peterborough, N. H., 
Aug. 27, 1891, Mabel Marion Scott, b. at Peterborough, Aug. 1, 
1872; dau. of John and Lucinda (Forbush) Scott; divorced; 
m. 2d, at Skowhegan, Me., Oct. 3, 1900, Grace Elise Judkins, 
b. at Skowhegan, June 25, 1874; dau. of John Franklin and 
Christiana Lavonia (Smith) Judkins. Dr. Piper studied medi- 
cine at the Boston University (M.D., 1890), and began his 
practice at Hillsborough, N. H., where he remained until 1896, 
when he re. to Lexington, Mass. He is a leading physician 
and citizen, and a 32d degree Mason and Life Member of 



GENEALOGIES 869 

Massachusetts Consistory. Ch. by first wife, b. at Hills- 
borough : 

I. Dorothy Gertrude, b., Nov. 19, 1893; graduated at the Massa- 
chusetts Normal Art School, 1916; m., Aug. 23, 1916, Walter 
Herbert Neaves of Keene, N. H. (Harvard, B.S., 1916.) 

Ch. by second wife, b. at Lexington: 
II. Randolph, b., Dec. 19, 1906. 

PORTER 

I. Family of Joel Porter 

1. Joel Porter, son of Ezra'' (Thomas,^ John,- Richard^ 
of Weymouth, Mass.) and Ruth (Lovell) Porter, was, b. at 
Weymouth, June 16, 1755, and d., Sept. 8, 1824. He m., 1780, 
Lovina Woods, b., 1757; d., August, 1819. He lived on lot 
22, range 2, set off to Marlborough, 1818. In 1780, he re. to 
Marlborough, returning to D., 1792. He served about two 
years in the Revolutionary War, was in the battle of Bunker 
Hill, and was shot through the ankle by a musket-ball, near 
the commencement of the action. The bone was badly shat- 
tered, but, pouring some rum from his canteen through the 
wound, he continued in the action till his ammunition gave 
out, and retreat was ordered. In consequence of his wound, he 
received a pension of twenty dollars per annum during the 
last twenty or twenty-five years of his life. Ch., the first five 
b. at Marlborough, the last five in D. : 

I. Joel, b.. Mar. 19, 1783; d., 1786. 
IL David, b., Apr. 15, 1784 or 1785; d., Aug. 24, 1867; m., Mar. 20, 
1809, Deborah Farrar; d., July 15, 1870; res, at Gilsum, N. H. 

III. Lovina, b., Nov. 16, 1786; d., Jan. 6, 1876; m. 1st, 1847, Jesse 

Knowlton, who d., 1849; m. 2d, 1851, Chester Lyman, Esq., of 
Swanzey, N. H. 

IV. James, b., July 13, 1788; m., 1812, Betsey Williams; res. at Marl- 

borough, then re. to Potsdam, N. Y. 
V. Joel, b., June 22, 1790; d., October, 1810. 
VI. Ezra, b., July 23, 1792; m., October, 1821, Adah Alger; dau. of 

Abiel and Rhoda (Drake) Alger; res. at Winchendon, Mass. 
VII. Noah, b., July 6, 1794, 2. 

VIII. Joseph, b.. May 6, 1796; m., 1824, Orathe Whitcomb; res. at 
Florida, Mass. 
IX. Lucy, b., Aug. 27, 1798; d. at Swanzey, N. H., 1849; m. Chester 

Lyman, Esq., of Troy, N. H. 
X. Hannah, b., Jan. 22, 1801; d. at Nashua, N. H., 1852. 

2. Noah Porter, son of Joel, 1, was b. in D., July 6, 1794, 
and d. at Troy, N. H., Dec. 10, 1880. He m., Mar. 5, 1820, 



870 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

Abigail Hobart of Groton, Mass., b., Aug. 17, 1797; d. at Marl- 
borough, N. H., July 30, 1875. After a short residence at 
Groton, he re. to Jaffrey, N. H., and thence to Marlborough, 
where he res. until advanced in age, when he re. to Troy. Ch., 
the first b. at Groton, the next two at Jaffrey, and the others 
at Marlborough: 

I. Lorinda H., b., Dec. 29, 1820; m. Jonathan Page; res. at Jaffrey. 
II. Roancy A., b., July 16, 1822; m., 1st, Joseph J. Piper of Jaffrey; 
m., 2d, Abel J. Burpee of Stirling, Mass.; res. at Troy. 

III. Sarah L., b., Sept. 15, 1824; m. William Ward; res. at Troy. 

IV. Charles W., b.. Mar. 26, 1826; m. Sabra Wheeler of Acworth, N. H.; 

res. at Swanzy. 
V. Catherine H., b., Feb. 4, 1828; m. 1st, Josiah Newell of Jaffrey; m. 
2d, J. Wheeler of Acworth. 
VI. George W., b., Dec. 29, 1829; m. Elizabeth Wheeler of Acworth; 

res. at Keene, N. H. 
VII. Harriet W., b., July 9, 1833; m. Asa C. Hemenway; res. at Keene. 
VIII. Francis J., b., Feb! 10, 1836; m. Ellen Higgins of Hinsdale, N. H., 
who d., Oct. 26, 1862. 
IX. Eliza A., b.. May 20, 1840; d., Nov. 23, 1856. 

II. Family of Ransom Noble Porter 

Ransom Noble Porter, M.D., was b. at Wendell, Mass., 
May 21, 1823, and d. at Deerfield, Mass., Dec. 29, 1883, the 
son of Noah and Nabby (Cummings) Porter. He m. in D., 
May 23, 1855, Mrs. Fidelia (Piper) Mason, b. there, Nov. 
21, 1823; dau. of John and Prudence (Greenwood) Piper, and 
widow of Thaddeus Perry Mason. He studied medicine with 
Dr. A. Twitchell of Keene, N. H., and received his M.D. from 
the University of Pennsylvania, 1848. He res. at Wendell and 
New Salem, N. H., and Deerfield, Mass. Ch., b. at Deerfield: 

I. Nellie Brown, b., Apr. 24, 1857; m. 1st, Sept. 5, 1887, William D. 
Harris, farmer, b. at Windham, Vt.; d., Oct. 3, 1892; m., 2d, 
Rev, George F. Piper, b. at Northfield, Mass.; res. at Bedford, 
Mass. 
II. Gertrude Greenwood, b., Dec. 23, 1858; m. at Deerfield, Jan. 2, 
1889, Charles Hart Ashley; res. at Deerfield: Ch.: 1. Jonathan 
Porter, b., Apr. 5, 1890; graduated at Amherst College, 1911; 
2. Natalie May, b., Apr. 27, 1891 ; graduated at the New England 
Conservatory of Music, 1913; 3. Mildred Porter, b., Apr. 4, 1892; 
graduated at Wellesley College, 1914; after a course of study at 
the Tuckerman School, Boston, was given charge of the Unitarian 
Headquarters in New York City; 4. Thomas Williams, b., Jan. 9, 
1894; graduated at Amherst College, 1916; took a summer 
course at Columbia College; is instructor in the Dickinson High 
School. 
in. EUery Ransom, contractor and builder, b. at Deerfield, July 15, 1860; 



GENEALOGIES 871 

m., Apr. 16, 1885, Grace G. Holcomb, b. at Cheshire, Mass.; d. 
in New York City, Oct. 31, 1904. 
IV. Susan Esther, b., Sept. 8, 1862; m., Jan. 12, 1893, John Edward 
Driscoll, bookkeeper, b. at Greenfield, Mass.; res. at Savannah, 
Ga. Ch., the first one b. at Deerfield, the others at Savannah: 
1. Sidney Porter, b., Apr. 6, 1894; m., Oct. 6, 1917, Jane Louise 
Fulton; 2. Gertrude Porter, b.. Mar. 27, 1898; 3. Hilda Porter, 
b., Dec. 9, 1904. 

POWERS 

1. Asa Powers was b. at Temple, N. H., Sept. 19, 1774, 
and d. in D., Mar. 4, 1857. He m., Sept. 23, 1798, Rachel 
Cutter, b., Oct. 16, 1777; d. in D., July 21, 1857; dau. of Ben- 
jamin Cutter. He re. to D. in April, 1812, and settled on lot 3, 
range 4. Ch., b. at Temple: 

L Elliott, b., Jan. 12, 1801,2. 
11. Jeremiah, b.. May 1, 1802; d., May 10, 1821. 

III. Cyrus, b., Jan. 16, 1804; d. at Pittsfield, N. H., Nov. 9, 1834; m. 

1st, May 10, 1827, Lucretia Pierce, d., September, 1833; dau. of 
Stephen Pierce; m. 2d, 1834, Mary J. Hilton of Newmarket, N. H. 

Ch. by first wife: 1. Charles, m. Bailey, dau. of Rev. E. K. 

Bailey; res. at Jaffrey, N. H.; 2. George E.; ch. by second wife; 
3. Helen E. 

IV. Mary, b., Apr. 25, 1805; m., Nov. 11, 1825, James Robbe (1), q. v. 
V. Lucy, b., Dec. 29. 1806; d., Aug. 22, 1832; m., Apr. 28, 1830, Andrews 

Emery of Jaffrey, N. H. 
VL Hannah, b.. Mar.' 14, 1809; d., Sept. 12, 1849; m., Nov. 11, 1834, 
Harrison Bement; res. at Peterborough, N. H.; re. from thence to 
Mishawaka, Ind. 
VII. Emilia, b.. May 22, 1811; m., Nov. 16. 1834, as his first wife, Drury 
Morse Marshall (I, II, 5), q. v. 

2. Elliott Powers, son of Asa, 1, was b. at Temple, N. H., 
Jan. 12, 1801, and d., Oct. 15, 1885. He m., Feb. 11, 1823, 
Mary Rollins, b., Oct. 16, 1802; d., Nov. 17, 1885, dau. of 
Joseph and Abigail (Greenwood) RoUins. Ch., b. in D.: 

I. Joseph Willard, b., Apr. 23, 1824, 3. 

3. Joseph Willard Powers, farmer, son of Elliott, 2, was 
b. in D., Apr. 23, 1824, and d. there, Feb. 14, 1903. He m. 1st, 
Apr. 27, 1848, Rachel B. Cavender; b. at Hancock, N. H., 
May 26, 1826; d. in D., Oct. 11, 1849; dau. of James Cavender; 
m. 2d, June 30, 1850, Lydia Roancy Gowing, b. in D., Dec. 1, 
1829; d. there, Jan. 10, 1856; dau. of Joseph and Hephzibah 
(Fairbanks) Gowing; m., 3d, Mrs. Mary (Greenwood) Gowing, 
b. in D., Dec. 24, 1818; d. there, Jan. 17, 1868; dau. of Aaron 
and Mary (Townsend) Greenwood, and widow of Zaman A. 
Gowing; m. 4th, at Gilsum, N. H., May 1, 1870, Mrs. Jane 



872 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

Elmina (Bemis) May, b. at Surry, N. H., Oct. 27, 1829; d. 
in D., Apr. 5, 1904; widow of Calvin May, Jr. Ch. by second 
wife, b. in D.: 

I. Rachel Viola, b., Jan. 9, 1852; m. 1st, at Foxborough, Mass., Dec. 
8, 1877, G. Walter Bricher, b., Nov. 12, 1852; d. in Philadelphia, 
Apr. 21, 1882; m. 2d, in Philadelphia, Sept. 20, 1883, George S. 
Bricher, b. at Newburyport, Mass., July 26, 1826; d. at Gardner, 
Mass., Dec. 18, 1897; res. at Elkhart, Ind., and Gardner, Mass. 
Ch. by second husband, b. at Elkhart: 1. Walter Powers, b., 
Dec. 21, 1885; living unm. (1917). 
II. Lavater Willard, b., Dec. 26, 1853, 4. 

in. Roansa Sabrina (twin), b., Jan. 3, 1856; d. at Gardner, Mass., 
Feb. 24, 1915; m. in D., Jan. 1, 1878, Henry Maro CoUester, 
b. at Gardner, June 9, 1852; son of Maro and Lucy (Temple) 
Collester; res. at Gardner. Ch., b. at Gardner: 1. Clinton Henry, 
b., Sept. 6, 1881; m., Aug. 22, 1916, Eleanor McKee Munroe of 
Southern Pines, N. C. 

IV. L. Lavina (twin), b., Jan. 3, 1856. 

Ch. by third wife, b. in D. : 

V. Clinton E., b., Nov. 6, 1858; d. in D., Sept. 30, 1883. 

4. Lavater Willard Powers, son of Joseph Willard, 3, 
was b. in D., Dec. 26, 1853. He m., Aug. 6, 1879, Emma Ger- 
trude Chase, b. at South Waterford, Me., Aug. 20, 1858; dau. 
of Marshall Dean and Flora Amanda (Fairbanks) Chase. He 
is general superintendent of the New York Mills, Oneida Co., 
N. Y. ; served three years on the school committee of Waltham, 
Mass.; res. at Utica, N. Y., with a summer residence in D. 
Ch.: 

I. Mary Viola, b. at Lowell, Mass., Nov. 10, 1880; m. at New Bedford, 
Mass., Dec. 25, 1902, George Henry Comstock, Jr., stationary 
engineer, b. at Rochester, Mass., Aug. 30, 1879; son of George 
Henry and Mary Emma (Robinson) Comstock; res. at New 
Bedford. Ch.: 1. Viola Emma, b. at New Bedford, Oct. 26, 1904. 
n. Walter Willard, b. at Lowell, June 3, 1882; m. Ruth Marion Connor; 
res. at Brooklyn, N. Y. 
in. Fred Lavater, b. at Waltham, Mar. 13, 1892. 
IV. Stanley Emerson, b. at New Bedford, June 6, 1900. 

PRATT 

John Pratt, son of John, was b. at Harvard, Mass., 
Feb. 7, 1760, and d. at Fitchburg, Mass., Dec. 15, 1823. He 
m. at Harvard, May 28, 1788, Rebecca Derby, b. at Acton, 
Mass., Oct. 30, 1764; d. at Fitchburg, Feb. 11, 1861; dau. of 
Thomas ^ (John,^ John,^ John ^ of Marblehead, Mass.) and 
Lucy (Brewer) Derby. He lived a few years in D., on lot 8, 



GENEALOGIES 873 

range 8. His wife was a Revolutionary pensioner. Cla., b. at 
Fitchbiirg: 

I. Rebecca, b., July 2, 1798; d. in D., Jan. 21, 1892; m. Moses Eaton' 
q. V. 
II. Luther, b., Aug. 6, 1800; drowned above East Harrisville, Aug. 18, 

1819. 
III. Lucy Brewer, b., Oct. 27, 1805; d. in D., Mar. 6, 1893; m., July 11, 
1822, Luke Richardson (1, IV), q. v. 

Oliver C. Pratt, son of Ebenezer of Lancaster, Mass., 
and Lydia (Pratt) Pratt, and brother of Emma, the wife of 
Ebenezer Twitchell, was b., July 20, 1762, and d. in D., July 
22, 1800. He m.. May 2, 1791, Dorcas Green, b. at Bolton, 
Mass., May 15, 1768, who m. 2d, 1807, Jonas Bridgham, q. v. 
He came to D. from Shirley, Mass., in 1790, and settled on 
lot 4, range 10, which, later, Mar. 9, 1795, he purchased of 
Ebenezer Pratt of Lancaster, probably his father. His mother is 
said to be the sister of John of the preceding sketch. Ch.: 

I. Jared, b., Feb. 11, 1793; m. . Ch.: 1. George B., res. at Keene 

and Chesterfield, N. H.; 2. ; 3. Mary Ann, d., Jan. 18, 

1867, ae. 48 yrs. 11 mos. 16 ds.; m., June 11, 1840, Oliver Bacon 
of Jaffrey, N. H.; eight ch.; 4. Ahhie, m. Ira Smith ; 5. Jennie. 
II. Emma, b.,'Feb. 8, 1795; d., Apr. 23, 1876; m., Oct. 24, 1837, Jabez 
Carley of Peterborough, N. H. 

III. Hannah, b., July 13, 1797; d., Nov. 6, 1799. 

IV. Dorcas, d., June 22, 1832, ae. 34. 
V. Oliver, b.. May 16, 1800. 

Ebenezer Pratt, with his wife Charity, came to D. pre- 
sumably from Sherborn, Mass. Ch.: 

L Esther, b., Nov. 20, 1748; d. in D., Apr. 4, 1834; m., Jan. 19, 1771. 
Ebenezer HUl, q. v. 
II. Abigail, b., Apr. 20, 1750; d., unm., at Framingham, Mass., Jan. 

18, 1837. 
III. Ebenezer, b., Sept. 22, 1753; d. at Alstead, N. H., Sept. 13, 1842; 
m. Susanna Bolton, b., Nov. 24, 1762; d. at Alstead, Nov. 4, 1849. 
Apr. 18, 1801, an Ebenezer Pratt of D. bought of Charles Taylor 
of Peterborough, N. H., 35 acres of lot 3, range 10, in D. Here he 
lived for some time until he re. to Hancock, N. H., where he res. 
until 1842 when he re. to Alstead. He was a Revolutionary 
soldier. Ch., b. at Lancaster, Mass.: 1. Abigail, b., Aug. 11, 1791; 
d. at Hancock, N. H., Nov. 7, 1844; m., 1811, Ira Knight. 2. 
Nancy, b., July 29 or Aug. 27, 1794; d. at Alstead, Nov. 17, 1880; 
m., Nov. 20, 1817, Eli Washburn. 

Asa Pratt came to D. from Rutland, Mass., and lived on 
lot 20, range 8. He m. 1st, Oct. 9, 1782, Betty Stanford, b. at 
Sherborn, Mass., June 1, 1760; d., Nov. 26, 1787; dau. of 



874 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

Caleb and Ruth (Cozens) Stanford; m. 2d, Oct. 2, 1789, Sarah 
Bond, b. at Sherborn, Dec. 25, 1762; dau. of Isaac and Abigail 
(Greenwood) Bond, q. v.; re. to Vermont. Ch. by first wife: 

I. Rebecca, b., May 20, 1785. 
II. Timothy, b.. May 17, 1787. 

Ch. by second wife: 

III. Betsey, b., Sept. 4, 1790. 

Jesse Pratt m., Oct. 20, 1801, Lydia Moors of Hancock, 
N. H. On May 11 of that year he bought in D., of the admin- 
istrator and widow of Oliver Pratt, lot 4, range 10, which he 
sold, Dec. 20, 1806, to Abel Winship of Ashby, Mass. 

Moses Pratt of Natick, Mass., purchased of Moses Adams, 
June 10, 1770, one half of lot 20, range 9; Dec. 24, 1789, he 
sold to Isaac Griswold the southeastern part of that land. He 
m. 1st, Sept. 7, 1786, Mary Riggs; m. 2d, Apr. 23, 1795, Lucy 
White. 

Others of the name were Joel Pratt on lot 18, range 10; 
Timothy Pratt, who d., May 13, 1785; and Jemima Pratt, 
who d.. Mar. 7, 1786. 

PRESTON 

George Henry Preston, cabinet maker and farmer, was 
b. at Nashua, N. H., Oct. 26, 1846, the son of Seth and Jane 
(Fletcher) Preston. He m., 1st, Martha Jane Eaton, who d. 
at Greenville, N.H.,Sept. 26, 1877; dau. of Charles and Martha 
Jane (Burnham) Eaton; m. 2d, at Wilton, N. H., Ada Lydia 
Benson, b. at Norridgewock, Me., Sept. 29, 1860; dau. of 
Charles and Isabel Carter (Savage) Benson. He res. (1917) at 
Leominster, Mass., where he has been a member of the police 
force. Ch. by first wife: 

I. Eva Myrtie, b. at Greenville, Feb. 16, 1874; m. Edward Wheeler. 
Ch. by second wife: 

II. Albert Andrew, carpenter, b., Aug. 21, 1878; m. Harriet Eliza 
Chapman, b. at Cambridge, Mass., Oct. 10, 1885; dau. of Harry 
Lothrop and Adelaide Anita (Grant) Chapman; res. in D. Ch.: 
1. Minot Eaton, h. in D., Oct. 12, 1906; 2. Donald Chapman, b. 
at Keene, N. H., June 12, 1912. 

PRIEST 

Herman Henry Priest, son of Ethan Allen and Eliza Ann 
(Puffer) Priest, was b. at East Wallingford, Vt., June 15, 1874. 
He m. at Belmont, Vt., Oct. 19, 1904, Ara Roxana Armstrong, 



GENEALOGIES 875 

b. at Belmont, Mar. 19, 1883; dau. of William Cass and Lilla 
Adele (Chaffee) Armstrong. He is a road agent and contractor, 
and res. in D. 

PROCTOR 

Washington Proctor, blacksmith, was b. at Sullivan, 
N. H., July 24, 1827, and d. in D., Mar. 21, 1898. He m. 1st 
in D., Jan. 9, 1855, Elvira Maria Farnsworth, b. there. Mar, 
13, 1831; d. at South Keene, N. H., Aug. 24, 1864; dau. of 
William Johnson and Elvira (Piper) Farnsworth; m. 2d in D., 
Oct. 1, 1865, Julia Piper Farnsworth, b. there, Sept. 14, 1838, 
sister of his first wife. He res. at Sullivan, Keene, and 
Dublin. Ch. by second wife, b. in D.: 

I. Susie Maria, b., June 16, 1867; d. in D., May 30, 1874. 
II. Fannie Gertrude, b., June 27, 1872; m. Delbert Lauris Lord, sales- 
man, b. at Francestown, N. H., Sept. 24, 1866; son of William 
Alfred and Rebecca Maria (Tenney) Lord; res. at Francestown. 
III. Burton Harry, M.D., b.. May 28, 1878; m. in Boston, Oct. 2, 1912, 
Ida Frances Chapman, b. at Allston, Mass.; dau. of George and 
Jane (Ross) Chapman. Massachusetts College of Osteopathy, 
D. O., 1907; College of Physicians and Surgeons, M.D., 1915; 
Middlesex College of Medicine and Surgery, M.D., 1915. He has 
res. in Boston and in D.; now practicing (1917) at Somerville, 
Mass. 

PUFFER 

Jabez Puffer, from Framingham, Mass., came to D. about 
1773. He was b. at Sudbury, Mass., July 16, 1743, the son of 
William ^ (Jabez,^ James,- George ^ and Abigail (Treadway) 
Puffer. He m. Rachel Morse, b. at Sherborn, Mass., Feb. 13, 
1743/4; dau. of Thomas and Mary (Treadway) Morse. Ch.: 

I. William, b. at Framingham, Mar. 4, 1764; res. at Westmoreland, 

N. H. 
II. Benjamin, b. at Framingham, Apr. 6, 1765; res. in Canada. 

III. Mary, b. at Framingham, July 22, 1766. 

IV. Rachel, b., Jan. 5, 1768. 

V. John, b., Apr. 26, 1769; bapt. at Framingham, Apr. 30, 1769. 

VI. Rachel, b. at Framingham, Oct. 23, 1770; m. Hudson; res. 

in Pa. 
VII. Nathan, b. at Framingham, Mar. 5, 1772; m. Priscilla Hastings; 
res. at Westmoreland. Ch.: 1. Nathan; 2. Jahez; 3. Jemima; 
4. Allen. 
Vm. Abel, b., Feb. 20, 1774. 
IX. Abigail, b., Jan. 13, 1776; res. at Westmoreland. 
X. Jonathan, b., Apr. 27, 1777; d., July 25, 1777. 
XL Comfort, b., 1779; d., November, 1803. 



876 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

RANSTEAD 

John Ranstead, with his wife Hannah, came to D. in 
1771, and remained two years. They Hved on lot 13, range 6. 
He re. to Westmoreland, N. H.; was drafted as a soldier in the 
Revolutionary War, served out his time, and returned home 
to Westmoreland. /Afterwards, a Mr. Gleason, neighbor of Mr. 
Ranstead's, emplo^^ed him to take his place in the army. He was 
shot at Bennington, not in battle, but by the Tories, as he and 
some half-dozen others were driving cattle to the army. Ch. : 

I. Roger, b. before the father came to D. 
II. Rebecca, b. in D., July 17, 1772. 

III. John, b. at Westmoreland after liis father's death, the youngest of 

several ch. b. after leaving D.; d. at Elgin, Kane Co., 111., Apr. 17, 
1846; m. Tirzah Britton. Ch.: 1. Priscilla, b. at Westmoreland, 
June 3, 1813, m. Asa Fisk (I, 2), q. v.; 2. Caroline, m. Asa H. 
Fisk (II, III), q. v.; 3. Hannah, m. Levi Marvin, q. v.; 4. Charles; 
5. Mary, b. at Westmoreland, Oct. 21, 1823; m. George Foster 
(III), q. v.; 6. Jane. 

RICE 

Rev. George Matthias Rice, Unitarian minister, son of 
William and Elizabeth (Townsend) Rice, was b. at Danvers, 
Mass., June 28, 1815, and d. in D., Sept. 22, 1882. He m. at 
Lancaster, N. H., Jan. 2, 1854, Persis Fayette Weeks, b. at 
Lancaster, Feb. 3, 1831; dau. of James Brackett and Betsey 
(Stanley) Weeks. He received A.B. from Hobart Free College, 
Geneva, N. Y., 1834, and res. in Salem and Boston, Mass., 
Eastport, Me., Lancaster, N. H., Westford, Mass., and in D. 
Ch.: 

I. Laura Weeks, b. at Lancaster, Feb. 24, 1856; m. Henry HUdreth 
Piper (13), q. v. 
II. George Brackett, M.D., b. at Westford, July 19, 1859; m. 1st, at 
Lawrence, Mass., Jeanette Mabel Rice, b. at Sandwich, Mass.; 
m. 2d, in D., Aug. 26, 1916, Abbie M. Conley, dau. of John F. 
Conley. He was educated at the Michigan University, and re- 
ceived M.D., in 1886, from the Boston University Medical 
School, where he is professor of diseases of the nose and throat; 
res. at Brookline, Mass. Ch.; 1. Paul Moseley, b. at Quincy, 
Mass., May 4, 1892. 
HI. Mary Nye, b. at Westford, Oct. 25, 1863; m. George N. Kent. 

IV. William, dentist, b. in D., Sept. 4, 1867; m. in Boston, Alice May 

Bates, b. at Charlestown, Mass., Sept. 14, 1868; dau. of Benjamin 
Franklin and Alice Perkins (Field) Bates. He received D.D.S. 
from the Boston Dental College, 1888; D.M.D. in 1905, from 
Tufts College Dental School, of which he was Dean, 1917. Ch.: 
1. Priscilla Alden, b. at Dorchester, Mass., Jan. 1, 1894; d. in 
Boston, Dec. 8, 1901. 2. Persis Alden, b. in Boston, July 21, 1907. 



GENEALOGIES 877 

RICHARDSON 

I. Family of Abijah Richakdson 

1 . Abijah Richardson of Woburn, Mass., came to D., 1794, 
from Peterborough, N. H., where he Hved a short time. He 
settled on lot 1, range 7, purchased of Maj. John Morse. He 
was b. at Woburn, Mar. 20, 1761, and d. in D., July 12, 1840. 
He was the son of Barnabas ^ and Rebecca (Tidd) Richardson, 
and traced his ancestry through Edward,^ Jacob,^ John,^ to 
Samuel,^ the second of three brothers, who came from England 
and settled at Woburn. He m.. Mar. 5, 1789, Elizabeth Richard- 
son, b. Feb. 23, 1763; d., Jan. 9, 1853; dau. of Joseph and Abi- 
gail (Felton) Richardson. With his wife, three ch., and small 
means, Mr, Richardson moved into the woods in March, the 
snow being about three feet deep, and occupied a small log hut. 
In June, he had the misfortune to break his shoulder, which 
confined him to the house, and prevented him from supplying 
the needs of his children when they asked for bread. But the 
neighborly kindness of pioneer days soon relieved their distress. 
Ch.: 

I. Abijah, b. at Woburn, Aug. 1, 1789, 2. 
II. Elizabeth, b. at Woburn, Aug. 24, 1791; d. in D., Feb. 16, 1823. 

III. Reuel, b. at Peterborough, Sept. 2, 1793; m. Betsey Davis of Han- 

cock, N. H.; res. at Peterborough. 

IV. Luke, b. m D., Aug. 4, 1795; d. there. Mar. 26, 1865; m. 1st, May 13, 

1819, Judith Marshall, b. in D., Feb. 19, 1792; d. there, Feb. 
3, 1821; dau. of Aaron and Esther (Townsend) Marshall; m. 
2d, July 11, 1822, Lucy Brewer Pratt, b. at Fitchburg, Mass., 
Oct. 27, 1805; d. in D., Mar. 6, 1893; dau. of John and Rebecca 
(Derby) Pratt. Two ch. by first wife d. in infancy. 
V. Malachi, b., Sept. 25, 1798, 3. 
VI. Mary, b., Dec. 22, 1800; m., Mar. 28, 1837, Rev. Daniel B. McClen- 

ning; res. at Peterborough and Betlilehem, N. H. 
VII. Joshua, b., July 13, 1807; m. Rebecca Nurse of Westmoreland, N. H., 
and res. at Chesterfield, N. H. 

2. Dea. Abijah Richardson, son of Abijah, 1, b. at 
Woburn, Mass., Aug. 1, 1789, d. in D., Jan. 8, 1877. He m., 
Apr. 29, 1819, Mary Hay, b., 1796; d. in D., Aug. 29, 1871, ae. 
77 yrs. 1 mo. 10 ds.; dau. of Thomas and Rebecca Pool Hay. 
He was a carpenter, wheelwright, and farmer. Ch., b. in D.: 

I. Elizabeth, b., June 6, 1820; m. Augustine Wood (II, 2), q. v. 
II. Mary Rebecca, b., Jan. 10, 1824; d., unm., Nov. 4, 1866. 

III. Abigail, b., Sept. 2, 1827; d., May 28, 1851. 

IV. Samuel A., b., Dec. 23, 1830; m. Mary J. Whitney, dau. of Dr. 

Whitney of Troy, N. H. Ch.: 1. Mary Bell. 



878 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

3. Malachi Richardson, son of Abijah, 1, b. in D., Sept. 
25, 1798, d. there, Aug. 25, 1887. He m. in D., Mar. 23, 1837, 
Tamasin Greenwood, b. there. Mar. 28, 1810; d. there, Sept. 
21, 1901; dau. of Aaron and Mary (Townsend) Greenwood. 
He was a farmer, and res. in D. Ch., b. in D.: 

I. Sarah, b., June 30, 1838; d. at Peterborough, N. H.; m. Charles A. 

Fosdick. 

II. Luke Felton, b., Sept. 13, 1839,4. 

III. Lucy Ann, b., July 10, 1841; d. in D., Feb. 26, 1846. 

IV. Malachi Wilson, b.. Mar. 11, 1843; killed in battle at Cold Harbor, 

Va., June 2, 1864; Corporal, Co. G, 13th Regt. N. H. Vols. 
V. Mary Elizabeth, b., Sept. 20, 1845; d. at Bennington, N. H., Sept. 
22, 1892; m., Feb. 8, 1870, Frank Mason Twitchell. 
VI. Emily Ann, b., Dec. 9, 1849; m., Jan. 29, 1880, James xVlonzo 
Hannaford, q. v. 
VII. Julia Loena, b., June 16, 1851; m. John Frank Turney. 

4. Luke Felton Richardson, farmer, son of Malachi, 3, 
was b. in D., Sept. 1839, and d., Aug. 16, 1910. He m. in D., 
Sept. 13, 1864, Mary Rebecca Eaton, b. there, Aug. 11, 1838; 
dau. of Moses and Rebecca (Pratt) Eaton. He served as a 
selectman, member of the School Board, and chairman of the 
New Hampshire Prohibition State Committee; res. in D. Ch., 
b. in D.: 

I. Wilson Bickford, b., Sept. 2, 1865, 5. 
II. Eugene Felton, b.. Mar. 28, 1870; d. in D., Dec. 9, 1872. 

III. Cora Bell, b., Jan. 3, 1873; d. in D., Jan. 2, 1874. 

IV. Herbert Felton, b., Aug. 23, 1874; d. in D., Feb. 15, 1875. 
V. Anna Mabel, b., Apr. 26, 1876; d. in D., Sept. 29, 1878. 

VI. Clifton Eaton, b., Apr. 20, 1878, 6. 
VII. Luke Harland, b., Nov. 12, 1880, 7. 

5. Wilson Bickford Richardson, farmer, son of Luke 
Felton, 4, was b. in D., Sept. 2, 1865. He m. 1st, at Peter- 
borough, N. H., Oct. 2, 1886, Mittie Etta Hannaford, b. at 
Peterborough, Apr. 3, 1868; d. in D., Nov. 26, 1889; dau. of 
James M. and Jane (Chandler) Hannaford; m. 2d, at Peter- 
borough, Jan. 25, 1891, Betsey Marion Straw, b. at Green- 
field, N. H., Jan. 26, 1875; dau. of Lyman Ira and Ella 
Maria (Draper) Straw; res. at Magnolia, Mass. Ch. by 
first wife: 

I. Clyde Harold, b. in D., July 10, 1888: d. there, Sept. 18, 1889. 
Ch. by second wife: 

II. Ralph I'elton, b. at Bennington, N. H., Jan. 14, 1892. 

III. Harold Straw, b. in D., June 10, 1896. 



GENEALOGIES 879 

6. Clifton Eaton Richardson, farmer, son of Luke 
Felton, 4, was b. in D., Apr. 20, 1878. He m. at Peterborough, 
N. H., May 28, 1899, Eunice Louise Adams, b. in D., July 2, 
1877; dau. of Merrick Calvin and Mary Elizabeth (Hadley) 
Adams. Res. at Peterborough. Ch., all but the third b. in D.: 

I. Ruth May, b.. May 1, 1901. 
II. Alice Eva, b., Sept. 18, 1903. 

III. Louisa Tamesin, b. in California, Mar. 10, 1905. 

IV. Mabelle Mildred, b., June 21, 1907. 
V. Clarence Owen, b., Sept. 19, 1909. 

VI. Robert Eaton, b., June 10, 1915. 

7. Luke Harland Richardson, farmer, son of Luke Fel- 
ton, 4, was b. in D., Nov. 12, 1880. He m. at Peterborough, 
N. H., Feb. 23, 1903, Jennie May Derosier, b. at Marlborough, 
N. H., Mar. 16, 1888; dau. of Forrest and Wilhelmina (Leveque) 
Derosier. Ch., b. in D.: 

I. Marion Rebecca, b., Dec. 19, 1903. 
II. Anna Doris, b.. May 18, 1905. 

III. Harland Luther, b., Nov. 20, 1906. 

IV. Helen Jennie, b.. Mar. 15, 1909. 
V. Jeanette, b.. Mar. 3, 1913. 

II. Family of John Richardson 

John Richardson came from Woburn, Mass., where he 
was b.. Mar. 10, 1764. He was the son of Barnabas and Rebecca 
(Tidd) Richardson, and brother of Abijah, a sketch of whom 
precedes. He m., Dec. 15, 1785, Sarah Wyman of Woburn. 
They re. to D. and took the north half of the same lot with his 
brother Abijah. By the request of his widow, Rufus Forbush 
was appointed administrator, Feb. 3, 1835. Ch.: 

I. John T., b. abt. 1787; m., Oct. 21, 1821, Alinda Hill, dau. of Asahel 

Hill, q. v., who m., 2d, Page of Peterborough, N. H. He 

lived for some time in D., and then re. to Peterborough. Ch.: 1. 
Harriet A.; 2. Mary A.; 3. George L.; 4. Emily M.; all of whom 
were under the age of fourteen in September, 1836. (Cf. The 
Richardson Memorial, p. 415.) 
II. Sarah R., d., Nov. 13, 1825, ae. 36 (gravestone record). 

III. Cynthia, b. abt. 1790; m., Dec. 25, 1821, Samuel Smith of Sharon, 

N. H.; re. to Maine, whither her father and mother soon followed 
and d. 

IV. Joseph, d.. Mar. 3, 1834, ae. 35; m., June 16, 1825, Polly Knowlton. 

III. Family of Ebenezer Richardson 

1. Capt. Ebenezer Richardson came to D. from Newton, 
Mass., where he was b.. Mar. 20, 1766. He d. in D., Feb. 17, 



880 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

1850, ae. 84. He m., Nov. 25, 1791, Rhoda Coolidge of Water- 
town, Mass., b.. Mar. 14, 1774; d., Oct. 9, 1823; dau. of David 
and Dorothy (Stearns) Coolidge of Watertown. He was the 
son of Samuel and Sarah (Parker) Richardson of Newton, 
and, like Abijah and John of the foregoing sketches, traced 
his ancestrj^ from Samuel,^ his father, through David ^ and 
Samuel - back to Samuel,^ the immigrant. In 1808, he settled 
in D. on lot 21, range 5, purchased of Isaac Morse. He was a 
farmer, captain in the militia, and selectman in D. in 1813, '14, 
and '15. Ch., b. at Newton: 

I. Rhoda, b., Sept. 6, 1792; d., unm., Nov. 28, 1844. 
II. Samuel, b., Jan. 13, 1795, 2. 

III. Caroline, b., May 22, 1797; m., Nov. 1, 1821, Col. Cyrus Frost, q. v. 
VI. Sarah, b., Feb. 14, 1803; m.. May 19, 1836, Solomon Van Rensselaer 
Allen; res. at Rusliford, N. Y. Ch.: 1. William Henry; ^. Samuel 
Richardson; 3. Sarah Anna. 

2. Dr. Samuel Richardson, son of Ebenezer, 1, was b. 
at Newton, Mass., Jan. 13, 1795. He m., 1820, Mary Kidder, 
dau. of Isaac and Mary Kidder of Townsend, Mass. He studied 
medicine with Dr. Moses Kidder and Dr. Stephen H. Spaulding, 
both of D.; afterwards, with the well-known Dr. Amos Twitch- 
ell. Dr. Richardson practised medicine at Peterborough, N. H., 
till 1838, when he re. to Watertown, Mass. Ch.: 

I. Ebenezer Coolidge, b., Apr. 25, 1820; m., Dec. 5, 1847, Clara R. 
Hartwell of Ware, Mass. ; dau. of Joseph and Mary Hartwell. He 
received the degree of M.D. from Harvard in 1842; res. at Ware. 
II. Harriet Caroline, b.. May 18, 1822; m., Dec. 8, 1842, Symmes 
Gardner, merchant, of Boston. 
III. Sarah Elizabeth, b., Apr. 1, 1829; d., July 29, 1834. (Cf. The Rich- 
ardson Memorial.) 

IV. Family of Capt. David Richakdson 

Capt. David Richardson was the son of Samuel and 
Sarah (Parker) Richardson, and brother of Ebenezer given 
above. He was b. at Newton, Mass., Sept. 28, 1773, and d. 
in D., Nov. 3, 1840, aged 67. He m., June 9, 1796, Sarah 
Whiting of Franklin, Mass., b., Aug. 6, 1769; d. in D., May 8, 
1852, aged 83. He settled in D., in 1808, on lot 21, ranges 4 
and 5, purchased of Isaac Morse, and very near his brother 
Ebenezer. He was a farmer, captain of the militia, and mod- 
erator of the town meetings held 1816-1823. Ch., the first 
four b. at Newton, the rest in D. : 

I. Hannah Whiting, b., Apr. 28, 1797; d. in D., June 24, 1811. 

II. David, b., Nov. 13, 1799; d. at Newton, Nov. 11, 1801. 



GENEALOGIES 881 

III. John, b., Sept. 11. 1802; d. at Newton, Dee. 2, 1802. 

IV. Aaron, b., Nov. 19, 1805; m., Oet. 17, 1839, Abigail Nims, b., 

1814. 
V. Nancy, b., Oct. 20, 1809; d. in D., May 24, 1810. 
VI. David P., b., Aug. 3, 1812; d., Sept. 3, 1832. 

In the United States Census for 1850 the following were re- 
ported as living in D. Their gravestone inscriptions will be 
found in the Chapter on Cemeteries, but, as yet, they have not 
been identified with any family. William B. Richardson, aged 
42; Harriet N., his wife, aged 32. Their ch. : 1. Warren R., ae. 
12; 2. Caroline G., ae. 10; 3. Herbert W., ae. 4; all born in New 
Hampshire. 

RIDER 

Moses Rider (Ryder), son of William of Natick, Mass., 
was b. there, Jan. 29, 1753, and d., Oct. 29, 1839. He m., Jan. 
15, 1784, Mary Twitchell, b. at Sherborn, Mass., May 17, 
1755; d., Apr. 15, 1820; dau. of Capt. Joseph and Deborah 
(Fairbanks) Twitchell. Ch.: 

I. William, b., June 17, 1784; m. 1st, 1814, CharlottelProst, who d., 
February, 1816, se. 22; m. 2d Mary Richardson, b. at Royalston, 
Vt., Apr. 19, 1793; d. at Guilford, Vt., November, 1870; dau. of 
Dr. Thomas and Jane (Brown) Richardson. 
II. Ezra, b. Aug. 29, 1786; d., Aug. 11, 1850; m., Dec. 4, 1815, Kezia 
Maynard, b. in D., Feb. 2, 1793; dau. of Israel and Deliverance 
Fife Maynard; re. to Keene, N. H., in 1850. Ch., b. in D.: 
1. Rhoda K., b., Oct. 1, 1816; m., Aug. 30, 1852, Roswell Weeks 
of Keene; 2. Ezra Lewis, b., Aug. 3, 1819; m.. Mar. 5, 1846, 
Harriet N. Dodge of Exeter, N. H.; dau. of John Dodge; res. in 
Boston; 3. Andrew, b., Oct. 28, 1824. 

III. Mary, b., Aug. 13, 1788; m. Ezra Snow, q. v. 

IV. Julia, b., Nov. 10, 1790; d., 1791. 
V. Rhoda, b., 1792; d., March, 1794. 

VI. Julia, b., Dec. 31, 1796; d., Dec. 19, 1827; m., Dec. 1, 1816, as his 
first wife, Ephraim Foster, q. v. 

RIGGS 

John Gill Riggs, from Marlborough, N. H., was b., May 
26, 1772, the son of Thomas Riggs of Marlborough. He m. 
Esther White, b., 1775; dau. of Thomas and Molly (French) 
White. He lived on lot 19, range 6. Ch.: 

I. Josiah, b., 1795. 
II. Esther, b., 1797. 

III. Ephraim, b., 1799. 

IV. Lucinda, b., 1801; re., 1802, to Cornish, N. H. 



882 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

ROBBE 

1. James Robbe, from Peterborough, N. H., Wcas b., Nov. 5, 
1772, and d., Aug. 8, 1836. He m., September, 1793, Margaret 
Taggart of Sharon, N. H., who d., Nov. 21, 1863, ae. 83. In 
1807 he came to D., and settled on lot 1, range 4. Ch.: 

I. Relief, b., Aug. 26, 1796; d., unm., Feb. 2, 1864. 
II. James, b., Sept. 15, 1798; d., Nov. 19, 1839; m., Nov. 11, 1825, 
Mary Powers, b., Apr. 25, 1805; d.. Mar. 8, 1857; dau. of Asa 
and Rachel (Cutter) Powers. Ch. : 1. Julia Ann, b., Apr. 23, 
1827; d., June 19, 1850; m., Oct. 1, 1848, Willard Olcott Carey, 
q. v.; 2. Sabrina 0., b., Jan. 30, 1829; d., Nov. 18, 1854. 

III. Thomas, b., Aug. 25, 1800, 2. 

IV. Agnes W., b., Feb. 28, 1803; d., unm.. May 17, 1866. 
V. Eliza, b.. Mar. 1, 1805; d., unm., Dec. 27, 1881. 

VI. Joseph Warren, b., Oct. 18, 1807; m., 1836, Maria Pierce; re. to 
New York State, 1831, and res. at HoUey Village. Ch.: 1. 
James W.; 2. Agnes M.; 3. Mary J.; 4. Helen A.; 5. Julia Ann. 
VII. Mary, b.. Mar. 7, 1810; m., Aug. 19, 1833, Abraham Perkins Morri- 
son of Peterborough, N. H. Ch., b. at Peterborough: 1. Motier 
La Fayette, b.. July 2, 1836; 2. Helen Maria, b., Nov. 1, 1838. 

2. Thomas Robbe, son of James, 1, was b., Aug. 25, 1800, 
and d., Feb. 22, 1863. He m. Mary Ann Nelson, who d.. Mar. 
19, 1866, ae. 54 yrs. 11 mos.; dau. of Paul and Rhoda (Bowers) 
Nelson. They resided on the old homestead. Ch.: 

I. Joseph Warren, b. at Peterborough, Jan. 17, 1836,3. 

II. William P. 
ni. Sarah E. 
IV. Eliza Ann. 

V. Nancy M., d., Feb. 21, 1849, ae. 2 yrs, 9 mos. (gravestone record). 

3. Joseph Warren Robbe, son of Thomas, 2, was b. at 
Peterborough, N. H., Jan. 17, 1836, and d., Oct. 6, 1902. He m., 
Oct. 15, 1863, Mary Maria Bond, b. in D., Jan. 8, 1832; d. 
there, June 10, 1912; dau. of Franklin and Mary (Emerson) 
Bond. Ch.: 

I. Frank Wilber Corey, b. at Brooklyn, N. Y., Dec. 28, 1867. 
11. Walter Lane Emerson, b. in D., July 25, 1872; d. there, Aug. 12, 
1912; m. at Providence, R. I., Oct. 10, 1906, Ada Emilia Ericsson, 
b. at Gothenburg, Sweden, Nov. 27, 1875; dau. of Frithiof Leopold 
and Maria (Larsson) Ericsson; res. in D. Ch., b. in D. : 1. Olga 
Ericsson, b.. Mar. 29, 1908; 2. Elsa Emerson, b.. Mar. 10, 1910. 
III. Mary Emerson, b. in D., Nov. 23, 1878. 

ROLLINS 

1. James Rollins, from Amherst, N. H., d. in D., Jan. 12, 
1818, ae. 87. He m., 1st, Abigail Downing, who d., May 7, 1790, 



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in the 58th year of her age; m. 2d, Oct. 11, 1791, Mary Whitney, 
who d., Apr. 3, 1799, in the 50th year of her age; m., 3d, Hannah 
Ross of Jaffrey, N. H., who d., Aug. 10, 1803, in the 50th year 
of her age; m. 4th, Nov. 17, 1803, Martha Muzzy, who d., Dec. 
16, 1813, ae. 66; m., 5th, Rebecca Phelps of Roxbury, N. H., 
who d., Nov. 3, 1844, ae. 78. 

In 1775, he settled in D., on lot 9, range 6, which he sold 
later to James Chamberlain. He lived in various places after 
that as the list of occupants of lots will show. He was a soldier 
of the Revolution. Ch., all by first wife: 

I. Mary, b., Jan. 30, 1758; m., Jan. 25, 1774, Jolui Adams, q. v., son 
of Moses and Hephzibah (Death) Adams. Ch.: order oi birth 
unknown: 1. Hepsibetk; 2. John; 3. Abigail; 4. Henry; 5. Moses; 
6. Polly; 7. James; 8. Joseph; 9. Jesse; 10. Seth. 
11. James, b., Aug. 22, 1760; d. at Parkerstown, Vt., Oct. 10, 1849; m., 
Nov. 4 or 5, 1779, Hephzibah Greenwood, d., Nov. 23, 1848, ae. 
86; dau. of William and Abigail (Death) Greenwood. Ch.: 
1. Ebenezer, b. in D., Apr. 22, 1780; 2. William; 3. James; 
4. Henry; 5. Polly; 6. Abigail, h., June 7, 1785; 7. Sarah; 8. Julia; 
9. Hephzibah, b., Sept. 14, 1800; 10. Martha. 

TIL John, b.. May 21, 1762; m., Aug. 16, 1787, Elizabeth Johnson; re. 
to Chittenden, Vt. Ch.: 1. Simeon, b., Dec. 3, 1787; 2. John, h., 
Apr. 28, 1789; 3. Nathan, b.. May 15, 1791; 4. Betsey, b., Apr. 
17, 1793; 5. Eliphalet, b. in 1800; 6. Christina. 

IV. Joseph, b., Aug. 8, 1764, 2. 
V. Hannah,* b., Dec. 30, 1767; d., Sept. 10, 1838; m., Dec. 20 or 28, 
1786, Daniel Gleason of Rutland, Vt., who d., Mar. 2, 1835, ae. 
73. Ch.: 1. Lois, h., Apr. 17, 1787; 2. Daniel, b., July 8, 1789; 
3. Abigail; 4. Hannah, b. in 1793; 5. Mary, h. in 1795; 6. Abel, 
h. in 1797; 7. James, h. in 1798; 8. Marcia, b. in 1801; 9. Ingalls, 
b. in 1803; 10. Emily, b. in 1807; 11. Charles, b. in 1809. 

VI. Samuel, b., July 30, 1769; m. Lucy Winch, b. at Framingham, Mass.; 
res. at Durham, Canada East. Ch.: 1. Joel, b. in 1802; 2. James; 
3. Samuel. 
VII. Lydia, b., Apr. 28, 1771; m., Nov. 4, 1790, Nathan Wmch, q. v. 
VIII. WUliam, b., Feb. 24, 1772,3. 

IX. Fanny, b., Apr. 27, 1775; m. Noah Norcross; res. at Barre, Vt. 

2. Joseph Rollins, son of James, 1, was b., Aug. 8, 1764, 
and d. in D., Dec. 20, 1836. He m., Oct. 6, 1785, Abigail 
Greenwood, who d., Sept. 17, 1852, ae. 86; dau. of William and 
Abigail (Death) Greenwood. Ch.: 

I. Sarah, b., June 30, 1786; m. Richard Strong (3), q. v. 
II. Abigail, b., Feb. 9, 1788; d., Feb. 24, 1796. 
III. Betsey, b., July 25, 1790; m., Aug. 13, 1822, Dudley Smith of Gil- 

• The Raiclins or Rollins Genealogy gives the fifth child as Abigail, b.. Mar. 5, 1765 
[sic, see Joseph]; m. Amos Morse (7), q. v. 



884 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

sum, N. H. Ch.: 1. Daniel; 2. Joseph Elliot; 3. Eliza Ann; 

4. Elizabeth. 
IV. Anna, b., Aug. 9, 1793; d., Feb. 27, 1796. 
V. Joseph, b., July 13, 1796; m., Sept. 14, 1819, Mary Russell, b.. 

May 17, 1799; dau. of John and Abigail (Godding) Russell; re. 

to Peru, Vt., before 1853. Ch. : 1. Joseph Palmer, b. in D.; d., 

1844, ae. 25; 2. George W., b. at Alstead, N. H.; d., 1846; 3. Ira; 

4. Charles, b. at Alstead. 
VI. Mary, b., Oct. 16, 1802; m. Elliott Powers (2), q. v. 

3. William Rollins, son of James, 1, was b., Feb. 24, 1772, 
and d. at Landgrove, Vt., Sept. 25, 1833. He m., Sept. 25, 
1796, Lydia Stone, b. at Jaffrey, N. H., Aug. 10, 1779; d. at 
Springfield, Vt., July 10, 1868; dau. of John and Lydia (Byam) 
Stone. Ch., the first nine b. in D.: 

I. Lydia, b.. Mar. 4, 1797; m., 1st, Freeman of Weston, Vt.; m., 

2d, Tisdale Lincoln of Mendon, Vt. 
IL Lucy, b., Feb. 21, 1799; m. Charles Eddy of Chester, Vt. 
IIL Maria, b., 1801; d., 1804. 

IV. William, b., Jan. 4, 1803; m. 1st, Oct. 10, 1825, Clarissa Dodge of 
Walpole, N. H., b. at Marlow, N. H., Aug. 11, 1803; d. at Wal- 
pole, July 24, 1865; 'm. 2d, Feb. 7, 1867, Mrs. Fanny Cragin of 
Marlow. Ch. by first wife; 1. Williain G., b., May 10, 1827; 
2. Sarah Jane, b., May 17, 1828; 3. Reuben C, b., Dec. 26, 1829; 
4. George H., b., Jan. 19, 1838. 
V. Maria, b., 1805; d., 1818 or 1819. 

VI. Julian Augustus, b., Nov. 24, 1806; m., Feb. 3, 1836, Joanna Blodget 
of Grafton, N. H. Ch.: 1. George W., b. at Chester, Vt., May 20, 
1837; 2. Charles A., b. at Weston, Aug. 13, 1838; d., SepL 25, 
1841; 3. Mary F., b. at Grafton, Mar. 23, 1847. 
VII. James M., b.. Mar. 4, 1809; d., June 21, 1865; m.. Mar. 8, 1835, 
Hannah Eddy of Rockingham, Vt., dau. of Benjamin and Alice 
(Abbott) Eddy. Ch.: 1. Royal J., b., 1840. 
VIII. Asa, b., July 23, 1811 ; m., Mar. 31, 1836, Lydia Byam of Templeton, 
Mass., dau. of Samuel and Patty (Howe) Byam; res. at Chester, 
Vt. Ch.: 1. Lydia Jane, b.. Mar. 15, 1838; d., Feb. 11, 1840; 
2. Ellen, b., Jan. 11, 1843; m. Sylvester Putnam; 3. Asa H., h., 
Dec. 17, 1846; m., June 3, 1873, Eliza A. Perry. 
IX. Martha, b., 1813; d., 1816. 
X. Abigail, b. at Roxbury, Vt., May 21, 1816;* m., Jan. 4, 1849, Samuel 

W. Byam of Chester, Vt. 
XI. Samuel, b. at Rockingham, Vt., July 26, 1820;* m., Catherine Moore 
of Rockingham, Vt., b., July 12, 1831; res. at Springfield, Vt. 
Ch.: 1. Gertie M., b., Aug. 3, 1863; 2. Edwin J. b.. Mar. 30, 
1868. 
Xn. Mary A., b., 1824;* m.. May 10, 1849, Solon Robinson of Abington, 
Mass., where they res. until 1855, when they re. to Springfield, Vt. 
Five ch. 

* Correcting the Old History. See Rawlins or Rollins Genealogy. 



GENEALOGIES 885 

ROWELL 

IcHABOD RowELL came to D. from Temple, N. H., July, 
1780, and d. there, June 25, 1802, in the 72d year of his age. 
He m. Sarah Tucker, who d. at Temple, nearly 100 years old. 
He lived on lot 19, range 4. Ch. : 

I. Rachel, d., June 16, 1848; m. Lt. Archelaus Cummings of Temple, 

d., July 4, 1814; five ch. 
II, Rebecca, d., Sept. 25, 1811; m., as his second wife, Peter Heald, Jr., 
of Temple. 

III. Hannah, b. at Kingston, N. H., 1769; d., Oct. 6, 1838; m., Mar. 10, 

1789, Phinehas Gleason (1), q. v. 

IV. Jacob. 
V. Moses. 

VI. Mary (Polly), m. John Knowlton, Jr. (1, II), q. v. 
VII. Richard, m. 
VIII. Phillip. 
IX. Dorothy (Dolly), m., 1803, Solomon Cutter, b., Jan. 10, 1783; d. at 
Temple, Dec. 27, 1831; res. at Temple; nme ch. b. there. 

There was a daughter named Sarah, who stands first in the 
list of ch. warned out of town. 

ROYCE 

WiNSLOW RoYCE, farmer, was b. at Marlow, N. H., June 10, 
1824, and d. at Harrisville, May 6, 1904, the son of Samuel 
and Betsey (Hemenway) Royce. He m. 1st at Stoddard, N. H., 
June 3, 1846, Susan R. Barden, b. at Stoddard, in August, 
1828; d. at Harrisville, Jan. 12, 1869; dau. of Lewis and Sally 
(Stacey) Barden; m. 2d at Peterborough, N. H., Dec. 13, 1871, 
Sarah Gould, b. at Peterborough, Jan. 10, 1841 ; dau. of Oilman 
and Mersylvia (Walton) Gould. He served the town of H. as 
selectman. Ch. by first wife: 

I. Lorenzo Samuel, b. at West Peterborough, June 3, 1851; d. at El 

Paso, Tex., May 9, 1903; m. Eliza Dixon. 
II. Osmon Winslow, b. in D., May, 1856. 

Ch. by second wife, b. in H.: 

III. Ervm Oilman, b., July 7, 1876; d. in H., Dec. 6, 1877. 

IV. Elmer Gould, b., Nov. 6, 1878; m. at Campton Village, N. H., June 

26, 1903, Carrie Ethelyn Plummer, b. at Campton Village, Dec. 4, 
1878; dau. of John Haines and Ellen (Russel) Plummer. He 
graduated at Til ton Seminary, 1898, and received the degree of 
A.B. from Allegheny College (Meadville, Pa.), 1902. He is 
principal of the High School of Chelmsford, Mass., where he res. 



886 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

RUSSELL 
I. Family of Jonathan Russell 

1. Jonathan Russell was b. at Andover, Mass., 1757, and 
d., April, 1834. He m. Rachel White of Nelson, N. H., who 
was b., 1758, and d., June 1, 1821. He re. to Nelson from 
Andover about 1780, and thence to D. about 1790. Ch.: 

I. Hephzibah, b.. Mar. 17, 1783; d., May, 1834. 

II. Jonathan, b., Jan. 2G, 1785, 2. 

III. Elias, b.. Mar. 8, 1787; d. young. 

IV. Sally, b., Apr. 6, 1788; d., November, 1844; m. Asa Metcalf of 

Marlborough, N. H. 
V. Abner, b. m D., Mar. 3, 1791,3. 
VI. Nancy, b., Apr. 9, 1793; m. David Heaton of Keene, N. H., and res. 
there. 
VII. Huldah, b.. May 3, 1795. 
VIII. Eben, b., Nov. 27, 1797, 4. 
IX. Amelia, b., Jan. 9, 1800; m. Alvin Keyes; res. at Putney, Vt. 
X. Mary, b., June 15, 1806; m. Proctor Keyes. 

2. Jonathan Russell, son of Jonathan, 1, was b., Jan. 
26, 1785, and d., Sept. 10, 1848. He m., Jan. 2, 1806, Mary 
Lewis of Marlborough, N. H., b., Dec. 14, 1786 or 1787; dau. 
of John Lewis. Ch. : 

I. Lyman, b., Nov. 5, 1808; m.. Mar. 16, 1837, Ursula Mason, b., Jan. 
5, 1820; dau. of Samuel and Mary (Willard) Mason. Ch.: 
1. Cyrus E., b., Sept. 10, 1849, 
II. James Lewis, b., Oct. 30, 1814; m., Oct. 31, 1839, Anna Prentiss 
Mason, b., Apr. 5, 1822; dau. of Samuel and Mary (Willard) 
Mason. Ch.: 1. Calista Mary, b., June 22, 1841 ; m. Samuel Dana 
Bemis, q. v.; 2. Albert L., b., July 16, 1843; d., Mar. 23, 1898; m. 
EmUy F. Williams, b., Jan. 1, 1842; d., May 27, 1900; 3. Edward G, 
b., Nov. 23, 1845; 4. James Edso?i, b., Apr. 16, 1850. 

3. Abner Russell, son of Jonathan, 1, was b. in D., Mar. 
3, 1791, and d.. Mar. 24, 1855. He m., 1816, Betsey Herrick, 
b. at Marlborough, N. H., Sept. 2, 1794; d. in H., Jan. 21, 1875; 
dau. of Ebenezer and Lydia (Eaton) Herrick. Ch.: 

I. Ebenezer H., b.. Mar. 29, 1817; m., Nov. 23, 1841, Almira Mason, 
b. in D., Sept. 8, 1823; dau. of Samuel and Anna (Kendall) 
Mason. He res. in D., at Marlborough, Harrisville, and Troy, 
N. H., and finally settled in Marlborough. Ch.: 1. Anna E., 
b. at Walpole, N. H., Oct. 30, 1842; d., February, 1864; 2. George 
H., b. at Marlborough, Oct. 6, 1844; d., Aug. 1, 1864; 3. Mary 
Imogene, b. in D., Aug. 7, 1840; m. Austin E. Chamberlain of 
Hanover, N. H.; res. in Iowa; 4. Eviily M., b. at Marlborough, 
Nov. 14, 1848; d., May 27, 1861; 5. William A., b. at Troy, May 
18, 1857; m., Sept. 3, 1878, Jennie x\. Capron, dau. of Curtis and 
Emeline (Thatcher) Capron ; 6. Eva A., b. at Nelson, Nov. 4, 1862. 



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11. Gilbert, b., Feb. 28, 1819; d., July 28, 1880; m., Jan. 25, 1842, 
Nancy Heaton, b.. Mar. 9, 1823; dau. of David and Rebecca 
(Moors) Heaton of Keene, N. H. Ch.: 1. Stella M., h., June 28, 
1847; m., Nov. 12, 1871, Newell McQuade; one ch.; 2. Mary E., 
b., June 23, 1855; m. John Connelly; 3. Samuel A., b., May 3, 
1860. 

III. Jonathan F., b.. May 12, 1821; d. in infancy. 

IV. Mary Eliza, b.. May 27, 1823; m. Merrill Mason (II, 8, X), q. v. 
V. William A., b., July 16, 1825; d. at Keene, N. H., Sept. 6, 1878; m. 

Carrie A. Dudley, dau. of Rev. S. Dudley; three ch. 
VI. Emily Milly (twin), b., January, 1832; d., Apr. 5, 1837. 
VII. Emelia Mary (twm), b., January, 1832; d.. May 2, 1837. 
VIII. Joseph Merrill, b., July 7, 1834; m., x\pril, 1854, Helen M. Knowlton, 
dau. of Elisha and Hannah (Chamberlain) Knowlton of D. Res. 
in H. Ch.: 1. Ella M., h., August, 1856; d., December, 1858; 
2. Fred A., b., September, 1857; 3. Ella R., b., December, 1859; 
4. Frank M., b., January, 1862; 5. Chester W., b., September, 
1864; 6. Burdette E.,h., May, 1867. 

4. Eben Russell, son of Jonathan, 1, was b. in D., Nov, 
27, 1797. He m., Feb. 18, 1823, Olive Newell of Jaffrey, N. H., 
who was b., Mar. 20, 1801. He res. for some years at Marl- 
borough and then returned to D. Ch., the first two b. at 
Marlborough, the others in D. : 

I. Rachel Diantha, b., Aug. 10, 1824; d. in D., Mar. 19, 1837. 
II. Osgood N., b., Aug. 12, 1827; m., Sept. 12, 1847, Amelia N. Sin- 
clair of Maine. Ch.: 1. Amelia Elizabeth, b., June 1, 1848; 2. 
Theodore Charles, b., Nov. 27, 1849; 3. Waldo Adolphus, b., Apr. 
19, 1851. 

III. Jonathan Milan, b., June 16, 1830; m., Apr. 25, 1854, Rosilla D. 

White, dau. of Noah and Arvilla (Lewis) White; res. at Salt Lake 
City, Utah. 

IV. Allen K., b., Jan. 7, 1833; d., December, 1861, in the Civil War; 

a member of the 61st Regt. N. Y. Vols. 
V. Charles J., b., Jan. 25, 1836; m., March, 1858, Helen Wakely of 
Cazenovia, N. Y. 

II. Family of John Russell 

John Russell was b. at Harvard, Mass., June 20, 1760, 
and d. at Alstead, N. H., Jan. 26, 1829. He m., Sept. 25, 1794, 
Abigail Godding, b. at Rindge, N. H., June 20, 1775. He was 
a Revolutionary soldier. In 1794 he came to D. and settled 
on lot 5, range 1, where he remained until May, 1828, when 
he re. to Alstead, N. H., to live with his son-in-law, Joseph 
Rollins. Ch.: 

I. Abigail, b., June 28, 1795; m. Eli Brigham of New Hampshire; re. 

to McDonough, N. Y. 
II. Mary, b. Mar. 16, 1797; d., 1799. 



888 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

m. Mary, b.. May 17, 1799; m. Joseph Rollins (2, V), q. v. 
IV. Rebecca, b., Apr. 19, 1801; m., Jan. 19, 1823, Ebenezer Crane of 
Dalton, N. H. 

m. Simeon Russell 

Simeon Russell was the son of Amos Russell of Westford, 
Mass., and the brother of John of the preceding sketch. He 
m., Julj^ 21, 1785, Abigail Learned, perhaps the daughter of 
John and Mary Learned, who came from Temple, N. H., in 
1777. They had several ch. One, Anna, was said to have been 
a handsome girl "but ugly as she was handsome." 

Amos Russell, the father of Simeon, bought John Elliot's 
farm. He had three daughters, Hannah, Patty, and Polly. 
Polly, m., Apr. 28, 1784, Asa Chamberlain, who lived with his 
father-in-law a few years, and then re. to Vermont, taking 
Amos Russell with him. Before moving Mr. Russell sold his 
farm to William Howard of Carlisle, Mass., who was very poor 
and finally had to sell it. Mr. Howard then purchased a few 
acres of land at the southeast corner of the same lot and built 
a house there. Soon after his wife was sick, and as payment for 
his attendance the doctor took the house. Mr. Howard then 
returned to his native town. 

SANDERS 

John Sanders (Saunders), son of Samuel Sanders of 
Jaffrey, N. H., was b. Dec. 13, 1791. He m. 1st, 1812, Ruth 
Jones, b., Apr. 30, 1792, d., Nov. 7, 1825; dau. of Samuel and 
Anna (Gates) Jones; m. 2d Sally Lacy of Jaffrey ; m. 3d Sarah A. 
Ward of Peterborough, N. H.; m. 4th Lucretia Hastings of 
Boston. He was a blacksmith by trade, and res. first at Peter- 
borough, then, 1819, in D. Later he sold out to Joseph Thurston 
and returned to Peterborough, from whence he re. to Jaffrey. 
Ch. by first wife: 

I. Caroline A., b., Dec. 6, 1812; m. Asa Morrill; res. in Boston. 
II. Samuel, b.. May 6, 1814; d.. May 20, 1814. 

III. Harriet C, b., Sept. 14, 1815; m. Edwin W. Buswell; res. at Maiden, 

Mass. 

IV. Mary L., b., Aug. 31, 1817; m. Jolin Clough; res. at Nashua, N. H. 
V. Susan, b., Feb. 18, 1820; m. Lemuel W. Page; res. at Burlington 

[?Vt.]. 
VI. Emily, b., Jan. 20, 1822; m. Charles Moulton; res. in Boston. 
VII. Elvira, b., Dec. 5, 1824; m. Jedediah Traman; res. in Boston. 

Ch. by third wife: 

VIII. Sally, b., Jan. 31, 1842; d.. May 6, 1842. 



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Thomas Willard Sanders, contractor and builder, wias b. 
at Mooers, N. Y., Sept. 17, 1872, son of William Henry and 
Malindia (Tiirnbull) Sanders. He m. at Keene, N. H., Sept. 16, 
1906, Minnie Rose Boutwell, b. at Highbridge, N. H., Aug. 26, 
1878; dau. of James Clark and Lena Mary (Bussier) Boutwell. 
Ch.: I. Madeline Isabel, b. at Peterborough, N. H., Mar. 2, 
1913. II. Harold Francis, b. in D., June 2, 1914. III. Mary 
Arlene, b. at Peterborough, Apr. 20, 1916; d. at Nashua, N. H., 
June 22, 1917. 

SANGER 

Abner Sanger came with his wife from Keene, N. H., to 
D., about 1790, and settled on lot 16, range 4. Later, in 1799, 
he re. to Keene, where he d., Sept. 30, 1822, in his 84th year. 
He m. Elizabeth Johnson, who was b., Nov. 7, 1767, and d. 
in D., Mar. 19, 1799 (gravestone record). Ch.: 

I. Abner, b. at Keene; res. at Danvers, Mass. 
II. Hepzibah, b. at Keene; m. John Wilder; re. to Canada. 

III. AbigaU, b., Aug. 1, 1790; d., Apr. 1, 1791. 

IV. Abigail Wiley, b. in D., May 22, 1792; m. Wilcox of Surry, 

N. H., who d. in D.; res. in D. 
V. Rhoda Jackson, b., Aug. 12, 1794; m. Abijah Wilder of Keene. 
VI. Sally, b., Oct. 8, 1796; unm. 

SARGENT 

I. Vryling Sargent 
Vryling Sargent, b. probably at Lancaster, Mass., Oct. 23, 
1788, d. about 1841, the son of Samuel ^ (John,'^ John,'* Joseph,^ 
John,2 William,^ who came from England, 1638) and Mary 
(Darling) Sargent. He m. Esther Maynard, b. in D., Feb. 21, 
1788; d. there, Sept. 18, 1868; dau. of Dr. Abel and Margaret 
(McDowell) (Nicholas) Maynard. Ch., b. in D.: 

I. Mary Darling, b., Jan. 4, 1812, d., July 2, 1852; m., Sept. 8, 1833, 
Hubbard Adams Hamilton, q. v. 
II. George, b., July 1, 1813; d. in Boston, May 16, 1847; m., Jan. 5, 
1843, Hannah Sweet Brown, b., May 3, 1819, who m. 2d Alexander 
Hamilton Weld, and res. at Somerville, Mass.* Ch.: 1. Mary 
Esther, b. in Boston, Nov. 14, 1843. 

II. Edward Eugene Sargent 

Edward Eugene Sargent, son of Josiah Lewis and 
Hannah Willard (Miller) Sargent of Marlborough, N. H., was 
b. in H., Mar. 18, 1843. His descent from the common an- 
cestor William^ Sargent, is traced through John,^ Samuel,^ 

* There were three children by this second marriage: Willie E., Hattie, and AUie. 



890 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

Thomas/ Samuel,^ John,^ and Josiah LewisJ his father. He m. 
1st, Oct. 1, 1867, Lura Diana Yeardly, b. at Nelson (now H.), 
Apr. 25, 1841; d. in H., May 22, 1879; dau. of John and Laura 
(Bryant) Y^eardly (2, VI), q.\.; and m. 2d in D., Nov. 13, 1879, 
Sarah Longley (Worcester) Hitchings, b. at Groton, Mass., 
May 8, 1834; d., Nov. 30, 1911; dau. of Jesse and Hannah 
Reed (Craft) Worcester. He is a farmer, having been a mill 
operative for fourteen years, and has served both Marlborough 
and H. as a member of their respective Prudential School 
Committees. Ch., b. in H.: 

I. William Edward, b.. May 8, 1869; living unm. 1917. 
II. Mary Addie Lizzie, b., Apr. 7, 1873; d. in D., Sept. 24, 1881. 
III. Lewis Josiah, b., Nov. 19, 1877; d. in H., Feb. 5, 1878. 

Dea. Amos Saegent was b. at Marlborough, N. H., Feb. 
17, 1787, and d. at Pottersville, Oct. 13, 1871, the son of 
Samuel'' (Thomas,^ Samuel,^ John,^ William^) and Deborah 
Sylvester Sargent. He m., Nov. 5, 1811, Lucy Hardy, b. in 
D., Nov. 25, 1792; dau. of Thomas and Lucy Colburn Hardy. 

SCRIBNER 

Clarence Daniel Scribner, farmer, was b. at Salisbury, 
N. H., July 2, 1876, the son of Daniel Steven and Mary Lucre- 
tia (Flanders) Scribner. He m. at Webster, N. H., Mar. 12, 
1902, Bertha Grace Blanchard, b. at Webster, May 21, 1880; 
dau. of Frank David and Eliza Anne (Brown) Blanchard. 
He has held various town offices, including that of postmaster, 
town clerk, and town treasurer for Webster; res. at Salisbury, 
Webster, and in D. Ch.: 1. Glen Howard, b. at Webster, Feb. 
14, 1903; 2. Emerij Daniel, b. at Warner, N. H., Oct. 25, 1910. 

SHATTUCK 

Abraham Shattuck was b. at Pepperell, Mass., Oct. 29, 
1791, and d. at Easton, Pa., Dec. 28, 1863. He was the oldest 
child of Abraham^ (Jeremiah,^ Jeremiah,^ Samuel,^ John,^ 
William ^ of Watertown) and Mary Shattuck, who re. to 
N. H., 1795. At the age of fourteen he was apprenticed to 
Benjamin Wallingford to learn the trade of blacksmith. 
Wallingford re. to D., 1810, and four years later Shattuck 
bought the Jason Harris Stand. The same year, 1814, he m. 
1st Sophia Kendall, b., Nov. 22, 1792; d., Oct. 10, 1814; dau. 
of Joel and Abigail (Babcock) Kendall. Soon after the death 
of his wife, Mr. Shattuck let his stand to Joshua Greenwood, 
2d, and re. to Cornwall, Canada West. Returning to D. two 



GENEALOGIES 891 

years later, he m. 2d, Nov. 22, 1817, Jerusha H. French, b., 
Dec. 17, 1798; d., July 8, 1839; dau. of Whitcomb and Sally 
(Patrick) French. Ch. by first wife: 

I. Abraham, b. and d. in D., Oct. 10, 1814. 

Ch. by second wife, the first seven b. in D.: 

II. Kendall, b., Sept. 24, 1819; d., Oct. 4, 1821. 

III. OrvUle W., b., Aug. 23, 1820; m. 1st, Jan. 22, 184G, Emily G. 

Herrick of Marlborough, N. H.; d. at Philadelphia, Pa., July 26, 
1850; dau. of Jeremiah and Hannah (Smith) Herrick; ni. 2d, 
Mar. 17, 1859, Harriet J. Pike of Plymouth, N. H. He was su- 
perintendent of the Cincinnati and Muskingum Valley R. R.; 
res. at Columbus, Ohio. Ch. by first wife: 1. Emma E., b., Mar. 
23, 1847; m. and res. at Pendleton, Ind.; 2. Ella H., b., Jan. 31, 
1849; d., Aug. 15, 1850; ch. by second wife: 3. Edith; 4. Ethel; 
5. Eva. 

IV. Elizabeth G., b., Oct. 21, 1822; d. at Philadelphia, Jan. 27, 1865; 

graduated at the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania, 
February, 1850. 
V. Julia S., b., Oct. 21, 1824; res. at Minneapolis, Mmn. 
VI. Oren K. (twin), b., Feb. 8, 1827; d.. Mar. 5, 1832. 
VII. Orson F. (twin), b., Feb. 8, 1827; accidentally kUled at Bethlehem, 

Pa., Nov. 17, 1857. 
VIII. Mandana M., b.. May 25, 1831; res. at Philadelphia. 
IX. Joseph C, b. at Marlborough, N.H., Feb. 28, 1835; m., Aug. 17, 
1858, Harriet M. Knight, b. in D., Jan. 13, 1838; dau. of Josiah H. 
and Martha (Mason) Knight. Ch.: 1. Fannie McChirg, b., Sept. 
18, 1861; 2. Hubert L., b., at Phillipsburg, N. J., Aug. 20, 1865; 
3. Orville F., b. at Linn Creek, Mo., Nov. 17, 1868. 
X. Lucius H., b. at Peterborough, N. H., June 18, 1839; d. at Alex- 
andria, Va., June 29, 1877; m. 1st, Feb. 9, 1863, Evaline H. Knapp 
of Portland, Me., who d., Apr. 24, 1864; m. 2d, 1873, Alice De 
Kalk Armstrong. 

Henry Vryling Siiattuck, farmer, was b. at Pepperell, 
Mass., Nov. 20, 1841, the son of Vryling Davis ^ (Vryling,^ 
Jonathan,*^ Jonathan,'' Jonathan,^ John,^ John,- William ^ of 
Watertown) and Sally Maria (Cutter) Shattuck. He m. at 
Milford, N. H., Oct. 4, 1864, Clara Edna Mixer; b. at Brook- 
line, N. H., Mar. 2, 1847; d. at Townsend, Mass., Oct. 27, 
1874; dau. of Stephen and Sarah (Bennett) Mixer; res. at 
Townsend, and in D. Ch.: 1. Edward Cutter, b. at Townsend, 
Oct. 22, 1874; d. there, Oct. 26, 1874. 

SHAY 

Charles Burton Shay was b. at Hainesville, N. J., Sept. 
26, 1864, the son of William Wesley and Caroline (Smith) Shay. 
He m. at Oswego, N. Y., Emma May Smith, b. at Binghamton, 



892 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

N. Y., May 3, 1864; dau. of Royal Lewis and Elsie Miranda 
(McCannoy) Smith. He is a dairyman, and res. in D. 

SHEPHERD 

Samuel Shepherd (by an act of the General Court, the 
name Shepherd was taken by this family instead of Hogg) 
m. Mary Taggart, b. at Roxbury, Mass., June 23, 1752; dau. 
of John and Barbara Taggart. Ch.: 1. Sarah, b., Apr. 5, 1774; 
2. Joseph, b., Apr. 9, 1776; 3. Agnes,h.,k\\g. 27, 1778; 4. Rachel, 
b., Aug. 28, 1780; m. Abijah Twitchell (XI, 1, 1),q. v.; 5. Mary, 
b., Nov. 9, 1782. There were other ch., but their names are 
not recorded in the town-clerk's book. One of them, named 
Samuel, was adopted by a benevolent gentleman from the 
State of New York, and educated by him. The name of the 
benefactor was Shepherd; and for him the name Shepherd 
was chosen by the family. Samuel Shepherd proved worthy 
of the care bestowed upon him. He early manifested superior 
capacity; and long before arriving at middle age became dis- 
tinguished as a lawyer and a judge in New York State. A 
daughter, named Nancy, m., February, 1822, William Smith 
of Peterborough, N. H. ; she was his third wife, and the mother 
of his twelfth and thirteenth children. The widow Shepherd 
d. at her daughter's house in Peterborough, ae. about 90. 

SILSBEE 

John Boardman Silsbee, merchant, b. at Salem, Mass., 
Apr. 10, 1813, d. there, Apr. 1, 1867, son of Zachariah Fowle 
and Sarah (Boardman) Silsbee. He m. at Salem, May 12, 1849, 
Martha Mansfield Shepard, b. at Salem, May 3, 1828; d. in 
Boston, Feb. 28, 1911; dau. of Michael and Harriet Fairfax 
(Clarke) Shepard. Ch., b. at Salem: 

I. Emily Fairfax, b., 1850; d. in Boston, Apr. 5, 1895; m. A. A. Law- 
rence. 
II. Arthur Boardman, b., 1854. 

III. Martha, b., 1859; for many years a member of the summer colony 

in D., and now, 1918, a legal resident. 

IV. Thomas, b., 1863. 

SMITH 

I. Family of Abner Smith 

1. Abner Smith, from Needham, Mass., the son of Aaron 
and Beulah (Woodward) Smith, was b. at Needham, Mar. 30, 
1762, and d. in D., Apr. 7, 1833. He m. 1st, Jan. 23, 1791, 
Hannah Prentice of Needham, b., June 5, 1764; d., Aug. 14, 



GENEALOGIES 893 

1813; m., 2d, . Oct. 11, 1784, he purchased of Joseph 

Greenwood lot 22, range 9, which had been partially cleared by 
a Mr. Broad; but it was not until 1791, when his house, later 
occupied by Ira, his son, was completed, that he settled in D. 
He was a Revolutionary soldier. Ch., b. in D.: 

I. Aaron, b., Nov. 5, 1791,2. 

II. Prentice, b.. May 30, 1793; d., Feb. 17, 1819. 

III. Beulah, b., Jan. 24, 1795; m., Apr. 22, 1813, John Wight (II, 3), q. v. 

IV. Elisha, b., Nov. 5, 1796; m. Thanksgiving Day, 1821, Sally Thomson. 

Ch.: 1. Harriet, b., August, 1822; 2. Manj, b., 1824; re. to Troy, 
N. H., 1825; res. at Sterlmg, Mass. (1852). 
V. Ira, b., Apr. 20, 1799,3. 

VI. Abigail, b., May 9, 1801; m., AprU, 1822, Martin Thomson. 
VII. Hannah, b., July 7, 1804; d.. Mar. 1, 1854; m., March, 1823, Jere- 
miah Herrick of Marlborough, N. H. 
VIII. Luther, b., Feb. 25, 1808, 4. 

2. Aaron Smith, son of Abner, 1, was b., Nov. 5, 1791. 
He m., June 5, 1821, Ruth Atwood of Nelson, N. H.; b., 
November, 1787; d., Mar. 24, 1853. Ch.: 

I. Aaron, b. in D. (now H.), Apr. 17, 1822; d. in H., Oct. 26, 1900; m. 
at Fitchburg, Mass., June 18, 1874, Mrs. Susan Atwood Bromley, 
b. at Nelson, Mar. 9, 1828; d. in H., Jan. 16, 1887; dau. of Rufus 
and Hannah (Griffin) Atwood. He was a farmer, and res. in H., 
where he was a selectman, and representative to the General 
Court for six years. No ch. 

n. George, b., Jan.' 23, 1824; d., Nov. 4, 1847. 

in. A chUd, b., Mar. 1, 1826; d., Mar. 6, 1826. 

IV. Calvin, b.. Mar. 2, 1827, 5. 
V. Jonathan, b., May 20, 1829; d., Apr. 17, 1832. 

VI. Abner, b., Aug. 2, 1835; d., Oct. 8, 1838. 

3. Ira Smith, son of Abner, 1, was b. Apr. 20, 1799, and d. 
at Pottersville, Jan. 11, 1875. He m., June 3, 1823, Mary 
Mason, b. in D., Dec. 13, 1802; d., Apr. 15, 1879; dau. of 
Samuel, Sr., and Mary (Willard) Mason. Ch. : 

I. Ira Prentice, b., Feb. 24, 1824; d., Apr. 10, 1877; m., May 5, 1846. 
Fanny Buss of Marlborough, N. H., b., Jan. 11, 1822; d., Jan. 
9, 1897, as the wife of Caleb Goodnow. Ch.: 1. Grace Annis 
(adopted), the dau. of Thomas and Annis (Willard) Hardy (2, VII), 
q. V. 
II. Samuel, b., Jan. 11, 1826; d., June 23, 1826. 

III. Mary Anna, b. in D., May 21, 1827; m. George Washington Bemis 

(4), q. V. 

IV. Franklin M., b., Aug. 24, 1830; d., Apr. 7, 1874; m., Nov. 29, 1855, 

Chloe M. Titus of Keene, N. H., who d., Mar. 30, 1883, ae. 51; 
re. to Marlborough, N. H., 1865. Ch.: 1. Sarah Edith, b. in D., 
Oct. 26, 1856; 2. Ira Frank, b. in D., June 6, 1859; d., Nov. 15, 



894 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

1864; 3. Mary Isabelle, h. at Marlborough, July 2, 1867 -,4. Fannie 
Florence, b. in D., Aug. 27, 1869; d.. May 22, 1874. 
V. Charles Johnson, b., Oct. 20, 1834, 6. 
VI. Lyman Albert, b., Aug. 24, 1840; d., Aug. 6, 1842. 

4. Luther Smith, son of Abner, 1, was b. in D., Feb. ^5> 
1808, and d. at Marlborough, N. H., Sept. 22, 1878. He m- 
1st, in D., May 4, 1837, Mary Louisa Snow, b. in D., Nov- 
17, 1814; d. at Marlborough, July 16, 1849; dau. of Josephus 
and Eleanor (Gilchrist) Snow; m. 2d, at Nelson, N. H., June 
6, 1850, Mary Griffin, b. at Nelson, Feb. 17, 1817; d. at Marl- 
borough, Nov. 8, 1895; dau. of Nathan and Sally (Wright) 
Griffin. He was a potter and farmer, and res. in D., at Welles- 
ley, Mass., and at Marlborough. Ch. by first wife, b. in D,: 

I. Eleanor M., b., Apr. 8, 1838; d. in D., Apr. 23, 1838. 
U. Eleanor M., b., Oct. 9, 1839; d. at Marlborough, Mar. 18, 1849. 
in. .\lfred Munroe, b., Jan. 2, 1842; d. at Marlborough, Sept. 5, 1861. 
IV. Abbie Ann, b.. May 6, 1845; m. at Keene, N. H., Apr. 9, 1867, John 
Henry Mason (19), q. v. 

Ch. by second wife, b. at Marlborough: 

V. Evander Ervin, b., Aug. 20, 1855; m. Addie Cornelia Styles; res. 
at Marlborough. 
VI. Merton Harvey, b., May 25, 1857; d. at Marlborough, July 14, 
1857. 

5. Calvin Smith, box maker, son of Aaron, 2, was b. in D. 
(now H.), Mar. 2, 1827. He m. in D., Nov. 9, 1848, Mary 
Parker, b. at Nelson, N. H.; dau. of Samuel and Mary (Tozier) 
Parker. Res. in D. (now H.) and Keene, N. H., and at West- 
borough, Mass. Ch., b. in D.: 

I. Ruth Atwood, b., Sept. 23, 1849. 
II. Marion Eva, b.. May 19, 1852; d. at Keene, May 8, 1869. 

III. Martha Anna, b., Sept. 23, 1854; d. at Worcester, Mass., Feb. 27, 

1894; m. 1st, Sept. 14, 1873, Fred D. Harris, who d.. Mar. 28, 
1874; m. 2d, Nov. 16, 1891, A. S. B. Lothrop. Ch. by first hus- 
band: 1. Fred A., h., Oct. 8, 1873; m., Sept. 1, 1895, Agnes Pearson 
of Tennesport, Me.; no ch. 

IV. Beulah Woodward, b., Nov. 23, 1856; d. at Westborough, July 16, 

1900; m., Aug. 9, 1882, Willard B. Blackwood. Ch.: 1. Edna 
Bernice, b., Jan. 23, 1885; 2. Arthur B., b., Jan. 7, 1887. 
V. Mary Victoria, b.. May 18, 1859; d. at Keene, Oct. 29, 1873. 

6. Charles Johnson Smith, son of Ira, 3, was b. in D., 
Oct. 20, 1834, and d. at Westborough, Mass., July 15, 1910. 
He m., Dec. 27, 1855, Sarepta Sophronia Culver, b. at Rox- 
bury, Vt., Feb. 23, 1836; d. in H. (Chesham), July 5, 1905; 
dau. of Rev. Lyman and Fanny (Hovey) Culver. He was a 



GENEALOGIES 895 

farmer and mill-owner, and res. in D., in H., and at West- 
borough. Ch., b. in D.: 

I. Herman Prentice, b., Mar. 5, 1857; m. 1st Mary L. Newhall; m. 
2d Minnie A. MUler; res. at Maiden, Mass. One son by first wife, 
and one son and one daughter by second wife. 
II. Flora Augusta, b., Feb. 12, 1859; m. at Keene, N. H., Feb. 15, 1882, 
George WUIard Graves, b. at Hopkinton, Mass., Oct. 5, 1846; 
son of James Monroe and Elizabeth (Moulton) Graves; res. at 
Westborough. Ch.: 1. Charles Monroe, b. at Westborough, Aug. 
17, 1886; d. there, Nov. 2.3, 1886. 
III. Charles Morton, M.D. (Harvard, 1894), b., Oct. 20, 1867; m. at 
Newburyport, Mass., Feb. 27, 1896, Mary Louise Moulton, b. 
there; dau. of Henry William and Susan Floyd (Whittemore) 
Moulton; res. in Boston. Ch., b. in Boston: 1. Moulton, b. and 
d., Sept. 4, 1901; 2. Morton, b., Oct. 3, 1905; 3. Mary Belle. 

II. Family op Ruggles Smith 

RuGGLEs Smith, son of Aaron and Beulah (Woodward) 
Smith, and brother of Abner of the preceding sketch, was b. 
at Needham, Mass., Sept. 10, 1766, and d. in D., Mar. 11, 
1833. He m., February, 1797, Lucy Kingsbury,* b. at Need- 
ham, Mar. 17, 1777; d. in D., Feb. 14, 1852; dau. of Jonathan 
and Sarah (Pratt) Kingsbury. He settled in D., March, 1797, 
on lot 21, range 6. Ch., b. in D. : 

I. Jonathan Kingsbury, b., Nov. 9, 1797; d. in D., May 27, 1879; m. 
1st, Apr. 24, 1823, Sarah Adams, b. in D., Feb. 10, 1800; d. there, 
Nov. 29, 1843; dau. of James and Abigail (Hajn^vard) Adams; 
m. 2d, Dec. 26, 1844, Mary Livingston Strong, b., Oct. 23, 1810; 
d. in D., Sept. 22, 1880; dau. of Richard and Sally (Rollins) 
Strong. Two ch., adopted July 24, 1848: 1. Charles Henry 
Mussey, h.. Mar. 13, 1841; 2. Mary Jane Mussey, b., Nov. 5, 
1845. 
II. Ruggles, b., Oct. 19, 1799; d., Sept. 11, 1818. 

III. Sarah Pratt, b., Aug. 10, 1802; m., Nov. 20, 1823, as his first wife, 

Phinehas Gleason (1, V), q. v. 

IV. Curtis, b., Dec. 10, 1807; d. at Marlborough, N. H., Nov. 8, 1861; 

m., Sept. 8, 1835, Caroline Snow, b. m D., Nov. 18, 1816; d., 
Feb. 23, 1863; dau. of Josephus and Eleanor (GUchrist) Snow. 
Ch.: 1. Luther Curtis, b.. May 26, 1836; d., Sept. 11, 1849; 2. 
Ruggles, b., Nov. 14, 1840; m., Apr. 10, 1861, Caroline Hardy of 
Greenfield, seven ch.; 3. Sarah Caroline, b., Aug. 12, 1844; m., 
Feb. 28, 1866, Albert S. Corey; res. in Md. 

* Caleb Kingsbury (son of Josiah), born Apr. 26, 1719, married Esther Townsend, 
daughter of Rev. Jonathan Townsend, first minister of Needham. His oldest son, 
Jonathan, born Aug. 4, 1751, married Sarah Pratt, and their oldest daughter, Lucy, 
married Ruggles Smith. Josiah, Caleb, and Jonathan, above named, — • father, son, 
and grandson, — lived and died in Needham on the farm which later became the Alms- 
house. Jonathan Kingsbury served as an officer in the latter part of the Revolutionary 
War. He was an accurate surveyor of land, and held many offices of trust. 



896 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

V. Lucv, b., Nov. 5, 1816; m., Nov. 19, 1835, Ebenezer Greenwood 
(2, VIII), q. V. 

Aaron Smith, the father of Abner and Ruggles given above, 
was b. and always lived in Needham, Mass. During the Revo- 
lutionary War he commanded the military company of that 
town, which organized as "minute men." When the British 
left for Lexington and Concord, a messenger having been dis- 
patched to rally the militia. Captain Smith, with his oldest 
son Aaron, Jr., and another man, fired three guns from the 
top of a neighboring hill, the signal agreed upon. Before 
daylight the company had collected and was marching to 
Lexington, fourteen miles away; before nightfall five of the 
band were killed, and two wounded. 

III. Family of Samuel Smith 

Samuel Smith, b., Oct. 2, 1782, d. in D., Mar. 15, 1866. 
He m. 1st, 1801, Esther Hill, b., July 7, 1785; d. in D., Oct. 
3, 1829; dau. of Ebenezer and Esther (Pratt) Hill; m. 2d Mrs. 
Caroline Hill, d., Sept. 17, 1885, ae. 85. In 1797 he came to D. 
from Hollis, N. H., and settled on lot 2, range 8; later he re. 
to Hollis, then to Townsend, N. H., and again returned to D. 
where he res. on lot 3, range 5. He was a cooper by trade. Ch. : 

I. Esther, b., June 10, 1802; m. Stephen Furbush of Peterborough, 

N. H. 
II. Eli, b., Feb. 21, 1804; m., Jan. 20, 1828, Folly Fisk. dau. of Levi 
Fisk of Jaffrey, N. H. 

III. Catharine, b. at Hollis, Feb. 13, 1807; m., Apr. 12, 1829, Hiram 

Harden. 

IV. Noah, b. at Townsend, Apr. 6, 1809; m., May 24, 1835, Deidamia 

Barden. 
V. Asenath, b. at Townsend, Feb. 21, 1811. 
VI. John, b. in D., June 15, 1813; m. Sarah Upton of Peterborough, 

N. H, 
VIL Sally Eliza, b., Apr. 15, 1815; d., Aug. 15, 1815. 
VIII. Eliza, b.. May 31, 1816. 
IX. Elmira, b., Aug. 7, 1818. 
X. Mary, b., Nov. 6, 1820; d., Dec. 1, 1823. 

XI. Mary, b., July 30, 1825; m. Hosea Pierce of Peterborough, N. H. 
XII. Sarah Ann, b., Dec. 20, 1827. 

Henry Hilliard Smith 

Henry Hilliard Smith, M.D. (Dartmouth, 1859), son of 
Henry Sumner and Mary (Hilliard) Smith, was b. at Liver- 
pool, Medina Co., Ohio, June 16, 1837, and d. in D., Oct. 3, 
1911. He m.at West Claremont, N. H.,May 25, 1880, Arabella 
Sophia Fisk, b. in D., May 29, 1844; dau. of Thomas and 
Sophia (Appelton) Fisk. During the Civil War he was 



GENEALOGIES 897 

Acting Assistant Surgeon, U. S. N. He res. at Claremont, at 
Tunbridge, Vt., and in D. 

Joseph Lindon Smith 

Joseph Lindon Smith, artist, play producer, and lecturer, 
was b. at Pawtucket, R. I., Oct. 11, 1863, the son of Henry 
Francis and Emma (Greenleaf) Smith. He m., Sept. 18, 1899, 
Corinna Haven Putnam of Rye, N. Y., b., Sept. 27, 1876; dau. 
of George Haven and Rebecca (Shepard) Putnam. 

Mr. Smith was educated at private schools in Rhode Island, 
the school of drawing and painting of the Museum of Fine 
Arts, Boston, and at the Academic Julien, Paris. He is known 
for his extensive work in mural decoration, and, also, for his 
active participation in excavations in Egypt. He spent three 
years as instructor at the school of Museum of Fine Arts, 
Boston, and from 1903 to 1906 at Harvard College. He res. 
in Boston, with a summer home in D. Ch. : 1. Rebecca Shepard, 
b. in Boston, 1902; 2. Frances Greenleaf, b. in London, Eng., 
1904; 3. Lois Lindon, b. in Boston, 1911. 

SNOW 

I. Family of John Snow 

1. John Snow, Esq., b. at Leominster, Mass., Mar. 18, 
1760, d. in D., Jan. 28, 1841. He m. 1st Hannah Parker, b. at 
Newton, Mass., Dec. 30, 1758; d. in D., May 27, 1823, in her 
64th year; dau. of John and Abigail Pierce Parker; m. 2d, Dec. 
27, 1826, Caroline Perry, b. in D., Apr. 1, 1801; d. there, June 
4, 1882; dau. of John and Esther (Emery) Perry. He was 
a Revolutionary soldier. He re. to D. in 1800, and settled on 
lot 10, range 5, formerly owned by Rev. E. Sprague. Ch. by 
first wife : 

I. Timothy, b., July 27, 1780; d. at Litchfield, N. Y., Jan. 18, 
1836. 
II. John, b.. Mar. 7, 1782, 2. 

III. Augustus Smith, b., Aug. 28, 1784; d. at Litchfield, N. Y. 

IV. Hannah Parker, b., Sept. 1, 1786; d. in Boston, Dec. 23, 1853; m. 

Jacob P. Willard of Ashby, N. H. 
V. Josephus, b., Nov. 25, 1788,3. 
VI. Horatio Gates, b., Mar. 18, 1791; d. in Boston, June 8, 1836; 

m. . 

VII. HoUowell, b., May 25, 1793; d., Sept. 14, 1796. 

VIII. Henry, b., June 15, 1795; d.. May 23, 1834; m. ; res. at 

Shrewsbury, Mass. 
IX. Louisa, b., July 27, 1797; d., Nov. 2, 1818. 
X. Mary Anne, b., Sept. 9, 1799; d., Oct. 27, 1820. 
XI. EmUy b., Sept. 26, 1802; d., Dec. 7. 1818. 



898 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

Ch. by second wife, b. in D. : 

XII. Harriet Louisa, b., Aug. 8, 1830; m. Thomas Barge Wait (4), q. v. 
XIII. Elbridge, b.. Mar. 17, 1835, 4. 

2. John Snow, son of John, Esq., 1, came from Sterling, 
Mass., 1800. He was b.. Mar. 7, 1782, and d. in D., May 14, 
1870. He m. 1st, Apr. 4, 1804, Marcia (Marcy) Twitchell, 
b., Feb. 9, 1779; d., Dec. 11, 1843; dan. of Joseph and Mercy 
(Holbrook) Twitchell; m. 2d, May 5, 1846, Mrs. Eveline 
Preston; dau. of Moses and Lucy Campbell Marshall, and 
widow of Merrick Preston. Ch. by first wife: 

L Augustine P., b., Apr. 16, 1809; d.. Mar. 16, 1864; m., Oct. 17, 1837, 
Mary Heard, b., Apr. 25, 1820; d., Aug. 21, 1887, as the wife of 
Sargent Bohonan; dau. of Henry and Mehetabel (Colburn) 
Heard. Ch.: 1. Melissa C, d., Oct. 26, 1860, ae. 21. 
IL Charles, b., Apr. 13, 1811; d., Aug. 25, 1847; m., 1836, Mary W. 
Wight, b., Apr. 8, 1818; dau. of John and Beulah (Smith) Wight. 
Ch.: 1. A daughter; 2. Marcus; 3. Marian; 4. Henry. 
III. Leonard, b. in D., June 24, 1815; m. 1st, May 28, 1844, Martha 
Piper, b., Oct. 1, 1817; d., Nov. 30, 1848; dau. of Cyrus and Cath- 
arine (Greenwood) Piper; m. 2d, Dec. 17, 1850, Mary E. Shedd of 
Pepperell, Mass., b., Oct. 10, 1818; res. at Marlborough, N. H., 
now Boston. Ch. by first wife: 1. Martha P., b. at Marlborough, 
Oct. 23, 1848; m., April, 1874, William J. Stewart of Cambridge, 
Mass.; res. at W^inchester, Mass.; ch. by second wife; 2. G. 
Lyman, b. at Brighton, Mass., Nov. 16, 1856. 

3. JosEPHUs Snow, son of John, Esq., 1, was b., Nov. 25, 
1788, and d., May 14, 1860. He m., Dec. 23, 1813, Eleanor 
Gilchrist of Carlisle, Mass., who d., Aug. 28, 1873, ae. 78 years, 
10 months, 28 days. Ch.: 

I. Mary Louisa, b., Nov. 17, 1814; m., May 4, 1837, as his first wife, 

Luther Smith (4), q. v. 
IL Caroline, b., Nov. 18, 1816; m., Sept. 8, 1835, Curtis Smith (IV), 
q. V. 

III. William, b., Feb. 22, 1818; d.. Mar. 6, 1818 (see p. 420). 

IV. Henry Lewis, b.. Mar. 10, 1819; d.. Mar. 10, 1821 (see p. 420). 

V. Andrew Jackson, b. in D., Mar. 29, 1822; d. at Westborough, Mass., 
Oct. 2, 1901; m. at Keene, N. H., Apr. 8, 1847, Lucy Jane Burpee, 
b. in D., Apr. 8, 1824; dau. of Ebenezer and Dorcas Gates (Bow- 
man) Burpee. He was a straw manufacturer, and res. in D., and 
at South Framingham, Medway, and Westborough, Mass. Ch., 
the first two b. at South Framingham, the rest at Medway: 
1. Ada Jane, b.. May 3, 1849; m. George Josiah Jackson; 2. 
Andrew Clarence, b., Sept. 22, 1851; m. Edwina Stewart; 3. Fan- 
nie Maria, b.. May 3, 1854; m. Henry Braman Tenny; 4. Eleanor 
Dorcas, b., Oct. 27, 1859; d. at Southborough, Mass., Jan. 15, 
1884; m. George Henry Burgoyne. 5. Mary Parker, b., Oct. 26, 
1862; m. Louis Kossuth Travis. 



GENEALOGIES 899 

VI. Henry Parker, b., Nov. 29, 1824; d. at Peterborough, N. H., 1854; m. 

Gracia Ann Stanley, dau. of Charles and Lucy (Which) Stanley. 

VII. Emily Eliza, b. Dec. 10, 1827; m. I. H. Keysar; res. at Sutton, 

N. H. 
VIII. Lucy Maria, b., June 28, 1834. 

4. Elbridge Snow, son of John, 1, b. in D., Mar. 17, 1835; 
m. at Fitchbiirg, Mass., Oct. 12, 1859, Lydia Ann Jones, b. 
at South Reading, Vt., Sept. 17, 1827; dau. of Ephraim and 
Lydia Proctor (Robinson) Jones. He is a machinist, and res. 
at Fitchburg. Ch., b. at Fitchburg: 

I. Carrie Louise, b., June 11, 1860; d. at Fitchburg, July 16, 1863. 
II. Cora Blanch, b., Oct. 27, 1865; d. at Fitchburg, Sept. 26, 1888; ni. 
Tristram Walker Sheldon. Ch.: 1. Elbridge Thomas, b. at Fitch- 
burg, Nov. 27, 1887. 
in. Alice Emelie, b., Apr. 12, 1867; d. at Fitchburg, Nov. 4, 1902; m. 
David William Colburn. Ch., b. at Fitchburg: 1. David Morse, 
b., May 30, 1894; 2. William Snow, b., July 3, 1898. 

II. Family of Ezra Snow 

Ezra Snow, son of Samuel and Dorothea Richardson Snow 
of Jaffrey, N. H., was b. at Jaffrey, Aug. 19, 1785, and d. 
at Brattleborough, Vt., Feb. 4, 1849. He m., Dec. 15, 1807, 
Mary Rider, b., Aug. 13, 1788; d. at Peterborough, N. H., 
Dec. 4, 1872; dau. of Moses and Mary (Twitchell) Rider. Ch.: 

I. Mary, b.. Mar. 3, 1809; d., July 4, 1844. 
II. Dorothy R., b., May 2, 1811; d., Mar. 15, 1873; m., 1853, Augustus 
Berry of Pelham, Mass. 

III. Edward, b.. May 29, 1813; d., Feb. 14, 1861. 

IV. Ezra G., b., Dec. 9, 1815; d. in Mississippi, Oct. 3, 1839, while 

studying medicine with his uncle. Dr. Mark Snow. 
V. Eliza, b., Aug. 25, 1818; res. in Boston, Mass. 
VI. Julia, b., Oct. 5, 1820; d. at Peterborough, Feb. 20, 1877. 
VII. Harriet S., b.. Mar. 22, 1823; m., 1st, Aaron B. Grant, who d. at 
Concord, N. H., Sept. 29, 1850, ae. 33; m., 2d, Jolm Wilder of 
Peterborough. 
VIII. Emma A., b., July 4, 1825. 
IX. Francis M., b.. Mar. 2, 1829; d. at Buffalo, N. Y., Sept. 28, 1861; 
m., 1856, Julia F. Miller of Buffalo; dau. of James Miller. Ch.: 
1. Albert F., b.. Mar. 2, 1858, res. in Colorado; 2. James Miller, 
b., Jan. 23, 1860. 

SOUTHWICK 

1. Jedediah Kilburn Southwick, from Massachusetts, the 
son of WilHam Southwick, d. in D., Apr. 8, 1843, ae. 59. He m., 
Jan. 11, 1809, Dorcas Twitchell, b. in D., June 1, 1787; d. at 
Sullivan, N. H., Jan. 31, 1854; dau. of Gershom and Prudence 
(Adams) Twitchell. Previous to 1820 he built a brick house on 



900 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

lot 21, range 8; he was engaged in manufacturing brown earthen- 
ware. Ch., b. in D. (Pottersville) : 

I. Augustus, d., Apr. 1, 1815, ae. 5. 
II. Sarah, m. Nims; res. at Sullivan, N. H. 

III. Augustus, b., July U, 1816,2. 

IV. Martha, d., Oct. 2, 1896, ae. 73 yrs. 2 mos. 26 ds. 

2. Augustus South wick, son of Jedediah Kilburn, 1, was 
b. in D. (Pottersville), July 12, 1816, and d. at Keene, N. H., 
Dec. 8, 1899. He m. at Marlborough, N. H., Aug. 22, 1844, 
Mary Holman McCollester, b. there, Nov. 13, 1820; d. there, 
Jan. 27, 1886; dau. of Silas and Achsah (Holman) McCollester. 
He was a farmer and potter, and res. at Pottersville, Marl- 
borough, and Keene. Ch., b. at Pottersville: 

I. Frederick Augustus, merchant, b., June 20, 1845; m. 1st, at Marl- 
borough, Mar. 28, 1871, Abbie Sarah Hardy, b. in D., Oct. 30, 
1848; d. at Carthage, Jefferson Co., N. Y., Feb. 21, 1874; dau. 
of Cyrus Edmund and Sarah Hardy; m. 2d, at Carthage, Sept. 1, 
1875, Eva Susan Potter, b. at Copenhagen, N. Y., Aug. 17, 1851; 
dau. of Henry G. and Susan C. Potter; no ch. 
II. Jedediah Kilburn, farmer, b., Nov. 8, 1847; d. at Marlborough, 
Sept. 5, 1909; m. in D., May 16, 1882, Emma Josephine Moore, 
b. at Jaffrey, N. H., Jan. 10, 1855; dau. of Abraham and Julia 
Maria Moore; res. at Marlborough, where he was a selectman 
and a member of the school committee. Ch.: 1. Viola Emma 
(adopted), b. at Upton, Mass., Sept. 11, 1877; 2. Mary Josephine, 
b. at Marlborough, Mar. 19, 1884; 3. Arthur Lincoln, b. at 
Marlborough, May 28, 1888. 

III. Silas Collester, clerk, b., Aug. 19, 1849; d. at Carthage, N. Y., Oct. 

11, 1878; m. there, Aug. 9, 1877, Louisa E. Wilmot, b., August, 
1855; dau. of Reuben and Jeanette (Herrick) Wilmot. Ch.: 
1. Alande Jeanette, b. at Carthage, July 1, 1878. 

IV. Sarah Orrilla, b., Feb. 27, 1853; m. Orison Hull Moore (II, 2), q. v. 

SPAULDING 

I. Family of William Spaulding 

1. William Spaulding, farmer, b. at Milford, N. H., Dec. 
10, 1821, d. at Groton, Mass., Feb. 6, 1906, the son of Abel 
and Anna (Shattuck) Spaulding. He m. at Worcester, Mass., 
February, 1855, Abby Roxanna Stearns, b. at Amherst, N. H., 
Jan. 2, 1833; d. at Newton, Mass., Mar. 4, 1909; dau. of Oliver 
and Abby (Farnsworth) Stearns. They res. at Milford until 
1856, when they re. to D., where they remained until 1883, 
when they settled in Groton. Ch., b. in D.: 

I. Otis William, b., 1862; d., Aug. 6, 1862, ae. 4 mos. 
II. Fred Samson, b., Dec. 25, 1863, 2. 
III. Frank Ellsworth, b., Nov. 30, 1866, 3. 



GENEALOGIES 901 

2. Fred Samson Spaulding, son of William, 1, was b. 
in D., Dec. 25, 1863, and d. at Watertown, Mass., Oct. 3, 1912. 
He m. at South Framingham, Mass., Apr. 16, 1884, Elenah 
Cleone Hall, b. at Northfield, N. H., Feb. 17, 1866; daii. of 
Sylvester Ferrin and Harriet Mehitable (Groves) Hall. He 
was a carpenter and builder, and res. at Framingham and 
Watertown. Ch., b. at Framingham: 

I. Ashley Williams, b., July 13, 1885; m. Mary Elizabeth Leger; res. 
at Watertown. 
II. Marion, b., Apr. 2, 1887; m. Alfred Lockhart Bodge; res. at West 
Somerville, Mass. 

III. Ralph Hartley, b., June 30, 1888; m. Florence Agnes Bouret; res. 

at W'atertown. 

IV. Lj^ndon Ellsworth, b., Feb. 3, 1890; m. Josephine Elmena Leger; res. 

at Waltham, Mass. 

3. Frank Ellsworth Spaulding, educator and author, 
son of William, 1, was b. in D., Nov. 30, 1866. He m. at North- 
ampton, Mass., Oct. 17, 1895, Mary Elizabeth Trow, b. at 
Haydenville, Mass., Jan. 28, 1867; dau. of William Marshall 
and Thankful Graves (Smith) Trow. 

Mr. Spaulding was educated at Amherst College (A.B., 
1889); University of Leipsic {magna cum laude, 1894); Uni- 
versity of Berlin, Sorbonne, and College of France, Paris; 
and Clark University, Worcester, Mass. (A.M., Ph.D.). 
He was superintendent of schools at Ware, Mass., 1895-1897; 
at Passaic, N. J., 1897-1904; atNewton, Mass., 1904-1914; at 
Minneapolis, Minn., 1914-1917; and at Cleveland, Ohio, since 
1917. Scores of school text books have been written by him in 
eluding readers, spellers and language books, of which several 
million copies have been sold throughout the country. Ch.: 

I. Francis Trow, b. at Ware, Nov. 23, 1896. 
II. William Ellsworth, b. at Passaic, Feb. 5, 1898. 

III. Mary, b. at Passaic, Apr. 16, 1899. 

IV. Catherine, b. at Buckland, Mass., Aug. 21, 1904. 

II. Family of Francis Ashley Spaulding 

Feancis Ashley Spaulding was b. at Hancock, N. H., 
July 5, 1833, the son of Daniel and Amity (Cudworth) Spauld- 
ing. He m. at Mason, N. H., Dec. 5, 1865, Orinda York, b. at 
Guildhall, Vt.; d., Aug. 26, 1915; dau. of Ebenezer Dow and 
Tamson (Corser) York of Peterborough, N. H. He is a mason, 
and res. in D. Ch., b. in D.: 

I. Ellen Evadel, b., June 1, 1873; m. Anderson M. Worcester; res. at 
West Swanzey, N. H. Ch.: 1. Clarence Fay, b. at Peterborough, 



902 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

July 22, 1889; 2. Harry Anderson, b. at West Swanzey, Mar. 10, 
1898; m. Esther Naomi Smith. 
II. .\lonzo Francis Wood, b., Jan. 28, 1882; res. at Providence, R. I. 

STANFORD 

1. Caleb Stanford came with his family from Sherborn, 
Mass., and settled, 1775, on lot 14, range 10. Son of David 
and Lydia (Morse) Stanford, he was b. at Sherborn, Aug. 31, 
1716. He m., Apr. 2, 1740, Ruth Cozens of HoUiston, Mass., 
b., Jan. 12, 1723/4; dau. of Abraham and Abigail Wilkinson 
Cozens. Ch.: 

I. Lydia, b. at Holliston, Apr. 19, 1741 ; d., May 22, 1766; m. at Natick, 
Mass., Dec. 30, 1762, John Bacon of Natick; d. there, Apr. 28, 
1764. One ch. 
II. Josiah, b. at Natick, Mass., Oct. 27, 1742, 2. 

III. Joseph, b. at Sherborn, Mar. 9, 1744/5; m. Sarah ; four ch. 

IV. Abner, b. at Sherborn, May 12, 1747; d. at Chesterfield, Vt., April, 

1820; m. 1st, at Mendon, Mass., Nov. 24. 1768, Jemima Green, 
b. at Upton, Mass., Jan. 30, 1748/9; d., June 15, 1818; dau. of 
William and Hannah Green; m. 2d, at Dummerston, Vt., Nov. 
24, 1800, Sarah Mclntyre, who d., January, 1855, as the wife of 
Israel Gould of West Fairlee, Vt. Abner Stanford was a Revolu- 
tionary soldier, and res. at Peterborough, N. H., Upton, Mass., 
and Chesterfield, Vt. Six ch. by first wife, and six by second wife. 
V. Phinehas, b. at Sherborn, Feb. 1, 1748/9,3. 
VI. Betty, b. at Sherborn. May 22, 1751; d. there. Mar. 2, 1756. 
VII. Caleb (twin), b. at Sherborn, Mar. 27, 1753; d. there, Dec. 12, 1754. 
VIII. Joshua (twin), b. at Sherborn, Mar. 27, 1753; d. there, Dec. 23, 1754. 
IX. Caleb, b. at Sherborn, Dec. 27, 1754; d. there, Jan. 26, 1755. 
X. Caleb, b. at Sherborn, Feb. 27, 1756; d. in D., unm.. Mar. 10, 1828. 
XI. Joshua, b. at Sherborn, May 4, 1758; d. in D., Mar. 20, 1855 (see 
incorrect statements on pages 175, 603 and 604). 
XII. Betty, b. at Sherborn, June 1, 1760; m., as his first wife, Asa Pratt 

q. V. 
XIII. David, b. at Sherborn, May 8, 1762; m., Jan. 16, 1786, Levina White. 
He was the first settler in D. on lot 22, range 7, which he sold to 
Zebulon Norris before 1793. Ch.: 1. Levina. b., Jan. 17, 1787; 
2. Charlotte, b., Feb. 13, 1789; 3. Lucretia, b.. Mar. 6, 1791. 

2. JosiAii Stanford, son of Caleb, 1, was b. at Natick, 
Mass., Oct. 27, 1742, and d. at Concord, Vt. He m. at Natick, 
Dec. 10, 1769, Esther Boyce, b., 1745; d. at Concord, Vt.; dau. 
of Samuel and Esther Hastings Boyce. He came from Sher- 
born, Mass., and settled in D. on lot 15, range 10, near the 
other Stanfords. In 1800 he re. to Littleton, N. H. Ch., all 
but the first one b, in D.: 

I. Fanny, b. at Sherborn, October, 1771; m., Oct. 2, 1792, Luther 
Adams, q. v. 



GENEALOGIES 903 

II. Samuel Boyce, b., Feb. 4, 1773; d. at Burke, Vt., Nov. 2, 1838; m. 
at Chesterfield, N. H., June 4, 1800, Polly Cobleigh, b.. Mar. 11, 
1778 or 1779; d. at Burke, Mar. 28, 1854; dau. of John and 
Deborah Harris Cobleigh. Seven oh. 

in. Mary, b., Aug. 19, 1775; d., June 29, 1840; m., Aug. 11, 1795, John 
Cobleigh, b. at Chesterfield, N. H., Apr. 10, 1777; son of John and 
Deborah Harris Cobleigh. Twelve eh. 
IV. John, b., May 11, 1779; d. at Albany, N. Y., Dec. 24, 1849; m., 
Apr. 11, 1811, Almira Eastman, b. at Littleton, N. H., July 15, 
1791; d. at Irasburg, Vt., July 15, 1879; dau. of Jonathan East- 
man. Eleven ch. 
V. Persis, b., Jan. 16, 1783; d. at Lyman, N. H., Mar. 3, 1865; m. 
(intention recorded Oct. 5, 1807), David Hoskins, b., Aug. 30, 
1778; d. at Lyman, July 26, 1859; son of Elkanah and Mindwell 
Barney Hoskins of Taunton and Petersham, Mass. Eight ch. 
VI. Betsey, b.. Mar. 19, 1785; d., unm., at Concord, Vt., Oct. 17,'1862. 

Vn. Alona, b., Oct. 5, 1789; d. at Concord, Vt., June 14, 1860; m., June 
12, 1809, Joseph Buckminster of Concord, b. at Roxbury, N. H., 
Sept. 11, 1780; d., Sept. 27, 1831; son of Solomon and Betsey 
Davis Buckminster. Seven ch. 

3. Phinehas Stanford, son of Caleb, 1, was b. at Sherborn, 
Mass., Feb. 1, 1748/9. He m. there, Aug. 26, 1773, his cousin, 
Comfort Morse of Natick, Mass., b. at Uxbridge, Mass., Nov. 
7, 1752; dau. of Abijah and Lydia (Fairbanks) Morse. Res. 
inD. Ch.: 

I. Abigail, bapt. at Natick, Nov. 7, 1773, "aged about 5 years." 
n. Lydia, b., Feb. 18, 1774. 

III. Amos, b., June 25, 1776; m. at Marlborough, N. H., Mar. 24, 1807, 

Betsey Ball; dau. of Daniel and Lydia Smith Ball of Marlborough 
or Troy, N. H.; res. several years in D., on the farm of Aaron 
Appleton, lot 11, range 8. 

IV. Molly, b., September, 1778. 

V. Dorcas, m. Taylor Gregory; re. to Pa. 
VI. Daniel, b., June 10, 1782; d. in Pa., m. Ruth Ross. 

STANLEY 

1. Joshua Stanley was b. at Wilmington, Mass., Feb. 22, 
1766, and d. in D., Feb. 10, 1843. He m. 1st, July 31, 1783, 
Margaret Johnson, who d. in D., Aug. 3, 1819, aged 55; dau. 
of Simeon Johnson; m. 2d, Ruth Sanderson of Lunenburg, 
Mass. 

When but seventeen years old, Joshua Stanley began to 
labor in D. on lot 4, range 3, which was eventually given to 
him by an uncle named Stewart with whom he worked. The 
first night after their arrival in D., Stewart and his nephew 
slept on a bed of boughs under the shelter of a log poised above 
the ground by its branches. Their first dwelling was a cave 



904 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

dug out on the side of the hill and covered with bark. Although 
there was hardlj'^ room for a bed and table, they lived there 
several years. When Mr. Stanley married he built a log house 
for his bride, and later a clapboard house. At the time of his 
death his eight children were all living; forty -five of his fifty- 
two grandchildren were living, and twenty great-grandchildren 
— eighty descendants. To this number the addition of twenty- 
three husbands and wives gives one hundred and three persons, 
of whom ninety-five were living February, 1843. Ch. by first 
wife : 

I. William, b., Sept. 4, 1784; m. Mary (Polly) Yeardly, b., 1786; dau. 
of William and Sarah (Twitchell) Yeardly; re. to McDonough, 
N. Y., with a family of seven eh. One ch., a daughter, d. in D., 
July 15, 1821, ae. f^J^ years. 
II. Joshua, b., Sept. 4, 1786, 2. 

III. Betsey, b., Dec. 23, 1788; d., Aug. 10, 1849; m., December, 1809, 

Jacob Gragg Lakin of Hancock, N. H., b., Nov. 14, 1785; d., May, 
1852; son of Capt. Lemuel and Hannah (Morrison) Lakin. Ch.: 
1. Ann, b., Dec. 19, 1810; m., Nov. 14, 1833, Charles Hayward, 
b. in D., Feb. 22, 1806; son of Charles Prescott and Sarah (Mason) 
Hayward; six ch. 

IV. Sarah B., b. in D., May 15, 1791 ; d., June 15, 1867; m., July 29, 1817, 

Capt. Moses Morrison Lakin of Hancock, N. H., b.. Mar. 9, 1790; 
d., Oct. 8, 1843; son of Capt. Lemuel and Hannah (Morrison) 
Lakin. No ch, 
V. Simeon, b., Sept. 26, 1793, 3. 

VI. Margaret, b., July 30, 1795; m., Mar. 27, 1818, John Gilchrest 
(2), q. V. 
VII. Charlotte, b. in D., Mar. 10. 1800; m., Aug. 10, 1826, Asa Washburn, 
b. at Hancock, N. H., July 16, 1797; d., Sept. 10, 1874; son of 
Elijah Washburn. Eight ch. 
Vm. Charles, b., July 16, 1802; d., Oct. 29, 1859; m. 1st Lucy Winch, d.. 
May 6, 1842, ae. 46; m. 2d, Nov. 8, 1842, Betsey Royce, d., Sept. 
15, 1894, ae. 80. Ch.: 1. Gracia Ann, m. Henry Parker Snow 
(3, VI), q. v.; 2. Leonard Winch, h., Nov. 22, 1827; m., Aug. 6, 
1849, Julia Ann Wait, b., Apr. 22, 1827; dau. of Benjamin Frank- 
lin and Pauline (Knowlton) Wait. 

2. Joshua Stanley, son of Joshua, 1, was b., Sept. 4, 1786, 
and d., July 17, 1852. He m., Dec. 26, 1809, Margaret Lakin, 
b. at Hancock, N. H., Jan. 22, 1788; d., July, 1852; dau. of 
Capt. Lemuel and Hannah (Morrison) Lakin. Ch., order of 
births unknown: 

I. Elvira, m., Nov. 17, 1836, Lemuel Cook of Fitzwilliam, N. H. Ch.: 

1. Lemuel. 
II. Laura, m. William Fairchild; res. in Boston. Several ch. 

III. Lemuel L., d., July 3, 1822, ae. 12 yrs. 3 dys. 

IV. Hannah L., m., Oct. 19, 1837, James Wilder of Peterborough, N. H. 



GENEALOGIES 905 

Ch.: 1. Charles M., d. abt. 1882; m. Anna Wells; res. at Chelsea, 
Mass. Several ch. 
V. Harriet L., m., Dec. 2, 1841, Benjamin F. Morse (8, V), q. v. 
VI. Ruth, m. Ivory Wells of Plymouth, Mass.; res. at Chelsea, Mass. 

Several ch. 
Vn. Sarah Ann, m.. May 11, 1848, Jared H. Kibbe; res. at Chelsea, 
Mass. Ch. : 1. Inez M., b. in Boston, Apr. 20, 1849; m. Benjamin 
H. Davis of Medford, Mass.; three ch.; 2. Charles H., b. in Bos- 
ton, June 27, 1852; d., May 24, 1894; m. Mary Edwards; 3. A. 
Gertrude, b. at Chelsea, Feb. 7, 1854; m. George M. Bemis of 
Worcester, Mass.; one dau.; 4. Laura Adell, h. at Chelsea, Sept. 
17, 1856; m. James B. Hudson of Chelsea. 

VIII. Wallace, d. at Chelsea, Mass.; m. . Three ch. 

IX. Joshua, d.. Mar. 10, 1816, ae. 1 mo. 

3. Simeon Stanley, son of Joshua, 1, was b., Sept. 26, 
1793, and d., Mar. 20, 1857. He m., Nov. 9, 1817, Mary 
Morse, b. in D., Oct. 18, 1796; d. there, Oct. 25, 1865; dau. of 
Ezra and Agnes (Swan) Morse. He was a blacksmith, and 
res. on the old homestead. Ch.: 

I. Nancy, b.. May 13, 1818; re. to Salt Lake City, Utah. 
II. Joshua, b., June 12, 1821; d., July 16, 1821. 

III. Sarah L., b., July 5, 1822; d.. Mar. 14, 1879; m., Apr. 4, 1843, 

as his first wife. Col. David A. W^ood, b. at Hancock, N. H., 
June 11, 1819; son of Daniel and Anna (Wood) Wood. Ch.: 
1. A son (twin), b. and d., Mar. 4, 1844; 2. A son (twin,) b. and 
d.. Mar. 4, 1844; 3. A daughter, b. and d., May 4, 1845; 4. 
Edwin M., b., Feb. 22, 1846; m., Sept. 20, 1868, Sylvia R. Sawtell, 
b., June 28, 1848; res. at Boston Higlilands, Mass.; two ch.; 
5. Mary Anna, b., Nov. 1, 1848; d., Feb. 3, 1850; 6. George 
Henry, b., Jan. 13, 1857; d., Feb. 14, 1857. 

IV. George, b., July 7, 1824; d., Sept. 6, 1826. 
V. Adolphus, b., Apr. 17, 1826. 

VI. George, b., June 11, 1828; d., Apr., 20, 1840. 
VII. Mary Ann, b., May 27, 1830. 
VIII. Frederick. 
IX. Daphne A., b., Oct. 2, 1838. 

STEWART 

Henry Stewart, with his wife Sarah, came from Amherst, 
N. H., 1779, and settled on lot 16, range 4. His wife d., Jan. 
5, 1785, after which he re. to New York State. Ch.: 1. Sarah, 
b., Sept. 22, 1773; 2. Lucij, b., Sept. 3, 1776; 3. Polly, b., Nov. 
1, 1778; 4. Reney, b., Apr. 1, 1781; 5. Henry, b., Jan. 4, 1785; 
d., Feb. 5, 1785. 

John James Stewart, Jr., son of John James and Jane 
Elizabeth (Smith) Stewart, was b. at Marlborough, N. H., 
Jan. 4, 1875. He m. at Chesham, N. H., Apr. 9, 1898, Minnie 



906 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

Idella Derby, b. at Nelson (now H.), Jan. 7, 1869; d., May 31, 
1905; dau. of Milan Monroe and Mary (Fitch) Derby. He 
res. in D., and works in the mill. Ch.: 1. John Walker, b. at 
Chesham, June 2, 1901. 

STONE 

I. Family of Silas Stone 

Silas Stone, son of Ebenezer^ (Nathaniel,^ Elder John,^ 
Dea. Gregory^) and Prudence (Pratt) Stone, was b. at 
Framingham, Mass., Apr. 29, 1728, and d. in the army at 
Lansingburg, N. Y., 1777. He m. at Sherborn, Mass., Jan. 
25, 1749, EHzabeth Russell, b. there, Oct. 7, 1730; d. at 
Shoreham, Vt., 1816; dau. of Jonathan and Mary (Coolidge) 
Russell. After residing at Sudbury and Natick, Mass., he 
moved his family, 1765, to D., where they settled on lot 5, 
range 5. Ch., the first two b. at Sudbury, the next six at Natick, 
and the last five in D. : 

I. Silas, b., July 14, 1750; d. at Sherborn, Jan. 24, 1754. 
II. Amos, b., Nov. 20, 1751; d. at Orwell, Vt., abt. 1820; m. Mehitable 

. Ch. : 1. Ollima, h. at Shoreham, July 25, 1789; m. at 

Whiting, Vt., Jan. 18, 1804, Samuel Jones of Shoreham. Had 
issue. 
m. Elizabeth, b., Oct. 21, 1753; m. Simeon Johnson, q. v. 
IV. Silas, b., Apr. 5, 1755; d. at Sherborn, July 12, 1820; m. 1st, at 
Sherborn, Jan. 9, 1781, Jennet Twitehell, b. there, Nov. 5, 17C0; 
d. there, June 13, 1816; dau. of Dea. Jonathan and Deborah 
(Bullard) Twitehell; m. 2d, at Sherborn, May 12, 1817, Mrs. 
Caroline (Jones) Leland, b. at Dedham, Mass., Aug. 9, 1764, d. at 
Sherborn, Oct. 18, 1841; dau. of John and Tabitha (Battelle) 
Jones, and widow of John Leland of Sherborn. Ten ch. 
V. Jeduthan, b., Feb. 26, 1757; d. at Natick, Dec. 6, 1759. 
VI. Ebenezer, b., Jan. 26, 1759. 
VII. John, b., June 30, 1761; d. at Attica, Wyoming Co., N. Y., Nov. 25, 
1831; m. in D., May 23, 1786 (Dec. 20, town record), Hannah 
Stratton, b., at Sherborn, Apr. 19, 1767 (Apr. 23, 1766, town 
record); d. at Attica, Jan. 5, 1831; dau. of Elias and MUicent 
(Frost) Stratton. He was a Revolutionary soldier from D. 
Twelve ch. 
Vin. Judith, b., Apr. 9, 1763; m., abt. 1782, Cyrus Balch, b. at Keene, 
N. H., July 14, 1765; d. at Enosburg, Vt., abt. 1805; son of 
Caleb and Elizabeth Balch. Eleven ch. 
IX. Juliana (or Anna), b., July 25, 1765; m., July 7, 1783, Samuel Adams 

of Leicester, Vt., q. v. 
X. Jeduthan, b., Apr. 17, 1767; living, 1779. 
XL Eli, b., Apr. 28, 1769; d. at Cornwall, Vt.; Apr. 12, 1821; m., 1793, 
Polly Janes, b. at Brimfield, Mass., Apr. 15, 1772; dau. of Elijah 
and Lucy (Crocker) Janes. Ten ch., b. at Cornwall. 
Xn. Mary, b., Dec. 22, 1772; d. at Lansingburg, N. Y., 1866; m. at 



GENEALOGIES 907 

Sherborn, Dec. 23, 1794, West Perry, b. there, Apr. 1, 1770; son 
of Moses and Susanna (Child) Perry. Six eh., b. at Sherborn. 
XIII. Prudence, b., Oct. 19, 1775; m. at Leicester, Vt., Dec. 13, 1792, 
Daniel Church. 
Cf. "Gregory Stone Genealogy" by J. Gardner Bartlett. 

II. Family of John Stone 
John Stone, son of Oliver ^ (Simon 4-3-2-1) g^j^^j Moriah 
(Priest) Stone, was b., July 6, 1751, and d. in D., November, 
1813, ae. 62 (Dec. 6, 1814, ae. 63, gravestone record). He m., 
Nov. 25, 1778, Lydia Byam of Templeton, Mass., b. there, 
Oct. 6, 1760; d. in D., Apr. 20, 1849, ae. 89 yrs. 6 mos. 14 ds.; 
dau. of Samuel and Beulah Byam. John Stone re. from Leom- 
inster, Mass., to Jaffrey, N. H,, where he settled first, and 
thence to D., 1792. He lived on lot 22, range 4. Ch., the first 
five b. at Jaffrey, the rest in D.: 

I. Lydia, b., Aug. 10, 1779; m. William Rollins (VIII), q. v. 
II. Samuel, b., Oct. 3, 1781; d. young. 

III. John, b., Nov. 16, 1783; d., Sept. 7, 1851; m. Lucy Colburn of 

Langdon, N. H.; re. to Nelson, N. H., 1826. Ch.: 1. Elias, b., 
Oct. 28, 1807; d., December, 1811; 2. Lucy, b., Sept. 7, 1809; m. 
Stephen Miller of Alstead, N. H.; 3. John, b., June, 1811; d., 
1828; 4. Silas, b., Oct. 7, 1813; 5. David, b., March, 1820. 

IV. Oliver, b., Dec. 20, 1786; d., December, 1841; m. Charlotte Kit- 

tridge of Nelson, N. H. 
V. Samuel, b., June 15, 1790; d. in D., Aug. 15, 1832; m. Alona Morse, 
b., Nov. 17, 1795; d. in D., Mar. 30, 1853; dau. of Peter and 
Deborah (Cobleigh) Morse. Ch.: 1. Saviuel, b., Dec. 22, 1818; 
2. Leonard, b., Jan. 12, 1826. 
VI. Silas, b., Sept. 12, 1792; d. in D., Oct. 25, 1813. 
VIL Betsey, b., Oct. 11, 1794; d., June 13, 1832; m., Oct. 21, 1827, 
as his second wife, Calvin Hastings of Marlborough, N. H., b. 
there, Oct. 20, 1785; son of Thaddeus and Asenath (Rice) 
Hastings. 
VIII. Asa, b.. Mar. 14, 1796; d., January, 1803. 
IX. Asenath, b. in D., Oct. 6, 1799; m. Silas Stone (III, 2), q. v. 
X. Eunice, b., Dec. 28, 1802; d., December, 1811. 
XL Asa, b., Oct. 15, 1806; d., November, 1811. 

III. Family of John Stone, 2d 

1. Capt. John Stone, 2d, son of Eliphalet^ (Hezekiah,^ 
Nathaniel,^ John,- Gregory,^ of Cambridge, Mass.) and Lydia 
(Goddard) Stone, was b. at W^estern (now Warren), Mass., 
Mar. 7, 1765, and d. at Marlborough, N. H., Apr. 18, 1849. 
He m. 1st, Mar. 12, 1788, EHzabeth Stanley, b., 1769; d., 
Nov. 4, 1813; m. 2d, Nov. 4, 1816, Mrs. Rebecca (Coolidge) 
Ward, b. at Sherborn, Mass., Mar. 1, 1779; d., Oct. 24, 1856; 



908 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

dau. of Samuel and Hannah (Russell) Coolidge, and widow 
of Reuben Ward of Marlborough, N. H. 

In 1788 Captain Stone settled in D. on lot 23, range 5, 
the dividing line between Marlborough and Dublin running 
through the center of his house. Ch. by first wife: 

I. John, b., May 20, 1788; d., Nov. 29, 1804. 
II. Polly, b., Nov. 22, 1789; m. Seth Fisher of Francestown, N. H., b. 
there, Jan. 20, 1786; d. at New London, N. H., Apr. 11, 1858; son 
of Seth and Hannah (Hewins) Fisher. 

III. Betsey, b., Oct. 2, 1791; d. at Marlborough, 1833; m. there, Dec. 

17, 1811, Jesse Worsley, b. there, Jan. 8, 1790; son of Robert and 
Abigail (Wheeler) Worsley; res. at Marlborough. 

IV. Abigail, b., Nov. 15, 1793; d. at Rutland, Jefferson Co., N. Y., Feb. 

4, 1869; m. in D., Feb. 2, 1815, Dea. Robert Hardy (1, IV), q. v. 

V. Andrew, b., Oct. 11, 1796; d. at Theresa, Jefferson Co., N. Y., Mar. 

31, 1832; m. there, Apr. 19, 1819, Hannah Shurtleff, b. at Leroy, 

N. Y., Mar. 24, 1802; d. at Plessis, N. Y., Aug. 6, 1884; dau. of 

James and Polly (Atwood) Shurtleff; res. at Theresa. Seven ch, 

VI. Martha, b., Jan. 19, 1798; d. at Framingham, Mass., Oct. 1, 1856; 

m. there. Mar. 11, 1840, as his second wife, Socrates Fay, b. at 

Southborough, Mass., May 28, 1800; d. at Muscatine, Iowa; son 

of Solomon and Elizabeth (Fay). No issue. 

VIL Silas, b., Jan. 12, 1800, 2. 

VIII. Aaron, b., Feb. 28, 1802; d. at Marlborough, June 30, 1869; m. there, 
June 12, 1828, Mary Ward, b. at Marlborough, Feb. 8, 1807; d. at 
Lawrence, Mass., May 15, 1882; dau. of Reuben and Rebecca 
(Coolidge) Ward. Four ch. 
IX. Mahala, b., Feb. 20, 1804; d., October, 1804. 

X. Mahala, b., Aug. 8, 1806; m.. May 25, 1831, Francis Coolidge, b. 
at Framingham, Mass., Sept. 24, 1794; d. there, Apr. 16, 1864; 
son of Joel and Martha (Ware) Coolidge. Four ch. 
XI. Lydia, b., June 4, 1808; d., 1844; m., Apr. 13, 1830, Benjamin 
Olcutt of Keene, N. H. 
XII. Emeline, b., May 8, 1810; m., June, 1831, Peter Lawson of Lowell, 
Mass., where they res. 

XIII. Louisa, b., Jan. 14, 1812; d. at Marlborough, Jan. 14, 1867. 

Ch. by second wife, b. at Marlborough: 

XIV. John Curtis, b., Aug. 22, 1819; d. at Marlborough, May, 1893; m. 

1st, at Framingham, Mass., Apr. 17, 1856, Ellen Maria Fay, b. 
there, Jan. 25, 1831; d. at Marlborough, Feb. 19, 1866; dau. of 
Socrates and Susan (Parmenter) Fay; m. 2d, at Marlborough, Oct. 
20, 1866, Marion Eliza Munroe, b. at Sullivan, N. H., Dec. 25, 
1846; dau. of Orra Munroe. Thirteen ch. 
XV. Caroline E., b., Aug. 28, 1821; m., Feb. 15, 1849, William J. Logan 
of Bellows Falls, Vt. 
XVI. Ruth Helen, b., Feb, 24, 1824, m. at Bellows Falls, Vt., July 19, 
1854, Fred Rogers, b. there. May 11, 1832; d. at Charlestown, 
Mass., Jan. 28, 1870; son of John and Nancy (Buck) Rogers. 
Two ch. 



GENEALOGIES 909 

XVII. George H., b., Dec. 21, 1825; m., February, 1866. Mrs. Angeline 
(Crawford) Starkweather, b. at Norwalk, Conn., May 14, 1835; 
dau. of Joseph and Mary (Whitney) Crawford, and widow of 
Ashley Gurley Starkweather of Walpole, N. H. 

2. Silas Stone, son of Capt. John 2d, 1, was b. at Marl- 
TDorough, N. H., Jan. 12, 1800, and d. there. Dee. 9, 1867. He 
m. in D., Dec. 22, 1824, Asenath Stone, b. there, Oct. 6, 1799; 
dau. of John ^ (OHver,^ Simon 4-3-2-1) ^^j Lydia (Byam) Stone. 
He was a farmer, and res. in D. from 1824 to 1849, the year of 
his father's death, when he re. to Marlborough. Ch., b. in D.: 

I. Edwin, b., Oct. 9, 1826; d. in D., Apr. 24, 1837. 
II. Elizabeth S., b., Jan. 22, 1828; d. in D., Apr. 3, 1837. 

III. Elmira E., b., Jan. 17, 1830; d. in D., Apr. 8, 1837. 

IV. L. Jennette, b., July 2, 1833; m. at Marlborough, July 5, 1863, 

Bradley E. Wright. 
V. Elizabeth Elmira, b., Oct. 21, 1836 or 1837; d. at Marlborough, 
Mar. 5, 1885; m. there, Jan. 18, 1858, Eli B. Knowlton (XII, 3), 
q. V, No issue. 

IV. Family of John Stone, 3d 

John Stone, 3d, was b. at Swanzey, N. H., Feb. 28, 1819, 
and d. at Peterborough, N. H., Nov. 22, 1908. He m. 1st, 
at Swanzey, Oct. 26, 1841, Hannah S. Healey, b., Nov. 17, 1819; 
d. at Peterborough, Mar. 17, 1875; dau. of Davis and Asenath 
(Hills) Healey; m. 2d, Jan. 22, 1876, Jane B. Newell, b. at 
Jaffrey, N. H., Jan. 7, 1820; dau. of Jacob and Keziah L. 
(Powers) Newell. 

He traced his ancestry from Gregory,^ the emigrant, through 
John,- David,^ Samuel,^ Samuel,^ Samuel,*^ and Martin,^ his 
father, and from Gregory,^ through John,- Nathaniel,^ Heze- 
kiah,* Hezekiah,^ and Betsey Valentine*^ Stone, his mother. 
He was a farmer, and res. at Medina, Mich., in D., where he 
lived on lot 2, range 1, at Fitz William, N. H., and Peterborough. 
•Ch. by first wife, the first two b. at Medina, the rest in D.: 

I. Ellen Maria, b., Sept. 2, 1843; d., unm., Apr. 9, 1864. 
II. Nancy Elizabeth, b., Oct. 13, 1844; d., Oct. 17, 1904; m. 1st, at 
Peterborough, May 22, 1867, Charles Sylvester Dunklee, b. at 
Amherst, N. H., May 22, 1843; d. at Peterborough, Apr. 11, 1871; 
son of Sylvester J. and Mary Ann (Stratton) Dunklee; m. 2d, 
January, 1899, Milan E. Davis of Hancock, N. H. No issue. 
III. Amelia Delora,b., Apr. 13, 1848; m. at Peterborough, June 8, 1872, 
John Elliott Styles, b. in London, Eng., Mar. 13, 1842; son of John 
and Emma (Elliott) Styles. They have res. at Milford, Man- 
chester, and Francestown, N. H., and were living, 1916, at 
Peterborough. Ch.: 1. Maud Asenath, b. at Milford, Feb. 20, 
1877; 2. Lucy Ellen, h. at Manchester, Sept. 2, 1879; d. there, 



910 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

Dec. 15, 1880; 3. Delora Ethridge, h. at Francestown, Sept. 18, 
1882; 4. Edmund David, b., June 15, 1887. 
IV. Lucy Asenath, b., Oct. 28, 1849; d., unm., at Peterborough, July 26, 
1875. 
V. Edmund Martin, b., Oct. 20, 1851; d., unm., June 6, 1872. 

STRAW 

Samuel Lyman Straw, the son of Lyman Ira and Ella 
Maria (Draper) Straw, was b. at Greenfield, N. H., Oct. 14, 
1878. He m. at Antrim, N. H., Nov. 30, 1904, Clara Elizabeth 
Hills, b. at Antrim, Apr. 9, 1880; dau. of Cummings Ebenezer 
and Abbey Elizabeth (Rogers) Hills. He res. at Dublin, where 
he is a carpenter and farmer. 

STRONGAL\N 

In the year 1800 the several branches of the Strongman 
or Strongmun family took the name of Strong, by which they 
have since been designated. Before the above date they were 
so called in conversation. 

1. Henry Strongman, weaver, emigrated to this country 
from Dublin, Ire., about 1736, and res. in Boston for a time 
where it is supposed he m. his first wife. He re. later to the 
vicinity of Deerfield, Mass., where he met his second wife, Janet 
Alexander. She was the sister of John Alexander of Dublin, 
where she kept house for her brother until she re. to Deerfield. 
In consequence of being the first permanent female resident 
of D. she drew three lots of land in that town, and returned to 
occupy the land after her marriage. He d. in D., Mar. 17, 
1786, ae. 69 yrs. 6 mos.; his wife d. there, Nov. 20, 1792, in 
her 73d yr. Ch.: 

I. John, b., May 20, 1739; killed by the Indians in the French and 
Indian War in what was called Roger's Winter Fight. 

II. Margaret, b., Aug. 3, 1741; m. Shiner; res. at Charlemont, 

Mass.; then re. westward. 

III. William, b., Sept. 13, 1750; m. Mary Caldwell of D.; re to North 

Hero, Grand Isle, Vt., where he d., Mar. 30, 1836. Ch.: 1. 
Mary, b.. Mar. 13, 1774; 2. Margaret IVasson, h., June 12, 1775; 
3. Janet Alexander, h., Oct. 29, 1777. 

IV. Richard, b., June 4, 1753, 2. 

2. Richard Strongman, son of Henry, 1, was b., June 4, 
1753, and d. in D., Aug. 12, 1791. He m.. Jan. 5, 1778, Betty 
Rix, who d., Mar. 8, 1825, ae. 73. Ch.: 

I. John, b., Nov. 6, 1778; d., January, 1813. 
n. Richard, b.. May 8, 1780,3. 



GENEALOGIES 911 

III. Henry, b., February, 1782; d., June, 1840. 

IV. Elijah (twin), b.. Mar. 25, 1786; d., Oct. 4, 1804. 
V. Elisha (twin), b. Mar. 25, 1786; d., Aug. 15, 1787. 

VI. Polly, b., Sept. 15, 1788; m. William Livingston, and went West. 

3. Richard Strongman, son of Richard, 2, was b.. May 
8, 1780; and d. in D., Oct. 11, 1857. He m., June 30, 1806, 
Sarah (Sally) Rollins, b., June 30, 1786; d. in D., Feb. 26, 1858; 
dau. of Joseph and Abigail (Greenwood) Rollins. Ch.: 

I. Adaline, b., Jan. 26, 1808; m. Charles Whitney; res. at Charlestown, 

Mass. 
II. Mary, b.. May 3, 1809; d., Oct. 28, 1809. 

III. Mary Livmgston, b., Oct. 23, 1810; m., Dec. 26, 1844, Jonathan 

Kingsbury Smith (I), q. v., son of Ruggles Smith. 

IV. Richard Rodney, b., June 27, 1812; m., August, 1841, Sarah A. 

Bagley; res. at Manchester, N. H. 
V. Joseph Rollins, b., Nov. 14, 1813; d., Oct. 19, 1845; m., Apr. 8, 1841, 
Mary Caroline Brown, b., Feb. 7, 1816; dau. of Cephas and Mary 
(Gleason) Brown. Ch.: 1. Emogene Brown, h., Dec. 26, 1841; 
2. Lucy Maria, b., August, 1844. 
VI. Sarah, b., Oct. 23, 1816; d., Jan. 23, 1820. 
VII. Sarah Maria, b., Nov. 19, 1823; m.. May 14, 1848, Martin L. Newton 
of Marlborough, N. H. 

SUNDSTROM 

1. Frederick Johannes Sundstrom, son of Karl Kusla 
and Lovisa Charlotta Sundstrom, was b. at Rimita (near Abo), 
Finland, Apr. 27, 1861. He came to America in the early 
nineties, and m. at Fitchburg, Mass., Oct. 13, 1893, Maria 
Rantama'ki, b. at Labua (near Wa San), Finland, October, 
1862; dau. of Johannes and Kaisa (Maki) Rantama'ki. He is 
a farmer, and res. in D. Ch., b. in D.: 

I. Johannes Emel, b., Dec. 11, 1894; d. in D., Oct. 29, 1895. 
II. Fred Leonard, b., Dec. 7, 1895; m. at Troy, N. H., Nov. 24, 1917, 
Senja Elizabeth Rasmus, b. in Finland, Mar. 12, 1892; dau. of 
Leander and Lena (Mylly) Rasmus. He is a farmer, and res. in D. 

III. Karl (Charles) Edward, b., Dec. 5, 1897. 

IV. Eino (Eno) Arno, b., Apr. 1, 1901. 

SYMONDS 

Sylvester T. Symonds, son of John P., Esq., and Susannah 
(Faulkner) Symonds of Rindge, N. H., and brother of Lavina 
M., the wife of Elbridge G. Bemis of D., was b. at Rindge, 
Sept. 21, 1822, and d., July 21, 1891. He m., May 1, 1845, 
EHzabeth J. Bemis, b., Mar. 11, 1824; d.. Mar. 18, 1901; dau. 
of Thomas and Anna (Knight) Bemis of D. He res. in Potters- 
ville. Ch.: 1. Arina L. A., b., Sept. 4, 1846; d., Feb. 1, 1854; 



912 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

2. Emma I., b., May 8, 1848; m., Feb. 25, 1871, Ambrose 
Lapoint; 3. Ella J., h., June 5, 1851; d., Mar. 4, 1854; 4. 
Dana M., h., Dec. 5, 1853; d., Jan. 24, 1854; 5. Dana T., b., 
May 23, 1855; 6. Frank P., b., Dec. 3, 1863. 

TAGGART 

I. Family of John Taggart 

1. John Taggart, the son of John and Barbara Taggart, 
was b. at Roxbury, Mass., Feb. 22, 1750, and d. in D., Nov. 
15, 1832. He m. 1st, 1774, Anna Ernes; the name of his second 
wife has not been ascertained. During the Revolutionary 
War he was an Ensign in the Navy, and was at the Battle of 
Bunker Hill. 

In 1752 his family re. to Peterborough, N. H. They remained 
there and at Sharon, N. H., until 1797, when John re. to D. 
Ch., all by his first wife: 

I. Jacob, b., 1777. 
II. David, b., 1779; d., 1805. 

III. John, b., 1781,2. 

IV. Sally, b., 1789; d. at Milford, N. H., Sept. 25, 1851, at the house 

of her son-in-law. Dr. S. S. Sticknev; m. Lt. Joseph Twitchell, 
(II, VII), q. V. 

2. John Taggart, son of John, 1, was b., 1781, and d., 
Sept. 13, 1835. He m., 1804, Hannah Patterson of Belfast, Me., 
who d., 1828. Ch.: 

I. Anna, b., 1805; d., 1807. 
II. Mary, b., 1807; m. 1st, Feb. 5, 1828, Cicero Robbe of Peterborough, 
N. H., who d., 1829; son of Daniel Robbe; m. 2d, Dec. 22, 1831, 
Jonathan Holmes; re. to Michigan. Ch., by second husband: 
1. Alary Lane, b., Oct. 15, 1832; 2. John, b., Dec. 4, 1836; 3. 
Cicero, h., Nov. 13, 1844; 4. Florence E., h., Dec. 15, 1853. 

III. David, b., July 9, 1809; m., Oct. 29, 1835, Sarah Perry, b., Apr. 20, 

1815; dau. of Benjamin and Susan (Sheldon) Perry; res. at Brons- 
son, Mich. Ch.: 1. John, b., Jan. 10, 1840; 2. Frederick William, 
h., Feb. 7, 1842: 3. Benjamin P., b., Aug. 18, 1843; 4. George, b.. 
May 22, 1845; 5. Harvey, b.. May 14, 1848; 6. Sarah Maria, b.. 
May 17, 1850. 

IV. Emily, b. in D., Oct. 11, 1811; m. James Adams, Jr. (7), q. v. 
V. Frederick William, b. Sept. 28, 1813; d., 1839. 

VI. Joseph Y., b., July 25, 1816; m., Feb. 8, 1844, Penelope L. Bosworth 
of Cleveland, Ohio, who d., Feb. 9, 1850. Ch.: 1. Mary Jane, b., 
Mar. 17, 1845. 
VII. Sarah Jane, b., June 30, 1818; m. Jesse Warren (2, IV), q. v. 
VIII. Nancy, b., Sept. 19, 1821, m., Nov. 24, 1841, David Holmes. Ch.: 
1. Mary, b., Sept. 6, 1842; 2. Samuel, h., Nov. 30, 1844. 
IX. John Munroe, b., Dec. 15, 1825. 



GENEALOGIES 913 

II, Family of James Taggart 

James Taggart, son of John and Barbara Taggart, and 
brother of Ensign John of the preceding family, came to D. in 
1788. He and his wife EHzabeth Kved on lot 1, range 3. Ch.: 

I. Barbara. II. William. III. Elizabeth. IV. Margaret. 
V. Rebecca. VI. James. VII. John. VIII. Washington. 

THAYER 

1. Abbott Handerson Thayer was born in Boston, Aug. 
12, 1849, the son of William Henry (M.D.) and Ellen (Hander- 
son) Thayer, and grandson of Gideon F. Thayer, the founder 
of Chauncey Hall School in Boston. He m. 1st, at Brooklyn, 
N. Y., June 5, 1875, Kate Bloede, b. in Dresden, Germany, 
1847; d. in New York City, May, 1891; dau. of Gustav and 
Marie (Jungnitz) Bloede. He m. 2d, at Nantucket, Mass., 
Sept. 3, 1891, Emeline Buckingham Beach, b. in New York 
City; dau. of Moses Sperry and Chloe (Buckingham) Beach. 

Mr. Thayer received his education at Chauncey Hall School, 
Boston, 1863-1866, and at Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris, mainly 
under Gerome, 1875-1879. From early childhood he painted 
animals, and as young as twelve he chose painting as his pro- 
fession. Among his works are portraits and landscapes, but 
principally ideal figure pictures. To him is due the discovery 
of the protective coloration of the animal kingdom, which was 
made pubhc, 1896, in an article reprinted in the Smithsonian 
report, 1897. He is a member of the American Academy of 
Arts and Letters, LTnsigne Reale Accademia Romana della 
Belle Arti Denominata di San Luca, and was president of the 
Society of American Artists for two years.* He has res. at 
Newton Centre, Mass., Woodstock, Vt., Keene, N. H., Brook- 
lyn, N. Y., Paris, France, Peekskill, Cornwall, Yonkers, and 
Scarboro, N. Y., and Dublin, N. H. Ch. by first wife: 

I. Mary Bloede, b. in Paris, 1876; m. Fred Birch. 
II. William Henry, Jr., b. in Paris, 1878; d. at Brooklyn, N. Y., 
1880. 

III. Ralph Waldo, b. at Brooklyn, 1881; d. at Lanesborough, Mass., 

1881. 

IV. Gerald Handerson, b. at Cornwall, N. Y., Sept. 5, 1883, 2. 
V. Gladys, b. at Woodstock, Conn., 1886. 

2. Gerald Handerson Thayer, son of Abbott Handerson, 
1, was b. at Cornwall-on-the-Hudson, N. Y., Sept. 5, 1883. 
He m. in D., Oct. 30, 1911, Alma Elise Wollerman, b. in New 

* Cf. Who's Who in America 1915-1916. 



914 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

York City, Feb. 27, 1886; dan. of George and Mary Teresa 
(Fitzpatrick) Wollerman. 

He is a naturalist, and is the author of "Concealing Colora- 
tion in the Animal Kingdom." He has res. at Scarborough, 
N. Y., and now lives in D. Ch.: 1. A child, b. and d. in D., 
Aug. 17, 1912. 2, David Coleridge, b. in D., Oct. 23, 1913. 
3. Bernard Fitzpatrick, b. at Paget, Bermuda, Mar. 3, 1915. 

THURSTON 

Joseph Thurston, blacksmith, was b. at Alstead, N. H. 
He m. Betsey Brown of Sullivan, N. H., where he res. until 
1836, when he re. to D. Here he bought the stand of John 
Sanders, and built a house. In 1853, he sold the house to 
Almerin Gowing, and re. to Keene, N. H. Ch. : 1. Joseph 
Edicard, b., 1830; d., Nov. 13, 1837; 2. Albert Bradley, b., 
June 20, 1837; 3. William Henry, b., July 20, 1840; d., Oct. 
19, 1823. 

David Thurston, with his wife Ahce, res. in the west part 
of D., until 1801, when he moved away. Ch.: 1. Alice, b., 
Dec. 5, 1794; 2. Ohed, b., Feb. 3, 1797; 3. Charlotte, b., July 
6, 1800. 

TOWNE 

1 . Cornelius Towne, probably the son of Jeremiah Towne 
of Rindge, N. H., was b. at Topsfield, Mass., Feb. 13, 1772. 
He m., 1791, Hannah Chaplin of Rindge, dau. of Micah and 
Betsey Philbrick Chaplin. In 1804, he removed to D. Ch., 
the first four b. at Rindge: 

I. John, b.. Mar. 4, 1792; res. at Jaffrey, N. H. 
II. Rebecca, b.. May 2, 1794; m. Josiah Wight (II, 1, IX), q. v. 

III. Moses, b., July 21, 1796; m., Dec. 29, 1818, Eliza Pierce, dau. of 

Eliphal Pierce; res. at Townsend, Mass. 

IV. Cornelius, b., Apr. 18, 1803, 2. 
V. Elijah W., b., in D., Jan. 6, 1807. 

2. Cornelius Towne, son of Cornelius, 1, was b., Apr. 18, 
1803. He m. 1st, May, 1824, Mary Knowlton, b., July 2, 
1804; d., May 19, 1836; dau. of Dea. John and Ehzabeth 
(Wright) Knowlton; m. 2d, Mar. IG, 1837, Hannah Farnum, 
b., Nov. 22, 1798; dau. of Joshua and Polly Borden Farnum. 
Ch. by first wife: 

I. Cornelius K., b., Jan. 30, 1826. 
II. John P., b., Sept. 1, 1827. 
ni. Hannah C, b., Oct. 23, 1831. 



GENEALOGIES 915 

IV. Mary E., b., Aug. 11, 1833. 
V. Gilbert, b., Jan. 27, 1836. 

Cli., by second wife: 

VI. George M., b., Jan. 16, 1838. 

Nehemiah Alvarado Towne, Sr., son of Eli Ballon and 
Helen Marion (Littel) Towne, was b. at Morristown, Vt., 
Apr. 23, 1881, and d. at Schenectady, N. Y., Sept. 16, 1909. 
He m., Feb. 8, 1906, Minnie Isabel Smith, b. at Highgate, Vt., 
Aug. 8, 1881; dan. of Edward Parson and Alice Manervia 
(Currie) Smith. He was educated at Peoples Academy (Mor- 
risville, Vt.), and received the degree of B.S. from the Uni- 
versity of Vermont, 1905. He was superintendent and electrical 
engineer for the Dublin Electric Company. Ch.: 1. Nehemiah 
Alvarado, Jr., b. at Swanton, Vt., July 9, 1907. 

TOWNSEND 

1. David Townsend, son of David and Mary Townsend, 
was b. at Lynn, Mass., Apr. 8, 1727, and d. in D., October, 
1788. He m. (intention recorded at Lynn, June 26, 1748), 
Judith Wiley, b., 1715; d.,Oct. 5, 1800; dau. of Benjamin Wiley. 
In 1773 he purchased land in D., which he worked several 
years before he settled there with his family, in 1779. Ch., b. 
at Lynn: 

I. Judith, b., Sept. 4, 1749 (Jan. 13, 1750, Lynn Vital Records); d., 

1834; m., 1772, David Gray Nutting, q. v. 
II. Esther, b., Aug. 25, 1751; d. in D., Dec. 22, 1806; m., 1770, as his 
first wife, Aaron Marshall, q. v. 

III. Mary, b., Sept. 10, 1753 (Sept. 5, Lynn Vital Records); d., Dec. 25, 

1836; m., Aug. 9, 1773, Benjamin Smith, a Revolutionary soldier, 
who d., Sept. 8, 1826, ae. 74. 

IV. David, b., Nov. 13, 1755, 2. 

V. Abigail, b., December, 1757 (June 13, 1759, Lynn Vital Records); 
m.. May 20, 1784, Benjamin Wiley (2), q. v. 

2. David Townsend, Jr., son of David, 1, was b. at Lynn, 
Mass., Nov. 13, 1755, and d. in D., June 22, 1841. He m. 1st, 
1780, Tamesin Wiley, b., 1757; d. in D., Apr. 1, 1837; dau. of 
Benjamin and Tamesin (Upham) Wiley; m. 2d., Nov. 28, 
1837, Mrs. Esther Fiske. He was a Revolutionary soldier. 
Ch., all by first wife: 

I. Mary (Polly), b., June 24, 1782; m. Aaron Greenwood (III, 3), 
q. V. 
II. David, b., Dec. 4, 1783, 3. 

III. Jonathan, b., Feb. 19, 1786,4. 

IV. David [sic, ? Daniel], b., July 13, 1788; d., Feb. 2, 1808. 



916 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

V. Amos, b., Apr. 7, 1790, 5. 

VI. Anna, b., Dec. 31, 1792; d., Jan. 29, 1882, ae. 87 (gravestone); m.. 
May 7, 1820, Isaac Remick of Manchester, N. H., d., Oct. 4, 1879, 
ae. 84; res. in D. Ch.: 1. John, b. at Troy, Vt., Dec. 16, 1829; d. 
in Boston, Jan. 17, 1856. Perhaps others. 
VII. Tamesin, b., Dec. 25, 1796; d.. Mar. 4, 1809. 
VIII. Aaron, b., 1798; d., September, 1799. 
IX. Aaron, b.. Mar. 17, 1801; d., January, 1802. 
X. Charles, b., Feb. 18, 1803; d., Aug. 2, 1809. 

3. David Toavnsend, 2d, son of David, Jr., 2, was b., Dec. 4, 
1783, and d., July 12, 1860. He m., June 7, 1807, Dorothy 
(Dolly) Fisher, b., 1787; d., Sept. 9, 1882, ae. 95 yrs. 3 mos. 
20 ds.; the dau. of Samuel and Lydia Fisher. Ch.: 

I. Alfred, b., July 9, 1808; m., Dec. 4, 1838, Mary Ann Graham of 

Peterborough, N. H.; res. at Claremont, N. H. 
II. Daniel, b.. May 19, 1810; m., Dec. 31, 1836, Betsey Morse, b., 
Aug. 1, 1811; d. at Peterborough, N. H.; dau. of Peter and Hannah 
(Gleason) Morse. Ch.: 1. Milan, b., Nov. 18, 1837; 2. Alviyi, b., 
Sept. 14, 1840. 

III. Elvira, b., Feb. 5, 1812; m., Sept. 1, 1831, Aaron Twitchell, q. v., 

son of Joshua Twitchell (IX, 1), q. v. 

IV. Mary, b., Jan. 11, 1814; m. in D., Feb. 16, 1837, Bela Morse (10), 

q. v., son of Bela Morse. 
V. Harriet, b., Jan. or Feb. 26, 1817; m., Dec. 19, 1840, Ivers Flint, 

(IV), q. v., son of Joshua Flint. 
VI. Lydia, b., Jan. 12, 1819; d., Apr. 4, 1860; m., Oct. 18, 1842, 
Joseph Turner of Peterborough, N. H. Ch.: 1. Charles H., b., 
1848; 2. Emma F., b., February, 1850; 3. Frank F., h., Feb- 
ruary, 1852. 
VII. Evelme, b.. May 5, 1821; m. Milan Atwood, q. v. 
VIII. Tamesin, b., Feb. 26, 1824; d., July 24, 1856. 
IX. David, 3d, b., Apr. 23, 1827; m., Dec. 27, 1852, Hannah Lawrence 

of Ashby, Mass.; res. on the homestead. 
X. Caroline, b., Nov. 3, 1829; m., Mar. 8, 1849, Rufus Winfield Piper, 
son of Artemas Piper (1, VIII), q. v.; res. at Manchester, 
N. H. 

4. Jonathan Townsend, son of David, Jr., 2, was b., Feb. 
19, 1786, and d.,Sept. 2, 1860. He m., Dec. 10, 1807, Cynthia F. 
Fisher, b., 1789; d., June 6, 1863, ae. 73 yrs. 11 mos.; dau. of 
Samuel and Lydia Fisher. Ch. : 

L Charles Elmer, b., Jan. 17, 1810,6. 
II. Benjamin F., b., June 3, 1812; d., July 25, 1843. 

III. George W., b., Nov. 22, 1814; m. 1st, Nov. 25, 1836, Orilla Keblin 

of Ashburnham, Mass., d., Aug. 2, 1844; m. 2d, 1847, ; res. 

at Chelsea, Vt. Ch. by first wife: 1. Emily A., b., June 17, 1840; 
2. Ellen A., b., May 28, 1843. 

IV. Samuel Fisher, b., Oct. 16, 1817, 7. 
V. David Milton, b., Oct. 3, 1820, 8. 



GENEALOGIES 917 

VI. Almira A. (twin), b., Sept. 18, 1824; d., Aug. 8, 1856. 
VII. Emily A. (twin), b., Sept. 18, 1824; d., Dec. 7, 1828. 
VIII. Emily Ann, b., Apr. 13, 1830; d., Apr. 23, 1838. 

5. Amos Townsend, son of David, Jr., 2, was b., Apr. 7, 
1790, and d., Jan. 12, 1849. He m., June 8, 1821, Betsey 
Priest of Hancock, N. H., b., July 26, 1798; d., Jan. 21, 1854, 
ae. 54; dau. of Levi and Mary Brooks Priest. Ch.: 

I. Mary Ann, b., Aug. 12, 1822; m., Feb. 3, 1857, David L. Wood of 
Hancock, who d., Oct. 26, 1857. 
II. Lucy E., b., July 10, 1824; d., Sept. 30, 1826. 

III. Jabez Brooks Priest, farmer, b. in D., June 4, 1826; d. in H., Apr. 

5, 1887; m. 1st, in D., June 29, 1854, Sarah Wadleigh, b. at Sutton, 
N. H., July 13, 1827; d. in D., June 17, 1857; dau. of Thomas and 
Hannah (Roby) Wadleigh; m. 2d, at Keene, N. H., Oct. 7, 1858, 
Fannie Mariette Baker, b. at Nelson, N. H., Apr. 14, 1829; d. in 
H., Nov. 25, 1881; dau. of Zolva and Sallie (Holmes) Baker; 
res. in D., Keene, and H. Ch. by first wife: 1. Sarah Frances, 
b. in D., Jan. 8, 1856. 

IV. Charles MUton, b. in D., Sept. 20, 1828, 9. 

V. Elizabeth, b., Feb. 6, 1833; m., as his first wife, Henry James 
Farwell, q. v. 

6. Charles Elmer Townsend, son of Jonathan, 4, was 
b., Jan. 17, 1810, and d., Oct. 21, 1884. He m.. May, 1840, 
Emeline Ernes, b., Dec. 22, 1810; d.. May 7, 1885; dau. of 
Alexander and Beriali (Marshall) Ernes. Ch. : 

I. Cynthia Maria, b. m D., Sept. 24, 1844; m. in H., Jan. 17, 1871, 
George Atwood Lawrence, b. at Ashby, Mass., Mar. 2, 1842; d. 
at Fitchburg, Mass., Nov. 15, 1895; son of Horace and Hannah 
(Shelden) Lawrence. Ch., b. at Fitchburg: 1. Grace, b., Jan. 2, 
1872; m. David H. Merriam; 2. Harry, b., Jan. 28, 1875; d. at 
Fitchburg, Aug. 23, 1875; 3. George Bertram, b.. Mar. 31, 1876; 
m. Delia Chinnay; 4. Levi, b.. May 14, 1885. 

7. Samuel Fisher Townsend, farmer, son of Jonathan, 4, 
was b. in D., Oct. 16, 1817, and d. there, Oct. 30, 1882. He m. 
at Manchester, N. H., Betsey Glidden (Bartlett) Twitchell, b. 
at Meredith, N. H., Nov. 10, 1820; d. at Sioux City, Iowa, 
Nov. 28, 1916; widow of Horace Twitchell (VI, 3, VII) q. v. 
Ch., b. inD.: 

I. A son, d., July 1, 1848, in infancy. 

II. Franklin Millard, b., Jan. 28, 1851; d. in D., Aug. 19, 1855. 
III. Clara Emeline, b., Jan. 2, 1856; m. 1st, in D., Samuel A. Haskins; 
b. at Bradford, Vt., 1851; son of William Haskins; m. 2d, at Fitch- 
burg, Mass., June 8, 1886, Frank P. Rockwood, b. at Ashburnham, 
Mass., June 29, 1856; d. at Fitchburg, June 1, 1894; son of 
Charles F. and Adelaide (Baker) Rockwood; m. 3d, at Sioux City, 
Iowa, May 11, 1899, Albert L. Lowe, b. at East Mercer, Me. d. 



918 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

at Sioux City; son of William and Elizabeth (Leach) Lowe. Ch., 

by first husband: 1. Henry Allen, b. at Sioux City, Nov. 10, ; 

d. there. May 12, 1879; ch., by second husband: 2. Harold Town- 
send, b. at Fitchburg, Aug. 21, . 

IV. Fannie Almira, b., Jan. 7, 1859; m. m D., July 22, 1879, William 
Stevens, b. at Sutton, N. H., Nov. 28, 1850; son of Simeon and 
Diantha Stevens. He was educated at Colby College, and has 
held the position of superintendent of schools in New York City 
and Sioux City. His residences include also Manchester, N. H., 
and Somerville, Mass. Ch., b. at Sioux City. 1. Clyde Townsend, 
h., Sept. 18, 1887; 2. Ruth Bartlett, b., Feb. 6, 1892; 3. Earl 
William, b., Feb. 1, 1894. 
V. Henry Orlando, b., Oct. 23, 1865; m. at Sioux City, October, 1886, 
Bessie Shulein, b. there; dau. of Jonathan Shulein. Ch.: 1. Mae 
Townsend, b. at Sioux City, August, 1889. 

8. David Milton Townsend, farmer, son of Jonathan, 4, 
was b. in D., Oct. 3, 1820, and d. in H., Mar. 20, 1895. He m. 
at Thetford, Vt., July 12, 1853, Helen Maria Powers, b. there, 
Aug. 6, 1832; d. in H., Apr. 23, 1902; dau. of Daniel WilHams 
and Helen (Page) Powers. They res. at Chelsea, Vt., in D. and 
H. Ch., the first b. at Thetford, the others in D.: 

I. Charles Elmer, b., Nov. 2, 1858; m. at East JaflFrey, N. H., May 7, 
1904, Mrs. Flora Carrie (Smith) Ordway, b. at Marlborough, 
N. H., Oct. 5, 1863; dau. of Ruggles and Carrie Susan (Hardy) 
Smith. He is a farmer, and has served the town of H. as selectman. 
II. Almira Maria, b., Sept. 28, 1859; d. in D., July 4, 1913, 
III. Kate, b., Oct. 22, 1868; m. in H., Feb. 11, 1891, Josiah True Langley, 
photographer, b. at Epsom, N. H., Mar. 22, 1856; d., Feb. 6, 1916; 
son of Josiah Dow and Elma Jane (Locke) Langley; res. at Man- 
chester, N. H. Ch., b. at Manchester: 1. Grace Evangeline (twin), 
b., Apr. 23, 1898; 2. Florence Isabel (twin), b., Apr. 23, 1898. 

9. Charles Milton TowNSEND,sonof Amos,5,wasb.inD., 
Sept. 20, 1828, and d. at Peterborough, N. H., Oct. 23, 1905. 
He m. at Springfield, Vt., Dec. 23, 1860, Charlotte Mitchell 
Gates, b. at Peterborough, Feb. 14, 1830; d. at East Jafi^rey, 
N. H., Oct. 15, 1908; dau. of Samuel and Charlotte (Mitchell) 
Gates. He was a farmer and a mechanic, and res. in D., Spring- 
field, Vt., and at Peterborough. Ch.: 

I. John Gates, b. in D., Dec. 19, 1864; m. there, Dec. 25, 1888. 
Kate Adelle Adams, b. at Peterborough, Sept. 2, 1864; dau. of 
Samuel and Jane Matilda (Nay) Adams. Mr. Townsend has 
filled important ofiices of trust. For two years he was the town 
treasurer of Dublin and postmaster for the town thirteen years, 
and is now treasurer of the Monadnock Savings Bank, East 
Jaffrev. 



GENEALOGIES 919 

TRUDELLE 

Joseph Henry Trudelle, farmer, son of John andArthemise 
(Helie) Trudelle, was b. at St. Wenceslas, Province of Quebec, 
Canada, Aug, 1, 1882. He m. at Marlborough, N. H., May 3, 
1910, Agnes Alphonsine Despres, b. there, Apr. 7, 1890; dau. 
of Joseph and Marie Alphonsine (Riel) Despres. Res. at Ste. 
Eulalie, Can., Groton Pond, Vt., and in D. (Monadnock). 
Ch.: I. Emma, b. at Keene, N. H., July 1, 1913. II. John 
Henry, b. at Monadnock, Dec. 13, 1917. 

TUTTLE 

Edgar Horace Tuttle, b. at Stoddard, N. H., Sept. 4, 
1862, was the son of Samuel Erastus and Abby Finette (De- 
meritt) Tuttle. He m. at Antrim, N. H., Jan. 24, 1883, Evelyn 
Floretta Dodge, b. at Weathersfield, Vt., Mar. 13, 1862, the 
dau. of Edward Blanchard and Laura Josephine (Woods) 
Dodge. He is a farm superintendent, and has been a select- 
man. He has res. at Stoddard, N. H., and in D. Ch.: 

I. Maurice Samuel, b. at Stoddard, Oct. 5, 1884; m. at Plymouth, 
Mass., June 26, 1917, Beulah Sherwood Skillman. 
n. Ernest Waldo, b. at Stoddard, Aug. 18, 1886; m. at Peterborough, 
N. H., Jan. 13, 1912, Lillian Evangeline Nyland. Ch.: 1. Paul 
Edward, b. at Norwood, Mass., Jan. 12, 1913. 
III. George Edgar, b. at Henniker, N. H., Aug. 26, 1889; m. in D., Oct. 
4, 1911, Ruble Elsie Wilkins. Ch., b. at Peterborough: 1. Frances 
Evelyn, h., Dec. 26, 1913; 2. Verne Clifton, b., June 25, 1915. 

TWITCHELL 

I. Family of Samuel Twitchell 

1. Samuel Twitchell, Esq., eldest son of Joseph, Esq.,* and 
Deborah (Fairbanks) Twitchell of Sherborn, Mass., was b. 

* Joseph Twitchell, the forefather of the family, was admitted to the freeman's oath 
May 14, 1634. He resided at Dorchester, Mass., in 1653, and probably was the father 
of Joseph, who settled at Sherborn, Mass., immediately after King PhiHp's War, where 
he died, Oct. 24, 1710. Joseph, Jr., was a man of irreproachable character, and tradi- 
tion represents him as a Cyclops in stature, and a Hercules in strength. He had four 
daughters, and a son, Joseph, who married Elizabeth Holbrook. A son of this union, 
Joseph, Esq., was born Feb. 13, 1718/19, and died Mar. 12, 1792. He married 1st, 
June 28, 1739, Deborah Fairbanks, dau. of Joseph Fairbanks of Sherborn, and with 
her was received into the church July 27, 1740. He m. 2d, Jan. 5, 1786, Widow Deborah 
(Sanger) Fasset. He settled on the east side of Dirty Meadow, on the south side of a 
steep rocky hill, and became the leading citizen of Sherborn for a series of years. He 
served as Captain of the militia, representative to the General Court, justice of the 
peace, and town clerk and treasurer for fourteen years. For convenient reference 
his fourteen children are given here: 1. Samuel, who settled in Dublin. 2. Joseph. 3. 
Elizabeth, m. Joel Wight, q. V. 4. Eleazer. 5. Ezra. 6. Martha, m. Nathan BLxby.q. v. 
7. Deborah, b., Mar. 26, 1749; d.. May 13, 1752. 8. Abel. 9. Deborah, b., Dec. 23, 



920 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

there, Aug. 24, 1740, and d. in D., Apr. 16, 1820. He m. 1st, 
Feb. 2, 1766, Alice Wilson, b. at Slierborn, Aug. 4, 1742; d. in 
D., Nov. 13, 1805; dau. of Dr. John and Mary Wilson; m. 2d, 
Nov. 2, 1807, Elizabeth Young, widow of Dr. Young of Peter- 
borough, N. H. 

The character of Samuel Twitchell, Esq., is sufficiently in- 
dicated in the preceding history. The public offices which he 
held show him to have been a man in whom his fellow-citizens 
confided, as an able and faithful manager of their municipal 
affairs. Ch. by first wife: 

I. Hannah, b. at Monadnock No. 3, July 7, 1767; d., Aug. 11, 1767. 
II. Ephraim, b., and d. at Monadnock No. 3, Aug. 7, 1768. 

III. Sarah, b., Feb. 21, 1770 (recorded at Sherborn); d., Feb. 24, 1770. 

IV. Mary, b., Jan. 23, 1771 (recorded at Sherborn); m. Samuel Fisk 

(I, 1), q. V. 
V. Betsey, b., Apr. 18, 1773; d„ Jan. 20, 1853; m. Dr. David Carter, b. 
at Leominster, Mass.; d. in D., Jan. 9, 1828, ae. 58. Ch.: 1. Eliza, 
h., Mar. 5, 1792; res. at Keene, N. H. 
VI. Samuel, b., June 13, 1775; d., Sept. 1, 1777. 
VII. Samuel, b., Nov. 13, 1777; d., Apr. 8, 1784. 
VIIL Amos, b., Apr. 11, 1781,2. 
IX. Timothy, b., Jan. 28, 1783, 3. 
X. Samuel, b., Feb. 26, 1785; d. in D., Aug. 12, 1820, ae. 35; m. Abigail 
Bailey, who d. before 1852, as the wife of Samuel Patrick of 
Jaffrey, N. H., her second husband. Two daughters, who d. 
before 1852. 

2. Dr. Amos Twitchell, son of Samuel, Esq., 1, was b., 
Apr. 11, 1781, and d., May 26, 1850. He m., in 1815, Betsey 
Goodhue, who died without issue in 1848, the dau. of Dr. 
Josiah Goodhue of Chester, Vt. 

Dr. Twitchell is said to have been fond of books when he was 
only six years of age. As he grew older his love of reading in- 
creased; and he read, with deep interest, history, voyages, and 
travels. Books were scarce in his youthful days, but he read 
thoroughly such as he could obtain. In consequence of his 
love of reading and his studious habits, he was sent to New 
Ipswich Academy, of wdiich Rev. Samuel Worcester was pre- 
ceptor at that time, and where he remained seven or eight 
months. He was afterwards instructed by Rev. Mr. Palmer of 
Townsend. He entered Dartmouth College in 1798 at the age 

1752; m.. May 5, 1775, Joseph Maynard of Framingham, Mass. 10. Mary, m. Moses 
Rider, q. v. 11. Amos, bapt., Jan. 2, 1757; d., unm., in the army. 12. Eli, bapt., Feb. 
25, 1759; m., Sept. 23, 1784, Rhoda Leland, settled at Bethel, Me. 13. Peter, bapt., 
Aug. 30, 1760; m. 1st, May 8, 1783, Sarah Bullard, who d., Sept. 20, 1791; m. 2d, Jan. 
10, 1793, Amy Perry; res. at Bethel. 14. Julia, b., Mar. 18, 1766; m. William Tucker 
of Framingham. 



GENEALOGIES 921 

of seventeen, and graduated in 1802, when he delivered an 
oration in Greek. During the winters of his collegiate course 
he taught district schools. He studied medicine under Dr. 
Nathan Smith, professor at the Medical School in Hanover, 
N. H., and began practicing, 1807, at Marlborough, N. H. In 
1810 he removed to Keene. He was offered, 1819, a professor- 
ship at Dartmouth; in 1824, at the Vermont Academy of Medi- 
cine; in 1826, at Castleton; and in 1826, at Bowdoin College, 
each of which offers he declined. He was an earnest temperance 
advocate, and was strongly opposed to the use of tobacco in 
any form. From its incorporation, in 1833, to the close of his 
life, Dr. Twitchell was president of the Cheshire Provident 
Institution for Savings. 

Of Mrs. Twitchell it has been written that she was a model 
physician's wife in the care and many kindnesses with which 
she ministered to those who called to consult her husband. 

3. Timothy Twitchell, son of Samuel, Esq., 1, was b., 
Jan. 28, 1783, and m. Susan Watson, the dau. of Daniel 
Watson of Keene, N. H. Ch. : 

I. Henry, b. at Keene, Sept. 2, 1815; res. at Cincinnati, Ohio. 
II. Mary, b. at Petersburg, Va., Aug. 14, 1818. 

III. George Brooks, b. at Petersburg, Sept. 20, 1820; m. a dau. of G. F. 

Thayer of Boston. He res. at Keene, where he was a physician 
and surgeon. 

IV. Charles Watson, b. at Pensacola, Fla., Sept. 17, 1823; d. at Memphis, 

Tenn., Aug. 24, 1847. 
V. Laura Anna, b. at Pensacola, May 6, 1826; d., Oct. 3, 1826. 
VI. Edward, b. at Arcadia, Fla., Nov. 8, 1828; res. in California. 

II. Family of Joseph Twitchell 

Lieut. Joseph Twitchell, second son of Joseph, Esq., and 
Deborah (Fairbanks) Twitchell of Sherborn, Mass., was b. 
there, Nov. 27, 1741, and d. in D., Apr. 26, 1813, ae. 71. He m., 
Nov. 13, 1766 (Dec. 11, 1766, Sherborn Vital Records), Mary 
(Marcy) Holbrook, b. at Sherborn, Oct. 31, 1733; d. in D., Apr. 
27, 1813, ae. 70; the dau. of Nathaniel and Sarah (Sanger) Hol- 
brook. They settled on lot 9, range 3. Ch.: 

I. Joseph, b. and d. (recorded at Sherborn), Nov. 24, 1767. 
II. Jonathan, b., June 27, 1769; d., Dec. 6, 1873. 

III. Marcv, b., June 4, 1772; d., Sept. 8, 1777. 

IV. Joseph, b., Nov. 12, 1774; d., Aug. 3, 1777. 

V. Lois, b., Jan. 6, 1777; m., as his first wife, Samuel Derby, q. v. 
VI. Marcy, b., Feb, 9, 1779; m., as his first wife, John Snow (2), q. v. 
VII. Joseph, b., June 25, 1781; d.. May 17, 1836, ae. 55; m. Sally Taggart, 
b., 1789; d. at Milford, N. H., Sept. 25, 1851, ae. 65; dau. of John 



922 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

and Anna Ernes Taggart. Ch. : 1. Sarah Anne, m. Dr. S. S. 
Stickney; res. in D. and at Milford, N. H.; 2. Alfred, m., res. in 
Boston and at Milford. 
VIII. Persis, b.. May 4, 1784; m. Daniel Twitchell (\^, 3), q. v. 
IX. Reuben, b., May 17, 1786; d.. May 20, 1813, ae. 27; m., as her first 
husband, Sally Wilder, b., Aug. 19, 1787; dau. of Abel and Hannah 
Green Wilder. Ch.: 1. Orlando, b., Feb. 6, 1808; d. in the West; 
2. Reuben Wilder, h., Sept. 17, 1810; m., Sept. 11, 1834, Hannah 
P. Wight; d.. May 3, 1842, ae. 26; dau. of John and Beulah (Smith) 
Wight; 3. Cyrus, d., July 10, 1813, ae. 7 mos. 20 ds; perhaps others. 

III. Family of Eleazer Twitchell 

Eleazer Twitchell, brother of the preceding Samuel and 
Joseph, and third son and fourth ch. of Joseph and Deborah 
(Fairbanks) Twitchell, was b. at Sherborn, Mass., Jan. 22, 
1744/5. He m., Apr. 4, 1768, Martha Mason, b., May 28, 
1751; d. at Bethel, Me., July 8, 1839; dau. of Moses and Lydia 
(Knap) Mason. 

Mr. Twitchell settled in D. first, on the "Yeardly Place," 
then on the "Scripture Place," in Nelson; and from there re. 
to Bethel, Me., about 1780. After his removal to Bethel he 
was taken captive by the Indians. He chanced, one afternoon, 
to be at the home of one of his neighbors — a Captain Clark. A 
number of Indians came suddenly to the house, entered it, 
and took Clark and Twitchell captive. Binding their hands 
behind them they set one of their number as a guard while the 
rest went into the cellar to enjoy the barrel of rum. After 
drinking freely they called to the guard to take his turn. Mr. 
Twitchell, anticipating what might happen, had prepared 
himself for escape, and the moment the guard left him, he 
sprang out of the house, ran a short distance, jumped over a 
brush-fence, and curled down. A moment later he heard them 
give the alarm of his escape. Mistaking the noise of cattle 
in the brush for their captive, they searched the woods for him, 
thus giving him an opportunity to run into an adjacent corn- 
field and there secrete himself for the night. In the morning 
he found Mrs. Clark but a few rods from him. She had fled 
there for safety on the first approach of the Indians, and neither 
of them was aware of the other's presence during their hours 
of suspense. Captain Clark was carried ofi^ to Canada. Jonas 
Clark of Dublin, while in Canada, became acquainted with 
the Indian who took the captain, and received from him an 
account of the adventure, Ch, : 

I. Simeon, b., Feb. 11, 1770; d., 184.5; m. Hannah Abbot of Andover, 

Mass, 



GENEALOGIES 923 

n. Deborah, b., Feb. 1 or 8, 1772; m. Isaac Adams, and was drowned 
soon after. 

III. Martha, b.. May 6, 1774; m. Ephraim Rowe. Nine ch. 

IV. Amos, b., Aug. 22, 1776; m. Stearns. 

V. Moses, b., Mar. 3, 1778; m. Harris; res. in Illinois. 

VI. Joseph, b., Mar. 12, 1782; m. Mary Abbott. 

VII. Lydia, b.. May 28, 1784; m. Jesse Cross of Andover, Mass. Seven ch. 
VIII. Eleazer, b., Nov. 28, 1786; m., July 23, 1812, Lydia Mason, b. in D., 
July 21, 1791; dau. of Moses and Eunice (Ayers) Mason. 
IX. Sylvanus, b., May 11, 1789; d. young. 

X. Asa, b., June 15, 1791; m. Gorham; res. at Shawneetown, 111. 

XL Cynthia, b., July 14, 1793. 
XII. Adaline, b., Apr. 2, 1797. 
Cf. Twitchell Family by Abner Morse, 1867. 

IV. Family of Ezra Twitchell 

Ezra Twitchell, fourth son and fifth ch. of Joseph and 
Deborah (Fairbanks) Twitchell, was b. at Sherborn, Mass., 
June 23, 1746. He m. Susanna Rice of Framingham, Mass., 
and settled in D., on lot 12, range 6, where Cyrus Mason after- 
wards lived. Later they re. to Bethel, Me. Ch. : 

I. Susanna, b., Nov. 9, 1768; d. at Framingham, Dec. 19, 1776. 
11. Anna, b., Dec. 15, 1770; d. at Framingham, Dec. 18, 1776. 

III. Calvin, b., Nov. 2, 1772. 

IV. Calvin, b., June 4, 1773; d. at Framingham, Dec. 18, 1776. 
V. Cynthia, d. at Framingham, Dec. 18, 1776. 

VI. Susanna, b., Nov. 2, 1777. 
VII. Ezra, b., Nov. 24, 1781. 
VIII. Eli, b., July 26, 1785. 

V. F.-yniLY OP Abel Twitchell 

1. Abel Twitchell, the fifth son and eighth ch. of Joseph 
and Deborah (Fairbanks) Twitchell, was b. at Sherborn, 
Mass., May 8, 1751, and d. in H., Mar. 8, 1837. He m., 1st, 
Sarah Adams, dau. of Joseph Adams, and, 2d, Elizabeth Clark, 
who d., Jan. 13, 1846, ae. 87, the sister of Jonas Clark. Mr. 
Twitchell settled in D. on the Capt. Joseph Hay ward place; 
his house stood on the site of the old curry-shop. He re. to 
Sherborn, and entered the army, but returned to D. and settled 
on his place at H. Ch., all by first wife: 

I. Sally, b. m D., Apr. 9, 1775; m. 1st, Aug. 8, 1793, Stephen Beard 
of Nelson, N. H., who d., July, 1802, of hydrophobia, having been 
bitten by a mad dog; m., 2d, Samuel Messenger of Stoddard, 
N. H., who d., 1824. Ch. by first husband: 1. Stephen, d. in 
infancy; 2. Betsey, d. in infancy; 3. Stephen, res. at New Haven, 
Conn.; 4. Lyman; 5. Eliza; ch. by second husband: 6. Sarah 
Ann. 



924 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

II. Deborah, b. at Sherborn, Aug. 14, 1776; m., Jan. 1, 1794, Bethuel 
Harris, q. v., of Nelson, N. H. 

III. Cyrus, b. Mar. 13, 1778, 2. 

IV. Mary, b., Feb. 5, 1780; m. Jonas Clark, q. v. 

V. Peter, b., July 10, 1781; d. at Saratoga, N. Y.; m. 1st, in D., Dec. 
22, 1803, Hannah Belknap, b. in D., Sept. 14, 1785; d. at Middle- 
bury, Vt., June 2, 1821; dau. of Nathaniel and Hannah (Ayers) 

Belknap; m., 2d, . Ch. by first wife: 1. Melvin; 2. Calvin; 

3. Louisa; 4. Eliza; 5. Winslow; 6. Pamelia. 
VI. Abel, b., July 13, 1783, 3. 
VII. Betsey, b., Oct. 18, 1784; d., July 29, 1795. 
VIII. Timothy Adams, b.. May 29, 1792; d., February, 1816. 

2. Cyrus Twitchell, son of Abel, 1, was b., Mar. 13, 1778. 
He m., Jan. 16, 1801, Eunice Belknap, who was b., Mar. 8, 
1778, the dau. of Nathaniel and Hannah (Ayers) Belknap. 
He res. at Milan, N. H. Ch. : 

I. Ransom, b., Oct. 31, 1801; m., Aug. 20, 1824, Julia E. Swan of 
Bethel, Me. He was a justice of the peace, and representative to 
the General Court. Nine ch. 
II. Oilman, b.,Dec. 27, 1802; d., Oct. 21, 1865, ae. 63; m., Nov. 14, 1831, 
Lucy Harris of Milan. Five ch. 

III. George Sullivan, b., Apr. 18, 1804; m., 1st, Emily Harvey of Provi- 

dence, R. I.; m., 2d, Emily Skinner of Philadelphia: res. there; 
five ch. 

IV. Cyrus, b., Aug. 10, 1805; d., Oct. 9, 1806. 

V. Cyrus, b.. Mar. 26, 1807; d., Apr. 7, 1854; m., Nov. 9, 1836, Rebecca 
B. Heath of Barrington, R. I. Two ch. 
VI. Harvey, b., Nov. 21, 1808; d., Feb. 16, 1814. 

VII. Hannah B., b., July 4, 1810; m., Sept. 13, 1828, Nathan Bickford. 
Eleven ch. 
VIII. Adams, b., Jan. 27, 1812; m., Oct. 31, 1843, Lusylvia T. Bartlett 
of Bethel, Me. Five ch. 
IX. Clayton, b., Jan. 13, 1814; m. Mary Phipps. Eight ch. 
X. Lucy, b., Nov. 15, 1815; d., July 5, 1816. 
XL Harvey, b., June 21, 1817; d.. Mar. 21, 1852. 
XII. Lucy, b., Apr. 4, 1821; d., Sept. 2, 1823. 

3. Abel Twitchell, Jr., son of Abel, 1, was b., July 13, 
1783, and d., July 15, 1834, ae. 51. He m., in 1806, Abigail 
Greenwood, b., Apr. 28, 1786; dau. of Joshua and Abigail 
Bird Greenwood. He res. on the homestead. Ch., b. inD.: 

I. Elvira, b., Apr. 25, 1809; d.. May 18, 1845. 
II. Elbertson, b., Feb. 23, 1811. 
III. Charles Mansel Adams, b., Feb. 22, 1819; m. October, 1844, Eliza 
Fay Bliss of Boston; dau. of Levi and Harriet Bliss. Ch.: 1. 
Linette Frances, b., Dec. 15, 1849; 2. Charles Edwin, b., Sept. 25, 
1852; res. at East Boston. 



GENEALOGIES 925 

VI. Family of Gershom Twitchell 

1. Gershom Twitchell was b. at Sherborn, Mass., Oct. 6, 
1725, the son of Ebenezer and Sarah (Pratt) Twitchell. He m., 
1st, Hannah Sawin of Watertown, Mass., and 2d, in D., Oct. 
2, 1779, Priscilla Holt. He settled in D., on lot 12, range 7, 
where his first wife died soon after their removal to D. Ch. 
by first wife, b. at Sherborn: 

I. Gershom, b., Sept. 13, 1748, 2. 

II. Sarah, b., Nov. 12, 1750; d. in D., Jan. 7, 1831, ae. 81; m. William 
Yeardly (1), q. v. 

III. Stephen, b., June 25, 1753; m.. May 27, 1779, Lucy Norcross, b. 

June 1, 1760; dau. of Asa and Elizabeth Norcross. They lived 
on lot 12, range 9. Ch.: 1. Elizabeth, b., Feb. 7 or Dec. 1, 1780; 
2. Sarah, b., July 8, 1781; 3. Julia, b., Oct. 6, 1782; 4. Hannah, b., 
Oct. 13, 1794. 

IV. Hannah, b., Dec. 20, 1755; m. Joshua Greenwood (I, 3), q. v. 
V. Isaac, b.. Mar. 27, 1758; d. at Sherborn, Sept. 6, 1759. 

VI. Comfort, b., June 2, 1760; m. Elisha Adams (II, 3), q. v. 
VII. Isaac, b., Sept. 27, 1767; d., Oct. 31, 1831, ae. 64; m., July 16, 1795, 

Lydia Swallow, who d.;^July 31, , ae. 81. He lived on lot 17, 

range 4. 
VIIL Sawin, b., Oct. 6, 1769. 

2. Gershom Twitchell, Jr., son of Gershom, 1, was b. at 
Sherborn, Mass., Sept. 13, 1748. He m., Sept. 12, 1771, Pru- 
dence Adams, dau. of Joseph and Prudence (Pratt) Adams. 
He settled on lot 13, range 9. Ch., b. in D.: 

I. Luther, b., Sept. 18, 1773. 

II. Hannah, b., May 20, 1775; d., Sept. 20, 1859, ae. 84; m., Ist, Zenas 

Gibbs; m., 2d, James Burns, q. v. 

III. Prudence, b., Apr. 19, 1777. 

IV. Josiah, b., Mar. 14, 1779. 
V. Daniel, b., Feb. 22, 1781,3. 

VI. Prudence, b., June 10, 1783; d., Sept. 15, 1848, ae. 65; m., Sept. 15, 
1805, John Miuot. Ch. : 1. Mary, m., as his second wife, Asa 
Greenwood, son of Joshua and Hannah (Twitchell) Greenwood, 
q. V. 
VII. Mary, b., Apr. 22, 1785; m. Eli Hamilton, q. v. 
VIIL Dorcas, b., June 1, 1787; m. Jedediah Knowlton Southwick (1), q. v. 
IX. Gershom, b., Apr. 10, 1789; m. 
X. John, b., Apr. 20, 1792; m. 

3. Daniel Twitchell, son of Gershom, Jr., 2, was b. in 
D., Feb. 22, 1781, and d. there, Oct. 13, 1844, ae. 63. He m. 
Persis Twitchell, b., May 4, 1784; d.. May 4, 1851; dau. of 
Lieut. Joseph and Mary (Holbrook) Twitchell. Ch., b. in D.: 

I. Adeline, b.. May 30, 1807; m., June 12, 1827, John Brooks (I, II). 
q. V. 



926 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

II. Almira, b., July 15, 1808; m., July, 1854, John P. Barber of Win- 
chendon, Mass. 

III. Darius, b., June 25, 1810; d., Jan. 25, 1824. 

IV. Persis Almira, b.. May 9, 1812; d. in D., Apr. 20, 1857, ae. 39 [sic, 

gravestone]; m., Apr. 21, 1846, Marshall V. Fisk of Columbus, 
Ohio; son of Farnum and Sarah (Emes) Fisk; grandson of Alex- 
ander Emes. One son : Eugene Fitzroy, d. ae. 6 mos. 
V. Franklin, b., June 25, 1814; m. Orinda Bowers, dau. of Jonathan S. 
and Elizabeth N. Bowers of Peterborough, N. II.; res. at Nashua, 
N. H. Ch. : 1. George Fra?ikiin, h. at Lowell, Mass., Sept. 7, 1840; 
d. at Chicopee, Mass., Aug. 23, 1842; 2. Ferdinand Le Roy, h. at 
Chicopee, Nov. 8, 1843; 3. Frank Alonzo, b. at Chicopee, Oct. 31, 
1845; d., July 31, 1849; 4. Sarah Ednah, b. at Chicopee, Aug. 21, 
1850. 
VI. Joseph, b., Apr. 30, 1816; d. Oct. 5, 1816. 
VII. Horace, b., Oct. 15, 1817; d. at Meredith, N. H., Oct. 19, 1844; m. 

at Chicopee, Betsey G. Bartlett. One dau.: Helen Elizabeth. 
VIII. Laura Ann, b., Dec. 4, 1819; d., Dec. 25, 1834. 
IX. George, b., Aug. 7, 1823; d., Aug. 17, 1825. 

VII. Family of Abijah Twitchell 

1. Abijah Twitchell, b. at Sherborn, Mass., Aug. 3, 1750; 
d. in the army, July 11, 1777, the son of Ebenezer, Jr., and 
Mercy (Sawin) Twitchell of Sherborn. He m. there, Feb. 27, 

1772, Lydia Adams. He re. to D. before 1774, as his name 
appears on the tax list on that date for the first time. He settled 
first on lot 7, range 9, and later on lot 8, range 7, having ex- 
changed farms with his brother Ebenezer Twitchell. Ch.: 

I. Thaddeus, b., Jan. 23, 1773, 2. 
11. Dorcas,b.,Oct.5,1774;m., as his first wife, John Twitchell (Vin,2), 
q. V. 
m. Lydia, b.. Mar. 2, 1776; d., Aug. 19, 1777. 

2. Thaddeus Twitchell, son of Abijah, 1, was b., Jan. 23, 

1773, and d. in D., July 29, 1841. He m., Nov. 25, 1795, 
Nancy Fairbanks of Mendon, Mass. They lived on lot 6, 
range 9. Ch., b. in D.: 

I. Abijah, b., Feb. 3, 1797; d., Aug. 13, 1825; m. Miranda Battle of 
Dover, Mass. One son: Calvin Harvey, d., July 8, 1825 (July 10, 
1823, ae. 9 mos. 2 ds., gravestone). 
n. Hannah, b., Apr. 5, 1799; d., July 16, 1823. 

III. Mary, b., July 6, 1801; d., June 2, 1826. 

IV. Nancy, b., Aug. 20, 1803; d., Dec. 2, 1824. 

V. Mira, b., July 31, 1806; d., Jan. 29, 1825. 
VI. Lucy, b., Sept. 1, 1808, d., Feb. 5, 1830. 

Vn. Dorcas, d., Nov. 17, 1839, ae. 23. 
The foregoing seven children of Thaddeus Twitchell all d. of tuberculosis. 



GENEALOGIES 927 

VIII. Fajiily of Ebenezer Twitchell 

1. Ebenezer Twitchell, son of Ebenezer, Jr., and Mercy 
(Sawin) Twitchell, and brother of Abijah of the preceding 
family, was b. at Sherborn, Mass., Aug. 15, 1740, and d., Oct. 
6, 1824. He m. 1st, at Sherborn, June 4, 1767, Waitstill Green- 
wood, b. there, Nov. 17, 1745; d. in D., July 6, 1788, ae. 43; 
dau. of William, Jr., and Abigail (Death) Greenwood. He m. 
2d, Emma Pratt, b., Dec. 10, 1765; d. in D., Mar. 7, 1858; 
dau. of Ebenezer and Lydia (Pratt) Pratt. He lived first 
on lot 8, range 7, which he exchanged for lot 7, range 9. Ch. 
by first wife: 

I. Sarah, b., Jan. 9, 1768; m. Isaac Appleton (I, 1), q. v. 
II. John, b., June 2, 1770, 2. 

in. Eli, b., Oct. 29, 1772; m., 1797, Anne Warren, b., Feb. 13, 1778; 
dau. of Daniel and Abigail Drury Warren; res. at Unity, N. H. 

IV. Daniel, b., Apr. 3, 1775; d. at Peterborough, N. H., Jan. 21, 1859, 

ae. 83 yrs. 9 mos. 18 ds.; m. Polly , who d.. May 29, 1841, 

ae. 64.' Ch.: 1. Mary, b., Sept. 20, 1808 [? the Mary who d., June 
14, 1863, ae. 53 yrs. 9 mos., see page 430]; 2. Emmeline, m.; 3. 
Myra,d., Jan. 30, 1848, ae. 31; 4. Asa,m.; res. at Lyndeborough, 
N. H. 
V. Lydia, b., Apr. 2, 1781; d. in the West; m. Joseph Yeardly (1, II,) 
q. V. 
VI. Miriam, b., Apr. 7, 1783; res. at Shaftsbury, Vt. 
VII. Waitstill, b., Jan. 21, 1786; m. 1st, Mar. 13, 1806, Aaron Brooks; 
m., 2d, Jacob Spaulding of Sullivan, N. H. One son by first 
husband: John, q. v. 
VIII. Julia, b.. May 28, 1788; m. Barzillai Paul; res. at Richland, N. Y. 

Ch. by second wife: 

IX. Calvin, b., July 24, 1800;d., July 9,1852 (July 10, 1851, gravestone); 
m., Sept. 7, 1843, Arvilla Crossfield of Roxbury, N. H. Ch.: 
1. Julia M., b.. Mar. 9, 1844; 2. Luther Edwin, b.. Mar. 9, 1846. 
X. Luther, b., Feb. 2, 1805; m., and res. at Salt Lake City, Utah. 

2. John Twitchell, son of Ebenezer, 1, was b., June 2, 
1770, and d. in D., Aug. 19, 1825. He m., 1st, Dorcas Twitchell, 
b., Oct. 5, 1774; d. in D., Sept. 1, 1815; dau. of Abijah and 

Lydia Adams Twitchell. He m., 2d, Susan . Ch. by 

first wife, b. in D. : 

I. John, b., Aug. 20, 1798; d., Oct. 10, 1798. 
n. Oilman, b., July 28, 1800; d., Oct. 19, 1800. 

III. Matilda Goulding, b., July 28, 1801; d. at Peterborough, N. H., Dec. 

1, 1841. 

IV. Sylvia, b., Mar. 23, 1803; unm. 

V. Leander, b., Nov. 16, 1804; d., Oct. 20, 1805. 
VI. EmUy, b., Feb. 19, 1806; d., Oct. 31, 1807. 



928 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

Ch. by second wife: 

VU. Marian, b., Nov. 24, 1818. Two other daus. whose names are un- 
known. 

IX. Family of Joshua Twitchell 

1. Joshua Twitchell came to Dublin from Sherborn, 
Mass., and settled on lot 11, range 9. He was b. at Sherborn, 
Mar. 4, 1753, and d. in D., Aug. 16, 1829, the son of Ebenezer 
and Mercy (Sawin) Twitchell, and brother of Abijah and 
Ebenezer, Jr. He m., Jan. 1, 1778, Sarah Cozzins of Holliston, 
Mass., b. Aug. 12, 1757; d. in D., Mar. 30, 1840. Ch., b. in D.: 

I. Abijah, b., Apr. 10, 1778; m., Dec. 4, 1800, Rachel Hogg, alias 
Shepherd, b., Aug. 28, 1780; dau. of Samuel and Mary (Taggart) 
Hogg, alias Shepherd; re. to Maine. 
II. Sally, b., Mar. 21, 1780; m., Sept. 3, 1799, Benjamin Wilder; res. 
in Vermont. 

III. Joshua, b., Aug. 26, 1782; res. in Maine. 

IV. Ebenezer, b., July 7, 1784; res. in Maine. 
V. Joseph, b., Sept. 16, 1786, 2. 

VI. Timothy, b.. Mar. 23, 1789; m. Sally BuUard; re. to Sherborn, 1822. 
VII. Martha, b.. Mar. 28, 1791; d., unm., Aug. 21, 1852. 
VIII. Betsey, b., June 12, 1793; d., unm., July 19, 1878. 
IX. Asa, b., Oct. 12, 1795; d. at Troy, or Albany, N. Y. 
X. Hannah, b.. Mar. 27, 1798; m., Jan. 20, 1825, James Crombie 

Chadwick of Rindge, N. H. 
XI. Moses, b., June 12, 1800; res. on the homestead. 
XII. Aaron, b., Apr. 27, 1803; m., Sept. 1, 1831, Elvira Townsend, b., 
Feb. 5, 1812; dau. of David, 2d, and Dorothy (Fisher) Townsend; 
res. in Pennsylvania. Ch.: 1. Joshua, h., June 3, 1834; d., Mar. 
8, 1850; 2. Aaro7i M., b., Jan. 8, 1840. 

2. Joseph Twitchell, son of Joshua, 1, was b., Sept. 16, 
1786, and d., Nov. 29, 1853. He m., Dec. 22, 1814, Hannah 
Greenwood, b., July 1, 1791; d. at Marlborough, N. H., Jan. 
18, 1877; dau. of Joshua and Hannah (Twitchell) Greenwood. 
In December, 1814, he settled on lot 9, range 8. Ch., b. in D.: 

I. Rufus, b., Oct. 11, 1815; d., May 17, 1816. 

II. Horace, b., Nov. 21, 1816; d. at Marlborough, Dec. 17, 1880; m., 
June, 1852, Julia A. Adams of Franklin, Mass., res. at Medway, 
Mass., until 1878, when he re. to Marlborough, N. H. 

III. Julia Ann, b., Feb. 9, 1819; d., Oct. 6, 1820. 

IV. Joseph Elliot, who took the name of Elliot, b., Aug. 5, 1821; d., Apr. 

17, 1898; re. to Marlborough, 1849. 
V. Rufus, b., Dec. 31, 1822; d., Jan. 17, 1825. 

VI. Lewis, who changed his name by law to Lewis Powhatan Ran- 
dolph, b., Dec. 16, 1824; d. at Keene, May 30, 1906. 
VII. Sarah Ann, b., Aug. 23, 1827; d. in D.; m., March, 1850, Emmons 
M. Hardy of Franklin, Mass. ; res. at South Boston, Mass. 



GENEALOGIES 929 

VIII. Sidney, b., Sept. 15, 1831. 
IX. Emma Matilda, b., Jan. 11, 1834. 

X. Family of Samuel Twitchell 

Samuel Twitchell, 3d, was b., Aug. 1, 1801, and d., Feb. 1, 
1841. He m., Oct. 19, 1824, Betsey Gowing, b., Sept. 22, 1805; 
d., Mar. 29, 1851; dan. of James, Jr., and Abigail (Greenwood) 
Gowing. Ch.: 1. Fidelia, b., July 15, 1825; m. Henry Taggart; 
res. at Peterborough, N. H. 2. Sabrina, b., May 16, 1827; 
m. Ira Spofford, Jr.; res. at Peterborough. 3. Miranda; 

4. Charles; 5. Elizabeth, h., Feb. 17, 1837; m. Smith; 

res. at New Ipswich, N. H.; 6. Mariette, b.. Mar. 16, 1839. 

UPTON 
I. William Upton 
William Upton, son of Wilham ^ (William,^ William,^ 
John ^) and Hannah (Stanley) Upton of Reading, Mass., and 
Temple, N. H., was b. at North Reading, 1759, and d. at 
Batavia, N. Y., Aug. 17, 1830. He m., July 2, 1789, Mary 
Morse, b., Apr. 5, 1766; d. at Batavia, July 30, 1843; dau. of 
Daniel and Ruth (Morse) Morse. They lived on lot 20, range 4. 
Ch., all but the last two, b. in D. : 

I. William, b., Aug. 25, 1790; d., Dec. 21, 1871; m., Jan. 1,1824, Phebe 
Herriman, who d., June 20, 1859. He served in the War of 1812; 
res. at Batavia, and Sandy Creek, N. Y., and at Groveland, Mich. 
Three ch. 
II. Polly or Patty, b., July 2, 1794; d. at Holly, Mich., Aug. 9, 1868; m., 
Nov. 22, 1818, Sheldon Henry, b., Apr. 2, 1787. Res. at Royalton, 
Batavia, and East Pembroke, N. Y. Six ch. 

III. Daniel, b., Dec. 4, 1796; d. at Batavia, Feb. 12, 1888; m., Sept. 30, 

1821, Electa Randall, b. at Danville, Vt., Nov. 18, 1804; d., Aug. 
8, 1888; dau. of Stephen and Rachel Fifield Randall. Thirteen 
ch., all b. at Batavia. 

IV. Pearly, b., x\ug. 14, 1799; d. at Batavia, Nov. 18, 1822. 
V. Hannah, b., Oct. 9, 1801; d. in infancy. 

VI. Nathan, d. young. 
VII. Lydia, b. at Westford, N. Y.; d. young. 

VIII. Alta Jane, b. at Queensbury, N. Y., Mar. 22, 1811; d.. May 10, 
1885; m., Jan. 6, 1830, Justus Herriman. Five ch. 

II. Nehemiah Upton 

1. Nehemiah Upton came to D. from Mount Vernon, N. H., 
1806, and settled on lot 1, range 4, where he d.. Mar. 1, 1873, 
ae. 93 yrs. 1 mo. 25 ds. He m., 1st, Mehitable Broad, b. at 
Needham, Mass., Feb. 19, 1784; d. in D., Mar. 7, 1833; dau. 
of Seth and Azubah (Saunders) Broad. He m., 2d, Mary 



930 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

(Gleason) Brown, b., Feb. 27, 1795; d., Dec. 6, 1861; dau. of 
Phinehas and Hannah (Rowell) Gleason, and widow of Cephas 
Brown. Ch. by first wife, b. in D.: 

I. Nancy, b., January, 1803; d., February, 1803. 

II. Alson, b., March, 1805; d., May, 1846; m. 1st, 1830, Lucy B. 

Morse, b., Apr. 26, 1800; d., Dec. 28, 1834; dau. of Capt. Bela 

and Mary Bowers Morse; m. 2d, 1837, Sarah Scott of Stoddard, 

N. H. One dau. by first wife: Mary, who d., Feb. 14, 1837, ae. 4. 

IIL Seth, b., September, 1807; d., May 30, 1830. 

IV. Amoret, b., June, 1810; m., Sept. 20, 1831, Luther Wilson of Stod- 
dard, N. H. 
V. Mehitable, b., March, 1813; m., 1836, Rodney Wilson of Stoddard. 
VI. Nehemiah, b., March, 1815; m., 1841, Fanny Wilson of Royalston, 
Mass. 
VII. George W., b., September, 1817; m., 1842, Margaret McMahone of 
Cleveland, Ohio. 
VEIL Samuel D., b., March, 1821 ; m., 1845, Lydia Ball of Royalston, Mass. 
IX. Nancy E., b., January, 1824; d., April, 1838. 

X. Edward E., b., November, 1826; m., 1853, Mrs. Sarah Upton of 
Stoddard. 

Ch. by second wife: 

XL Jolm Adelbert b., June 26, 1834, 2. 
XII. Charles, b., Jan. 5, 1837, 3. 

2. John Adelbert Upton, son of Nehemiah, 1, was b. in 
D., June 26, 1834. He m. in D., July 3, 1855, Emily Jane 
Farnsworth, b. there, Jan. 25, 1834; d, there, Jan. 2, 1901; 
dau. of William and Elvira (Piper) Farnsworth. He is a farmer. 
Ch., b. in D.: 

I. Charles Adelbert, b., Sept. 30, 1857; d. at Deerfield, N. H., Apr. 27, 
1899; m. Ida P. Ladd. 
II. Fred John, blacksmith, b., July 12, 1861; m. 1st, at Peterborough, 
N. H., May 1, 1880, Clara F. King, dau. of Jane (Derby) King; 
m. 2d, July 12, 1902, Grace Mabelle Houghton; res. in D., at East 
Jaffrey, N. H., and at Winchendon, Mass. Ch.: 1. Viola Emily, 
b., Feb. 3, 1908; 2. Alvah Adelbert, b., Nov. 10, 1909; 3. Irene 
Estelle, b., Sept. 23, 1911. 

3. Charles Upton, son of Nehemiah, 1, was b. in D., Jan. 
5, 1837. He m. at Greenfield, Mass., Anna Clementine Fair- 
banks, b. at Peterborough, N. H.; dau. of Ebenezer and Eleanor 
C. (Farnsworth) Fairbanks. He is a chairmaker by trade, and 
res. at South Gardner, Mass. Ch. : 

I. Eugene Charles, b. at Gardner, Mass., Aug. 23, 1859; m. there, Sept. 
3, 1884, Alice Maude Hyde, b. at Westborough, Mass., July 28, 
1859; dau. of John M. and Mary S. (Whitney) Hyde. He gradu- 
ated from Harvard, 1881, cum laude; is a lawyer by profession, 
and has served as a member of the Board of Street Commissioners 



GENEALOGIES 931 

in Maiden, where he resides. Ch.: 1. Helena Hyde, b., June 20, 
1894. 

James Upton lived on lot 20, range 4. He m. 1st, July 24, 

1788, Mary Whitney; m., 2d, Rebecca . Ch. by first 

wife: 1. Susanna, b., Jan. 22, 1789; 2. James, b., Apr. 16, 
1792. Ch. by second wife: 3. Rebecca, b.. May 14, 1794. 

WAIT 

1. JosiAH Wait, from Framingham, Mass., settled on lot 3, 
range 4. He was b. at Framingham, Apr. 25, 1743, and d. in 
the army during the Revolutionary War, the son of Josiah 
and Sarah (Stanford) Wait. He m., 1769, as her first husband, 
Mary Adams, dau. of Joseph and Prudence (Pratt) Adams. 
Ch.: 

I. Anne, bapt., Apr. 5, 1772; d., June 11, 1829; m., Sept. 19, 1790, 
Adams Perry. 
II. Polly, bapt., Sept. 20, 1772; m., Aug. 6, 1798, Jonas Bond. 
III. Josiah, b.. Mar. 30, 1774,2. 

2. Josiah Wait, Jr., son of Josiah, 1, was b. Mar. 30, 1774, 
and d., Aug. 25, 1850. He m.. May 17, 1797, Nancy Gilchrest, 
b., Feb. 27, 1780, d. at Keene, N. H., Apr. 13, 1865; dau. of 
Richard and Mary (Swan) Gilchrest. Ch. : 

I. Benjamin Franklm, b., Jan. 21, 1799,3. 
II. Thomas Jefferson, b., July 14, 1801; supposed to have been buried 
in a landslide in Natchez, Miss., between 1840 and 1850; left a 
wife and two ch. 

III. Mary, b., Dec. 24, 1803; d., Feb. 16, 1806. 

IV. Addison Gilchrest, b., July 11, 1806; d. at Mobile, Ala., Dec. 1, 1838. 
V. James Sullivan, b., Dec. 13, 1808; lost at sea when a young man. 

VI. George Washington, b., July 12, 1811; d. at Mobile, Ala., Sept. 1, 
1839. 
VII. Mary, b., Nov. 13, 1813; d., June 14, 1882; m., Oct. 28, 1833, John 

Cummings of Hancock, N. H. 
VIII. Ellen, b., Aug. 27, 1816; d. at Troy, N. Y., Jan. 26, 1843; m. Richard 
Goodell of Troy; son of John and Sally (Gilchrest) Goodell. 
IX. Andrew Jackson, b., Jan. 9, 1819; d. at Lowell, Mass., July 26, 
1855; m. 1st, Lucinda Ingalls of Bristol, N. H.; m. 2d, June 25, 
1855, Sarah J. Noyes, dau. of John Noyes. 

3. Benjamin Franklin Wait, son of Josiah, Jr., 2, was b. 
in a loghouse on lot 3, range 4, Jan. 21, 1799, and d., Oct. 25, 
1868. He m., Dec. 30, 1824, Paulina Knowlton, b., Feb. 19, 
1806; dau. of Elisha Knowlton. Ch.: 

I. Thomas Barge, b., Aug. 1, 1825,4. 

II. Julia Ann, b., Apr. 22, 1827; m., Aug. 6, 1849, Leonard Winch 
Stanley (1, VIII, 2), q. v. 



932 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

III. George Washington, b. in D., Mar. 2, 1838; m., 1862, Sarah Eliza- 
beth Corson, b., July 4, 1844; dan. of Richard and Lucina (Butler) 
Corson. Res. at Olney, Rl. Ch.: 1. Georgiana Viola; 2. Laila 
Lillian. 

4. Thomas Barge Wait, farmer, son of Benjamin Franklin, 
3, was b. in D., Aug. 1, 1825, and d. at Peterborough, N. H., 
Feb. 22, 1891. He m. in D., Apr. 2, 1850, Harriet Louisa 
Snow, b. in D., Aug. 8, 1830; d. there, Oct. 28, 1906; dau. of 
John and Caroline (Perry) Snow. Ch., b. in D.: 

I. John Elbridge, b., Dec. 18, 1850; d., unm., at Peterborough, Apr. 

8, 1900. 
II. George Albert, b., Aug. 9, 1852; m., June 25, 1881, Christine Jose- 
phine Nelson, b., June 21, 1858; dau. of Andrew and Julia Williams 
Nelson. Res. in Chicago. Three ch. 

III. Andrew Everett, b., Nov. 10, 1853; lives, unm., at Tomahawk, Wis. 

IV. Frank Clifford, b., Oct. 9, 1855; d. at Colegrove, Cal., Apr. 12, 1901; 

m. 1st, Oct. 9, 1880, Lottie E. Mitchell, b., Apr. 20, 1861; dau. of 
Frederick and Loretta Mitchell; m. 2d, May 3, 1892, Eliza Vogele. 
V. Charles Alfred, caretaker, b., July 2, 1858; m. at Peterborough, 
May 30, 1880, Emma Frances Swinington, b. at Lyndeborough, 
N. H.; d. at Riverside, Mass., Dec. 8, 1887, ae. 27; dau. of Everett 
and Lucy (Felch) Swinington. One dau.: Mabel Louisa, b. in H., 
Dec. 1, 1883; m. Charles A. Gilchrest, q. v., son of Oilman (2, IV) 
and Nancy C. Draper Gilchrest. 
VI. Edward Snow, mason, b.. May 15, 1863; m. in H., Feb. 23, 1892, 
Mary Ann Winn, b. in H., July 31, 1872; dau. of James and Ann 
(Kennedy) Winn. Ch.: 1. James Edward, h. in H., Dec. 6, 1892; 
2. Gladys Lotdsa, b. in D., Dec. 25, 1893. 
VII. Fannie Maria, b., June 30, 1866; m. at East Jaffrey, N. H., June 9, 
1883, George Edward Mathews, chauffeur, b. at Hancock, N. H., 
Oct. 27, 1859; son of George William and Joan Lorinda (Emerson) 
Mathews; res. in D. and at Fitchburg, Mass. Ch., b. in D.: 
1. Joan, b., June 13, 1884; 2. Irma, b., May 29, 1889; m., Oct. 26, 
1912, Rudolph A. Johnson of Fitchburg. 
VIII. Julie Ann, b., Apr. 22, 1869; m. at Marlborough, N. H., Apr. 17, 
1889, Herman H. Leonard, q. v. 

WAKEFIELD 

Thomas Wakefield was b. at Reading, Mass., Jan. 12, 
1751, and d. at Jaffrey, N. H., January, 1839. He m., 1772, 
Elizabeth Hardy, b. at Bradford, Mass., July 22, 1750; d., 
1832; dau. of Phinehas and Lucy (Colburn) Hardy of Hollis, 
N. H. He lived at Amherst, N. H., for seven years, then settled 
in D., 1778, on lot 21, range 5, and later, 1804, re. to Jaffrey. 
Ch.: 

I. Thomas, b., August, 1773; m., 1805, Olive Hart of Castine, Me.; re. 
to Paris, N. Y. 

II. Othniel, b., Apr. 25, 1775; d. at Seneca, N. Y., Sept. 5, 1800. 



GENEALOGIES 933 

in. Betsey, b., March, 1777; d. at Reading, Mass., November, 1848; 

m., October, 1802, Timothy Wakefield, Jr., of Reading. 
IV. Cyrus (Ensign), b., Sept. 16, 1779; d., Oct. 5, 1810; m., Jan. 6, 1803, 

Sally Mason, b., July 9, 1787; dau. of Joseph and Anne (Prentiss) 

Mason. 
V. James, b., Sept. 9, 1782; d.. May 21, 1864; m. 1st, Oct. 11, 1803, 

Hannah Hemenway, wlio d., Nov. 13, 1829; dau. of Elias and 

Mary (Patterson) Hemenway; m., 2d, Nancy Parker of Phillips- 

towii, Mass., who d., Nov. 13, 1848; m. 3d, 1849, Mrs. Rebecca 

Lord; res. in that part of Marlborough, N. H., which became a 

part of Roxbury. Seven ch. 
VI. Abigail, b., June 3, 1784; d., March, 1810; m., January, 1807, Rev, 

Amos Petingal; re. to Champlain, N. Y. 
VII. Peter, b., Apr. 16, 1786; m., November, 1809, Esther Whitcomb; 

res. in New York State. 
VIII. Martha, b., Apr. 11, 1788; d., 1849; m., 1810, Rev. Peter Sanborn 

of Reading, Mass. 
IX. Dorcas, b.. Mar. 11, 1790; m., 1817, Horace Rudd; re. to Rutland, 

N. Y.; tlience to Ohio. 
X. Joseph, b., July 7, 1792; re. to Rutland, N. Y.; m., 1813, Sarah 

Sawyer; re. to Ohio, and d., 1828. 

WALLINGFORD 

Ebenezer B. Wallingford, from Hollis, N. H., June, 1801, 
was b. there, Oct. 5, 1780, and d. at Claremont, N. H., Feb. 
18, 1855, the son of David '" (Jonathan,^ Nicholas,^ John,^ 
Nichohis ^) and EHzabeth (Leman) WalHngford. He m., Oct. 
20, 1803, Mary Hildreth, b. at Newbury, Mass., July 6, 1784; 
d., Apr. 21, 1868; dau. of the wife of Timothy Warren, by her 
first husband, and sister of the wife of Alexander Robbe of 
Peterborough, N. H. In 1812 he removed to Roxbury, N. H., 
and later to Claremont. Ch., the first four b. in D.: 

I. Elvira, b., Aug. 4, 1804; m. 1st, Dec. 25, 1826, Calvin Stone, b. at 
Marlborough, N.H., June 10, 1801; d., Jan. 20, 1864; son of Lieut. 
Calvin and Mehitable (Dodge) Stone; m. 2d, May 1, 1867, Aaron 
Brigham. 
II. Mary, b., Aug. 10, 1806; d. in Boston, Mar. 1, 1870; m.. May 16, 
1830, Charles Parker of Framingham, Mass. 

III. George, b., July 17, 1808; d., July 18, 1863; m., June 13, 1838, 

Helen P. Hitchcock of Claremont. 

IV. Sarah M., b.. May 27, 1810; m., Feb. 17, 1833, Frederick Handerson 

of Claremont. 
V. Philander, b. at Marlborough, June 6, 1812; m., Jan. 1, 1838, 
Caroline M. Treadwell of Newmarket, N. H. 
VI. Elizabeth L., b. at Roxbury, Sept. 8, 1814; d. at Claremont, May 5, 
1836. 
VII. Fanny, b. at Roxbury, Sept. 23, 1816; d., Aug. 14, 1848; m., Sept. 
8, 1839, Alanson Way of Claremont. 



934 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

VIII. Catharine, b. at Marlborough, Feb. 1, 1819; m., Jan. 3, 1841, 
John F. Mellen of Claremont. 

Benjamin Wallingford, brother of Ebenezer B., was b. 
at Hollis, N. H. In 1810 he and his wife re. to D., and settled 
on lot 20, range 9. He was a blacksmith by trade. Ch. : 

I. Eliza Ann, b., June 17, 1809. 
II. Dianna, b., Aug. 27, 1811. 

III. Benjamin Franklin, b., Apr. 3, 1813; d.. May 12, 1834, while learn- 

ing the trade of a printer. 

IV. Rufus Needham, b., Mar. 15, 1817. 

WALSH 

William Hemmings Walsh was b. at Brooklyn, N. Y., 
Sept. 16, 1883, the son of Bernard Joseph and Laura Melicent 
(Hemmings) Walsh. He m., Apr. 24, 1913, Mary Kendrick 
Christie, b. at Detroit, Mich., June 14, 1887, the dau. of Thomas 
Kendrick and Mary (Hutton) Christie. He is an Ensign in the 
United States Navy (Annapolis, 1907), and has res. in Oregon, 
and at Detroit, Mich. One son, Freeman Johnson, b. at Detroit, 
Mar. 24, 1914. 

WARD 

Samuel Ward and his wife Hannah lived on lot 8, range 4. 
They moved away before 1793. Ch.: I. Thaddeus, b., Oct. 
25, 1779. II. Samuel, b., July 17, 1781. III. Catharine, b., 
June 28, 1783. IV. Hannah, b., Aug. 11, 1785. V. Josiah, b., 
Sept. 6, 1787. VI. Nathaniel, b., Mar. 18, 1790. 

WARREN 

1. Daniel Warren, b. at Westborough, Mass., in 1752, 
d. in D., Jan. 13, 1833, ae. 81. He m. Abigail Drury of 
Shrewsbury, Mass., b. in 1751; d. in D., Apr. 13, 1840, ae. 
89. He was a soldier at the battle of Bunker Hill. In 1777 
he re. to Peterborough, N. H., thence to D., in 1782, where 
he settled on lot 2, range 9. Ch.: 

I. Anne, b., Feb. 13, 1778; m., in 1797, Eli Twitchell, q. v., son of 
Ebenezer and Waitstill (Greenwood) Twitchell. 
II. Moses, b., Dec. 4, 1779, d. at Troy, N. Y. Ch.: 1. James; 2. Mary; 
3. Moses; 4. Henry; 5. Daniel; 6. John; 7. Jane; 8. Martha; 9. Isaac. 

III. Abigail, b., Apr. 7, 1782; d., unm., Oct. 7, 1844, ae. 62. 

IV. Daniel, b., Nov. 2, 1784; d. in New York City, about 1818; an attor- 

ney-at-law. 
V. John, b., Jan. 18, 1787,2. 
VL Jonathan, b., Apr. 15, 1789,3. 
VII. Jesse, b., Oct. 3, 1791; d., Apr. 6, 1813, ae. 21. 



GENEALOGIES 935 

VIII. Nahum, b., Oct. 28, 1794; m. Sarah Dunbar, dau. of Rev. Elijah 
Dunbar of Peterborough, N. H. Ch. : 1. Mary; 2. Sarah; 3. Abhie 
Ann; 4. George; 5. Martha; 6. Ellen; 7. Emily; 8. Julia. 

2. John Warren, son of Daniel, 1, was b., Jan. 18, 1787, 
and d. in D., Sept. 24, 1859, ae. 70. He m. Mary Gilchrest, b., 
Apr. 15, 1787; d. in D., Feb. 11, 1849, ae. 61 yrs. 10 mos.; dau. 
of Richard and Mary (Swan) Gilchrest. Ch.: 

I. Mary, b., Apr. 1, 1809; m., Sept. 22, 1839, Albert Dwelle; res. at 
Albany, N. Y., and at St. Louis, Mo. Ch. : 1. Charles; 2. George; 
3. Mary; 4. Alice. 
II. Sarah A., b., Nov. 19, 1810; m., Oct. 8, 1835, Luke Turner of Peter- 
borough, N. H.; d. at Clarendon, N. Y., Oct. 21, 1875, son of 
Joseph and Polly Watts Turner. Ch. : 1 . Albert. 

III. Hannah Ayres, b., Jan. 13, 1812; m.. Mar. 31, 1835, Richard 

Emerson "of Hancock, N. H.; b. at Stoddard, N. H., July 5, 1806; 
d., Mar. 14, 1881; son of Richard and Ruth (Ayres) Emerson. 
Ch.: 1. Frances Louisa, b., May 20, 1839; m. George Austin 
Hamilton, q. v. 

IV. Jesse, b., Nov. 27, 1813; d. at Adrian, Mich., Feb. 24, 1873, ae. 59 

yrs. 2 mos. 27 ds.; m., Apr. 4, 1843, Sarah Jane Taggart, b., June 
30, 1818; d., Jan. 28, 1879, ae. 60 yrs. 6 mos. 27 ds.; dau. of John 
and Hannah (Patterson) Taggart. Ch. : 1. John F., b., July 10, 
1846; d.. May 2, 1911; 2. Fanny Maria, h., Feb. 8, 1850; perhaps 
others. 
V. Charles, b. and d.. Mar. 12, 1815. 

VI. Elizabeth, b., Oct. 18, 1816; m., May 9, 1837, Daniel Gates Jones 
(L 2, II), q. v. 
Vn. Jane, b., Sept. 19, 1818; m.. May 2, 1839, Joseph Morse (6), q. v., 

son of Thaddeus and Serena (Appleton) Morse. 
VIII. Louisa, b., Apr. 2, 1820; m.. May 3, 1842, John E. Washburn of 
Hancock, N. H.; res. at Manchester, N. H. Ch.: 1. Henry; 
2. Mary; 3. Melicent. 

IX. Nancy, b., Aug. 19, 1823; m.. May 3, 1846, Stephen Robbe of Peter- 
borough, N. H.; b. there. May 17, 1821; son of Samuel and Betsey 
(Scott) Robbe. Ch., b. at Peterborough: 1. William A., b., Dec. 
9, 1849; 2. Frederick G., b.. Mar. 11, 1852; m., 1876, Helen S. 
Shedd; 3. John Warren, b., July 29, 1864. 
X. Charles (twin), b., Apr. 20, 1825; m. Eunice E. White of Pennsyl- 
vania; res. in New York City. 

XI. Caroline (twin), b., Apr. 20, 1825; m., Nov. 9, 1848, Levi Stevens; 
res. at Amherst, N. H. Ch. : 1. George; 2. James Edward; perhaps 
others. 

3. Jonathan Warren, son of Daniel, 1, was b., Apr. 15, 
1789. He m., Feb. 16, 1813, Mary (Polly) Appleton, b. in D., 
Sept. 22, 1792; d. there, Dec. 26, 1879; dau. of Francis, Jr., and 
Mary (Ripley) Appleton. Ch.: 

I. Abigail M., b., Oct. 12, 1813; m.. May 22, 1838, Edwin Steele of 
Peterborough, N. H., b., May 12, 1817; d., Nov. 10, 1862; son of 



936 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

Gov. John H. and Jane (Moore) Steele. Ch.: 1. Jane H., b., Dec. 
2, 1839; m. Samuel N. Porter, D.D.S. 2. Mary C, b., Mar. 22, 
1842; d., Sept. 20, 1844; 3. JoJm Henry, b., July 24, 1845. 
II. Moses, b., 1815; d. in the West. 
III. Daniel A., physician, b., Oct. 20, 1817; m.; res. at New Egypt, N. J, 

WATKINS 

Zaccheus Watkins m., May 1, 1788, Rhoda Weatherby. 
They lived on lot 14, range 17, and had one dau. Tabitha, b., 
Dec. 10, 1788. 

WELLMAN 

Jesse Parker Wellman, farmer, the son of John Wellman, 
was b. at Lyndeborough, N. H., July 3, 1822, and d. at West- 
moreland, N. H., Apr. 28, 1898. He m., 1st, Arvilla Fottingham 
of Ashburnham, Mass., and 2d, at Lyndeborough, Achsah 
Jane Coburn, b. at Wilton, N. H., Aug. 22, 1831; d. at East 
Jaffrey, N. H., Jan. 10, 1904; dau. of Jonathan and Mary Ann 
(Fish) Coburn. Ch.: 

I. Frank Pierce, b. at Milford, N. H., Oct. 26, 1850; m. Mary J. 
Wheeler; res. at East Jaffrey. 
II. Roena Medora, b. at Lyndeborough, Apr. 18, 1852; m. Fred I. 
Stevens; res. at East Jaffrey. 

III. Mary Lizzie, b. at Mason, N. H., Aug. 17, 1855: d. at Jaffrey, N. H., 

Jan. 1, 1875; m. Fred I. Stevens. 

IV. Hannah Jane, b. at New Ipswich, N. H., June 8, 1857; m., 1st, 

Levi H. Woodward; m., 2d, Frank Graves. 
V. Marion Ardelle, b. at New Ipswich, June 19, 1859; m., 1st, J. Hamil- 
ton Spofford; m., 2d, John W. Poole; res. at Jaffrey. 
VI. Charles Fred, b. at Jaffrey, Aug. 17, 1862; m. Minnie Spillet. 
VII. Annie Keziah, b. at Jaffrey, Nov. 19, 1864; m. Clark E. Sweatt; res. 

at East Jaffrey. 
VIII. Carrie Emogene, b. in D., June 6, 1872; m. Charles G. Whitney; 
res. at Beverly, Mass. 
XI. Marietta Estelle, b. in D., Mar. 26, 1875; m. Leslie H. Whitney; res. 
at East Jaffrey. 

WELSH 

Laurence Edward Welsh, gardener, was b. at Hancock, 
N. H., May 20, 1877, the son of Thomas Edward and Ellen 
(McGrath) Welsh. He m. in Boston, Mass., Mar. 31, 1907, 
Mary Travers, b. in Ireland, Oct. 23, 1884, dau. of James and 
Catherine (Kerrigan) Travers. Ch., b., in D.: 

I. Thomas James, b., Apr. 16, 1908. 
II. Mary Catherine, b., Jan. 21, 1910. 
III. Alice Isabelle, b., Apr. 5, 1913. 



GENEALOGIES 937 

WESTON 

Sumner James Weston, son of Rogers and Mary (Winn) 
Weston, was b. at Townsend, Mass., July 18, 1816, and d. in 
D., May 6, 1896. He m. at Mason, N. H., July 12, 1846, 
Sarah Ann Morse, b. at Mason, Aug. 7, 1825; d. at Peter- 
borough, N. H., Feb. 1, 1907; dau. of Thaddeus and Polly 
(White) Morse. He was a farmer and carpenter, and res. at 
Mason and in D. Ch., the first four b. at Mason, the remaining 
two b. in D.: 

I. Sarah Arvena, b., Apr. 15, 1847; m. Frank Clifton Moore (II), q. v., 
son of James and Elmira (Knowlton) Moore (I, 2), q. v. 
II. Sylvia Ada, b., Aug. 15, 1850; m. Frank H. Davis. 

III. Charles Alfred, b., June 2G, 1853; d. in D., Jan. 7, 1874. 

IV. Frank Herbert, b., Apr. 23, 1858; d. at Peterborough, Feb. 19, 1907; 

m. at Chelmsford, Mass., Oct. 16, 1893, Emma Jane Allison, b. 
in D., Jan. 27, 1864; dau. of James and Sarah Jane (Darracott) 
Allison. He was a farmer, and res. in D. and at Peterborough. 
Ch.: 1. Ruth, b. in D., Nov. 8, 1896; 2. Roger Allison, b. in D., 
July 11, 1899; 3. Zehna, b. at Peterborough, Aug. 18, 1902; d. 
there. Mar. 5, 1903. 
V. Fred Rogers, b., May 16, 1864; d. in D., Sept. 22, 1871. 
VI. Edward Albert, b., Apr. 20, 1868; d. in D., Jan. 9, 1874. 

WHEELER 

Lemuel Wheeler came to D. from Ashby, Mass., about 
1788, with his wife Catharine. In 1816 he re. with his family 
to Jefferson County, N. Y. Ch. : 

I. John, b. at Lincoln, Mass., Mar. 7, 1784. 
II. Timothy, b. at Ashby, Nov. 27, 1785. 

III. Sally, b. at Ashby, Dec. 28, 1787. 

IV. Lemuel, b., Jan. 13, 1790; d., May, 1813. 
V. Eli, b.. Mar. 13, 1792. 

VI. Asa, b., Jan. 31, 1794. 

VIL Silas, b., Feb. 21, 1796. 

VIII. Polly, b., Mar. 16, 1798. 

IX. James (twin), b., Mar. 7, 1800. 

X. Nancy (twin), b.. Mar. 7, 1800. 

XL Charles, b., Mar. 16, 1802. 

XII. Daniel, b., July 9, 1805. 

John Augustus Wheeler, son of John Wheeler, was b. at 
Ashby, Mass., June 10, 1820, and d. in D., Aug. 4, 1863, 
ae. 43 yrs. 1 mo. 27 ds. He m.. May 25, 1843, Mary Almira 
Prichard of New Ipswich, N. H., who d. in D., Dec. 17, 
1862 (1863, gravestone), ae. 42 yrs. 4 mos. 10 ds. He was 
a farmer and a preacher of the gospel, and came to D. from 



938 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

Ashby in 1851. Ch., the first six b. at Ashby, the last two b. 
in D.: 

I. Mary Louisa, b., Sept. 13, 1844; m. James A. Goodfellow, res. at 
Fitchburg, Mass. 
II. John Prichard, b., Oct. 28, 1845; m.; d. in D., Nov. 16, 1880, ae. 
35 yrs. One ch. : Louisa of Greenville, N. H. ; perhaps others. 

III. William Augustus, b., Nov. 15, 1846; d. at Ashby, Sept. 30, 1847, 

ae. 10 mos. 15 ds. 

IV. William Augustus, b., Feb. 20, 1848; m., 1st, Mary Anna Emerson; 

m., 2d, Lavina Johnson; res. at Santa Ana, Cal. 
V. Nancy Almira, b., Apr. 22, 1850; m. Herbert E. Carter, res. at West 

Swanzey, N. H. 
VI. Nellie Frances, b., Aug. 30, 1851; m. James S. Hayvvard; res. at 
Hancock, N. H. 
VII. Abbie Jane, b., Feb. 4, 1853; m. John Lavater Adams (11), q. v. 
Vni. George Steven, b., Dec. 17, 1856; res. at Antrim, N. H. 

WHITCOMB 

Frank Augustus Whitcomb, farmer, son of Ezekiel 
Osgood and Martha (Newmarch) Whitcomb, was b. at East 
Swanzey, N. H., Feb. 1, 1871. He m. in D., July 6, 1893, 
Lucy Anna Knowlton, b. in D., Jan. 25, 1870; dau. of Asa and 
Lydia Ann (Darling) Knowlton. He has resided at Keene, 
Swanzey, Dublin, and Greenfield, N. H., Kennebunk, Me., 
and is now settled in D. Ch.: 

I. Lewis Newmarch, b. at South Keene, N. H., Sept. 21, 1894; m. at 
South Lyndeborough, N. H., July 4,1912, Helen Hilton, b. at Wells, 
Me., Feb. 6, 1894; dau. of Alvirda Freeman and Estella Florence 
(Moody) Hilton. They res. at Unionville, Mass. Ch. : 1. Jose- 
phine, b. at Kennebunk, Me., May 10, 1913; 2. Ruth Inez, b. in 
D., Apr. 17, 1915. 
II. Ralph Homer, b. in D., Feb. 20, 1899; d. there. Mar. 10, 1900. 

III. Arthur Knowlton, b. at Greenfield, Nov. 5, 1906. 

IV. Frank William, b. at Greenfield, Apr. 26, 1910. 

Rev. William Francis Whitcomb was b. at Claremont, 
N. H., Oct. 16, 1873. He m., Oct. 12, 1899, Minnette Ehza 
Washburn, who was b. at Springfield, Vt. He was educated 
at Dartmouth College (A.B., 1896), and attended the Hart- 
ford Theological Seminary for one year. His first pastorate was 
in D. from May, 1897, to October, 19(30, when he was installed 
at Surry, N. H., where he remained until January, 1906. At 
this date he entered upon a pastorate at Westminster, Vt., 
which continued until October, 1910. He res. at Claremont, 
N. H., and has supplied at Croydon, N. H., since October, 
1910. Ch.: I. Vernon Francis, b. at Keene, Apr. 21, 1903. 
II. Vera May, b. at Surry, July 29, 1905. 




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GENEALOGIES 939 

WHITE 

Thomas White m. Mary (Molly) French, who was b. at 
Hollis, N. H., July 12, 1750, the dau. of John and Mary 
(Whitcomb) French. He re. to D., about 1744, and before 
1820 he re. to Cornish, N. H. Ch., b. in D.: 

I. Molly or Polly (twin), b., 1775; m. Samuel Lewis, q. v., son of 
Samuel and Polly Williams Lewis. 
II. Esther (twin), b., 1775; m. John Gill Riggs, q. v. 

III. Susanna, b., 1777; m., Jan. 3, 1799, Abijah Williams, son of Samuel 

and Lois Williams. 

IV. Oliver, b., 1779; m., 1804, Hannah Williams, dau. of Samuel and 

Lois Williams. 
V. Betsey, b., 1781; m., Feb. 19, 1801, Stephen Williams, 'son of 
Samuel and Lois Williams. 

VL Abigail, b., 1784; m., 1814, Holbrook. 

VII. Aaron, b., Feb. 21, 1787; m., 1806, Rebecca Williams, b.. Mar. 30, 
1788; dau. of Samuel and Lois Williams. 
VIII. Moses, b., June 17, 1791. 
IX. John, b., July 20, 1793; m. Lucy Davis, dau. of Matthew Davis. 
X. James, b., Aug. 3, 1796. 

WHITTAKER 

Moses Whittaker, with his wife Betsey, settled on lot 
19, range 8. Ch.: I. Moses, b. at Fisherfield, N. H., Dec. 
15, 1788. II. Betsey, b. at Fisherfield, Apr. 20, 1790. III. 
Annas, b. at Weare, N. H., June 1, 1792. IV. Caleb, b. in D., 
June 1, 1794. 

WHITTEMORE 

Joseph Whittemore, b. about 1768, d. in D., Aug. 21, 1833, 
ae. 65. He m., April, 1800, Martha (Patty) Belknap, b. in D., 
Mar. 23, 1779; d. there Sept. 6, 1840, ae. 62; dau. of Nathaniel 
and Hannah (Ayers) Belknap. He settled on lot 16, range 7, 
which he sold, in 1831, to Thomas Fisk, Ch. : 

I. Jervice, b., Feb. 28, 1801; res. in Boston and other places. He was 
the first to establish in Boston the beer business on a large scale. 
II. Herald, b., Oct. 28, 1803; m. Adaline Walker. 

III. Arvilla, b., Apr. 28. 1806. 

IV. Charles, b., Jan. 7, 1808; m., Jan. 29, 1839, Betsey Jane Derby, b., 

Nov. 27, 1819; dau. of Samuel and Betsey (Knowlton) Derby. 
He res. first in Philadelphia, where, for several years, he had a 
successful beer business; he res. later at Ravenswood, Long Island, 
N. Y. See page 58 of Proceedings at the Centennial Celebration. 
V. James, b., Nov. 25, 1809; res. in Wisconsin or Illinois. 
VI. Eliza, b., Nov. 30, 1811; m., Dec. 3, 1832, Nathan Newton. 
VII. Martha, b., Jan. 23, 1814; d., May 3, 1823. 
VIII. Hannah, b., Jan. 24, 1816; d., Apr. 9, 1832. 



940 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

IX. Mary, b.. Mar. 21, 1818. 
X. Paulina, b., Apr. 18, 1822. 

WIGHT 

I. Family of Joel Wight 

Joel Wight of Medfield, Mass., m. 1st, May 30, 1768, 
Elizabeth Twitchell, b. at Sherborn, Mass., July 27, 1743; d. 
in D., Apr. 19, 1800, in the 57th year of her age; dau. of Joseph 
and Deborah (Fairbanks) Twitchell; m. 2d Martha Moore of 
Jaffrey, N. H. He lived in several parts of the town. Ch., 
by first wife: 

I. Hannah, b.. Mar. 11, 17G9; m., Mar. 2, 1797, John Wilson Learned 
(I, 2), q. V. 
II. Anna, b., Aug. 23, 1775; d., Aug. 24, 177o. 

III. Olive, b., Apr. 30, 1777. 

IV. Elizabeth, b., Dec. 20, 1780. 
V. Seth, b.. May 21, 1783. 

VI. Eli, b.. Mar. 26, 1786; re. to Maine. 

II. Family of John Wight 

1. John Wight, from Medfield, Mass., was b. there, Mar. 
29, 1736; He m., 1759, Elizabeth Reed, b., Sept. 29, 1739; d., 
Dec. 13, 1815; dau. of Josiah Reed. About 1763 he settled 
in D. on lot 17, range 8. Ch.: 

I. Elizabeth, b.. Mar. 27, 1763. 
II. Jabez, b., Dec. 21, 1764, 2. 

III. Miriam, b., Oct. 14, 1766; in., as his second wife, Ezra Morse, Sr, 

(4), q. V. 

IV. Jonas, b., Oct. 27, 1768; d., Aug. 10 or 16, 1844. 
V. John, b., Oct. 14, 1770. 

VI. Susanna, b., Feb. 13, 1772; d., Apr. 8, 1854. 
VII. Abigail, b., Sept. 4, 1774. 
VIII. Mary, b., Feb. 19, 1778; m. Benjamin Nye; re. to Fairfield, Vt. 
IX. Josiah, b., Sept. 10, 1784; d., March, 1853; m. Rebecca Towne, b., 
May 2, 1794; dau. of Cornelius and Hannah (Chaplin) Towne. 
Ch.: I.Jonas, h., 1823. 

2. Jabez Wight, son of John, 1, was b. probably in D., Dec. 
21, 1764. He m., 1787, Mary Webster, the great-granddaughter 
of Hannah Dustin, who was taken prisoner by the Indians at 
Haverhill, and escaped by killing several of the savages. She 
d., Sept. 30, 1853. They re. to Marlborough, N. H., 1812; later, 
about 1851 to Sterling, Mass. Ch.: 

I. Betsey, b., Dec. 21, 1788; m., Oct. 13, 1805, Hughenos Tyrrell. 
II. John, b., Jan. 24, 1791,3. 
III. Sarah, b., Sept. 18, 1793; m., 1816, as his first wife, Jesse Knowlton 
(n, II), q. V. 



GENEALOGIES 941 

3. John Wight, son of Jabez, 2, was b. in D., Jan. 24, 1791. 
He m., Apr. 22, 1813, Beulah Smith, b., Jan. 24, 1795; dau. 
of Abner, Sr., and Hannah Prentice Smith. Ch.: 

I. Franklin, b., Mar. 11, 1814; m., Dec. 26, 1839, Eliza Atwood, b., 

Dec. 25, 1811; dau. of Maj. Ebenezer and Betsey (Farnum) 
Atwood; res. at St. Johnsbury, Vt. 

II. Hannah P., d., May 3, 1842, ae. 26; m., Sept. 11, 1834, Reuben 

Wilder Twitchell (II, IX, 2), q. v. 

III. Mary W., b., Apr. 8, 1818, m., 1836, Charles Snow (I, 2, II), q. v. 

IV. John P., b., Apr. 11, 1820; m., June 10, 1846, Eliza M. Greenwood, 

b. in D., Dec. 6, 1825; dau. of Eli J., and Roxana (Carlton) 
Greenwood; res. at Troy, N. Y. 

V. Abner S., b., July 28, 1822; m. Harriet L. Nims. 

VI. Abby C, b., June 10, 1825; m., Feb. 26, 1846, as his second wife, 

Cyrus Piper, Jr. (4, III), q. v. 

VII. Sarah Beulah, b., Nov. 27, 1828 or 1829; m.. Mar. 9, 1850, as his 

first wife, Walter Jackson Greenwood (VII, 3), q. v. 
VIII. Jonas D., b., Aug. 30, 1831. 
IX. Melissa, b., July 15, 1834; m., December, 1853, George Carey. 

X. Marion, b., Oct. 9, 1836; d.. Mar. 1, 1842. 

WILDER 

1. Col. Abel Wilder, from Bolton, Mass., was b. in 1760, 
and d. in D., June 16, 1806, ae. 46. He m. Hannah Green of 
Bolton, who d., Sept. 22, 1831, ae. 72. Though young, he served 
in the Revolution, and at the time of his death he was buried 
with military honors as commander-in-chief of the 12th Regi- 
ment of New Hampshire Militia. He came to D., May 20, 
1780, and settled on lot 5, range 7. Ch. : 

I. Abel, b.. Mar. 27, 1779, 2. 

II. Betsey, b., Dec. 26, 1780; m. John Crombie, q. v. 

III. Daniel, b., Jan. 15, 1783; m. Blake. 

IV. Hannah, b.. May 12, 1785; m. Lewis Stiles, res. at Coburg, Canada 

West. 
V. Sally, b., Aug. 19, 1787; m., 1st, Reuben Twitchell (II, IX), q. v.; 
m., 2d, Alline Newell, q. v. 

VI. Cyrus, b., Aug. 13, 1789; m. Nancy Erwin, res. at Nev/ Boston, N. H. 

VII. Dorcas, b., Jan. 1, 1792; m. Jeremiah Greenwood (I, 3, VIII), q. v. 

VIII. Levi, b., Aug. 18, 1794; m. Betsey Piper; res. at Concord, N. H. 
IX. Polly, b., Aug. 11, 1796; d. young. 

X. James, b.. May 24, 1799; m., 1st, Mary Crombie; m., 2d, Betsey 
Boj'd; res. in Pennsylvania. 

XI. John, b., June 18, 1801,3. 

2. Abel Wilder, son of Col. Abel, 1, was b.. Mar. 27, 1779, 
and d. in D., July 26, 1858. He m. Deborah Perry, b. in D., 
Jan. 19, 1784; d. there, July 30, 1862; dau. of Ivory and Keziah 
(Broad) Perry. They res. at Peterborough, N. H. Ch. : 



942 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

I. Keziah, b., July 7, 1802; d., June 2, 1822. 
II. Mary, b., July 27, 1804; m., as his second wife, Nathaniel Burnham, 
q. V. 

III. Mark, b., Aug. 3, 1806; m. Eliza Thayer; res. at Peterborough. 

IV. Abel, b., July 27, 1808; m., Nov. 6, 1845, Anna Abigail Gowing, b.. 

Mar. 7, 1817; dau. of Joseph and Hephzibah (Fairbanks) Gowing. 
V. Emmeline, b., Oct. 8, 1810; d., Dec. 15, 1843. 
VI. Ivory Perry, b., Aug. 17, 1815; res. at Peterborough. 

VII. Deborah, b., Aug. 21, 1818; m. Cross; res. at Manchester, 

N. H. 
VIII. Franklin, b., Apr. 10, 1821; d., Aug. 1, 1821. 
IX. John, b., Oct. 8, 1822; m. Dorothy Royce; res. at Peterborough. 
X. Benjamin Franklin, b., Dec. 9, 1824; m. Sarah Smith; res. at Peter- 
borough. 

3. John Wilder, son of Col. Abel, 1, was b., June 18, 
1801. He m., Aug. 29, 1824, Harriet Lakin of Hancock. N. H., 
b., June 10, 1800; d., Feb. 5, 1869; dau. of Capt. Lemuel and 
Hannah (Morrison) Lakin. Ch.: 

I. Sally Broad, b. in D., Dec. 18, 1826; d. at Hancock, Apr. 16, 1847. 

II. Mariah Fames, b. in D., Dec. 21, 1828; m., Dec. 29, 1852, as his 

second wife, Harvey Washburn, b. at Alstead, N. H., Aug. 13, 

1824; son of Eli and Nancy (Pratt) Washburn. Ch. : 1. Myriie M., 

b., Apr. 11, 1868; d., June 19, 1868; 2. Lora A., b., July 5, 1870. 

III. Julia Chamberlain, b., Apr. 13, 1831; m. Alfred Judson Tenney, son 

of Stephen and Lucy Parker Tenney. 

IV. John Gragg, b., Mar. 26, 1834; m. Harriet Frost. 

WILEY 

Jonathan Wiley was b. at Lynn, Mass., 1720, and d., 1795. 
He m., Aug. 30, 1750, Tamesin LIpham of Marblehead, Mass. 
(marriage intention reads Maiden, see Lynn Vital Records). 
They lived in D. on lot 6, range 8. Ch, : 

I. Benjamin, b., 1750; d., 1852 [sic]; m.. May 20, 1784, Abigail Town- 
send, b. at Lynn, Mass., June 13, 1759; d., 1830; dau. of David, Sr., 
and Judith (Wiley) Townsend. Res. at Granville, Vt. Ch.: 
1. Benjamin, b., Sept. 2, 1785; 2. Jonathan, b., Sept. 6, 1786; 
3. Abigail, b.. Mar. 25, 1788; 4. Mehitahel, b., Oct. 1, 1791; 5. 
Phinehas, h., June 20, 1793; 6. Taviesin, b., April, 1795; 7. James, 
b.. Mar. 12, 1796; 8. Judith, b., Sept. 1, 1798; 9. David, b., Apr. 3, 
1800; 10. Esther, b.. Mar. 9, 1809. 
II. Tamesin, b., 1757; d. in D., Apr. 1, 1837; m. David Townsend, Jr. 
(2), q. V. 
IIL Mehitabel, b., 1758; d., 1768. 

WILLARD 

I. Family of Elijah Willard 

1. Rev. Elijah Willard, from Fitchburg, Mass., was b. at 
Harvard, Mass., Mar. 12, 1750/1, and d. in D., Aug. 19, 1839. 



GENEALOGIES 943 

He was the son of Abraham, who d. in the American army dur- 
ing the old French War, and Mary Haskel Willard. He m. 1st, 
Mar. 30, 1775, Mary Atherton of Harvard, b., Jan. 28, 1753; 
d., January, 1794; dau. of OHver and Rachel (Godfrey) Ather- 
ton; m. 2d, at Keene,N. H., Jan. 15, 1795,Phebe Archer, b., Jan. 
15, 1772; d., Jan. 15, 1826; m. 3d, Jan. 24, 1827, Betsey Knight 
of Sudbury, Mass., d., May 19, 1871, ae. 95 yrs. 10 mos. 

He served in the Revolution, and was in the Battle of White 
Plains. February, 1794, he moved to D., where he was or- 
dained pastor of the Baptist Church, and remained such until 
his death. He united one hundred and forty-six couples in 
marriage; and his health remained so firm that, only four 
weeks before his death, he preached a funeral sermon. ' Ch. 
by first wife, the first four b. at Harvard: 

I. Elijah, b., Feb. 7, 1776; m., June 16, 1807, Nancy Mason, b. in D., 
Oct. 27, 1779; dau. of Josepli and Anne (Prentiss) Mason; res. 
at Wheelock, Vt. 
II. Mary (Polly), b., Dec. 9, 1777; d., March, 1847; m., Oct. 15, 1795, 
Capt. Samuel Mason (II, 8), q. v. 

III. Rachel, b., May 1, 1780; d. at Harvard, May 21, 1813; m. there, 

Nov. 26, 1801, Ezra Wetherbee. 

IV. Martin, b., Mar. 4, 1782; d., December, 1813. 
V. Oliver Atherton, b., May 12, 1784, 2. 

VI. Annis, b.. May 19, 1786; d., December, 1793. 
VII. Zophar, b., Sept. 12, 1788; d., February, 1812. 
VIII. Abraham, b., Nov. 20, 1791; d., December, 1813. 

Ch. by second wife, b. in D.: 

IX. Levi, b., Nov. 3, 1795, 3. 
X. Loring, b., Feb. 12, 1797; d., June 24, 1817. 
XL Annis, b., Dec. 11, 1798; d., Feb. 1, 1822. 
XIL Roxana, b., Aug. 8, 1800; d., Dec. 20, 1821. 

XIII. Sally, b.. Mar. 19, 1803; d., Feb. 10, 1822. 

XIV. Solon, b., Feb. 9, 1804; d., Feb. 3, 1822. 
XV. Maria, m.. May 29, 1828, Lucius Baldwin. 

2. Oliver Atherton Willard, son of Rev. Elijah, 1, was 
b., May 12, 1784, and d., May, 1826. He m., Jan. 23, 1805, 
Catherine Lewis, dau. of Capt. James and Martha (Collins) 
Lewis. Res. in D.; re. to Wheelock, Vt., and later to Churchill, 
N. Y. Ch.: 

I. Josiah Flint, b., Nov. 17, 1805; d., Jan. 24, 1868; m. at Ogden, N. Y., 
Nov. 3, 1831, Mary Thompson Hill, b. at North Danville, Vt., 
Jan. 3, 1805; d., Aug. 7, 1892; dau. of John and Mary (Thompson) 
Hill. Ch.: 1. A child, d. in infancy; 2. Olive, b., Oct. 27, 1834; 
3. Caroline Elizabeth, h., 1836, d. ae. 14 mos.; 4. Frances Elizabeth 
Caroline, h. at Churchill, N. Y., Sept. 28, 1839; d., Feb. 18, 1898; 



944 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

famous as a temperance speaker; 5. May, b., 1843; d., June 8, 

18G2. 
II. Rebecca, b., 1808; m., 1830, Aaron Robinson. 
III. Zophar, b., Oct. 5, 1814; m. Abigail Hill, dau. of Dea. John and Mary 

(Thompson) Hill of Lee, N. H. 
1\. Caroline, b., 1810; m. Hosea Towne of Calais, Vt. 

3. Levi Willard, son of Elijah, 1, was b. in D., Nov. 3, 1795, 
and d., Feb. 24, 1860. He m., June 1, 1824, Irene Knight of 
Sudbury, Mass., who was b., July 8, 1816, and d., Apr, 11, 
1893, ae. 85 yrs. 9 mos. 3 ds. Ch., b. in D.: 

I. Annis, b.. Mar. 9, 1825; m., Nov. 4, 1847, Thomas Hardy (I, 2, \TII), 
q. V. 
II. Solon, b., Oct. 4, 1820, 4. 

III. Zophar, b. in D., Oct. 5, 1828; d. in H., Dec. 7, 1899; m. at Bellows 

Falls, Vt., Oct. 20, 1853, Betsey Hovey Culver, b., Apr. 8, 1834; 
dau. of Rev. Lyman and Fanny (Hovey) Culver. He was a 
manufacturer of wooden ware in D.; held many town offices; 
representative to Legislature, 1893 and 1894. Ch., b. in D.: 

1. Addie Eleanor, b., Jan. 1, 1850; m., 1st, Nathaniel N. Wheeler; 
m. 2d, Oct. 11, 1893, Frank S. Harris, b.. Mar. 10, 1802; 2. Levi 
Alfred, b., Sept. 2, 1801 ; d. at Taylor, Tex., Feb. 5, 1888; 3. Fannie 
Belle, b., Dec. 21, 1804; d. at Boston, Mass., Mar. 10, 1880. 

IV. David, b., Jan. 27, 1831, 5. 

V. Rache), b., Dec. 14, 1832; d. at Winchester, N. H., Mar. 10, 1855; 
m. Joseph Ware. 
VI. James Marshall, b. in D., Nov. 13, 1834; d. there, Oct. 8, 1801; m., 

1st, Sarah Adelia ; m., 2d, Nov. 29, 1800, Maria Ware, b., 

Aug. 10, 1842; dau. of Ziba and Eliza (Olcott) Ware of Winchester, 
N. H. Ch.: 1. Ida Loretta, b. at Harvard, Mass., Apr. 20, 1851; 

2. Etta Laurilla, b., Oct. 1, 1853; 3. Addie, b., 1854; m. at Lowell, 
Mass., Nov. 22, 1873, Nelson Brown; 4. Hattie Jeanetie, b., Feb. 
19, 1857; 5. Sara Frances, b., Apr. 14, 1800; m. at Lowell, Nov. 
24, 1881, George E. Dudley; 0. Hattie Jeanette, b., 1801. 

VII. Charles Judson, b. in D., Nov. 4, 1830; d. at Nelson, N. H., Oct. 14, 
1805; m.. Mar. 27, 1803, Maria M. Flagg, dau. of Elijah and 
Sarah E. (Fales) Flagg. One ch. : Grace E. 

VIII. Emily, b., Oct. 28, 1838; d., Oct. 18, 1850. 
IX. Harriet Hardy, b., Sept. 29, 1840; m. 1st, at Bellows Falls, Vt.. 
May 1, 1807, Lucius E. Nims, b. at Sullivan, N. H., October, 
1832; d. at Roxbury, N. H., Aug. 9, 1871; son of Henry and Anna 
(Phillips) Nims; m. 2d, at Bellows Falls, Jan. 1, 1870, Charles H. 
Nye, b. at Keene, N. H., June 14, 1837; son of Apollos and Lucy 
(Kingsbury) Nye. Ch. by first husband: 1. Leon Austin, b. at 
Roxbury, N. H., Mar. 2, 1808; unm. 
X. Levi, b., July 30, 1842; killed at Battle of Bull Run, Va., Aug. 29, 
1802. 
XL Benjamin, b. in D., Nov. 24, 1844, 6. 

XII. Milton Ball, b. in H., Aug. 24 or 20, 1847; d., Feb. 14, 1911; m. 1st, 
May 21, 1874, Margaret G. Seaver; dau. of George W. and Eliza- 



GENEALOGIES 945 

beth (Gould) Seaver; m. 2d, Apr. 11, 1882, Hannah C. Percival, 
dau. of George and Josephine Percival of Lebanon, N. H. 
XIII. Jennie Irene, b., Feb. 11, 1850; m. Martin Melville Mason (8, X, 2), 
q. V. 

4. Solon Willard, farmer, son of Levi, 3, was b. in D., 
Oct. 4, 1826, and d. at Nashua, N. H., Apr. 28, 1908. He m. at 
Royalston, Vt., Apr. 11, 1850, Mary Ann Mason, b. in D., 
Mar. 24, 1831; d. in H., Nov. 3, 1901, dau. of Samuel, Jr., and 
Anna (Kendall) Mason. Ch., the first three b. in D.: 

I. Everard Carson, b.. May 17, 1851, 7. 

II. Emery Mason, druggist, b., Jan. 28, 1855; m. at East Boston, Mass., 
Aug. 24, 1886, Nellie Morse Coombs, b. at Bath, Me., Apr. 26, 
1865; dau. of Albert Milton and Sarah Elizabeth (Vaughan) 
Coombs. He graduated from the N. H. State College', 1875 
(B.S.); res. m D., at Hinsdale, N. H., and Boston, Mass. Ch., 
b. in Boston: 1. Arthur Emery, b., July 17, 1887; 2. Mabel Vaughan, 
b.. Mar. 8, 1889; m., Sept. 6, 1911, William Thomas Fairclough; 
3. Alice, h., Nov. 22, 1895. 

III. Eva Annette, b., Dec. 20, 1857; m. 1st, at Westborough, Mass., 

Jan. 22, 1881, Charles Quincy Nye, b. at Keene, Aug. 1, 1859; 
d. in H., Aug. 31, 1889; son of Charles H. and Emogene (Petts) 
Nye; m. 2d, Feb. 27, 1901, John Otis Marshall, b. at Windham, 
N. H., Sept. 17, 1840; d. at Nashua, Feb. 22, 1902; son of Randall 
and Sarah (Burbank) Marshall; res. at Nashua, N. H. 

IV. Samuel Elbert, farmer, b. at Chesham, N. H., Oct. 14, 1873; m. at 

Keene, May 24, 1905, Florence Annie Gilson, b. in D., Sept. 29, 
1884; dau. of George Warren and Julia Ann (Barnes) Gilson. 
Ch., b. in H.: 1. Samuel Elbert, b., Apr. 5, 1906; 2. Eva Helena, b., 
Nov. 2, 1907; 3. Ralph Emile, b.. May 28, 1909; 4. Doris Elizabeth, 
b., June 7, 1911. 

5. David Willard, son of Levi, 3, b. in D., Jan. 27, 1831; 
d.. Mar. 17, 1908. He m. at Keene, N. H., June 30, 1857, Irene 
Fisher Nye, b. at Keene, Oct. 5, 1831; d. in H., Dec. 29, 1898; 
dau. of Apollos and Lucy Kingsbury Nye. He was a farmer, 
and res. in D., Swanzey, Marlborough, and H., N. H. Ch., b. 
at Marlborough: 

I. George Austin Eddie, traveling salesman; b., Oct. 17, 1859; d. at 
Peterborough, N. H., Mar. 19, 1901; m. at Pittsfield, Mass., 
Aug. 29, 1885, Fannie Mabel Jewett, b. at Peterborough, June 13, 
1867; dau. of Charles and Martha Sophronia Fay Jewett. Ch., 
b. at Pittsfield: 1. Ernest Charles, b., Apr. 11, 1886; d. at Pittsfield, 
July 29, 1886. 2. Eva May, b.. Mar. 24, 1887. 
II. Lizzie Irene, b., July 11, 1863; m. George Osson Richardson; res. 
at Marlborough, N. H. 

6. Benjamin Willard, farmer, son of Levi, 3, was b. in D., 
Nov. 24, 1844, and d. at Reading, Mass., May 25, 1917. He m. 
at Abington, Mass., Nov. 18, 1866, Louisa Betsey Nye, b., 



946 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

Feb. 10, 1851 ; dau. of George Washington and Cornelia Taylor 
WaldronNye. Ch., b. in H.: 

I. Marshall Ellon, b.. May 11, 1877; m. in D., Jan. 1, 1900, Marguerite 
Gowing, b. in H., Feb. 9, 1881; dau. of Clifford and Mary Eliza- 
beth (Hardy) Gowing. Ch.: 1. Mildred Frances, h. in D., Oct. 5, 
1900; 2. Louise G., b. at Dorchester, Mass., June 2, 1907; d., 
Aug. 7, 1907; 3. Mary Elizabeth, b. at Dorchester, Dec. 18, 1911; 
4. Margaret Minna, b. at Dorchester, June 14, 1916. 
II. Bessie Cornelia, b., Apr. 8, 1881; m. at Revere, Mass., June 1, 1910, 
Ernest E. Tucker. 

7. EvERARD Carson Willard, farmer, son of Solon, 4, was 
b. in D., May 17, 1853. He m. at Nashua, N. H., Sept. 15, 
1875, Lizzie Lucretia Atwood, b. at Keene, N. H., Aug. 31, 
1856; dau. of Rufus and Mary Ann (Patterson) Atwood. Res. 
inH. 

I. Frank Everard, b., Dec. 26, 1876; m., June 9, 1910, Winifred Lowe, 
b. in Vermont; dau. of Morris Lowe. 
II. Mary Elizabeth, b., Nov. 18, 1879; m. 1st, Sept. 17, 1897, William 
Webber; m. 2d, Dec. 26, 1904, Sherman Francis Hills. 

III. Lana Florence, b., Aug. 2, 1884; m., Dec. 15, 1908, Alfred Newton 

Wheeler, b. at East Jaffrey, N. H., Jan. 9, 1887; son of James 
Albert and Pamelia Madelon Wheeler; res. at Nashua. Ch., b. 
at East Jaffrey: 1. Frank Enville, b., July 2, 1909; 2. Lana Ardelle, 
b., Aug. 27, 1911. 

IV. Burton Atwood, b., Apr. 25, 1894. 

II. Levi Willard 

Rev. Levi Willard was b. at Fitchburg, Mass., Oct. 15, 
1781, and d. at Westport, N. H., Aug. 20, 1849. He m. 1st 
Clarissa Hay ward of Gilsum, N. H., who d.. May 2, 1811, in 
her 25th year; m. 2d, in D., Mar. 12, 1812, Olive M. Hayward, 
who d. at Lynn, Mass., Oct. 30, 1858, ae. 67 yrs. 3 mos. He lived 
with his wife Clarissa at Pottersville, on lot 21, range 9; re. to 
Swanzey, N. H. Ch. by first wife: 

I. Mira H., b., Apr. 12, 1808; d. at Keene, N. H., July 12, 1887; m. 

Caleb Carpenter of Keene. 
II. Miranda Clara, b.. May 28, 1809; m. at Lynn, Sept. 6, 1854, Dr. 
Henry C. Gray of Cambridge, N. Y. 

Ch. by second wife: 

III. Preston Greenleaf, b. at Swanzey, Apr. 1, 1816; m. at Providence, 

R. I., Sept. 9, 1839, Sarah J. Bradford. 

IV. Eliza Greenwood, b., Apr. 30, 1818; d., Oct. 30, 1858; m. Rev. W. C. 

Richards of Natick, Mass. 
V. Curtis Elliott (twin), b. at Swanzey, May 22, 1823; d. at Keene, 
N. H., Oct. 13, 1874; m. 1st, Nov. 25, 1844, Catherine C. Holt; m. 
2d Annie F. Dyer, who d., June 21, 1862, aged 33; m. 3d, at 



GENEALOGIES 947 

Keene, Aug. 6, 1863, Amelia A. Thompson, dau. of Thomas and 
Betsey (Hoar) Thompson. 
VI. Lucian A. (twin), b. at Swanzey, May 22, 1823; m., July 8, 1845, 
Mary Ann T. Sawyer. Res. at Providence, R. I., later re. to 
Chicago, 111. 
VII. Annette M., b., Jan. 14, 1828; d.. May 5, 1848. 

WILLL\MS 
Samuel Williams and Lois his wife lived on lot 20, range 5. 
Ch.: 

I. Abijah, m., Jan. 3, 1799, Susanna White, b., 1777; dau. of Thomas 

and Mary (French) White. 
II. Stephen, m., Feb. 19, 1801, Betsey White, b., 1781; dau. of Thomas 
and Mary (French) White. 

III. Hannah, m., 1804, Oliver White, b., 1779; son of Thomas and Mary 

(French) White. 

IV. Rebecca, b.. Mar. 30, 1788; m., 1806, Aaron White, son of Thomas 

and Mary (French) White. 
? Susan, who m. Jacob Hart, q. v. 

WINCH 

Nathan Winch m., Nov. 4, 1790, Lydia Rollins, dau. of 
James and Abigail (Downing) Rollins, and lived on lot 20, 
range 3. He re. to Chittenden, Vt. Ch.: I. Nathan, b., 1792. 
II. Susan, b., 1794. III. Polly, b., 1796. IV. Joseph, b. about 
1800. V. Nancy, b. about 1802. VI. Ira, b. about 1805. 

WOOD 
I. Stephen J. Wood 

Dea. Stephen J. Wood came from Sterling, Mass., with his 
wife Martha, and lived on lot 9, range 2. He re. to Dunstable, 
Mass. Ch.: I. Martha, m.. May 17, 1827, William Boutell of 
Leominster, Mass. II. Harriet. III. Eliza. IV. Enoch. V. 
Emily. VI. Stephen. VII. Nancy. 

II. Salmon Wood 

1. Salmon Wood, b. at Hancock, N. H., Apr. 1, 1786, d. 
in D., Dec. 30, 1842. He was the son of Salmon (b. at Littleton, 
Mass., Aug. 15, 1758) and Sibyl (Whittemore) Wood; grandson 
of John (b. at Littleton, Feb. 3, 1719) and Lydia (Davis) Wood, 
and great-grandson of Jeremiah and Dorothy (Bennet) Wood of 
Stow, Mass. He m., Jan. 9, 1810, Achsah Mason, b. in D., Feb. 
19, 1790; d., Aug. 4, 1856, dau. of Lieut. Thaddeus and Sarah 
(Morse) Mason. He was a farmer, and settled on lot 5, range 6. 
Ch., b. in D.: 



948 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

I. Emily, b., Apr. 15, 1810; d., June 18, 1810. 

II. Augustine, b., Feb. 7, 1812, 2. 

III. George, b., Nov. 28. 1815, 3. 

IV. Curtis, b., 1818, d. in D., Dec. 30, 1845, ae. 27. 

2. Augustine Wood, farmer, son of Salmon, 1, was b. in D., 
Feb. 7, 1812, and d. there, Jan. 31, 1892. He m. in D., Eliza- 
beth Richardson, b. in D., June 6, 1820, d. there, Oct. 5, 1900; 
dau. of Abijah and Mary (Hay) Richardson, Ch., b. in D.: 

I. Curtis Augustine, M.D., b., Apr. 7, 1846; d. in D., Dec. 1, 1902; m. 
Ida Laura Benson, b. at Norridgewock, Me., Sept. 29, 1860; d. 
in D., July 20, 1903; dau. of Charles S. and Isabel C. (Savage) 
Benson; res. at Greenville, N. H., and in D. Ch.: 1. Ralph 
Curtis, h. at Greenville, Nov. 17, 1885. 
IL Samuel R., b., June 10, 1850; d. in D., May 14, 1875. 

3. George Wood, farmer, son of Salmon, 1, b. in D., Nov. 
28, 1815, d. at Marlborough, N. H., July 18, 1893. He m. at 
Reading, Pa., Feb. 23, 1843, Sarah Stott, b. at Oldbury, Eng., 
Sept. 18, 1820; d. at Marlborough, Oct. 28, 1904; dau. of 
Jeremiah and Nancy (Holden) Stott. He res. in Philadelphia, 
Reading, Pa., New York City, Harrisville, and Dublin, and 
held town offices in H. Ch, : 

I. George Washington, b. in Philadelphia, July 31, 1844; d. at Lynn, 
Mass., Apr. 16, 1907; m. at Marlborough, N. II., November, 

1869, Eleanora Tenney, b. at Richmond, Va., June 20, 1848; dau. 
of Samuel and Melissa (Gurnesey) Tenney. He was a machinist 
and res. in D., Marlborough, N. H., and Orange and Lynn, 
Mass. Ch.: 1. Clarence Washington, b. at Marlborough, Sept. 5, 

1870, 2. Arthur Edwin, b. at Marlborough, Oct. 27, 1874; m. 
Oda Wiley of Saugus, Mass.; res. at West Lynn, Mass.; 3. Carl 
Everet, b. at Orange, Mass., Oct. 10, 1891; d., July 10, 1892. 

II. Curtis Salmon, machinist, b. at Reading, Pa., May 24, 1840; d. at 
Canton, Ohio, Jan. 29, 1900; m. at Canton, Oct. 10, 1872, Kittie 
Desler, b. at Canton; dau. of Levi and Harriet (Ream) Desler. An 
adopted daughter: Jessie Clara. 

III. William Theodore, b. at Reading, Pa., Jan. 10, 1849; m. Martha 

Varner; res. at East Harrisville. 

IV. Clara Emogene, b. in D., Feb. 25, 1856. 

V. Harriet Emily, b. in D., Feb. 27, 1858; m. Charles L. Yardly; res. 
inH. 

III. Horace Gay Wood 

Horace Gay Wood, b. in Vermont, July 9, 1832, d. in D., 

Jan. 8, 1893. He m., 1st, ; m. 2d, in Boston, Mass., Sept. 

9, 1874, Almira Lillah Greenwood, b. at Peterborough, N. H., 
May 1, 1846; dau. of Edmund Quincy Sewall and Mary Jane 
(Hill) Greenwood. He was a lawyer, and author of several 
text books on law, he held the office of District Attorney, and 



GENEALOGIES 949 

was representative to the General Court of Vermont, 7 years. 
Res. in Boston, New York City, and Brooklyn. Ch. by first 
wife: Three, all deceased. Ch. by second wife, b. in Brooklyn: 

I. Anna May, d., May 17, 1889. 
II. Marjorie Dodge, b., Oct. 3, 1888; m. in D., Harvey Cornelius Hayes, 
b. at North Fenton, Broome Co., N. Y., Nov. 2, 1877; son of 
William Henry and Edith Marion (Reynolds) Hayes. Harvard, 
A.B., 1907; A.M., 1908; Ph.D., 1911. He is professor of Physics 
at Swarthmore College. Ch. : 1. Shirley, b. in D., July 8, 1913; 
2. Harvey Cornelius, b. at Swarthmore, Feb. 17, 1916. 

WOODWARD 

Robert Chesman Woodward was b. at Plainfield, N. H., 
Apr. 16, 1868, the son of Henry C. and Sarah Ann (Hadley) 
Woodward. He m.. Mar. 25, 1891, Mertie Adele Page, b. at 
Acworth, N. H., Dec. 22, 1867; dan. of John Frank and Julia 
Ann (Crossett) Page. He is a gardener and res. in D, 

Merton Thomas Woodward, gardener, son of Henry C. 
and Sarah Ann (Hadley) Woodward, and brother of the 
preceding Robert Chesman Woodward, was b. at Plainfield, 
N. H., Nov. 4, 1867. He m. at Meriden, N. H., May 22, 1897, 
Lina Clara Eastman, b. at Clearfield, Iowa, Oct. 22, 1877; 
dau. of John Sullivan and Laura Ann ( Sargent) Eastman. Ch. : 
I. Alfred Errol, b. at Wilder, Vt., Apr. 27, 1898. 11. Edwin 
Henry, b. at Lebanon, N. H., June 20, 1900; d. at Marlborough, 
N. H., Dec. 12, 1903. HI. Elloine Elizabeth, b. in D., Nov. 11, 
1904. 

WORSLEY 

Robert Worsley was b. at Marlborough, N. H., June 15, 
1778, and d. in D., Sept. 23, 1858, the son of Robert (a native 
of Walpole, Mass.) and Abigail Wheeler Worsley. He m., 1st, 
Rebecca Crossfield, b., Jan. 21, 1785; d.. May 28, 1815; m., 
2d, Ruth Fletcher, who d., June 6, 1866. He settled in D. on 
lot 21, range 8. Ch. by first wife, b. in D.: 

L George W., b., July 28, 1806; m., Sept. 11, 1832, Laura Adeline 
Greenwood, b. in D., Sept. 17, 1813; dau. of Arba and Betsey 
Greenwood. Res. at Keene, N. H. Ch.: 1. Elmira, h., Jan. 3, 
1833; m. John A. Batchelder; 2. Mary Ann, b., Dec. 18, 1834; 
m. John Greenwood; res. in Colorado; 3. Ellen 0., b., Feb. 27, 
1842; d.. May 28, 1863; m. Fred A. Lane of Swanzey, N. H.; 
4. Eliza M., b., Apr. 24, 1844; m. L. S. Holden; 5. Etta G., b., 
Sept. 9, 1853; d., Apr. 14, 1862; 6. George P., b., Jan. 20, 1858. 
II. Rebecca, b., Sept. 8, 1822; m., Sept. 17, 1857, Calvin Carlton, b. 
at Lunenburg, Mass., May 5, 1812; d., Jan. 4, 1862; res. at West 



950 HISTORY OF DUBLIN 

Harrisville. Ch.: 1. Walter A., h., Sept. 24, 1858; 2. Prentiss W., 
b., Apr. 20, 1861. 
(Cf. " History of Marlborough, N. H.") 

YEARDLY 

1. William Yeardly was b. in England, 1752, and d. in 
D., June 23, 1805, in his 53d year. He m. Sarah Twitchell, b. 
at Sherborn, Mass., Nov. 12, 1750; d. in D., Jan. 7, 1831, ae. 81; 
dau. of Gershom and Hannah (Sawin) Twitchell. He settled 
in D. in 1776, and lived first on lot 8, range 4, and then on lot 
14, range 10, where they both died. Ch. : 

I. Hannah, b., 1779; m., May 3, 1804, Joseph Cobb, q. v.; res. at 

Bennington, Vt. 
II. Joseph, b., 1782; m. Lydia Twitchell, b., Apr. 2, 1781; dau. of 

Ebenezer and Waitstill (Greenwood) Twitchell; res. in D. several 

years and then re. to lUinios, where they both died. 
m. William, b., 1784,2. 
IV. Mary, b., 178G; m. William Stanley (1, 1), q. v.; res. in D. until about 

1824, when they re. to McDonough, N. Y. 
V. Sarah, b., 1788; d. in Ohio, 1850; m. Calvin Aikin; re. to New York 

State where he d. She then re. to Ohio and res. with one of her ch. 
VI. Sawin, b., 1790; m. Susan Marsh; res. in D., until 1826, when they 

re. to Vermont, where they remained till 1845. Then they moved 

to Wisconsin where they both died during their first year there. 

Two of their children died there; two lived in Vermont; two in 

Wisconsin, and one in Boston. Ch.: 1. Lois; 2. William; 3. George; 

4. Warner; 5. Sylvanus; 6. Sally; 7. . 

2. W^iLLiAM Yeardly, son of William, 1, was born in 1784, 
and d. in D., Aug. 2, 1855. He m., 1804, Rhoda Brooks, b., Mar. 
3, 1782; d., Apr. 5, 1837; dau. of Joseph Brooks. Ch., b. in D. : 

L William, b.. Mar. 21, 1805; d., unm., June 23, 1877; res. on lot 16, 
range 8. 
II. Emily, b., Oct. 3, 1806; m.. Mar. 14, 1833, Persia Beal (1), q. v. 

III. Nelson, b., July 26, 1808; m., Oct. 27, 1840, Mary Ann FoUett; res. 

at Nelson, N. H. 

IV. Joseph B., b., Sept. 16, 1810; d., Aug. 18, 1874, m., Nov. 27, 1838, 

Harriet A. Taylor, b., July 20, 1819. 
V. Horace, b., Mar. 11, 1814; m., Apr. 7, 1841, Sarah E. Taylor, b., 
Aug. 30, 1822. Ch.: 1. William, b.. Mar. 17, 1842; 2. Sarah, 
b., Feb. 10, 1844; 3. Harriet, b., Jan. 10, 1847; 4. Frances, b., 
Aug. 20, 1850; 5. Franklin, b., July 22, 1852. 
VI. John, b., June 16, 1816; m.. May 3, 1839, Laura Bryant, b., Febru- 
ary, 1817; res. at Nelson, N. H. 
VII. Mary, b., Feb. 1, 1819; m., Oct. 19, 1851, Orrin Woods; res. at 
Keene, N. H. 
VIII. Rhoda, b., Sept. 4, 1821; m., Sept. 10, 1851, Jeremiah Lyford; res. 
at Keene, N. H. 
IX. George, b., Jan. 25, 1824. 



GENEALOGIES 951 

The following marriages are recorded in the town clerk's 
book but are not inserted in the preceding registers of families : 

Robert McClary m., Jan. 5, 1778, Mary Hogg. John Foster m., Sept. 9, 
1779, Sarah Taylor. Samuel Mackentire m., Jan. 5, 1779, Mrs. Perry. Isaac 
Temple m., June 4, 1781, Betty Cheney. John Caldwell m., Apr. 2, 1782, 
Elizabeth Swan. Abraham Jaquith m., Jan. 7, 1783, Joanna Springer. John 
Swan m.. Mar. 3, 1790, Mary McNee. Benjamin Thurston m.. Mar. 28, 
1792, Sarah Emery. William White m., Dec. 17, 1795, Sally Norris. Jonas 
Stone of New Ipswich m., June 5, 1798, Relief Hayward. Thomas Stewart 
m., Feb. 2, 1798, Abigail Muzzy. William French m.. Mar. 31, 1803, Sukey 
Dunckley. William Wright m., May 3, 1804, Sally Dunckley. James Phelps 
of DeKalb, N. Y., m., Jan. 19, 1821, Dorothy Snow, dau. of Samuel Snow. 
Levi Willard m.. Mar. 12, 1812, Olive Hayward. Paul Fitch of Marlborough 
m., Dec. 21, 1815, Sally Davis. Samuel Sheldon of Fitchburg m., June 3, 
1819, Tamer Pratt. 

The following births recorded in the town clerk's book are 
not inserted in the foregoing registers of families. 

John Johnson, son of David and Ede J., b.. May 9, 1773. Sibellah Johnson, 
dau. of Moses and Elizabeth, b.. Mar. 2, 1776; also Moses, son of same, b.. 
Mar. 10, 1777. Edmund Taylor, son of Edmund and Hepzibah, b., Feb. 2, 
1778. Stephen Bent, son of Stephen and Elizabeth, b., Nov. 22, 1783. Betsey 
French, dau. of Jonathan and Eunice, b., Oct. 18, 1784. Joseph Robins, son 
of Joseph and Polly, b., Jan. 19, 1787. William Clark, son of William and 
Sarah, b., Jan. 31, 1791. Samuel Sargent, son of Samuel and Sally, b., Oct. 10, 
1799. Olevey Hoar, dau. of Josiah and Lucy, b.. May 14, 1800. Betsey 
Clary, dau. of Daniel and Persis, b., Feb. 5, 1800. Lilly Wright Dunckley, 
dau. of Abel and Ruth, b., June 8, 1803. Othni Crosby, son of Othni and 
Anna, b., Dec. 21, 1811; and Susanna Davis Crosby, dau. of same, b., July 
24, 1810. 

The names of several persons, whose residence in town was 
short and whose history was unknown, appear on the tax lists. 

The names of the principal nonresident taxpayers that 
have not lived in town are: 

Otis Adam, SUas Barber, Jolm Barber, Bezaliel Baker, Asa Baker, Josiah 
Bigelow, Samuel Dinsmoor, David Davis, Samuel S. Dudley, Addison 
Farwell, Samuel Farwell, Adams Fisk, John Frost, Jr., Edward Haywood, 
Benjamin Haywood, Adonijah Howe's heirs, Abijah Kingsbury, William 
Lakin, J. G. and M. M. Lakin, Samuel McCoy, Josiah Mower, Carley and 
Washburn, Stillman Richardson, Moses Stickney, Eli Sherman, Jeremiah 
Underwood, William Shattuck. The foregoing names are taken from the 
list of 1845. The total valuation of the property of nonresidents in 1845 
was: Factories and machinery, $7,950: stock in trade, $1,400; land, etc., 
$21,539; total, $30,689. 



EMIGRANTS 



1 HE following is a list of the male emigrants, of twenty-one 
years of age and upwards, who left Dublin prior to Jan. 1, 
1853. Their names are arranged under the different letters of 
the alphabet, in the order in which they are supposed to have 
emigrated, except in the case of families. Members of the 
same family are generally grouped together according to their 
ages; the father or eldest brother being placed first, though 
younger members may have emigrated years before he did. 
When a star (*) is placed after a name, it is intended to show 
that the emigrant had a family, who went with him. The 
Arabic figures placed before names are intended to designate 
to what generation of the family who have resided in Dublin 
the several members that have emigrated belong. When the 
generation of an individual is not thus designated, it is be- 
lieved that his ancestors never resided here. In preparing this 
list, the same difficulties have had to be encountered that 
have been experienced in the preparation of some other por- 
tions of this work, — contradictory statements, which can- 
not be reconciled, and the want of reliable sources of informa- 
tion. Perfect accuracy has not been attainable. Many errors, 
doubtless, exist, especially in the order of the arrangement. 



Alexander, John.* 
2 Adams, John, 1st.* 
Alden, Thomas.* 
Abbot, Joseph.* 
Adams, Nathan.* 

James, 1st.* 

Eli. 

2 Adams, John, 2d. 

Elisha. 
Jonathan.* 

3 Joseph, 2d. 
Adams, Luther.* 

2 Ames, David.* 

2 Ames, Jonathan.* 

3 Jonathan, jun. 
Simon.* 
Stephen K. 

Atwood, Thomas.* 
Adams, Timothy, 2d.' 
Allen, Josiah.* 
2 Amos. 

Charles. 
Allen, William. 



Appleton, Aaron.* 
2 Allison, Ebenezer. 
Samuel.* 

2 Appleton, Ashley. 

Francis G.* 

3 Adams, Calvin.* 

Reo.* 

James, jun.* 

John, 3d. 
Alexander, Philip.* 
Adams, Charles.* 

Everett.* 
Appleton, J. P., Rev.* 
3 Adams, Samuel.* 
Allen, Harvey.* 

Solomon V. R.* 

2 Appleton, Joseph.* 

Samuel.* 
Isaac, jun. 
Joseph B. 
Atwood, Eljenezer.* 

3 Allison, Andrew, 2d. 

John. 



Atwood, Varanus C* 
Orrill S. 
4 Adams, Charles W. 

Avery, Joel O.* 

Archibald, Henry, Rev. 

Bartlett, Nathaniel.* 

Bullard, John. 

Bedlow, William.* 

Burnap, Nathan, Dr.* 

Balch, Hart.* 

Beals, William.* 
2 Aaron.* 

Brown, Silas.* 
2 Bond, Isaac, jun. 
William.* 

Babcock, Ebenezer.* 
Amos.* 

Barrett, Jeremiah.* 

Bemis, Benjamin.* 

Boutell, Daniel.* 

Bixby, Nathan.* 
2 Nathan, jr. 

Joseph. 



EMIGRANTS 



953 



Bixby, James. 

John. 
Belknap, Ebenezer.* 
Boutell, Joshua.* 
Banks, Israel. 
2 Bullard, Ebenezer.* 
Timothy.* 
Nathan. 
Blood, David.* 
2 David, jun. 

Abel. 
Rufus. 
Banks, William.* 
Barrett, Joseph.* 
John.* 
Levi.* 
2 Chambers. 

2 Belknap, William. 

Nathaniel, jr.* 
Alonzo. 
2 Bowers, Jonathan S.* 
Levi. 
Charles. 
Bent, Stephen.* 
2 Stephen, jun. 

2 Bemis, Jonathan.* 
Josiah.* 
Ball, Samuel. 
Barned, David. 
Barnet, Robert. 
Ball, Silas.* 
Bailey, Adam.* 
2 Broad, Martin. 
Burton, John.* 
Barrett, Phinehas.* 
Brooks, Jonathan. 
Billings, Abijah. 
Blodgett, Solomon.* 
2 James. * 

Joseph. 
Salmon.* 
William. 
Timothy. 
Sylvester.* 
2 Bemis, Jeremiah, jun. 
Oliver. 
Horace. 
Billings, Allen. 
Barnes, Luther.* 
2 Gillam. 

Parker. 
Luther, jun. 
Borden, Asa.* 
Barrett, Reuben.* 
Barden, Hiram.* 
Betts, William E.* 
Butterfield, William H.* 
Buss, Richard T.* 
2 Nathan B.* 

Bartlett, Thomas. 
Brewer, Silas. 
Brooks, Timothy. 
2 Burns, Samuel.* 
David R. 



Barker, Chauncy.* 

Boyden, Chester. 

Bigelow, Job. 

Bullard, James.* 

Brown, Cephas.* 

Beard, Luke. 

Bridge, Ezra K. 
3 Bailey, Stephen. 
3 Bemis, Jeremiah W. 

Bridge, Nahum. 

Burpee, Edmund.* 

Brooks, Jonas.* 

2 John.* 
Ebenezer A.* 
Jonas H.* 
Joseph. 

Bryant, Joel B. 
Blake, Walter W. 
Bradbury, Samuel 

3 Bemis, Alvin J.* 
Bryant, Samuel.* 
Baldwin, Elbridge.* 
Blodgett, Noah.* 
Babcock, Daniel H., Rev. * 
Bullard, George.* 
Cheney, Edward.* 
Caldwell, John.* 

2 John, jun.* 

James. 
Caldwell, Adam.* 
Caldwell, Samuel.* 
Cochran, James.* 
John M. 
Cobb, Ebenezer.* 
Carter, Oliver. 
Cummings, Philip.* 
Clary, Daniel.* 
Cummings, Joshua. 
Carley, Elijah.* 
2 Cobb, Ithamer.* 
David P.* 
Simeon.* 
Joseph.* 
CoUister, Ebenezer B. 
Crosby, Othni.* 
Clark, John W.* 
Childs, Artemas.* 
Cary, Samuel.* 
2 Corey, Stephen, jun. 
David. 
Carter, Jonathan.* 
Crossfield, Roswell.* 
Chapman, Zadock.* 
Cummings, Ephraim.* 
Chapman, Calvin. 
Cobb, Calvin. 

2 Chamberlain, Cyrus.* 

3 Cyrus, jr. 
Converse, Luther.* 

2 Carlton, Walter. 
Stephen. 
Calvin. 
Cooke, Edward.* 
2 Crombie, Ira.* 



Moses.* 
A. Wilder. 
John, jun. 
James. 
Clark, Jonas.* 

2 Leander.* 
William, Hon. 
Melzar, W. 
Galen. 

George F., Rev. 
Samuel F., Rev. 

Cavender, James.* 
Conant, Levi.* 
Cummings, Charles. 
Cochran, James. 
Currier, William G.* 
Cooper, Warren, Rev.* 

3 Corey, John W. 

Marc V. - 
Thomas S. 
Albert L. 

Cooke, William H.* 

Cleveland, Charles M.* 

Chandler, George W.* 

Death, Benoni. 

Drury, Joseph.* 

Davis, Silas. 

Dole, Benjamin. 

Darling, Benjamin. 

Davis, Solomon. 

Duncklee, Thaddeus.* 

Derby, Milo.* 

Demerry, Ezekiel.* 

Duncklee, Abel.* 
2 Abel, jun. 

James. 

Dixon, John.* 

Davis, James. 

Davenport, Lott. 

Dort, Eliphalet. 

Dodge, Jonathan.* 

Davis, Daniel. 

Davis, Barzillai.* 

Davis, Richard.* 

Drake, Tisdale.* 

Davis, Joseph. 

Eaton, Joseph.* 

Eddy, Ward, Dr.* 

Elliot, John, 1st.* 

Emes, Samuel.* 
2 Ebenezer.* 

James.* 

Emes, David. 

Evleth, Asahel.* 
2 Elliot, John, 2d. 

Daniel. 
2 Emerv, Amos, jun.* 

Earl, William.* 

Euland, Joshua.* 
2 Evleth, William. 
Gilman. 

Eaton, A. Jones, Dr.* 

Ellis, Elijah W.* 

Evleth, George.* 



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HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



Ellis, T. Chauncy.* 


2 Greenwood, Daniel.* 


3 Evleth, Joseph G.* 


Gowing, Samuel.* 


Everett M.* 


Gates, Oldham.* 


Farrar, Joseph, Rev. 


Greenwood, Joseph, Esq.* 


Fisk, Robert.* 


2 Nathaniel.* 


Farnum, John.* 


Goyer, Bartholomew.* 


Furber, Nathaniel.* 


Greenwood, Bela.* 


2 Philip. 


Gassett, Darius.* 


2 French, John, jun. 


Gowing, Simeon.* 


3 Jonathan. 


Goodnow, John. 


William. 


Gleason, Daniel.* 


Frost, Thomas. 


Greenwood, Josiah. 


Farwell, Samuel, 1st. 


2 Josiah, jun. 


Fairbanks, Lewis. 


John, 1st. 


Farrar, Deering.* 


Greenwood, Isaac* 


2 French, Ebenezer.* 


2 Charles. 


3 James. 


Isaac, jun. 


Fisk, Varnum.* 


Grimes, James.* 


2 Fairbanks, Asa, jun. 


Gowing, William.* 


Ebenezer.* 


3 Greenwood, Abner. 


Fitch, Paul.* 


William, 3d.* 


Frost, Kimball. 


John, 2d.* 


2 French, Whitcomb.* 


Joshua, 4th.* 


3 Whitcomb, jun.* 


Jeremiah.* 


Daniel.* 


Asa. 


Sumner. 


3 Greenwood, William, 4th 


Stilman. 


Daniel, 2d. 


Leander. 


2 Greenwood, Samuel. 


2 Fisher, Samuel, jun. 


James.* 


Fuller, Isaac* 


Gibbs, Zenas.* 


Fuller, Ira.* 


2 Zenas, jun. 


2 Farnum, Joshua, jun.* 


John. 


Lyman K.* 


Ira. 


Foster, Enoch.* 


Gibson, Stephen.* 


Foster, John H., Dr. 


Gibbs, Asa.* 


2 Fisk, Samuel, jun.* 


Gay, John. 


Fairbanks, Charles. 


2 Gilchrest, Joshua. 


Flint, Joshua.* 


William, 2d.* 


2 I vers. 


Gilman. 


Freeman, Luther.* 


Gilson, Samuel.* 


2 William. 


Luther. 


Almon. 


Griffin, Joseph.* 


Amos H.* 


4 Greenwood, George G. 


Foster, Edward.* 


William A. 


Foster, Benjamin F.* 


Grimes, John.* 


2 Foster, Enoch, 2d.* 


Glover, Jesse.* 


Fife, John, jun.* 


Gardner, John. 


2 Frost, Cyrus, 2d.* 


3 Greenwood, Nathan. 


Benjamin. 


Alvin.* 


Joseph P.* 


Moses, 3d. 


Albert. 


William A. 


C. Whitney. 


Edm. Q. S.* 


Farwell, James A.* 


3 Greenwood, Eli, jun.* 


Farnsworth, Timothy.* 


2 Gowing, Asa F. 


2 Timothy, jr.* 


Joseph M. 


Parker. 


2 Greenwood, Gilman. 


2 Foster, James. 


Godfrey, Abel M.* 


George. 


Greeley, Nathaniel.* 


Henry. 


Gay, Timothy. 


2 Frost, Ebenezer R. 


Gibson, John. 


Jonathan S. 


Grant, Edward. 


Greenwood, Caleb.* 


4 Greenwood, Edward S. 


Green, Thomas. 


James W. 


Gilchrest, William.* 


Gould, Gordon.* 



3 Greenwood, Charles, 2d. 
George. 
Curtis. 
Henry. 
Munroe. 
Gowing, Roswell.* 
Greenwood, Walter J. 
Hinds, Daniel.* 
Holt, Marstin.* 
Hale, Stephen.* 
Haven, William.* 
2 Hoar, Josiah.* 
Joseph. 
2 Hayward, Charles P. 
Hay ward, William.* 
Hunt, Willard.* 
2 Henry. 

Isaac* 
_ Caleb.* 
Harrington, Stephen.* 
Hale, Ephraim.* 
Howard, William.* 
Houghton, James.* 
2 James, jun. 

Sylvanus. 
2 Hill, Ebenezer, jun. 
Adam. 
Noah, 1st. 
Hale, John.* 
Horsley, James.* 
Harris, Jason.* 
2 Hinds, Abner, jun.* 
Hills, Benjamin, Dr.* 
Hamilton, Samuel, Dr.* 
2 Ashley.* 

Hamilton, Reuben.* 

2 Hardy, Thomas, jun. 

Moses.* 
Robert.* 
Phinehas. 
Elias.* 

3 Hill, Leonard. 

Noah, 2d. 
Hagar, Edward.* 
Hunt, Nathan.* 
Raymond. 
Harris, Milan.* 
Harris, Samuel, Rev.* 
Heald, Amos, Esq.* 
3 Hayward, Calvin.* 
Hambly, John.* 
Hastings, Ira.* 
Hutchinson, Abel. 
Hathorn, Artemas. 
Hart, David.* 
2 Jacob.* 

David, jun. 
Nathaniel.* 
Joel.* 
S. Page. 
Norman.* 
Hemenway, Asa.* 
2 Minott. 

Phinehas G.* 



EMIGRANTS 



955 



Hemenway, Luther.* 
Holt, Timothy. 
Howard, Philip. 
3 Hardy, Moses, jun. 
Thomas, 2d. 
Samuel W. 
Hale, John M. 
Hartwell, William.* 
2 Hay, Thomas, jun. 

William. 
2 Heard, Henry, jun. 
Benjamin. 
Samuel. 
Hadley, John.* 
2 John A. 

Haggett, Abner B. 
Hale, Daniel.* 
Hatch, Leonard K., Dr.* 
Johnson, Moses.* 
Ithamer. 
Jaquith, Abraham.* 
2 Jones, John, 1st. 
2 Johnson, Adam.* 
Jones, Nathan. 
Jackson, Amos.* 
2 Amos, jun. 

Joseph. 
Abijah. 
2 Jones, Frederic. 
Jackman, Daniel.* 
Joslin, Elias.* 
Jewell, Edwin.* 
Knowlton, Elias.* 

Nathan.* 
Jonathan. 
Kemp, Elijah.* 
Kinney, Moses, Eld.* 
2 Knowlton, John, 3d.* 
Thaddeus.* 
Simeon. 
James.* 
Luke.* 
Ira.* 
Levi. 

2 Knowlton, Ebenezer. 

John, 4th.* 
Jeremy.* 
Kemp, Levi.* 
Kidder, Moses, Dr.* 
Kendrick, Daniel. 
Kimball, Elijah B.* 
Kendall, Henry A., Rev.* 

3 Knowlton, Jabez W. 
Kendall, Charles S.* 

3 Knowlton, Levi, 2d. 

Learned, John.* 
2 John, jun. 

Daniel. 

Joseph. 
2 Learned, Benjamin, jun.* 

Eli. 

Moses. 

Amos.* 

Thaddeus.* 



David. 
Samuel. 
Lewis, Samuel.* 
Thomas. 
Lewis, James. 
Laws, Stephen.* 
Harry.* 
Zelotus. 
Benjamin. 
Lealand, Jeremy.* 
Lawrence, Jesse.* 
Lakin, Oliver.* 
Lakin, Lemuel.* 
Learned, John W., jun." 
Lawrence, Alvarus. 
Ambrose. 
Samuel. 
John. 
Lane, Allen. 
Lewis, Prescott.* 
Lanphear, Jeremiah.* 
Lamson, Jonathan. 
Locke, William D. 
Lawrence, Edward.* 
Lewis, John G. 

Horatio O.* 
Locke, Franklin J. 
Learned, F. Derby. 

Dexter. 
Lyford, Jeremiah.* 
McNee, William.* 
Morse, David.* 
Morse, Thomas, jun. 
Jonathan. 
Amos.* 
Maxwell, William.* 
Muzzy, Thomas. 

Robert. 
Mason, Bela.* 
Morse, Micah. 

Daniel, jun. 
Paul.* 
Joseph, 1st. 
Thomas, 3d. 
Levi. 
Joel. 
Miller, Simeon.* 
Mills, James.* 
Philip.* 
Philip, jun. 
Mason, John.* 
Mason, Nathaniel.* 

Joseph, jun.* 
Morse, Benjamin, 1st. 
Mason, Moses, jun. 
Morse, Isaac* 
Maynard, Abner.* 
Mudge, John.* 
Millikin, John.* 
Munroe, Abel.* 
Mann, James.* 
Muzzy, John, jun. 
Reuben.* 
Millikin, Alexander.* 



Mann, Amos. 
3 Morse, Reuben, jun.* 
Benjamin, 2d. 
Ebenezer, Dr. 
Asa.* 
Martin, Micajah.* 
Mead, David.* 
3 Mason, Asa.* 

Jeremiah. 
Benjamin, 3d. 
David. 
Myrick, Stephen.* 
3 Morse, Samuel. 
Royal. 
John, 3d. 
3 Morse, John, 2d.* 
Ezra, jun.* 

2 Muzzy, Robert, jun.* 

3 Joseph.* - 
Calvin. 
Robert, 3d. 

Metcalf, Nathaniel.* 

Asa.* 

Daniel.* 
May, John. 

2 Morse, Bradford. 

Brigham. 

3 Morse, Justus. 

David. 
Nathan. 

2 Maynard, Samuel. 
Mead, Abraham.* 
Matthews, James. 
Matthews, Thomas.* 
Marsh, Robert. 
McGregory, , Eld.* 

3 Marshall, Aaron, 2d. 

Drury M.* 
Granville B. 
Matthews, Ebenezer. *(?) 
McClenning, John. 

Daniel.* 

4 Mason, Charles, 1st.* 

Merrill.* 
4 Mason, Charles, Esq. 
2 Marshall, Orlando. 
George. 
Charles B. 
Mason, Daniel IL* 
Muzzy, John, 3d.* 
Muzzy, Diamond. 
McMaster, Thomas.* 

John. 
Morrison, Joseph.* 
4 Morse, William A. 
4 Morse, Henry.* 

Benjamin F.* 
4 Morse, Granville. 
2 Millikin, Edward A.* 
Norcross, Asa.* 
Neal, Thomas.* 
Nutting, David G.* 
Norris, Zebulon.* 
2 Nealley.* 



956 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



Newell, Levi.* 
Needham, Samuel B. 
Nelson, Paul.* 
Newell, Alline.* 
Nay, Frederic K. 
Nay, James.* 
Nash, Ephraim. 
Needham, John E.* 
Neal, Nathaniel.* 
Needham, Jeremiah K.* 
2 Stearns. 

Whitney. 
Ockington, Thomas.* 
2 Jesse.* 

Perry, Amos. 
Partridge, Levi.* 
Parker, Abel.* 
Pike, Redhood.* 
Pratt, Moses.* 
2 Moses, jun. 

Jabez. 
Joel.* 
Pratt, Ebenezer. 
2 Jesse. 

2 Pufifer, Benjamin. 

Nathan. 
2 Piper, Solomon, jun. 
Parker, William.* 
Penniraan, Elihu.* 
Piper, Francis.* 
Perry, James, 1st. 
Paul, Barzillai.* 
Priest, Levi. 
Pain, John.* 
2 Daniel. 

John, jun. 
Thomas. 
Ashley. 
William. 
Charles. 
Cornelius. 
2 Perry, Jonathan, jun. 
Charles, 1st. 
Ebenezer, 2d. 
Jefferson. 
James, 2d. 
Patch, Abraham.* 

2 Leonard.* 
William. 
Abraham, jun. 

Patch, David A.* 
Pulsifer, William F. 
Phelps, Moses. 
Pratt, John.* 
Pierce, Stephen.* 

3 Perry, George. 

2 Powers, Cyrus.* 

3 Charles H. 
Page, Samuel.* 
Perry, Ebenezer, 1st.* 
Persons, Bartholomew.* 
Preston, Myrick.* 
Putney, Asa, Rev. 
Priest, Levi E.* 



Priest, Jacob.* 

Pushee, James M. 
3 Phillips, George. 
2 Phillips, Richard, 2d. 

Pierce, David.* 

2 Luther.* 
Page, William.* 
Priest, Nathan.* 
Pierce, John.* 
Phillips, Otis.* 

3 Piper, James G. 

3 Piper, Solomon, 3d.* 

John E. 
3 Piper, Rufus W. 
3 Piper, Cyrus, jun.* 
Pomeroy, Jere., Rev.* 
Pratt, Henry. 
3 Perry, Oliver H. 
Phelps, Francis.* 
Joseph.* 
Porter, Ransom N., Dr. 
Rider, William. 
Ranstead, John.* 
Robbins, Noah. 
Richardson, Abner. 
Rumrill, Benjamin. 
Richardson, Joseph. 
2 Rowell, Jacob. 
Moses. 
Richard. 
Philip. 
Riggs, John G.* 
Moses.* 
2 Rollins, James, jun.* 
John.* 
Samuel.* 
William.* 
Russell, Simeon.* 

John.* 
Robbe, Alexander.* 
Rider, Isaac* 
Russell, Jonathan, sen.* 
2 Abner. 

Rand, Jonathan.* 
Robbins, Joseph.* 
Robbins, David. 
Rugg, Martin. 
2 Richardson, Samuel, Dr 
Richardson, John.* 

John T.* 
Robinson, Harmon.* 
2 Richardson, Ruel.* 
Joshua. 
2 Robbe, Joseph W. 

2 Rider, William, 2d.* 

Ezra.* 

3 Lewis E. 

3 Rollins, Joseph, jun.* 
3 Russell, Ebenezer H.* 

Gilbert.* 
3 Richardson, Charles R.* 

Rugg, William B.* 

Reynolds, Eli W. 

Robbins, Amos.* 



Robbins, Jacob. 

Scott, Alexander.* 
2 William.* 

2 Stone, Silas, jun. 

Stroud, John.* 

Somes, Isaac* 
2 Strong, John. 

William.* 

Smith, Francis.* 

Stewart, Henrj-.* 
2 Swan, John, jun.* 
William. 
Aaron.* 

Sanders, Alexander. 

Sanders, Philip. 

Symonds, Thomas. 

Sanderson, Isaac* 

Spaulding, Thomas.* 

Snow, William. 

Spaulding, Benjamin. 

Spring, Josiah. 

Sanders, James.* 

Sanger, Abner.* 

2 Shepherd, Samuel. 

3 Strong, Henry. 
Spaulding, Reuben.* 

Moses. 
William.* 
Stanford, Josiah.* 
David.* 
2 Samuel B. 

2 Stanford, Daniel.* 
Sawin, William.* 
Benjamin. 
2 Southwick, Enoch. 

Jonathan. 
Samuel. 
Thomas. 
Sawyer, Jesse.* 
2 Snow, Augustine. 
Horatio. 
Henry. 
Stickney, Samuel.* 
2 Jeremiah.* 

Stone, Jesse.* 
Stone, Peter.* 
2 Peter, jun. 

Esterbrooks. 
Stowell, Isaac* 
Stedman, Ellis.* 
Sargent, Vriling. 
2 George. 

2 Stone, John, 3d.* 

Oliver. 
2 Stone, Andrew.* 
Silas, 3d.* 
Aaron.* 
John C. 
George. 
Spaulding, Steph. H., Dr. 
2 Stanley, William.* 
Simeon.* 
Charles.* 
2 Snow, Samuel, jun. 



EMIGRANTS 



957 



Snow, Ezra's family. 
IVIark. 

Sibley, Clark, Rev. 

Sanders, John.* 

Sawin, Levi.* 
2 Levi S.* 

Short, Daniel. 

Shattuck, Abraham.* 

Stickney, Simeon S., Dr.* 

Sargent, Thomas.* 

Streeter, Charles. 

Shedd, Timothy. 

Sargent, Josiah L.* 
2 Smith, Eli. 

Noah.* 
John. 

2 Smith, Elisha.* 

Luther.* 
Snow, Eli. 

Spaulding, Eleazer.* 
Symonds, Joseph.* 
4 Strong, Richard R. 

3 Snow, Augustine P.* 

Leonard. * 
3 Snow, Andrew J.* 
Henry P. 
Smith, Ira, 2d.* 
3 Stanley, Adolphus. 
3 Stanley, Wallace J. 
Stevens, Levi.* 
Thornton, William.* 
Taggart, James.* 
2 William. 

2 Twitchell, Stephen.* 
Sawin. 
Twitchell, Eleazer.* 

Ezra.* 
Town, Gardner.* 
2 Twitchell, Eli.* 

Daniel, 1st.* 
Luther, 2d. 
2 Twitchell, Amos, Dr. 
Timothy. 
Thurston, David.* 
Taggart, Samuel. 
Taggart, David. 
2 Twitchell, Peter. 
Cyrus. 

2 Twitchell, Gershom, jun. 

3 Josiah. 
Luther, 1st. 
Gershom, 3d.* 
John, 2d.* 

Thorndike, Jonathan. 
Taggart, James, 2d.* 
2 James, 3d. 

2 Twitchell, Abijah, 2d. 
Joshua, jun. 
Ebenezer, 2d. 
Timothy, 2d.* 
Asa. 
Aaron. 
Templeton, Adam.* 
Andrew.* 



Matthew. 


Warren, Timothy.* 


Jesse. 


Wright, John.* 


Taggart, William, 2d. 


2 John, jun. 


3 Twitchell, Samuel, 3d.* 


William. 


Tyrrel, Hughenos.* 


2 Warren, Moses. 


2 Jabez. 


Daniel, jun. 


Taggart, Leander. 


Jonathan.* 


2 Towne, John. 


White, Thomas,* 


Moses.* 


2 Oliver.* 


Taunt, Thomas.* 


Aaron.* 


Charles. 


Moses. 


4 Townsend, Alfred. 


John, 2d.* 


3 Twitchell, Orlando. 


James. 


Reuben W.* 


Wakefield, Thomas.* 


3 Twitchell, Charles M. A. 


2 Thomas, jun 


4 Twitchell, Franklin. 


Otis. 


Horace, 1st. 


James. 


4 Townsend, George. 


Peter. 


David M. 


Willard, Levi, 1st.-* 


3 Twitchell, Joseph A. 


2 Wilder, Abel, jun.* 


3 Taggart, David, 2d.* 


Daniel. 


Frederick. 


Cyrus. 


Tisdale, James, Rev.* 


Levi. 


3 Twitchell, Horace. 


James. 


Elliot. 


John.* 


Tarbox, Luke.* 


White, David.* 


3 Towne, Cornelius K. 


Wheeler, Lemuel. * 


John P. 


2 John.* 


Turner, Joseph.* 


Timothy. 


Tonkin, Henry, Rev.* 


Eli. 


Taggard, Samuel.* 


Asa. 


Upton, William.* 


Silas. 


James.* 


2 Williams, Abijah.* 


Nathan. 


Stephen.* 


2 Upton, Alson.* 


Samuel, jun. 


Nehemiah, jun. 


Wallingsford, Eben. B.* 


George. 


Benjamin* 


Samuel D. 


Winship, Abel.* 


Edward E. 


2 Abel, jun. 


Wright, Oliver.* 


Benjamin. 


Wiley, Benjamin.* 


Weston, Lawrence. 


2 Benjamin, jun. 


Whitcomb, Henry.* 


Watkins, Zaccheus.* 


2 Whittemore, Jarvis. 


White, Daniel.* 


Herald. 


Ward, Samuel.* 


Charles. 


Caleb.* 


James. 


Wilson, Edward.* 


Whitney, Isaac* 


2 Willard, Elijah, jun. 


Wait, Josiah.* 


Oliver. 


2 Jefferson. 


2 Wight, Ephraim. 


Addison. 


Seth. 


Sullivan. 


Eli. 


George. 


Wliite, Joseph, Dr. 


Wark, Moses.* 


White, Robert. 


Ward, Reuben. 


Whipple, John.* 


Woods, Stephen J.* 


White, Samuel.* 


2 Enoch. 


Winch, Nathan.* 


Willard, Lockhart.* 


Whitaker, Moses.* 


3 Wilder, Mark. 


White, John, 1st. 


Abel, 3d. 


Wellington, Benjamin.* 


White, Thomas, 2d.* 


Wheeler, Walter.* 


3 Warren, Moses A. 


Whittemore, Isaac* 


Daniel A. 


Nathan. 


W^allace, Joseph D.* 


Whittemore. Paul.* 


Whitcomb, Oliver.* 



958 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



2 Whitcomb, Peter C, Rev. 

3 Warren, Charles. 
Waterman, Lucius.* 
Wilson, Simeon N.* 

2 Worsley, George.* 
Wyman, Nathaniel.* 
Wilcox, George. 
Wheeler, Amos.* 



2 Henry P. 

Wilder, Levi B.* 

2 Wight, Jabez.* 

3 John. 2d.* 

4 Franklin.* 
John P. 
Abner S. 

Wood, David A.* 



2 Wilson, Thaddeus O.* 
Woods, Isaiah. 
Wood, Daniel. 

2 Yeardly, Joseph.* 

Sawin.* 

3 Yeardly, Nelson. 

John. 
Young, Robert.* 



Addendum 

Philip B. Whelpley 

Lieutenant, Naval Reserves, U. S. Navy. Occupation, 
Artist. Married. Educated, Stevens Institute, Hobo- 
ken, N. J. Enrolled February 20, 1918; age 47 years. 
Stationed, London, England; attached to Staff of Ad- 
miral William S. Sims, Commander, U. S. Naval Forces, 
Europe, Naval Intelligence branch. Promotion, Lieu- 
tenant, February 20, 1918. Still in active service. 



The above information was received too late for insertion in Chapter XIX, 
as Lieutenant Whelpley left Dublin several years ago, although keeping his 
legal residence here, and enrolled in Europe, where he had been residing 
for some time. 



INDEXES 



INDEX OF PERSONS 



ABBE Aida (Kittredge) 329 688 
Burr Reeve 688 
Charles Kittredge 688 
George Bancroft 688 
Harry Allen Grant Rev. 325 

329 463 644 688 
Julia A. (Jones) 688 
Julia Conant 688 
Mary Helene 688 
ABBOT Abbott 

Abiel Rev. 48 49 179 

Alice 884 

Betty 163 

Charles 206 

Charles E. 620 

Edward Farrington Rev. 316- 

318 644 
Ephraim Rev. 291 292 
Esther 786 
Hannah 922 
James 654 
James C. 199 
Joseph 163 265 589 634 643 

952 
Joshua Capt. 181 
Mary 923 
Sylvester Cummings 198 218 

563 
A'BECKET Thomas xv 
ACHORN Edna C. (Fiske) 762 
Emma I. (De Shoe) 762 
La Forrest Sanford 762 
Sanford H. 762 
Vera Emma 762 
ADAMS, Adam 

91 

(Ludden) 697 

AbbyJ. (Wheeler) 693 938 
Abby W. (Fiske) 692 
Abel 345 697 755 
Abigail 251 345 346 429 689 

690 695 803 826 844 883 
Abigail (Hayward) 594 689 

790 826 895 
Adah (Brown) 696 
Addie C. (Spalter) 694 
Agnes J. (Watkins) 693 
Albert A. 565 
Albert George 345 694 
Allen Nay 345 694 
AlmaF. (Buswell) 692 
Almira 251 346 
Almira (Kendall) 690 799 
Amos 697 

Anna Miranda 692 801 
Anna (Stone) 697 906 
Aubrey Kenneth 698 
Azubah S. (Broad) 346 690 

723 
Benjamin 360 697 707 744 

745 
Betsey M. 844 
Betsey (Pierce) 697 
Calvin 690 952 
Catherine 695 
Charles 952 
Charles Flint 691 764 
Charles Gaylord 692 
Charles Henry 691 
Charles Wilson 691 952 
Clarabel Fidelia 693 
Comfort (Twitchell) 695 926 
Daniel Dr. 560 



David 689 

Deborah 695 

Deborah (Twitchell) 923 

Deidamia (Hemenway) 696 

Dexter 696 

Dorcas (Winship) 694 

Edwin Learned 693 

Elbridge Gerry 691 764 

Eldora Jane 694 

Eleanora M. (Learned) 693 

809 
Eli 535 546 589 634 697 952 
Elisha 173 174 694 695 925 

952 
Eliza 346 448 644 662 691 
Eliza (Learned) 807 
Elizabeth 695 787 
Ellen Maria 691 763 
Elvira 696 

Emily 252 346 448 662 691 
Emily Maria 692 
Emily (Taggart) 692 912 
Emma Eleanora 693 
Ephraim 697 822 
Esther 695 
Ethel 345 

Etta M. (Clark) 693 
Eunice 458 695 696 707 
Eunice Louise 694 879 
Eva Mary 694 
Everett 620 952 
Everett Eugene 693 
Fannv Stanford 696 902 
Frank Thomas 345 565 694 
Fred 345 

Fred A. 21 483 631 
Fred Albert 697 867 
Frederic Elliot 681 691 
Frederick James 694 
Frederick M. 199 448 656 

691 
George 809 
George Appleton 693 
George Clinton 691 763 
George Everett 692 693 
George W. Rev. 317 318 
Hannah 162 251 346 360 448 

689 690 695 730 744 838 
Hannah Almira 690 
Hannah (Parkhurst) 695 
Hannah (Wilson) 689 837 
Harriet 346 691 
Helen Frances 692 
Henrv 696 697 883 
Henrv Albert 212 213 345 448 

504 656 691 
Henry Fiske 692 
Hephzibah 689 751 
Hephzibah D. (Flint) 391 764 
Hephzibah (Death) 689 883 
Hepsibeth 883 
Herbert Gleason 692 
Ida E. (Goodrich) 691 
Ida M. (Birch) (Mack) 328 

694 
Idella Maria 691 
Isaac 160 172 173 233 312 643 

730 923 
Isaiah 262 345 431 448 662 

689 
James 160 345 429 505 606 

535 546 569 589 623 626 

634 659 661 689-691 693 



696 697 763 775 790 801 
826 883 895 912 952 

James Capt. 699 

James Mrs. 662 

James Marcellus 692 

James Monroe 692 

Jane M. (Nay) 552 693 918 

Jesse 689 883 

John 689-691 694 697 764 883 
962 

John Brooks 697 

John L. 588 608 625 626 

John Lavater 692 693 938 

John Quincy 632 690 692 

Jonathan 162 233 654 695 952 

Joseph 146 151 158 159 162 
174 232 345 633 661 694 
695 696 705 787 843 844 
883 923 925 931 952 

Josephine Amanda 691 763 

Julia A. 928 

Julia W. (Eastman) 691 

Juliana (Stone) 906 

Kate Adelle 254 552 693 918 

Laura May 691 

Lizzie E. (Piper) 698 867 

Loren Warner 346 661 693 
694 

Louis Waldo 694 

Louisa H. (Gowing) 692 775 
801 

Lucy 458 696 

Lucy (Hubbard) 697 

Luther 696 902 952 

Luther Capt. 696 

Lydia 233 799 926 

Maria A. (Henry) 691 

Marion Clara 694 

Martha (Broad) 346 690 723 

Martha (Mason) 697 822 

Martin 696 

Mary 233 346 347 695 706 
707 772 843 931 

Mary Adeline 345 698 

Mary (Bullard) 695 

Mary E. (Hadley) 694 879 

Mary Elizabeth 692 

Mary (Farwell) 692 

Mary J. (Woodbury) 697 

Mary L. (Magee) 691 

Mary Maria 692 

Mary (Mason) 824 

Mary (Rollins) 689 883 

Mary (Russell) (Swan) 689 
838 

Mary Warren 691 763 

May Etta 693 

Mercy 696 

Merrick Calvin 626 692 693 
879 

Milly 696 

Moses 5-8 16 39 145 146 148- 
151 158 159 172 346 448 
472 473 510 518 519 522 
561 569 570 576 577 656 
661 667 689 690 837 838 
842 874 883 

Moses Capt. 220 227 228 232 
251 254 262 266 278 279 
280 345 346 611 612 751 

Myron 691 763 

Nabby 233 

Nathan 163 589 952 



962 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



ADAMS Oils 951 
Polly r.!)0 696 883 
Priscilla 360 744 
Prudence 695 899 925 
Prudence (Pratt) 694 843 844 

945 931 
Rebecca 696 
Rebecca (Farwell) 690 
Reo 79 80 659 690 691 763 

764 952 
Reo Cyrus 693 
Roland 696 
Ruth 722 726 
Sally 251 448 695 803 
Sally (Farnum) 345 697 
Sally (Morse) 346 842 
Samuel 91 346 476 477 546 
552 553 570 581 594 633 
649 650 662 667 689 690 
693 697 723 799 807 906 
918 952 
Samuel Capt. 251 346 692 
Samuel Jr. 13 146 346 481 482 
645 588 589 608 632 690 
693 694 
Sarah 417 689 690 695 733 

788 895 923 
Sarah Broad 690 
Sarah (Farnum) 755 
Sarah (Morse) 690 
Seth 824 883 
Stephen Gen. 696 
Susan (Flint) 691 763 
Susannah 695 
Syrene 696 

Timothy 109 160 172 233 
347 622 660 661 694-696 
952 
Timothy Gen. 696 
Wallace Perkins 692 
William D. 650 
Willis .lohn 693 
AGASSIZ Louis 104 
AIKIN Calvin 707 791 950 

Emily (Hayward^ (Applelon) 

707 791 
Matthew 535 
Sarah (Yeardly) 950 
AINSWORTH — Rev. 97 560 
561 
Frederick S. 542 
ALBEE Allbee 
Marian E. 329 
Ulysses G. 329 
ALBERT Daniel 603 665 
ALDEN Deborah 698 
Joseph 698 
Mary 698 
Polly 698 
Rufus 698 
Sally 698 

Thomas 160 172 174 648 698 
052 
ALDRICH Caleb 333 
Charles E. 629 

Charles Frost Mrs. 613 674 675 
Cromwell 847 
Rosanna (Morse) 847 
ALEXANDER Janet 910 

John 4 143-147 509 632 651 

910 952 
Philip 952 
ALGER Abiel 869 
Adah 869 

Rhoda (Drake) 869 
William R. Rev. 612 
ALLARD Jacob 844 
Ruth ( M.irse) 844 
Allbee .■<rr Albee 
ALLBRIGHT John J. 613 
ALLEN Amos 532 698 952 
Calvin Jr. 653 
Charles 698 699 952 
Harvey 654 952 
J. C. Rev. 339 
James 206 



Josiah 196 347 623 952 

Josiah Lt. 698 859 

Norris 653 

Priscilla Charlotte 700 

Samuel 138 

Samuel Richardson 880 

Sarah 347 

Sarah Anna 880 

Sarah (Pike) 698 859 

Sarah (Richardson) 880 

Silas 247 

Solomon Van Rensselaer 880 

952 
William 952 
William Henry 880 
William Winthrop 247 
ALLISON Abigail 395 700 767 
826 
Andrew 30 141 164 234 244 
245 248 249 347 473-475 
612 513 518 629 649 699 700 
826 841 952 
Andrew Capt. 347 
Andrew Maj. 569 
Anna I (Clark) 703 
Annie 732 

Annie Maria 253 646 701 
Betsey 347 454 
Betsey (Carter) (Evans) 699 

826 
Betsey M. (Darracott) 348 

701 
Charles Morrison 701 
Christine 703 
Ebenezer 700 952 
Edwin Charles 700 
Edwin Sherman 701 703 
Eli 251 347 348 448 629 700 

701 807 
Elliott Sheldon 703 
Emily B. (Ware) 702 
Emma (Bassett) 700 
Emma Jane 701 937 
Erma Mabelle 703 
Flora Gertrude 253 701 
F'lora Jane 703 
Florence G. (Mason) 703 831 
Francis 254 
Frederick Lincoln 700 
Gertrude Mabel 702 
Harry Sherman 703 
Henry Darracott v vi 305 
483 487 495 501 545 550 
551 684 591 636 645 671 
676 681 701 702 704 710 
732 831 
Hildreth Mason 533 677 703 
James 252 262 273-275 280 
299 848 448 480 481 502 
605 500 508 521 522 563 
567 625 629 645 646 700 
701-703 937 
James FMward 703 
James Francis 533 701 702 
John 952 

John Learned 549 701 702 
John Raymond 702 
John Wilson 700 701 
Lillie Frances 700 
Mabel Persis 532 701 703 
Margaret 702 
Maria (Mason) (Piper) 700 

823 
Mvrtle A. (Pratt) 702 
Nellie Hope 700 
Persis 251 347 348 448 
Persis J. 348 700 
Persis (Learned) 700 807 
Phebe (Phelps) 700 
Priscilla C. (Allen) 700 
Robert Ware 681 702 
Sally 234 347 

Samuel 147 348 477 478 570 
678 649 650 699 700 823 
952 
Samuel Capt. 700 



Sarah 347 700 

Sarah J. (Darracott) 701 937 
Sarah Jane 847 348 700 
Sarah (Morse) 699 841 
Sarah Persis 700 
Theodore F'rancis 681 702 
Webster 348 700 
William Andrew 348 563 701 
ALMY Elizabeth 747 
AMES see also Fames 
Anna 162 704 
Charles G. Rev. 295 
David 162 543 645 704 952 
Fanny 233 704 
Fanny (Powers) 704 
Hannah 704 
Jane 162 348 703 
Jonathan 163 233 620 704 

952 
Joseph 704 
Kimball 265 
Moody 704 
Rachel 704 

Samuel 13 159 594 625 
Simon 704 952 
Stephen 162 348 473 510 620 

703 
Stephen Kimball 704 952 
Whitcomb 704 
AMORY — Mrs. 113 
Cleveland 747 
Leonore (Cobb) 747 
Louise 629 638 
Priscilla 747 
Robert 747 
William 613 629 704 
AMSDEN Arba S. 652 

Charles H. 487 
ANDERSON Andrew 704 
Anna (Nassau) 704 
Marv 844 846 
William 704 
ANDREWS Andrew 

Elizabeth Herrick 395 830 
Ella G. (Mason) 829 
Flora Gertrude 830 
Harriet S. Haight 830 
Herbert Woodbury 830 
Jean B. (Davidson) 265 328 

342 705 
Jessie Isabella 705 
Jessie (Milne) 704 
Malachi 830 
Malachi Woodbury 830 
Mary Jane 327 
Robert D. 330 
Ruth Gleason 830 
Sherman Woodbury 830 
William 704 
William Edward 705 
William Wanes 265 328 483 
484 629 645 646 704 
APPLETON — Rev. Dr. 244| 
Aaron 46 255 257 475 518 
535 546 589 620 628 634 
655 704 705 707 721 745 
903 952 
Abby Rosetta 706 
Abigail S. (Mason) 349 501 

709 826 
Alfred Curtis 708 
Alice E. (Fox) 710 
Arthur 532 
Arthur Taggard 107 483 533 

545 551 585 640 681 709 
Ashley 197 708 952 
Betsey 708 
Celestia 706 

Charles Francis v 253 348 
482 495 549 652 584 630 
631 640 709 773 798 
David 318 321 348 449 634 

639 654 706 
Eliza 708 

Elizabeth (Sawyer) 705 708 
Ellen Emelia 709 773 



INDEX OF PERSONS 



963 



Ellen Rebecca 349 709 
Emily 706 

Emily (Hayward) 707 791 
Eugene 707 
Eunice (Adams) 707 
Fanny R. (Woosterl 709 
Flora Louella 709 
Frances 708 

Francis 196 197 233 245 946 

249 271 273 275 348 349 

436 512 548 603 640 705 

707-709 759 842 935 

Francis Oilman 708 709 791 

952 
Francis Merrill 710 
George Ashley 709 
Hannah 349 

Hannah (Knowlton) 706 804 
Harriet 706 
Harriet G. 313 800 
Isaac 4 141 142 226 255 257 
314 322 326 349 449 474 
475 518 535 604 639 644 
705-708 800 927 952 
Isaac Henry Clay 349 706 707 
Isaac Jewett 706 
James P. Rev. 335 952 
Janet 710 
Jesse 708 

Jesse Ripley 251 260 262 272 
274 275 299 302 349 449 
480 504 505 604 640 708 
709 824 826 
Joseph 28 249 250 255 257 
258 308 349 476 477 518 
535 544 546 567 580 589 
593 608 634 705 706 804 
952 
Joseph B. 706 952 
Keziah (Bixby) 707 721 
Lilian G. (Jones) 253 348 521 

552 553 709 773 798 
Lois Gertrude 710 
Louisa (Mason) 349 709 824 
Maria Narcissa 706 
Marie Theresa 706 
Martin 348 709 
Mary 234 436 706 935 
Mary (Adams) 705 707 
Mary Elizabeth 708 
Mary (Hayward) 708 791 
Mary Jane 707 
Mary (Ripley) 348 842 935 
Nancy Metcalf 708 709 
Polly 708 
Polly (Ripley) 708 
Samuel ix 31 76 77 516 528 

529 634 705-708 791 952 
Samuel Mrs. ix 
Samuel Eugene 706 
Sarah 706 
Sarah (Twitchell) 349 706 

927 
Serena 401 708 734 773 842 

935 
Sophia 251 368 708 759 
896 
APPLIN Eugene E. 660 661 
ARCHER Phebe 943 

Philena 457 
ARCHIBALD Henry Rev. 37 

42 336 952 
ARMSTRONG Alice De Kalk 
891 
Ara Roxana 874 
Edward Fay 710 
Edward V. 710 
Ella Marion 710 
Emma L. (Gamarsh) 710 
Fay E. 641 645 
Lilla A. (Chaffee) 875 
Marion A. (Hemenway) 710 
William Cass 875 
ARNAUD Beatrice L. (Patrick) 
851 
Raymond Clark 852 



ARNOLD Benedict 179 782 

Luvia Elmandia 754 

Lydia (Wood) 754 

William Wallace 754 
ASHLEY Charles Hart 870 

Gertrude G. (Porter) 870 

Jonathan Porter 870 

Mildred Porter 870 

Natalie May 870 

Samuel Col. 187 

Thomas Williams 870 
ATHERTON Constance (Cool- 
idge) 607 648 

Mary 825 943 

Oliver 943 

Rachel (Godfrey) 943 
ATKINSON George 485 

Theodore 136 137 139 140 
157 
ATWELL Annie Maud 719 
ATWOOD Betsey (Farnum) 
349 710 755 941 

Charles Milton 582 710 

Charlotte E. (Harris) 449 

CoraB. (Morse) 711 

Ebenezer 349 652 710 755 
952 

Ebenezer Maj. 941 

Eliza 710 941 

Eveline (Townsend) 710 916 

Frank Don 634 710 

Hannah (Griffin) 893 

John 486 

Josiah 710 

Lizzie Lucretia 946 

Mary A. (Patterson) 501 710 
946 

Milan 350 710 916 

Orrill S. 952 

Polly 908 

Prudence 349 710 

Prudence (Knight) 710 

Rufus 710 711 893 946 

Ruth 893 

Silas 449 788 

Thomas 556 650 952 

Thomas Mrs. 556 

Varanus C. 952 
AUGUR Anne 604 
AUSTIN Abiather 842 

Emily M. 842 

Eunice 811 

Seymour L. 677 
AUTY Anna E. 449 

Charles T. 449 
Emma 449 
Frances 449 
George S. 449 
Mary 449 
Sarah A. 449 
Thomas 449 
AVERILL Andrew P. 528 
AVERY Frances 449 
George R. 456 
James E. 456 
Joel O. 952 
Sanford M. 456 
AYER Ayers 
Eunice 820 923 
Hannah 716 924 
James Dr. 820 
Philip W. 153 
Rachel (Barnes) 820 
Ruth 935 

Thirza (Mason) 820 
William 820 
AYLING Augustus D. 199 203 

204 205 207 208 210-214 
AYLWIN Fannie T. 807 
Fanny T. (Shepherd) 807 
Horace 807 

BABBIDGE Charles Rev. 292 
BABCOCK Abigail 690 799 826 
828 829 890 



Alvin 711 

Amanda 449 

Amos 163 233 267 592 624 
711 952 

Anna 711 

Benjamin 711 

Betty (Gardner) 163 711 

Caroline Sophia 835 

Daniel H. Rev. 341 449 520 
522 665 953 

Ebenezer 668 711 952 

George Abram 713 

Leonard 711 

Lucy Mildred 713 

Malachi 799 

Nathan 763 

Patience 711 

Rhoda 711 

Sarah J. (Furbush) 713 

Sophia 449 

Susanna 691 763 
Bachelder see Batchelder 
Bachellor see Batchelder 
BACON 606 

Jennie 873 

John 902 

Lydia (Stanford) 902 

Mary A. (Pratt) 873 

Oliver 873 

Rebecca 852 
BADGER William 486 
BAGLEY David 659 

Jonathan R. 201 

Sarah A. 911 
Bahan see Bayham 
BAHN Harvey 206 
BAILEY Bayley 

Abigail 920 

Adam 620 953 

E. K. Rev. 333 871 

Elizabeth M. (Harris) 711 

George Billings 711 

George Harvey 711 

George W. 791 

Grace E. (Davidson) 711 

Hannah (Hayward) 791 

James E. 618 
Joseph Mrs. 516 

Stephen 953 

Walter Billings 545 593 646 
711 
BAIN Bane 

Jonathan Capt. 812 

Mary 812 
BAINBRIDGE William 92 
BAIRD Anna (Morse) 839 
Hiram 839 
John 839 

Lucretia (Harrington) 839 
Sarah 839 
Sarah (Morse) 839 
Thomas 839 
BAKER Adelaide 917 
Asa 951 
Bezaliel 951 
Chauncey 953 
Elijah 824 

Fannie Mariette 427 917 
Laura (Mason) 824 
Nathaniel B. 486 
Sally (Holmes) 917 
William 206 
Zolva 917 
BALCH Caleb 906 
Cyrus 906 
Deborah 712 
Dorcas (Somes) 233 712 
Elizabeth 906 
Francis 712 
Hart 17 162 174 233 651 711 

712 952 
Joel 162 
John 711 

Judith (Stone) 906 
Nathan 162 
Priscilla (Holt) 712 



964 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



BALDWIN Abial 712 

Almon Alvin 483 500 637 667 

713 
Arthur 712 

Bessie J. (Turner) 713 
Carl Fisk 713 
Catherine VV. (Meade) 327 

449 712 
Cecelia R. (Edwards) 713 
Charles 713 
Charles Alpha 449 712 
Charles Elbridge 713 
Claire Harriet 713 
Claribcl 532 713 714 
Clifford 712 
Cora E. (Wyman) 714 
David 712 
Dora Lizzie 713 
Earl PVederick 713 
Edith 712 713 
Edwin Pierce 550 713 
Edwin Stevens 713 
Elbridge 326 618 713 953 
Eliza Clark 449 712 
Elizabeth C. (Wilder) 713 
Ellen (Ella) S. (Greenwood) 

350 780 
Ellen Semira 449 712 
Elsie 712 

Emily Fiske 449 712 
Emma F. (Carter) 712 
Ethel 712 
Faye Mildred 713 
Guy Waldo 713 
Harriet E (Pierce) 713 859 
Hazel Frances 713 
Herbert 712 
James 618 

James Adams 449 712 
James Appleton 712 
James Elbridge 714 
John E. 482 521 532 652 
John Elbridge Fisk 193 627 

712 713 859 
L. C. 350 780 
Lizzie F. (Stevens) 713 
Lucius 943 
Lucy (Gassett) 712 
Lucy Harriet 712 
Lucy M. (Babcock) 713 
Maria L. (Hodge) 712 
Maria (Willard) 943 
Marian 712 
Mark Elmer 713 
Mary A. (Travers) 713 
Mary Abbie 713 
Mary Ann 843 
Mary (Fisk) 712 
Nahum Col. 182 
Ralph Irving 713 
Ray Miguel 714 
Ray Waldo 713 
Rolna Medora 713 
Russell 714 
Ruth Harriet 713 
Sarah Louisa 449 712 
BALL Alamander L. 174 330 
350 537 592 644 
Betsey 903 
Daniel 903 
Eliza (Hamilton) 783 
Frank O. 350 
Frank O. Mrs. 350 
Joseph 696 
Levi 696 
Lydia 794 930 
Lydia Smith 903 
Mercy (Adams) 696 
Milton W. 335 
Noah 315 
Samuel 953 
Silas 783 953 
BALLOU Hosea Rev. 333 
Mary Ellen 851 
Maturin Rev. 333 334 
Maturin Jr. 333 



BANCROFT Allen 194 449 665 
Cecil 688 
Clinton 449 
Fidelia E. 718 
Norris 449 
Sarah 449 
Walter 636 
Bane see Bain 
BANGS Lucius M. 455 
BANKS Israel 953 

William 953 
BARBER Barbour 

Almira (Twitchell) 926 
Edmund Dana 848 
John 951 
John P. 926 
Silas 951 
BARDEN Catharine (Smith) 
896 
Deidamia 896 
Hiram 624 896 953 
Lewis 885 
Sally (Stacey) 885 
Susan R 885 
BARING-GOULD— Mrs 293 
BARKER — Miss 502 
Betsey 716 
Esther 819 
Hiram 210 211 
Ida Matilda 860 
John 819 
Mark 626 
Orville F. 653 
Rachel 819 
Tileston A. Col. 217 
BARNARD Darned 
Charles G. 626 
David 953 
George Gray 607 
BARNES Elmira 714 
Gillam 714 953 
Julia A. (Bushey) 802 
Julia Ann 945 
Loring Brigham 714 
Lucy 714 
Luther 619 632 649 652 714 

751 953 
Luther Capt. 251 
Mabel 757 802 
Parker 714 953 
Rachel 820 
Ruth Hardy 251 714 
Seba 364 714 751 
William E. 802 
BARNET Robert 953 
BARNEY Erastus 846 
Milton B. 740 
Polly Spencer 846 
Sarah (Davis) 740 
Susan Marietta 846 
BARRETT — Mr. 265 
Arethusa 163 
Chambers 953 
Elias 163 

Hannah Dunster 809 
Hannah Dustin 854 
Hannah (Knowlton) (Apple- 
ton) 706 
Hannah (Wason) 854 
Hazelelponi 714 
Jeremiah 595 618 714 952 
Joel 809 

John 163 650 714 953 
Jonathan 163 
Joseph 162 639 650 953 
Levi 650 714 953 
Lucinda 714 
Lucy 714 
Mary W. 404 853 
Moses 163 
Oliver 706 
Phebe 163 
Phinehas 953 
Rachel 714 
Rebecca 714 
Reuben 619 953 



Samuel 525 
Sarah 714 
Susannah 163 714 
William 854 
BARROWS Lloyd D. 727 
Luella Phila 815 
Maria L. (Walker) 815 
Miranda A. (Burpee) 727 
Warren Snow 815 
BARSTOW Zedekiah S. Rev. 42 
250 308 309 312 313 315 
317 318 
BARTLETT Betsey Glidden 
917 926 
David 660 
Ichabod 486 
Joseph Gardner 907 
Josiah 485 
Lusvlvia T. 924 
Nathaniel 145 147 952 
Peregrine 820 
Rosella Eleanor 738 
Ruby 820 
Sarah 820 
Thomas 953 
BARTOL Cyrus A. Rev. 291 292 
BARTON Betsey M. 837 
Bezaleel 162 
Edward Dr. 599 837 
Harriet (Wilson) 837 
BASS Robert P. 487 
BASSETT Elizabeth H. (An- 
drews) 830 
Emma 700 
Frances E. 830 
John Francis Rev. 323 328 

644 
Sarah 328 

Warren A. Rev. 830 
BATCHELDER Bachelder 

Bachellor 
Charlotte (Sweetser) 350 867 
Eliza Sweetser 408 827 867 
Elmira (Worsley) 949 
James 77 78 
John 350 456 867 
John A. 949 
Nahum J. 487 
BATES Bate 
Alice May 876 
Alice P. (Field) 876 
Benjamin Franklin 876 
Edward 715 
Laura Maria 860 
Nathaniel 146 159 172 174 

175 619 714 715 
Nathaniel Mrs. 175 
Polly Corey 715 
Sarah 750 
BATTELLE Battle 
— Mr. 250 
Miranda 926 
Tabatha 906 
BAXENDALE Herbert 649 
BAYARD James Asheton 91 
BAYHAM Bayhan Bahan 

Thomas 206 
Baylev see Bailey 
BEACH Chloe (Buckingham) 
913 
Emeline Buckingham 913 
Moses Sperry 913 
BEAL Beals 
Aaron 663 952 
Addie Mary 641 715 
Andrew Jackson 199 449 715 
Caroline A. 449 715 
Elizabeth (Gillis) 715 
Emily (Veardly) 449 716 950 
F>anklin Pierce 715 
George Thomas 444 449 589 

641 715 
Lestina Anastasia 715 
Lestina (Phillips) 444 716 
Lyman P. 210 
Mary Jane 449 715 



INDEX OF PERSONS 



965 



Nelson L. 449 715 
Persia 449 667 715 950 
William 6 146 149 151 159 

218 563 663 952 
William Minot 715 
William Yeardly 199 449 715 
BEAMAN Beman Bement 

— Mr. 843 
Alfred H. 207 
Hannah (Powers) 871 
Harrison 871 

Marv (Morse) 843 
BEAN Beane 

Anna 819 

Eliza 831 

Samuel C. Rev. 296 
BEARD Albin 98 

Betsey 923 

Eliza 923 

Luke 632 953 

Lyman 923 

Sally (Twitchell) 923 

Stephen 923 
BEAULIEU Beaulieau 

Auguste 632 

Clarice (St. Pierre) 715 

Cyprien 715 

Elizabeth (Price) 715 

P'rederick Cyprien 651 715 

John Philip 716 

Katherine Price 716 

Margaret Anna 715 

Mary Elizabeth 715 
BECKWITH George A. Rev. 
841 

George Rawson 844 

Sally (Morse) 844 
BEDEL John 487 

Timothy Col. 179 
BEDLOW William 160 665 952 
BEEDE — Dr. 599 

Thomas Rev. 29 250 259 543 
BEIRNE Ann 776 
BELKNAP Alonzo 716 953 

Betsey (Barker) 716 

Cynthia S. (Stewart) 716 

Ebenezer 953 

Eunice 716 924 

Hannah 716 924 

Hannah Ayers 716 924 939 

Jeremy Rev. 139 

Lawson ix 37 38 47 350 449 
477 516 517 520 556 557 
624 716 

Luke 350 594 716 

Martha 716 939 

Marv 716 

Nathaniel 160 175 350 556- 
558 604 624 716 924 939 
953 

Patty 939 

Polly Felt 350 716 

Rachel 716 

Rachel Maria 716 

Rebecca Clark 175 350 423 
449 604 716 

Sally 350 449 716 

Sally (Munroe) 350 449 716 

Sarah (Sawyer) 716 

William 716 953 
BELL Charles H. 487 

James 486 

James B. Dr. 183 668 

John 486 

Martin Joshua 735 

Mary L. (Wentzell) 735 

Maude Edith 735 

Samuel 485 
BELLOWS— Mr. 769 

Benjamin 132 133 136 140 

John N. Rev. 289 
Beman see Beaman 
Bement see Beaman 
BEMIS 576 590 663 

(Felch) 719 

A. Gertrude (Kibbe) 905 



Agnes Alberta 442 719 

Alvin J. 717 953 

Anna (Knight) 449 717 911 

Annie M. Atwell 719 

Benjamin 952 

Bernard Forrest 442 664 718 

Bertha C. (White) 718 

Betsey 717 

Calista M. (Russell) 442 663 

718 886 
Caspar Crowninshield 501 

664 719 
Charles A. 664 718 
Charles G. 449 
Chessie Zella 719 
Cyrus H. 350 730 
David 858 

Deidamia Tolman 719 
Dorothy Lucy 719 
Elbridge G. 449 479 520 663 

717 911 
Eli 663 717 
Elizabeth 334 444 
Elizabeth A. 449 717 
Elizabeth J. 717 911 
Elvira E. (Chamberlain) 350 

730 
Emery 717 

Emma J. (Smith) 718 
Esther (Riggs) 717 
George AtwcU 719 
George Franklin 443 501 663 

664 718 
George M. 905 
George Washington 212 213 

443 449 657 662-664 717 

718 893 

George Whittier 719 
Gordon Whittier 719 
Grace (White) 719 
Grover Cleveland 443 719 
Hannah 717 
Hannah (Frost) 716 
Hannah (Herrick) 719 
Harriet 443 
Horace 719 953 
Howard Hudson 718 
Ira A. 718 
James 663 716 717 789 803 

804 
James Elwyn 719 
James Thomas 443 718 
Jane Elmina 409 
Jane Elmira 872 
Jeremiah 69 251 350 449 604 

626 719 815 953 
Jeremiah W. 626 953 
Jonathan 717 953 
Josiah 351 594 639 658 717 

786 815 953 
Lavina JI. (Svmonds) 449 

717 911 
Leander 719 
Leonora M. 718 
Lillie S. 717 
Lillie Y. 717 
Lois 717 804 

Lois (Walker) 716 803 804 
Louisa 719 
Lucinda 858 
Lucinda (Wright) 858 
Lucretia 717 719 815 
Lucy E. (Brown) 443 719 
Marguerite Gladys 719 
Martha Eaton 718 
Mary A. 443 449 664 
Mary A. (Smith) 718 893 
Mary Ann 789 
Mary Anna 443 718 
Mary E. 443 
Mehetable 783 
Mercy 717 803 
Nellie L. (Howe) 718 
Norman Donald 719 
Oliver 626 719 953 
Paul Dana 718 



Perley Smith 443 719 

Ralph Bernard 718 

Rebecca Greenwood 717 

Ruth Evelyn 718 

Samuel Dana 212 213 449 
502 662-664 717 718 886 

Sarah 717 

Sarah A. 717 

Sarah B. (Starkey) 442 718 

Sarah R. 664 

Sarah Rebecca 718 

Sarah W. 816 

Sarah W. (Lewis) 717 815 

Sarah Williams 717 

Sarah (Wright) 251 350 449 
719 815 

Sibyl (Emery) 351 717 

Thomas 449 663 717 718 911 

Washington I. 717 
BENNETT Bennet 

Dorothy 947 

Sarah 891 
BENSON Ada Lydia 874 

Charles 874 

Charles S. 948 

Frank W. 612 

Ida L. 438 948 

Isabel C. (Savage) 874 948 
BENT Elizabeth 163 951 

Mary 162 

Stephen 162 234 622 740 951 
953 
BERNARD George 457 
BERRY Abby M. (Clement) 
807 

Allen Augustus 807 

Anne Sophia 807 

Augustus 899 

Dorothy R. (Snow) 899 

John C. 487 

Mary 856 

Nathaniel S. 486 487 
BETTS Betz 

Adrian 720 

Alexander 143 623 626 719 
720 

Anna 588 608 

Anton 719 720 

Arthur 720 

Catherine Fynn 720 

Charles 731 

Christina (Prill) 719 

Cornelius 720 

Crescencia 720 

Crescencia (Hild) 719 

Emeline (Childs) 361 632 7S1 

Felix 720 

Henry D. 731 

Johann 720 

Joseph 720 

Joseph Alexander 720 

Kristina 720 

Lillian 720 

Mary Curran 720 

Reymond John 720 

Sarah C. 731 

William 351 450 

William C. 351 632 731 

William E. 731 953 . 

BEVERIDGE Albert Jeremiah 

Hon. 611 
BICKFORD Hannah B. 
(Twitchell) 924 

Nathan 924 
BIGELOW Edward Fuller 106 
107 

Job 953 

Josiah 951 
BIGWOOD William 463 
BILLINGS — Widow 817 

Abijah 953 

Allen 660 953 

Keziah E. 454 

Lydia 847 

Mary 847 

Nathan 847 



966 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



BIRCH Fred 913 

Ida (May) 694 

Mary B. (Thayer) 913 
BIRD Abigail 780 864 
BIRKBECK Emma 793 
BISHOP Maggie 808 
BISSELL Oscar Rev. 320 644 
BIXBY Deborah 7^0 745 

James 7'i>0 953 

John 533 750 953 

Joseph 7'20 952 

Julia 720 

Keziah 707 721 

Martha 161 351 720 

Martha (Twitchell) 707 720 
919 

Mary 161 720 

Nathan 21 161 351 472 473 
511 593 625 647 707 720 
745 764 919 952 

Samuel 351 720 
BLACK Diana (Mowry) 827 

George Washington 827 

Gertrude lieone 827 
BLACKLOCK John F. Rev. 337 
BLACKMER Francis T. 622 
BLACKWOOD Arthur B. 894 

Beulah W. (Smith) 894 

Edna Bernice 894 

Willard B. 894 
BLAIR Jane (Ray) 832 833 
BLAKE 941 

— Capt. 250 

Charles A. 666 

Walter W. 953 
BLAKELY Edward F. 211 
BLANCHARD Bertha Grace 
890 

Eleazer 132 135 137 140 

Eliza A. (Brown) 890 

Frank David 890 

Harriet Maria 767 

Joseph 3 10 132 135-140 145 
147 727 

Julia A. (Burpee) 727 

Nancy W. 766 

Simeon 766 

William 160 
BLATHWAYTE Raymond Sir 

673 
BLISS Eliza Fay 924 

Harriet 924 

Levi 924 
BLODGET Blodgett 

Adelia 449 

Helen R 449 

James 667 953 

Joanna 884 

Joseph 953 

Mary M. (Pierce) 862 

Mary Williams 862 

Noah 953 

Richard W. 211 

Salmon 648 862 953 

Samuel Capt. 179 183 191 
195 

Solomon 953 

Susan 351 

Sylvester 449 660 953 

Sylvester W. 351 

Timothy 351 504 657 953 

Timothy Mrs. 657 

Walter Morris 862 

William 953 
BLOEDE Gustav 913 

Kate 913 

Marie (Jungnilz) 913 
BLOOD Abel 662 953 

David 953 

Francis 163 

Henry A. 526 

Robert 16 

Rufus 953 
BOARDMAN Eleazer 823 

Julia (Mason) 823 

Sarah 892 



BODGE Alfred Lockhart 901 

Marion (Spaulding) 901 
BODWELLEdnah721 
BOGAN William 213 
BOHONAN Mary (Heard) 
(Snow) 351 419 898 

Sargent 351 419 898 
BOISVERT Alfred F. 634 721 
BOLTON Susanna 873 
BONAPARTE Napoleon 45 
BOND Abigail 721 

Abigail (Greenwood) 232 721 
874 

DeLos Hawkins 550 721 

Ednah Bodwell 351 721 

Emeline (Hawkins) 351 640 
721 

Eugelia Maria 721 

Eunice H. 778 

Franklin 39 351 449 565 592 
631 721 882 

George Franklin 351 449 640 
721 

Huldah 721 735 

Isaac 149 151 159 160 172 232 
618 721 735 874 952 

Jonas 351 618 623 631 721 
931 

Mary 449 

Mary (Emerson) 351 721 882 

Mary L. (Jaquith) 721 

Mary Maria 411 449 721 882 

Miriam 721 

Polly (Wait) 931 

Sarah 233 721 874 

Sarah Spaulding 721 

William 721 952 
BONNER George D. 726 

Sarah (Burnham) 726 
BONSER Adra R. (Mason) 
830 

Frank Woodbury 830 

George 830 

Hannah (Treadwell) 830 

Helen Adra 830 
BORDEN Asa 619 953 

Marv 161 

Pollv 697 710 755 
BOSTON Cato 568 
BOSWORTH Penelope L. 912 
BOUGHTON Bouton 

Nathaniel Rev. 311 326 
BOURET Florence Agnes 901 
Boutell see Boutwell 
Bouton xcc Boughton 
BOUTWELL Boutell 

■ 823 

Cynthia 722 

Daniel 592 641 722 952 

Ellen M. (O'Connell) 734 

Grace 722 

James 734 

James Clark 889 

Joshua 953 

Judith 722 

Lena M. (Bussier) 889 

Lorendo 722 

Martha (Wood) 947 

Mary 767 

Mary Ann 723 734 749 

Minnie Rose 889 

Persis 722 

Roxana 722 

William 947 
BOWDITCH Harold 725 

Henry Pickering 725 

Margaret (Pearmain) 629 

Martha Seaver 725 

Nancy D. (Brush) (Pearmain) 
725 

Selma (Knauth) 725 
BOWERS Charles 722 953 

Elizabeth N. 722 926 

James 352 619 722 726 

Jonathan 621 

Jonathan S. 722 926 953 



Levi 722 953 

Luther 352 449 619 722 726 
Lydia 352 722 726 
Marv 839 
Melville 210 
Nehemiah 722 
Orinda 722 926 
Rhoda 722 882 
Roxana 458 722 
Sarah (BuUard) 352 722 726 
Sarah (Larrabee) 722 
BOWMAN Dorcas 727 

Dorcas Gates 898 
BOYCE Boves 
Esther 696 902 
Esther Hastings 902 
Robert 146 147 
Samuel 902 
BOYD Betsey 941 
BOYDEN Chester 953 
Boves nee Boyce 
BRACKETT Jeffrey Richard- 
son (il4 021 
BRADBURY Samuel 953 
BRADFORD Moses Rev. 308 
309 
Sarah J. 946 
BRADLEY Bradlee 
Arthur T. 635 
Josiah Mrs. 613 635 
BRADY Marv 727 
BRANIGAN ' William Henry 

Rev. 301 
BRANT Marv 761 
BRAYTON Allison 703 
Benjamin 703 
Clarence Knowlton 703 
Donald Stuart 703 
Douglas Percv 703 
Mabel P. (Allison) 703 
Percy Shields 703 
Persis Learned 703 
Sarah L. (Shields) 703 
Theodore Allison 703 
Theodore Eliphalet 703 
BRAZER Hannah (Woods) 
(Pierce) 862 
James 862 
BREED Frances A. C. (Taylor) 
725 
Joseph Blainer Rev. 725 
Mary Louise 725 
Nathaniel Dr. 561 
BRENNAN J. H. Rev. 331 
BREWER John Col. 192 
Jonathan Col. 192 
Lucy 872 

Lucy S. 613 614 633 
Silas 953 
BREWSTER William 114 
BRICHER Bricker 
G. Walter 352 872 
George S. 352 872 
Rachel V. (Powers) 872 
Walter Powers 872 
BRICKETT Harry 542 
BRIDGE Anne Palfrey 866 
Asarelah Morse Rev. 289 
Elizabeth C. 253 
Elizabeth G. (Crosby) 866 
Ezra K. 953 
Hudson E. Hon. 812 
Isabella 812 
Martha E 253 
Nahum 953 
Sarah 253 859 

William Frederick Rev. 248 
251-254 288-291 520 522 
602 604 646 866 
BRIDGHAM Dorcas G. (Pratt) 
873 
Jonas 873 
BRIGGS Calvin Dr. 827 
Caroline Atherton 827 
Rebecca (Monroe) 827 
T. P. 336 



INDEX OF PERSONS 



967 



BRIGHAM — Rev. 230 231 

Aaron 933 

Abigail (Russell) 887 
Benjamin 226 227 231 
Dorcas (Green) (Pratt) 352 

410 449 722 
Eli 887 
Elvira (Wallingford) (Stone) 

933 
George Franklin 352 723 
Hannah 696 
Jane 449 723 
Jonas 352 410 722 
Maria J. (Cragin) 352 449 723 
Mary H. 723 
Prudence (Burns) 252 352 

641 722 727 
Reuel 37 252 262 352 449 660 

722 727 
BRIXTON Tirzah 758 764 876 
BROAD — Mr. 893 
Azubah 723 
Azubah Saunders 690 723 

929 
Betsey 723 
Clarissa 723 772 
Enos 723 

Keziah 824 852 941 
Lucv 451 
Lydia 723 
Martha 690 723 
Martin 953 

Mehitable 723 839 929 
Rebecca 723 
Rebecca (Bacon) 852 
Sallv 352 
Sarah 723 

Seth 626 690 723 772 780 929 
Thomas 852 
BROADERS Edward R. 794 

Rebecca (Hill) 794 
BROCKWAY James Levi 593 

626 634 723 734 
John 723 

Josephine A. (Clukay) (Em- 
ery) 723 734 
Melissa (Nutting) 723 
BROMLEY Susan (Atwood) 

893 
BROOKS Brook 
— Col. 192 
Aaron 724 927 
Abigail 724 

Adeline (Twitchell) 724 925 
Alfred Lillburn 449 724 
Anatis R. 449 724 
Caroline L. 724 
Charles 449 724 
Charles Stratton 866 
Ebenezer A. 656 724 953 
Eliza A. B. (Hurlburt) 724 
Elizabeth D. 724 
Esther 505 
Fidelia Maria 724 
Florence Cobb 747 
Francis French 866 
George W. 724 
Harriet 327 
Harriet E. (Crombie) 353 449 

724 739 
Helen (French) 866 
Henrietta Bruce 724 
Henry 724 
Hetty 859 
Isaac M. 724 
James 352 724 
James H. 450 724 
John 37 326 353 449 555 626 

652 655 724 739 743 844 

925 927 953 
John Edward 866 
Jonas 353 655 723 755 791 

953 
Jonas H. 252 449 641 652 953 
Jonathan 953 
Joseph 724 950 953 



Julia 252 352 724 

Julia (Foster) 449 724 

Mary 228 

Mary E. 724 

Mary Eliza 724 

Marv (Kemp) 844 

Mary (Tilton) 723 791 

Mary W. 724 755 

Nathan 844 

Rebecca T. 791 724 

Rhoda 715 950 

Roxanna 724 

Sarah (Morse) 844 

Timothy 953 

Waitstiil G. (Twitchell) 724 

927 
Walter D. 747 
Willard Z. 620 
Zebuda 449 724 
BROWN Browne 



Abigail (Crozier) 828 

Ada M. (Mason) 828 

Ada S. 353 

Adah 696 

Adah (Warren) 696 

Addie (Willard) 944 

Alice Littlefield 353 865 

Almira (Libby) 829 

Augustus 828 

Benjamin 696 

Betsey 914 

Calista 772 

Cephas 353 434 771 772 911 

930 953 
Charles M. 657 
Clara H. 353 
Ebenezer 312 
Edward Clark 865 
Eliza Anne 890 
Emily Frances 865 
Emily M. (Piper) 353 865 
Emma S. (Towne) 662 719 
Ernest Augustus 828 
Ethel F. (Temple) 828 
Frederick A. 353 865 
Frederick Augustus 353 865 
Gertrude 865 
Gertrude Mason 828 
Hannah Sweet 832 889 
Harriet M. 775 
Harry Mason 828 
James 829 
Jane 881 
Joseph 333 
Josiah 135 140 
Josiah Capt. 178 184 186 
Kenneth 611 636 
Leland Elliot 828 
Lewis 828 
Lorenzo L. 649 
Lucinda L. 353 
Lucy Eleanor 719 
Lucy Hannah 855 
Lucy S. 353 458 772 
Lvdia M. 353 
Mary 251 

Mary Caroline 772 911 
Mary E. 353 
Mary Frances 829 
Mary (Gleason) 434 771 911 

930 
Moses A. 649 
Moses W. 353 
Nelson 944 
Oliver 822 
Polly (Mason) 822 
Samuel M. 662 719 
Silas 617 618 862 952 
Smyrna 846 
Susan 794 
William K. 648 
Winifred Lyle 828 
BRUCE Henrietta 724 
John A. 353 
John Andrew 649 



Lucy M. (Howe) 353 657 

Mary 834 
Silas 657 
BRUSH Alfred Clark 724 
Alfred Payne 725 

George de Forest 551 610 
651 724 725 

Georgia 725 

Gerome 677 725 

Hull 724 

Jane 725 

Joan 725 

Louise Seymour 725 

Mary 725 

Mary T. (Whelpley) 724 

Nancy Douglas 724 725 

Rachel (Norris) 724 

Rosemary 725 

Thea 725 

Tribbie 725 
BRYANT Betty 162 

Chandler 162 

Charles S. 505 624 641 

G. W. Rev. 339 

Joel B. 953 

John 233 

Laura 890 950 

Perry J. 444 

Reuben 162 

Samuel 667 953 

Thomas 162 233 

William E. 451 
BRYCE James Viscount 304 

611 635 
BUCK Mary Ann 627 636 

Nancy 908 
BUCKINGHAM Chloe 913 
BUCKMINSTER Alona (Stan- 
ford) 903 

Betsey Davis 903 

Hannah B. (Sylvester) 809 

Hannah Sylvia 809 

Jeremiah 809 

Joseph 903 

Solomon 903 
BUCKNAM Eunice 696 
BUGBEE Elizabeth 816 
BULLARD Adelia C. 449 726 

Almeda 449 

Asa 175 516 725 

Asahel 450 726 

Azubah 726 

Benjamin Capt. 192 

Caleb 726 

Caroline 726 

Charles 726 

Clarissa 726 

Deborah 906 

Ebenezer 726 858 953 

Ellen S. 449 726 

Fannie (Goodhue) 718 

George 449 580 630 726 953 

James 594 635 858 953 

John 160 581 952 

John A. 718 

John Allison 726 

Levina (Ford) 858 

Luthur Sawyer 726 

Lydia (Bowers) 722 726 

Martha 821 

Mary 695 726 

Mary A. (Bemis) 443 718 

Mary Adams 726 

Nathan 197 726 953 

Olive (Phillips) 858 

Orren M. 443 656 718 

Rebecca (Souther) 858 

Richard 858 

Ruth 726 

Ruth (Adams) 722 726 

Sally 928 

Sarah 352 722 726 920 

Simeon 15 159 172 175 228 
472 511 619 628 695 720 
722 725 726 

Sophronia (Emery) 449 726 



968 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



BULLARD Timothy 197 619 

742 726 953 
BURBANK Esther (Gowing) 
(Fassett) 774 
John 207 
Josiah 774 
Sarah 945 
BURDETT George L. 665 
BURGESS Archibald Rev. 312 
313 
Sarah 775 
BURGIN Rhoda D. 767 
BURGOYNE Eleanor D. 
(Snow) 898 
George Henry 898 
John Gen. 143 
BURKE Biifk 
Edmund 83 487 
Patrick 207 
BURNAP Charlotte E. (Harris) 
(Atwood) 788 
George 788 
Lucy 800 
Luke 621 

Nathan Dr. 160 172 597 647 
952 
BURNETT Charles 207 

Edward 637 
BURNHAM Abel W. 449 726 
Amos W. Rev. 312 
E. T. 655 

Emeline Emma 726 
Emma E. 449 
John 449 726 
Lucy (Butler) 726 
Lucy Kezia 449 726 
Martha Jane 874 
Mary 449 726 
Mary (Wilder) 726 942 
Nathaniel 449 626 726 942 
Samuel 655 
Sarah 726 
Sarah B. 449 
BURNS Caroline 788 
Catherine 816 
Christiana 727 
David 354 641 727 
David R. 953 

Hannah 354 387 453 641 727 
Hannah (Twitchell) (Gibbs) 

723 726 925 
James 354 659 661 723 726 

727 925 
Mary 398 727 
Melinda (Pierce) 727 861 
Prudence 722 727 
Samuel 618 727 861 953 
William 354 641 727 
BURPEE Abbott 211 354 449 
505 506 620 787 
Abbott Bowman 219 727 728 

766 
Abby R. (Parlow) 728 
Abel J. 870 
Addie Hill 728 
Alonzo J. 727 
Angelia Foster 727 
Ann E. 620 
Asaph 354 727 
Asaph Ebenezer 450 620 627 

727 
Benjamin Abbott 219 728 
Cecilia Maria 728 
Dorcas 449 
Dorcas A. 354 727 
Dorcas Gates (Bowman) 251 

354 727 898 
Ebenezer 251 354 449 450 506 
692 604 621 622 627 727 
898 
Edmund 953 
Eliza A. (Lawrence) 727 766 

787 
Elizabeth Martha 728 
Elmira 450 
Elmira M. 354 



Eugenie Ann 727 787 

Francis Abbott 728 

Frank E. 621 622 

Frank Edgar 727 728 

George 450 

George W. 620 727 

George Willis 728 

Jane S. Erlandson 728 

Joseph A. 450 

Julia Ann 727 

Laura Annette 727 

Louis Henry 620 728 

Lucius Edwin 728 

Lucy Jane 727 898 

Maria 449 

Maria Eunice 727 

Martha Palmira 727 

Mary Brady 727 

Mary F. (Dalton) 621 622 

728 
Millie Louisa 728 
Miranda Arvilla 727 
Roancy A. (Porter) (Piper) 

870 
Winfield Alonzo 728 
BURR Emma L. 328 
Helen S. 651 
Richard Montgomery Rev. 

323 328 644 
BURRILL Charles 207 
BURROWS Edwin Bailey Rev. 

324 644 

BURT Ann L. (Davis) 252 740 

William Henry Maj. 252 740 
BURTON A. R. 588 608 

Clarence Francis 728 835 

Elvira M. (Jones) 728 

Howard 681 

Howard Francis 728 

John 953 

Lucy May 728 

Martha E. (Moore) 728 835 

Richard 611 614 635 

Richard Mrs. 608 635 

Samuel 728 
BUSH C. Webster 619 

Marv 663 
BUSHEY Julia A. 802 
BUSHNELL Louisa 734 

Marv 810 
BUSIEL Charles A. 487 
BUSS — Lieut. 255 

Anna (Jones) 797 

Arvilla 252 

David 797 

Fanny 444 718 893 

Mary 797 

Nathan B. 624 953 

Nathan Bullard 252 

Richard T. 953 
BUSSIER Lena Mary 889 
BUS WELL Alma Florence 692 

Edwin W. 888 

Harriet C. (Sanders) 888 

Lyman 692 
BUTLER Elizabeth Anne 759 

Jonathan 726 

Lucretia 932 

Lucy 726 

Mary Rosaline 702 
BUTT Arch ilia Id Maj. 303 
BUTTERFIELD Abigail J. 834 

Horace 834 

Jane 455 

John 455 

John J. 834 

Letitia (Moore) 834 

William H. 953 
BUXTON W. B. Rev. 292 
BYAM Abigail (Rollins) 884 

Beulah 907 

Lydia 884 907 909 

Patty (Howe) 884 

Sanuie) 884 907 

Samuel W. 884 
BYRNE Elizabeth 728 



CABOT Anna Lyman 728 
Dorothy Parker 728 
Eleanor Frances 683 729 
Elizabeth L. (Parker) 672 674 

728 
Hugh Dr. 682 
Katharine Lyman 729 
Louis 143 144 614 618-624 

627 640 
Louis Mrs. 531 
Mary Minot 729 
Norman 677 729 
Thomas Handasvd 636 
William Brooks 101 102 610 
614 646 728 
CADY Emily (Maynard) 833 

Samuel 833 
CALDWELL — Mr. 622 
Adam 629 953 
Elizabeth Swan 951 
Ira 207 
James 953 

John 161 196 653 951 953 
Mary 910 

Rebecca Appleton 613 623 
636 953 
CAMP Stephen H. Rev. 295 
CAMPBELL Amy Estella 754 
Louisa E. 566 
Lucy 394 818 
Lucy (Emery) 744 
CAPRON Curtis 886 

Emeline (Thatcher) 886 
Jennie A. 886 
CAREY Gary 

Alice Emma 729 

Bessie Lucile 743 

Eliza 537 

Emma T. (Perry) 354 729 763 

856 
George 941 
Harriet (Olcott) 729 
Herbert Willard 729 
Hiram Abiff 254 584 645 704 

729 762 
Idella M. (Fiske) 254 674 729 

762 
Julia A. (Robbe) 729 882 
Mabel Jane 253 729 763 
Melissa (Wight) 941 
Rosa Julia 729 
Samuel 729 953 
Willard Olcott 354 729 763 

856 882 
Willis Herbert 729 
CARKIN Frederick 665 
CARLETON Carlton 
— Widow 603 
Calvin 657 949 953 
Eunice 765 
Lucy D. 328 
Luther 677 658 777 
Martha 829 
Prentiss W. 950 
Rebecca (Worsley) 657 949 
Roxana 777 941 
Stephen 953 
Walter 953 
Walter A. 950 
CARLEY Carly — 951 
Elijah 629 953 
Emma (Pratt) 873 
Jabez 873 
Kezia (Perry) 852 
William 852 
Carlton see Carleton 
CARPENTER Beatrice 747 
Caleb 946 
Eva L. 860 
Ezekiel 132 133 136 
Ezra 132 133 136 
John B. 860 
Lewis 667 
Lucy (Dupree) 860 
Mabel Luella 843 
Mira H. (Willard) 946 



INDEX OF PERSONS 



969 



CARR Clarence E. 487 

Edgar L. 487 
CARRAVAN James 737 

Nancy (Corey) 737 
CARROLL Chloe 838 

P'oley ill 

Mary 809 
CARTER Betsey 251 826 

Betsey (Twitchell) 920 

Daniel 753 

David Dr. 67 354 598 633 642 
920 

Edward L. 831 

Eliza 251 598 920 

Emma F. 712 

Esther 831 

Flora A. (Mason) 831 

Herbert E. 938 

Ira Rev. 339 

James Otis 831 

John 642 

Jonathan 953 

Mason CoUyer 831 

Mehitable B. (Otis) 831 

Nancy A. (Fairbanks) 753 

Nancy A. (Wheeler) 938 

Oliver 255 953 

Rachel 831 

Solon A. Col. 217 
CARTOUCHE Catruch 

Marius (Maurice) 207 
Cary see. Carey 
CASE Lewis C. 641 
CASWELL Hannah (Brigham) 
696 

Henry James 753 

Ira 696 

Louisa Florence 753 776 

Nathan 696 

Rosetta I. (Haseltine) 753 

Syrene (Adams) 696 
CATE Asa P. 486 
CATLIN Arnold Wells 635 

Charles Taylor 295 

Daniel 613 648 

Daniel K. 551 581 613 648 

Esther Hooker Trowbridge 
729 

Hannah T (Priestly) 297 729 

Hasket Derby Rev. 254 275 
276 295-297 303 521 522 
633 729 

Joseph Priestly 297 729 

Lucy A. (Derby) 295 

Lucy Helen 297 729 
CATON Louisa Rebecca 817 
Catruch see Cartouche 
CAUSTIC — Dr. 52 
CAVENDER James 871 953 

Rachel 327 

Rachel B. 871 
CAYVAN Georgia 306 
CENTER George W. 500 
CHADWICK Benjamin 226 

Hannah (Twitchell) 928 

Hephzibah J. (Fairbanks) 752 

William S. 752 
CHAFFEE Lilla Adell 875 
CHAMBERLAIN Chamblen 

Anna (Marshall) 355 450 631 
730 817 

Asa 888 

Austin E. 886 

Clarissa 730 783 

Cyrus 28 246 251 271 275 
474-477 484 499 500 535 
643 544 546 586 587 645 
730 783 822 953 

Elvira 730 

Elvira E. 350 450 730 

Granville M. 355 730 

Hannah 365 390 730 804 
887 

Hannah (Adams) 730 

James 160 170 173 175 232 
245 355 390 450 686 587 



631 633 645 730 804 817 

James Capt. 354 355 569 730 

Julia 251 730 

Julia (Mason) 730 822 

Levi 486 

Lucy 730 

Maro Johnson 199 450 730 

Mary 706 

Mary Fisk 730 

Mary I. (Russell) 886 

Polly 730 804 

Polly (Russell) 888 
CHANDLER — Rev. 250 

George W. 450 953 

Hannah C. 450 

James 175 

Jane M. 784 860 878 

Joshua 250 
CHAPIN J. P. Rev. 337 

Mary J. (Irish) 694 

William Henry 694 
CHAPLIN Betsey Philbrick 914 

Hannah 914 940 

Micah 914 
CHAPMAN AdelaideA. (Grant) 
874 

Calvin 953 

Charles H. 199 

Emma B. 638 

Esther (Marshall) 731 817 

George Dr. 875 

Harriet Eliza 874 

Harry Lothrop 874 

Ida Frances 875 

J. G. Mrs. 613 

Jane (Ross) 875 

Zadock 267 476 642 731 817 
953 
CHASE— Rev. Dr. 840 

Ada F. 786 

Eleanor 840 

Emma Gertrude 872 

Flora A. (Fairbanks) 872 

Isaac 845 

Lucy Melinda 732 

Marshall Dean 872 

Nancy 794 

Sarah 794 845 

Sarah Bond 845 
CHEESEBOROUGH Margaret 

691 
CHENEY Chenery Cheny 

Abigail 731 

Betty 951 

Charles 655 

Edna D. (Smith) 814 

Edward 160 233 652 731 953 

Emily 810 

Frank Woodbridge 810 

Isaac 840 

Knight 814 

Mary (Bushnell) 810 

Person C. 487 

Sarah 161 699 840 
CHESLEY Edwin Ellsworth 700 

Henry Allison 700 

Nellie H. (Allison) 700 

Walcott Ellsworth 700 
CHILD Childs 

Alfred 731 

Alfred Henry Dr. 6 178 187 
303 483 522 551 601 634 
643 675 732 

Alice J. (Corbett) 828 

Ann 731 

Annie E. 674 

Annie Fidelia 828 

Artemas 355 518 651 731 740 
953 

Artemas J. 731 

Arthur E. 667 

Elizabeth F. Dennett 731 

Elizabeth Lusk 732 

Emeline 731 

Harold 828 



Harriet 251 355 450 632 737 

Harriet C. (Lusk) 731 

Harriet E. (Mason) 828 

Harry Emery 828 

Henry D. 731 

Henry Everett 732 

Henry Seymour 731 732 

Herbert Leslie 633 731 

Horace A. 731 

Jane R. 355 632 731 

John L. 355 731 

Leander W. 355 731 

Levi L. 731 

Lucretia 731 

Lucy 355 731 

Lucy A. (Eastman) 732 

Lucy E. (Grout) 731 732 

Lucy (Keyes) 731 740 

Mary 731 740 

Mary E. (Greene) 732 

Mary (Sheldon) 828 

Mason Samuel 828 

Nancy Dollofif 731 

Philip M. 682 

Ralph Davis 646 732 

Sally 251 355 731 

Samuel 828 

Susanna 907 
CHINNAY Delia 917 
CHRISTENSEN Annie Wales 
866 

Katherine W. (Stratton) 866 

Niels 866 
CHRISTIE Mary (Hutton) 934 

Mary Kendrick 934 

Thomas Kendrick 934 
CHURCH Daniel 907 

Prudence (Stone) 907 
CHURCHILL Margaret (Gil- 
chrest) (Greenwood) 770 
780 

Thomas 770 780 

Winston 487 612 
CILLEY Joseph Col. 174 176 186 
CLAFLIN McLafflin 

Cornelius 847 

Sarah 847 

Sumner F. 487 
CLARK Clarke 

— Capt. 922 

Adaline 733 

Adaline Augusta 733 

Albert 640 

Andrew Jackson 733 

Anna Isidore 703 

Benjamin 819 

Betsey (Morse) 839 

Betty (Mason) 819 

Calista (Brown) 772 

Charles Elmer 733 

Charles L. 626 630 

Clara Cutter 733 

Clarissa Caroline 734 

Clarissa (Cutter) 733 

David J. 542 

Edmund 772 

Edmund B. 626 

Edward 703 

Elizabeth 358 923 

Elvira 252 733 

Elvira Missouri 733 

Emeline Duncan 733 

Emily Adams 733 

Emma 733 

Ermina Demerry 733 

Etta May 693 

Eugene 733 

Eunice (Taylor) 732 

Fannie D. 607 613 637 

Flora (Davis) 703 

Francis Marion 733 

Frank Appleton 734 

Frank G. Hon. 620 

Galen 733 953 

Galen Alonzo 733 

George 666 



970 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



CLARK George Faber Rev. 42 
71 252 288 525 533 572 612 
733 953 

Gertrude Ellen 860 

Grenville 682 

Grenville Mrs. 105 

Harriet Emery 734 

Harriet Fairfax 892 

John 265 267 653 839 

John W. 953 

John Wheeler 839 

Jonas 544 572 573 631 648 
732 922-924 953 

Joseph 732 

Joseph Locke 733 

Laura M. (Bates) 860 

Leander 733 798 953 

Margaret 863 

Maria 733 

Mary 572 742 

Mary A. (Jones) 733 798 

Mary Ann 733 

Mary E. (Morse) 734 842 

Mary Lewis 733 

Mary (Twitchell) 733 924 

Matilda H. (Cooper) 693 

Melzar Wentworth 733-953 

Peter 265 

Rachel 732 

Rebecca 175 716 

Rebecca McCoy 733 

Robert Romney 860 

Sabrina H. (Lincoln) 733 

Sal ma Martin 733 

Samuel 732 

Samuel Fulton Rev. 41 64 229 
281 286 287 533 572 612 
734 842 953 

Sarah 951 

Sarah Adams 733 

Sarah Ann 733 

Sarah (Locke) 732 
Solon McCoy 733 
Stillman Rev. 542 

William 732 951 

William Hon. 733 953 

William C. 693 

William F. 733 
CLARY Abigail (Morse) 837 
Betsey 951 

Daniel 755 837 951 953 
John 837 

Persis (Morse) 837 951 
CLAY Henry 91 
Cleaveland see Cleveland 
CLEMENT Clemens Clemens 

590 

Abby Melissa 807 
Aramenta G. 737 
D. 590 

Florence Howard 842 
George 843 
Mary 843 
Rachel L. 768 
Samuel L. 612 625 
CLEVELAND Cleaveland 
Charles A. 450 
Charles M. 450 953 
Charles W. 578 649 
Nancv G. 450 
CLIFFORD Abbv Dodge 866 
CLOUGH Fred. M. 618 
John 888 
John Rev. 339 
Mary L. (Sanders) 888 
CLOUTIER Pierre 631 
CLUKAY Albert 734 
Annie (Murphy) 734 
Bertram Clifton 734 
Charles Ernest 734 
Charles Patrick 677 734 
Clifton Patrick 642 734 
Francis 734 

Frank Edward 644 734 
George Almon 634 642 644 
735 



Gertrude Donovan 734 
Hannah B. (Davison) 734 
Harry Frank 734 

James William 734 

Josephine Adelle 723 734 749 

Louisa (Bushnell) 734 
Maria A. (Roberts) 734 

Mary A. (Boutwell) 627 723 
734 749 

Mary Lilian 734 

Maude E. (Bell) 735 

Patrick 627 723 734 749 
CLYDE Harriet G. 861 

Harriet R. (Pierce) 861 

Susanna (Whittemore) 861 

William 861 
COBB Abigail 161 333 735 

Alice 747 

Augustus Smith 747 

Beatrice 747 

Beatrice Candler 747 

Beatrice Carpenter 747 

Betty 161 

Boughton 747 

Calvin 953 

Candler 747 

Carolyn S. Postlethwaite 
747 

Catharine 162 355 735 

Charles 355 618 735 

Christine Converse 747 

Clarissa 83 

Cleveland 747 

David P. 953 

David Perry 162 735 

Ebenezer 160 161 333 555 660 
735 953 

Ednah B. 735 

Eliot 747 

Elizabeth Almy 747 

Emerson 748 

Emma Candler 747 

Emma M. (Smith) 747 

Emma May 747 

Florence 747 

Florence Candler 747 

Hannah 735 

Hannah (Yeardly) 735 950 

Henry Ives 747 

Hildegarde Boughton 747 
Huldah (Bond) 721 735 
Ithamer (Ithamar) 162 735 

953 
Jean 747 

John Candler Hon. 747 
Joseph 735 950 953 
Josiah 735 
Katharine 735 
Leonore 747 
Leonore (Smith) 747 
Lydia 162 735 
Margaret Barron 747 
Margaret Victoria 747 
Mary L. (King) 747 
Olive 735 
Priscilla 747 
Russell 748 
Sarah 735 

Seth 162 333 355 651 721 735 
Sidney 747 
Simeon 162 735 953 
Stanley Dr. 747 
Timothy 735 
COBLEIGH Deborah 841 907 
Deborah Harris 903 
John 841 903 
Mary (Stanford) 903 
Mary (Wilder) 841 
Polly 903 
COBURN Achsah Jane 936 
Jonathan 936 
Mary A. (Fish) 936 
COCHRAN Clark C. 327 450 
592 654 735 739 
Emma Louisa 809 
Harriet Maria 809 



James 160 589 630 632 735 

953 
James I. 450 736 
Jane 735 
John C. 450 736 
John M. 735 953 
Mary (Carroll) 809 
Mary Celestia 450 736 
Rebecca (Crombie) 327 450 

735 739 
Robert 809 
William 735 
COE Sarah W. 658 664 
COGSWELL Coggswell 
Alice E. (Carey) 729 
Elmira 355 641 
Frances D. 758 
James B. 758 
Lucas 758 

Lucy C. 356 604 622 
Mary (Fisk) 758 
Milton A. 855 
Nathan F. 619 729 
Rufus 199 219 355 663 
Stephen 355 366 604 622 
Thomas 487 
William 758 
William F. 758 
COIN Michael 452 
COLBURN Alice E. (Snow) 899 
David Morse 899 
David William 899 
Emily 785 
Esther 852 
Joseph 657 
Lucy 785 907 932 
Mary 757 
Mehetabel 793 898 
William Snow 899 
COLBY Anthony 486 
COLE John H. 747 
Lucy M. (Smith) 747 
Lucy May 747 
Coleman see Col man 
COLGRAVE Adelia 845 
Nathan 845 
Olive Tracy 845 
Coller see Collier 
Collester see Collister 
COLLIER Coller CoUyer 

Robert Rev. 292 304 638 540 

541 612 
Uriah 160 
COLLINS Elmira J. (Flint) 764 
Emily 849 
Jairus 764 
Martha 943 
William L. B. Rev. 341 
COLLISTER Collester 
Charles 831 
Clinton Henry 872 
Ebenezer Belknap 771 953 
Eleanor McKee Munroe 872 
George O. 668 
Henry Maro 619 872 
Laura K. 454 
Lucy Ann 831 
Lucy (Temple) 872 
Lucy (White) 831 
Maro 872 
Osgood 265 
Rebecca (Gleason) 771 
Roansa S. (Powers) 872 
CoUver see Collier 
COLMAN Coleman 
Arvilla 808 
Ebenezer Rev. 310 
Joseph Woodman 808 
Mary F. (Goodwin) 808 
COLONY Alfred 736 

Alfred Taylor 212 213 665 

736 
Edward 736 
Emeline (Joslin) 750 
Fanny (Hawkins) 736 
Frank H. 736 



INDEX OF PERSONS 



971 



Frederick 736 
George H. 636 
Hannah (Taylor) 736 
Harry Hawkins 736 
Henry 665 736 
Horatio Hon. 750 
James 736 
Josiah 237 574 736 
Lawrence Dana 237 736 
Mary 736 

Mary L. (Hay ward) 736 
Combs see Coombs 
COMSTOCK George Henry 872 
Mary E. (Robinson) 872 
Mary V. (Powers) 872 
Viola Emma 872 
CONANT Anna W. (Mead) 736 

Benjamin 736 

George W. 588 608 

Henry 736 

John 542 

Levi 594 632 633 730 953 

Marcella 688 

Sherman 736 
CONLEY Connelly 

Abbie M. 876 

John 887 

John F. 876 

Mary E. (McQuade) 887 
CONOR Connor 

Margaret 649 

Ruth Marion 872 
CONRAD William O. Rev. 341 

342 
CONVERSE Christine 747 

Luther 953 
CONWAY John 651 

John F. 651 
CONWELL John G. 808 

Katharine T. 808 

Lucinda V. (Learned) 808 

Virginia H. 808 
COOK Cooke 

544 

Anne 851 

Benaiah 544 790 

Benjamin Capt. 745 

Delia 857 

Edward 356 953 

Elvira (Stanley) 904 

Elvira W. 356 

Emma Augusta 854 

George Willis Rev. 254 300 
301 633 

Harriet Alberta 713 

John March 854 

Lemuel 904 

Margaret A. Stanley 356 

Matilda Hubbard 701 

Rebecca (Harrington) 790 

William H. 953 
COOLIDGE Abraham 756 

Anna L. (Cabot) 728 

Blanche L. (Dodge) 737 

David 880 

David H. 648 

Dora M. (Sargent) 328 737 

Dorcas 756 

Dorothy (Stearns) 880 

Francis 908 

George Warner 737 

Hannah (Russell) 908 

Henry Albert Rev. 325 341 
342 522 644 737 

Joel 908 

John Wesley Rev. 737 

Joseph Randolph 729 

Julia 729 

Mahala (Stone) 908 

Martha (Ware) 908 

Mary 906 

May Louisa 737 

Nancy (Merriam) 737 

Nellie C. (Goodhue) 737 

Paulina 737 

Rebecca 908 



Rhoda 768 880 
Samuel 908 
Sarah 840 
COOLUM Peter 213 
COOMBS Combs 
Albert Milton 945 
John 132 133 136 
Nellie Morse 945 
Sarah E. (Vaughan) 945 
COOPER Matilda Hammond 
693 
Warren Rev. 335 336 519 520 
522 663 953 
COPLEY Henry 629 
CORBETT Alice J. 828 
COREY — Mr. 587 
Albert C. 738 
Albert L. 450 738 953 
Albert S. 895 
Amanda C. 356 563 737 
Benjamin H. 356 738 
Betsey Winship 737 
Charles 181 182 356 450 526 

533 654 667 737 741 
Charles G. 737 
Clara A. 801 
David 737 953 
Eliza 356 450 
Eliza (Derby) 737 741 
Eliza Jane 450 737 
Elizabeth T. 450 738 
Elizabeth (Vandegrift) 738 
Ella 738 
Ellen P. 356 
Ellen (Piper) 738 864 
Elvira Maria 450 737 
George E. Rev. 341 342 
Hannah (Learned) 356 450 

505 628 738 807 
Idella M. (Fiske) 553 
James Munroe 737 
Jesse 737 
John C. 737 

John Wilson 738 772 798 953 
Lucy 445 788 
Luther 737 
Lydia E. 738 

Lydia (Hinds) 356 738 795 
Lydia M. (Gleason) 738 772 

798 
Maro V. 738 953 
Martha Woods 450 737 
Mary 770 
Mary Abbie 798 
Melinda 738 
Michael 213 
Milan 450 737 

Moses 55 356 450 476 477 498 
618 622 624 625 628 737 
738 795 807 
Nancy 737 
Polly 715 
Rebecca 737 
Rebecca H. 738 
Rebecca T. 356 738 
Sarah 737 

Sarah C. (Smith) 895 
Silas P. 738 

Stephen 618 737 738 953 
Thomas S. 356 570 738 865 

953 
Tryphena Wilder 737 
Webster 356 450 563 737 
Willard 737 
CORLISS— Mr. 357 

— Mrs. 357 
CORNELL Amy A. 746 
Caroline C. (Eliot) 746 
Edith 746 
George Hon. 746 
Malvina H. (Lamson) 746 
Robert Clifford 746 
CORSER Tamson 901 
CORSON Lucretia (Butler) 932 
Richard 932 
Sarah Elizabeth 932 



Cota See Cotter 
COXfiE Flemaine 852 
COTTER Cota 

Ardell Mason 827 

Daniel 827 

Daniel J. Rev. 332 463 

George William 827 

Jessie H. (Mason) 827 

Margaret (White) 827 

Norman Daniel Maj. 681 827 
COTTON Elliot 655 
COULTER Forrester 682 
COUSENS Cozens Cozzins 

Abigail Wilkinson 902 

Abraham 902 

Ruth 874 902 

Sarah 928 
COY William H. 199 
Cozens see Cousens 
CRAFTS Craft 

Esther 839 

Esther (Sartwell) 839 

Hannah Reed 890 

John 839 
CRAGIN Craigin 

Asenath (Greenwood) 779 

Charles 779 

Charles O. 200 450 

Christiana (Burns) 357 450 
723 727 

Elizabeth 854 

Emeline A. 450 

Emma 357 450 

Fanny 884 

Francis M. 449 

George A. Dr. 646 

George W. 450 

Henry A. 357 

John 226 

Julia 253 

Julia A. 450 

Louisa T. 357 646 

Madia 306 

Maria J. 723 

Mary E. 450 

Merinda 779 

Moses 357 450 634 642 723 
727 
CRAIG Ethel M. (Messer) 329 
553 738 

Guy Alfred 329 622 738 

Harold Richard 738 

Parker Barlett 738 

Rosilla E. (Bartlett) 738 
Craigin see Cragin 
CRAM Harriet 757 
CRANE Ebenezer 888 

Rebecca (Russell) 888 
CRANSTON James S. Rev. 337 
CRAWFORD zVngeline 909 

Joseph 909 

Mary (Whitney) 909 
CREHORE John D. 525 
CROCKER Lucy 906 
CROMARLL Elizabeth 805 

John 805 

Lucy (Lawrence) 805 
CROMBIE Abel Wilder 739 953 

Betsey G. 357 739 

Betsey (Wilder) 327 357 358 
450 724 736 738 941 

Daphne A. Stanley 357 

George U. 357 

Hannah 357 739 

Harriet E. 353 724 739 

Ira 641 738 953 

James 739 928 953 

John 258 358 475 507 518 570 
592 654 724 736 738 739 
941 953 

John Capt. 357 

Louisa (Morse) 739 842 

Lucy 327 

Lucy Wilder 738 

Mary 941 

Mary J. 739 



972 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



CROMBIE Moses 739 842 953 

Rebecca 735 739 

Thaddeus Morse 739 
CROSBY Anna 951 

Benjamin 655 

Benjamin W. 655 

Betsey 733 

Elizabeth Gould 866 

Jaazaniah Rev. iH9 

Josiah D. Rev. 312 

Othni 951 953 

Susanna D. 951 
CROSS 942 

Achsah (Morse) (Cuthbert) 
839 

Daniel 839 

Deborah (Wilder) 942 

Jesse 9'"23 

Lvdia (Twitchell) 923 
CROSSETT Julia Ann 949 
CROSSFIELD Arvilla 927 

Rebecca 949 

Roswell 953 
GROSSMAN C. S. 265 
GROUSE George E. Rev. 338 

341 342 
CROWE Edward B. 618 

John H. 618 

John T. 550 
CROWLEY Johannah 817 
CROWNINSmELD Caspar 
Gen. 358 501 607 609 647 
648 

Elizabeth Clark 330 358 647 

Frederic 330 

Harriet 647 
CROZIER Abigail 828 
CUDWORTH Amity 901 
CULLINAN James 849 

Margaret A. (Kirby) 849 

Margaret May 849 
CULVER Betsey Hovey 944 

Fanny (Hovev) 894 944 

Lyman Rev. 336 501 657 894 
944 

Sarepta Sophronia 443 894 
CUMMINGS Archelaus Lt. 885 

Betsey (Morse) 845 

Charles 953 

Charles Rev. 336 

Ephraim 953 

Hepzibah (Mason) 822 

James 845 

John 931 

Jonathan 132 133 137 

Joshua 953 

Mary (Wait) 931 

Nabby 870 

Paul 845 

Philip 822 953 

Rachel (Rowell) 885 

Sarah (Morse) 845 

William 132 133 136 
CUNNINGHAM Isaac Newton 
500 

James 211 
GURRAN Bridget Lurella 743 

Mary 720 
Currie aee Currv 
CURRIER Martha A. 450 738 

Moody 487 

Rebecca H. (Corey) 450 738 

Susan 657 

William G. 450 737 953 

William S. 450 738 
GURRY Currie 

Alice Manervia 915 
CUSHMAN George F. 630 
CUTHBERT Achsah (Morse) 
8.39 

Benjamin 839 

Harriet (Cram) 757 

Margaret M. 757 

Robert 757 
CUTLER C. Rev. 269 542 

Catherine Worcester 866 



George B. Rev. 323 644 

Harriet (Estabrook) (Weld) 
832 

Myron Lewis Rev. 302 

Nathan Cutler Hon. 832 
GUTTER — Dr. 530 

— Mr. 265 

Abel 767 

Benjamin 871 

Betsey (Crosby) 733 

Clarissa 733 

Dorothy (Rowell) 885 

Eliza 767 

Eveline R. 756 

Isabella Valeria 751 

John 733 

Jonas 751 

Lydia V. (Evleth) 751 

Mortimer Evleth 751 

Rachel 871 882 

Rebecca 855 

Sally Maria 891 

Solomon 885 
CUTTING — Mr. 29 

DABNEY — Mr. 269 
DALTON Elizabeth (Byrne) 
728 

Mary Frances 728 

Thomas 728 
DAMON Georgiana H. 862 

Jacob 659 
DANA— Dr. 102 

Charles E. 612 
DANIELS Edwin T. 662 

George 211 

Polly (Dudley) 806 
DARICOTT Darracot Darra- 
cott 

Betsey Maria 253 450 704 739 

Julia (Johnson) 358 450 701 
739 

Julia Rosetta 450 739 

Sarah Jane 252 450 701 739 
937 

William 253 262 358 450 505 
630 641 701 739 
DARLING Benjamin 593 704 
953 

Benjamin Pierce 450 739 

Fanny (Ames) 704 

James 453 739 

James A. 200 

John 450 

Jonathan Emery 739 

Josiah M. 210 450 625 739 

Luther 127 358 450 563 625 
739 804 

Lydia 450 

Lydia Ann 450 739 804 938 

Lydia L. (Knight) 358 739 804 

Mary 889 

Mary Jane 450 739 

Mehetable A. 450 739 

Susan Almeda 358 739 

Susan Maria 450 739 
Darracot see Daricott 
Darracott see Daricott 
DAVENPORT Abigail Fitch 
725 

Lot 953 
DAVIDSON Davison 

Betsey (Pike) (Pierce) 859 

Grace Edith 711 

Hannah B. 734 

Harriet P. (Shepard) 845 

Isabella (Mitchel) 705 711 

Jean Bremner 705 

John 734 

Joseph 705 711 

Margaret C. (Johnson) 734 

Mary (Childs) 251 359 450 
731 740 

Samuel 251 358 359 450 544 
681 589 623 632 731 740 

Thomas 699 859 



DAVIS 



590 



— Capt. 862 

Abigail 450 

Abigail (Learned) 327 806 

Ann Louisa 252 450 740 

Annie 327 

Annis Lovcll 359 450 740 

Barzillai 803 953 

Benjamin H. 905 

Betsey 327 877 

Betsey (Jones) 450 740 797 

Charles 837 

Cyrus 706 

Daniel 740 953 

David 951 

Dorothy L. 450 

Eliza 740 

Eliza J. 450 

Eliza (Knowlton) 803 

Elizabeth A. 702 

Elizabeth Turner 740 

Eva Meritta 328 

Flora 703 

F"rank A. 450 

Frank H. 937 

George S. 359 450 740 

George W. 595 

Hannah 740 

Hepsibah 861 

Huldah (Bond) (Cobb) 721 

Inez M. (Kibbe) 905 

Isaac Capt. 187 

James 953 

John 639 

Jonas 239 450 667 806 

Jonas Mrs. 234 

Joseph 740 953 

Lorenzo 450 618 740 

Louisa Royce 358 359 740 

Lucy 740 939 

Lydia 947 

Martha Hadley 740 

Mary (Appleton) 706 

Mary E. Prescott 740 

Mary W. 450 

Matthew 656 939 

Milan E. 909 

Miles 742 

Nancy E. (Stone) (Dunklee) 
909 

Peter 358 359 450 618 740 

Rebecca H. (Morse) 836 

Richard 953 

Ruth 359 740 

Sally 951 

Samuel 740 

Sarah 740 781 

Silas 953 

Solomon 594 953 

Stephen 651 721 

Susan A. (Woodbury) 742 

Svlvia A. (Weston) 937 

Thomas 207 

Van Ness 450 668 

William 359 450 477 627 632 
651 658 731 739 740 797 
Davison see Davidson 
DAWES Emily 663 
DAWSON Agnes W. (Learned) 
810 

Percy Millard Dr. 810 
DAY John William Rev. 304 
DEAN Augusta (Kendall) 800 

Benjamin W. 624 625 

Edward 625 

George E. 800 
DEARBORN Benjamin 450 760 

Henry Capt. 185-187 

John Langdon 814 

Lucy (Fiske) (Matthews) 327 

450 643 760 
Sarah A. (Smith) 814 
DEASY Johannah (Crowley) 
817 
John 817 
Mary Agnes 817 



INDEX OF PERSONS 



973 



DEATH Abigail 777 779 883 
9«7 
Benoni 146 151 159 953 
Hephzibah 689 883 
DEBLOIS — Mr. 293 329 
S. G. Mr. and Mrs. 606 
Stephen 501 
DECATUR Stephen 91 
DEMANCHE Albert 682 
DEMERITT Abby Finette 919 

James 654 
DEMERRY Ezekiel 953 
DENNETT Elizabeth F. 731 
DENNIS Sarah 755 
DERBY Alice Greenwood 742 
Betsey Jane 741 939 
Betsey (Knowlton) 360 741 

802 807 939 
Dexter 37 262 280 859 451 
478 480 481 502 506 508 
519 604 619 741 865 
Dorothy C. 443 450 
Dorothy Frances 742 
Ebenezer 741 
Eliza 737 741 
Eliza R. 451 
Elizabeth (Wright) 740 
Elvira 391 693 741 807 
Emily 254 
Emily Elizabeth 461 521 532 

638 541 643 741 
Eunice H. (Ransom) 741 
Florence Harlow 742 
Frances G. (Janney) 742 
Franklin 369 360 562 741 
Hannah 451 
Hannah A. 443 451 
Harriet M. 443 
James 621 667 
Jane 930 
John 741 872 
Julia G. (Piper) 359 451 633 

643 741 865 
Lois 741 
Lois (Twitchell) 360 737 741 

921 
Lucy 741 774 
Lucy A. 450 
Lucy Ann 295 
Lucy (Brewer) 872 
Margaret E. (Leonard) 742 

815 
Mary Ann 741 
Mary (Fitch) 443 906 
Milan Monroe 443 663 906 
Milo 963 

Minnie Idella 906 
Nathan M. 200 219 443 460 

664 
Rebecca 562 872 877 
Roger S. 200 443 451 664 667 
Ruth (Perry) 360 741 856 
Samuel 163 177 360 619 737 
740 741 774 802 807 866 
921 939 
Samuel Carroll Prof, vi xvii 
173-175 177 179 182 191- 
193 212 214 451 532 533 
711 741 815 
Sherman 200 442 443 450 498 

505 662 667 
Susanna 360 741 
Tarbox 741 
Thomas 872 
Thomas T. 740 
Walter Janney 742 
Webster 360 741 
William S. 443 
DE ROCHER James 104 105 
DEROSIER Forrest 879 
Jennie May 879 
Wilhelmina (Leveque) 879 
DE SHOE Emma I. 762 
DESLER Harriet (Ream) 948 
Kittie 948 
Levi 948 



DfiSPRfiS Agnes Alphonsine 
919 
Joseph 919 
Marie A. (Kiel) 919 
Pierre 622 
DEXTER Julia 359 
DICKERMAN Lysander Rev. 

324 
DICKINSON J. Capt. 250 
Sarah (Greenwood) 781 
William 781 
DILLINGHAM Pitt Rev. 668 

Thomas M. Dr. 183 668 
DION Dione 

Ainiee Joseph 682 742 

Alfred Henri 742 

Anne Louise 742 

Caroline (Racine) 742 

Georgiana 742 

Henry (Henri Honore) 650 

742 
Lydie (Loiselle) (Du Buque) 

742 
Marie Rose 742 
Odilon 742 
DINSMOOR Samuel 485 486 

544 951 
DIX — Rev. 231 
DIXON Benjamin A. Rev. 341 
Catherine 587 811 
Eliza 885 
John 640 953 
DOBSON R. A. 638 
DODGE Blanche Louise 737 
Clarissa 884 

Edward Blanchard 737 919 
Emma Thorndike 729 856 
Evelyn Floretta 919 
Harriet N. 881 
John 850 881 
John G. 626 
Jonathan 595 621 963 
Laura J. (Woods) 737 919 
Lydia 293 306 825 
Lydia C. 646 
Mehitable 933 
Nancy (Pain) 860 
Thomas 856 
DOE Rhoda 383 790 
DOLE Benjamin 953 
DOLLOFF Nancy 731 
DOMETT Joseph W. 643 
DONOVAN Charles D. 626 

Gertrude 734 
DOOLITTLE Ephraim Col. 181 

182 186 189 
DORING Fred W. 626 
DORRANCE Ellen Richmond 

865 
DORT Ada S. (Mason) 830 
Clarence 830 
Eliphalet 953 
William 830 
William T. 830 
DOTEY Hattie A. 360 

Henry E. 360 
DOUGHERTY Lucy S. (Hill) 
794 
William D. 794 
DOUGLAS Alexander 724 
Lydia (Treby) 724 
Nancy 724 
DOW Elizabeth 253 814 
Jeremiah 814 
Lorenzo 339 
DOWNER Abraham 180 
DOWNING Abigail 839 882 

947 
DOWNS Abigail (Morgan) 846 

Elizabeth Jane 867 
DOYLE Edward J. 550 618 
John Joseph 626 742 
Joseph 550 
Mary (Clark) 742 
Mary Margaret 742 
Richard Stephen 565 



Robert 742 

Robert Woodbury 742 
Susan A. (Woodbury) 742 
Sylvester 200 618 
William Henry 742 
DRAKE Elizabeth 788 
Rhoda 869 
S. G. 101 
Tisdale 953 
DRAPER Ella Maria 878 910 
Lorenzo Rev. 339 
Nancy C. 771 932 
DRISCOLL Gertrude Porter 
871 
Hilda Porter 871 
Jane L. Fulton 871 
John 207 
John Edward 871 
Sidney Porter 871 
Susan E. (Porter) 871 
DROWNS Bertha 759 

Elizabeth A. (Butler) 769 
Jabez 759 
DRURY Abigail 934 

Catharine (Adamsl 695 
Joseph 146 159 651 953 
Moses 695 
Rachel 843 
Zedekiah 226 
DU BUQUE Alstide 742 
Dora Delphine 742 
Eva Marie 742 
Honore 742 

Josephine (Molier) 742 
Lena Rose 742 
Lydie (Loiselle) 742 
DUDLEY Carrie A. 887 
George E. 944 
Polly 806 

Samuel S. Rev. 339 887 951 
Sara F. (Willard) 944 
DUE Elliot 562 
Sylvester 457 
DUNBAR Elijah Rev. 16 26 27 
96 143 236 239 240 244 246 
250 422 764 936 
Sarah 935 
DUNCAN Rachel 706 
DUNCKLEE Dunckley Dun- 
klee 
Abel 632 662 951 963 
Charles Sylvester 909 
James 953 
Lilly Wright 951 
Mary A. (Stratton) 909 
Nancy E. (Stone) 909 
Ruth 961 
Sally 951 
Sukey 951 
Sylvester J. 909 
Thaddeus 629 963 
DUNLAP George H. Rev. 341 
DUNN Reuben A. 667 
DUNNELLS Richard 820 
Suza (Mason) 820 

DUPEK 568 

DUPREE Bessie L. (Carey) 748 
Earle James 743 
Francois (Frank) Joseph 626 

743 
Frank Edmund 743 
Lucy 860 
Mabel Louise 743 
Myrtle May 743 
Nellie E. (McCaffrey) 743 
Nelson 743 
DUPRIEZ — Madame 671 

— Prof. 671 
DUREN Asa 317 
DURFEE Samuel S. 634 648 

Thomas 682 
DURGIN George Edmund 866 
Henry Edmund 866 
Hollis Taggard 866 
Louise 850 
Sarah H. (Taggard) 866 



974 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



DUSTIN Hannah 940 

Moses Capt. 177 
D WELLE Albert 935 

Alice 935 

Charles 935 

George 935 

Mary 935 

Mary (Warren) 935 
DWIGHT Daniel A. 14^ 147 
606 613 637 

Daniel A. Mrs. 637 

Fannie 105 120 
DYER Annie F. 946 

Asenath 694 



EAGER Alice M. 623 
EAMES Ernes Emmes see also 

Ames 
Ada R. (Tenney) 834 
Alexander 31 163 187 196 266 

361 362 473 518 593 622 

660 750 751 817 917 926 
Anna 912 
Arthur Morse 834 
Beriah H. 362 750 
Beriah (Marshall) 361 362 

393 458 750 817 917 
Betsey 162 
Cynthia 362 750 

David 953 Khoda 795 

Ebenezer 162 511 622 651 750 Sarah Elizabeth 451 743 

953 Ward 791 



Lucy M. (Chase) 732 
Mary Louise 329 
Mary Weeks 253 
Richard Holt 691 
Sarah U. (Fuller) 691 

EATON 665 

Albin Jones Dr. 598 953 

Betsey 369 760 

Catharine 162 

Charles 874 

Elizabeth M. (Gilchrest) 771 

Esther 368 453 760 

Esther (Ware) 743 

Joseph 162 631 640 953 

Luther Pratt 410 446 451 658 

665 743 
Lydia 719 886 
Maria Stone 598 
Martha 718 

Martha J. (Burnham) 874 
Martha Jane 874 
Mary Rebecca 451 743 878 
Moses 446 451 604 658 667 

743 760 795 873 878 
Myron W. 771 
Rebecca 327 
Rebecca (Hayward) 791 
Rebecca (Pratt) 410 451 743 

873 878 
Rhoda 795 



953 
Elizabeth 162 362 750 
Emeline 426 750 917 
Esther T. 361 750 
Eunice 362 750 
James 473 474 628 750 751 

781 953 
John 751 
Julia 750 
Maria 750 751 
Mary 362 750 
Nancy 750 
Nathan 750 
Nelly 750 
Patty 750 
Persis 751 
Polly 750 
Ruth 750 751 
Samuel 146 151 362 622 750 

751 953 
Sarah 750 926 
Sarah Bates 750 
EARLE Earl Earls 

Dilley (Maynard) 833 
William 833 953 
EASTERBROOK Estabrook 
Esterbrook Esterbrooke 
Ann 833 
Aria 833 
Catherine 833 
Charles A. 526 
Delia 832 

Emily (Appleton) 706 
Harriet 832 
Judith (Nicholas) 832 
Kimball 833 
Maria 833 
Mary 832 
Robert 833 
Samuel 706 
Stearns 833 
Thomas 833 
Thomas Col. 832 
EASTLAND Charles E. 200 
EASTMAN Almira 903 
Benjamin F. 200 
Hubbard 732 
Ira A. 487 
Jennie 799 
John Sullivan 949 
Jonathan 903 
Julia Wilkinson 691 
Laura A. (Sargent) 329 949 
Lina Clara 949 
Lucy Anna 732 



EAVES Alice Emma 329 744 
Alton Clyde 835 
Amy Idella 744 
Anna Genevieve 329 744 
Bert Orlando 744 
Dick Robert 681 744 
Don Alton 682 744 
Eliza J. (Howard) 743 
Elmer Howard 553 743 835 
Emma (Farmer) 329 744 
Ernest Victor 744 
Esther M. Lampman 743 
Ethel L. Lindsey 743 
Eva Meritta 328 744 
Frank William 744 
Fred Ira 653 743 
George H. 625 
George Washington 127 642 

744 
Guy Arthur 682 744 
Hannah M. Willett 744 
Harland Don 744 
Ina Elizabeth 553 743 
Joseph 451 663 
Leila (Moore) 835 
Lewis D. 645 
Louis Clifton 744 
Lura Armina 743 
Mary (Farmer) 743 744 
Ralph Eldred 744 
Rebecca N. 451 
Robert 743 744 
Thomas Jefferson 595 625 628 
743 
EDDY Alice (Abbott) 884 
Benjamin 884 
Charles 884 
Hannah 884 
Jackson 656 
Lucy (Rollins) 884 
Ward 160 233 236 
Ward Dr. 597 655 953 
EDGERLY Martin V. B. 487 
EDSON Pollv 777 
EDWARDS Cecelia R. 713 

Mary 905 
EFFENDI Abbas 304 
ELDER Charles Brown Re 

D.D. 302 
ELIOT Elliot 

Abigail (Creole) 745 
Alice C. (Lewis) 754 
Amory Vivion 748 
Andrew 162 749 



Arthur Henry 749 

Arthur Montgomery Rev 

749 
Augustus Greele Dr. 746 748 
Caroline Cornelia 746 
Caroline Elise A. (Gossel) 748 
Caroline Skinner 748 
Daniel 48 92 95 533 745 746 

748 953 
David 162 360 361 473 654 

744 745 749 
Deborah (Bixby) 720 745 
Deborah Maria 745 
Elizabeth A. (Proctor) 748 
Emily A. Wheelock 745 
Emma 909 
Ernest PVank 748 
Gertrude Louisa 749 
Grace 748 
Hannah 745 749 
Hannah (Adams) 162 360 744 
Harry D. 677 754 
Henry Augustus 748 
Henry Bond Rev. 746 748 
Howard 638 671 
James Bixby 745 
Janet 670 672 
Jessie 748 

Joanna V. W. Holmes 748 
John 47 101 162 269 618 707 

720 744 745 749 888 953 
John Henry 217 745 
Louise May 748 
Lucy Ann 746 
Lucy (Emery) (Campbell) 

361 744 
Margaret J. Young 748 
Marion Elinor Viola 748 
Martha A. Skinner 748 
Mary Montgomery 749 
Maud M. Tilley 749 
Maud Stoutenburgh 748 
Miriam 162 749 
Priscilla Alden 748 
Rachel 162 749 
Sarah 749 
Van Cortlandt Stoutenburgh 

748 
Walter Graeme Hon. 748 
ELLIS— Mr. 250 
Anstis (Brooks) 724 
Belinda 753 
Charles Jesse 481 482 567 626 

724 
Elijah W. 326 953 
Gertrude C. 526 
Henry 566 

Lewis Joseph Edward 565 
Louisa E. 566 
Mercy (Stoddard) 361 724 
Obed 361 622 626 724 
T. Chauncy 954 
ELY Cornelia Culver 747 
EMERSON Belinda Kose 830 
847 
Daniel Capt. 132 133 136 

175 
Frances Louisa 784 935 
Hannah A. (Warren) 784 935 
Jennie C. 862 
Joan Lorinda 932 
Joseph 451 
Lucy 451 
Mary 721 882 
Mary Anna 938 
Ralph Waldo 301 
Richard 784 935 
Ruth (Ayres) 935 
EMERTON James 606 

James Mrs. 606 
EMERY Emory 
— Mr. 704 

Amos 160 161 257 362 466 
472 473 511 625 654 745 
749 853 953 
Andrews 871 



INDEX OF PERSONS 



975 



Cyrus 362 451 629 749 

Elvira (Mason) 361 451 749 
824 

Esther 749 853 897 

Eveline C. 818 

Frank R. 723 734 749 

Frederick 661 

Hannah (Eliot) 745 749 

Harriet 734 

Jonathan 362 363 451 625 
629 749 795 

Josephine A. (Clukay) 723 
734 749 

Levi 361 362 451 661 749 824 

Lucretia 161 362 749 853 

Lucy 362 744 749 

Lucy Hoar 749 

Lucy (Powers) 871 

Lydia 233 

Marian (Martin) 749 

Mary 351 

Polly 773 

R. B. 749 

Sarah 951 

Sibyl 351 717 

Sophronia 726 

Walter Burton 644 723 749 

William 351 
Emes see Eames 
EMMONS Joanna P. 839 
Emorv see Emery 
ENGLISH Asenath 765 
ERICSON Ericsson 

Ada Emilia 882 

Esther 762 

Frithiof Leopold 882 

Gustav Friderick 672 

Josephine (Johnson) 762 

Maria (Larsson) 882 
ERLANDSON Jane S. 728 
ERWIN Nancy 941 
Estabrook see Easterbrook 
Esterbrook see Easterbrook 
Esterbrooke see Easterbrook 
ESTEY B. Mrs. 588 608 

James 450 
EULAND Joshua 953 
EVANS Betsey 363 699 

Betsey (Carter) 826 

David 858 

Heman 363 699 778 823 

Lucy (Mason) 778 823 

Olive 858 

Rebecca 162 363 
EVELETH Evleth 

— Mr. 256 

Alvinza Lauriston 364 751 

Asahel 953 

Augusta 751 

Carlero Barnes 451 751 

Clayton Marett 451 751 

Eliza J. (Piper) 363 751 864 

Ellen A. (Gowing) 363 751 
774 

Emogene L. 280 619 

Everett Mansfield 363 751 
864 954 

George 953 

Oilman 751 953 

Henry G. 363 

Joab 197 363 562 620 751 773 

Joseph 37 40 253 262 363 364 
451 562 570 620 714 751 

Joseph Granville 363 751 774 
954 

Laura Pratt 751 

Lucy Emogene 451 751 

Lydia 363 751 

Lydia (Gowing) 751 773 

Lydia Valeria 451 751 

Sarah Lawrence 751 

Sarah Ravania 451 751 

Seba (Barnes) 253 364 451 
620 714 751 

Seba Ladora 451 751 

William 751 953 



EVERETT Ebenezer Rev. 309 

310 
Stevens 247 
EVERMANN Barton Warren 

106 
Evleth see Eveleth 

FAIRBANKS — Mr. 76 
— Mrs. 76 
Abby E. 753 
Abigail Hadlev 451 753 
Albert H. 451 753 
Amaziah 753 

Anna Clementine 753 930 
Asa 164 196 364 450 576 578 

621 659 660 689 751-753 

775 954 
Belinda (Ellis) 753 
Belle Lesley 753 776 
Benjamin 717 
Betsey 364 753 
Betsey Wilder 753 
Charles 954 
Charlotte E. Hunt 754 
Curtis Eugene 595 649 753 
Deborah 720 751-753 755 881 

919 921-923 930 940 954 
Eleanor C. (P^arnsworth) 753 

755 930 
Eleanor H. (Fairbanks) 753 
Eleazer Jr. 821 
Ella J. 753 
Ellen L. 451 753 
Elvira F. 753 
Flora Amanda 872 
Franklin 717 
George 843 
George W. 753 
George Willard 754 
Gertrude Mae 754 
Hannah (Bemis) 717 
Hephzibah 692 752 775 871 

942 
Hephzibah (Adams) 364 689 

751 
Hephzibah J. 752 
James Lloyd 754 
James W. 753 

Jane Harper 251 364 451 752 
Joseph 919 
Joseph Leander 649 650 753 

776 
Josephine C. 753 
Leon Allison 483 545 695 649 

763 
Levi 753 
Lewis 954 
Lorenzo 753 
Lorenzo A. 753 
Loretta 753 

Louisa F. (Caswell) 753 776 
Lucinda Pierce 763 
Luvia E. (Arnold) 754 
Lydia 903 
Lydia Searle 753 
Lyndes 754 
Madison 717 
Martha 821 836 
Martha (Bullard) 821 
Mary 843 
Mary A. Holt 753 
Mary S. 451 753 
Merrick G. 753 
Moses 251 364 451 504.621 

623 626 752 861 
Moses A. 451 626 753 
Nancy 926 
Nancy A. 753 
Nancy H. 753 
Patience (Wolfe) 754 
Polly Whitcomb 752 
Rachel (Drury) 843 
Robert Leander 753 
Sarah A. Ware 753 
Sarah Heniston 752 
Ward 717 



FAIRCHILD Laura (Stanley) 
904 

William 904 
FAIRCLOUGH Mabel V. (Wil- 
lard) 945 

William Thomas 945 
FAIRFIELD Harriet 765 

William 624 
FALCONER Robert Rev. 671 

673 
FALES Sarah E. 944 
FARLEY Alice C. (Lewis) (El- 
liot) 754 

Frank Bethuel 589 632 633 
754 

Jane R. (Knight) 754 

Lucius Pierce 754 

Samuel 132 133 136 

Stephen Rev. 247 
FARMER Emma 744 

Martha J. (Putnam) 364 744 

Mary 743 744 

William 364 695 625 744 
FARNHAM Farnum 

506 

Abigail (Babcock) (Kendall) 
365 755 799 829 

Adaliza 755 

Archelaus Kenny 756 

Betsey 710 755 941 

Charles L. 760 

Clara F. 756 

Clarissa 755 

Clarissa F. 451 

Eliza Gary 28 108 265 270 
495 537 538 541 613 645 
646 

Eliza Houghton 365 755 

Emily 755 

Enos 365 628 652 755 

Eveline R. Cutter 756 

Franklin 755 

Hannah 755 914 

Harry Emerson 864 

Heman 755 

Henry A. 200 451 756 

Horace Putnam Dr. 537 640 
610 646 

Huldah 756 

Inez M. 532 

John 160 561 662 756 954 

John J. 755 

John M. 451 

Joshua 160 196 233 365 512 
513 662 697 710 755 756 
798 799 829 914 954 

Louisa 765 829 

Lyman K. 326 652 756 954 

Martha S. 451 755 

Mary 755 798 

Mary W. (Brooks) 365 451 
724 755 

May B. (Perry) 854 

Millicent 755 

Polly (Borden) 233 365 697 
710 755 914 

Rhoda 755 

Rhoda Manning 755 

Roland 262 365 451 649 652 
724 755 756 

Ruby Eveline 327 

Sarah (Sally) 697 755 

Sarah J. 365 756 
FARNSWORTH Aaron 754 

Abby 900 

Abigail 766 

Asa P. 756 

Eleanor 755 

Eleanor C. 753 930 

Eliza 755 805 

Elizabeth (Robbe) 754 

Elvira Maria 451 755 875 

Elvira (Piper) 253 365 451 
642 755 863 876 930 

Emily Jane 451 755 930 

Francis F. 458 755 



976 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



FARNSWORTH James Maro 

364 755 
Jane 755 

John Merrill 451 755 
Julia Piper 451 755 875 
Parker 954 
Sally (Clary) (Nay) 451 618 

755 
Sarah 755 
Sarah Dennis 755 
Susan Mann 755 
Timothy 451 618 753-755 

954 
Walter Greenwood 364 755 
William Granville 365 451 

755 
William Johnson 253 364 365 

451 618 755 863 875 930 
Farnura see Farnham 
FARR E. D. 335 
FARRAR — Esq. 255 
Abigail (Stone) 756 
Anna 229 
Caroline 756 757 
Charles 756 
Clark 768 
Cynthia 756 
Deborah 869 

Deering 593 641 665 756 954 
Dorcas (Coolidge) 756 
Edmund W. 757 
Elizabeth 757 
Franklin 756 
Gardner V. 229 
George 228 

Harriet Kerchdale 757 
Humphrey 229 
James Dea. 317 
Joel Brooks 229 
Joseph Rev. 11-13 67 164 196 

220-232 254 271 491 635 

646 756 954 
Lavina (Warren) 756 
Luther 757 
Mabel Barnes 757 
Mary 228 229 
Minot 757 
Nancy 756 
Philinda 756 
Phinehas 620 756 
Polly 756 
Reuel 229 
Ruth 757 
Sally 229 

Sarah E. (Frost) 768 
Stephen 226 227 
Timothv 230 485 

FAR WELL 505 576 

Abbie Adams 772 

Addison 951 

Amanda 444 

Augusta 451 

Caroline 453 

Charles 451 

Charles C. 660 692 

Darius 502 506 667 

Electa 444 

Elizabeth (Townsend) 365 

757 917 
Eunice 444 
Frances 451 
Frank C. 659 660 
Frederick C. 663 
Hannah 162 
Harriet Gove 826 
Henry James 210 365 450 451 

581 659 757 786 917 
James A. 662 954 
John Henry 757 
John T. 200 451 
Josephine 451 
Lewis S. 659 660 
Lizzie Ida 365 757 
Lois 766 
Louis S. 501 
Lucinda (Scripture) 451 757 



Mary 451 692 

Mary A. (Hardy) 757 786 

Mary (.\dams) 772 

Polly (Tuel) 690 

Rebecca 690 

Sally B. 444 

Samuel 444 451 665 667 690 
692 757 772 826 951 954 

Submit 162 

Susannah 695 
FASSET Deborah (Sanger) 919 

Esther (Go wing) 774 

Perlev 774 
FAULKNER Herbert K. Dr. 
613 652 

Susannah 717 911 
FAXON Amos Lawrence 654 

John Lyman 654 
FAY Amasa C. Rev. 341 

f;iizabeth 908 

Ellen Maria 908 

Harriet F. 868 

Joel 327 

Martha L. 327 

Martha Sophronia 945 

Martha (Stone) 908 

Socrates 908 

Solomon 908 

Susan (Parmenter) 908 
FAYERWEATHER Charles H. 
868 

Ellen H. 868 

Harriet F. (Fay) 868 
FELCH — Miss 719 

Levi 639 

Lucv 932 
FELKER Samuel D. 487 
FELT Betsey 788 

Laurenza 825 

Pollv 716 
FELTON —— 575 

Abigail 877 
FENNER Benjamin S. 627 

Benjamin S. Mrs. 628 

James S. 628 
FENTON Andrew J. 365 
FERLINI Emmeline 746 
FERNALD Dennis Capt. 812 

Marian 812 

Sarah (Frost) 812 
FERRY Charles B. Rev. 288 

292 
FESSENDEN Benjamin 864 
FIELD Alice Perkins 876 

John Dea. 308 

Marshall Mrs. 613 636 

Tirzah 848 
FIFE Deliverance 397 833 

John 593 618 954 
FINNING F. J. Rev. 331 
FISH Maria E. (Burpee) 727 

Marv Ann 936 
FISHER Amos 808 

Annie W. 329 

Charles Pembroke 633 757 

Cynthia F. 757 916 

Dolly 757 

Dolores 757 

Dorothv (Dolly) 427 710 757 
840 863 916 928 

Elizabeth A. (Bemis) 717 

Emma C. (Scripture) 757 

Hannah (Hewins) 908 

Lucius A. 717 

Lvdia 366 458 603 757 

Lydia K. 365 916 

Lvdia (Stoddard) 808 

Margaret M. (Cuthbert) 757 

Oriseville Sarah 768 

Pollv 766 

Pollv (Stone) 908 

Rosina Elvira 808 

Ruth 757 

Samuel 164 265 365 603 628 
654 757 916 954 

Seth 908 



Sumner Pembroke 757 
Thomas 660 
FISK Fiske 

Abby M. (Jones) 143 344 366 

367 598 633 759 798 
Abby Warren 692 
Adams 951 
Albert Perley 368 694 633 762 

763 
Alice Emily 763 
Alice May 368 762 
Alice Wilson 758 785 
Amos 146 366 760 
Amos T. 758 

Arabella Sophia 451 760 896 
Asa 184 193 197 234 245 255 

262 366 451 518 619 643 

544 567 595 624 627 653 

758-760 809 852 876 
Asa H. 38 39 46 47 49 58-60 

64 77-80 95 184 253 262 

268 305 451 519 620 529 

667 570 627 760 764 876 
Asa P. 760 
Bertha (Drowns) 759 
Bertha May 763 
Betsey 251-253 645 758 764 
Betsey Eaton 369 760 
Betsey (Gleason) 758 772 
Carl Myron 763 
Caroline Priscilla 451 760 765 
Caroline (Ranstead) 253 451 

760 765 876 
Carroll Everett 368 762 
Charles 367 759 
Charles Merton 762 
Charles Parker 761 
Charles Ranstead 201 366 

367 451 480 505 627 645 

758 759 798 
Charles Wallace 210 212 368 

451 590 638 646 660 761 

762 
Clarence Leslie 369 762 
Clarence Warren 533 763 
Cvnthia (Mann) 366 451 759 

809 
Cynthia Maria 760 809 829 
Daniel 39 261 253 261 262 

280 368 369 451 493 646 

562 565 587 590 626 636 

638 644-646 650 667 760- 

763 796 
Daniel Francis 368 762 
Diantha Louisa 252 369 451 

604 645 761 
Dolly Warren 366 760 
Dorothy S. 760 
Ebenezer W. 622 
Edith E. (Tarbell) 763 770 
Edna Clara 762 
Elizabeth 163 
Elizabeth S. 758 
Emily M. (Matthews) 264 

369 652 729 762 
Emma J. Trenholm 762 
Ernest Linton 762 
Esther 915 
Esther (Colburn) (Perry) 760 

852 
Esther (Eaton) 251 368 869 

451 760 
Esther (Ericson) 762 
Eugene Fitzroy 926 
Eunice P. 328 461 760 
Fannie White 367 761 
Farnum 750 926 
Flora Mabel 762 
Francis W. 369 562 761 
Frank H. 758 
Frank Parker 532 563 761 
George 727 

George D. 369 461 645 761 
Hannah M. (Spofford)563 761 
Hannah (Mellen) 695 713 
Harry Herbert 366 759 



INDEX OF PERSONS 



977 



Harry Vaughan 759 

Hattie B. (Lewis) 763 

Hazel Frances 763 

Henry A. 369 761 

Henry Eugene 644 762 763 

770 
Herbert Leslie 369 566 762 

763 
Hollis Ranstead 759 
Idella Maria "254 553 729 762 
Ina Ranstead 759 
Isabel A. 369 761 
Jemima (Underwood) 826 
Jennie M. (Vinall) 368 763 
Jesse Appleton Lieut. 201 

217 368 451 564 760 
Joel 758 

John H. 451 760 
Jonas 148 

Josephine E. 451 761 
Julia T. 251 369 758 
Laura Ann 102 252 761 
Lendall Warren 763 
Leston Alden 762 
Levi Hon. 505 514 543 544 

545 695 713 758 826 896 
Levi Whiten 181 366 451 504 

506 653 760 761 
Louisa 252 367 758 
Lucy 760 

Mabel Gertrude 366 759 
Mabel J. (Carey) 253 553 729 

763 
Maria L. 758 
Marshall V. 367 926 
Martha (Stearns) 692 
Mary 251 367 369 712 730 

758 760 820 
Marv B. Priest 367 451 760 
Mary E. 367 451 760 
Mary E. (Vaughan) 759 
Marv Emelia 759 
Mary L. (Frasier) 368 762 
Mary Thurston 758 
Mary (Twitchell) 758 920 
Owen Parker 761 
Parker 181 327 367 451 653 

760 761 
Paul Albert 763 
Persis A. (Twitchell) 367 926 
Polly 758 896 
Priscilla (Ranstead) 366 451 

758 876 
Richard 509 
Robert 163 622 954 
Robert Henry 633 759 
Ruth Lillian 763 
Sally 826 830 

Samuel 251 252 257 258 367 
369 475 621 626 627 757- 

759 764 772 785 920 954 
Sarah 366 758 760 

Sarah A. Matthews 368 762 

Sarah (Emes) 750 926 

Sarah J. (White) 367 761 

Sarah Maria 451 761 

Sarah (Shipley) 758 

Sewell 692 

Sophia (Appleton) 251 368 
451 708 759 896 

Thomas 37-39 128 189 216 
251 279 281 305 368 451 
477-480 484 494 508 518- 
520 525 530 541 546 567 
600 633 634 640 649 652 
708 758 759 813 896 939 

Varnum 954 

Warren Lorenzo v ix 37 254 
262 369 451 479-484 495 
625 549 552 553 566 567 
680 581 584 587 589 592 
693 604 644 645 729 761- 
763 

Wellie (Owens) 761 

Wilfred Matthews 175 253 
274 275 302 482-484 622 



543 545 553 567 582 584 
587 594 645 729 730 762 
FITCH Elijah 629 

Hannah 239 254 
J. 501 
Jacob 326 
Josiah 653 658 

Mary 443 906 

Murray 629 

Paul 656 951 954 

Sally Davis 951 

Warren B. 668 
FITZ Austin H. 527 

James 201 
FITZPATRICK Mary Teresa 

914 
FITZROY Eugene 367 
FLAGG Almon Marcellus 744 

Amy I. (Eaves) 744 

Elijah 944 

Maria M. 944 

Sarah E. (Fales) 944 
FLANDERS Dolly Jane 809 

Mary Lucrctia 890 
FLEET John 231 

Thomas 231 
FLETCHER Jane 874 

Josiah M. 487 

Robert 132 133 135 

Ruth 949 
FLINN J. 506 
FLINT Elmira Jane 764 

Harriet (Townsend) 764 916 

Hephzibah Damon 691 764 

Ivers 763 764 916 954 

Josephine Amanda 764 

Joshua 251 265 267 498 654 
665 691 763 916 954 

Lavater Munroe 764 

Maria 764 

Martha E. 647 

Pierpont P. 647 

Sarah Childs 450 764 

Susan 691 763 

Susanna (Babcock) 251 691 
763 
FLOOD Bridget Agnes 851 

James 181 

Sarah 181 
FLOYD Charles M. 487 
FOGG Charles 755 

Darwin C. 661 

Hattie L. 445 

Orlando 445 451 661 

Roxana (Farnum) 756 
FOLLETT Mary A. 950 
FOLSOM Sarah 785 
FOOT Foote 

A. E. Miss 638 

Doris 764 

Doris (Russell) 764 

Ellen Bellows 747 

Emma M. (Cobb) 747 

Esther M. (Young) 764 

George Luther 638 764 

Louise Katrina 747 

Nathan Chandler Dr. 747 
FORBUSH George L. 620 

Lucinda 868 

Luke O. 620 

Rufus 879 
FORD Levina 858 
FOSDICK Andrew Jackson 
Rev. 292 320 321 520 522 
644 

Charles A. 369 878 

Cornelia W. 321 

Sarah (Richardson) 369 878 
FOSTER — Rev. 250 

Abbv 369 

Abiel 724 

Ada J. (Wing) 765 

Andrew Butler 370 452 765 

Angelia 727 

Benjamin F. 954 

Betsey (Fisk) 370 451 758 764 



Caroline Elizabeth 766 
Caroline P. (Fisk) 760 764 
David J. 526 
Deroy 758 
Edward 369 758 954 
Elizabeth R. K. Titcomb 764 
Ellen Soule 765 
Enoch 766 816 954 
Ephraim 39 260 262 369 370 
451 452 478 619 624 626 
758 764 776 824 881 
Frances C. (Milor) 765 
Frank Snow 765 
Fred Henry 765 
Fred Ranstead 764 
Frederick 370 452 766 
George 625 758 
George A. 453 764 876 954 
George Frederick 765 
George W. 305 
Gregg 505 506 
Harriet Fairfield 765 
Henry 452 760 764 954 
James 764 954 
John 161 370 452 526 533 764 

765 951 
John H. Dr. 79 519 698 954 
Julia 375 724 764 776 

Julia C. 758 

Julia (Rider) 370 764 776 881 

Julia T. (Fisk) 369 758 

Lvdia 178 724 

Mary 786 

Mary A. (Lewis) 816 

Mary (Ranstead) 764 876 

Mary T. 758 

Rebecca 715 

Rebecca (French) 766 

Sarah Taylor 951 

Sybil (Mason) 824 

William Henry 765 
FOTTINGHAM Arvilla 936 
FOWLER Asa 486 

Thomas L. Rev. 339 
FOWLS Joseph Braman 856 

Louisa 856 

Love 855 

Martha Watts 856 

Mary Parker 856 

Nathaniel 855 

Rebecca 856 

Rebecca (Perry) 855 

Ruth Perry 856 

Samuel 855 856 

William 856 
FOX Alice Ethel 710 

Emily 762 

Harry Francis 710 

Jane A. (Tait) 710 

Lizzie 808 
FRANCE Richard 370 565 
FRANKLIN Benjamin 91 297 

John Sir 56 
ERASER Frasier Frazier 

Lois (Tibbetts) 762 

Mary Lois 762 

Thomas 660 

William 762 
FREEMAN — Mr. 884 

Almon 954 

Amos H. 953 
Caesar 194 447 568 

Luther 625 954 

Lydia (Rollins) 884 

Orren 370 

William 954 
FRENCH — Mr. 599 

Abel 766 

Abigail 163 765 766 

Albert A. 641 651 

Alden 865 

Allen 865 

Arethusa 825 837 

Asenath English 765 

Betsey 827 458 951 

Betsey G. 370 765 



1 



978 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



FRENCH Charles Stratton 865 
Charlotte 851 
D. 126 

D. P. Rev. 335 
Daniel 765 954 
David 851 
David Stratton 865 
Ebenezer 163 656 661 766 954 
Elizabeth 765 777 
Ellen 865 

Ellen R. Dorrance 865 
Emmons 766 
Ermina 766 

Eunice Carlton 163 765 951 
Evander 211 212 766 
Frances M. (Stratton) 865 
Frances Stratton 865 
Hannah C. 766 
Helen 866 

Helen (Goodwin) 865 
Hephzibah 765 
Hollis 865 
HoUis Stratton 865 
Isabel R. (Mauro) 865 
James 954 
Jerusha H. 765 891 
John 160 161 593 657 663 765 

777 939 954 
John James 865 
John Mauro 865 
Jonathan 163 765 951 954 
Joseph 132 133 135 766 825 
Leander 370 766 954 
Lois Farwell 766 
Lucy (Spaulding) 766 
Lucy Winch 765 
Luke 624 766 
Lydia (Twitchell) 851 
Malancy B. 370 765 
Mandana Murray 765 
Mary 145 163 765 939 947 
Mary (Kendall) 765 799 
Mary (Whitcomb) 765 939 
Maude 865 
Merrill 766 
Molly 881 939 
Myrtle M. (Dupree) 743 
Nancy W. (Blanchard) 766 
Nathaniel Rockwood 865 
Orford 766 
Paul 865 
Philip 866 
Polly Fisher 766 
Preston L. 201 766 
Rebecca 163 766 
Richard 766 
Rue Elizabeth 865 
Sally (Patrick) 370 765 891 
Sarah M. 766 
Stanley Goodwin 865 
Stillman 765 954 
Sukey Dunekley 951 
Sumner 765 954 
Susan E. 766 
Susannah 161 

Susannah White 765 

Sylvanus 766 

Thomas 452 

Walter Edward 584 587 588 
609 642 743 

Whitcomb 163 257 370 475 
546 662 663 667 765 799 
891 954 

William 163 765 951 954 
FRIEND Abigail 856 

Elizabeth (Patch) 856 

Maria 856 

William 856 
FROST Albert 767 954 

Albert Orvis 768 854 

Alfred Clinton 370 549 629 
767 840 

Almira 768 

Amanda Caroline 452 768 

Amanda (Simonds) 810 

Annis 727 766 



Annis (Pierce) 371 766 
Benjamin 371 579 618 766 

767 954 
Betsey 452 

Betsey E. (Mason) 253 371 

452 767 826 
Betsey McCoy 766 
Beulah (Stone) 768 
Caleb Whitney 767 954 
Caroline (Richardson) 452 

768 880 
Catherine 811 
Charles 798 

Charles Albert 452 766 
Charles Mason 371 767 
Charlotte 881 
Cvnthia A. 452 766 
Cynthia Nay 371 766 
Cyrus 262 371 452 477 478 

519 567 592 618 629 766 

954 
Cvrus Col. 37 40 768 880 
E'benezer Richardson 768 954 
Edith Caroline 767 840 
Edith Eliza 767 
Edward Jonathan 252 452 768 
Eliza 371 766 
Elizabeth Mott 768 
Elvira Clark 733 
Emma Jane 767 
Eugene Leslie 767 
Eva Amanda 810 
Forest Appleton 768 
George Albert 767 768 
Hannah 716 
Hannah (Leland) 716 
Harriet 942 

Harriet Coolidge 452 768 
Harriet F. (Patterson) 370 

629 767 840 
Henrietta 847 
Henry Walter 532 533 767 
Hester 767 
Hildreth 767 
John 315 317 810 951 
Jonathan 716 768 
Jonathan S. 954 
Joseph 176 
Joseph Albert 767 
Joseph P. 570 580 619 630 767 

954 
Kimball 954 
Laura Sophia 452 768 
Lura W. (Holt) 767 
Lydia Ann 766 
Lydia M. White 767 
Mary 773 
Mary .\nn 733 
Mary Boutell 767 
Mary E. (Hildreth) 767 
Mary Ellen 767 
Milicent 906 
Nicholas 812 
Oliver 733 

OriseviUe Sarah (Fisher) 768 
Rachel L. demons 768 
Rebecca 794 
Rhoda D. Burgin 767 
S. Eliza (Cutter) 767 
Sarah 812 

Sarah Eliza 327 452 766 
Sarah Elizabeth 252 768 
Sarah Jane 768 
Sarah (Jones) 798 
Sarah (Pepperell) 812 
Silas Pierce 37 253 262 371 
452 596 597 619 629 667 
767 826 
Thomas 954 

Walter Clarence 533 767 
Wavland Patterson 533 681 

767 
Wesley Harold 370 767 
Winnie I). (Perry) 768 854 

FROTHINGHAM 634 

Edward 652 



Eugenia 613 652 655 

James Harding 371 550 610 
611 634 635 
FULLER Daniel 371 

David J. 201 

Elisha 247 

Ira 654 954 

Isaac 655 954 

Lucy F. 371 

Otis 622 624 625 

Sarah Urania 691 

Timothy Rev. 247 
FULTON Jane Louise 871 
FURBER Nathaniel 575 656 
661 954 

Philip 954 
FURBUSH Chancelor 449 

Esther (Smith) 896 

Sarah Josephine 713 

Stephen 896 
FURLONG Edward J. Rev. 

331 332 342 
FYNN Catherine 720 

Gaffield see Garfield 
GAGE Julia A. 650 
GAGNE Flemaine (Cotee)l852 

Louis 852 

Rebecca 852 
GALE Mehitable 851 
GAMARSH Emma Lillian 710 

Joseph 710 

Marv E. (Shackett) 710 
GARDNER Addington 711 

Betty 711 

Harriett C. (Richardson) 880 

John 954 

Mary 711 

Svmnies 880 
GARFIELD Gaffield— Mr. 148 

Andrew M. 371 

Archie Reuel 484 521 522 621 
768 

Hepzibah 162 

James Abram 294 

Loretta (Fairbanks) 371 753 

Marcy 162 

Mary 162 

Mary E. (Hager)'768 

Mary E. (Richardson) 768 

Sally 814 

Solomon 371 753 768 

Thaddeus 162 
GARMAN Samuel 104 
GARNER Dorothy 794 
GASSETT Bela 837 

Darius 837 954 

Hannah 837 

Hannah (Morse) 837 

Levina 837 

Levy 837 

Lotan 837 

Lovell 837 

Lucius 837 

Lucy 712 

Sally 837 

Selina 837 

Seneca 837 

Silas B. 837 
GATES— Esq. 255 

Achsah A. 841 

Amoret (Wild) 841 

Amos 768 

Anna 769 797 888 

Charlotte Mitchell 427 918 

Deborah 163 768 

Eleanor 768 

Elijah 841 

Horatio Gen. 862 

Howard 261 

Nathan 769 

Nelly 768 

Oldham 163 656 662 768 769 
954 

Ruth 769 

Samuel 918 



INDEX OF PERSONS 



979 



GAY 



■589 



David D. 657 

Edward Lyman 859 

Emma G. (Pierce) 85!) 

Ernest A. 595 GSi 634 640 
644 849 

John 954 

Julia (Naylor) 849 

Timothv 954 
GEOGHEGAN William B. 

Rev. 804 
GEORGE III 9 156 166 167 169 

569 
GERARD William F. 643 
GERRY Chester Jcfferds 854 

Marv I. (Perrv) 854 
GIBBS — Mr. 499 

Abel 833 

Asa 499 651 954 

Benjamin 1^26 

Emily (Piper) 372 863 

Hannah (Twitchell) 723 726 
925 

Ira 372 727 863 954 

Ira Ballon 863 

John 727 954 

Margaret Clarke 863 

Nancy C. (Porter) 833 

Susanna (Piper) 372 863 

Zenas 726 727 925 954 
GIBSON Betsey 773 

Caroline F. 799 

Eber 769 

Eliza 769 

John 954 

Sarah 769 

Stephen 626 769 954 

Stillman Dr. 799 
GIFFORD Elisha Rev. 301 302 
769 

Franklin Kent Rev. 254 301 
342 633 769 

Hazel Woods 769 

Louise J. (Knapp) 301 769 

Mabel V. (Woods) 769 

Maud (Martin) 769 
GILBERT Ellen 804 

(ieoFKe E. 638 
GILCHREST Gilchrist 

Agnes 161 

Augusta Anna 771 

Bruce Granville 771 

Carrie Belle 771 

Catherine M. (Sheldon) 771 

Charles A. 658 771 932 

Charles I. 771 

Dora Hunt 771 

Eleanor 372 894 895 898 

Eleanor Gray 770 

Eliza Ann 770 

Elizabeth 770 

Elizabeth M. 452 771 

Elizabeth (White) 769 

Emily L. (Morse) 771 843 

Eugene Frederick 653 

Fannie L. (Yardley) (Hunt) 
771 

Frederick S. 771 

George 770 

Gilman 446 658 770 771 932 
954 

Granville Bruce 452 592 643 
653 771 843 

Hannah 770 838 

Hannah Augusta 452 771 

J. 126 

Jane Phillips 771 

John 37 372 446 452 624 655 
658 770 780 904 

John Sullivan 506 653 771 

Joshua 770 954 

Katherine Maria 771 

Lydia Foster 178 

Lydia S. Tvler 771 

Mabel L. (Wait) 771 932 

Margaret 372 452 770 780 



Margaret Moore 770 

Margaret (Stanley) 770 904 

Martha Mary 771 

Mary 233 372 770 843 935 

Marv Corey 770 

Mary (Swan) 770 838 931 
935 

Nancy 770 931 

Nancy C. Draper 771 932 

Richard 15 160 172 176-178 
233 245 255 256 372 511 
516 556 557 624 769 770 
838 931 935 

Sally 931 

Samuel 161 

Sarah 372 770 

Sarah Maria 770 

Sarah Robbins 770 

William 161 620 769 770 954 
GILL Laura A. (Burpee) 727 

William 727 
GILLIS Anastasia (McGil- 
livrav) 715 

Donald 715 

Elizabeth 715 
Gillmore see Gilmore 
Gillson aec Gilson 
GILMAN John Taylor 485 
GILMORE Gillmore 

Joseph A. 487 

Robert 546 

Roger Capt. 174 
GILSON Gillson 

Ebenezer 132 133 136 

Florence Annie 945 

George Warren 945 

Julia A. (Barnes) 945 

Luther 954 

Samuel 593 954 
GIRARDET Ethel J. A. 329 

Gustave S. 626 
GIROUX Emile 202 
GITLARS Martin 208 
GIVEN Albert 842 

Henrietta (Spencer) 842 

Marv 842 
GLEASON — Capt. 256 

— Mr. 876 

Abbie A. (Farwell) (Nims) 
772 

Abel 883 

Abigail 883 

Ada Gertrude 372 773 

Albert 374 772 

Alvin 373 772 

Betsey 758 772 

Charles 883 

Charles C. 452 772 

Charles Ruggles 374 772 

Clarissa (Broad) 373 452 723 
772 

Clorinda 452 772 

Daniel 163 623 625 883 954 

Eleanor 773 

Eliza 772 864 

Ellen 373 772 

Ellen Amelia 372 773 

Ellen E. (Appleton) 674 709 
773 

Emilv 883 

Emma Eliza 521 772 854 

George Herbert 372 773 

George Washington 253 373 
452 500 502 506 584 590- 
592 619 622 627 629 632- 
638 642 644 645 648 654 

772 773 842 

Hannah 374 772 841 883 916 
Hannah (Rollins) 883 
Hannah (Rowell) 771 841 

885 930 
Harriet 373 452 
Harriet A. (Morse) 253 373 

773 842 

Harriet Morse 772 783 842 
854 859 



Henrv Harrison 373 452 
773 

Ingalls 883 

Jacob 38 40 144 194 260 262 
373 452 477 478 494 567 
570 619 723 772 

Jacob Capt. 270 

James 452 883 

James Wilson 373 773 

John 5 142 373 452 477 505 
581 588 608 623 649 653 
772 783 813 842 854 859 

John Arthur 28 29 311 326 
484 501 547 551 581 592 
597 633 645 651 671 681 
709 759 773 

John Ripley 773 

Jonathan S. 452 772 

Lois 883 

Lucy 772 

Lucy Ann 374 772 

Lvdia Maria 738 772 798 

Marcia 883 

Martha A. 373 

Martha Wilson 77^2 

Mary 771 883 911 

Nathan 625 

Phinehas 163 255 257 874 
452 477 478 623 649 661 
738 758 771 772 841 864 
885 895 930 

Phinehas Capt. 373 374 

Phinehas Maj. 569 

Rebecca 771 

Sarah 452 771 

Sarah Maria 254 772 859 

Sarah P. (Smith) 374 772 
864 895 
GLOVER Jesse 624 954 
GODDARD — Rev. 224 225 

Edward 226 

Lvdia 756 907 
GODDING Abigail 884 887 
GODFREY Abel 374 737 

Abel M. 954 

Alfred 620 

Rachel 943 

Sarah (Corey) 737 
GOFF Goffe Goof 

D. 162 

John 8 

Thomas 162 
Going see Gowing 
GOLDSBURY John Rev. 528 
GOLDSMITH Charles F. Rev, 

341 
GOLDTHWAIT Joel 682 

Joel Ernest Dr. 601 612 655 
682 
GONYON Camille 667 
GOODELL Anthony 770 

David H. 487 

Ellen (Wait) 931 

Hannah (Gilchrest) 770 

John 770 931 

Lucy 770 

Richard 770 931 

Ruth 696 

Sarah (Gilchrest) 770 931 
Goodenough sec Goodnow 
GOODFELLOW James A. 938 

Marv L. (Wheeler) 938 
GOODHUE Betsey 920 

Fannie 718 

Josiah Dr. 920 

Louisa V. (Hayward) 737 

Nellie Caroline 737 

Warner Clark 737 
GOODNOW Goodenough 

Alida E. 857 

Benjamin 797 

Caleb 444 786 893 

Eunice (Hunt) 797 

Fanny (Buss) (Smith) 444 
893 

John 954 



980 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



GOODRICH Goodridge 
Homer E. 623 
Ida Estelle 691 
Margaret (Cheseborough) 

691 
Reuben 691 
GOODWIN — Rev. Dr. 293 
329 330 612 
Helen 865 
Ichabod 486 
Mary Frances 808 
Goof see Goff 

GORHAM 923 

GOSSEL Caroline E. Alwine 
748 
Ludwig Dr. 748 
GOULD Daniel W. 663 
Eliza 252 451 604 
Eliza (Appleton) 708 
Elizabeth 945 
Gilman 885 
Gordon 546 954 
Henry 451 504 644 764 
Israel 902 
John 708 764 
Mersylvia (Walton) 885 
N. D. 265 
Sarah 885 

Sarah C. (Flint) 764 
Sarah (Mclntyre) (Stanford) 

902 
Susan Selina 801 
GOVE John 459 657 
GOWING Going 

Abigail Greenwood 713 774 

859 
Abigail (Greenwood) 375 774 

779 859 864 929 
Abigail (Hill) 794 
Abigail Miller 773 
Achsah Hill 773 
Adelaide L. 374 452 774 
Agnes (Robbe) 775 
Albert Charles 533 776 
Albert J. 774 
Alice Mary 553 776 
Almerin 38 262 452 477 533 
670 622 641 751 774 867 
914 
Almerin Capt. 374 
Almerin M. 678 
Anna 409 774 798 864 
Anna Abigail 775 942 
Asa Fairbanks 626 776 954 
Azel 773 

B. Maria 376 

Belle L. (Fairbanks) 753 

776 
Benjamin 773 
Betsey 433 774 929 
Betsey Gibson 773 
Betsey Hill 773 
Betsey M. 452 

C. Clifford 375 

Calvin Clark 210 211 374 375 

452 632 774 
Catharine (Robbe) 775 
Charles Wellman 212 213 254 

262 299 375 452 480 481 

605 604 631 764 775 
Clesson Elbridge 522 550 584 

633 636 671 081 774 775 
Clifford 342 482-484 509 548 

649 584 593 641 774 775 

946 
E Maria 374 774 
Elbridge Joseph 214 452 641 

774 
Elizabeth Melville 253 408 

774 867 
Ellen 703 774 831 
Ellen A. 452 751 774 
Elmira 774 782 815 
Emily Amelia 253 452 775 
Esther 773 
Eugene Lavater 376 775 



Fred C. 115 191 254 482 608 

622 553 632 
Fred Charles 776 
Frederick 775 
Frederick C. 270 
George Almerin 39 375 452 

505 549 584 588 608 633 

641 654 774 775 831 857 
George Foster 375 776 
Harriet 375 452 774 
Harriet M. Brown 775 
Henry Newton 508 509 633 

553 632 670 753 776 
Hepzibah (Fairbanks) 375 

376 692 752 775 871 942 
James 375 622 773-775 779 

782 794 859 864 929 
James Albert 374 
James R. 774 
Jane B. 452 

Jennie (Newton) 254 553 776 
Jonathan 774 
Joseph 257 376 543 544 570 

621 692 752 773 775 871 

942 
Joseph Capt. 375 
Joseph M. 775 954 
Julia (Foster) 254 375 452 

764 776 
Lavater L. 376 452 775 
Levi 773 

Lizzie Hardy 375 
Lizzie R. 775 
Louisa Hephzibah 692 775 

801 
Lucy 376 452 641 774 
Lucy (Derby) 741 774 
Lucv Wilder 774 
Lydia 751 773 
Lydia Roancy 775 871 
Lydia S. (Perry) 175 375 633 

774 827 831 
Lydia Wellman 773 
Lyman 774 
Marguerite 775 945 
Maria B. 774 
Mary Abbie 776 

Mary E. (Hardy) 265 342 

775 946 
Mary Frost 773 

Mary (Greenwood) 376 452 

632 775 780 871 
Mary K. (Mcintosh) 521 775 
Moses Greenwood 376 452 

632 741 774 
Nancy (Taggart) 773 
Polly Emery 773 
Rosannah 773 
Roswell 452 620 954 
Roxana C. 452 
Ruthen A. 462 
Sally 452 
Sally S. 374 

Samuel 620 621 773 954 
Sarah (Sanders) 774 867 
Simeon 773 954 
Tirzah 773 

William 621 773 775 954 
Zaman A. 37 376 452 621 775 

780 871 
GOYER Bartholomew 146 151 

160 177 186 619 740 776 

954 
Benjamin 776 
Deborah 776 
Ebcnezer 776 
Jemima 776 
Joanna 776 
Sarah 776 

William Alexander 776 
GRAHAM Grimes 

Betsey (Fairbanks) 753 
F:ivira M. 405 
Elvira (Phillips) 858 
Gilman 858 
Hugh 844 846 



James 594 624 954 

Jane 844 

John 661 954 

John D. 562 654 695 

John Gilman 405 

Mary (Anderson) 844 846 

Mary Ann 916 

Sally 846 

William M. 753 
GRANT Aaron B. 899 

Adelaide Anita 874 

Edward 825 954 

Harriet S. (Snow) 899 

Martha S. (Farnum) 755 

Orilla F. 793 

Peter 461 

Peter C. 755 

Rebecca (Mason) 825 
GRAU J. Augustus 649 
GRAVES Charles L. 453 

Charles Monroe 895 

Daniel 823 

Elizabeth (Moulton) 895 

Flora A. (Smith) 895 

Frank 936 

George Willard 895 

Hannah J. (Wellman) (Wood- 
ward) 936 

Harriet Mehitable 901 

James Monroe 896 

Phebe (Mason) 823 

Sarah F. 823 
GRAY Betsey (Perry) 852 

David 161 852 

Eleanor 770 

Henry C. Dr. 946 

Leland W. 678 

Miranda C. (Willard) 946 
GREELEY Greele Greely 

Abigail 746 

Augustus 746 

Nathaniel 576 659 954 

Samuel Capt. 745 
GREEN Greene 

607 

Belle 501 629 636 637 

Charles 659 

Copley Mrs. 330 

Dorcas 722 873 

Ella Lestina 840 

Hannah 902 941 

Hannah M. (Lander) 732 

Harry 501 

Henrietta Matilda 701 

Henry Copley 613 636 637 
684 

J. S. Copley 647 

Jemima 902 

Margaret 330 501 

Mary 330 

Mary A. 501 607 609 629 636 
637 647 

Mary Amory 501 637 

Mary Evelyn 732 

Nathaniel Maj.-Gen. 91 

Roswell 197 

Samuel Worcester 732 

Thomas 15 160 176-178 954 

William 902 
GREENLEAF Emma 897 
GREENWOOD 595 

Aaron 251 376 562 653 779 
780 871 878 915 

Abigail 378 380 721 774 777 
779 781 782 859 864 871 
874 883 911 924 929 

Abigail (Bird) 780 864 924 

Abigail (Death) 554 777 779 
883 927 

Abigail (Jackson) 782 

Abigail (Perry) 782 

Abijah 782 

Abner 777 954 

Adaline McGilvray 781 

Albert 778 

Albert Charles 201 219 564 



INDEX OF PERSONS 



981 



Alfred F. 595 634 721 

Almira L. 631 780 948 

Alvin 779 954 

Anna 778 

Annie 780 

Arba 178 452 657 658 778 949 

Arthur 780 

Arvada T. 377 777 

Asa 477 595 643 778 823 925 
954 

Asenath 779 

Asenath (Hill) 251 380 452 
640 779 794 

Azubah 162 778 

Balona Reed 781 

Bela 668 783 054 

Betsey 379 380 777-779 782 
949 

Betsey (Morse) 777 842 

C. Albert 377 

Caleb 146 147 149 151 159 
954 

Calvin 378 781 783 

Caroline A. 780 

Catharine 781 839 864 898 

Charles 376 780 781 782 954 

Charles A. 452 780 

Charles E. 566 780 

Charles I. 777 

Charlotte Mcintosh 782 

Curtis 781 954 

Cyrus 778 779 783 

Cyrus W. 377 

Daniel 151 159 658 777 778 
954 

Dorcas 377 378 

Dorcas Elvira 378 778 

Dorcas (Wilder) 778 941 

Ebenezer 38 39 252 262 378 
452 478 479 484 499 500567 
570 590 591 594 645 779- 
781 896 

Ebenezer Tyler 452 780 

Edmund Quincy Sewall 376 
631 780 948 954 

Edward Sprague 778 954 

Electa 778 

Eli 30 31 160 172 178 255 376 
377 510-512 544 546 555 
576 663 765 777 954 

Eli J. 941 

Eliza M. 777 941 

Eliza Parker 782 

Elizabeth 233 377 379 777 
779 781 

Elizabeth (French) 765 777 

Ella S. 350 

Ellen S. 452 780 

Ellen W. 780 

Elmina 778 

Elmira (Gowing) 377 774 782 

815 
Emily 778 789 
Emogene 452 770 780 
Eunice H. Bond 778 
Francis 452 

Frank Wight 380 595 783 
George 781 954 
George G. 778 954 
George Leonard 452 780 
Gilman 781 954 
Hannah 778 928 
Hannah (Piper) 377 452 782 

863 
Hannah Sprague 778 
Hannah (Twitchell) 378 777 

865 925 928 
Harriet 452 594 606 
Harriet (Knowlton) 778 804 
Harriet M. (Gleason) 633 772 

783 
Heman Jr. 778 
Henry 781 954 
Hephzibah 777 883 
Horatio 186 190 377 452 
694 624 627 632 640 780 



Isaac 162 632 640 641 782 

954 
Jackson 197 377 452 513 580 
588 594 606 621 624 633 
641 774 782 815 863 
James 631 779 954 
James Fred 377 780 
James Wilder 778 954 
Jane McMichael 778 
Jeremiah 267 377 378 594 

643 778 941 954 
John 778 781 782 822 949 954 
Jonathan Allen 452 780 
Joseph 8 10 11 15 149 150 
158 159 170 172 224 232 
265 378 466 472 473 484 
511 512 567 632 779 781 
893 954 
Joshua 160 178 258 378 379 
511 592 593 641 643 777 
778 780 781 864 865 890 
924 925 928 954 
Joshua J. C. 379 781 
Josiah 159 172 511 626 631 

641 781 782 954 
Julia 408 741 778 779 865 
Laura Adeline 778 949 
Lavina 378 781 
Leroy P. 452 778 
Louisa 781 
Lovisa 778 
Lucinda 377 777 
Lucinda Azuba 778 
Lucretia (Raymond) (Wight) 

380 783 
Lucy 252 452 
Lucy Marcella 253 452 780 
Lucy (Mason) (Evans) 778 

823 
Lucy (Smith) 780 896 
Luther 378 781 
Lydia 781 
Lyman 782 
Margaret (Gilchrest) 452 770 

780 
Mark True 452 780 
Martha 392 781 782 
Martha A. 777 
Martha Elmira 452 742 782 

814 
Martha Green 780 
Marv 251 378 452 775 779 

780 781 783 871 
Mary A. 452 
Mary A. (Worsley) 949 
Marv Ann 379 781 
Mary J. Hill 376 780 948 
Mary L. (Clukay) 734 
Mary (Mason) 781 782 819 
Mary (Minot) 778 925 
Mary Svmonds 779 
Mary (Townsend) 376 780 

871 878 915 
Mercy Cochran 379 781 
Merinda Cragin 779 
Moses 30 160 172 178 233 245 
251 379 380 512 513 535 
558 627 631 632 774 777 
779 780 794 865 954 
Munroe 781 954 
Myra L. 630 
Nancv S. 452 778 
Nathan 779 954 
Nathaniel 234 781 782 819 

954 
Neverson 562 653 770 780 
Olive 252 452 780 
Persis 783 
Phebe 379 779 
Polly 781 783 
Polly (Rdson) 777 
Polly (Mason) 778 822 
Prentiss William 452 501 657 

778 804 
Prudence 408 778 828 865 
870 



Rebecca 161 233 717 777 

Roxana (Carlton) 377 777 
941 

Sabra 781 

Samuel 379 779 954 

Sarah 378 379 777 779 781 

Sarah B. (Wight) 380 782 
941 

Sarah Davis 781 

Sarah Maria 780 

Sarah S. 777 

Serena Willis 780 

Simon 777 

Solomon 778 

Sophia Hopewell 778 

Sophia (Wood) 779 

Sophronia (Wilson) 377 452 
780 

Susannah Kean 782 

Sylvia 778 

Tamesin 780 784 878 

Thaddeus 781 

Thomas 160 782 

Waitstill 706 777 927 934 950 

Walter Jackson 216 380 452 
480 567 588 608 633 772 
782 941 954 

Washington H. H. 452 

William 5-7 144-146 148- 
151 158 159 165 170 172 
178 220 223 224 232 241 
242 254 380 472 510 655 
562 592 594 595 643 658 
721 734 777-780 842 883 
927 954 

William A. 778 954 

William Allen 640 780 

William C. 644 

Zoa Ann 777 
GREGORY Dorcas (Stanford) 
903 

Taylor 903 
GRIFFIN — Esq. 255 

Addie G. (Pearson) 861 

Bertha Emma 861 

Hannah 893 

James Francis 861 

Joseph 625 954 

Mary 894 

Nathan 894 

Sally (Wright) 894 

Samuel 19 312 

Sarah 453 

Silence 426 

Simon Goodcll Brevet Maj.- 
Gen. 217 
GRIFFITH Delia Elvira 843 

James 843 

Mabel L. (Carpenter) 843 

Mary Elizabeth 807 
Grimes see Graham 
GRISWOLD Isaac 874 
GROSS Abigail 163 
GROSVENOR Moses G. Rev. 

312 313 
GROUT Lucy Esther 731 732 
GROVER Andrew 819 

Eli 819 

Elijah 819 

Elmira (Mason) 819 

Esther (Mason) 819 

Hannah (Mason) (Mills) 819 

Peter 819 

Rachel (Mason) 819 
GROZIER Edward A. 676 
GUILD Nancv 635 
GUNNISON Sarah Jane 793 
GURNESEY Melissa 948 
GUSHEE W. W. Rev. 337 

HADLEY Abigail 753 
Asenath (Dyer) 694 
Clara L. (Perry) 855 
Curtis Willis 855 
Edgar J. 208 
Franklin James 855 



982 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



HADLEY GeorRe 738 

Herman Louis 855 

John 955 

John A. 955 

Lucy 803 

Lucy H. (Brown) 855 

Martha 453 740 

Mary Elizabelh 694 879 

Melinda (Corey) 738 

Osgood 855 

Osgood Lyman 855 

Perrv Windsor 855 

Sarah Ann 949 

Thomas 694 

Thomas A. 678 

Wilfred Gleason 855 

Willis Osgood 855 
HADLOCK — l\Ir. 765 

Abigail (French) 765 
HAGAR Hager 

Edward 663 954 

Martin 768 

Mary Ella 768 

Saba (Lucas) 768 
HAGGETT Abner B. 955 
HAIGHT Harriet Sherman 830 
HAIGLER Charles Edmund 
74 '2 

Florence H. (Derby) 742 
HALE Haile 

— Esq. 10 

— Mr. 512 
Albert H. 208 
Amelia M. 453 
Anne 866 

Anne T. (Piper) 866 

B. 800 

Benjamin O. 452 667 

Daniel 955 

Elizabeth Crosby 866 

Ellen 866 

Emelia 790 

Emelia M. (Hay) 327 790 

Enoch Col. 173 174 178 184 

194 195 
Ephraim 954 
Herbert H. 208 
John 954 

John M. 589 632 955 
Lydia 452 
Lydia M. 453 
Maria F. Sheldon 445 
Mary 314 
Mary L. 453 
Mary Lee 866 
Matthew 866 

Nathan Col. 174 179 183 191 
Oliver 773 820 
Orra A. Dodge 742 
Rosannah (Gowing) 773 
Samuel W. Hon. 453 487 580 
584 589 621 622 624 627 
630 632 633 647 652 790 
Sophia K. (Kidder) 800 
Stephen 954 

William 485 486 790 
HALL Ann Elizabeth 384 

Charles C. 526 

Edwin 831 

Elenah Cleone 901 

Eunice 820 

Harriet M. (Groves) 901 

Hiram H. 621 

Lettie A. (Mason) 831 

Sarah Ann 785 

Sylvester Ferrin 901 

Thomas 618 619 

Timothy 384 
HALLECK Hallock 

Frederick 208 

Henrv W. Maj.-Gen. 812 
HALPIN William J. 590 
HAM E. O. Rev. 341 342 
HAMBERG Fred E. 642 852 

Ida E. (Pellerin) 852 
HAMBLY John 619 954 



HAMILL Ann (Beirne) 776 

Bernard 776 

Charles Bernard 776 

James Henry 776 

Marv A. (Gowing) 776 
HAMILTON — Mr. 265 

Alexander 91 

Anne F^merson 784 

Asi 783 

Ashley 730 783 954 

Aubrey 784 

Betsey 783 

Charles 453 783 784 

Charles Augustus 39 261 262 

380 453 570 627 633 647 
655 784 857 

Clarissa (Chamberlain) 730 
783 

Dorothy 783 

Edmund Horace 611 645 

Edmund Sewall 783 

Edwin 453 784 

Eli 31 251 380 453 518 633 
644 655 661 783 925 

Eliza 783 

Frances L. (Emerson) 784 935 

George Austin 455 646 784 
935 

Hannah 783 

Harriet 783 

Helen Taylor 784 

Horace 453 588 784 

Horace Mrs. 270 

Horace Adams 784 

Hortense L. Nice 784 

Hubbard Adams 381 784 889 

Julianna 783 

Lucretia 783 

Lucretia R. Rugg 784 

Luke 783 

Lydia 783 

^Iartha Jane 784 

Mary 251 453 783 

Mary D. (Sargent) 327 381 
455 784 889 

Mary Fay 783 

Mary Jane 381 784 

Mary Smith 784 

Marv (Twitchell) 783 925 

Mehetable Bemis 783 

N. Horace 645 

Oliver 784 

Rebecca 783 

Reuben 783 954 

Samuel Dr. 474 475 535 546 
670 589 597 598 600 641 
783 954 

Silas 783 

Susan (Perry) 380 753 784 
857 
HAMMOND Elizabeth 819 
HANCOCK John 91 

Nathaniel 213 
HANDERSON Ellen 913 

Frederick 933 

Sarah M. (Wallingford) 933 
HANDY George 381 453 576 
577 659 667 692 784 

George F^. 453 

Irena A. 381 

Julia A. 453 
HANNAFORD 141 

Edith Frances 784 

Emily A. (Richardson) 328 

381 640 651 784 878 
Everett L. 550 
Everett M. 553 640 784 
Ida Mav 406 860 

James Alonzo 381 651 878 
James Munroe 651 784 860 

Jane M. (Chandler) 784 860 

Marv Tamesin 381 784 

Mittie Etta 878 

Paul Francis 329 687 784 



Paul Philip 784 
Phebe Gale 840 
Sarah Amelia 329 784 
Signe O. (Nylund) 784 
HANNON Emeline 854 
HARADEN Haradon Harradon 
David F. 564 
Lucinda 564 
William 564 629 
HARDING Marv 161 
HARDY Abby Sarah 453 786 

900 
Abigail (Stone) 785 908 
Ada F. Chase 786 
Ada Maria 382 786 
Albert 328 786 
Alice W. (Fisk) 252 758 785 
Amos S. 382 786 
Angeline 453 
Anna 785 789 
Anna Elizabeth 785 
Annis (Willard) 444 786 893 

944 
Benjamin Page 195 314 381 

453 595 639 757 786 
Caroline Elizabeth 786 
Caroline Susan 895 918 
Charles Webster 786 
Clarissa L. 453 786 
Clarissa Sargeant 785 
Cyrus Edmund 262 381 382 

453 519 520 567 570 594 

639 647 785 900 
Daniel Webster 453 786 
Deborah Jane 786 
Edward Levi 786 
Elias 252 383 477 570 639 

758 785 954 
Elijah 630 
Elizabeth 382 785 786 803 

932 
Elizabeth A. 381 453 786 
F^lizabeth Sargeant 382 785 
Elvira 381 453 786 
Emily Colburn 785 
Emmons M. 928 
Eugene Walker 382 453 786 
Frederick M. 661 
George 326 
(irace Annis 444 786 
Harlan Page 381 453 786 
Harriet 382 785 
Irene A. H. 327 
John B. 786 
Julia Sophia 785 
Lavina 327 453 786 
Lizzie 375 
Louisa C. 328 
Lucy 307 308 326 382 383 

785 890 
Lucy Colburn 785 890 932 
Lucy Ella 786 
Lucy Maria 457 785 
Mark A. 453 786 
Mary 453 786 

Mary Angeline 327 757 786 
Mary C. Young 786 
Mary (Colburn) 381 757 
Mary Elizabeth 775 946 
Mary Foster 786 
Mary J. Woodard 786 
Mary Louisa 785 
Millard F. Rev. 341 
Mireca A. McNeil 786 
Moses 382 518 639 785 954 

955 
Philip 853 

Phinehas 785 932 954 
Rebecca (Perry) 853 
Robert 785 908 954 
Rodney Onslow 786 
Ruth 714 

Samuel Albert 785 
Samuel Sargeant 786 
Samuel W. 955 
Sanford S. 201 



INDEX OF PERSONS 



983 



Sarah 900 

Sarah A. Hall 785 

Sarah A. (Jones) 381 382 453 

786 
Sarah A. (Twitchell) 928 
Sarah Folsom 785 
Sarah Howland 785 
Solomon 453 786 
Solomon S. 453 786 
Solon Augustus 382 453 786 
Solon Wallace 382 786 
Thomas 46 47 444 533 656 
663 786 893 944 954 955 
Thomas Lieut. 16 164 179 
233 382 383 639 785 789 
803 890 
Thomas Alfred 785 
HARLOW Cynthia 741 
HARPER Eleanor 858 

Jane 752 
Harradon see Haraden 
HARRIMAN Walter 487 
HARRINGTON Annie Eugenie 
787 
Asaph 544 790 
Clarence George 787 
Clarence Jordan 787 
Edward W. 487 
Esther (Abbott) 786 
Eugenie A. (Burpee) 727 787 
Eva Augusta 787 
George Smith 505 620 786 

787 
Hannah M. (Smith) 787 
James Rilev 786 787 
Leonard William 620 727 787 
Lucretia 839 
Margaret (Smith) 787 
Mary P. (Hayward) 544 790 
May Isabelle 787 
Rebecca 790 
Rena Aryilla 787 
Stephen 543 544 790 954 

HARRIS — 923 

AddieE. (Willard) (Wheeler) 

944 
Agnes Pearson 894 
Alfred Romanzo 788 
Almon 573 787 788 
Arthur Llewellyn 445 
Bethuel 445 572 573 787 788 

924 
Betsey Felt 788 
Betty 233 

Calmer 383 788 853 
Caroline 445 
Caroline Burns 453 788 
Catherine E. 383 
Charles C. P. 445 500 501 

672 574 787 789 
Charles N. 445 
Charlotte Elizabeth 788 
Cyrus 445 572-574 665 787 

788 
Deborah (Twitchell) 445 572 

788 924 
Edgar Carton 445 
Elizabeth (Adams) 695 787 
Elizabeth Drake 788 
Elizabeth Mahala 711 
Elwyn M. 383 
Emogene 789 
Erastus 788 

Fanny (Wilson) 445 789 
Frank S. 667 944 
Fred A. 894 
Fred D. 894 
Hannah 787 
Harriet E. 788 
Harriet Russell 445 788 
Heman 787 
Jason 161 233 572 593 665 

695 756 787 890 954 
Kate Winnifred 445 
Lois 445 789 
Lois Wright 788 



Lovell 37 453 478 665 787 788 
Lucretia E. (Perry) 383 788 

853 
Lucretia Jane 788 
Lucy 924 

Lucy Corey 445 788 
Lydia 789 

Lydia Heald 445 788 
Lydia Wright 788 
Martha A. (Smith) 894 
Mary 445 789 

Matilda C. Stratton 445 789 
Milan 317 445 484 572-574 

665 787 788 789 954 
Milan Walter 445 479 480 

484 505 506 567 573 788 
Nellie B. (Porter) 870 
Phebe Sheldon 788 
Rebecca 788 
Samuel Rev. 63 311 954 
Sarah 789 
Sarah E. 453 

Thaddeus William Dr. 124 
William D. 870 
HARRISON Birge 612 
HARROP Mark 201 
HART Adrian Putnam 682 
Albert Bushnell 682 306 611 

614 646 670 
Amon P. 328 659 
Anna Eliza 789 
Anna (Hardy) 785 789 
David 639 789 954 
Dow J. 153 578 650 
Elvira 328 

Emily Greenwood 789 
Forrest L. 153 
Jacob 639 789 947 954 
Joel 570 639 785 789 954 
Joel Willard 789 
Leroy 789 
Lucy 789 
Lucy Page 789 
Mary A. (Bemis) 789 
Nathaniel 789 954 
Norman 789 954 
Olive 932 

Sewell Page 789 954 
Susan (Williams) 789 947 
Sylvia 789 
HARTWELL — Dea. 250 
Clara R. 880 
Joseph 880 
Mary 880 
William 652 955 
HARVEY Emily 924 
George F. Dr. 600 
Matthew 486 
HASELTINE Hasleton 
Rosetta Idelia 753 
William 526 
HASKINS Clara E. (Town- 
send) 917 
Henry Allen 918 
Samuel A. 917 
William 917 
Hasleton see Haseltine 
HASSETT James 213 

John 226 
HASSLER Amanda 762 
HASTINGS Asenath (Rice) 907 
Betsey (Stone) 907 
Calvin 907 
Ira 954 
Lucretia 888 
Priscilla 875 
Thaddeus 907 
HATCH Elmira M. 453 

Leonard K. Dr. 453 600 955 
Sarah L. 453 
HATHORNE Hathorn 
Artemas 954 
Henry 547 
HAVEN Lucy 162 334 
Mary 790 824 837 
William 162 333 653 663 954 



HAWKINS Abial M. 640 
Emeline 351 721 
Eva Eleanor 807 
Fanny 736 
J. H. W. 547 
Stephen O. 640 721 
HAY Hayes 

Abigail Wilkins 789 

Alonzo Rev. 29 38 41 314-317 

520 522 529 530 548 644 
Dexter 383 623 790 
Edith M. (Reynolds) 949 
I'>melia M. 790 
Harvey Cornelius 684 949 
Isabelle H. 453 790 
John Wingate 314 
Joseph 632 
Joseph A. 383 790 
Joseph F. 383 384 453 580 

594 632 642 661 789 790 
Marjorie D. (Wood) 949 
Marquis De Lafayette 453 

790 
Mary 314 789 877 948 
Mary L. 790 
Nancy A. 790 
Nancy (Sanders) 383 384 453 

790 
Rebecca H. Loring 384 789 
Rebecca Pool 307 308 326 

384 453 789 877 
Rhoda Doe 383 790 
Sewell F. 657 
Shirley 949 
Sophronia 383 790 
Thomas 308 326 384 623 642 

789 790 877 955 
William 383 384 623 789 790 

955 

William V. 383 790 

William H. 949 
HAYDEN — Mrs. 833 

Ann Elizabeth (Hall) 384 634 

Eliza McGregor 384 

Joseph L. Hon. 384 
Hayes see Hay 
HAYWARD Abigail 594 689 

790 826 895 
Alfred J. M. 453 791 

Amy C. Hoag 252 262 453 
635 791 

Ann (Lakin) 904 

Benjamin 951 

Betsey (Betty) 162 790 836 

Calvin 789 954 

Charles 904 

Charles Prescott 162 179 659 
771 790 791 822 824 904 
954 

Clarissa 946 

Ebenezer 385 791 

P^dward 951 

Elizabeth C. Seaver 384 791 

Emily 707 791 

Emily A. H. 453 791 

Esther C. (Morse) 840 

Hannah 791 

Hannah (Davis) 740 

Hannah Fitch 791 

James 252 384 453 547 583 

647 791 
James S. 938 
John 384 562 647 791 
John W. 840 

Joseph 162 233 257 384 385 
473 543 544 546 570 583 
589 647 648 690 707 708 
790 791 836 853 862 
Joseph Capt. 194 258 385 923 
Joseph Franklin 791 
Joseph Prescott 385 791 
Katherine M. (Gilchrest) 771 
liOuisa Viola 737 
Lucy 162 790 853 
Mary 708 791 
Mary (Haven) (Mason) 824 



984 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



HAYWARD Mary L. 736 
Mary P. 544 790 
Minot 385 562 583 647 724 

791 
Nellie F. (Wheeler) 938 
Olive M. 946 951 
Rebecca 16'2 384 385 790 791 
Ilel)ecca (Prescott) 690 790 

836 853 
Rebecca T. (Brooks) 251 724 

791 
Relief 951 
Sarah 791 
Sarah (Harris) 789 
Sarah (Mason) 790 822 904 
Sarah (Sally) (Minot) 234 385 

707 708 791 
Sophia Prescott 385 791 
Sylvia 791 
William 740 954 
William W. Rev. 790 

HAZEN 316 

Charles Smith 201 791 792 
Charles Stevens 385 654 
Edson Henry 654 792 
Edson Stephen 202 219 386 

564 791 
George Wheeler 202 218 386 

564 654 791 
Hattie Maria 792 
Minnie (Miller) 792 
Sarah M. F. 792 
Sarah M. Wheeler 386 791 
Stephen 385 386 644 654 791 

792 
William Wright 386 792 
HEAD Natt 487 
HEALD Alfred Weston 327 453 

792 
Amos 543 544 545 954 
Asa Dr. 39 268 310 325 386 

453 478 499 500 518 519 

544 546 567 587 597 599 

600 632 641 642 792 
Charles Henry 210 453 642 

792 
David 487 

Elmira Maria 453 792 
Elmira Saunderson 386 453 

633 792 
George Jefferson 453 792 
Gilbert Atkins 792 
Henry 570 

Jefferson 453 627 792 
Lydia 445 788 
Mary A. Powers 453 792 
Mary Ann 792 
Oliver 544 545 
Peter 885 

Rebecca (Rowell) 885 
Sarah Eliza 453 792 
Thomas Lieut. Col. 174 
William Powers 202 218 327 

453 564 792 
HEALEY Ase'nath (Hills) 909 
Davis 909 
Hannah S. 909 
Joseph 486 
Heard see Hurd 

HEATH 576 

Charles 453 625 
Marsena M. 453 
Morris M. 453 657 667 
Rebecca B. 924 
Sarah L. 453 
Sarah R. 453 
William K. 202 453 667 
William W. 667 
HEATON David 886 887 
Nancy 887 
Nancy (Russell) 886 
Rebecca (Moors) 887 
HEBERT Charles 661 

Samuel 659 
HEDDING Elijah Rt. Rev. 339 
George Henry Rev. 324 644 



HELIE Arthemise 919 
HEMENWAY Hemingway 

Heminway 

— Mr. 695 

Asa 623 656 771 954 

Asa C. 870 

Betsey 885 

Cordelia Backus 801 

Deborah (Adams) 695 

Deidamia 696 

Elias 933 

Fannie 831 

Hannah 933 

Harriet W. (Porter) 870 

Luther 593 955 

Marion Adella 710 

Mary (Patterson) 933 

Minott 954 

Phineas 804 

Phinehas (i. 954 

Sarah 816 

Sarah (Gleason) 771 

Susan (Knowlton) 804 
HEMMINGS Laura Melicent 

934 
HENDERSON Berta (von 
Bunsen) 793 

Edith May 793 

Ernest Flagg 613 638 678 
793 

Frances von Bunsen 793 

George von Bunsen 109 678 
793 

Gerard Carl 109 551 793 

Hildegard Gertrude 793 

Jane L. (Rapallo) 793 

John Cleaves Simms 793 
HENISTON Sarah 752 
HENRY John P. 691 

Laura (Stone) 691 

Maria Abigail 691 

Pollv (Upton) 929 

Sheldon 929 
HERDMAN — Prof. 685 
HERRICK Betsey 825 886 

Ebenezer 719 886 

p:iizabeth 830 

Emily G. 891 

Hannah 719 

Hannah (Smith) 891 893 

Harriet M. 825 

Henry 825 

Lvdia 459 

Lydia (Dodge) 825 

Lydia (Eaton) 719 886 

Jeanette 900 

Jeremiah 891 893 
HERRIMAN Alta J. (Upton) 
929 

Justus 929 

Phebe 929 
HERVEAN August 213 
HESLIN George H. 452 

Rosannah 452 
HEWINS Hannah 908 
mCKEY Mary E. (Leffing- 
well) 811 

Maude 811 

Patrick 211 

Timothy E. 811 
HIGGINS Ellen 870 
HIGGINSON Thomas Went- 
worth Col. 304 306 550 611 
636 
HELD Crescencia 719 

Eva (Lauer) 719 

Jacob 719 
HILDRETH Harriet M. (Blan- 
chard) 767 

John Caldwell 767 

Martha A. 694 

Mary 933 

Marv Ella 767 
HILL Hills 

— Mrs. 126 

Abbey E. (Rogers) 910 I 



Abby S. 794 

Abigail 794 855 944 

Abigail Hook 794 

Achsah 773 

Adam 794 954 

Addie 728 

Alinda 794 879 

Asahel 251 794 879 

Asenath 380 779 794 909 

Benjamin Dr. 163 543 597 
629 661 667 794 954 

Betsey 741 773 

Betty 855 

Caleb 146 159 160 186 

Caroline 896 

Charles 855 

Charles H. 794 

Clara J:iizabeth 910 

Converse 794 

Cummings Ebenezer 910 

Darius 855 

David V. 659 

Dorothy Garner 794 

Dorothy Simonds 794 

Ebenezer 13 14 160 172 179 
232 245 386 603 659 793 
794 873 896 954 

Ebenezer A. 794 

j;iizabeth (Perry) 855 

Esther 794 896 

Esther (Pratt) 386 794 873 

896 
George 855 
Grace Warren 794 
Hannah 458 
Harriet E. 794 
Henry B. Mrs. 637 
Isaac 486 489 
Jeremiah F. 794 
John 658 812 943 944 
John H. 794 
John M. 487 
Joseph 855 
Leonard 954 
Lucinda 794 

Lucretia D. Mansfield^794 
Lucy S. 794 
Martha 855 
Martha Esther 794 
Mary 855 
Mary E. (Willard) (Webber) 

946 
Mary Jane 948 
Mary Thompson 943 
Mary (Thompson) 943 944 
Mercy 794 
Nancy 794 
Nancy (Chase) 794 
Noah 794 954 
Olive 794 
Rebecca 794 
Rebecca (Cutter) 855 
Rebecca Frost 794 
Rufus 794 
Rufus F. 805 
Ruth Rumrill 794 
Samuel 226 
Sarah 812 
Sarah (Chase) 794 
Sarah F. 794 
Sarah (Lawrence) 805 
Sherman Francis 946 
Sumner 794 
Susan Brown 794 
Thomas Baldwin 794 
William S. W. 794 
Zachariah 855 
HILLIARD Mary 896 
Hills .■>re Hill 

HILTON Alvirda Freeman 938 
Estelle F. (Moody) 938 
Helen 938 
Mary J. 871 

HINDS 334 

Abiah 163 
Abijah 163 



INDEX OF PERSONS 



985 



Abner 161 386 387 624 738 

794 795 954 
Aldridge C. 795 
Benjamin 387 795 
Benjamin F. 795 
Daniel 160 6''25 954 
Eliza W. 795 
Lorenzo 795 
Lucy 163 

Lydia 163 356 738 795 
Lydia Ball 386 387 794 
Moses 387 
Persis 387 458 795 
Silas P. 795 
W. H. H. 795 
HIRTZ August 213 
HITCHCOCK — Dr. 599 

Edward Rev. 101 124 126 127 
Ethan Allen Hon. 611 638 

684 
Helen P. 933 
Roswell D. 542 
mXCHINGS Nathaniel 630 

Sarah L. (Worcester) 630 890 
HOAG Amy C. 791 
HOAR Betsey 947 
Betsey (Mason) 823 
John 625 823 
Jonathan 623 625 629 
Jonathan Capt. 513 
Joseph 954 
Josiah 951 954 
Lucy 749 951 
Olive 951 
HOBART Abigail 870 
HOBSON Deborah Ann 808 
Sarah A. (Tigrett) 808 
Thomas 808 
HODGE Maria Lydia 712 
HOGAN J. J. Rev. 331 
HOGG alias Shepherd 892 
Joseph 163 
Mary 163 951 
Mary (Taggart) 928 
Nancy 163 
Rachel 163 928 
Samuel 163 623 795 928 
Sarah 163 
Hoit see Hovt 

HOLBROOk 530 939 

Abigail (White) 939 
Amos Rev. 322 341 
Elizabeth 919 
Mary 921 925 
Mercy 741 898 
Nathaniel 921 
Sarah (Sanger) 921 
HOLCOMB Grace G. 871 
HOLDEN Eliza M. (Worsley) 
949 
Frank E. 329 641 
Nancy 948 
William 623 
HOLLAND — Mrs. 626 
HOLLIS Allen Hon. 671 
Daniel 863 
Esther (Owen) 863 
Henry F. 487 
Jerusha 863 
HOLMAN Achsah 900 
Asa 756 
Charles 514 
Nancv (Farrar) 756 
HOLMES — Dea. 250 617 
Cicero 912 
David 912 
Florence E. 912 
Joanna V. W. 748 
John 912 
Jonathan 912 
Julia 801 

Julia Maria 728 834 
Mary 912 
Mary Lane 912 
Mary (Taggart) (Robbe) 912 
Mary (Twitchell) 834 



Nancy (Taggart) 912 

Sallie 917 

Samuel 834 912 
HOLT Aaron 795 

Abigail 161 233 795 

Alanson 210 

Amos 161 795 

Asa 706 

Catherine C. 946 

Grace (Porter) 767 

Hannah (Burns) 387 453 504 
727 

Henry 578 649 

Henry H. 202 219 387 453 
564 795 

Hosea 805 

Lanson 210 

Lewman 387 453 795 

Lura Walker 767 

Lydia J. Owen 387 795 

Marstin 161 233 594 627 647 
795 954 

Mary Ann 753 

Mary (Appleton) (Davis) 706 

Moses 161 795 

Nathan 387 453 506 625 651 
795 

Nathaniel 387 453 641 727 

Nehemiah 453 

Oscar 767 

Peter Rev. 308 

Phebe 795 796 

Priscilla 712 925 

Rhoda (Eaton) 387 453 504 
795 

Samuel P. 202 218 564 

Simeon 161 

Timothy 955 
HOLTON Charles E. Rev. 768 

Harriet C. (Frost) 768 

HOMER 654 

HOOD Daniel K. 618 

Daniel K. Mrs. 618 

Mary Isabel 734 
HOOK Abigail 794 
HOPEWELL Sophia 778 
HOPKINS Abigail 194 

Georgiana 551 628 

Mark 624 
HORSELY James 572 573 732 

954 
HOSKINS David 903 

Elkanah 903 

Mindwell Barney 903 

Persis (Stanford) 903 
HOUGHTON Alberta M. 191 
593 613 630 

Asenath 162 796 

Bethiah 162 796 819 

Elizabeth (Topliff) 814 

Ellen E. (Leonard) 253 387 
392 644 814 

Experience 162 796 

Grace Mabelle 930 

James 162 163 179 511 630 
795 796 820 954 

Joseph Henry 253 387 392 
814 

Mary 796 

Molly 162 

Orinda 162 795 806 

Phebe 162 795 820 

Rinde see Orinda 

Silvanus 162 795 954 
HOVEY Fanny 894 944 

Fernando Smilev 208 
HOWARD Ann W. (Russell) 
743 

Caleb 743 

Eliza Jane 743 

Philip 955 

Ursula 453 

William 618 888 954 
HOWE Adonijah Dr. 708 951 

Betsey 837 



Charles Elmer 550 634 796 

Daniel 696 

Elizabeth F. 410 

Ella M. Symonds 796 

Ella T. 443 

Elmer Brighara 387 481 565 

643 649 796 
Elvira (Adams) 696 

Emily (Farnum) 755 

Enoch S. 755 

Eunice Bucknam 696 

George M. 443 

Jotham 796 

Lambert L. 443 505 578 650 
656 718 

Lizzie C. (Russell) 656 718 

Lizzie Frances 796 

Lucy J. (Marsh) 387 643 796 

Lucy M. 353 649 

Lydia M. 388 

Mjcah 388 578 649 650 700 

Millicent (p'arnum) 755 

Myra (Kendall) 796 

Myra Susan 796 

Nellie Lydia 718 - 

Oscar Leslie 387 549 565 796 

Patty 884 

Sarah E. Nye 796 

Sarah (Ripley) 708 

William 388 

William I. 635 
HOWELL Elizabeth Coxe 851 
HOWES Florence Conant vi 

Jean P. 270 
HOWLAND Sarah 785 
HOWLEY Sally 844 
HOYT Hoit 

Daniel 486 
HUBBARD 827 

Albert G. 388 453 655''659 
660 796 

Albert Joel 388 796 

Amelia 824 

Elizabeth Faloza 826 

Ellen M. 453 796 

Henry 486 

Lucy 697 

Lydia J. (Richardson) 388 
453 796 

Maria 846 

Moses 846 

Sophia Lampson 846 
HUCKINS Mary Ann 817 
HUDSON 875 

James B. 905 

Laura A. (Kibbe) 905 

Rachel (Puffer) 875 
HUGHES Edith Morris 749 

Frederick Montgomery 749 

Henry Eliot 749 

Mary M. (Eliot) 749 

Thomas R. 749 
HULL Isaac Capt. 91 
HUMES Isaac D. 623 

Willard 623 
HUNKIN Mark 132 133 136 
HUNNEWELL Jane P. 637 
HUNT Aaron 797 

Abidah 796 

Caleb Capt, 179-181 622 796 
954 

Charles A. 619 

Charlotte Esther 754 

David 181 797 

Dora 771 

Edwin P. 667 

Eli S. 619 

Eunice 797 

Fannie L. (Yardley) 771 

Henry 180 181 796 954 

Isaac a82 622 655 797 80S 
954 

John Rev. 337 520 522 

Lois 797 

Martha 333 

Martha (Knowlton) 797 808 



986 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



HUNT Martha Wadkins 181 
182 796 

Mary A. 388 

Melvin O. 622 647 771 

Moses 181 797 

Nathan 388 579 618 954 

Phoebe 797 

Phoebe (Pratt) 796 

Raymond 660 954 

Sarah 181 

Violantia 388 

Willard 13 14 160 180-182 
655 796 954 

■William Sylvester 388 
HUNTINGTON — Mr. 96 
HUNTLEY Rufus 146 159 
HURD Heard 

— Mrs. 506 

Abby 793 

Abigail 793 

Belinda Mansfield 793 

Benjamin 626 793 955 

Emma Roy 793 

Eugene Clinton 793 

Fidelia Pike 793 

George 793 

Hannah W. 793 

Henry 386 453 621 625 626 
639 793 898 955 

Isabella E. 850 

Lucy Jane 793 

Marcella 793 

Marion 793 

Mary 419 793 898 

Mary M. 793 

Mehetabel (Colburn) 386 793 
898 

Melinda 453 

Orilla F. Grant 793 

Richard 793 

Samuel 793 955 

Sarah J. (iunnison 793 

Smith 850 

Walter C. 793 

Warren 793 
HURLBURT Eliza A. B. 724 
HUSBAND Richard Welling- 
ton 676 
HUTCHINS — Mr. 265 
HUTCHINSON Aaron 227 

Abel 954 

Abner Stiles 315 445 572-574 
787 789 

Anne E. 388 

Isabel 501 

John M. 388 

Juliet 445 

Mary 445 

Mary Ann 445 

Marv (Harris) 789 

Mary Shreve 638 
HUXTABLE Frances (Ridge) 
808 

James 808 

Martha Ellen 808 
HYDE Alice Maude 930 

Horace W. 659 

John M. 930 

Mary S. (Whitney) 930 

INGALLS Lucinda 931 
INGERSOLL — Mr. 250 
IRISH H. M. 665 

Marv Jane 694 
IVES Amos 845 

Caroline 845 

Rachel 845 
IVORY Deborah 852 

JACKMAN Daniel 632 955 
JACKSON A. W. Rev. 293 

Abigail 782 797 955 

Abraham 163 

Ada J. (Snow) 898 

Amos 648 797 955 

Charles Thomas Dr. 124 128 



George Josiah 898 

Janet 797 

Joseph 132 133 136 782 797 

955 
Judith Porter 797 
Levi 485 
Lydia 163 
Mary Louisa 815 
Thomas Jonathan 91 

JACQUES ^330 

JAFFREY George 135-137 139 

H. George 568 
JAMES Carleton 748 

Marion E. V. (Eliot) 748 
JAMESON — 606 

Nathan C. 487 
JANES Elijah 906 
Lucy (Crocker) 906 
Pollv 906 
JANNEY Frances Gage 742 
John Jay 742 
Rebecca A. (Smith) 742 
Jaques see Jacques 
JAQUITH Abraham 621 951 
955 
C. H. 308 

Frederick Levi 721 
Joanna Springer 951 
Marshall 452 
Marv Louise 721 
Nellie (Murphy) 721 
JEFFERSON Thomas 91 297 
Jeffrev see Jaffrey 
JEFFS Marv 161 
JENCKS Elizabeth 670 674 
Francis M. 550 613 614 646 
647 
JENNESS Richard 546 
JENNINGS Elizabeth 804 
Martha 741 802 834 
Susanna 803 
JERRY Amiel 202 
JEWELL Edwin 955 

Elmira 853 
JEWETT Achsah 860 
Charles 945 
Eliza Ann 818 
Fannie Mabel 945 
J. E. B. Rev. 315 317 
Martha S. Fay 945 
Stephen Dr. 599 620 622 
Johns see Jones 
JOHNSON— Mr. 51 
— Widow 232 
Adam 518 543 544 654 797 

955 
Charlotte 797 
Charlotte A. 634 
David 146 159 951 
Ede 951 
Elizabeth 416 817 843 883 

889 951 
Elizabeth (Stone) 797 906 
Irma (Mathews) 932 
Ithamar 160 172 181 182 955 
James 142 
John 843 951 
John G. Rev. 339 
Josephine 762 
Julia 701 739 
Lavina 938 
Levi 450 604 739 
Lois 719 
Louisa 839 
Lvdia 843 
Margaret 797 903 
Margaret Caroline 734 
Mary 853 
Moses 145 148 159 172 181 

182 593 626 951 955 
Patty 797 
Rudolph A. 932 
Samuel 160 
Samuel Dr. 83 
Sarah 450 
Sibylla 182 817 951 



Silas 797 

Simeon 146 151 159 172 182 
472 510 654 797 903 906 
JOHNSTON see also Johnson 
Jessie (Kliot) 748 
Philip Devereux 748 
JONES Johns 

650 

Abby Maria 143 759 798 
Abigail G. (Piper) 388 454 

709 759 798 864 
Abigail (Merriam) 786 
Anna 161 233 388 797 
Anna (Gates) 797 888 
Anna Isabel 388 798 
Aurora 798 
Betsey 161 740 797 
Caroline 906 

Caroline F. (Gibson) 799 
Clarinda 457 
Clinton Corydon 798 
Corydon 143 265 388 454 508 
547 552 598 633 709 759 
798 864 
Daniel 798 

Daniel Gates 253 388 453 454 
619 621 624 634 654 798 
935 
Dorothy Ann 805 
E. 667 

Edward C. 655 
Edward C. Mrs. 187 
Elizabeth (Warren) 253 453 

388 798 935 
Elvira M. 728 
Emelia Sarah 388 798 
Emily A. 798 
Emily F. 389 
J:phraim 899 
Frank 487 

Frederick 533 799 955 
Harry Piper 798 
Harry Raymond 798 
Howard Carl 388 798 
Howard Corey 798 
Jeremiah Joseph 804 
John 197 570 619 620 797 799 

906 955 
Julia Arnold 688 
Lillian Gertrude 253 709 773 

798 
Lola 328 
Lucy 453 620 
Lucy (Lane) 799 
Lucy M. 799 
Lvdia Ann 899 
Lydia P. (Robinson) 899 
Mary 389 453 
Mary A. (Corey) 798 
Marv Ann 733 798 
Mary (Buss) 797 
Mary Elizabeth 454 798 
Mary Esther 804 
Marv (Farnura) 755 798 
Mary L. 270 655 
Maurice Hepburn 798 
Nancy Adelaide 388 454 798 
Nathan 562 620 955 
Ollima (Stone) 906 
Ruth 798 857 888 
Samuel 160 233 388 389 453 
477 592 633 733 740 755 
786 797 798 888 906 
Sarah 234 786 798 
Sarah A. 454 798 
Sarah Adelia 798 
Sarah Ann 389 
Tabitha (Battelle) 906 
Virginia M. (La Rock) 804 
Walter Buckminster 388 798 
William H. 210 
Zebulon Rev. 547 
JORDAN Chester B. 487 
Jerald 811 
Mary 811 
Mary (Purcell) 811 



INDEX OF PERSONS 



987 



JOSSELYN Joslin 

— Mr. 695 696 

Eliiis 593 660 750 955 

Emeline 750 

Hannah (Adams) 695 

James O. 595 638 

Maria (Ernes) 750 

Pollv (Adams) 696 
JOY Alice May 830 

Erances E. (Bassett) 830 

John D. W. 830 
JUDKINS Christiana L. 
(Smith) 868 

Grace Elise 868 

John Franklin 868 
JUNGNITZ Marie 913 

Kayser see Keyser 
KEAN Susannah 782 
Kehlin see Kibling 
KELLEY John 213 
KELSALL Edward '308 
KELTON G. Howard 526 
KEMP Bessie M. (Twitchell) 
553 644 799 
Edwin George 553 644 799 
Elijah 163 627 631 955 
Franklin Pierce 799 
George Solon Rev. 316 644 
James 163 

Jennie (Eastman) 799 
Levi 629 955 
Mary 844 
Sarah 163 
Vada Marian 799 
KEMPTON John 845 
Rachel 845 
Sarah 845 
KENDALL Abigail 799 

Abigail (Babcock) 690 755 799 

826 828 829 890 
Almira 690 799 
Alvah 389 505 652 655 
Anna 441 799 828 886 945 
Asa 799 
Augusta 800 
Charles S. 624 955 
Daniel 312 
Everett 638 
Gilman 655 
Harriet G. (Appleton) 312 

327 454 706 800 
Henry Adams Rev. 29 41 312 
313 454 519 522 548 634 
644 706 799 800 955 
Henry Appleton 454 800 
Joel 562 667 690 755 765 799 

826 828 890 
John Alva 202 219 389 563 

565 
John Edwin 389 565 
Lydia (Adams) 799 
Lyman 799 
Mary 765 799 
Marv W. 389 
Moses 562 799 
Myra 796 

Rebecca 709 799 826 
Reuben C. 389 
Samuel Adams 454 800 
Sarah Harriet 454 800 
Sophia 890 

Sophia (Shattuck) 799 
William Converse 104 
William H. 652 
KENDRICK Daniel 955 
Rachel S. 800 
Stephen 800 
KENNEDY Ann 932 
KENNY Samuel 132 133 
KENT Ebenezer 708 
George 486 
George N. 876 
George W. Mrs. 253 
Hannah 708 
Henry O. 487 



Lydia 708 

Marv N. (Rice) 253 876 
KENYON William C. 210 
KERCHDALE Harriet 757 
KERR J. (Iraham 685 
KERRIGAN Catherine 936 
KEYES Alvin 886 
Amelia (Russell) 886 
Charles 315 
Ella Erances 854 
George 854 
Lucy 731 740 
Mary (Russell) 886 
Proctor 886 
Simon 731 
KEYSER Kayser Keysar 
Charlotte 814 
Emily E. (Snow) 899 
Emily (Larsen) 814 
Henry 814 
I. H. 899 
KIBBE A. Gertrude 905 
Charles H. 905 
Inez M. 905 
Jared H. 905 
Laura Adell 905 
Marv Edwards 905 
Sar;ih A. (Stanley) 905 
KIBLING Koblin 

Elizabeth (Marshall) (Mat- 
thews) 389 817 
Henry 279 389 480 505 549 

817 
Orilla 916 
KIDDER Edward H. 107 
Elizabeth 800 
Franklin 800 
Isaac 880 
James 800 
Lucy (Barnes) 714 
Lucy Burnap 800 
Martha L. 800 
Mary 880 

Moses Dr. 27 239 241 508 
518 597-599 641 800 880 
955 
Moses Warren 800 
Nancy 800 
Nelson 714 

Rachel S. (Kendrick) 800 
Reuben 7 148 149 
Rufus K. 800 
Sophia K. 800 
Walter 800 
KIDNER F. Clinton 682 

Reuben Rev. 329 330 331 342 
343 463 565 612 614 645 
673 
KILBURN — Mr. 29 
KILLHAM Sarah 803 
KIMBALL — Mr. 250 
Albert 563 
Charlotte 819 
Elijah B. 544 579 619 955 
John H. 625 
Stephen 563 
Warren W. 623 
KING Basil Rev. 612 648 676 
Carlos E. 622 
Clara E. 930 
Jane (Derby) 930 
Marv Louise 747 
Philfo Rev. 341 342 
KINGMAN Sybil 848 
KINGSBURY Caleb 895 
Clarissa 71 1 
Esther (Townsend) 895 
Jonathan 895 
Joaiah 895 
Lucy 895 944 
Sarah (Pratt) 895 
KINNEY Moses Rev. 334 955 
KINSMAN Anna M. (Adams) 
389 692 801 
David Watson 210 212 389 
692 800 



Elizabeth (Richards) 800 
Elizabeth Richards 801 
Jennie Louisa 801 
Samuel 800 
Willard Joseph 801 
KIRBY Margaret Ann 849 
KIRK W. B. 342 538 
KIRKBRIDE William H. 655 
KITTREDGE — Miss 293 
Aida 688 

Charles M. Dr. 688 
Charlotte 907 
Jonathan 546 
Marcella (Conant) 688 
KNAPP Knap 
Evaline H. 891 
Jesse 819 

Louise Jane 301 769 
Lydia 184 819 922 
Mary 819 
KNAUTH Selma 725 
KNIGHT Abbv (Wallace) 801 
Abigail (Pratt) 873 
Anna 717 911 
Arthur Julius 619 621 659 

802 
Benjamin 739 
Betsey 943 
Caroline M. 454 801 
Charles Byron 801 
Charles Frederick 550 578 
619 621 622 624 801 802 
835 
Charles S. 659 
Clara A. Corey 801 
Clara S. (Nims) 801 
Cora Belle 802 
Cordelia B. (Heminway) 801 
David 861 

Elizabeth (Hardy) 786 
Florence May 801 802 
Fred Chester 802 
Gardner Fred 802 
George Alson 802 
Hannah M. 440 454 801 
Harriet L. 719 
Harriet M. 454 801 891 
Hosea B. 454 801 
Ira 873 

Ira Davis 505 801 
Irene 825 944 
Jane Ruth 754 
Jennie Maria 802 
Joel S. 454 801 
John A. 454 801 
John W. 203 
Joseph Mrs. 635 
Josiah 657 801 
Josiah H. 440 454 657 663 

664 668 801 825 891 
Julia M. (Moore) 801 835 
Lana S. 440 801 
Lester Charles 621 626 801 

802 
Lucy D. (Pierce) 861 
Lydia Lake 739 804 
Mabel (Barnes) 802 
Martha A. (Mason) 440 454 

801 825 891 
Milan Augustus 802 
Nathan H. 786 
Prudence 710 
Ralph 802 
Rebecca 763 
Robert Arthur 802 
Sarah Ednah 454 801 
Vesta E. (Shelley) 802 
Walter Glenn 802 
William Abram 802 
KNOWLES Daniel C. 487 

Urania 845 
KNOWLTON Abigail 802 834 
Andrew Allison 804 
Asa 203 389 454 583 604 638 

639 739 804 938 
Asa H. 390 803 



988 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



KNOWXTON Benjamin Frank- 
lin 390 803 
Betsey 454 741 802 807 939 
Caroljne E. 803 
Caroline Simons 803 
Carrie T. 803 
Charles 803 
Ebenezer 803 955 
Eli B. 803 909 
Elias 146 159 18'2 652 804 

955 
Elisha 389 593 624 635 706 

730 778 804 807 887 931 
Eliza 803 
Eliza Lovekin 803 
Elizabeth 390 802 
Elizabeth E. (Stone) 803 909 
Elizabeth (Hardy) 785 803 
Elizabeth (Jennings) 804 
Elizabeth (Tollman) 804 
Elizabeth (Wright) 802 914 
Elmira 803 834 854 937 
Elvira 804 
Emeline 804 807 
Eunice 804 
Fred Monroe 532 804 
George F. 500 
Hannah 706 804 
Hannah (Chamberlain) 730 

804 887 
Hannah M. (Townsend) 803 
Harriet 778 804 
Harriet E. 454 804 
Helen M. 804 887 
Henry 390 
Hosea M. 526 
Ira 656 803 955 
Jabez W. 955 

James 657 802 803 827 955 
Jane Pierce 803 
Jennie M. 803 
Jeremy 804 955 
Jesse 639 803 869 940 
John 159 172 182 333 638 

717 741 802-804 885 955 
John Dea. 390 649 797 802 

834 914 
John Taylor Oilman 804 
Jonathan 146 159 569 955 
Kenney 390 458 659 802 

806 
Levi 456 596 803 955 
Lilla M. 803 
Lizzie (Smith) 804 
Lois (Bemis) 717 804 
Lois Jane 803 
Lovina (Porter) 869 
Lucy Anna 804 938 
Lucy Hadley 803 
Luke 182 570 649 717 803 827 

955 
Luther D. 741 
Lydia 389 
Lydia A. (Darling) 739 804 

938 
Lydia E. (Mason) 803 827 
Maria Jane 803 
Martha 182 333 390 797 802 
Martha (Jennings) 741 802 

834 
Mary 389 803 804 914 
Mary A. (Derby) 741 
Mary (Polly) (Chamberlain) 

706 730 804 
Mary (PoIIv) (Rowell) 885 
Mary W. 803 
Mercy (Bemis) 717 803 
Nancy 803 
Nathan 649 804 955 
Pauline 904 931 
Polly 458 879 

Polly (Learned) 390 802 806 
Polly Royal 802 
Rebecca 802 
Sally Adams 803 
Sarah Ann 803 



Sarah (Wight) 803 940 

Silas 390 454 638 739 785 803 
834 

Simeon 390 802 955 

Susan 804 

Susanna (Jennings) 803 

Susannah (Nutting) 390 803 
834 

Thaddeus 390 802 955 
KNOX Henry Gen. 91 
KUTTROFF Adolph 648 

LACY Sally 888 
LADD — 654 

Emilv 811 

Ida P. 930 
LAFAYETTE Marie Jean Paul 

Marquis de 91 
LAKEMAN Sarah L. 327 
LAKIN Amaret 763 770 

Ann 904 

Betsey (Stanley) 904 

Emogene 770 

Hannah (Morrison) 904 942 

Harriet 942 

Jacob G. 659 

Jacob Gragg 904 951 

Joshua S. 770 

Julia 730 

Julia (Chamberlain) 730 

Lemuel 730 955 

Lemuel Capt. 904 942 

Lemuel D. 659 

Lucy (Chamberlain) 730 

Oliver 955 

Margaret 839 904 

Moses Morrison Capt. 904 
951 

Myron C. 770 

Sarah B. (Stanley) 904 

Sarah (Gilchrest) 770 

William 659 951 
LAMB Rose 612 
LAMBERT Arthur Frank 805 

Beatrice May 805 

Charles Marcus 805 

Ellen (Gilbert) 804 

Frank E. 632 804 

Helen Lillian 805 

Louis 804 

Mary E. (Jones) 804 

Violet Dorothy 805 

Winifred Elizabeth 805 
LAMONT John M. Rev. 325 
Lamphear see Lanphear 
LAMPMAN— Mr. 193 

Esther Mahala 743 

Mabel P. 446 

Wallace W. 446 660 

Wallace W. Mrs. 653 
LAMSON Jonathan 955 

Malvina Helen 746 
LANCEY Emily (Collins) 849 

Sarah May 849 

William George 849 
LANDER Hannah Maria 732 
LANE Allen 955 

Ellen O. (Worsley) 949 

Francis Col. 799 

Fred A. 949 

George 756 

John 756 757 

John Capt. 837 

Lucy 799 

Mary (Livingston) 837 

Melinda 837 

Minot T. 757 

Philinda (Farrar) 756 

Ruth (Farrar) 757 
LANG Frederick C. 208 

Lucinda 761 
LANGDON Honor 812 

John 485 

Samuel Rev. D. D. 13 230 
231 

Tobias 812 



LANGLEY Elma J. (Locke) 
918 

Florence Isabel 918 

Grace Evangeline 918 

Josiah Dow 918 

Josiah True 918 

Kate (Townsend) 253 254 918 
LANPHEAR Lamphear 

Hannah S. (Greenwood) 778 

Jeremiah 390 778 818 955 

Lucy E. (Marshall) 390 818 
LA PIERRE Jean 213 
LA POINTE La Point 

Ambrose 656 912 

Anna B. 328 532 

Augustus 661 

Emma I. (Symonds) 912 

Forrest T. S. 664 

Francis 212 

John 664 
LARGEN Amanda 765 
LA ROCK Virginia Maud 804 
LARRABEE Sarah 722 
LARSEN Larsson 

Emily 814 

Maria 882 
LASSONDE Adeline L. 698 867 

Joseph 867 

Lucy (Lussier) 867 
LAUER Eva 719 
LAW Laws 

Benjamin 955 

Harry 955 

Sarah 761 

Solomon Mrs. 623 

Stephen 955 

Zelotes 955 
LAWLESS Mary Warren 715 
LAWRENCE Lawrance 

A. A. 892 

Aaron 543 545 

Alvarus 618 755 805 955 

Alvin 805 

Ambrose Dr. 60 805 955 

Annis (Frost) 727 766 

C. 663 

Charles 805 

Cynthia M. (Townsend) 917 

Delia Chinnay 917 

Dorothy A. Jones 805 

Edna M. (Perry) 855 

Edna May 855 

Edward 955 

Edward M. 727 766 

Eliza 451 805 

Eliza Ann 727 766 787 

Eliza (Farnsworth) 755 805 

Emily 451 805 

Emily F. (Silsbee) 892 

Emily Smith 805 

Enos 132 133 136 

George Atwood 917 

George Bertram 917 

George Washington 805 

Grace 917 

Hannah 916 

Hannah (Sheldon) 917 

Harry 917 

Helen 805 

Horace 917 

Jeremiah 132 133 136 

Jesse 667 955 

John 805 955 

Levi 917 

Lizzie 799 

Lucy 805 

Lydia M. 766 

Nancy L. 766 

Samuel 805 955 

Samuel H. 766 

Sarah 751 805 

Susan 805 

Walter E. 855 
Laws see Law 
LAWSON Emeline (Stone) 908 

Peter 908 



INDEX OF PERSONS 



989 



LAZENBY Albert Rev. 671 673 

674 676 677 
LEACH Elizabeth 918 
Lealand see Leland 
LEARNED Learnerd 

— Mr. 207 

Abigail 161 239 806 811 888 

Abigail (Morse) 806 

Ada Melvina 809 

Adams Darius 454 808 

Agnes Wakefield 810 

Amos 6'27 806 955 

Anna Carola 808 

Anne S. (Berry) 807 

Annie Elizabeth 808 

Annie Mosser 807 

Arvilla (Coleman) 808 

Asa 806 

Asenath 806 

Barbara Rowena 810 

Benjamin 16 149 151 159 172 
224 232 239 271 274 275 
391 473 510 626-628 640 

806 955 

Benjamin Dea. 390 777 803 

806 
Benoni 805 
Bertha E. Tyler 808 
Betsey 391 806 811 
Betsey M. A. 391 454 807 808 
Calvin 39 144 262 454 479 

504 506 570 628 635 760 

807 809 810 829 
Calvin Capt. 391 
Charles Barrett 391 809 

■ Charles Hollis 807 
Clara Elvira 808 
Cynthia M. (Fisk) 391 454 

760 809 829 
Cynthia P. (WooUey) 807 
Dana Harrison 808 
Daniel 161 811 955 
David 806 955 
Deborah A. (Hobson) 808 
Dexter 955 
Edith Sylvia 809 
Edward 805 806 
Eleanora Martin 454 693 809 
Eli 806 955 
Eliza 251 807 

Elizabeth (Wilson) 390 806 
Elsie Theresa 808 
Elvira (Derby) 253 391 454 

693 741 807 
Emeline (Knowlton) 804 807 
Emeline Sophia 394 454 809 

829 
Emily (Cheney) 810 
Emma L. (Cochran) 809 
Ernest Hooper 392 809 
Ethel Jenette 809 
P'ugene Howard 809 
Eunice Austin 811 
Eva A. (Frost) 552 553 810 
Eva E. Hawkins 807 
Everett Dwight 533 809 
F. Derbv 955 
Fanny T. (Aylwin) 807 
Frank Cheney 810 
Frank Ezra 308 
Frank Hobson 808 
Franklin Dana 454 808 
Oilman 806 
Goodith 805 
Grant Sheridan 251 
Hannah 251 356 392 738 

807 
Hannah Corey 808 
Hannah D. (Barrett) 391 809 
Hannah Emeline 391 809 
Hannah S. (Buckminster) 

809 
Hannah (Wight) 700 807 940 
Harriet M. (Cochran) 809 
Harriet Palmer 810 
Henry Barrett 810 



Henry Dexter 808 

Henry Dwight Hon. v vi 198 

203 454 475 480-484 602 

508 521 538 540 541 549 

550 552 553 567 622 624 

625 670 809 
Hervey 253 262 391 454 478 

494 504 505 541 604 624 

693 741 807 809 
Hervey Dexter 454 807 
Horace Bushnell 810 
Ina Viola 808 
Ira 807 
Isaac 805 
Jennie McGee 808 
Jesse 241 242 457 806 
John 161 233 627 804 810 811 

888 955 
John Calvin Rev. 287 288 

454 532 533 628 809 810 
John Wilson 39 251 392 454 

604 628 649 700 738 806 

807 809 940 955 
Joseph 806 811 955 
Kenneth Aylwin 807 
Leslie Elias 807 
Lewis Derov 808 
Lewis Dudley 203 218 391 

454 564 807 808 
Linnie R. (Rawson) 810 
Lizzie Fox 808 
Louisa 806 
Louisa Viola 808 
Lovisa D. 454 
Lucelia (Wakefield) 810 
Lucinda Viola 808 
Lydia Moore 807 
Maggie Bishop 808 
Margaret Derby 807 
Margaret (Swan) 390 806 
Marion Deroy 203 454 809 
Marion Dexter 807 
Martha E. (Huxtable) 808 
Mary 161 811 888 
Mary B. 810 
Mary E. (Griffith) 807 
Mary Edna 808 
Mary Elvira 809 
Mary Emma Eleanora 808 
Mary Rebecca 808 
Mary (Stearns) 805 
Mary Wallace 808 
Moses 806 955 
Orinda 806 

Orinda (Houghton) 795 806 
Patty Townsend 811 
Persis 700 807 
Phebe 806 
Polly 802 806 

Polly (Dudley) (Daniels) 806 
Rebecca 811 
Reuben 806 
Reuel 811 

Rosina E. (Fisher) 808 
Samuel 806 955 
Samuel Derby 807 
Sarah 161 811 
Sarah Elizabeth 391 809 
Sarah Elvira 808 
Sarah J. (Trask) 809 
Sophronia (Sanderson) 806 
Sylvia H. 392 
Thaddeus 628 806 955 
Walton Dudley 808 
Webster Dennis 454 808 
Willard Duren 392 454 592 

625 809 
Willard Francis 809 
William 805 
LEATHERS Isaac N. 482 545 

619 
LEAVITT Lemuel 209 
LEE Anna 792 
Arthur 91 
Richard Henry 91 
Samuel Rev. 312 313 



LEFFINGWELL - 



599 



Catherine (Dixon) 392 587 811 

Charles Hazen 2d 811 

Charles Hazen Dr. 392 687 
689 608 634 811 

Charles Whiting 392 595 643 
811 867 

Dorothy Jordan 811 

Emily (Ladd) 811 

George Whiting 811 

Henry Richard 587 588 680 
608 609 634 642 811 

John 811 

Mary Emily 811 

Mary (Jordan) 811 

Minnie E. (Piper) 265 342 
538 541 643 811 867 
LEGER Josephne Elimena 901 

Marv Elizabeth 901 
LEIGHTON Catherine (Frost) 
811 

Charlotte (Kayser) 814 

Eliot 812 

Elizabeth A. (Nason) 812 

George Bridge C(A. 5 142 143 
189 545 550 565 610 649 
661 662 772 813 

George Eliot 678 814 

George Eliot Col. 581 610 
648 649 812 813 

Henry Kayser 679 814 

Honor (Langdon) 812 

Isabella (Bridge) 812 

John 812 

John Langdon 679 814 

Katherine (Rogers) 812 

Marian (Fernald) 812 

Mary (Bane) 812 

Orin G. 203 

Sarah (Hill) 812 

William 811 812 
LELAND Lealand 

Abner 823 

Achsah (Mason) 823 

Betty (Mason) 821 

Caroline (Jones) 906 

Hannah 716 

Hannah (Thayer) 823 

Jeremy 955 

John 906 

Joshua 145 146 151 158 159 

Micah 821 

Rhoda 920 

Samuel 823 
LEMAN Elizabeth 933 

Lydia 162 

Sarah S. 815 
LEONARD Annie 392 

Annie E. 392 816 

Cora E. 393 815 

Dolly E. 393 

Edith Ellen 815 

Elizabeth 253 648 

Elizabeth (Dow) (Smith) 814 

Elizabeth M. (Smith) 392 814 

Elizabeth Morison 253 289 

Ellen Elizabeth 253 387 392 
454 814 

Frederick Smith 815 

Gretchen Louisa 815 

Harry Herman 815 

Henry Willard 815 

Herman H. 815 932 

Hildegarde Genevieve 815 

Jacob 814 

John C. Rev. 601-603 612 

Julia A. (Wait) 815 932 

Levi Washburn Rev. D. D. 
ix X xii xiv 29 32 37-39 41 
61 67 71 79 89 97 175 229 
247-251 253 254 260 262 
267 269 272 277-282 286- 
289 294 295 307-309 387 
392 447 454 493 518-520 
622-625 627-530 536 639 
641 642 547 648 634 646 814 



990 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



LEONARD Luella P. (Barrows) 
815 

Margaret Elizabeth 742 815 

Martha E. (Greenwood) 392 
393 742 782 814 

Mary L. (Jackson) 815 

Mary (Swift) 814 

Walter Greenwood 392 393 
815 

William Jackson 815 

William Smith Dr. 393 532 
533 538 541 741 782 814 
LEVEQUE Wilhelmiua 879 
LEWIS Abigail 816 

Alden 759 763 

Alice Celia 754 

Amy E. (Campbell) 754 

Anna 658 

Arvilla 887 

Benjamin 816 

Caesar 568 

Catherine 943 

Clarence Augustus 754 

Elizabeth Bugbee 816 

Ettie L. 393 816 

Faustina C. (Towne) 393 816 

Fred Arthur 759 

George U. 449 626 816 

Hattie Bertha 763 

Horace Oscar 327 449 816 955 

Isaiah 132 133 136 

James 590 955 

James Capt. 943 

James E. 393 449 565 626 816 

John 393 626 717 719 815 886 

John G. 815 955 

Josiah 658 

Lucretia (Bemis) 393 449 717 
719 815 

Martha (Collins) 943 

Mary 886 

Mary A. 816 

Mary E. (Fisk) 759 

Molly 233 

Molly (White) 939 

Pollv 816 

Polly (White) 816 

Polly Williams 816 939 

Prescott 657 955 

Rebecca (Upham) 815 

Samuel 650 656 816 939 955 

Sarah S. Leman 815 

Sarah (Savage) 759 763 

Sarah W. 717 815 

Sarah W. Bemis 816 

Thomas 160 172 233 639 816 
955 

Walter H. 487 
LIBBEY Almira 829 
LINCOLN Lydia (Rollins) 
(Freeman) 884 

Sabrina Hobart 733 

Tisdalo 884 
LINDGRIN John 636 
LINDSEY Linsey 

769 

Ethel Louise 743 
Sally 693 

LIONBERGER Mary 551 613 

638 
LITTLE Littel 

568 

Fortune 163 568 665 816 

Helen Marion 915 

Joseph 816 

Lorancv 816 

Pearl 816 
LIVERMORE — Mr. 250 

A. A. Rev. 64 269 542 

Arthur 486 

Mary Ann 691 

Matthew 136 140 
LIVINGSTON Alfonso J. 847 

Angelina (Morse) 847 

Chancellor G. 847 

Elizabeth Saunders 847 



Jonas 847 
Mary 837 
Northman C. 847 
Polly (Strongman) 911 
Sherman E. 847 
Viola F. 847 
William 847 911 
LOCKE Lock 
Eliza F. 393 
Elma Jane 918 
Franklin J. 955 
John 226 
Jonathan Col. 393 454 579 

619 
Nancy 327 393 454 
Samuel Rev. 11 223 
Sarah 732 
William D. 955 
LOCKWOOD Betsey M. 

(Adams) 844 
LOGAN Caroline E. (Stone) 
908 
William J. 908 
LOISELLE Louise (Puisson) 
742 
Lydie 742 
Pierre 650 742 

LOMBARD 606 

LONGFELLOW Samuel 295 
LONGLEY William L. 550 

LORD Sheriff 303 

Delbert Lauris 875 
Fannie G. (Proctor) 875 
Joseph E. 642 
Rebecca 933 

Rebecca M. (Tenney) 875 
William Alfred 875 
LORING Rebecca H. 789 
LOTHROP A. S. B. 894 
Ansel m 842 
Martha A. (Smith) (Harris) 

894 
Ruth Jane 842 
Sarah Jane 400 842 
Thornton Kirkland 638 
LOVE DeLos Rev. 790 

Emelia (Hale) 790 
LOVE JOY Elbridge 794 
Isaac 845 

Rhoda (Morse) 845 
Sarah F. (Hill) 794 
William Wallace Rev. 336 
520 522 
LOVEKIN Eliza 803 
LOVELL Annis 740 
Betsey 450 
Ruth 869 
LOWE Albert L. 917 

Clara E. (Townsend) (Has- 

kins) (Rockwood) 917 
Elizabeth (Leach) 918 
James 653 
Morris 946 
William 918 
Winifred 946 
LOWELL Amy 613 647 

Forrest S. 662 
LUCAS Saba 768 
LUDDEN — Mrs. 697 
LUFKIN see Lovekin 
LUSK David Hall 731 
Harriet Correll 731 
Henrietta (Storer) 732 
LUSSIER Lucy 867 
LYALL Lyle 

Alexander 203 218 563 
William 618 
LYFORD Jeremiah 950 955 

Rhoda (Yeardly) 950 
Lyle see Lyall 
LYMAN Ann Whiting 728 
Arthur 613 638 
Chester 869 
Giles Rev. 315 

Lovina (Porter) (Knowlton) 
869 



Lucy (Porter) 869 

Phineas 848 

Sarah (Morse) 848 
LYNCH Catherine (Burns) 816 

Francis Thomas 817 

John 816 

John Joseph 817 

Mary A. (Deasy) 817 

Mary Isabelle 817 

Thomas James 817 

Thomas Stephen 521 628 816 
LYON Lyons 

Abigail (Greenwood) 782 

Amos 782 

F. X. Rev. 331 

Nathaniel Gen. 812 

McBRIDE David 857 

Elizabeth J. (Downs) 857 

Margaret E. 857 
McCaffrey Bridget L. (Cur- 
ran) 743 

Hugh 743 

Nellie Elizabeth 743 
McCANNOY Elsie Miranda'892 
McCLARY Mary Hogg 951 

Robert 951 
McCLELLAN W. B. 501 590 
McCLENNING Daniel 326 955 

Daniel B. Rev. 315, 317 877 

John 326 955 

Mary E. 327 

Marv (Richardson) 327 877 
McCOLLESTER McCollister 

Achsah (Holman) 900 

Laura 718 

Mary Holman 835 900 

Relief Sawyer 834 

Silas 900 

Sullivan H. Rev. D.D. 302 
502 527 
McCONNELL, Bridget A. 
(Flood) 851 

Mary Aloysius 851 

Thomas Steven 851 
McCOY Betsey 766 

Rebecca 733 

Samuel 951 
McCURDY George 728 

Millie L. (Burpee) 728 

Robert H. 679 
McCDTCmNS Luther 487 
McDANIELS Alexander 163 

Anne 163 

James 163 

John 163 
McDERMOTT Patrick 212 

McDonald a. r. 659 

Marv Jane 759 
William J. 627 
MacDOUGALL McDougal, 
Henry Clay Rev. 301 
Louise M. (Eliot) 748 
Walter 748 

McDowell McDowd 

— Mr. 832 
Elizabeth 832 

Jane (Ray) (Blair) 832 833 

Margaret 832 889 
McFALL William H. 487 
McFEE John 657 
McGEE see also Magee 

Jennie 808 
McGILL James Rev. 331 332 
McGILVRAY McGillivray 

Adaline 781 

Anastasia 715 
McGINN — Eld. 341 
McGRATH Ellen 936 

William 663 
MacGREGOR James 632 
McGREGORY — Eld. 955 

— Rev. 335 

McINTIRE Mclntyre Mack- 
entire 

Perry Mrs. 951 



INDEX OF PERSONS 



991 



Adelia M. 327 

Clarence Fillmore Rev. 301 

Jonathan L. 397 

Samuel 951 

Sarah 902 
McINTOSH Charlotte 78'^ 

Ehenezer W. 775 

Mary Kate 775 

Ruth A. (Vose) 775 
Mclnlyre see Mclntire 
McISHAM see Melsham 
MACK Elisha Capt. 187 

Ida M. (Birch) 69-i 

John B. 694 

Urbana 453 

William Henry Zaner 694 
MacKAYE Steele 306 
McKEAN Frank A. 487 
Markentire see Mclntire 
McKIM Robert 660 
McKINLEY William Hon. 342 
McKINNEY Luther F. 487 
McKITTRICK E. C. Sterling 
682 

Mary W. 613 635 

Thornas H. 613 636 682 
McLaftiin see Claflin 
McLANE — Rev. 314 

John 487 

McLaughlin see dho ciaflin 

Hattie M. (Hazen) 792 

John 792 

John E. 682 
McLEAN see McLane 
McMAHONE Margaret 930 
McMASTER DeWitt Clinton 
327 

John 955 

Lydia C. 327 

Thomas 955 

Thomas Allen 327 
McMICHAEL Jane 865 
McNEE McNey 

Agnes 838 

Mary 951 

Robert 143 845 

William 4 143-148 642 955 
McNEIL Mireca A. 786 
McNey see McNee 
McQUADE Mary E. 887 

Newell 887 

Samuel A. 887 

Stella M. (Russell) 887 
McROY John 801 
MacVEAGH Charles 333 613 
656 673 676 683 

Ewen C. 683 

Francis 683 

Franklin Hon. 144 303 550 
611 614 624 628 674 807 
809 817 

Lincoln 683 

Rogers 682 
MADDEN Edward F. 621 

Joseph 671 
MAGEE see also McGce 

James Warren 691 

Mary A. (Livermore) 691 

Marv Louisa 691 
MAHONEY Dennis 209 
MAITLAND Alexander 628 
MAKl Kaisa 911 
MALONE see Meloon 
MANCHESTER Orson L. 526 
MANLEY Josiah 450 
MANN Amos 955 

Benjamin Capt. 193 

Cynthia 759 809 

Elisha Rev. 759 

Horace 62 

James 632 955 

Jedediah S. 620 

Nathan 759 

Susan 755 
MANNING — Mr. 657 

Rhoda 756 



MANRAN Rosa 849 
Manser see Mansur 
MANSFIELD Belinda 793 

Lucretia D. 794 
MANSUR Eliza 818 
MANTES Dorinda H. 858 

Mary E. (Smith) 858 

William 858 
MARBLE Olive G. 604 

William H. 212 
MARCH see also Marsh 

Clement 132 135-137 140 
MARCY Daniel 487 

Mary 921 
MARKHAM George D. 551 

613 635 671 673 
MARR — Mr. 707 

Mary J. (Appleton) 707 
MARSH see also March 

— Mr. 621 

Israel 796 

Lucy Jane 387 796 

Robert 955 

Susan 950 

Tabitha (Wheelock) 796 

MARSHALL Billings 

Widow 817 

Aaron 160 161 233 333 393 
555 660 731 738 750 817 
877 915 955 

Amelia J. 454 

Anna 393 394 454 730 817 

Anna (Morse) 817 843 

Augusta M. 818 

Benjamin 39 161 186 393 454 
518 554 555 593 604 631 
658 698 730 738 817 843 

Beriah 161 750 817 917 

Charles B. 40 547 818 955 

Daniel R. 652 

David 161 819 

Drury Morse 394 592 817 871 
955 

Eliza 389 

Eliza A. Jewett 818 

Eliza Ann 818 

Eliza Mansur 818 

Elizabeth 817 

Emelia (Powers) 394 817 871 

Emily 393 817 

Emily Ann 394 817 

Esther 161 233 393 731 817 

Esther (Townscnd) 731 817 
877 915 

Eva A. (Willard) (Nye) 945 

Eveline 394 818 898 

Eveline C. (Emery) 818 

George 955 

George C. 818 

Granville B. 817 955 

Hannah (Morse) 730 

Horace 818 

John Otis 945 

Judith 817 877 

Louisa R. (Caton) 817 

Lucy 161 

Lucy Campbell 390 394 454 
536 818 898 

Lucy E. 390 818 

Lucy (Mason) 819 

Lyman Rev. 341 520 522 

Maria A. 818 

Mary A. (Huckins) 817 

Mary Ann 394 454 646 818 

Moses 38 39 163 258 267 394 
454 475 476 478 518 535 
544 546 567 569 594 595 
642 646 659 817 818 898 

Moses Capt. 248 390 

Olive 328 

Orlando 40 646 818 955 

Polly 817 

Rachel (Belknap) 716 

Randal! 945 

Sarah (Burbank) 945 

Sarah Jane 394 818 



Sibillah (Johnson) 817 

Sybil 818 

Timothy 716 
MARTIN Bradley 682 

Charles C. 394 761 

Clara A. 659 

D. C. 769 

Edward 209 

Franklin 818 

Jefferson 818 

Josiah Adams 818 

Lois (Derby) 741 

Madison 818 

Marian 749 

Maud 769 

Micajah 626 818 955 

Noah 486 

Oliver 741 

Perlev 633 

Pollv 818 

Sarah M. (Fiske) 394 761 
MARVIN Edwin 394 454 818 

Emily 454 818 

Hannah (Ranstead) 394 454 
818 876 

Helen 454 818 

Levi 394 454 631 818 876 

Oscar 454 818 

Susan 454 818 
MASON — Mr. 2 5 

— Widow 232 - 

(Boutwell) 823 

Aaron 820 

Abby A. (Smith) 396 644 

829 894 
Abby K. 832 
Abigail 395 396 454 821 822 

836 848 
Abigail (Adams) 690 803 826 
Abigail (Allison) 253 395 700 

767 826 
Abigail Sophia 252 349 454 

709 826 
Achsah 822 823 947 
Ada Maria 828 
Ada Sophia 830 
Adelaide Arethusa Relief 826 
Adeline 822 

Adra E. (Mason) 826 830 
Adra Rebecca 830 
Agnes M. (Straw) 820 
Albert 798 
Albert Elijah 824 
Alcander 824 
Alice Caroline 828 
Alice M. (Joy) 830 
Allison Zaman see also Zaman 

Allison 305 394 809 826 

829 
Almira 828 886 
Alonzo 825 
Alvina 822 
Amanda Seward 823 
Amelia Hubbard 824 
Amelia Jane 824 
Angelia 820 
Angelina 822 
Anna (Bean) 819 
Anna C. (Piper) 827 867 
Anna (Kendall) 441 454 799 

828 886 945 
Anna Prentiss 825 886 
Anne (Prentiss) 333 441 697 

822 933 943 
Arethusa (French) 825 837 
Arthur EUery 830 
Arvilla Stone 825 
Asa 822 955 
Ashbel 823 
Ashley 825 

Atherton Perry M. D. 827 
Aurora (Jones) 798 
Avaline 822 
Ayers 820 

Azubah M. Whitney 832 
Bela 661 821 823 850 956 



99£ 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



MASON Benjamin 5 10 14 U5 
150 151 158 159 170 17'2 
183 232 265 394 395 472 
592 622 648 661 700 778 
821 822 823 826 836 848 
849 863 955 

Benjamin Franklin 823 

Bertha 832 

Bertie C. 832 

Bethia (Houghton) 796 819 

Betsey 691 772 821-823 837 
841 

Betsey Evans 253 767 826 

Betsey (Rider) 822 

Betty 819 821 

Calvin 40 251 252 260 262 

395 409 454 477-479 504 
518-520 570 601 655 709 
799 824 826 830 

Caroline A. (Briggs) 827 
Catharine 819 
Catherine Lucretia 823 
Charles 1 38 41 132 156 166 

173 191-193 441 519 533 

542 544 548 663 756 820 

823-825 827 828 955 
Charles E. 825 
Charles Edson 829 
Charles Grandeson 820 
Charles Henry 454 828 
Charles Kendall 305 395 454 

826 830 
Charles S. 832 
Charles Sumner 860 
Charles W. 395 454 826 
Charlotte Kimball 819 
Clara A. (Pierce) 860 
Clara Belle 832 
Clarence Fremont 593 827 
Clarissa Cobb 454 832 
Crosby Ashlev 825 
Cyrus 183 253 267 395 454 

648 700 767 822 823 826 

829 923 
Daniel 819 

Daniel H. 593 798 955 
David 203 395 454 823 826 

955 
David Haven 825 
Dexter Capt. 40 252 262 395 

396 454 477-480 504-506 
508 519 570 590 607 645 
647 648 690 704 710 803 

824 826 830 831 
Doris 829 
Ebenezer 822 824 
Edith Sweetser 827 
Edna Augusta 825 
Ednah M. Robertson 832 
Edwin C. 831 

Elijah 824 

Elijah Willard 441 454 657 

825 828 832 
Eliza Ann 822 
Eliza Bean 831 
Eliza E. 825 

Elizabeth F. (Hubbard) 826 
Elizabeth H. (Andrews) (Bas- 

sett) 395 830 
Elizabeth (Hammond) 819 
Elizabeth Shaw 824 
Elizabeth Valentine 822 
Ella E. 831 
Ella Gertrude 671 672 674 

830 
Ellen 613 635 
Ellen Frances 829 
Ellen (Gowing) 271 703 774 

831 
Elmer 823 
Elmira 819 
P:ivira 749 824 
Emeline S. (Learned) 394 628 

809 829 
Emilie E. 441 
Emily 823 826 



Emily Amelia 825 

Emily Elvira 824 

Emma Ann 824 829 

Enoch Woods 823 

Erastus H. 824 

Esther 818 819 824 

Esther (Barker) 819 

Eunice 820 

P^unice (Ayers) 820 923 

Eunice (Hale) 820 

ijverett 832 

Experience (Newcomb) 819 

Fannie Evalena 396 829 

Fidelia (Piper) 252 454 828 
865 870 

Flora Anna 831 

Florence Gowing 703 831 

Francis 183 

Frank E. 832 

Franklin 454 

Fred Leslie 829 

Fred S. 832 

Freeborn 820 

Fremont Emery 187 583 593 
643 827 867 

George 798 825 

George G. 663 

George Washington 212 213 
448 505 663 826 828 

Gertrude L. (Black) 827 

Gertrude P. (Smith) 829 

Grace Ann 831 

Granville 823 

Hannah 184 441 459 819 820 
822 833 

Harriet 441 825 

Harriet Adams 824 

Harriet Eliza 454 828 

Harriet G. (Farwell) 395 454 
826 

Harriet L. 441 825 

Harriet Louisa Augusta 823 

Harriet M. (Herriek) 441 825 

Harry Floyd 522 593 594 633 
642 681 860 

Harry S. 560 

Hartley D. 454 831 

Helen Amanda Maria 823 

Henrietta M. (Wheeler) 
(Newcomb) 827 

Henry Clay 395 826 

Henry H. 825 

Hepzibah 822 

Hepzibah Cummings 822 

Hugh Capt. 818 820 

Ida 613 635 

Ida M. (Barker) 860 

Isaac 146 

James 824 828 

James A. 454 479 590 645 

James Adams 252 826 830 

847 
James Addison 831 
James Appleton 212 213 668 
James Bracket 824 
James Orlo 824 
Jane 824 

Jane Fidelia 396 828 
Javan Knapp 819 
Jemima Fisk 825 
Jennie I. (Willard) 825 945 
Jeremiah 485 486 823 826 

830 955 
Jerusha 824 
Jesse 822 824 
Jessie A. 832 
Jessie Harriet 827 
Joanna 826 
Joel Franklin 210 211 663 

668 
Joel Kendall 828 
John 487 655 790 796 819 820 

822 824 837 955 
John Capt. 138 153 824 
John Barker 819 
John Dexter 396 827 



John Henry 183 265 342 396 

454 482 483 582 588 596 

608 644 645 648 826 829 

894 
John Tufton 2 132 135 136 

138-140 153 
John Wilson 824 
Jonathan 625 764 
Joseph 159 183 333 441 562 

667 697 820-822 825 837 

933 943 955 
Joseph Bryling 826 
Joseph P. 832 
Josephine Maria 825 
Julia 730 822 823 
Laura 824 
Laurenza Felt 825 
Lawson 819 
Leander 824 
Lena May 832 
Lettie A. 831 
Levi Fisk 826 
Lizzie 832 

Lizzie M. Rollins 832 
Lois White 824 
Lorena 823 
Lorenzo Walker 822 
Louisa 252 349 709 824 
Louisa (Farnum) 756 829 
Louisiana 820 
Lucelia Learned 829 
Lucinda Barker 819 
Lucy 819 823 

Lucy A. (Collister) 454 831 
Luther Carlton 829 
Lydia 184 252 396 454 819 

820 923 
Lydia A. (Morse) 830 847 
Lydia Emily 454 803 827 
Lydia (Knapp) 819 922 
Lydia (Perry) 709 824 852 
Lyman 822 
Maria 700 823 863 
Maria A. Whittemore 828 
Maria Antoinette 820 
Martha 441 697 801 819 821 

822 825 891 922 
Martha A. 440 
Martha Carlton 829 
Martha F. (Starkey) 831 
Martha (Fairbanks) 821 836 
Martha Louisa 829 
Martin 825 
Martin Melville 658 662 664 

825 945 
Marv 441 444 718 781 819 

820 824 825 893 
Mary Abby 829 
Mary Ann 828 945 
Mary Arethusa French 825 
Mary E. (Russell) 441 825 

Mary Eliza 441 825 

Marv Elizabeth 829 

Mary Ellen 820 

Mary F. (Brown) 829 

Mary Fiske 820 

Mary (Haven) 790 824 837 

Mary Monck 821 

Mary Porter 823 

Mary (Willard) 801 825 886 
893 943 

Matilda (Wilson) 824 837 

Merrill 441 479 657 664 668 
825 887 955 

Mighill 820 

Milton Dexter v 105-107 344 
454 483 484 495 500 508 
509 521 522 545 551 567 
590 591 594 636 645 672 
675 703 774 827 831 

Miretta (Osgood) 824 

Moses 146 158-159 183 184 
592 620 781 796 818-820 
922 923 955 

Moses Ayers 820 



INDEX OF PERSONS 



993 



Myra S. (Howe) 796 

Myrtle E. 831 

Muriel Ruth 860 

Nancy 82-2 943 

Nancy Maria 822 

Nathaniel 822 955 

Nathaniel Prentiss 822 

Nellie M. (Coombs) 945 

Norman Parks 829 

Oliver Hale 820 

Oren 824 

Oren L. 454 831 

Orlando 823 

Orley S. 832 

Ormond Osgood 824 

Orson L. 305 454 831 

Orville 823 

Peregrine Barllett 820 

Phebe 823 

Phebe (Norcross) 394 700 822 

848 849 863 
Pollv 778 822 
Prudence Woods 823 
Rachel 441 819 825 
Rebecca 251 454 825 
Rebecca (Kendall) 395 709 

799 826 
Roxana Nims 825 
Ruby 820 

Ruby (Bartlett) 820 
Rufus 822 
Rufus Capt. 823 
Rufus Osgood 823 
Ruth 826 837 
Ruth Elva 829 
Sally 822 824 933 
Sally Ann Adams 396 826 
Sally Elmina 823 
Sally (Fisk), 826 830 
Sally Louisa 823 
Sally Stone 822 
Samuel 441 454 570 661 668 
756 799 801 822 825 828 
831 886 893 945 
Samuel Capt. 441 825 828 943 
Samuel A. 643 796 
Samuel Kendall 441 828 
Sarah 396 790 820 822 824 

904 
Sarah F. Graves 823 
Sarah Jane 829 
Sarah (Morse) 790 821 836 

842 947 
Sarah (Norcross) 823 850 
Sarah White 825 
Selbv 823 848 
Selby Maria 823 
Solon 820 
Sophronia 824 
Stephen Spaulding 454 064 

668 828 831 
Stillman Franklin 823 
Susan M. Palmer 831 
Susanna 820 
Suza 820 
Sybil 824 
Sylvester 825 

Thaddeus 146 151 159 170 
197 232 245 252 257 396 
454 472-476 511 625 547 
655 661 709 730 749 778 
790 813 821 824 826-828 
836 842 852 
Thaddeus Lieut. 258 396 821 

824 947 
Thaddeus Perry 252 396 454 
519 570 578 661 813 824 
828 865 870 
Thirza 819 820 
Ursula 825 885 
Virginia Althea 829 
Walter 819 
Warren C. 832 
William F. 831 
William H. 831 
William Wallace 820 



Willis Morse 831 
Zaman Allison see also Alli- 
son Zaman 203 454 628 
Mathews sre ^L•^tthew 
MATTERSON Hiram A. Rev. 

339 
MATTHEW Mathews Mat- 
thews 
Annie A. 631 
Arvilla xv 302 
David 817 
Ebenezer 455 955 
Ebenezer G. 657 659 
Elizabeth (Marshall) 817 
Emily (Fox) 762 
Emily Maria 254 729 762 
Fannie M. (Wait) 552 932 
Franklin K. 455 658 
George Edward 552 644 932 
George William 932 
Ida M. 631 
Irena (Irene) 455 658 
Irma 932 
James 955 
Joan 932 

Joan L. (Emerson) 932 
Lucy (Fiske) 760 
Robert Warren 762 
Samuel 760 
Sarah A. 762 
Thomas 955 
MAURAN John Lawrence 502 
534 537 613 638 650 672 
676 
MAURO Isabel Rockwood 865 
MAXFIELD Svlvanus 209 
MAXWELL Mary 162 
Sarah 162 
William 162 593 622 559 

MAY 590 

Calvin 872 

Caroline M. 588 608 646 
George D. 655 660 
J. S. Mr. 588 608 
Jane E. (Bemis) 409 872 
John 955 
Joseph F. 621 
Joseph F. Mrs. 621 
L. Isabelle 663 
Lucy Ann 621 
Mabel E. 553 
MAYER Mayers 
Hattie 810 
Henrv Rev. 293 329 
MAYNARD Abel 397 628 646 
833 
Abel Dr. 163 233 396 397 597 

646 654 832 889 
Abner 627 955 
Augusta M. 818 
Augusta M. (Marshall) 818 
Betsey 163 833 
Deborah (Twitchell) 920 
Deliverence Fife 163 397 833 

Dilly 163 833 

Eliza 833 

Emilv 833 

Esther 833 889 

Esther (Rice) 832 

Hannah Curtis 833 

Israel 163 397 621 624 640 
833 881 

Israel F. 833 

Jesse 818 

John 832 

John Hamilton 818 

Joseph 920 

Josephine J. W. 328 

Kezia 833 881 

Lucinda 163 397 455 646 833 

Lucy 397 833 

Margaret 163 233 396 397 

Margaret (McDowell) (Nich- 
olas) 382 889 

Marshall P. 818 



Mary 835 

Nancy 397 833 

Nancy C. (Porter) (Gibbs) 

833 
Samuel 833 955 
Samuel F. 833 
Sarah Jane 818 
MEAD Meade 

Abraham 265 632 736 955 
Anna W. 736 

Catherine Woodworth 712 
Charlotte (Suitor) 712 
David 629 955 
Freelove Wright 846 
Isaiah 712 
Martin 846 
Mercy 846 
HEADER Horace Harriman 
743 
Ina E. (Eaves) 743 
MEEHAN Catherine 713 
MELLEN Catharine (Walling- 
ford) 934 
Daniel 695 
Hannah 695 713- 
John Capt. 177 178 181 183 

185 189 190 192 194-196 
John F. 934 
Susannah (Farwell) 695 
MELLUS E. Lindon Dr. 613 

614 647 
MELOON Frank H. 668 

George V. L. 668 
MELSHAM Gardner 453 
MELVILLE J. M. Dea. 317 
MERRIAM Abigail 786 
David H. 917 
Eliza 848 

Grace (Lawrence) 917 
Nancy 737 
MERRILL Hannah Gilman 693 
J. W. Rev. 337 
S. F. 305 
MERRIMAN Meryman 
Martha 839 
Richard S. 679 
MERRITT Harriet B. 845 
MERTSCH Mildred E. 613 627 
Mervman see Merriman 
MESERVE George 622 

Nathaniel 136 139 
MESSENGER Sally (Twitch- 
ell) (Beard) 923 
Samuel 923 
Sarah Ann 923 
MESSER Charles Curtis 738 
Ethel May 738 
Georgiana Brackett 851 
Jennie M. (Weeks) 738 
METCALF Albert 30 632 
Asa 653 886 955 
Daniel 955 
Hephzibah 709 
Mary P. 632 
Nancy 708 
Nathaniel 955 
Ralph 486 
Sally (Russell) 886 
Thaddeus 653 
Thaddeus Capt. 709 
MEYER Henry Rev. 612 
MILLER Milor 
— Mrs. 619 
Abigail 773 
Amanda (Largen) 765 
Anna (Lee) 792 
Charles 765 792 
Frances Cline 765 
George E. 484 
Hannah Willard 889 
J. K. Rev. 337 
Jacob Capt. 181 182 189 
James 899 
John Herman 681 
Julia F. 899 
Lucy (Stone) 907 



994 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



MILLER Lydia 851 

Mana 771 

Minnie 792 

Minnie A. 895 

Nancy 449 

Simeon 955 

Stephen 907 

William 213 
MILLIKIN Alexander 543 720 
955 

Cynthia 853 

Edward 655 

Edward A. 955 

Ethel Louise 770 

John 640 642 955 

Julia (Bixby) 720 

Robert 622 
MILLS Anna 162 833 

Hannah (Mason) 184 819 833 

James 164 184 819 833 955 

Philip 162 233 513 546 622 

833 955 
MILNE Jessie 704 
Milor see Miller 
MINOT Minott 

John 397 925 

John Capt. 385 

Mary 778 925 

Prudence (Twitchcll) 397 633 
925 

Sally 385 707 

Sarah 708 791 
MITCHELL Mitchel 

Abigail 601 

Charlotte 918 

Frederick 932 

H. Sumner Rev. 674 

Isabella 705 711 

Loretta 932 

Lottie E. 932 
MIXER Clara Edna 891 

Sarah (Bennett) 891 

Stephen 891 
MOFFATT John 136 139 
MOLIER Josephine 742 
MONK Monrk Monks 

John H. 203 218 563 

Mary 821 
MONROE Munroe 

Abel 625 720 955 

Eleanor INIcKee 872 

Eliza J. D. 455 

L. B. Mrs. 494 501 583 589 613 

Lewis B. Prof. 306 397 607 
647 

Marion Eliza 908 

Martha (Bixby) 720 

Orra 908 

Rebecca 827 

Sally 716 

Stella 397 
MOODY Estrlle Florence 938 
MOONEY Hercules Col. 175 
MOORE Moors More Mores 
Mower 

678 589 632 

Abigail (Knowlton) 398 455 
802 834 

Abraham 618 728 801 834 835 
900 

Albert J. 633 

Albert J. Mrs. 588 631 

Carrie (Stiles) (White) 834 

Catherine 884 

Charles H. 621 

Elmira (Knowlton) 355 455 
804 834 854 937 

Elva Arvena 834 

Emma Josephine 835 900 

Eva Leota 834 

Florence M. Potter 834 

Frank Clifton 484 593 619 

834 937 
Frank Edson 834 
Frederick William 550 651 

835 



George 834 

George Washington 549 618 

621 834 
Harriet J. (Tenney) 834 
Harriet Jane 834 
James 262 355 397 455 619 

804 834 854 937 
James Albert 398 
Jane 834 935 
Jennie 633 
Josiah 951 
Julia M. (Holmes) 728 801 

834 
Julia Maria 801 835 900 
Leila 835 
Letitia 834 
Liberty Dea. 315 
Lydia 807 874 
]\Iargaret 770 
Martha 940 

Martha Elizabeth 728 835 
Mary 135 140 
Mary (Bruce) 834 
Mary E. (Richardson) 835 
Mary Eliza 254 455 768 834 

854 
Orison Hull 190 481 483 549 

618 651 835 900 
Rebecca 887 

Samuel 139 140 398 455 593 

619 802 833 834 

Sarah A. (Weston) 834 937 

Sarah O. (Southwick) 835 900 

Sophia 853 

Stephen Rev. 311 

William Abram 621 835 
MOREY Albert Lovejoy 204 
MORGAN Abigail 846 

Charlotte 714 

Parker 846 

Sally Clough 846 
Morison see Morrison 
MORRILL Morril 

Asa 888 

Caroline A. (Sanders) 888 

David L. 485 486 
MORRISON Morison 

Abraham Perkins 882 

Hannah 904 942 

Helen Maria 882 

John 151 159 819 

John H. Rev. 296 

Joseph 727 955 

Lydia (Mason) 234 819 

Mary (Burns) 398 727 

Mary (Robbe) 882 

Motier La Fayette 882 

Thomas 146 
MORSE Abby 839 

Abiel 161 

Abigail 302 321 327 399-401 
455 625 689 806 836-838 
845 

Abigail (Adams) 695 844 

Abigail (Mason) 821 836 848 

Abigail (Morgan) (Downs) 
846 

Abigail (Rollins) 839 883 

Abijah 903 

Abner 923 

Abner Rev. 835 836 

Achsah 839 

Achsah A. (Gates) 841 

Addison 252 398 667 830 847 

Adelia (Colgrave) 845 

Agnes (Swan) 399 837 838 
905 

Albert 841 

Albert Dutton 845 

Almeida Aleott 846 

Alona 841 907 

Alpheus 845 

Alpheus Alonzo 845 

Amory D. Judson 845 

Amos 629 836 839 883 955 

Amos P. 844 



Angelina 847 

Angle M. (Page) 843 

Ann M. 455 

Anna 161 817 839 843 848 

Arthur Knowles 845 

Asa 649 837 842 955 

Asenath 401 455 842 

Augustus Lothrop 842 

Bela 38 398 455 570 595 654 
655 659 665 837 839 840 
916 

Bcia Capt. 398 839 930 

Bela B. 455 839 

Belinda 252 398 455 839 

Belinda K. (Emerson) 830 
847 

Benjamin 837 847 

Benjamin F. 265 398 455 592 
624 839 905 955 

Bertha S. (Nichols) 842 

Bethiah (Symonds) 843 

Betsey 401 777 839 841 842 
845 916 

Betsey Gilbert 845 

Betsey (Greenwood) 782 

Betsey (Hayward) 790 836 

Betsey Howe 837 

Betsey M. (Adams) (Lock- 
wood) 844 

Betsey (Mason) 691 772 821 
837 841 

Betsey (Russell) 845 

Betsey Smith 841 

Bradford 84755 

Brigham 847 955 

Calvin 846 

Caroline Ives 845 

Caroline Pettingill 847 

Cassindana F. (Woodburn) 
712 

Catharine (Piper) 839 864 

Charles 837 839 840 

Charles C. 847 

Charles O. 839 

Charles Willis 455 644 843 

Chloe Carroll 838 

Clarissa 844 

Clarissa (Kingsbury) 711 

Clark 846 

Comfort 903 

Cora Belle 711 

Cyrus 847 

Daniel 146 151 158 159 172 
184 186 187 232-234 654 
695 836 843-847 929 955 

David 146 151 841 847 848 
955 

Deborah (Cobleigh) 400 841 
907 

Delia E. (Griffith) 843 

Drury 21 30 31 233 399 512 
513 630 631 695 843 

Ebenezcr Dr. 49 55 532 837 
839 955 

Ebenezer Henry Dorman 845 

Edward 837 841 

Edward E. 840 

Edwin 837 

Elbridge Dellroy 398 840 

Eleanor (Chase) 840 

Eli 5 6 8 11 48 145-151 158- 
160 172 173 220 223 224 
227 228 232 271 274 275 
399 447 472 473 484 511 
545 569 637 699 840 841 

Eliza 837 841 

Eliza A. 841 

Eliza J. 839 

Eliza (Merriam) 848 

Eliza (Morse) 841 

Elizabeth 161 836 

Elizabeth (Johnson) 817 843 

Elizabeth Tucker 846 

Ella Isadore 840 

Ellen 252 401 455 841 842 

Emery 845 



INDEX OF PERSONS 



995 



Emily L. 455 771 843 

Emily M. (Austin) 402 842 

Esther 848 

Esther C. 840 

Esther (Crafts) 839 

Esther (Sanger) 847 

Ethan 839 

Eveline Ives 845 

Ezekiel Page 845 

Ezra 160 172 184 185 333 3!)9 
400 511 512 662 770 836- 
838 905 940 955 

Fanny 839 

F'lorence Howard 842 

Florence Louise 843 

Francis 840 

Francis AppletoD 210 212 455 
842 

Francis Wayland 845 

Frank 839 

Frank O. 839 

George 841 

George Hill 455 841 

George M. Dr. 840 

Gershom 399 459 632 667 846 

Granville 841 955 

r.ustavus A. 847 

Hannah 399-402 455 730 836- 
838 841 842 

Hannah (Adams) 689 838 

Hannah (Gilchrest) 770 838 

Hannah (Gleason) 772 841 
916 

Hannah (Morse) 837 

Hannah (Wallingford) 400 
838 

Hannah Wheeler 846 

Harriet 399 772 783 837 840 
842 854 859 

Harriet Amelia 253 455 773 
849 

Harriet Ellen 845 

Harriet L. (Stanley) 455 839 
905 

Harriet P. (Shepard) (David- 
son) 845 

Harriet Stillman 844 

Henderson Dwight 845 

Henrietta Frost 847 

Henry 592 839 845 864 955 

Henry H. 204 455 841 

Henry L. 840 

Henry Stuart 846 

Herbert Richardson 842 

Hiram N. 841 

Horace 846 

Howard Warren 843 

Ira 837 846 

Isaac 173 630 719 840 880 955 

James 835 837 839 845 

James Alfred 845 

James Anderson 846 

James Hervey 844 

James P. 712 

Jane 845 

Jane (Graham) 844 

Jane (Robbe) 841 

Jane (Warren) 400 455 843 

935 
Jeremiah 838 847 
Jerusha 845 

Jesse 37 38 39 144 314 316 322 
320 400 455 546 581 638 
644 838 
Joanna P. Emmons 839 
Joel 844 955 

John 255 400 473-476 484 510 

511 518 546 638 651 662 

689 782 836 838 840 845 

848 955 

John Capt. 569 

John Maj. 48 160 172 185 186 

256 399 400 838 877 
John C. 839 
John Gilman 848 
John H. 837 



John Riplev 400 455 842 

Jonathan 15 16 17 185 186 
660 836 838 839 843 955 

Joseph 159 160 185 262 265 
280 400 455 480 481 484 
546 547 580 588 594 608 
642-644 771 835 839 840 
842-844 846 847 935 955 

Joseph B. 841 

Justus 841 955 

Laura 844 

Lawson 837 846 

Levi 654 844-846 955 

Louisa 739 842 

Louisa (Johnson) 839 

Lucinda 841 

Lucy 839 

Lucy B. 839 930 

Lucy (Pierson) 846 

Luther 839 848 

Lydia 399 902 

Lvdia Ann 455 830 847 

Lydia (Billings) 847 

Lydia (Fairbanks) 903 

Lydia Tucker 846 

Lyman 846 

Mabel Serena 842 

Maria Ann 841 

Maria (Hubbard) 846 

Martha 187 836 841 848 

Martha Merriman 839 

Mary 233 398 402 455 836 
838 839 841 843-845 847 
905 929 

Marv (Adams) (Wait) 695 
843 

Mary (Bowers) 633 839 930 

Mary Elizabeth 252 734 842 

Mary (Fairbanks) 843 

Mary Given 842 

Mary (Townsend) 398 840 
916 

Marv (Treadway) 302 821 
835 844 875 

Mary (Vail) 847 

Mary (Well man) 847 

Melinda A. (Lane) 837 

Mercy (Mead) 846 

Mercy (Walker) 847 

Micah 145 151 184 186 187 
233 583 634 643 817 843 
844 847 955 

Miriam (Wight) 399 838 940 

Nancy 333 837 838 

Nathan 841 955 

Nathaniel 840 

Norman Foster 842 

Obediah 847 

Oliver 711 

Patty Rowe 836 

Paul 625 843-845 847 955 

Persis 837 

Peter 126 400 401 455 562 637 

638 772 840 841 907 916 
Phebe Salmon 844 
Polly Reynolds 841 
Polly (White) 937 
Prudence 845 
Rachel 836 875 
Rachel (Kempton) 845 
Rebecca H. 836 
Reuben 11 19 48 146 151 158 
159 165 172 187 232 401 
466 472-475 484 510 511 
535 567 655 821 836 837 
839 848 955 
Rhoda 845 
Robert 839 
Rosanna 847 
Royal 400 837 838 955 
Ruth 836 843 844 846 929 
Ruth Jane 842 
Ruth (Morse) 929 
Ruth (Sawin) 835 
Sally 223 842 844 846 
Sally (Grimes) 846 



Sally Hawlev 844 
Sally (Parkhurst) 844 
Samuel 48 533 625 835 838 

840 843 847 955 
Sarah 162 223 399 690 699 
790 821 836 839 841 842 
844 845 848 947 
Sarah Ann 834 937 
Sarah (Chase) 845 
Sarah (Chenerv) 699 840 
Sarah (Claflin) 847 
Sarah (Coolidge) 840 
Sarah J. 840 

Sarah J. (Lothrop) 400 842 
Sarah Jane 400 845 
Sarah Loraine 845 
Sarah (Sheffield) 843 847 
Sarah (Smith) 841 
Sarah W. (Richardson) 842 
Serena (Appleton) 251 401 
455 606 708 734 773 842 
935 
Silas 845 
Silence 836 
Smvrna Brown 846 
Solomon 594 631 632 642 847 
Sophia Jane 252 401 455 842 
Sophia Packard 848 
Susan M. (Barney) 846 
Sybil Kingman 848 
Sylvia 841 

Thaddeus 38 39 142 158 223 
239 241 242 251 255-258 
262 263 279 401 455 474 
475 477-479 484 607 508 
518 567 579 588 606 613 
637 638 691 708 734 739 
772 773 777 778 821 837 
840 841-843 935 937 
Thankful 839 
Thankful Smith 838 
Thomas 222 223 302 399 400 
447 472 546 567 581 638 
689 821 836-840 844 875 
955 
Thomas Capt. xv 5 6 10 144 
145 147-152 157-159 172 
181 185-188 190 227 228 
401 402 568 569 821 835 
Timothy 847 
Tirzah (Field) 848 
Urania (Knowles) 845 
Van Buren 841 
William 848 
William Appleton 402 842 

955 
Zilpha Pratt 846 
MORTIMER Stanley 612 
MOSSER Annie 807 
MOTT Elizabeth 768 
MOULTON Charles 8S8 
Elizabeth 895 
Emily (Sanders) 888 
Henry William 895 
Mary Louise 895 
Susan F. (Whittemore) 895 
Mower see Moore 
MOWRY Diana 827 
MUDGE John 667 955 
MUDGET Gove 450 
Munroe sec Monroe 
MUNSON — Mr. 545 
MURPHY Annie 734 
Bridget O'Connor 734 
Eleanor (Harper) 858 
Elizabeth 858 
Hugh 858 
Nellie 721 
Patrick 734 
MURRAY Mandana 765 
Thomas 667 
Thomas Capt. 210 
MUSGRAVE Georgiana 613 
MUZZEY Muzzy 
Abigail 189 848 951 
Addison Rev. 849 



996 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



MUZZEY Artemas Bowers Rev. 

289 
Betsey (Hamilton) 783 
Calvin 848 955 
Diamond 955 
Franklin 849 
Hannah 848 849 
Isaac 849 
John 8 15 146 149-151 158 

159 \Ti 189 228 333 334 

472-474 511 512 561 655 

848 955 
Joseph 823 848 955 
Lawson Rev. 849 
Martha 883 

Martha (Morse) 836 848 
Nabby 848 
Nelson 849 
Patty 849 

Reuben 518 641 655 783 955 
Reuben Dimond 848 
Robert 151 159 188 189 474 

518 544 569 648 650 652 

836 848 955 
Sally (Robbe) 848 
Selbv (Mason) 823 848 
Thomas 159 172 189 652 849 

955 
MYLLY Lena 911 
MYRICK Freeman F. 588 595 

607 647 
Freeman F. Mrs. 607 
Stephen 625 955 

NASH Ephraim 956 
NASON Caroline E. (Knowl- 
ton) 803 

Elizabeth A. 812 

John 812 

Mary H. (Tetherly) 812 

Sarah A. (Knowlton) 803 

William M. 803 
NASSAU Anna 704 
NAY see alsn McNee 

— (Clary) 755 

Cynthia 766 

Frederick K. 956 

George 755 

James 618 765 956 

Jane (Farnsworth) 755 

Jane Matilda 693 918 

John 618 
NAYLOR Andrew Joseph 631 
849 

Clifton Peter 679 849 

Edith May 849 

Joseph 849 

Julia 849 

Julia (Sasville) 849 

Margaret M. (Cullinan) 849 

Peter Frederick 631 849 

Pierre 849 

Rosa Julia 849 

Rosa Manran 849 

Sarah M. (Lancey) 849 

Thomas Clifton 849 
NEAL Anna 850 

Nathaniel 956 

Ruth 162 

Thomas 162 955 
NEAVES Dorothy G. (Piper) 
869 

Walter Herbert 869 
NEEDHAM James A. 455 

Jeremiah K. 576 578 649 956 

John E. 455 657 956 

Margianna A. 455 

Samuel B. 956 

Stearns 956 

Susan 455 

Thirza E. 455 

Whitney 956 
NELSON Andrew 932 

Christine Josephine 932 

Julia Williams 932 

Mary Ann 722 882 



Nancy 722 

Paul 595 642 722 882 956 
Rhoda (Bowers) 722 882 
NESBIT Edward 682 
NEWCOMB Experience 819 

Henrietta M. (Wheeler) 827 
NEWELL Newhall 
— Col. 265 
Alline 241 251 402 594 643 

849 941 956 
Alline Sprague 849 
Catherine H. (Porter) 870 
Charles Rev. 337 
Gad Rev. 308 309 
Ira C. 402 849 
Jacob 909 
Jane B. 909 
Josiah 870 

Keziah L. (Powers) 909 
L. W. Leonard 849 
Levi 956 
Mary L. 895 
Olive 887 
Sally (Wilder) (Twitchell) 

251 402 849 941 
Sarah 849 
NEWMARCH Martha 938 
NEWTON Calvin 823 
Carlyle V. 679 
Charles 628 

Eliza (Whittemore) 327 939 
Ezekiel 836 
Jennie 776 

Martin Luther 776 911 
Mary (Morse) (Wheeler) 836 
Nathan 939 
Sally E. (Mason) 823 
Sarah M. (Strong) 776 911 
NICE Hortense L. 784 

P. F. Mrs. 588 608 
NICHOLAS Nickless see also 
Nichols 
Amos 832 
Charles 832 
Elizabeth 832 
George 832 
Gilman 832 
Judith 163 832 
Lucy Ann 832 
Margaret 832 
Margaret W. (McDowell) 832 

889 
Maria 832 
Nancy 833 
Reuben 832 
Robert 832 833 
Rolla 832 
NICHOLS see also Nicholas 
Bertha Stella 842 
Emma 842 
Herbert F. 653 
John 842 

Moses Col. 180 183 186 187 
Polly (Adams) 696 
Robert 696 
Ruth (Goodell) 696 
Solomon 696 
William K. 651 
NICHOLSON Emily A. (Cow- 
ing) 253 775 
Florence Frances 775 
Howard Parr 775 
John Parr 775 
Mabel Gowing 775 
Mary Burgess 775 
Robert 775 
Sarah (Burgess) 775 
NICKERSON Alvano T. 651 
Nickless see Nicholas 
NIGHTINGALE CrawfordRev. 

292 
NILES William Woodruff Rt. 
Rev. 330 612 

NIMS 900 

Abbie A. (Farwell) 772 
Abigail 881 



Anna (Phillips) 944 
Betsey 837 
Brigham 801 
Clara Selina 801 
Harriet H. (Willard) 94* 
Harriet L. 941 
Henry 944 
Leon Austin 944 
Lucius E. 944 
Roxana 825 
Rufus Franklin 772 
Sarah (Southwick) 900 
Susan S. (Gould) 801 
NOONE Albert W. 487 
NORCROSS Asa 146 150 151 
158 159 642 822 823 849 
850 925 955 
Elizabeth 822 823 849 850 

925 
Fanny (Rollins) 883 
Jeremiah 132 133 136 
Lucy 849 925 
Moses 850 
Noah 883 
Phebe 162 700 822 848 849 

863 
Sarah 823 850 
NORRIS Isaac 648 
M. Louise 646 
Nealley 653 955 
Rachel 724 
Sally 951 

Zebulon 653 902 955 
NOURSE see Nurse 
NOYES Daniel 839 
John 931 
Sarah J. 931 
Thankful (Morse) 839 
NURSE Rebecca 877 
NUTTING David 850 

David Gray 161 233 654 850 

915 955 
Joseph 850 
Judith 161 233 850 
Judith (Townsend) 850 915 
Mary 161 
Melissa 723 
Molly Smith 850 
Nabby 850 
Susannah 803 834 
NYE Apollos 944 945 
Benjamin 940 

Charles H. 443 662 944 945 
Charles L. 656 
Charles Quincy 443 945 
Cornelia T. Waldron 946 
Emogene (Petts) 945 
Eva A. (Willard) 945 
George Washington ^46 
Harriet H. (Willard) (Nims) 

944 
Irene Fisher 444 945 
Louisa Betsey 945 
Lucy (Kingsbury) 944 945 
Mary (Wight) 940 
Sarah E. 796 
NYLUND Nyland 
Andrew Gustav 784 
Josephine (Peterson) 784 
Lillian Evangeline 919 
Signe Olivea 784 

OAKES Stella 866 
OBER Charles F. 526 
O'BRIEN John 209 
O'CALLAGHAN E. W. Rev. 

331 
OCKINGTON Benjamin 779 

Hannah (Greenwood) 402 779 

Horace 779 

Jesse 779 956 

Maria 779 

Thomas 956 
O'CONNELL Ellen Maria 734 
O'CONNOR Bridget 734 
ODIORNE Jotham 185 139 



INDEX OF PERSONS 



997 



O'DONNELL Joseph 456 
OJA Herman 402 566 650 

Matti William 402 566 
OLCOTT Olcutt 

Benjamin 908 

Eliza 944 

Harriet 729 

Lvdia (Stone) 908 
'O'LLAH Baha 304 
O'NEIL D. A. Rev. 331 

J. P. Rev. 331 

Michael H. 487 
ORDWAY 592 633 

Flora C. (Smith) 918 
OSGOOD George L. 306 648 

Gretchen 502 

Hamilton Dr. 306 330 501 
600 607 609 613 628 636 637 
647 

Hamilton Mrs. 501 

John 607 647 

Josiah 306 

Mar,v 502 

Miretta 824 

Orrin P. 209 
OTIS Mehitable Bass, 831 
OVERLOOK Elizabeth (Pol- 
lard) 833 
OWEN Owens 

David C. 660 

Ernest Herbert 761 

Esther 863 

Joseph 209 

Lucinda (Lang) 761 

Lvdia J. 795 

Wellie 761 

PACKARD Sophia 848 
Packer see Parker 
PAGE Paige 

879 

Amos 843 

Angle Melissa 843 

Charles P. 641 679 

David 132 133 136 

Edith 610 614 619 

Helen 918 

Hepzibah W. (Pierce) 861 

James A. 606 

John 486 

John Frank 949 

Jonathan 870 

Julia A. (Crossett) 949 

Lemuel W. 888 

Lorinda (Porter) 870 

Lucv 789 

Mary A. (Baldwin) 843 

Mertie Adele 949 

Nathaniel 132 133 136 

Samuel 956 

Susan (Sanders) 888 

William 658 861 956 
PAINE Pain 

Anna (Neal) 845 850 

Ashley 850 956 

Ashley James 845 

Betsey G. (Morse) 845 

Charles 850 956 

Cornelius 850 956 

Daniel 850 956 

James 845 

Joanna 850 

John 233 498 627 628 850 
956 

Mary Phillips 850 

Nancy 850 

Robert Treat 613 

Ruth 850 

Thomas 956 

Thomas Neal 850 

William 956 

William James 850 
PALMER— Mr. 250 

Charles M. Rev. 341 505 520 
522 920 
PAPE Eric 607 



PAQUET Arthur A. 626 
PARKER Packer 
— Miss 714 
Abel 242 620 956 
Abigail (Kendall) 799 
Abigail Pierce 897 
Achsah (Jewett) 860 
Adeline 838 
Almeda 838 
Amos A. 542 
Anna W. (Lvman) 728 
Calvin J. 799 
Caroline 838 
Charles 933 

Charles Wallingford 866 
Edward Rt. Rev. 671 
Elijah 241 242 
Eliza 782 

Elizabeth Lyman 728 
Ellen 838 
Emeline 455 
Eurania Almira 860 
Frances J. 455 
Francis Jewett 728 
Frank H. 667 
Gideon 850 
Granville 621 
Hannah 897 

Hannah F. (Hayward) 791 
Helen M. (Prince) 850 
Henry E. 656 
Isabelle E. (Hurd) 850 
James Frederic 850 
John 897 
John A. 455 
John Gideon Dr. 520 567 599 

600 850 
Jonas 838 
Jonathan 838 
Joseph Capt. 174 175 178 

183 185 186 192 193 
Lyman 665 
Marcus 620 
Marv 838 866 894 
Mary E. 455 663 
Mary J. (Schoff) 866 
Mary (Tozier) 894 
Mary (Wallingford) 933 
Milan L. 665 
Nancy 933 
Nancy (Morse) 838 
Nathaniel B. 445 
Richard 565 
Richard T. 648 
Samuel 860 894 
Samuel Griffin 650 668 
Sarah 880 
Sarah (White) 850 
Theodore Rev. 606 612 
Thomas Jr. 132 133 135 136 

139 140 
Tirzah 445 
Walter S. 443 663 
Walter S. Mrs. 663 
Wealthy Ann 838 
William 78 136 140 210 211 

663 791 838 956 
William W. 838 
PARKHURST Agnes R. 635 
Earle E. 402 633 642 694 
Earle Spalter 402 
Elizabeth Bigelow 844 
Hannah 695 
Harleigh 683 
Josiah 844 

Marion C. (Adams) 694 
Sallv 844 
PARLOW Abby Rathburn 728 
PARMENTER Horace 841 
Sarah 841 
Sarah (Morse) 841 
Susan 908 
PARSONS Persons 

Agnes S. (Royall) 614 851 
Arthur Jeffrey 402 551 613 

624 628 851 



Bartholomew 658 956 

Georgiana 624 628 851 

Georgiana B. (Messer) 851 

Jeffrey 851 

Martha 624 628 

Rovall 851 

William 851 
PARTRIDGE Anna 851 

Anne (Cook) 851 

.\sa 851 

Charlotte (French) 851 

Eleazer 851 

Experience 851 

Jabez 160 

Job 851 

John 851 

Levi 5 145 150 151 158 159 
172 189 190 220 629 851 
956 

Lydia 189 190 851 

Lydia (Miller) 851 

Martha 851 

Mehitable (Gale) 851 

Rhoda 851 

Ziba 851 
PATCH Abraham 620 956 

David A. 956 

Elizabeth 856 

Leonard 956 

William 956 
PATRICK Abigail (Bailey) 
(Twitchell) 920 

Beatrice Lillian 851 

Leander David 851 

Leon Lewis 642 851 

Mary A. (McConnell) 851 

Mary E. (Ballou) 851 

Sally 370 765 981 

Samuel 920 
PATTEN Patton 

Clvde Elmer 857 

Edith 857 

Garrett Jasper 857 

Garrett Randall 857 

George Wilber Rev. 254 299 
300 521 522 532 553 633 

Ina 857 

Perry Jasper 857 

Ruth Elizabeth 857 

Ruth (Johns) 857 

Sarah A. (Perry) 857 
PATTERSON Agnes 754 

Alonzo 767 

Caroline E. (Wood) 767 

Dolly A. 657 

H A 593 

Hannah 692 912 935 

Harriet 840 

Harriet Frances 767 

Mary 933 

Mary Ann 710 946 
Patton see Patten 
PAUL Barzillai 927 956 

Julia (Twitchell) 927 
PEABODY — Dr. 599 

A. P. Rev. 289 

George L. 647 

Oliver 485 
PEARMAIN Alice W. (Upton) 
725 

Mary Alice 725 

Nancy D. (Brush) 725 

Sumner Bass 613 628 725 

William Robert 725 
PEARSON Pierson 

Addie Grant 861 

Agnes 894 

Hannah Campbell 846 

Henry 622 

Lucy 846 

Ziba 846 
PEART Harold A. 661 

T. A. 661 
PEASE Hannah (Mason) 820 

John Capt. 820 
PEAVY Mark 653 



998 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



PECK Elvira (Chamberlain) 
730 

Hannah 827 

Judah L. 730 
PEELE Sarah A. 637 
Peirce tee Pierce 
PELLERIN 595 

Alfred George 862 

Alfred Louis 852 

Alice Josephine 852 

Almerian Stanislaus, 852 

Beatrice May 852 

Ellenor Melvina 852 

Eva Cora 852 

Eva Hannah 852 

Georgianna (White) 852 

Ida Edna 852 

Margaret Louise 852 

Rainey Mary 852 

Rebecca (Gagne) 852 

Samuel 625 

Stanislaus 852 
PEMBERTON Henry 637 
PENDER Michael 667 
PENNIMAN Ann Eliza 624 

Elihu 623 956 

James 6'25 

James Mrs. 625 
PEPPERELL Andrew Capt. 
812 

Sarah 812 

William Sir 812 
PERCIVAL George 915 

Hannah C. 945 

Josephine 945 
PERHAM Jonathan A. 620 

Sarah H. 402 
PERKINS Abraham 402 645 
761 

Arthur F. 761 

Charles P. 455 590 

Charles P. Mrs. 455 

Cora E. 761 

Florence M. 402 761 

Jared 486 

Josephine E. (Fiske) 402 761 
PERRY 503 

— Mr. 76 

— Mrs. 951 
Abigail 782 
Abigail (Friend) 856 
Abigail Maria 856 
Adaline 856 
Adams 931 

Albert 8.56 

Alfred 856 

Alice Leila 857 

Alida E. (Goodnow) 857 

Allen T. 455 

Almira J. 404 

Amos 146 618 858 956 

Amos E. 38 402 455 578 661 

665 853 
Amy 920 
Anne (Wait) 931 
Benjamin 250 403 484 544 

633 774 784 856 857 867 

912 
Benjamin F. 403 857 
Benjamin Wellington 855 
Betsey 852 

Betsey (Hill) 404 741 855 
Caroline 853 897 932 
Caroline Perkins 856 
Catherine E. 455 853 
Charles 403 455 505 59-2 618 

621 853 854 856 956 
Charles Mrs. 621 455 
Charles Henry 854 856 
Charles Henry Franklin 505 

619 768 834 864 
Charles Webster 854 
Clara Luella 855 
Clarence Eugene 857 858 
Cynthia Millikin 455 853 
Daniel Webster 854 



Deborah 853 941 
Deborah (Ivory) 852 
Dorinda H. (Mantes) 858 

E. G. 403 

Ebenezer 251 271 272 275 

279 519 546 570 627 639 

729 856 956 
Ebenezer Herbert 856 
Edith Alberta 855 
Edith Elizabeth 856 
Edna Mary 855 
Edward West 151 158 
Edwin 403 455 857 
Edwin Augustus 855 
Eliza A. 621 884 
Elizabeth 455 853 855 
Elizabeth (Cragin) 854 
Ella F. (Keyes) 854 
Ellen Eliza 856 
Ellen M. 455 853 
Elmira (Jewell) 455 853 
Elwyn H. 404 853 
Emeline 856 
Emeline (Hannon) 854 
Emma A. (Cook) 854 
Emma E. (Gleason) 772 854 
Emma T. (Dodge) 251 729 

856 
Emma Thorndike 354 729 

763 856 
Emogene Eveleth 855 
Enrico H. 853 
Esther 383 404 455 
Esther Catherine 404 853 
Esther (Colburn) 760 852 
Esther (Emery) 403 749 853 

897 

F. I. 403 

Fanny Gertrude 854 
Forrest Charles 855 
Frederick A. 455 853 
George 455 621 853 956 
George Austin 856 
George Millard 864 
George Sidney 856 
George Wason 772 854 
Grace May 854 
Guy 403 
Hannah D. (Barrett) 455 

854 
Hannah P. 403 
Harriet 455 853 855 
Harriet M. H. 404 853 
Helen Elizabeth 856 
Henrico 455 
Henrietta 855 
Henry 855 
Horace Derby 856 
Horatio 855 
Irving Edson 858 
Irving Elmer 857 
Isabella Seaton 856 
Ivory 5 31 146 147 149 151 158 

159 172 223 251 403 455 

510 511 516 592 603 621 

790 824 852-854 941 
Ivory Mrs. 223 555 556 
Ivory Alphonso 854 
Ivory Sumner 854 
James 855 956 
James Albert 856 
James J. 59 856 
James Munro 855 
Jefferson 856 956 
Jennie Ethel 854 
John 265 383 403 404 455 

474 518 556 604 621 749 

852 853 897 
John Mrs. 234 
John Arthur 856 
John G. 853 
John S. 403 857 
Jonathan 234 245 404 621 

627 741 855 856 956 
Joseph 39 455 478 479 484 

567 633 857 



Kezia 603 852 863 

Kezia (Broad) 824 852 941 

Kirk T. 853 

Laura S. (Frost) 768 

Lillian 402 

Lois 856 

Louis Greenwood 855 

Louisa A. (Stanley) 456 853 

Lucretia E. 383 788 853 

Lucy 455 

Lucy Elizabeth 856 

Lucy H. 853 

Lucy (Hayward) 790 853 

Lucy P. 455 

Lucy Prescott 251 

Lydia 466 709 824 862 

Lydia Sheldon 375 857 774 

Margaret E. (McBride) 857 

Marguerite 867 

Maria 455 

Maria E. 403 867 867 

Maria (Friend) 856 

Maria (Rice) 857 

Mary 455 856 

Marv A. 465 853 

Mary A. (Salter) 853 

Mary Adelaide 856 

Marv Ann 403 

Mary (Berry) 856 

Mary C. 455 853 

Marv E. (Moore) 768 834 
854 

Mary Hill 856 

Mary Ida 854 

Mary Jane 856 

Mary (Johnson) 853 

Mary S. 853 

Mary (Stone) 907 

Marv W. Barrett 404 853 

Mav Bell 854 

Moses 593 621 760 852 907 

Moses K. 465 666 853 

Nancy A. 455 853 

Olive Alida 867 

Oliver Andrew 857 

Oliver Hazard 92 768 857 
966 

Orpha B. 404 455 853 

Orrin Hanson 858 

Persis (Townsend) 852 

Rebecca 852 853 856 

Rebecca (Wellington) 855 

Rhoda Ann 856 

Ruth 741 866 

Sarah 857 912 

Sarah Alida 857 

Sarah E. (Sparks) 857 

Sarah Ellen 856 

Sarah Susanna 466 854 

Serene Frances 856 

Sophia More 455 863 

Sophia R. 403 

Sumner I. 621 

Sumner L. 550 

Susan 380 458 784 857 

Susan Delia 857 

Susan (Sheldon) 403 465 774 
857 867 912 

Susanna 853 

Susanna (Child) 907 

Thomas 404 456 506 692 594 
595 604 621 643 788 8S2 
853 

Thomas Allen 856 

Walter Gleason 854 

West 907 

William P>ancis 856 

William Harrison 856 

Winnie Delia 768 854 
Persons see Parsons 
PETER John 218 
PETERSON Josephine 784 
Petingal see Pettingill 
PETTES see also Petta 

— Dr. 699 



INDEX OF PERSOiNS 



999 



PETTINGILL Petingal 

Abigail (Wakefield) 933 

Amos Rev. 933 

Asa 606 
Caroline 847 
PETTS 8ee also Pettes 

Emogene 945 

George 454 
PHELPS A. Clayton 663 

Achsah 456 

Benjamin F. 630 

Catherine H. 456 

Charles P. «04 218 563 

Diantha S. 456 

Dorothy (Snow) 951 

Francis" 456 596 6^8 956 

James 951 

Jason 40 404 405 456 570 595 
639 66^ 803 

Joseph 456 596 6*28 956 

Martha J. 405 456 

Mary 405 

Mary R. 456 

Mary W. (Knowlton )404 456 
803 

Moses 956 

Myron Winslow 204 

Phebe 700 

Rebecca 883 

Sarah M. 456 

William P. 662 663 

William Preston 610 
PHILBRICK Eliphalet F. 526 

Reuben C. 662 
PHILLIPS— Mr. 126 

Andrew 858 

Anna 944 

Bertha 405 

Daniel 625 655 

Deborah J. (Hardy) 786 

Ella Frances 868 

Elvira 858 

Elvira M. 405 

Freelove 858 

Freelove Paine 858 

George 956 

George W. A. 858 

George Washington 197 405 
637 858 

Harriet J. 456 

Harvey 479 

James 405 858 

Jane 771 

John 204 219 327 405 455 563 

Joseph S. 786 

Lestina 444 715 

Lucinda (Bemis) 858 

Lucinda W. 858 

M. J. 405 

Olive 162 456 603 858 

Olive A. 405 

Olive (Evans) 858 

Olive Phillips (BuUard) 858 

Otis 858 956 

R. 506 

Rebecca 858 

Rebecca (Foster) 715 

Reuben 715 

Richard 162 196 197 267 305 
405 456 593 603 621 625 
636 637 858 956 

Sarah 334 

William 368 405 456 637 858 
PmPPS Marv 924 
PICKERING John 485 
PICKFORD Catherine 619 858 

Charles 859 

Charles Henry 618 858 

Elizabeth 859 

Elizabeth (Murphy) 858 

Marian 859 

William 617 858 859 
PIERCE Abbie Greenwood 406 
859 

Abigail G. (Cowing) 405 406 
456 504 632 633 713 774 859 



Abigail (Turner) 862 

Almon Gowing 204 217 406 

456 564 859 
Annis 766 

Asa 164 623 698 699 859 861 
Asaph Webster 204 218 406 

456 564 859 
Benjamin Hon. 486 697 800 

861 
Bertha E. (Griffin) 861 
Betsey 697 
Betsey (Pike) 859 
Charles Henry 406 456 859 
Charles Whitney Col. 40 

260-262 405 406 456 479 

577 579 619 713 774 859 

860 
Clara Amy 860 
Clara Gleason 406 859 
Claude 532 
Claude Clayton 861 
Daniel 135. 140 
David 251 659 727 861 956 
Dorothy Carleton 861 
Edna Elizabeth 861 
Eliza 914 
Ellen M. (Simmonds) 407 

859 
Elmer Ewing 860 
Elsie Gleason 406 859 
Emma Gertrude 859 
Ernest Bertell 860 
Eudora (Dora) Francina 406 

456 859 
Eurania A. (Parker) 860 
Eva L. (Carpenter) 632 860 
Frank A. 549 
Frank Elmer 406 566 632 

859 860 
Franklin Hon. 697 
Fred Adelbert 342 482 483 

553 566 627 633 641 643 

859 860 
Georgiana H. Damon 862 
Gertrude E. (Clark) 860 
Granville Rev. 254 297 298 

301 633 862 
Hannah (Woods) 861 862 
Harriet Elmira 456 713 859 
Harriet G. (Clyde) 861 
Harriet Rebecca 861 
Harry Frank 860 
Henry Herbert 407 860 
Hepsibah Davis 251 861 
Hepzibah W. 861 
Hetty (Brooks) 859 
Hosea 896 

Howard Addison 861 
Ida M. (Hannaford) 406 860 
Ina Dora 860 
James Edwin 405 456 859 
Jane 803 

Jennie C. Emerson 862 
John 619 956 
Jonas 859 
Jonathan 862 
Joshua 136 139 
Lucinda 753 
Lucretia 862 871 
Lucy D. 861 
Luther 659 861 956 
Maria 882 
Mary Ann D. 861 
Mary Eva 406 860 
Mary M. 862 
Mary (Smith) 896 
Melinda 727 861 
Ned Monroe 593 632 860 
Phebe 406 456 859 
Rufus Piper 254 406 407 456 
549 588 601 608 643 649 
772 859 
Sam Ellsworth 406 860 
Samuel 766 859 
Sarah 857 
Sarah (Bridge) 859 



Sarah M. (Gleason) 6 254 344 

407 650 663 643 772 859 
Silas 196 473 623 
Silas Capt. 407 861 
Stephen 648 862 871 956 
Susanna (Pratt) 862 
Theodore Clark 860 
Viola Beulah 860 
Willard Monroe 860 
William Holt 407 456 480- 

482 550 592 593 627 633 

642 859 
Pierson see Pearson 
PIKE Betsey 859 
David 723 
Fidelia 793 
Harriet J. 891 
James 487 
Lydia (Broad) 723 
Redhood 631 956 
Sarah 698 699 859 
PILLSBURY Jonathan K. 327 
Joshua P. 660 
Sarah L. 328 660 

PIPER 650 

Abby C. (Wight) 407 864 941 
Abby Dodge Clifford 408 866 
Abigail Greenwood 388 709 

759 798 864 
Adeline L. (Lassonde) 631 

698 867 
Anna Charlotte 827 867 
Anna (Gowing) 252 409 456 

604 643 774 798 864 
Anne Palfrey (Bridge) 866 
Anne Taggard 866 
Artemas 407 617 700 823 863 

916 
Betsey 941 
Calvin 407 456 864 
Caroline (Townsend) 863 916 
Catherine 839 864 
Catherine (Greenwood) 252 

456 781 839 864 898 
Catherine W. (Cutler) 866 
Charles Elbridge 868 
Clara A. (Tilden) 868 
Cyrus 143 252 407 456 484 

507 508 546 589 594 632 

641 642 738 751 781 839 

863 864 898 
Cyrus Jr. 407 570 589 632 

772 864 941 956 
Dorothy Gertrude 869 
Edwin Granville 408 
Eliphal 914 

Eliza (Gleason) 407 772 864 
Eliza Jane 456 751 864 
Eliza S. (Batchelder) 408 827 

867 
Elizabeth Bridge 866 
Elizabeth M. (Gowing) 253 

408 456 774 867 
Ellen 456 738 866 
Ellen H. (Fayerweather) 868 
Elvira 364 755 863 875 930 
Emily 372 863 
Emily Maria 865 
Emma Harriet 867 
Esther (Wright) 862 
Fidelia 828 865 870 
Francis 956 
Frank E. 627 
Fred S. 533 
Fred Smith 868 
Fred Smith M. D. 868 
George Almerin 407 631 698 

867 
George F. Rev. 870 
George M. 409 865 
Grace E. (Judkins) 868 
Granville Edwin 868 
Hannah 252 377 454 606 782 

863 
Harriet E. (Stone) 408 643 

811 867 



1000 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



PIPER Henrietta 456 865 

Henry Curtis 37-40 90 •262 

407 408 456 479-481 502 
506 519-5«1 525 526 530- 
532 549 567 570 592 595 
643 811 857 864 867 868 

Henry Hildreth Dr. vi xiv 
253 521 532 533 550 643 
867 868 876 

James 863 

James Gowing 40 55 280 296 

408 480 520 549 592 595 
641 643 827 864 866 956 

James Rufus 253 867 
Jane McMichael 409 865 
Jennie M. 407 864 
Jerusha (HoUis) 863 
John 39 252 262 408 456 580 
694 600 606 642 646 778 
828 863 865 870 
John E. 956 
John Ellery 865 
Jonas Brooks 251 253 408 
456 518 604 617 618 641 
643 741 774 863 865 867 
868 
Jonathan 862 
Joseph 862 
Joseph J. 870 
Julia 251 359 456 504 604 642 

643 741 
Julia (Greenwood) 408 741 

865 
Julia Greenwood 865 
Laura W. (Rice) 253 265 538 

868 876 
Lizzie Ethel 698 867 
Mabel M. (Scott) 868 
Maria E. (Perry) 251 407 

857 867 
Maria (Mason) 700 823 863 
Martha 864 898 
Mary Anna 409 865 
Mary E. (Taggard) 863 
Mary Stone 868 
Minnie PMvira 811 867 
Nathaniel 862 
Nellie B. (Porter) (Harris) 

870 
Prudence (Greenwood) 252 
408 456 606 778 827 865 
870 
Ralph Crosby 866 
Randolph 869 
Roancy A. (Porter) 870 
Rufus 37-39 144 252 258 260 
262 408 409 456 476-478 
504 506 508 541 567 570 
592 601 604 627 643 732 
774 798 863 864 866 867 
Rufus Winfield 670 863 916 

956 
Samuel Greenwood 408 865 
Sarah Hollis 864 865 
Solomon 88 196 251 262 268- 
270 276 277 279 280 372 
409 605 606 617 618 642 
755 782 862-866 956 
Solomon Mrs. 234 
Stella (Oakes) 866 
Susan 372 

Susan Esther 864 866 
Susanna 409 863 
William Bridge 866 
William Henry 456 865 
William Taggard 864 866 
PITMAN Benjamin Henrv 

Rev. 310 
PLATTS G. W. 655 

J. M. 655 
PLUMMER Carrie Ethelyn 885 
Ellen (Russcl) 885 
John Haines 885 
William 485 
POLK — Rev. Mr. 295 296 
James Knox 197 



.\sa 409 456 626 817 871 882 
Bertram A. 661 
Charles 871 
Charles H. 956 
Clinton E. 410 872 



POLLARD Betsey (Mavnard) 
833 
Elizabeth 833 
Hannah 833 
John 833 
Mary Ann 833 
POMEROY Daniel 629 

Jeremiah Rev. 341 665 956 
POOL Poole 
John W. 936 
Marion A. (Wellman) (Spof- 

ford 936 
Rebecca 789 
POOR Enoch Col. 191 
PORTER— Rev. Mr. 250 
Abigail Hobart 870 
Adah (Alger) 869 
Betsey Williams 869 
C. Herbert 680 
Catherine H. 870 
Charles W. 870 
David 869 
Deborah Farrar 869 
Eliza A. 870 
Elizabeth Wheeler 870 
Ella 553 

Ellen Higgins 870 
Ellery Ransom 870 
Ezra 869 
Fidelia (Pioer) (Mason) 865 

870 
Francis J. 870 
George W. 870 
Gertrude Greenwood 870 
Grace 767 

Grace G. Holcomb 871 
Hannah 869 
Hannah Curtis 833 
Harriet W. 870 
J. A. 594 

James 634 833 869 
Jane H. (Steele) 936 
Joel 623 869 
John 869 
Joseph 869 
Lorinda H. 870 
Lovina 869 
Lovina Woods 869 
Lucy 869 
Mary 823 

Nabby (Cummings) 870 
Nancy Curtis 833 
Nellie Brown 870 
Noah 869 870 
Orathe Whitcomb 869 
Ransom Noble Dr. 37-39 46 
47 49 58-60 64 77-80 95 
252 262 279 455 520 525 
529 530 598 599 865 870 
956 
Richard 869 
Roancy A. 870 
Royal H. Hon. 455 599 662 
Ruth (Lorell) 869 
Sabra Wheeler 870 
Sally 810 
Samuel N. 936 
Sarah L. 870 
Susan Esther 871 
Thomas 869 
Walter R. 652 
POSTLETHWAITE Carolyn S 

747 
POTTER Eva Susan 900 
Florence Marion 834 
Frank C. 649 
Frederick E. 487 
Henry G. 900 
Susan C. 900 
POULTON E. B. Prof. 685 
POWERS (Bailey) 871 



Cyrus 862 871 956 

Daniel Williams 918 

Elliott 409 456 626 632 644 

871 884 
Emelia 817 871 
Emma G. (Chase) 872 
Fanny 704 
Fred Lavater 872 
(ieorge E. 456 871 
Hannah 871 
Helen E. 871 
Helen Maria 918 
Helen (Page) 918 
Jane E. (Bemis) (Mav) 409 

553 872 
Jeremiah 871 

Joseph Willard 40 143 216 
270 409 410 456 550 570 
618 621 632 775 780 871 
872 
Keziah L. 909 
L. Lavina 872 
Lavater Willard 872 
Lucretia (Pierce) 862 871 
Lucy 871 
Lydia R. (Gowing) 409 456 

775 871 
Mary 409 456 871 882 
Mary Ann 792 
Mary E. 724 
Mary (Greenwood) (Gowing) 

409 644 775 780 871 
Mary J. Hilton 871 
Mary (Rollins) 871 884 
Mary Viola 872 
Miriam (Bond) 721 
Peter 132 133 135-137 140 
Rachel B. (Cavender) 409 

871 
Rachel (Cutter) 409 456 871 

882 
Rachel Viola 872 
Rebecca T. (Brooks) (Hav- 

ward) 724 
Roansa Sabrina 872 
Ruth M. Connor 872 
Samson 17 
Stanley Emerson 872 
Stephen 132 133 136 
Walter Willard 872 
Whitcomb 721 
William B. 724 
PRATT — Mr. 265 
Abigail 873 

Asa 160 190 656 721 873 902 
Bathsheba 847 
Betsey 874 

Betty (Stanford) 873 902 
Charity 873 
Charles E. 668 
Dorcas 873 

Dorcas (Green) 410 722 875 
Ebenezer 665 873 927 956 
Elizabeth A. (Davis) 702 
Emma 873 927 
Esther 386 794 873 896 
Frank L. 668 
George B. 873 
H. H. 527 
Hannah 410 873 
Hannah (Adams) 695 
Henry 956 
Ira Banks 702 
Jabez 956 
Jared 873 
Jemima 874 
Jennie 873 
Jesse 665 874 956 
Joel 874 956 
John 410 562 654 656 748 872 

877 956 
Julia 746 
Laura 751 

Lucy Brewer 41S 878 877 
Lucy White 874 
Luther 410 562 873 



INDEX OF PERSONS 



1001 



Lydia 873 927 

Lydia Moors 874 

Lydia (Pratt) 873 927 

Mary Ann 873 

Mary Riggs 874 

Moses 160 172 332 333 695 
874 956 

Myrtle Aurilla 702 

Nancy 873 942 

Nancy (Nelson) 722 

Phoebe 796 

Prudence 694 843 844 906 
925 931 

Olive 334 

Oliver 665 873 874 

Oliver C. 410 722 873 

Orson 340 

Rebecca 562 604 633 743 873 
874 878 

Rebecca (Derby) 872 877 

Rufus 862 

Sarah 895 925 

Sarah (Bond) 721 874 

Susanna 862 

Susanna Bolton 873 

Tamer 951 

Timothy 656 663 874 

William 652 722 

Zilpha 846 
PREBLE Minnie 614 

Minnie L. 329 
PRENTICE Prentiss 

Abigail (Ware) 822 

Ann 697 

Anna 229 

Anne 441 822 933 943 

Hannah 892 

John Hon. 95 485 

John H. 612 

Josiah S. 229 

Nathaniel 822 
PRESCOTT Benjamin F. 487 

Marv E. 740 

Oliver 673 

Rebecca 690 790 836 853 
PRESTON Ada L. (Benson) 553 
588 874 

Albert Andrew 219 633 640 
874 

Charles 410 454 595 634 
818 

Donald Chapman 874 

Dorothy S. (Fiske) 760 

Eva Myrtie 874 

Eveline (Marshall) 818 898 

George 588 

George H. Mrs. 265 303 

George Henry 634 640 874 

George W. 631 642 

Harriet E. (Chapman) 553 
874 

Isaac F. 760 

Jane (Fletcher) 874 

John 547 

Martha J. (Eaton) 874 

Merrick 818 898 956 

Minot Eaton 874 

My rick see Merrick 

Seth 874 

William 456 
PRICE Elizabeth 715 

Mary W. (Lawless) 715 

Patrick Joseph 715 
PRICHARD Mary Almira 693 

937 
PRIEST Ara R. (Armstrong) 
874 

Betsev 757 917 

Eliza A. (Puffer) 874 

Ethan Allen 874 

Herman Henry 143 484 545 
632 874 

Jacob 956 

Josiah 621 

Levi 760 917 956 

Levi E. 506 627 956 



Mary B. 760 

Mary Brooks 917 

Marv (Fiske) 760 

Moriah 907 

Nathan 956 
PRIESTLY Hannah H. (Tag- 
gart) 729 

Hannah Taggart 297 729 

Joseph 729 

Joseph Rev. 297 
PRILL Christina 719 
PRINCE Frank L. 850 

Helen M. 850 

Louise (Durgin) 850 
PROCTOR Abram W. 456 

Alfred Putnam 850 

Almira I'^lizabeth 856 

Amos 748 

Burton Harry M. D. 875 

Charles 856 

Daniel 856 

Elizabeth Antoinette 748 

Elvira M. (Farnsworth) 410 
755 875 

Fannie Gertrude 875 

Harvey A. 456 

Ida V. (Chapman) 875 

John 856 

Joseph 856 

Josephine M. 456 

Julia P. (Farnsworth) 410 
755 875 

Lois (Perry) 856 

Louisa 856 

Lucy A. 456 

Lydia 856 

Maria E. see Elvira M. 
(F^arnsworth) 

Mary 856 

Mary (Perry) 856 

Nancy 456 

Susan Maria 410 875 

Susie 856 

Washington 410 549 588 593 
606 608 042 755 875 
PROUTY Edmund 445 789 

Elizabeth F. (Howe) 410 796 

Ira J. Dr. 410 796 

Lois (Harris) 445 789 
PUFFER— Mrs. 491 

Abel 875 

Abigail 875 

Abigail (Treadway) 233 875 

Agnes J. 626 

Allen 875 

Benjamin 875 956 

Comfort 875 

Eliza Ann 874 

George 875 

Jabez 21 160 173 190 233 498 
628 654 744 836 875 

James 875 

Jemima 875 

John 875 

Jonathan 875 

Lube 172 173 

Mary 875 

Nathan 875 956 

Priscilla Hastings 875 

Rachel 875 

Rachel (Morse) 836 875 

William 875 
PDISSON Louise 742 
PULSIFER William F. 589 641 

956 
PUMPELLY John H. 636 

Raphael Prof. 330 494 611 
628 636 
PURCELL Mary 811 
PUSHEE James M. 956 
PUTNAM Corinna Haven 897 

Ellen (Rollins) 884 

George Haven 673 897 

Israel Gen. 176 

John J. Rev. 229 

Martha Jane 744 



Rebecca (Shepard) 897 
Sylvester 884 
PUTNEY Asa Rev. 956 

QUIMBY Charles 655 

Henry B. 487 

Josiah Hon. 637 
QUINN C. 506 

RABONE Amanda (Hassler) 
762 

Flora M. (Fiske) 762 

Gladys Edna 762 

Leonard Hassler 762 

Ralph Ernest 762 

Samuel Clark 762 
RACINE Caroline 742 
Rain sec Rayne 
RAMSDELL George A. 487 
RAND Harry Seaton 652 

Jonathan 956 

S. E. Mrs. 655 
RANDALL Electa 929 

Rachel Fifield,929 

Stephen 929 
RANDOLPH Lewis Powhatan 
37 262 410 432 458 570 634 
635 663 928 

Pevton 169 
RANKIN Catherine L. (Mason) 
823 

Samuel H. 823 
RANSOM Cynthia (Harlow) 
742 

Eunice Harlow 741 

Giles Peckham 741 
RANSTEAD Caroline 760 765 
876 

Charles 627 876 

Hannah 818 876 

Jane 451 876 

John 146 159 758 764 876 
956 

Mary 764 876 

Priscilla 758 876 

Rebecca 876 

Roger 876 

Terzah (Britton) 631 758 764 
876 
RANTAMA'KI Johannes 911 

Kaisa (Maki) 911 

Maria 911 
RAPALLO Jane Louisa 793 
RASMUS Leander 911 

Lena (Mylly) 911 

Senja Elizabeth 911 
RAUBOLD Richard 667 
RAWSON Hattie (Mayers) 810 

Linnie Rowena 810 

Louis Nelson 810 
RAY Jane 832 833 
RAYMOND Estelle 746 

Joseph 783 

Lucretia 783 

Lucretia (Wilder) 783 
RAYNE Rain 

Anna 410 
RAYNOR Rayner 

Alphonzo B. 410 628 

Sarah U. 410 
READ Reed Reid 

Balona 781 

David 247 

Elizabeth 838 940 

George Col. 177 180 183 193 
195 

James Col. 174 193 

Josiah 160 333 656 940 

Mary A. 626 
REAM Harriet 948 
Reed see Read 

REES 536 

REEVES J. M. 611 684 
Reid see Read 

REMICK Anna (Townsend) 
263 411 456 642 916 



1002 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



REMICK Isaac 253 411 456 506 

642 916 
Isaac E. 565 
John 411 916 
Mary 411 
Robert 648 
RENOUF Elise 764 
REUTER Martin 339 
REYNOLDS Daniel Col. 175 

176 184 188 190 
Edith Marion 949 
Eli W. 956 
Polly 841 
REYOUM Ella E. (Mason) 831 
RICE Abbie M. (Conley) 876 
Alice Mary (Bates) 411 876 
Asenath 907 

Charlotte (Johnson) 458 797 
Elizabeth (Townsend 876 
Esther 832 
George Brackett M. D. 533 

549 876 
George Laban 712 
George Leslie 712 
George Matthias Rev. 217 

263 254 272 273 279 280 

288 291-294 296 324 329 

411 505 520-522 602 646 

868 876 
Jeanette Mabel 876 
Jessie Edith 712 
Laura Weeks 253 265 868 876 
Lucy H. (Baldwin) 712 
Lucy P. 328 632 642 
Maria 857 
Mary Nye 253 876 
Paul Manley 876 
Persis Alden 876 
Persis F. (Weeks) 253 294 

330 580 588 593 597 608 

646 868 876 
Priscilla Alden 411 876 
Reuben 797 
Susanna 923 
William 411 533 876 
RICH Walter H. 105 
RICHARDS Ebenezer D. 647 
Eliza G. (Willard) 946 
Elizabeth 800 
Emogene (Lakin) 770 
Fred 770 

Joseph L. 646 655 
Junius A. 680 
Samuel Capt. 196 
W. C. Rev. 946 
William C. 525 
RICHARDSON Aaron 327 411 

456 593 630 881 
Abigail 327 411 412 456 630 

877 
Abigail C. 842 
Abigail (Felton) 877 
Abigail Nims 881 
Abijah 37 39 196 234 267 307 

308 314 316-319 321 322 

326 411 412 456 604 639 

644 651 789 877-879 880 

948 
Abner 842 956 
Alice Eva 879 
Alinda (Hill) 794 879 
Angeline (Smith) 835 
Anna Doris 879 
Anna Mabel 413 878 
Barnabas 877 879 
Benjam'n P^ranklin 835 
Betsev (Davis) 327 877 
Betsey M. (Straw) 878 
Caroline 768 800 
Carol'neG. 450 881 
Charles R. 966 
Clara R. (Hartwell) 880 
Clarence Owen 879 
Clifton Eaton 522 532 639 

658 694 878 879 
Clyde Harold 414 878 



Cora Bell 413 878 

Cynthia 879 

David 412 475 476 593 630 

880 
David Capt. 251 880 
David P. 881 
Delevan C. 801 
Ebenezer 475 518 592 629 

768 880 
Ebenezer Capt. 258 412 879 
Ebenezer Coolidge 880 
Edward 877 
Elizabeth 307 308 326 411 

456 604 877 948 
Emily Ann 456 621 784 878 
Emily F. 328 
Emily M. 879 
Eugene Felton 413 878 
Eunice L. (Adams) 694 879 
George L. 879 
George Osson 945 
Hannah Whiting 412 880 
Harland Luther 879 
Harold Straw 878 
Harriet A. 879 
Harriet Caroline 880 
Harriet N. 466 881 
Helen Jennie 879 
Herbert Felton 413 878 
Herbert W. 456 881 
Jacob 877 
Jane (Brown) 881 
Jeanette 879 

Jennie M. (Derosier) 879 
John 251 252 412 650 651 

877 879-881 956 
John T. 794 879 956 
Joseph 877 879 956 
Joseph H. 629 
Joshua 877 956 
Josiah 308 

Judith (Marshall) 413 817 

877 
Julia Loena 328 878 
Lizzie I. (Willard) 945 
Louisa Tamesin 879 
Lucv Ann 413 878 
Lucy B. (Pratt) 327 413 466 

873 877 
Luke 38 40 143 267 308 309 

312 316 326 327 412 413 

456 546 640 651 659 660 

817 873 877 
Luke Felton 210 413 466 481 

521 649 666 639 651 743 

878 879 

Luke Harland 651 878 879 
Lydia Jane 796 
Mabelle Mildred 879 
Malachi 312 319 321 322 326 

413 456 494 505 604 639 644 

651 780 784 877 878 
Malachi Wilson 204 218 413 

456 564 878 
Marion Rebecca 879 
Mary 877 881 
Mary A. 879 
Marv Bell 877 
Mary E. 327 456 
Mary Eliza 768 
Mary Elizabeth 878 
Mary Ellen 835 
Marv (Hay) 411 412 456 789 

877 948 
Marv J. (Whitney) 877 
Mary (Kidder) 880 
Mary R. (Eaton) 413 639 651 

743 878 
Marv Rebecca 327 412 456 

877 
Mittie E. (Hannaford) 414 

878 
Nancy 412 881 
Polly Knowlton 879 
Ralph Felton 878 
Rebecca Nurse 877 



Rebecca (Tidd) 877 879 

Reuel 327 796 877 956 

Rhoda 412 880 

Rhoda (Coolidge) 412 768 889 

Robert Eaton 879 

Ruth May 879 

Samuel 877 

Samuel Dr. 880 956 

Samuel A. 456 533 639 877 

Sarah 261 252 327 412 458 

878 880 
Sarah E. (Knight) 801 
Sarah Elizabeth 880 
Sarah (Parker) 880 
Sarah R. 879 
Sarah Whiting 412 880 
Sarah Wvman 842 879 
Stillman 951 
Tamesin (Greenwood) 327 

413 456 604 780 784 878 
Thomas Dr. 881 
W. Warren 456 
Warren R. 881 
William 658 
William B. 456 881 
Wilson Bickford 414 550 651 

RJCKER Charles Place 693 

Clarabel F. (Adams) 693 

Gladys Sterling 693 

Hannah G. (Merrill) 693 

John Wesley 693 
RIDEOUTE Caroline Lane 330 

414 
RIDER Ryder 

Abigail (Mason) 822 

Andrew 881 

Betsey 822 

Charlotte Frost 881 

Ezra 251 580 624 630 833 881 
956 

Ezra Lewis 881 

Harriet N. (Dodge) 881 

Herbert D. 526 

Isaac 822 956 

Julia 370 764 776 881 

Kezia (Maynard) 251 833 SSI 

Lewis E. 956 

Mary 881 899 

Marv (Richardson 881 

Marv (Twitchell) 416 8S1 
899 920 

Moses 416 619 622 624 764 
881 899 920 

Rhoda 881 

Rhoda K. 881 

William 146 619 881 956 
RIDGE Frances 808 
RIEL Marie Alphonsine 919 

RIEST 582 

RIGGS 559 560 

Ephraim 881 

Esther 717 881 

Esther (Adams) 695 

Esther (White) 881 939 

John 650 

John Gill 881 939 956 

Josiah 881 

Lucinda 881 

Alarv 874 

Molly 333 

Moses 656 658 695 956 

Thomas 881 
Right see Wright 
RINDGE Isaac 132 136 

John 132 133 136 137 140 
RIPLEY Abigail 708 
Abraham 708 

Claborn Henry 784 

Ebenezer 708 Wi "'^■'^ 

Edith F. (Hannaford)j784 

Eli 708 

Elizabeth 708 

Ezra Rev. Dr. 708 

Hannah 708 

Hezekiab 708 



INDEX OF PERSONS 



1003 



Jeremiah 708 

John 708 

Joshua 708 

Josiah 708 

Laban 708 

Lincoln Rev. 708 

Lucretia 708 

Lydia 708 

Lydia (Kent) 708 

Marv 842 935 

N. Hobart 708 

Nehemiah 708 

Noah 708 

Parthenia 708 

Peter 708 

Pollv 708 

Rachel 708 

Sarah 708 

Silence 708 

William 708 
RIX Bettv 910 
ROBBE Robb Roby 

— Miss 698 

Ada E. (Ericsson) 631 88'2 

Agnes 775 

Agnes M. 882 

Agnes (Patterson) 754 

Agnes W. 414 626 882 

Alexander 933 956 

Betsey (Scott) 935 

Catharine 775 

Cicero 912 

Daniel 912 

Daniel W. 630 

Eliza 414 882 

Eliza Ann 456 882 

Elizabeth 754 

Elsa Emerson 882 

Frank Wilber Carey 882 

Frederick G. 935 

Hannah 917 

Helen A. 882 

Helen S. Shedd 935 

James 414 626 729 871 882 

James W. 882 

Jane 841 

John Warren 935 

Joseph Warren 414 456 721 
882 956 

Julia Ann 729 882 

Margaret (Taggart) 414 729 

Maria (Pierce) 882 

Mary 882 

Mary A. (Nelson) 327 415 

456 722 882 
Mary Emerson 882 
Mary J. 882 
Mary M. (Bond) 414 631 721 

882 
Mary (Powers) 414 882 
Mary (Taggart) 912 
Nancy M. 415 882 
Nancy (Warren) 935 
Olga Ericsson 882 
Relief 414 882 
Sabrina O. 414 882 
Sally 848 
Samuel 935 
Samuel Capt. 841 
Sarah E. 456 882 
Stephen 935 
Thomas 414 415 456 626 722 

882 
Walter Lane Emerson 415 

566 631 882 
William 698 699 764 848 
William A. 935 
William P. 204 456 882 
ROBBINS Robens Robins 
Ada S. (Mason) (Dort) 830 
Alfred N. 627 
Almaria 457 
Amos 456 639 956 
Charles 456 
Charles B. 457 



Collins C. 204 210 

David 740 956 

Eliza (Davis) 740 

Fanny 163 

P'rancis 456 

George 456 

George Gaylord 830 

Horace 456 

Jacob 457 956 

James 265 266 

Jane W. 457 

Joseph 163 457 951 956 

Levi 457 

Maria (Smith) 830 

Minot H. 456 

Moses 830 

Noah 956 

Philena 456 

Polly 163 951 

Sarah 770 

Sarah E. 457 

William B. 457 
ROBERTS George Edward 734 

Hiram R. 487 

Lewis Niles 684 

Lewis Niles Mrs. 684 

Maria Ann 734 

Marv I. (Hood) 734 
ROBERTSON — Mrs. 676 

Bvron E. 661 

Ednah M. 832 
Robins see Robbins 
ROBINSON Aaron 944 

Caleb Capt. 174 

Charles Rev. 289 

Hermon 624 633 956 

John 146 561 620 

John Mrs. 561 

Lvdia Proctor 899 

Mary A. (Rollins) 884 

Mary Emma 872 

Rebecca (Willard) 944 

Solon 884 

Thomas 209 

W. O. 106 
Rohv aee Robbe 

ROCKWOOD Adelaide (Baker) 
917 

Charles F. 917 

Clara E. (Townsend) (Has- 
kins) 917 

Frank P. 917 

Harold Townsend 918 
ROGERS Abbey Elizabeth 910 

Fred 908 

John 908 

John Rev. 812 

Katherine 812 

Nancy (Buck) 908 

Ruth H. (Snow) 908 
ROLFE Alfred G. 652 

Henrv W. Prof. 612 651 
ROLLINS — Mr. 559 560 

— Widow 603 

Abigail 839 883 884 

Abigail (Downing) 415 839 
882 947 

Abigail (Greenwood) 458 777 
871 883 911 

Anna 884 

Asa 884 

Asa H. 884 

Betsey 234 883 

Catherine Moore 884 

Charles 884 

Charles A. 884 

Christina 883 

Clarissa (Dodge) 884 

Ebenezer 883 

Edwin J. 884 

Eliphalet 883 

Eliza A. Perry 884 

Elizabeth Johnson 883 

Ellen 884 

Fanny 883 

Fanny Cragin 884 



Frank O. 832 

Frank W. 487 

George H. 884 

George W. 884 

Gertie M. 884 

Hannah 415 883 

Hannah (Eddy) 884 

Hannah Ross 883 

Henry 883 

Hephzibah 883 

Hephzibah (Greenwood) 777 
883 

Ira 884 

James 160 172 190 232 415 
511 586 618 626 629 632 
640 642 645 662 689 777 
839 882 883 884 947 956 

James M. 884 

Jessie A. (Mason) 832 

Joanna Blodget 884 

Joel 883 

John 629 632 651 883 956 

Joseph 190 415-546 627 632 
640 777 883 884 871 887 
888 911 956 

Joseph Palmer 884 

Julia 883 

Julian Augustus 884 

Lizzie M. 832 

Lucy 884 

Lucv Winch 883 

Lydia 883 884 947 

Lydia (Byam) 884 

Lydia Jane 884 

Lydia (Stone) 884 907 

Marcy 415 

Maria 884 

Martha 883 884 

Martha Muzzy 415 883 

Mary 689 871 883 884 

Mary A. 884 

Mary F. 884 

Mary (Russell) 884 888 

Mary Whitney 883 

Nathan 883 

Polly 883 

Rebecca Phelps 883 

Reuben C. 884 

Royal J. 884 

Sallv 895 911 

Samuel 618 883 884 956 

Sarah 883 911 

Sarah Jane 884 

Simeon 883 

William 639 883 884 907 956 

William G. 884 
ROPER Charles F. 418 457 

Edward PVanklin 701 

Edward Warren 701 

Flora G. (Allison) 253 701 

Henrietta M. (Green) 701 

Marion 702 
ROSS Betsey 751 

Emma 416 

Gilbert 416 

Hannah 883 

Jane 875 

Joseph 416 

Joseph M. 457 627 

Mirick 415 416 457 627 651 

Mirick H. 457 

Nancy Lucette 415 

Rebecca J. 457 

Ruth 903 

Sarah 327 415 416 457 

Sarah A. 457 

William W. 457 627 
ROSSITER Kate Maria 818 

Maria A. (Marshall) 818 

Marshall Sherman 818 

Stephen 818 
ROTCH Arthur 655 
ROURKE Charles G. 771 

Fannie Augusta 771 

Hannah A. (Gilchrest) 771 

John 771 



1004 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



ROWE Ephraim 923 

Flavel W. 416 

Harriet E. (Yardly) 416 

Martha 187 

Martha (Twilchell) 923 

Patty 836 

Walter H. F. 416 656 

Walter B. F. Mrs. 658 

Walter K. 657 
ROWELL Rowel 

— Mr. 511 

Dorothy 162 885 

Hannah 162 771 841 885 930 

Ichabod 162 416 629 771 885 

Jacob 162 885 956 

Marv 162 885 

Moses 885 956 

Philip 162 885 956 

Polly 885 

Rachel 885 

Rebecca 885 

Richard 162 594 885 956 

Sarah 162 334 885 

Sarah (Tucker) 885 
ROYALL Royal 

Agnes Stockton 851 

Elizabeth C. (Howell) 851 

Polly 802 

William Bedford 851 
ROYCE Betsey 904 

Betsey (Hemenway) 885 

Carrie E. (Plummer) 885 

Dorothy 942 

Eliza Dixon 885 

Elmer Gould 885 

Eryin Clilman 885 

Lorenzo Samuel 885 

Louisa 740 

Osmon Winslow 885 

Samuel 885 

Sarah (Gould) 553 885 

Susan R. (Barden) 445 885 

Winslow 445 655 660 885 
RUDD Dorcas (Wakefield) 933 

Horace 933 
RUGG Francis A. 457 

Lucrctia R. 784 

Martin 956 

Marv 457 

Merrill E. 457 

William 622 

William B. 457 956 
RULAND George Washington 
Rey. 323 328 644 

Mary E. 328 
RUMRILL Benjamin 956 

Ruth 794 
RUSSELL Abigail 452 887 

Abigail (Godding) 884 887 

Abigail (Learned) 888 

Abner 441 825 886 956 

Adnie E. 657 

Albert L. 443 657 658 886 

Allen K. 457 887 

Almira (Mason) 828 886 

Amelia 886 

Amelia A. N. 457 

Amelia Elizabeth 457 887 

Amelia N. Sinclair 887 

Amos 618 888 

Andrew 163 

.\nn Worcester 743 

Anna 888 

Anna E. 886 

Anna P. (Mason) 457 657 
718 825 886 

Betsey 845 

Betsey (Herrick) 441 825 886 

Burdette E. 887 

Burton Charles 636 764 

Calista Marv 718 886 

Carrie A. (Dudley) 887 

Charles J. 457 887 

Chester W. 887 

Cyrus 445 

Cyrus E. 457 657 886 



Doris 764 

Eben 886 887 

Ebenezer 457 575 658 662 

Ebe'nezer H. 657 886 956 

Edward G. 457 658 886 

Edwin J. 457 

Elias 886 

Elise (Renouf) 764 

Eliza H. 457 

Elizabeth 697 747 797 906 

Ella M. 887 

Ella R. 887 

Ellen 885 

Emelia Marv 441 887 

Emily F. Williams 656 886 

Emily M. 886 

Emily MiHy ^41 887 

Emma Margaret 747 

Eunice (Mason) 820 

Eva A. 886 

Frank M. 887 

Fred A. 887 

George H. 886 

Gilbert 887 956 

Hannah 888 908 

Harriet 788 

Helen M. (Knowlton) 804 

887 
Helen Wakely 887 
Henrv Norris 747 
Hephzibah 886 
Huldah 448 886 
I. W. Dr. 600 
James Edson 457 886 
James Lewis 457 657 662 718 

886 
James W. 457 
Jedcdiah 163 
Jcni.ie A. Capron 886 
John 196 559 618 884 887 888 

956 
Jonathan 657 658 886 887 

906 
Jonathan Milan 457 887 
Joseph Merrill 804 887 
Levi 457 

Lizzie C. 443 718 
Lucy M. (Cole) 747 
Lucy ^lay 747 
Lyman 40 457 576 657 662 

"663 825 886 
Lyman A. 457 
Marv 457 689 838 884 886- 

888 
Marv (Coolidge) 457 906 956 
Mary Eliza 825 887 
Mary Imogene 886 
Mary (Lewis) 886 
Merrill J. 657 
Nancy 886 
Nancy (Heaton) 887 
Olive'Newell 457 887 
Osgood N. 457 501 567 575 

662 887 
Pattv 888 
Percy W. 108 338 576-578 

653 657 658 660 663 695 
Polly 888 

Rachel Diantha 887 
Rachel White 886 
Rebecca 163 888 
Rosilla D. (White) 887 
Sally 886 
Sarah 163 

Simeon 559 618 888 956 
Stella M. 887 
Stephen 163 623 
Stephen A. 820 
Theodore Charles 457 887 
Ursula (Mason) 457 657 825 

886 
Waldo Adolphus 887 
William A. 886 887 
RYAN Dennis A. Rev. 331 
Ryder see Rider 



SAFFORD Theodore G. 545 
SAGE Philo 777 

Sarah ((ireenwood) 777 
ST. PIERRE Clarice 715 
SALMON — Capt. 195 

Phcbe 844 
SALTER Mary Ann 853 854 

William H. 618 
SANBORN — Mr. 265 

Martha (Wakefield) 933 

Peter Rev. 933 
Sanders sre Saunders 
SANDERSON Saunderson 

Elmira 792 

Isaac 618 956 

Ruth 903 

Sophronia 806 
SANGER— Rev. Mr. 250 

Abigail 416 889 

Abigail Wiley 889 

Abner 416 629 889 956 

Bathsheba (Pratt) 847 

David 847 

Deborah 919 

Elizabeth Johnson 416 889 

Esther 847 

Hepzibah 889 

Ralph 629 

Rhoda Jackson 889 

Rhoda W. 629 

Sally 889 

Sarah 921 
SARGENT Sargeant 

Amos 416 457 504 657 664 
785 890 

Aramenta G. (Clement) 737 

Clarissa 785 

Deborah 333 

Deborah Sylvester 890 

Dora May 737 

Edward Eugene 630 889 

Elizabeth 785 

Esther (Maynard) 416 455 833 
889 

George 416 833 889 956 

George G. 737 

Hannah Sweet Brown 889 

Hannah W. (Miller) 889 

John 889 890 

Joseph 889 

Josiah Lewis 653 889 890 957 

Laura A. 949 

Lewis Josiah 890 

Lucy (Hardy) 416 457 664 
785 890 

Lura D. (Yeardly) 890 

Mary .\ddie Lizzie 890 

Mary Darling 381 784 889 

Marv (Darling) 889 

Mary Esther 455 889 

Paul Dudley Col. 184 

Sally 951 

Samuel 333 889 890 951 

Sarah L. (Worcester) (Hilch- 
ings) 890 

Thomas 652 890 957 

Vrvling 416 833 889 956 

William 889 890 

William Edward 890 
Sartwell arc Sawtell 
SASVILLE Julia 849 
SAUNDERS Sanders 

Alexander 956 

Azubah 690 723 929 

Caroline A. 888 

Elvira 888 

Emily 888 

Harold Francis 889 

Harriet C. 888 

James 626 956 

John 416 593 641 798 888 914 
957 

Lucretia Hastings 888 

Madeline Isabel 889 

Malinda (TurnbuU) 889 

Mary Arlene 889 



INDEX OF PERSONS 



1005 



Mary L. 888 

Minnie R. (Boulwell) 889 

Nancy 790 

Philip 956 

Ruth (Jones) 416 798 888 

Sally 888 

Sally Lacy 888 

Samuel 774 790 888 

Sarah 774 867 

Sarah A. Ward 888 

Susan 888 

Thomas Willard 483 593 634 
889 

William Henry 889 
Saunderson see Sanderson 
SAVAGE Isabel Carter 874 948 

Sarah 759 763 
SAWIN Benjamin 620 956 

Hannah 695 925 950 

Levi 654 957 

Levi S. 957 

Mercy 926 927 928 

Ruth 835 

William 620 956 
SAWTELL Sartwell 

Aaron 740 

Esther 839 

Lucy (Davis) 740 

Solomon N. 205 

Solomon S. 218 564 

Sylvia R. 905 
SAWYER Caroline M. (Knight) 
801 

Charles H. 487 

Elizabeth 705 708 

Jesse 956 

Jonathan 160 

Mary Ann T. 947 

R. E. Mrs. 626 

Sarah 716 933 

Thomas E. 486 

Wyman 801 
SCHOFF Marv Jane 866 
SCHOFIELD William Rev. 341 
SCOTT 506 

Adeline 618 

Alexander 4 142 637 840 956 

Betsey 936 

John 142 868 

Lucinda (Forbush) 868 

Mabel Marion 868 

Nelson 548 

P. J. Rev. 331 

Sarah 930 

William Capt. 4 5 142 143 148 
179 648 956 

Winfiold91 
SCRIBNER Bertha G. (Blan- 
chard) 890 

Clarence Daniel 629 890 

Daniel Stevens 890 

Emery Daniel 890 

(ilen Howard 890 

Grace B. 553 674 

Mary L. (Flanders) 890 
SCRIPTURE Emma Caroline 
757 

Jefferson, 458 

Lucinda, 757 
SEARLE Frederick A. 653 658 

Lvdia 7.53 
SEARS Emily E. 655 
SEAVER 663 

Albert A. J. 655 

Alfred W. 338 576 577 667 

Arthur F. 663 

C. Albert Mrs. 656 

Charles 450 

Charles Albert 667 

Charles C. 667 

Clarence B. 662 

Elizabeth C. 791 

Elizabeth ((iould) 945 

Elwvn W. 657 

Frederick A, 663 

George W. 667 945 



George W. Jr. 662 

Margaret G. 944 

Maria L. 662 

Nathaniel Rev. 292 

Sewall A. 662 

Wellington W. 667 
SEELEY William H. 205 
SEGEE Emeline 417 

William 417 
SELDEN George C. 526 
SETCHELL Allison Marion 829 

Dorothy Learned 829 

Lucclia L. (Mason) 829 

Morton Ellery 829 

Stanlev Stuart 829 

SEVERANCE 628 

SEWALL Sewell 

B. D. 417 

Carrie 417 

Daniel 642 

p]dmund Quincy 246 

John Earl 682 

L. B. 417 

Robert 682 

Samuel 246 
SEWARD Amanda 823 

Arvilla (Matthews) xv 302 

David XV 302 

Josiah Jr. 302 

Josiah Lafayette Rev. D. D. 
V vi xiv xv-xvii 254 275 
302 830 463 495 634 

Polly (Wilson) 302 

Thomas xv 
Sewi-ll .tee Sewall 
SEYMOUR Louise 725 
SHACKETT Mary Emma 710 
SHATTUCK Abigail (Farns- 
worlh) 755 

Abraham 570 593 624 663 
665 765 799 890 891 957 

Alice De Kalb Armstrong 
891 

Anna 900 

Clara K. (Mixer) 891 

Edith 891 

Edward Cutter 891 

Elizabeth G. 891 

Ella H. 891 

Emily G. (Herrick) 891 

Emma E. 891 

Ethel 891 

Eva 891 

Evaline H. Knapp 891 

Fannie McClurg 891 

Francis 638 

Harriet J. Pike 891 

Harriet M. (Knight) 801 891 

Henry Vryling 620 624 891 

Hubert L. 891 

Jeremiah 890 

Jerusha H. (French) 765 891 

Joel 794 

John 663 890 891 

Jonathan 891 

Joseph C. 801 891 

Julia S. 891 

Kendall 891 

Lucius H. 891 

Mandana M. 450 891 

Mary 890 

Olive (Hill) 794 

Oren K. 891 

Orson F. 891 

Orville F. 891 

Orville W. 891 

Richard P. 755 

Sally M. (Cutter) 891 

Samuel 890 

Sophia (Kendall) 799 890 

Vryling 891 

Vryling Davis 891 

William 629 639 890 891 951 

William A. 639 
SHAW — Rev. 299 

Elizabeth 824 



Lemuel Chief Justice 516 

Quincy A. Jr. Mrs. 637 
SHAY Shea 

Burton 484 

Caroline (Smith) 328 891 

Charles Burton 326 328 649 
891 

David 621 

Emma M. (Smith) 328 891 

Ida B. 328 

Lula 328 

Wesley W. 328 342 633 634 
644 649 

William Weslev 891 
SHEAFE James 485 
SHEARER Sherer 

John Rev. 309 310 
SHEDD Shed 

Elmira (Barnes) 714 

Helen S. 935 

Joshua 714 

Marv E. 898 

Timothv 957 
SHEFFIELD Sarah 843 847 
SHELDON Artemas 771 

Catherine Miller 771 

Cora B. (Snow) 899 

Elbridge Thomas 899 

Hannah 917 

John 857 

L. H. Rev. 315 

Maria (Miller) 771 

Mary 828 

Nathan Webb Rev. 320 644 

Phebe 788 

Samuel 951 

Sarah (Pierce) 857 

Susan 774 857 867 912 

Tamer Pratt 951 

Tristram Walker 899 
SHELLEY Vesta Elizabeth 802 
SHEPARD Shepherd see also 
Hogg 

Agnes 892 

Fanny Tracy 807 

Harriet B. Merritt 845 

Harriet E. (Clarke) 892 

Harriet Pamelia 845 

Joseph 892 

Levi B. 845 

Martha Mansfield 892 

Mary 892 

Mary (Taggart) 892 

Michael 892 

Nancy 892 

Rachel 892 

Rebecca 897 

Samuel 795 892 956 

Sarah 892 
SHEPARDSON Daniel 845 

L. F. Rev. 337 

Prudence (Morse) 845 
Shepherd see Shepard 
Sherer see Shearer 
SHERMAN Eli 951 
SHERWIN Benjamin A. 664 

Benjamin F. 211 

David Capt. 417 

Oren A. 501 664 

Thomas 640 
SHIELDS Sarah Louisa 703 
SHINER 910 

Margaret (Strongman) 910 
SHIPLEY John 758 

Sarah 758 
SHIPPEE Ruth 787 
SHOLES Margaret Dowling 

713 
SHORT Daniel 957 
SHOVER Frank 664 
SHULEIN Bessie 918 

Jonathan 918 
SHURTLEFF Hannah 908 

James 908 

Polly (Atwood) 908 
SIAS John 458 



1006 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



SIBLEY Clark Rev. 335 957 
SILSBEE Arthur Boardman 
892 

Emily Fairfax 892 

John Boardman 892 

Martha 613 652 892 

Martha M. (Shepard) 892 

Sarah (Boardman) 892 

Thomas 892 

Zachariah Fowle 892 
SIMMONS Simmonds Si- 
monds Simons Symonds 

506 576 

Amanda 810 

Anna L. A. 444 458 911 

Bethiah 843 

Caroline 803 

Charles E. 628 

Charles S. 265 

Dana M. 444 912 

Dana T. 663 912 

Daniel 163 639 843 

Dorothy 794 

Edward 163 

Elizabeth J. (Bemis) 444 458 
717 911 

Ella J. 444 912 

Ella May 796 

Ellen Maria 859 

Emma A. 458 

Emma I. 912 

Frank P. 663 912 

Job 860 

John P. 717 911 

Joseph 957 

Lavina M. 717 911 

Mary 779 860 

Rufus 197 631 

Susannah (Faulkner) 717 911 

Sylvester T. 212 213 442 444 
458 662 663 717 911 

Thomas 956 
SIMPSON Charles Torrey 701 

Flora G. (Allison) (Roper) 
253 701 

Jabez 701 

Matilda H. (Cook) 701 
SIMS Simms 

William Sowden Admiral 611 
679 684 
SINCLAIR Amelia N. 887 

John G. 487 
SKILLMAN Beulah Sherwood 

919 
SKINNER Emily 924 

Miirtha A. 748 
SLADE Samuel 265 
SLEEPER Walter H. 209 
SLOCUM Flora S. Rev. 341 
SMITH Smyth 

929 

— Dea. 250 293 

Aaron 37 38 210 457 478-480 

501 504 505 520 567 656 

657 892-896 
Aaron Capt. 841 896 
Abby 457 
Abby Ann 829 894 
Abby F. 457 
Abby (Pratt) 873 
Abigail 893 

Abijah Capt. 181 182 187 195 
Abner 576 664 892-896 941 
Addie C. (Styles) 894 
Albert Dr. 80 217 514 542 547 
Alfred Munroe 418 894 
Alice M. (Currie) 915 
Angeline 835 
Arabella S. (Fisk) 417 633 

760 896 
Asenath 418 457 896 
Augustus Fitz-Alan 746 
Augustus Howard 747 
Benjamin 164 196 233 407 

660 915 
Benjamin Mrs. 417 



Bertha F. 305 

Betsey 841 

Betsey (Rollins) 883 

Beulah 783 864 893 898 922 

941 
Beulah (Woodward) 892 894 

895 
Calvin 457 656 893 894 
Caroline 252 457 631 891 
Caroline (Hill) 419 896 
Caroline S. (Hardy) 895 918 
Caroline (Snow) 417 895 898 
Catherine 419 896 
Charles D. 417 
Charles E. 457 721 
Charles H. 210 212 457 526 

628 
Charles Henrv Mussey 895 
Charles Johnson 210 443 457 

501 658 894 
Charles Morton 895 
Chloe M. (Titus) 444 893 
Christiana Lavonia 868 
Corinna H. (Putnam) 670 683 

897 
Cornelia C. (Ely) 747 
Curtis 40 252 417 457 484 570 

583 643 895 898 
Cynthia (Richardson) 879 
Daniel 884 

Deidamia (Barden) 896 
Dudley 883 
Edith (Cornell) 746 
Ednah Dow 814 
Edward Parsons 915 
Eleanor M. 418 894 
Eli 896 957 
Elias B. 205 
Eliot 746 

Eliot Boughton 747 
Elisha 656 893 957 
Eliza 458 896 
Eliza Ann 884 
Elizabeth 884 
Elizabeth (Dow) 253 814 
Elizabeth Morison 253 289 

392 814 
Elizabeth (Twitchell) 929 
Ella D. 667 
Ellen Parker 814 
Elmira 896 

Elsie M. (McCannoy) 892 
Emerson H. 526 
Emily 805 

Emma (Greenleaf) 897 
f^mma Josephine 718 
Emma Martin 747 
Emma May 891 
Emmeline Ferlini 746 
Estelle Raymond 746 
Esther 896 

Esther (Hill) 418 794 896 
Esther Naomi 902 
Eugelia M. (Bond) 721 
Evander Ervin 894 
Fannv (Buss) 444 457 718 

893 
Fannj' Florence 444 894 
Flora Augusta 895 
Flora Carrie 918 
Florence 746 
P>ances Greenleaf 897 
Francis 618 956 
Frank L. 418 
Franklin A. 457 
Franklin M. 444 657 658 893 
Frederick 487 
George 893 
George C. 526 
Gertrude Phoebe 829 
Gideon S. Rev. 337 505 520 

522 
Grace Annis 444 893 
Hannah 891 893 
Hannah Marcella 787 
Hannah Prentice 892 941 



Harriet 893 

Henry Francis 897 

Henry Hilliard Dr. 214 215 
417 506 600 601 633 760 
896 

Henry Sumner 896 

Herman Prentice 657 895 

Hiram Wooster 301 

Horace W. 501 657 

Howard .\ugustus 747 

Ira 443 444 457 504 657 658 
664 718 825 873 893 894 
957 

Ira Frank 444 893 

Ira Prentice 441 444 457 479 
657 664 718 893 

Jane Elizabeth 905 

Jeremiah 485 

John 787 896 957 

John Rev. 339 

John B. 487 

Jonathan 893 

Jonathan Kingsbury 37-41 
43 46 47 49 58-60 64 77-80 
95 98 251 252 260-262 268 
270-276 278-280 284 288 
417 457 476-478 484 498 
505 518-520 529 530 541 
546 567 570 595 631 643 
646 662 690 813 895 911 

Jonathan Kingsbury Mrs. 86 

Joseph Elliot 884 

Joseph Lindon 551 612 636 
670 683 897 

Julia Pratt 746 

Julia (Pratt) 746 

Katharine V. (Toffey) 746 

Lawrence Douglas 747 

Leonard 619 620 

Leonard O. 417 418 622 659 

Leonore 747 

Letitia (Moore) (Butterfield) 
834 

Lizzie 804 

Lois Lindon 897 

Lucy 252 452 780 896 

Lucy A. (Eliot) 746 

Lucy (Kingsbury) 418 895 

Lucy May 747 

Luther 418 643 644 829 898 
894 898 957 

Luther Curtis 417 895 

Lydia A. 418 

Lyman Albert 441 894 

Lyndon A. 526 

Margaret 787 

Maria 830 

Marion Eva 894 

Martha Anna 894 

Marv 233 784 893 896 

Mary Anna 718 893 

Mary Belle 895 

Mary Elizabeth 858 

Marv (Griffin) 418 894 

Mary (Hilliard) 896 

Mary Isabelle 894 

Mary J. Mussey 457 895 

Mary L. (Moulton) 895 

Mary L. Newhall 895 

Marv L. (Snow) 418 829 894 
898 

Mary L. (Strong) 252 417 
457 895 911 

Mary (Mason) 441 444 457 
502 718 825 893 

Mary (Parker) 457 894 

Mary (Townsend) 915 

Mary Victoria 894 

Merton Harvey 418 894 

Minnie A. Miller 895 

Minnie Isabel 915 

Molly 161 

Morton 895 

Moulton 895 

Nancv 829 

Nancy (Shepherd) 892 



INDEX OF PERSONS 



1007 



Nathan Dr. 560 921 

Noah 626 896 957 

Oliver Culver 747 

Philip Sidney 746 

Polly (Fi.sk)"896 

Prentice 893 

Preserved Rev. 311 

Ralph C. 601 

Rebecca Ann 742 

Rebecca Shepard 897 

Richard C. 667 

Robert 769 

Royal Lewis 892 

Riiggles 252 257 418 457 475 
518 653 772 780 895 896 
911 918 

Ruth Atwood 457 656 893 894 

Ruth (Shippee) 787 

S. M. 501 

Sally 163 418 453 604 

Sally Eliza 896 

Sally (Garfield) 814 

Sally Thomson 893 

Samuel 418 419 441 457 595 
631 653 794 814 879 893 
896 

Samuel Abbot 289 

Samuel G. 814 

Sandford Sidney 746 

Sarah 251 841 942 

Sarah Abbott 814 

Sarah (Adams) 417 690 895 

Sarah Ann 896 

Sarah Caroline 457 895 

Sarah Edith 893 

Sarah Pratt 772 864 895 

Sarah (Upton) 896 

Sarepta Sophronia (Culver) 

894 
Susan (Atwood) (Bromley) 

893 
Thankful 838 
Thankful Graves 901 
Warren George 829 

William 769 892 
William B. 834 

SNOW 634 

— Esq. 28 256 257 
Ada Jane 898 
Albert F. 899 
Alice Emelie 899 
Andrew Clarence 898 
Andrew Jackson 727 898 957 
Angeline (Crawford) (Stark- 
weather) 909 
Augustine 956 
Augustine P. 419 592 619 628 

793 898 957 
Augustus Smith 897 
Caroline 252 417 449 895 898 
Caroline E. 908 
Caroline (Perry) 419 853 897 

932 
Carrie Louise 899 
Charles 419 628 898 941 
Cora Blanch 899 
Dorothea Richardson 899 
Dorothy 951 
Dorothy R. 899 
Edward 899 
Edwina Stewart 898 
Elbridge 455 898 899 
Eleanor 457 
Eleanor Dorcas 898 
Eleanor (Gilchrist) 420 894 

895 898 
Eli 957 
Eliza 899 
Elizabeth 254 270 
Emily 419 897 
Emilv Eliza 899 
Emma A. 899 
Eveline (Marshall) (Preston) 

394 457 818 898 
Ezra 252 620 899 957 
Ezra G. 899 



Fannie Maria 898 

Francis M. 899 

Fred. Y. 624 

G. Lyman 898 

George H. 909 

Gracia Ann (Stanley) 899 904 

Hannah Parker 897 

Hannah (Parker) 419 897 

Harriet Louisa 435 815 898 

932 
Harriet S. 899 
Henry 897 898 956 
Henry Lewis 420 898 
Henry Parker 899 904 957 
Hollowell 897 
Horatio 956 
Horatio Gates 897 
James Miller 899 
John 234 249 252 257 3P4 419 
420 457 474 475 518 567 
595 628 634 635 818 853 
897-899 921 932 
Josephus 260 261 420 457 580 
624 635 894 895 897 898 
Julia 899 

Julia F. (Miller) 899 
Leonard 420 592 864 898 957 
Louisa 419 897 
Lucy J. (Burpee) 727 898 
Lucy Maria 899 
Lydia A. (Jones) 899 
Marcia (Twitchell) 420 898 
Marcus 449 898 
Marcy (Twitchell) 921 
Maria 457 
Marian 898 
Marian W. 449 
Marion E. (Munroe) 908 
Mark 957 
Mark Dr. 899 
Martha P. 456 898 
Martha (Piper) 420 864 898 
Marv 252 899 
Marv Ann 419 897 
Mary E. Shedd 898 
Mary (Heard) 351 419 628 

793 898 
Mary Louisa 829 894 898 
Marv Parker 898 
Mary (Rider) 881 899 
Mary W. (Wight) 898 941 
Melissa C. 419 898 
Ruth Helen 908 
Samuel 620 899 951 956 
Timothy 897 
William 420 898 956 
SNOWDEN William 210 
SOLLY Samuel 136 140 
SOMES Abigail 161 712 
Dorcas 161 233 712 
Isaac 161 712 956 
SOULE Laura Ann 765 
SOUTHER Ella Frances 420 
Freelove (Phillips) 420 645 

858 
Isaiah 858 
Isaiah F. 420 
Isaiah Francis 420 
Leonora 420 
Lilla F. 645 
Margaret 420 
Rebecca 858 
SOUTHWICK Abby S. (Hardy) 
900 
Arthur Lincoln 900 
Augustus 420 457 656 835 900 
Dorcas (Twitchell) 420 457 

899 925 
Emma J. (Moore) 835 900 
Enoch 956 
Eva S. (Potter) 900 
Frederick Augustus 457 900 
Jedediah Kilburn 420 457 477 
570 574 656 835 899 900 
925 
Jonathan 956 



Jonathan F"lood 546 574 575 
690 656 

Louisa E. (Wilmot) 900 

Martha 421 457 900 

Mary H. (McCollister) 457 
835 900 

Mary Josephine 900 

Maude Jeanette 900 

Samuel 956 

Sarah 900 

Sarah Orilla 835 900 

Silas Collester 900 

Silas M. 457 

Thomas 956 

Viola Emma 900 

William 899 
Spalding see Spaulding 
SPALTER Addie Camilla 694 

John H. 694 

Martha A. (Hildreth) 694 
SPARKS Delia (Cook) 857 

Horace 857 

Sarah Elizabeth 857 
SPAULDING Spalding 

655 

Abby R. (Stearns) 421 900 

Abel 765 900 

Alonzo Francis Wood 902 

Amity (Cudworth) 901 

Anna (Greenwood) 778 

Anna (Shattuck) 900 

Ashley Williams 901 

Benjamin Capt. 22 179 180 
191 956 

Catherine 901 

Curtis 824 

Daniel 901 

Eleazer 957 

Elenah C. (Hall) 901 

Ellen Evadel 901 

Eri J. 799 

Florence A. Bouret 901 

Florence M. (Knight) 802 

Francis Ashley 595 640 901 

Francis Trow 901 

Frank Ellsworth 533 684 900 
901 

Fred Samson 900 901 

Henry Wallace 802 

Jacob 724 927 

Jerusha (Mason) 824 

Josephine E. Leger 901 

Kate 802 

Lucy 766 

Lucy M. (Jones) 799 

Lyndon Ellsworth 901 

Marion 901 

Mary 901 

Mary E. Leger 901 

Mary E. (Trow) 901 

Mildred 802 

Moses 620 956 

Orinda (York) 640 901 

Otis William 421 900 

Phineas 312 

Ralph Hartley 901 

Reuben 620 956 

Roland H. 487 

Sarah 721 

Stephen H. Dr. 518 598 599 
641 880 956 

Thomas 956 

Waitstill G. (Twitchell) 
(Brooks) 724 927 

Wallace M. 802 

William 132 133 135 421 505 
560 639 778 900 901 956 

William Ellsworth 901 
SPENCER Henrietta 842 
SPILLET Minnie 936 
SPOFFORD Charles Henry 659 
Hannah Morrison 761 
Ira Jr. 929 
Ira Atwood 761 
Joseph Hamilton 578 619 659 



1008 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



Marion A. (Wellman) 936 

Sabrina (Twitchell) 761 929 

William B. 659 660 
SPRAGUE Edward Mrs. 28 

Edward Rev. ix, xii 13, 24- 
29 31 32 50 55 61-63 71 78 
79 89 96 97 230-232 234- 
246 254 255 258 265 267 
271 290 294 295 318 319 
332 333 421 422 465 491 
492 508-510 518 522 635 
560 561 586 587 598 620 
627 631 633 635 651 730 
759 800 806 897 

Hannah 28 239 241-243 254 
422 560 

John Dr. 26 
SPRING — Rev. 838 

Josiah 956 

Josiah C. 653 
SPRINGER Joanna 162 951 
STACY Stacey 

John B. 526 

Sallv 885 
STANFORD 50 

Abigail 903 

Abner 902 

Almira (Eastman) 903 

Alona903 

Amos 653 655 903 

Betsey 903 

Betsey (Ball) 903 

Betty 873 902 

Caleb 160 172 874 902 
903 

Charlotte 902 

Comfort (Morse) 903 

Daniel 667 903 956 

David 653 902 956 

Dorcas 903 

Esther (Boyce) 233 696 902 

Fanny 696 902 

Jemima (Green) 902 

John 903 

Joseph 902 

Joshua 160 175 423 451 603 
604 902 

Josiah 160 232 661 667 696 
902 956 

Levina 902 

Levina White 902 

Lucretia 902 

Lydia 902 903 

Lydia (Morse) 902 

Mary 903 

Molly 903 

Persis 903 

Phinehas 160 172 232 661 667 
902 903 

Polly (Cobleigh) 903 

Ruth (Cozens) 874 902 

Ruth Ross 903 

Samuel Boyce 903 956 

Sarah 931 

Sarah ( ) 902 

Sarah Mclntyre 902 
STANLEY Abram 751 

Adolphus 905 957 

Benjamin M. 423 455 

Betsey 876 904 

Betsey (Ross) 751 

Betsey Royce 423 904 

Charles 423 621 632 659 899 
904 956 

Charlotte 904 

Daphne A. 357 458 905 

Elizabeth 907 

Elvira 904 

Frederick 905 

Frederick M. 457 

George 424 905 

Gracia Ann 899 904 

Hannah 929 

Hannah L. 904 

Harriet L. 839 905 

Jonathan 751 



Joshua 161 423 424 457 511 
595 623 797 839 903-905 

Joshua Jr. 423 424 623 624 

Julia A. (Wait) 904 931 

Laura 904 

Lemuel L. 423 904 

Leonard Winch 904 931 

Louisa A. 853 

Lucy (Winch) 423 899 904 

Lydia 423 455 

Lydia (Evleth) 751 

Margaret 770 904 

Margaret (Johnson) 423 424 
457 797 903 

Margaret (Lakin) 839 904 

Mary Ann 457 905 

Mary (Morse) 357 424 457 
838 905 

Mary (Yeardley) 904 950 

Nancy 905 

Polly see Mary 

Ruth 905 

Ruth Sanderson 458 903 

Sarah Ann 905 

Sarah B. 904 

Sarah L. 905 

Simeon 3.';7 424 457 458 544 
570 593 623 624 838 904 
905 956 

Wallace 624 905 

Wallace J. 457 957 

William 593 619 641 859 904 
950 956 
STAPLES Charles Jason Rev. 

301 
STARK St arks 

George 487 

John Col. 181 187 196 

John Gen. 17 820 
STARKEY Elmer J. 664 718 

Fannie (Hemenway) 831 

Isaac 831 

Laura (McColIester) 718 

Martha F. 831 

Sarah Bertha 718 
STARKWEATHER Angeline 
(Crawford) 909 

Ashley Gurley 909 
STEARNS Stearnes 

9^3 

Abby (Farnsworth) 900 

Abby Roxanna 900 

Benjamin 723 

Betsey (Broad) 723 

Dorothy 880 

Henry B. 527 

Martha 692 

Mary 805 

Oliver 900 

Onslow 487 

Zechariah 132 133 135 
STEDMAN Ellis 654 956 
STEELE Abigail M. (Warren) 
935 

Edwin 935 

Jane H. 936 

Jane (Moore) 936 

John H. Hon. 486 542 936 

John Henry 936 

Mary C. 936 

Susannah (Barrett) 714 

Thomas 629 

William 714 
STERLING Edward C. 635 
STEVENS — Mr. 229 

Abel 339 639 

Ann J. 622 

Anna 229 

Augustus G. 487 

Caroline (Warren) 424 458 935 

Clyde Townsend 918 

Diantha 918 

Earl William 918 

Enos 486 

F. W. 593 

Fannie A. (Townsend) 918 



Fred Irving 713 936 

George 935 

George J. 424 

James Edward 424 935 

Levi 424 458 935 957 

Lizzie Fredrika 713 

Mary L. (Wellman) 936 

Roena M. (Wellman) 713 936 

Ruth Bartlett 918 

Simeon 918 

Thomas 261 

William 918 
STEWART Stuart 

903 

Abigail Muzzy 951 

Cynthia Sophronia 716 

Edwina 898 

Henry 162 629 905 956 

Jane E. (Smith) 905 

John 663 

John James 905 

John Walker 906 

Lucy 162 163 905 

Martha P. (Snow) 898 

Minnie I. (Derby) 906 

Polly 162 905 

Reney 905 

Sarah 162 905 

Thomas 951 

William 623 

William J. 898 
STICKNEY Jeremiah 655 662 
956 

Moses 951 

Samuel 956 

Sarah A. (Twitchell) 922 

Simeon 160 662 

Simeon S. Dr. 519 598 912 
922 957 
STILES Styles 

Addie Cornelia 894 

Amelia D. (Stone) 909 

Caroline S. (Babcock) 835 

Carrie 834 

David 826 

Delora Ethridge 910 

Edmund David 910 

Emily (Mason) 826 

Emma (Elliott) 909 

Hannah (Wilder) 941 

Harvey E. 834 

Jeremiah Capt. 184 187 

John 909 

John Elliott 909 

Lewis 941 

Lucy Ellen 909 

Maud .\senath 909 
STILLMAN Harriet 844 
STILLSON William Capt. 184 
STINSON W. H. 552 
STOCKWELL Albert W. 623 

Frank H. 552 
STODDARD Stodard 

Lydia 808 

Mercy 361 724 

Sampson 132 133 135 

William 212 
STONE Aaron 908 956 

Abigail 756 785 908 

Alona (Morse) 425 458 841 
907 

Amelia Delora 458 909 

Amos 906 

Andrew 908 956 

Anna 697 906 

Arvilla 825 

Asa 907 

Asenath 907 909 

Betsey 907 908 

Betsey Valentine 909 

Beulah 768 

Calvin 867 933 

Caroline (Jones) (Leland) 
906 

Charles F. 487 

Charlotte Kittridge 907 



INDEX OF PERSONS 



1009 



David 907 909 

Delight 598 

Ebenezer 906 

Edmund Martin 910 

Edmund P. GiO 

Edwin 909 

Eli 906 

Elias 907 

Eliphaiet 756 907 

Elizabeth 797 906 

Elizabeth Elmira 803 909 

Elizabeth (Russell) 697 797 
906 

Elizabeth S. 909 

Elizabeth Stanley 907 

Ellen M. (Fay) 908 

Ellen Maria 458 909 

Elmira E. 909 

Elvira W. (Wallingford) 867 
933 

Emeline 908 

Esterbrooks 956 

Eunice 907 

George 956 

Gregory 906 907 909 

Hannah S. (Healey) 458 909 

Hannah (Shurtleff) 908 

Hannah (Stratton) 906 

Harriet Elvira 408 811 867 

Henrv 161 

Hezekiah 907 909 

Isaiah Rev. 334 

Jane B. (Newell) 909 

Jeduthan 906 

Jennette (Twitchell) 19i 906 

Jesse 956 

John 17 164 190 191 424 458 
511 618 630 631 639 785 
884 906-909 956 

John C. 639 956 

John Curtis 908 

Jonas 951 
Judith 906 
Juliana 906 
L. Jennette 909 

Laura 691 

Leonard 261 455 907 

Livingston Hon. 531 625 637 

638 650 
Louisa 908 
Lucy 907 

Lucy Asenath 458 910 
Lucy (Colburn) 907 
Lydia 424 884 907 908 
Lydia (Byam) 884 907 909 
Lydia (Goddard) 756 907 
Mahala 908 
Martha 908 
Martin 909 
Mary 906 
Mary (Ward) 908 

Mehitable ( ) 906 

Mehitable (Dodge) 933 

Moriah (Priest) 907 

Nancy Elizabeth 458 909 

Nathaniel 906 907 909 

Oliver 594 907 909 956 

Ollima 906 

Peter 956 

Polly 908 

Polly (Janes) 906 

Prudence 907 

Prudence (Pratt) 191 192 232 

906 
Rebecca (Coolidge) (Ward) 

907 
Relief Hay ward 951 
Sally 822 
Salmon Capt. 175 178 182- 

184 186 187 190 
Samuel 160 424 425 453 594 

630 739 841 907 909 
Silas 5 146 151 158-160 172 
191 192 425 630 631 697 797 
803 906-909 956 
Simon 907 909 



STORER Henrietta 732 
STOREY Moorfield 612 
STOTT Jeremiah 948 
Nancy (Holden) 948 
Sarah 948 
STOUTENBURGH Maud 748 
STOWELL — Mr. 659 
Channing 683 
Edmund Channing Dr. 131 

600 613 636 
Ella L. (Green) 840 
Isaac 625 956 
Joshua Todd 840 
Mary Augusta 840 
Sarah R. Dr. 600 613 
STRATTON Annie Flagg Wales 
866 
Charles Edwin 865 866 
Elias 906 

Emogene (Harris) 789 
Frances Maria 452 865 
Francis 500 
Hannah 906 
Katherine Wales 866 
Lewis 789 
Mary Ann 909 
Matilda 789 
Milicent (Frost) 906 
Sarah H. (Piper) 865 
Solomon Piper 866 
Susan Elizabeth 866 
STRAW Agnes More 820 
Betsey Marion 878 
Clara E. (Hills) 329 910 
Ella M. (Draper) 878 910 
Ezekiel A. 487 
Gideon 820 
Lyman Ira 878 910 
Mary 820 
Samuel Lyman 329 589 633 

644 910 
STREETER Charles 957 
STRIBBLING William C. Jr. 

683 
STRONG Strongman Strong- 

mun 
Adaline 911 

Betty Rix, 425 426 546 910 
Clarence E. 682 
Elijah 911 
Elisha 425 911 
Eliza J. 329 
Emogene Brown 911 
Harrison W. Rev. 335 
Henry 4 7-10 143 145 148 150 

151 158 159 165 172 192 

223 254 425 472 509 640 

910 911 956 
Janet Alexander 910 
Janet (Alexander) 425 910 
John 546 910 956 
Joseph Rollins 425 631 772 

911 
Joseph Rollins Mrs. 635 
Lucy Maria 911 
Margaret 910 
Margaret Wasson 910 
Mary 910 911 
Mary C. (Brown) 635 772 

911 
Mary Caldwell 910 
Mary Livingstone 417 895 

911 
Polly 911 
Richard 39 160 172 192 425 

458 475-477 497 498 508 

509 511 543 544 567 570 

631 640 883 895 910 911 
Richard Rodney 911 957 
Sally (Rollins) see Sarah 

(Rollins) 
Sarah 911 

Sarah A. (Bagley) 911 
Sarah Maria 776 911 
Sarah (Rollins) 425 458 883 

895 911 



William 160 172 192 196 640 

782 910 956 

William C. 326 329 641 
STROUD — Mrs. 175 

John 160 174 175 193 515 619 
656 715 956 
Stuart see Stewart 
STURTEVANT George W. 241 
Styles see Stiles 
SUITOR Charlotte 712 
SULLIVAN George 486 

John 485 
SUMNER Charles 612 

Clement 223 

George 212 

John Osborne 611 638 
SUNDSTROM Charles Edward 
911 

Eino (Eno) Arno 911 

Fred Leonard 911 

Frederick Johannes 653 911 

Johannes Emel 911 

Karl Edward 911 

Karj Kusla 911 - 

Lovisa Charlotta 911 

Maria (Rantama'ki) 911 

Senja Elizabeth (Rasmus) 911 
SWALLOW Lvdia 925 
SWAN Aaron 163 726 956 

Agnes 399 837 838 905 

Agnes (McNee) 838 

Alexander 193 

Azubah (Bullard) 726 

Elizabeth 951 

John 170 399 627 726 770 838 
951 956 

John Lieut. 15, 16 146 159 
170 172 193 

Josiah 132 133 136 

Julia E. 924 

Margaret 806 

Mary 770 838 931 935 

Mary McNee 951 

Mary (Russell) 689 838 

William 689 956 
Sweatt see Swett 
Sweet sec Swett 
SWEETSER Sweetzer 

Benjamin 794 

Charles P. 623 626 

Charlotte 350 867 

Hephzibah J. (Fairbanks) 
(Chadwick) 753 

Luke 753 

Nancy (Hill) 794 
SWETT Sweatt Sweet 

Annie K. (Wellsman) 936 

Clark E. 936 

Marie Ames 866 
SWIFT Mary 814 
SWININGTON Emma Frances 
932 

Everett 932 

Lucv (Felch) 932 
SYLVESTER Hannah B. 809 

TAFT Joseph N. 620 

Walter R. 625 

William Howard Hon. 303 
611 674 
TAGGART Taggard 

Anna 912 

Anna Emes 912 922 

Barbara 163 892 912 913 

Bartholomew Welch 501 638 
866 

Bartholomew Welch Mrs. 531 

Benjamin P. 912 

David 857 912 957 

Elizabeth 163 913 

Ellen 458 

Emily 692 912 

Fidelia (Twitchell) 929 

Frederick 957 

Frederick William 912 

George 912 



1010 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



TAGGART Hannah Huston 

729 
Hannah (Patterson) 69ie 912 

935 
Harvey 912 
Henry 866 929 
Henry Parker 866 
Jacob 912 
James 4 143 145 146 163 623 

913 957 
John 163 626 892 912 913 922 

935 

John Jr. 475-477 518 567 570 
619 626 692 

John Munroe 640 912 

Joseph Y. 912 

Leander 957 

Margaret 163 729 882 913 

Mary 892 912 

Mary Elizabeth 863 

Mary Jane 912 

Mary (Parker) 866 

Mary Trow (Welch) 863 866 

Nancy 773 912 

Penelope L. Bosworth 912 

Rebecca 163 913 

Sally 912 921 

Samuel 426 594 957 

Samuel L. 458 589 632 644 
647 655 

Sarah 327 

Sarah Hollis 866 

Sarah Jane 912 935 

Sarah Maria 912 

Sarah (Perry) 857 912 

Silence Griffin 327 426 458 

Susan E. (Piper) 53! 866 

Washington 163 913 

William 4 143 145 148 163 
633 863 866 913 957 
TAIT Jane Anne 710 
TARBELL Amaret (Lakin) 703 
770 

Charles H. 205 

Edith Emogene 763 770 

Edmund C. 612 

Ethel L. (Milliken) 770 

Joseph Albert 763 770 

Sanford McClellan 770 
TARBOX Burton Whiting 767 
840 

Ebenezer Jr. 626 

Edith C. (Erost) 767 840 

Eleanor Frost 840 

Ella I. (Morse) 840 

Forest Lyman 840 

George Milan 426 654 840 

Harry Morse 840 

Luke 660 840 957 

Mary A. (Stowell) 840 

Phebe G. (Hannaford) 840 
Tate see Tait 
TAUNT Charles 957 

Thomas 665 957 
TAUSSIG Albert E. Dr. 810 

Harriet P. (Learned) 810 
TAYLOR — Mrs. 657 

Charles 873 

Edmund 160 765 951 

Emogene L. 280 

Eunice 732 

Frances Ann Catherine 725 

George 841 

George P. 623 625 

Hannah 736 

Harriet A. 950 

Helen 784 

Henry E. 651 

Hephzibah 951 

Hephzibah (French) 765 

Lucy E. (Elveth) 751 

Mary (Morse) 841 

Sarah 951 

Sarah E. 950 

Silas 161 

Zachary 91 



TEMPLE Betty Cheney 951 

Ethel Florence 828 

Isaac 951 

Lucv 872 
TEMPLETON Adam 653 656 
957 

Andrew 848 957 

Jesse 957 

Matthew 197 957 

Nabby (Muzzy) 848 
TENNEY Tenny 

Ada Relief 834 

Alfred Judson 942 

Amos Brooks 834 

B. F. 771 

Edward P. Rev. 341 

Eleanora 948 

Fannie M. (Snow) 898 

Henrv Braman 898 

Julia'^A. 640 

Julia C. (Wilder) 942 

Leonard Rev. 315 341 

Lucy Parker 942 

Martha M. (Gilchrest) 771 

Melissa (Gurnesey) 948 

Oliver Samuel 834 

Rebecca 453 

Rebecca Maria 875 

Relief S. McCollister 834 

Samuel 948 

Stephen 942 

Sylvester 626 
TETHERLY Marv H. 812 
TETLEY Edmund B. 487 
THATCHER Thacher 

Charles F. 623 

Emeline 886 

Francis S. Rev. 304 
THAYER 593 

— Mr. 250 

Abbott Mrs. 672 

Abbott Handerson 610 637 
685 686 913 

Adele G. 30 178 614 632 774 

Alma E. (Wollerman) 913 

Bernard Fitzpatrick 914 

Charles E. 658 

David Coleridge 914 

Eliza 942 

Ellen (Handerson) 913 

Emeline B. (Beach) 913 

Gerald Handerson 109 111 
112 114-123 637 685 686 
913 

Gideon F. 913 921 

Gladys 637 913 

Grace 532 

Hannah 823 

Herman D. 444 

John E. 115 

Kate (Bloede) 913 

L. Ellsworth 683 

Lucius H. Rev. 612 655 

Mary Bloede 913 

Ralph Waldo 913 

William Henry M. D. 913 

William Roscoe 673 
THOMAS Augustus A. 458 

Caroline 458 

Charles R. 680 

Dexter H. 458 

Eli 458 

John 214 

Joseph W. 458 

Nancy D. 458 626 

Othniel Capt. 175 176 190 

Richard 458 623 626 630 
Thomlinson see Tomlinson 
THOMPSON Thomson 

Abigail (Smith) 893 

Amelia A. 947 

Betsey (Mason) (Hoar) 823 
947 

James Riley 846 

Martin 893 

Mary 943 944 



Mary Wright 846 

Ruth (Morse) 846 

Sally 893 

Samuel Hall 846 

Thomas 947 

Thomas C. 823 
THORNDIKE Andrew 720 

Jonathan 957 

Marv (Bixby) 720 
THORNTON — Dr. 148 

— Miss 568 

Matthew 2 4 132 133 135 
136 140 141 147 189 567 508 
706 

Molly 4 

William 567 639 706 957 

William Col. 4 141 142 
THURSTON — Miss 305 

Albert Bradley 914 

Alice 914 

Amanda C. (Frost) 768 

Benjamin 951 

Betsey Brown 426 914 

Charles H. 768 

Charlotte 914 

David 574 656 914 957 

H. W. L. Rev. 341 

Joseph 426 484 593 641 888 
914 

Joseph Edward 914 

Joseph Edwin 426 

Mary 758 

Obed 914 

Sarah Emery 951 

William Henry 426 914 
THWING Mary (Knowlton) 
426 454 804 

Reuben H. 804 

Wallace 205 

Washington W. 454 
TIBBETTS Lois 762 
TIDD Rebecca 877 879 
TIGRETT Sarah Ann 808 
TILDEN Clara Atabell 868 

George B. 868 

Maud M. 749 
TILTON Mary 723 791 

Rufus Rev. 339 
Tirrell see Tyrrell 
TISDALE James Mrs. 60 

James Rev. 59 60 311 313 522 
547 548 644 957 

James W. 519 
TITCOMB Elizabeth R. K. 764 
TITUS Anson Merrill 830 

Chloe M. 893 

Flora G. (Andrews) 830 

Marion Gertrude 830 
TODD Charles 453 

James B. 706 

John 660 706 

Rachel (Duncan) 706 

Sarah (Appleton) 706 
TOFFEY Katharine V. 746 
TOLMAN Tollman 

Adin 622 

Deidamia 719 

Elizabeth 804 

Thomas 312 
TOMLINSON Thomlinson 

John 136 140 
TONKIN Henry Rev. 335 662 

957 
Tooker see Tucker 
TOPLIFF Elizabeth 814 
TOPPAN Charles F. 083 

Gushing 683 
TORREY Lucinda (Hill) 794 

Reuben 794 
TOWNE Town Towns 

Abigail 194 

Caroline (Willard) 944 

Cornelius 458 662 803 914 
940 

Cornelius Jr. 662 653 656 662 
667 755 



INDEX OF PERSONS 



1011 



Cornelius K. 211 212 662 664 

914 957 
Edgar E. 205 218 563 
Edward M. 663 
Eli Ballou 915 
Elijah W. 426 458 662 914 
Eliza (Pierce) 914 
Emma Susan 719 
Faustina C. 816 
Gardner 160 172 193 194 232 
447 513 568 622 627 632 
660 957 
George M. 667 915 
Gilbert 915 
Hannah 458 
Hannah C. 914 
Hannah (Chaplin) 914 940 
Hannah (Farnum) 755 914 
Helen M. (Littel) 915 
Hosea 944 
Jeremiah 914 
John 785 914 957 
John P. 450 914 957 
Lucy (Hardy) 785 
Mary E. 915 

Mary (Knowlton) 803 914 
Minnie I. (Smith) 915 
Moses 914 957 
Nehemiah Alvarado 915 
Nehemiah H. 545 
Rebecca 914 940 
Sarah (Hemenway) 816 
Warren C. 816 
TOWNSEND Aaron 916 
Abigail 162 233 915 942 
Alfred 916 957 
Almira A. 428 917 
Almira Maria 427 918 
Almond F. Dr. 621 
Alvin 458 653 916 
Amos 426 653 757 916-918 
Anna 642 916 
Benjamin F. 428 916 
Bessie (Shulein) 918 
Betsey 327 458 
Betsey G. (Bartlett) (Twitch- 
ell) 428 458 651 917 
Betsey (Morse) 253 841 916 
Betsey (Priest) 426 757 917 
Caroline 863 916 
Charles 916 

Charles Elmer 262 426 458 
480 504 505 660 750 916- 
918 
Charles Milton 426 458 553 

651 654 917 918 
Charlotte M. (Gates) 427 918 
Clara Emeline 917 
Cynthia F. (Fisher) 428 458 

757 916 
Cynthia Maria 458 917 
Daniel 179 253 262 458 659 

660 841 915 916 
David 162 196 212 213 233 
255 257 427 458 508 642 
654 660 710 757 764 780 
840 850 863 915 916 928 
942 
David Jr. 458 511 604 651 

653 915-917 942 
David Milton 427 660 916 

918 957 
Dolly see Dorothy 
Dorothy (Fisher) 427 458 604 

710 757 840 863 916 928 
Elizabeth 757 876 917 
Ellen A. 916 
Elmira A. 458 
Elvira 916 928 
Elzira 428 
Emeline (Ernes) 426 458 750 

917 
Emily A. 428 916 917 
Emily Ann Elizabeth 428 917 
Esther 731 817 877 895 915 
Esther Fiske 915 



Eveline 710 916 
Fannie Almira 918 
Fannie M. (Baker) 427 917 
Flora C. (Smith) (Ordway) 

918 
Franklin M. 428 
George 957 
George W. 916 
Hannah Lawrence 916 
Hannah M. 803 
Harriet 764 916 
Helen Maria (Powers) 427 

660 918 
Henry Orlando 918 
Jabez Brooks Priest 427 458 

552 660 654 917 
James 803 
John Gates 254 484 501 550 

633 693 918 
Jonathan 38 195 428 458 651 

661 757 915-918 
Jonathan Rev. 895 
Judith 162 850 915 
Judith (Wiley) 850 915 942 
Kate 253 918 
Kate A. (Adams) 254 552 553 

693 918 
Lucy Elizabeth 426 458 917 
Lydia 429 916 
Mae 918 
Mary 376 398 780 840 871 

878 915 916 
Mary A. (Graham) 916 
Mary Ann 327 458 917 
May 918 

Milan 428 458 630 916 
Orilla Keblin 916 
Patty 811 
Persis 852 
Polly 915 

Rebecca (Perry) 852 
Samuel Fisher 39 262 428 458 

504 588 608 651 916 917 
Sarah Frances 552 553 654 

917 
Sarah (Killham) 803 
Sarah (Wadleigh) 427 917 
Tamesin 427 916 
Tamesin (Wiley) 458 915 
942 
TOZIER Mary 894 
TRACY Thomas 247 
TRAMAN Elvira (Sanders) 888 
Jedediah 888 I 

TRASK Benjamin Franklin 809 | 
Dolly J. (Flanders) 809 
Sarah Josephine 809 
TRAVIS Travers 
Benjamin 659 
Catherine (Kerrigan) 936 
Catherine (Meehan) 713 
Holton 657 
James 936 
Louis Kossuth 898 
Martha 657 
Mary 936 
Mary Anne 713 
Mary P. (Snow) 898 
Patrick 713 
TRAXLER George L. 659 
TREADWAY Abigail 875 
Benjamin 835 
Mary 302 821 835 844 875 
Mary (Maynard) 835 
TREAD WELL Caroline M. 933 

Hannah 830 
TREBY Lvdia 724 
TRENHOLM Emma J. 762 
TRIPP George 212 

W. Stanley 627 
TROtJP Agnes G. 637 
TROW Mary Elizabeth 901 
Thankful G. (Smith) 901 
William Marshall 901 
TROWBRIDGE Esther Hooker 
729 



TRUDELLE Agnes A. (Des- 
pres) 919 
Arthemise (Helie) 919 
Emma 919 
Frederic 661 
John 919 
John Henry 919 
Joseph Henry 919 
TRUE Abbott F. 429 761 
Herbert Osgood 761 
Laura A. (Fiske) 102 428 429 

761 
Mark 428 429 525 526 761 
Mark Mrs. 102 
Mary Brant 761 
TUBES Zephaniah 163 
TUCKER Tooker 

Bessie C. (Willard) 946 
Elizabeth 846 
Ella A. 667 
Ernest E. 946 
Julia (Twitchell) 920 
Lydia 846 
Samuel S. Mrs. ,653 
Sarah 885 
William 920 
William Wallace 101 
TUEL Abigail (Hayward) (Ad- 
ams) 345 429 457 594 662 
690 
Gilbert 345 429 544 594 659 

662 690 
Gilbert Mrs. 662 
TUFTS Charles W. 818 
Eliza A. (Marshall) 818 
George F. 666 
TURNBULL Malinda 889 
TURNER 650 



Abigail 862 

Albert 935 

Bessie Jane 713 

Charles H. 916 

Elizabeth 740 

Emma F. 916 

Ezra 713 

Frank F. 916 

Israel 160 161 

Joseph 146 159 429 621 644 

659 916 935 957 
Luke 429 935 
Lydia (Townsend) 429 916 
Margaret D. (Sholes) 713 
Polly Watts 935 
Sarah A. (Warren) 429 935 
TURNEY John Frank 878 

Julia L. (Richardson) 878 
TUTTLE Abby F. (Demeritt) 
919 
Beulah S. Skillman 919 
Edgar Horace 545 622 919 
Ernest Waldo 919 
Evelyn F. (Dodge) 919 
Frances E)velyn 919 
George Edgar 919 
George L. 545 
Hiram A. 487 
John B. 651 
Lillian E. Nyland 919 
Maurice Samuel 545 553 

919 
Paul Edward 919 
Peter 543 544 
Ruble E. Wilkins 919 
Samuel Erastus 919 
Verne Clifton 919 
William G. Rev. 315 317 341 
479 520 522 665 
TWAIN Mark 306 612 625 
TWITCHELL Twitchel 

50 

■ — Gorham 923 

■ — Harris 923 

Stearns 923 

(Thayer) 921 

Aaron 916 928 957 
Aaron M. 928 



1012 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



TWITCHELL Abel 160 194 233 

245 246 249 429 572 647 

665 695 733 781 788 919 

923 924 
Abigail Bailey 920 
Abigail (Greenwood) 429 641 

781 924 
Abijah 160 172 429 434 651 

660 892 926-928 957 
Adams 924 
Adeline 724 923 925 
Alfred 922 

Alice (Wilson) 433 920 
Almira 926 

Amos 195 217 532 920 923 
Amos Dr. ix 2 6 80-83 98 144 

677 598 619 746 772 870 

880 920 921 957 
Amy Perry 920 
Anna 923 

Anne (Warren) 927 934 
Arvilla Crossfield 458 660 927 
Asa 923 927 928 957 
Bessie Marian 799 
Betsey 270 432 458 504 641 

920 924 928 
Betsey G. (Bartlett) 917 926 
Betsey (Goodhue) 920 
Betsey (Gowing) 433 774 929 
Calvin 429 430 458 660 923 

924 927 
Calvin Harvey 429 926 
Charles 929 
Charles Edwin 924 
Charles Mansel Adams 924 

957 
Charles Watson 921 
Clayton 924 
Comfort 695 925 
Cynthia 923 
Cyrus 431 432 716 922 924 

957 
Daniel 430 624 646 654 722 

724 922 925 927 957 
Darius 430 926 
Deborah 572 788 919 923 924 
Deborah (Builard) 906 
Deborah (Fairbanks) 720 881 

919-923 940 
Deborah (Sanger) (Fassett) 

919 
Dorcas 431 434 899 925-927 
Ebenezer 146 151 158 159 172 

232 245 251 265 430 431 

610 511 569 651 660 706 
777 873 925-928 934 950 
957 

Edward 921 

Edwin Luther 550 633 643 

799 
Elbertson 924 
Eleazer 146 158-160 819 820 

919 922 923 957 
Eli 920 923 927 934 957 
Eliza 924 

Eliza F. (Bliss) 924 
Elizabeth 807 919 925 929 

940 
Elizabeth (Clark) 429 923 
Elizabeth Holhrook 919 
Elizabeth Young 920 
Elliott 252 262 957 
Elvira 252 429 924 
Elvira (Townsend) 916 928 
Emeline 927 
Emeline B. 327 
Emily 927 
Emily Harvey 924 
Emily Skinner 924 
Emma 251 431 458 
Emma Matilda 458 929 
Emma (Pratt) 873 927 
Ephraim 920 
Eunice (Belknap) 716 924 
Ezra 146 151-152 159 232 472 

611 919 923 957 



Ferdinand Le Roy 926 
Fidelia 929 
Frank Alonzo 926 
Frank Mason 431 639 878 
Franklin 722 926 957 
Franklin Millard 917 
G. W. Dr. ix 
George 430 926 
George Brooks 217 921 
George J'ranklin 926 
George Sullivan 924 
Gershom 159 160 172 195 232 
511 590 594 619 661 695 

777 783 899 925 950 957 
Gilman 431 448 924 927 
Hannah 251 410 431-433 458 

723 726 777 865 920 925 

926 928 
Hannah Abbot 922 
Hannah B. 924 
Hannah (Belknap) 716 924 
Hannah (Greenwood) 778 

928 
Hannah P. (Wight) 433 992 

941 
Hannah (Sawin) 695 925 950 
Harvey 924 

Helen Elizabeth 458 926 
Henry 921 

Horace 430 917 926 928 957 
Isaac 629 925 
Jennette 192 906 
John 241 431 620 624 639 652 

661 925-927 957 
Jonathan 906 921 
Joseph 144-151 158-160 172 

194 197 220 224 232 251 

265 416 430-432 458 472 

484 511 624 654 720 741 

778 881 898 912 919 921- 
923 925 926 928 940 

Joseph A. 957 
Joseph Elliot 432 928 
Joshua 333 432 511 661 916 

928 957 
Josiah 661 925 957 
Julia 920 925 927 
Julia A. Adams 928 
Julia Ann 432 928 
Julia E. Swan 924 
Julia M. 458 927 
Laura Ann 430 926 
Laura Anna 921 
Leander 927 
Lewis 410 432 928 
Linette Frances 924 
Lizzie (Lawrence) 799 
Lois 737 741 921 924 
Lucy 434 924 926 
Lucy Harris 924 
Lucy (Norcross) 849 925 
Lusylvia T. Bartlett 924 
Luther 661 925 927 957 
Luther Edwin 458 927 
Lydia 851 923 926 927 950 
Lydia Adams 926 927 
Lydia (Mason) 820 923 
Lydia Swallow 925 
Marcia 420 898 
Marcy 431 921 
Marian 928 
Mariette 929 
Martha 432 458 707 720 919 

923 928 
Martha (Mason) 819 922 
Mary 327 430 434 453 733 

758 783 834 881 899 920 921 

924-927 
Mary Abbott 923 
Mary E. (Richardson) 431 

878 
Marv (Holbrook) see Mercy 

(Holbrook) 
Mary Phipps 924 
Matilda Goulding 431 927 
Melvin 924 



Mercv (Holbrook) 431 741 
898 921 925 

Mercy (Sawin) 926-928 

Miranda 929 

Miranda Battle 251 429 926 

Miriam 927 

Moses 458 655 661 923 928 

Myra 430 433 926 927 

Nancy 433 926 

Nancy Fairbanks 251 433 
434 926 

Orinda (Bowers) 722 926 

Orlando 595 922 957 

Pamelia 924 

Persis 430 922 925 

Persis Almira 926 

Peter 716 920 924 957 

Polly 430 927 

Priscilla 162 

Priscilla Holt 925 

Prudence 925 

Prudence (Adams) 695 899 
925 

Rachel (Hogg) 928 

Rachel (Shepherd) 892 

Ransom 924 

Rebecca B. Heath 924 
Reuben 432 592 646 849 922 

941 
Reuben Wilder 265 433 592 

644 664 922 941 957 
Rhoda Leland 920 
Rufus 432 928 
Sabrina 761 929 
Sally 923 928 
Sally Builard 928 
Sally (Taggart) 431 912 921 
Sally (Wilder) 432 849 922 941 
Samuel 5 6 11 19 144 145 148 
149 151 158 159 170 172 
232 245 255 433 472 473 
518 535 558 561 567 577 
579 619 641 758 772 774 
869 919-922 929 957 
Samuel Capt. 178 182 184 

185 190 193-195 
Sarah 31 706 904 920 925 927 

950 
Sarah (Adams) 695 733 788 

923 
Sarah Anne 922 928 
Sarah Builard 920 
Sarah Cozzins 432 928 
Sarah Ednah 926 
Sarah (Pratt) 925 
Sawin 925 957 
Sidney 451 929 
Simeon 922 
Stephen 160 172 195 233 661 

849 925 957 
Susan 927 

Susan (Watson) 921 
Susanna 923 
Susanna (Rice) 923 
Sylvanus 923 
Sylvia 321 641 927 
Thaddeus 251 433 434 660 926 
Timothy 625 920 921 928 957 
Timothy Adams 924 
Waitstill 430 927 
Wailstill Greenwood 724 
Waitstill (Greenwood) 706 

777 927 934 950 
Winslow 924 
TYLER Bertha Estella 808 
Eliza (Learned) (Adams) 807 
Eunice Wright 846 
Lydia S. 771 
Nathan W. 846 
Nathaniel 846 
Ruth (Morse) 846 
William 807 
TYRRELL Tyrrel 
Betsey (Wight) 940 
Hughenos 661 940 957 
Jabez 957 



INDEX OF PERSONS 



1013 



UNDERWOOD F. J. 443 718 
Jemima 826 
Jeremiah 951 
Mary A. (Bemis) 718 
Marv Anna 443 

UPHAM 590 

Hervey 768 

Rebecca 815 

Sarah E. (Frost) (Farrar) 252 

768 
Susan 613 636 
Tamesin 942 
Timothy 486 
UPTON — Mr. 598 
Albert J. 660 
Alice H. 613 625 
Alice M. (Hyde) 930 
Alice Whittemore 725 
Alson 434 660 839 930 957 
Alta Jane 999 
Alvah Adelbert 930 
Amoret 930 

Anna C. (Fairbanks) 930 
Charles 468 930 
Charles Adelbert 434 645 930 
Clara F. (King) 930 
Daniel 929 
Darius 659 
Edward E. 930 957 
Electa (Randall) 929 
Eliza (Lawrence) 805 
Elizabeth 625 

Emily J. (Farnsworth) 434 930 
Eugene Charles 930 
Eunice (Knowlton) 804 
Fanny Wilson 930 
Fidelia M. (Brooks) 724 
Fred John 930 
George 957 
George B. Mrs. 613 
George W. 930 
Grace M. Houghton 930 
Hannah 929 
Hannah (Stanley) 929 
Helena Hyde 931 
Ida P. Ladd 930 
Irene Estelle 930 
Jacob 805 

James 629 804 931 957 
John 929 
John Adelbert 210 434 484 

604 606 623 631 642 930 
Joseph 724 
Louisa 453 

Lucy B. (Morse) 434 839 930 
Lydia 929 
Lydia Ball 930 
Margaret McMahone 930 
Mary 434 458 930 
Mary (Gleason) (Brown) 434 

771 930 
Mary (Morse) 844 929 
Mary Whitney 931 
Mehitable 930 
Mehitable (Broad) 434 435 

723 839 929 
Nancy 930 
Nancy E. 930 
Nathan 929 957 
Nehemiah 434 435 458 592 

623 626 698 699 723 771 

839 929 930 957 
Patty 929 
Pearly 929 
Phebe Herriman 929 
Polly 929 
Rebecca 931 
Samuel D. 930 957 
Sarah 896 930 
Sarah Scott 930 
Seth 435 930 
Susanna 931 
Tamesin 915 
Viola Emily 930 
William 629 844 929 957 
USHER John 132 133 136 



VAIL Mary 847 
VANDEGRIFT Elizabeth 738 
VAN NORTH Abraham 195 
VARNER Martha 948 
VAUGHAN Vaughn 

Charles 435 759 

Mary Ethel 759 

Mary J. (McDonald) 759 

Sarah Elizabeth 945 
VENABLE James 682 

Robert 661 
VESSALS Henry 210 
VIGNEAULT Hubbard 653 
VINALL (leorge Henry 763 

Jennie Maria 368 763 

Rebecca M. (Knight) 763 
VOGELE Eliza 932 
VON BERNSTOFF — Count 

675 
VON BUNSEN Berta 793 

Emma (Birkbeck) 793 

George 793 
VON PAPEN Franz Capt. 675 
VON STERNBERG Speck 

Count 611 652 
VOSE James E. 305 526 

Ruth A. 775 

Wadkins see Watkins 
WADLEIGH Hannah (Roby) 
917 

Sarah 427 917 

Thomas 917 

WADSWORTH 617 622 

631 

Samuel v 103 496 
WAITE Wait 

634 

Addison 967 

Addison Gilchrist 931 

Andrew Everett 932 

Andrew Jackson 931 

Anne 931 

Benjamin Franklin 435 904 
931 932 

Charles Alfred 423 425 932 

Christine J. (Nelson) 932 

E. S. 596 

Edward Snow 932 

Eliza (Vogele) 932 

Ellen 931 

Emma Frances (Swinington) 
435 932 

Fannie Maria 932 

Frank Clifford 932 

Franklin 458 631 654 655 660 

George 957 

George Albert 932 

George Washington 458 931 
932 

Georgiana Viola 932 

Gladys Louisa 932 

Harriet L. (Snow) 435 458 
494 644 815 898 932 

James Edward 932 

James Sullivan 931 

Jason Capt. 173 174 

Jefferson 957 

John 595 

John Elbridge 435 932 

Josiah 626 654 660 695 770 
843 931 957 

Julia Ann 815 904 931 932 

Laila Lillian 932 

Lottie E. (Mitchell) 932 

Lucinda Ingalls 931 

Mabel 771 

Mabel Louisa 932 

Mary 931 

Mary A. (Winn) 932 

Mary (Adams) 695 843 931 

Nancy (Gilchrest) 770 931 

Pauline (Knowlton) 468 904 
931 

Polly 162 931 

Sarah E. (Corson) 932 



Sarah J. (Noyea) 931 

Sarah (Stanford) 931 

Sullivan 957 

Thomas Barge 435 458 627 
635 815 898 931 932 

Thomas Jefferson 93 1 
WAKEFIELD Abigail 933 

Betsey 933 

Cyrus 435 639 822 933 

Dorcas 933 

Elizabeth (Hardy) 161 822 
932 

Esther Whitcomb 933 

Hannah (Hemenway) 933 

James 933 957 

Joseph 933 

Lucelia 810 

Martha 933 

Nancy Parker 933 

Olive Hart 932 

Othniel 161 932 

Otis 957 

Peter 933 957 

Rebecca Lord 933 

Sally (Mason) 82r2 933 

Sally (Porter) 810 

Sarah Sawyer 933 

Thomas 160 161 233 511 639 
785 822 932 933 957 

William 810 
WAKELY Helen 887 
WALBRIDGE Alma F. (Bus- 
well) (Adams) 692 

William H. Rev. 295 296 
692 
WALDRON Cornelia Taylor 

946 
WALES Alice Stratton 866 

Annie Flagg 866 

George Canning 866 

Marie Ames Sweet 866 

Mary Anne 436 606 635 

Nathaniel 866 

Susan Elizabeth (Stratton) 



WALKER 



666 



Adaline939 

Chauncey West 844 

Clarissa (Morse) 844 

George 542 

John Grimes Rear Adm. 611 

Lois 716 803 804 

Maria Louisa 815 

Mercy 847 

Robert A. 641 

William Capt. 174 
WALKLEY Albert Rev. 295 
WALLACE Wallis 

Abbv 801 

Henry 132 133 136 

Joseph D. 957 

William 147 
WALLINGFORD Benjamin 
570 593 662 890 934 957 

Benjamin Franklin 934 

Caroline M. Treadwell 933 

Catharine 934 

David 400 838 933 

Dianna 934 

Ebenezer B. 693 641 662 933 
934 957 

Eliza Ann 934 

Elizabeth L. 933 

Elizabeth (Leman) 933 

Elvira 933 

Elvira Warner 867 

Fanny 933 

George 933 

Hannah 400 838 

Helen P. Hitchcock 933 

John 933 

Jonathan 933 

Mary 933 

Mary (Hildreth) 933 

Nicholas 933 

Philander 933 



1014 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



WALLINGFORD Rufus Need- 
ham 934 

Sarah M. 933 

Thomas 136 139 140 
Wallis see Wallace 
WALSH Bernard Joseph 934 

Freeman Johnson 934 

Laura Melicent (Hemmings) 
934 

Mary Kendrick (Christie) 
934 

William Hemmings 626 680 
934 
WALTON Rfersvlvia 885 
WALWORTH James J. Rev. 

337 
WARD Caleb 6i4 957 

Catharine 934 

Hannah 234 934 

Josiah 934 

Mary 908 

Nathaniel 934 

Rebecca (Coolidge) 907 908 

Reuben 908 957 

Samuel 234 628 934 957 

Sarah A. 888 

Sarah L. (Porter) 870 

Thaddeus 934 

William 870 
WARDWELL Ezra Rev. 339 
WARE Weare 

576 

Abigail 822 

Carrie B. (Gilchrest) 771 

Edgar 771 

Edgar L. 659 

Edwin 660 

Eliza (Olcott) 944 

Ellen R. 562 

Emily Blanchard 702 

Esther 743 

Franklin J. 458 562 567 659 

Harvey J. 210 505 659 660 
665 

Henry Rev. D.D. 29 250 

Joseph 442 944 

Maria 944 

Martha 908 

Mary A. 458 

Mary R. (Butler) 702 

Meshech 14 171 484 485 

Rachel (Willard) 442 944 

Sarah A. 753 

Vorestus 702 

Ziba 944 
WARK Moses 546 590 663 957 
WARNER — Prof. 313 
WARREN 665 

Abby Ann 935 

Abigail 435 658 934 

Abigail Drury 234 927 934 

Abigail M. 935 

Adah 696 

Anne 927 934 

Caroline 424 935 

Charles 935 958 

Daniel 435 654 658 927 934 
935 957 

Daniel Mrs. 234 

Daniel A. Dr. 936 957 

Dolly 760 

Elizabeth 798 935 

Ellen 935 

Ellen M. 459 

Emily 935 

Emily A. 459 

Eunice E. White 935 

Fanny Maria 459 935 

Fiske 636 

George 935 

George W. 214 219 459 564 

Grace 794 

Hannah Ayres 784 935 

Henry 934 

Isaac 934 

James 934 



Jane 400 843 934 935 

Jesse 435 436 459 581 661 665 
912 934 935 

John 436 459 570 665 770 798 
843 934 935 

John F. 436 459 665 935 

Jonathan 436 708 934 935 
957 

Julia 935 

Julia A. 459 

Lavina 756 

Louisa 935 

Martha 934 935 

Martha A. 459 

Mary 548 934 935 

Mary (Appleton) 436 935 

Marv E. 459 

Mary (Gilchrest) 436 770 843 
935 

Moses 934 936 957 

Moses A. 957 

Nahum 37 265 459 519 567 
570 654 658 935 

Polly (Appleton) 708 935 

Sarah 459 935 

Sarah A. 429 935 

Sarah (Dunbar) 935 

Sarah J. (Taggart) 436 459 
912 935 

Timothv 640 933 957 

William 543 545 
WARRINER Mabel P. (Lamp- 
man) 446 
WASHBURN — — 951 

Asa 904 

Charlotte (Stanley) 904 

Eli 873 942 

Elijah 904 

Harvey 942 

Henry 935 

John E. 935 

Lora A. 942 

Louisa (Warren) 935 

Mariah E. (Wilder) 942 

Marv 935 

Melicent 935 

Minnette Eliza 324 938 

Myrtie M. 942 

Nancv (Pratt) 873 942 
WASHINGTON George 45 91 

181 182 
WASON Hannah 854 
WATERMAN Lucius 958 
WATERS Cornelius 227 
WATKINS Wadkins 

Agnes Johnson 693 

Martha 181 796 

O. Rev. 339 

Philo B. 693 

Rhoda Weatherbv 936 

Sallv (Lindsey) 693 

Tabitha 936 

Zaccheus 652 936 957 
WATSON Daniel 921 

Susan 921 
WATTS 827 

Isaac 269 

Nathaniel 562 
WAY Alanson 933 

Fannv (Wallingford) 933 
WAYNE Anthony Gen. 188 
Weare see Ware 
Wiatherbv see Wetherbee 
WEBBER Mary E. (Willard) 
946 

Millie L. 728 

William 946 
WEBSTER Baker Dr. 820 

Louisiana (Mason) 820 

Mary 940 
WEEKS Betsey (Stanley) 876 

James Brackett 876 

Jennie May 738 

Persis Fayette 868 876 

Rhoda K. (Rider) 881 

Roswell 881 



WELCH Welsh 

Alice Isabelle 936 

Ellen (McGrath) 936 

Lawrence Edward 637 936 

Mary Catherine 936 

Mary (Travers) 936 

Mary Trow 863 

Thomas Edward 936 

Thomas James 936 
WELD Alexander 832 

Alexander Hamilton 832 889 

Allie 889 

George F. Rev. 612 625 

Hannah S. (Brown) (Sar- 
gent) 832 833 889 

Harriet (Estabrook) 832 

Hattie 889 

William 832 

William E. 889 
WELLINGTON Avery 800 

Benjamin 627 855 957 

Martha L. (Kidder) 800 

Polly 855 

Rebecca 855 
WELLMAN Achsah J. (Co- 
burn) 936 

Annie Keziah 936 

Arvilla Fottingham 936 

Carrie Emogene 936 

Charles Fred 550 936 

Frank Pierce 936 

Frederick 305 

Hannah Jane 936 

Jesse H. 623 

Je.sse H. Mrs. 623 

Jesse Parker 936 

John 936 

Lvdia 773 

Marietta Estelle 936 

Marion Ardelle 936 

Mary 847 

Marv J. Wheeler 936 

Marv Lizzie 936 

Minnie Spillet 936 

Roena Medora 713 936 
WELLS Anna 905 

Harvey 436 622 624 

Ivory 905 

John S. 486 

Kate Gannett 304 612 648 

Phebe 459 

Prudence 619 

Ruth (Stanley) 905 

Thomas 459 

Wellington 668 
Welsh see Welch 
WENTW0RTH D. L. Rev. 337 

Foster 132 136 

John Gov. 136 139 156 157 
569 835 

Joseph 487 

Mark Hunkin 136 139 140 

Royal S. 627 
WENTZELL Mary Letitia 735 
WESSALS Heinrich 210 
WESTON Charles Alfred 937 

Edward Albert 937 

Emma J. (Allison) 701 937 

Frank Herbert 550 618 701 
937 

Fred Rogers 937 

James A. 487 

Lawrence 957 

Mary (Winn) 937 

Roger Allison 680 937 

Rogers 937 

Ruth 937 

Sarah A. (Morse) 834 937 

Sarah Arvena 834 937 

Sumner James 618 834 937 

Sylvia Ada 937 

William B. 541 

Zelma 937 
WETHERBEE WVatherby 

Ezra 943 

Frank 205 218 563 



INDEX OF PERSONS 



1015 



Herbert L. 550 
Rachel (Willard) 943 
Rhoda 16.'? 936 
WETHERELL Prudence 807 
WHEELER Abby Jane 693 
938 

Abigail 908 

Abijah 7^3 

Abram 836 

Addie E. (Willard) 944 

Albert Freeman 855 

Alfred Newton 946 

Alice Edna 855 

Almira M. see Mary A. 
(Prichard) 

Amos 459 6^3 958 

Asa 937 957 

C. 623 

Catharine 937 

Catherine H. (Porter) (New- 
ell) 870 

Charles 937 

Cyrus K. 618 GiS 

Daniel 937 

David le'J 

Edward 874 

Eli 937 957 

Elizabeth 870 

Elmer Moore 855 

P2mogene E. (Perrv) 855 

Eva L. (Moore) 834 

Eva M. (Preston) 874 

Frank Enville 946 

George Steven 938 

Gertrude Emogene 855 

Hannah 16'-2 

Hannah (Peck) 827 

Henrietta Maria 827 

Henry P. 459 623 958 

Howard Morris 855 

J. 870 

James 937 

James Albert 946 

John 937 957 

John Augustus 436 564 618 
693 937 

John M. 827 

John Prichard 436 504 938 

Karl Freeman 855 

Kenneth Theodore 855 

Lana Ardelle 946 

Lana F. (Willard) 946 

Lavina Johnson 938 

Lemuel 623 639 937 957 

l/ouisa 938 

Lydia 162 

Lydia (Broad) (Pike) 723 

Madelon 855 

Mark Gleason 855 

Mary 162 

Mary A. Emerson 938 

Mary A. (Prichard) 436 564 
693 937 

Mary J. 936 

Mary Louisa 938 

Mary (Morse) 836 

Molly 233 

Morris Judson 834 

Nancy 937 

Nancy Almira 938 

Nathaniel N. 944 

Nellie Frances 938 

Pamelia Madelon 946 

Polly 836 937 

Richard 162 

Sabra 870 

Sally 937 

Sarah Maria 791 

Silas 937 957 

Susan 459 836 

Timothy 937 957 

Walter 957 

Warren 681 

William A. 436 504 624 625 
651 

William Augustus 938 



William F. 644 
William T. 623 
WHEELOCK Eleazer D.D. 127 
Emilv Ann 745 
Tabitha 796 
WHEELWRIGHT Anita E. 638 

John Rev. 805 
WHELPLEY Abigail F. (Dav- 
enport) 725 
James Davenport Dr. 724 
Mary L. (Breed) 725 
Marv Taylor 724 
Philip B. 958 

Philip Melancthon Rev. 724 
WHIPPLE John 957 
WHITAKER Whittaker 
Annas 939 
Betsey 939 
Caleb 939 
Edward F. 622 
Moses 576 578 656 939 957 
WHITCOMB Arthur Knowlton 

938 
Esther 933 
Ezekiel Osgood 938 
Frank Augustus 436 638 804 

938 
Frank William 938 
Helen (Hilton) 938 
Henry 266 544 545 589 641 

642 957 
John 545 589 
Josephine 938 
Lewis Newmarch 938 
Lucy Anna (Knowlton) 436 

804 938 
Martha (Newmarch) 938 
Mary 765 939 
Minnette E. (Washburn) 324 

938 
Oliver 589 642 957 
Orathe 869 
Peter C. Rev. 958 
Polly 752 

Ralph Homer 436 938 
Ruth Inez 938 
Simeon 315 
Vera May 938 
Vernon Francis 938 
W. A. 567 
W. B. 582 
William Francis Rev. 301 324 

644 938 
WHITE see also Wight 
Aaron 623 939 947 957 
Abigail 939 
Addison 542 
Anna 163 

Arvilla (Lewis) 887 
Augusta (Evleth) 751 
Bertha Cornelia 718 
Betsey 939 947 
Broughton 543 545 
Carrie (Stiles) 834 
Chloe 446 459 
Cornelia W. 321 
Daniel 163 622 957 
Daniel M. 549 
David 656 957 
F:iizabeth 769 
Esther 162 881 939 
Eunice E. 935 

Fidelia E. (Bancroft) 664 718 
Georgiana 852 
Grace 719 
Hannah 163 

Hannah (Williams) 939 947 
Harriet L. (Knight) 719 
Henry Hon. 611 635 
Isaac Capt. 751 
James 197 939 957 
Joel 232 648 
John 652 657 939 957 
John H. 486 
Jonathan 515 
Joseph Dr. 599 957 



Leslie L. 719 

Levina 902 

Lois 824 

Lucretia B. (Lewis) 815 

Lucy 831 874 

Lucy (Davis) 939 

Lydia 333 

Lydia M. 767 

Margaret 827 

Mary 162 

Mary (French) 765 939 947 

Molly 816 939 

Molly (French) 881 939 

Moses 939 957 

Nathaniel 163 

Noah 887 

Oliver 162 650 939 947 957 

Polly 816 937 939 

Rachel 886 

Rebecca (Williams) 939 947 

Robert 546 957 

Rosilla D. 887 

Sally Norris 951 

Samuel 773 957, 

Sarah 825 850 

Sarah Jane 367 761 

Sarah (Law) 761 

Susanna 162 765 939 947 

Theron L. 835 

Thomas 162 195 505 652 765 
815 816 881 939 947 957 

Thomas H. 664 718 

Tirzah (Gowing) 773 

William 951 

William M. 761 

William Orne Rev. 288 289 
292 544 
WHITING Sarah 880 
WHITNEY — Dr. 877 

Adaline (Strongman) 436 911 

Albert 305 

Albert R. 790 

Azubah M.832 

Bascom 161 

Carrie E. (Wellman) 936 

Carrie T. (Knowlton) 803 

Charles 436 911 

Charles Eliot 436 

Charles G. 936 

Charles H. 315 

Clara M. 790 

Elizabeth 276 

Eugelia Mezota 790 

Frances Emelia 790 

Hannah 163 

Isaac 779 957 

John 162 

Leslie H. 936 

Maria (Ockington) 779 

Marietta E. (Wellman) 936 

Mary 883 909 931 

Mary J. 877 

Mary S. 930 

Moses 163 

Nancy A. (Hay) 790 

Nathan 479 622 624 627 630 
632 633 637 790 

Robert L. 803 
WHITON Otis C. Rev. 341 665 
Whittaker .^ee Whitaker 
WHITTEMORE Adaline 
Walker 939 

Arvilla 939 

Bernard 544 

Betsey J. (Derbv) 741 939 

Charles 58 741 939 957 

Eliza 939 

Gilman 655 

Hannah 437 939 

Herald 939 957 

Isaac 957 

James 939 957 

Jarvis 939 957 

Joseph 436 437 627 652 716 

759 939 
Joseph Mrs. 635 



1016 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



WHITTEMORE Maria Antoi- 
nette 828 
Martha 437 939 
Martha (Belknap) 436 437 

635 716 939 
Mary 940 

Nathan 546 626 641 642 957 
Patty (IJelknap) see Martha 

(Belknap) 
Paul 630 957 
Paulina 939 
Sibyl 947 
Susan Floyd 895 
Susanna 861 
Sylvia (Hayward) 791 
William H. 791 
WHITTIER Carrie A. 526 
WHITWELL W. A. 269 
WIBIRD Anthony 132 133 136 
Richard 136 139 
Thomas 132 133 136 137 
WIGHT sec also White 
Abby C. 864 941 
Abigail 940 
Abner S. 941 958 
Alice Ripley 846 
Anna 940 
Betsey 456 940 
Beulah (Smith) 783 864 893 

898 922 941 
Charles 846 
Daniel 846 
Eli 437 652 940 957 
Eli D. 437 

Eliza (Atwood) 710 941 
Eliza M. (Greenwood) 777 

941 
Elizabeth 333 940 
Elizabeth (Reed) 838 940 
Elizabeth (Twitchell) 437 807 

919 940 
Ephraim 957 
Fannie 437 

Franklin 663 710 941 958 
Hannah 700 807 940 
Hannah P. 922 941 
Hannah W. (Morse) 846 
Harriet L. Nims 941 
Jabez 456 656 803 940 941 

958 
Joel 146 151 158 437 621 622 

628 652 666 807 919 940 
John 146 149 151 159 173 195 

196 333 437 569 570 652 

656 662 838 864 893 898 

922 940 941 958 
John Capt. 783 
John P. 777 941 958 
Jonas 188 196 437 459 650 

652 662 940 
Jonas U. 941 

Josiah 459 656 662 914 940 
Lucretia (Raymond) 783 
Marion 941 
Martha Moore 940 
Mary 940 
Mary W. 898 941 
Mary (Webster) 940 
Melissa 941 
Miriam 838 940 
Olive 940 
Rebecca 459 662 
Rebecca (Towne) 914 940 
Sarah 803 815 940 
Sarah Beulah 782 941 
Seth 940 957 
Susannah 459 662 940 
WILCOX Willcox 
— Mr. 889 

Abigail W. (Sanger) 889 
Benjamin 450 
Frederick S. 588 611 645 
George 958 
WILD Amoret 841 

WILDER (Blake) 941 

Abel 162 437 569 592 621 623 



624 651 726 775 853 922 

941 942 957 

Abel Col. 738 778 849 941 942 
Abijah 889 

Anna A. (Gowing) 775 942 
Anna Wells 905 
Arthur Daniel 860 
Benjamin 928 
Benjamin Franklin 942 
Betsey 162 724 736 738 753 

941 
Betsey Boyd 941 
Betsey Piper 941 
Carl Vernon 860 
Charles M. 457 905 
Cyrus 941 957 
Daniel 941 957 
Deborah 942 

Deborah (Perry) 437 853 941 
Dorcas 778 941 
Dorothy Royce 942 
Eliza Thayer 942 
Elizabeth Cooke 713 
Emeline 438 942 
Franklin 942 
Hannah 162 941 
Hannah Green 437 849 922 

941 
Hannah L. (Stanley) 904 
Harriet A. (Cooke) 713 
Harriet Frost 942 
Harriet (Lakin) 942 
Harriet S. (Snow) (Grant) 

899 
Hepzibah (Sanger) 889 
Ivory Perry 942 
James 904 941 957 
John 592 641 644 889 899 941 

942 957 
John Gragg 942 
Julia Chamberlain 942 
Kezia 438 942 
Laura G. 860 

Levi 941 957 

Levi B. 958 

Louise C. 438 

Lucretia 783 

Lucy 738 774 

Mariah Earaes 942 

Mark 942 957 

Mary 624 726 841 942 

Mary Crombie 941 

Nancy Erwin 941 

Norman Pierce 860 

Polly 941 

Rhoda J. (Sanger) 889 

Robert Leonard 860 

Rodney H. 860 

Ruth Evangeline 860 

Sally 849 922 941 

Sally Broad 942 

Sally (Twitchell) 928 

Samuel Seymour 713 

Sarah Smith 942 

Tryphena 737 

Viola B. (Pierce) 860 

Volney 641 
WILEY Wiiiey Wily 

576 

Abigail 942 

Abigail (Townsend) 915 942 

Benjamin 162 492 654 658 
915 942 957 

David 942 

p:sther 942 

James 942 

Jonathan 162 942 

Judith 850 915 942 

Mehitabel 942 

Nathan 233 

Oda 948 

Phinehas 942 

Tamesin 162 915 942 

Tamesin Upham 915 942 
WILKINS Abigail 789 

Abraham 458 



Ann Elizabeth 868 
Ella F. (Phillips) 868 
George 458 
James L. 459 
James S. Jr. 736 
Mary (Colony) 736 
Mary S. (Piper) 868 
Rubie Elsie 919 
Samuel Henry 868 
WILLARD 503 505 506 

560 
— Maj. 568 
Abigail (Hill) 944 
Abraham 943 
Addie 944 
Addie Eleanor 944 
Alice 945 

Amelia A. (Thompson) 947 
Annette M. 947 
Annie F. Dyer 946 
Annis 442 444 786 893 943 

944 
Arthur Emery 945 
Benjamin 459 483 484 566 

648 668 944 945 
Bessie Cornelia 946 
Betsey H. (Culver) 667 944 
Betsey (Knight) 442 459 604 

664 943 
Burton Atwood 681 946 
Caroline 944 
Caroline Elizabeth 943 
Catherine C. Holt 946 
Catherine (Lewis) 943 
Charles Albert 526 712 
Charles Judson 442 459 944 
Clarissa Hayward 442 946 
Curtis Elliott 946 
David 444 459 656 662 663 

664 944 945 
Doris Elizabeth 945 
Elijah 822 825 943 944 957 
Elijah Rev. 29 63 334 335 442 

535 604 663 668 942 943 
Eliza Greenwood 946 
Emery Mason 945 
Emily 442 459 944 
Ernest Charles 945 
Etta Laurilla 944 
Eva Annette 945 
Eva Helena 945 
Eva May 945 

Everard Carson 661 945 946 
Fannie Belle 944 
Fannie M. (Jewett) 945 
Florence A. (Gilson) 945 
P'rances Elizabeth Caroline 

943 
Frank Everard 641 946 
George Austin Eddie 945 
Grace E. 944 

Hannah C. (Percival) 945 
Hannah P. (Snow) 897 
Harriet 459 
Harriet Hardy 944 
Hattie Jeanette 944 
Ida Loretta 944 
Irene F. (Nye) 444 945 
Irene (Knight) 442 459 825 

944 
Jacob P. 265 897 
James Marshall 944 
Jennie Irene 825 945 
Joseph Flint 943 
Josiah 8 9 
Lana Florence 946 
Leon M. 712 
Levi 205 218 442 459 478 508 

563 590 663 668 825 943 

944 945 951 957 
Levi Rev. 946 
Levi Alfred 944 
Lizzie Irene 945 
Lizzie L. (Atwood) 946 
Lockhart 620 957 
Loring 442 943 



INDEX OF PERSONS 



1017 



Louisa B. (Nye) 553 945 
Louise G. 946 
Lucian A. 947 
Mabel Vaughan 945 
Margaret G. (Seaver) 944 
Margaret Minna 946 
Marguerite (Gowing) 438 

775 946 
Maria 943 

Maria M. (Flagg) 944 
Maria (Ware) 944 
Marshall 442 459 
Marshall Ellon 438 775 946 
Martin 943 
Mary 801 825 886 893 

943 
Mary A. (Mason) 828 945 
Mary A. T. Sawyer 947 
Mary (Atherton) 825 943 
Mary Elizabeth 946 
Mary Haskell 943 
Mary Thompson (Hill) 943 
May 944 

Mildred Frances 946 
Milton Ball 459 944 
Mira H. 946 
Miranda Clara 946 
Nancy (Mason) 822 943 
Olive 943 

Olive Hayward 951 
Olive M. Hayward 946 
Oliver 957 
Oliver Atherton 943 
Phebe Archer 442 943 
Polly 943 

Preston Greenleaf 946 
Rachel 459 943 944 
Ralph Emile 945 
Rebecca 944 
Roxana 442 943 
S. 31 

Sally 442 943 
Samuel Elbert 661 945 
Sara Frances 944 
Sarah Adelia 944 
Sarah J. Bradford 946 
Sarah L. (Baldwin) 712 
Solon 181 183 442 505 690 

656 661 943-946 
William H. 623 
Winifred (Lowe) 946 
Zophar 442 459 655 657 658 

661 666 943 944 
Zophar Mrs. 667 
Willcox see Wilcox 
WILLETT Hannah M. 744 
Willey see Wiley 
WILLIAMS — Mr. 223 

Abijah 197 639 789 939 947 

957 
Betsey 869 

Betsey (White) 939 947 
Betty 163 
Caroline 613 
Caroline C. 636 
Emily F. 443 886 
Hannah 939 947 
Jared W. 486 
Lois 939 947 
Polly 816 
Rebecca 939 947 
Sally 162 
Samuel 160 172 195 196 233 

438 511 639 650 939 947 

957 
Sarah 717 

Stephen 939 947 957 
Susan 789 947 
Susanna (White) 939 947 
WILLIS Frank E. 640 

Serena 780 
Willson see Wilson 
WILMOT Jeauette (Herrick) 

900 
Louisa E. 900 
Reuben 900 



WILSON Willson 

— Rev. 229 

Abigail 837 

Abigail (Morse) 302 689 
837 

Abijah 446 459 593 665 789 
920 

Amoret (Upton) 930 

Archelaus 449 

Benjamin 458 

Betsey 446 459 837 

Betsey (Nims) 837 

Caroline 837 

Charles F. 837 

Daniel 302 689 837 

Dauphin 837 

Dauphin W. 826 

David 132 133 137 

Edward 595 631 957 

Elizabeth 806 

Fanny 445 789 930 

Hannah 689 837 

Harriet 599 837 

James 486 489 723 780 837 

John vi 837 

John Dr. 806 920 

Josiah 837 

Julia M. 446 

Lucinda W. (Phillips) 858 

Luther 930 

Martha 772 

Martha A. 452 

Marv 920 

Mary E. 458 

Matilda 824 837 

Maynard 446 593 

Mehitable (Upton) 930 

Miranda 837 

Nancy F. 458 

Polly 302 837 

Rebecca 162 

Rebecca (Broad) 723 

Rodney 930 

Ruth (Mason) 826 837 

Sally 837 

Samuel 837 

Simeon N. 958 

Sophronia 377 780 

Thaddeus Osgood 593 665 
958 

William 858 

Woodrow Hon. 549 
Wily see Wiley 
WINCH Anna 162 

Ezra 162 

Ira 947 

Joseph 947 

Lucy 765 883 899 904 

Lydia (Rollins) 883 947 

Mary 162 

Nancy 947 

Nathan 625 883 947 957 

Polly 947 

Susan 947 

Thomas 162 
WING Ada J. 765 

Laura A. (Soule) 765 

Paul 765 
WINKLEY Samuel Hobart Rev. 

612 
WINN 578 

Ann (Kennedy) 932 

George F'. 662 

James 932 

Mary 937 

Mary Ann 932 

Rosa J. (Carey) 729 

Willis H. 729 
WINSHIP Abel 665 874 957 

Benjamin 957 

Betsey 737 

Dorcas 694 

Joel 162 
WINSLOW Arthur J. 682 

Seth E. Rev. 544 

William C. Rev. 612 



WISWELL Wiswall 

Angela 843 

Florence H. (Morse) 842 

Henry H. 578 

Henry L. 624 625 653 

Joseph 843 

Joseph Knowles 843 
WOLFE Patience 754 
WOLLERMAN Alma Elise 913 

George 914 

Mary Teresa (Fitzpatrick) 
914 
WOOD Woods 

Abby A. 438 

Achsah (Mason) 326 438 439 
459 822 947 

Almira L. (Greenwood) 631 
780 948 

Anna 905 

Anna May 438 949 

Arthur F^dwin 948 

Asa D. 327 

Augustine 143 192 318 319 
321 326 438 459 508 547 
640 654 877 948 

Augustine Mrs. 639 

Barnabas 16 

Bayard H. 438 

Benjamin 769 

Carl Everet 948 

Caroline Elizabeth 767 

Clara E. 328 

Clara Emogene 948 

Clarence Washington 948 

Curtis 439 948 

Curtis Augustine M. D. 10 
143 438 459 521 533 601 

640 948 

Curtis Salmon 459 948 
Daniel 146 159 160 459 905 

958 
David A. 459 905 958 
David L. 917 
Dorothy (Bennet) 947 
Eben 196 
Edwin A. 459 
Edwin M. 905 
Eleanora (Tenney) 948 
Eliza 947 

Elizabeth (Kidder) 800 
Elizabeth (Richardson) 438 

459 639 640 877 948 
Emily 821 327 459 947 948 
Enoch 947 957 
George 459 480 502 505 506 

641 654 948 
George G. 450 
George Henry 905 
George Washington 459 948 
Hannah 861 

Harriet 947 

Harriet E. 948 

Horace Gay 438 630 631 639 

780 948 
Ida B. 328 

Ida L. (Benson) 438 640 948 
Isaiah 459 665 958 
Jeremiah 947 
Jessie Clara 948 
John 947 

Kittie (Desler) 948 
Laura Josephine 737 919 
Lemuel Gen. 861 
Levi P. 623 
Lovina 869 
Lucinda 459 
Lucinda J. 459 
Lydia 754 
Lydia (Davis) 947 
Mabel Vaughan 769 
Marjorie Dodge 949 
Martha 307 308 326 737 947 
Martha Varner 948 
Mary A. (Townsend) 917 
Mary Anna 905 
Mary (Yeardly) 950 



1018 



HISTORY OF DUBLIN 



WOOD Melbern A. 831 
Myra L. 438 
Nancy 947 
Oda Wiley 948 
Orrin 950 
Prudence 823 
Ralph 10 

Ralph Curtis 438 533 640 948 
Salmon 438 439 640 822 947 

948 
Samuel R. 438 948 
Sarah 459 861 
Sarah L. (Stanley) 459 905 
Sarah (Stott) 948 
Sibyl (Whittemore) 947 
Sophia 779 
Stephen 947 
Stephen Jewett 234 257 271 

275 307-309 312 326 622 

947 957 
Susan M. (Palmer) (Mason) 

831 
Sylvia R. (Sawtell) 905 
Theodore A. 459 
William 800 
William Theodore 948 
Woodard src Woodward 
WOODBURN Cassindana Faith 

712 
Emily F. (Baldwin) 712 
George Welcome 712 
WOODBURY Levi 485 486 
Marv Jane 697 
Orra A. D. (Hale) 742 
Susan Augusta 742 
William H. H. 742 
Woods see Wood 
WOODWARD Woodard 
Albert A. 459 
Alfred Errol 533 949 
Augustus T. 640 
Beulah 892 895 
Cyrus W. 459 577 594 657 658 
Edwin Henry 949 
Ellen L. 459 
Elloine Elizabeth 949 
Emily J. 327 

Hannah J. (Wellman) 936 
Henry C. 949 
Joseph A. 459 
Josiah 822 
Levi H. 936 

Lina C. (Eastman) 329 949 
Mary 459 
Mary J. 786 
Mertie A. Page 949 
Merlon Thomas 329 649 949 
Robert Chesman 522 638 641 

649 681 949 
Sally (Mason) (Wakefield) 

822 
Sarah A. (Hadley) 949 
Sarah M. 459 
WOOLEY Cynthia Prudence 

807 
Elias Sparhawk 807 
Prudence (Wetherell) 807 
WORCESTER Wooster Wors- 

ter 



Anderson M. 901 

Clarence Fay 901 

Ellen E. (Spaulding) 901 

Esther N. (Smith) 902 

Fannv Reed 709 

Francis 132 133 136 

Franklin 487 

Hannah R. (Craft) 890 

Harry Anderson 902 

Hezekiah 664 

Jesse 890 

John Rev. 709 

Samuel Rev. 920 

Sarah Longlev 890 
WORKS Elizabeth 451 
WORSLEY Abigail (Wheeler) 
908 949 

Betsey (Stone) 908 

Eliza M. 949 

Ellen O. 949 

Elmira 949 

Etta G. 949 

George 592 949 958 

George P. 949 

George W. 657 658 663 778 

Jesse 908 

Laura A. (Greenwood) 778 
949 

Mary Ann 949 

Rebecca 459 949 

Rebecca Crossfield 949 

Robert 459 576 590 657 908 
949 

Ruth 459 

Ruth Fletcher 949 
Worster see Worcester 
WRIGHT Right 

Arthur 553 

Arthur Ernest 660 743 

Bertha Evlyn 802 

Betty 163 

Bradley E. 909 

Cora B. (Knight) 802 

Elizabeth 740 802 914 

Ellen 459 

Ellen B. 459 

Esther 862 

George L. 459 660 

Harry Earle 802 

Henry 862 

J A 713 

John 163 172 173 195 802 
957 

Katy 163 

L. Jennette (Stone) 909 

Lois 788 

Lois (Johnson) 719 

Lucinda 858 

Lucy F. 660 

Lura A. (Eaves) 743 

Lydia 788 

Oliver 160 172 173 195 196 
510 719 957 

Osgood F. 459 

Phebe 183 

Ruth 163 

Sally 894 

Sally Dunckley 951 

Sarah 719 



Tallatha 163 
William 163 662 951 957 
WYMAN — Mr. 606 

— Mrs. 606 
Charlotte (Morgan) 714 
Chauncy M. 305 

Cora Elizabeth 714 
Isaac Col. 175 184 187 
James L. 714 
Nathaniel 620 958 
Sarah 879 
William C. 640 

YEARDLY Yardley Yardly 

Yeardlev 

(Currier) (Taylor) 657 

Charles L. 948 

Emily 715 950 

Fannie Louisa 771 

Frances 950 

Franklin 950 

George 453 950 

Hannah 233 735 950 

Harriet 459 950 

Harriet A. Taylor 253 459 

950 
Harriet E. (Wood) 416 948 
Horace 459 652 666 950 
John 890 950 958 
Joseph 927 950 958 
Joseph B. 253 439 459 635 

652 656 657 667 950 
Laura (Bryant) 890 950 
Lois 950 
Lura Diana 890 
Lydia (Twitchell) 927 950 
Mary 459 904 950 
Mary A. Follett 950 
Nelson 950 958 
Polly see Mary 
Rhoda 439 459 950 
Rhoda (Brooks) 715 950 
Sally 950 

Sarah 439 459 950 
Sarah E. Taylor 950 
Sarah (Twitchell) 904 925 950 
Sawin 251 950 958 
Susan 251 
Susan Marsh 950 
Sylvanus 950 
Warner 950 
William 160 172 439 459 504 

628 652 656 666 715 904 

925 950 
William W. 459 647 
YORK Ebenezer Dow 901 
Orinda 901 
Tamson (Corser) 901 
YOUNG — Dr. 597 920 
Brigham 340 
Elizabeth 920 
Esther Manton 764 
Margaret J. 748 
Mary C. 786 
Peter 210 
Robert 453 958 
Unidentified 

Fanny 163 



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